Neosho (AO 143) - Naval Cruise Book

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E ? 5 L i 'i'fl'C.N .... 4 c :V 'fT NAVY NEWS RELEASE HEADQUARTERS, FIRST NAVAL DISTRICT PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE ND-GEN I - S t 1 b H 1 VV'-M V NAVY-DPPO IND. BOSTON .230 Sh 23 ep sm cr 9 PLEASE HDLD EOE RELEASE UNTIL PLEASE uzoo P.M,, Friday, Cnsry september 2L, 195u W NAVY'S LARGEST EANKER Uss NEOSHO COEELEELQNEL Q? so The Navy's newest and largest tanker, the USS NE this afternoon at the Boston Naval Shipyard, Charle NEOSHO is the first tanker built for the Navy si II. She is the first of a new series of high-speed Principal Leverett Saltc Saltonstall wa Commandant of Following Conmander, commission The c I the becomes the res pons bility O1 . . , w E ntaining her in con 3 Ln , 4 peace or in war. E by Captain N. E. Sm reading of his watch set aboard th of the Bethlehc Mass., the NEOSHO was launched on November 10, 1953 I I Mrs. John S. Phillips, wife Qf Rgar Admiral Phi1lip,,4 IHC? bO1'1Ei'I301' , USE, Snyder, USN, ers to of a ship of of breaking the ner Commanding f W, .

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Remarks . BenedicTion . . Band SelecTions . CapTain N. E. SmiTh, USN . Commanding OTTicer ' Commander ' R. A. Vaughan, Cl-lC, USN . . BosTon Naval Shipyard . . BosTon Naval Base Band EXCERPTS OF THE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY SENATOR LEVERETT SALTONSTALL This ceremony in which we are Taking parT This aTTernoon marks a poinT aT which The sTrongesT sTrands oT our naTional liTe are woven TogeTher. The paTienT research oT The scienTisT, The vision oT The designer, The skilled hand oT The craTTsman, The paTrioTic devoTion OT The oTTicers and men oT our Senior Service, The sacriTices oT our ciTizens Tor our naTional securiTy-all These are broughT TogeTher in This place and aT This Time. All have been devoTed To The vessel we are abouT To com- mission. We do well To pause and Think on This, To be proud and yeT humbly ThankTul. We have done much, buT we musT do more, To make The armed Torces beTTer able To hold The skills which They develop. This is a problem 'To which my CommiTTee has devoTed many hours and will devoTe many more in The year ahead. ln all our deliberaTions, be assured oT This: We Thank- Mrs. LevereTT SalTonsTall, Mrs. N. E. SmiTh lwife of The Commanding Officerlq SenaTor'LevereTT Sal+ons+all and CapTain N. E. SmiTh, USN, leave USS NEOSHO TAO- I43l a'FTer commissioning ceremonies. Tully recognize and deeply appreciaTe The loyal and devoTed service being given To The people oT America and indeed The whole Tree world by Those who man our TleeT. When you man your sTaTions and assume your duTies she will draw her TirsT breaTh and enTer liTe Tor beTTer or worse. lT is The ship's company, noT The ship, which enTers her name on The hon- ored pages oT naval hisTory. WhaTever your rank or raTe, whaTever your assignmenT, whaTever recogniTion you receive, one TacT is cerTain: The course she sails Trom now on, is The course you seT Tor her. This vessel which we welcome To ThaT TleeT Today TulTills one elemenT oT our obligaTion To you, her oTTicers and men, She is The TinesT vessel oT her class we know how To provide. To you now Talls The duTy oT,making her a working uniT in The deTense oT Treedom. ,. ADM P. W. Snyder, USN lThen CapTain Snyderl orders CapTain N. E. SmiTh, USN To place USS NEOSHO lAO- I43l in commission.

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