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USS MOOSBRUGGER THE ANTLER ■J ' J V
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SHIP ' S HISTORY USS MOOSBRUGGER was commissioned December 16, 1978, as the eighteenth in a series of 31 Spruance class destroyers. The ship is named for the late Vice Admiral Frederick Moosbrugger, a World War II Navy destroyer commander who served in the Pacific campaign and rose to flag rank following the war. Designed and built by Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries, in Pascagoula, Mississippi. MOOSBRUGGER is a member of the first major class of surface ships in the U.S. Navy to be powered by gas turbine engines. Four General Electric LM-2.500 engines, marine versions of those used on DC-10 and C-5A aircraft, drive the ship at speeds in excess of 30 knots. Twin controllable-reversible pitch propellers provide MOOSBRUGGER with a degree of maneuver- ability unique among warships of her size. A highly versatile multi-mission destroyer, MOOSBRUGGER is capable of operating indepen- dently or in company with amphibious or aircraft carrier task forces. Her overall length is 564 feet and she displaces 8200 tons. MOOSBRUGGER ' s primary mission is to operate offensively in an anti-submarine warfare role. MOOSBRUGGER ' s sonar is the most advanced underwater detection and fire control system yet developed. Integration of the ship ' s digital gunfire control system into the Navy Tactical Data System provides quick reaction in the performance of the ship ' s other mission areas of surface w-arfare actions and anti-aircraft warfare. The ship ' s weapons include two MK 45 lightweight 5 inch guns, two triple barrel MK 32 torpedo tubes, an anti-submarine rocket (ASROC) launcher, two quad Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers, one eight-cell Seasparrow anti-air missile launcher, and facilities for embarkation of two anti-submarine helicopters. Space, weight and electrical power reservations have been allocated in the design to provide for the addition of future weapons systems and will enable MOOSBRUGGER to keep abreast of future tech- nology. MOOSBRUGGER is currently the most advanced anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ship in the world. Her primary sensor is the AN SQR-19 Tactical Towed Array Sonar, or TACTAS. The TACTAS installed in MOOSBRUGGER presently is the only one of its kind. Based on extensive testing in MOOSBRUGGER, the SQR-19 has been accepted for service use and will be installed on a number of classes of U.S. warships. Although built for maximum combat effectiveness, crew comfort and habitability also are an integral part of MOOSBRUGGER ' s design. Berthing compartments are spacious and the ship is equipped with amenities not usually found aboard destroyers, including a crew ' s library, lounge, and gymnasium. Automated weapons and engineering systems permit operation of the ship, the size of a World War II light cruiser, by a relatively small crew of 21 officers, 20 chief petty officers, and 280 enlisted personnel. MOOSBRUGGER is a veteran of Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada) and has seen action as a unit of the Multi-National Peace-Keeping Force in Lebanon during her recently completed deployment. For these actions, MOOSE was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary and Navy Expeditionary Medals, respectively, as well as the Navy L ' nit Commendation. MOOSBRUGGER is homeported in Charleston, SC, and is assigned to Cruiser Destroyer Group Two as a unit of Destroyer Squadron Six. She proudly wears the DESRON SIX Battle Efficiency Award, having swept all nine mission area awards during the 1983 competitive cycle.
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