Moosebrugger (DD 980) - Naval Cruise Book

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ITIUUEBHUEEEFI E'.HFlPiHlITEFil5TlE5 Keel Laid -----'- ........ 3 November 1975 Launshsd .----.---- .......... 2 3 July ms Commissioned ....... ....... l 6 December l978 Length --...-.. ..... 5 64 Feet Beam ..-.... ....... 5 5 Feet Draft ....... ,,,, 3 I Feel Displacement ...... ....................... 8 SOO Tons Armament ........ .......... T wo CIWS Gun Mounts One 8 - cell ASROC Launcher Two Triple Tube Torpedo Launchers Two Quad HARPOON Missile Launcher One 8 - cell NATO SEASPARROW Missile Launcher Two 5-inchf54 Caliber Light Weight Gun Mounts Aircraft ...... ..... O ne SH-608 LAMPS MK Ill Helicopter Propulsion ..... ..... F our GE LM-ZSCD Marine Gas Turbine Engines CTotal 80,0w Shaft Horsepowerj Speed ...... .............................. 3 O + knots Crew ....... ....... 2 4 Officers and 324 Enlisted i ii

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UD TU TH lTllfll'J'5ElTlElXl When a ship goes down to sea . . . She takes with her a crew. Some well seasoned, others innocent and new. She sails with winds of fortune. Cross waters calm, but sometimes tortured. Following her orders straight and true. Yielding to the hands of the men in blue. Ready to pass the ultimate test. Giving her all at the Captain's request. When a ship goes down to sea ... When a ship goes down to sea .. . Men of honour. courage and tradition. Who follow the sea. with an aged intuition. The men who choose this storied trade. Relish this life's moments and days. For time is limitless upon the mighty sea. It passes slowly, or slips away with ease. When a ship goes down to sea . . . When a ship goes down to sea. . . She takes with her a erew Some well seasoned. others innocent and new These men are sailors. a breed apart. Their iourneys lonely. separated from their heart. Leaving behind their family . . . To do the seas demanding. Longed for by those who are left behind. Hearts sent winging memories remind. . A life so hard is Lhosen by few V I Unknown are the reasons why we do. l .. -1 ,A Proud to be our uountry s best Q. , A Sailing the waters of East and West. W I'- . . . if 5 1 Looked after by bod who lives within our souls F ffff S' When a ship goes down to sea ' NJ os: Henry Packard ' K . 11- M! - -5 he ' 1 ' . ss 54,9 'l v T 0 o I ts. I 1' l .. i : I 1 .R u . 'X TX , 7' ' - - ' ' I A 'lx . S Who takes us safely. to and fro . . . '1,E,i2V X k . . X- A. g x . f ,lx I ' :I J- ' l N f' Y 1 X 1 X ff! rl X 'Ay Ax, Ll Q X IO

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5HlF '5 EFHEET H 994 'f I! ' . rf' R T pf' f 5' ff es 'X 0 F I N X t .O 5' -Nj, NN 0 J N,,y Q Q Q 'txli' X ii T 'T ' 1:01011 IIIIIIIOQ, 17123505559 ll1aa::1ll:lIl n Q -- --Qs. v N S E .2 x x g N S x 1 g x SN I' xx 'si - ' II! Nm!! ,o. A 1 Mg The official crest of USS MOOSBRUGGER CDD-9805 symbolizes the dedication and courage displayed by her namesake, Admiral Moos- brugger. during World War ll. The Trident, an attribute of Neptune, God of the seas. represents the awesome strength and ominance of the modern destroyer. lt also re- sembles the letter an allusion to the initial letter of MOOSBRUGGER. the ship's namesake. Through the heraldic fountain for water. the grappling iron, fa device used for close range early naval encountersl and the torpedo. the crest commemorates the Vella Gulf incident in the South Pacific during World War ll. The then Commander Moosbrugger led his ships into exceedingly close range against Japanese Naval Forcesi took the enemy by surprise and delivered a devastating torpedo attack. thereby annihilating the hos- tile force. For this action. he was awarded the Navy Cross. The gold laurel wreath is symbolic of Vice Admiral Frederick Mossbruger's long and dis- tinguished career. 4.