Marvin Shields (FF 1066) - Naval Cruise Book

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Marvin Shields History ........ Marvin Shields Crest ............... Commanding Officer's Note fr. Commanding Officer ............ .. p ..... . Executive Officer ........ ...... B ' tml .... .. Department Heads .............. Wardroom .............. SWO and ESWS Q1 Chief's Mess ........... Faces in the Crowd ............. Air Department ................ Flight Quarters ............... Engineering Department Operations Department ..... Navigation Department .. H Weapons Department Supply Department , Departure ................. , Hawau ........................ Baby Boomers ............ Small Boat Operations Midway! Guam Fishing .... Philippines

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3.5m -'itil' . ' 'if' ' K , 'V ' , V' , I , 1 ,, fi VV ,H , rj 4' gff Q. ff USS MARVIN SHIELDS QFF 10661 is the first ship named in honor of Construction Mechanic Third Class Marvin G. Shields, U. S. Navy, who was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor while serving with United States Navy Seabee, Team 1104, Republic of Vietnam, on 10 June 1965. . MARVIN SHIELDS, the sixth ship of the KNOX class constructed by Todd Shipyards Corpora- tion, Seattle Division, is one of a new class of modern ocean escorts designed for optimum performance in locating, tracking, and destroying hostile submarines. In addition to performing anti-submarine war- fare QASWD, MARVIN SHIELDS is capable of performing such varied missions as search and rescue, patrol, shore bombardment, evacuation and blockade. MARVIN SHIELDS is equipped with the most modern long-range underwater sound detection CSONARJ installation in the fleet today, a towed SONAR array, as well as long-range air and surface search radars, modern communications equipment and a sophisticated electronic warfare system. Her armament includes anti-submarine homing torpedoes which can be launched from shipboard tubes or delivered against a target miles from the ship by anti-submarine rocket CASROCJ, and a 5-inchf54 cali- ber gun for use as an anti-aircraft or anti-surface weapon, or forshore bombardment in support of mili- tary operations ashore. Variable depth sonars, Close In Weapons Systems CCIWSJ and manned helicop- ter capabilities have been added to MARVIN SHIELDS sensors and weapons installation. Powered by two boilers providing 1200 PSI steam through turbines to a single screw, MARVIN SHIELDS is capable of speeds in excess of 27 knots with a cruising radius of over 4,000 miles. FFT-1066 produces over 20,000 gallons of fresh water daily for personnel use and for feeding the ship'S boilers. Two gyro-controlled fins protruding from the ship's underwater hull actively stabilize the ship. MARVIN SHIELDS is homeported in San Diego, CA. MARVIN SHIELDS is a unit of the Naval Surface Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet.