Samuel Gompers (AD 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Ship And I-Ier Men

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A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Commander C. Earl Chinn received his commission June 6, 1952 and reported to USS JUNEAU CCLAA- 1193. ln 1954, he reported to Mine War- fare School, Yorktown, Virginia and ulti- mately to USS LORIKEET CAMS--495 as Executive Officer. Following commands aboard USS HAMPTON CRCS-13869 and USS BOBOLINK CMMC-445, Com- mander Chinn reported in 1957 to Mili- tary Advisory Assistance Group, Chin- hae, Korea as Mine Warfare and l-larbor Defense advisor to the Republic of Korea Navy. Following assignment in 1957 to the Defense Atomic Support Agency at Albuquerque, New Mexico, he served in USS GAINERD CDD-7063 and in 1961 aboard USS FRED T. BERRY CDD-8587. After two years' in- structorship at Destroyer School in Newport, Rhode Island, Commander Chinn reported as Commanding Officer, USS KRETCI-lMER CDER-3297. He re- ported aboard SAMUEL GOMRERS as Prospective Executive Officer in April, 1967.

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l i . 1 i . l i i l l l l a l l i l i i i l 1 i l l i l l 1 zo L......... Lieutenant Commander Anthony G. Hartmann, Repair Officer Lieutenant Perry G. Sharp, Assistant Repair Officer The 450 man Repair Department is re- sponsible for carrying out the primary mission of SAMUEL GOMRERS. By the completion of the deployment, the suc- cess of that undertaking was evident throughout the Seventh Fleet. The major question facing the ship was voiced by observers, Can a ship of this type, without benefit of a shake- down cruise and post-shakedown avail- ability, make and complete a full deploy- ment, furnishing during all support peri- ods a high level of able, competent and timely fleet repair support? One hundred and fifty-two ships lat- er, forty-four of which received along- side availabilities, with over six thou- sand two hundred work requests com- pleted, with numerous reports evaluat- ing us as none superior in the force the question had been answered in the affirmative. One Destroyer Division Commander reported his impression in the following manner, SAMUEL GOMRERS is clearly the most outstanding tender in the Ra- cific Fleet. The superior skill of her crew and her interested, sincere will to serve is evident throughout the ship and in the work performed and services ren- dered to others. It is a great pleasure to be alongside. ln this manner, Service Supreme from the forty-four shops comprising the Department became a by-word with repair work completed by SAMUEL GOMRERS.