Samuel Gompers (AD 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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A BEGINNING

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USS SAMUEL GOMPERS WEST PAC Offncnai Umtecl bfhltri Y 1' L s 67- '68 Q3-

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1 JULY, 1967: COIVIIVIISSIONING ln ceremonies attended by dignitaries of both the United States Navy and the AFL-CIO, the Navy's newest and larg- est destroyer tender received her commissioning pennant. SAMUEL GOIVIRERS is the first ship of the fleet named for the founder of the American Federation of Labor, a fit- ting name for a ship which is virtually a complete floating industrial community. l-ler six Repair divisions represent a repair capability equalling that found in any Western Pacific shore-based Ship Repair Facility. GOIVIRERS' tending ability is backed up by ship's service power which could heat a city of 10,000, generate electric- ity to light a city of 50,000, and fill the water needs of a city of 8,000. ln keep- ing with the newest generation of skills required in support of today's modern ships, GOMPERS has been designed with the capability of repairing nuclear powered propulsion plants. l-ler supply department supports Repair with an inventory of 60,000 re- pair parts and materials with a value in excess of 1.5 million dollars. To move these goods efficiently, conveyers, ele- vators, dumb waiters, and extensive fork lift passageways gird the ship. l-ler officers and crew share a mod- ern medical facility and the largest den- tal clinic afloat, as well as laundry and ship's store facilities, with the de- stroyer sailors. Extensive berthing spaces include space for the embarka- tion of a full flag officer staff. l-ler mission: the repair and support of destroyer-type ships, including de- stroyer escorts and nuclear powered guided missile frigates. x-r' L As the chiefs stand by, the crew answers the order, Man the ship.