Seattle (AOE 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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.,. m.Y..t '-M.,-z Chief Seattle, considered the greatest of all Puget Sound Indians, was born at the campsite of his ancestors on Blake Island in 1786. His father was Chief Schweabe of the Shuguamish tribe. Chief Seattle was seven years old when Captain Cooke, in the y sailing vessel VANCOUVER, discovered and explored the Puget Sound. Pioneers first landed at Alki Point on September 28, 1851, near the site of the present city of Seattle. Because the native pronunciation of his name was too difficult for English-speaking peoples, the name Sealth or Seattle was suggested by a local physician, Dr. Maynard. Relations between the Indians and the settlers were peaceful from the start of the colonization period. The settlers thought so if ff much of Chief Seattle that they named their new community after him. The relations with the Indians remained peaceful until 1855 when a tribe of the White River district rebelled over an unfair treaty. An attack against the settlers of Seattle was repelled with the aid of the steam barque DECATUR. Throughout this violent period Chief Seattle remained a steadfast and loyal friend of the settlers and encouraged the Indians to remain peaceful. In 1864 Seattle helped the settlers organize a salmon fishery 4 1 which provided paid employment for his people. Throughout his life he encouraged his people to maintain peace with the White race Rx ' and to obey the laws of the new government in Olympia. i In his later years, Chief Seattle was baptised and adopted the 3. 3 Christian name of Noah. The last years of his life were spent at 5 Port Madison Reservation and Agate Point on Bainbridge Island. He 1 died in 1866. l I . S E 4 o The crest of USS SEATTLE is composed of four maior elements: I 111 the profile of Chief Seattle, I2l pine cone with needles, I3l a - pair of dolphins, and I41 two lengths of chain. These elements hold ' special meaning for residents of the Seattle area. 5 The pine cone and needles represent the Evergreens of Wash- ington, the Evergreen State. The dolphins, traditional emblems of the sea, represent the waters of the area surrounding Seattle and the close association of 1 the city with the resources and commerce of the vast Pacific Ocean that lies on its doorstep. l A O E 3 The chain, which is a traditional symbol of both strength and A xkog, the nautical profession, links USS SEATTLE to the city of Seattle. 1 Yzjzy This ship's crest is adapted from the official seal of the city of Seattle. It was designed by Mr. James A. Wehn, who still 4' resides in Seattle, and was officially adopted by the city in 1936. 7

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The first USS SEATTLE .... ' x I .gps -.'Nlr5.i - f, AMQQW '- A-LUX .V -Q-lg A .. -3-2 ,S -gn gif 5 5T f 1 ',,72:1'.,,, jg?- 5:- '-nn.. . :1 'A' ' Q 5' I - -4 7 ' 7--5'-'i' The first USS SEATTLE lArmored Cruiser Number 1 11 originally named USS WASHINGTON was built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden New Jersey Her keel was laid on 23 September 1903 and she was launched on 18 March 1905 The cruiser was delivered to the Navy at Philadelphia on 30 July 1906 The ship s characteristics were Length 504 feet- beam 73 feet displacement 14 500 tons draft 35 feet speed 22 knots and complement 42 officers and 814 men She was armed with four 10 inch sixteen 6 inch and twenty four 3-unch guns and four 21 -unch torpedo tubes Her armor was nine inches thick On 9 November 1916 Armored Cruiser 11 was renamed USS SEATTLE and the name WASHINGTON was reassigned to a new battleship USS SEATTLE was in the York River Virginia when the United States entered World War I and rn June 1917 she was the flagship of the first convoy to take American Expeditionary Forces to France and was the target of the first hostile attack on U.S. sea forces. All told, USS SEAITLE made nine successive convoy escort voyages to Europe during World War I . Following the Armistice, she became a m and soldiers. agic carpet for the return home of thousands of veteran sailors Following this duty and several peacetime cruises while assigned to the Atlantic Fleet, she became a receiving ship at New York in 1927 and remained so until 1941, when she was reclassified as a miscellaneous auxiliary. SEATTLE remained in New York until 1946, when her name was struck from the Navy list and she was sold for scrap in December. .ir . -' -.1-- .,. .-L. A .n----v--xg. -'gf --K .. -T-ri, - 11, H . ,et QP' ff .,1 , - ' ' .,....- . , -1 , , --- ,-- ' - ' .Q ,Y ' -'T 3, f -, 34, 1- .,- . - I' --- :R J... V, i-n-1'-Y :L A -,, -f ,, , Y , S, '... Mr-, ,,,... H -,--g,1.:-1-A-Aw fv-3.-,feet L ,---,,i,-Ne.- T29if : '- S t-- A- '- A -4 :' 2: -f - J ' L '- -4 'W J- ...fine -f f- fag - I- - 'L' '-' .,-- --5. 1--4 '-' -f -L' 47' ' sugar 1 - ,,,:,fNg-T, 3, xr -,u gn, A :T E- - 5 I gr f--1g:hg,, f-- - -,. F--f.,-4'-'N x 9, l ,., 5 ,,, N- - ' -' ,.- ' 11 .'..1'..g..aar ',.-,.f' -- ., E .. Qu. Q., Ni .r- Q4 .Q-fsiv-Q, , - 1 N--L -W . , . -8'-.. - I -3 Q 54- iib- --:ali rrfvhh .,4,f,.. ,,,..A.V -K' , Y - -.Q-5'-x -- L. SAT- ,.-I fm as . A..,,,- kl ',:, Af- ,5.4..-9, ff- ',.' 3 - A .... ' , . . 0 I I . , 1 - - 0 I I ' , . I . . . . g I I I - , . n 1 I I . F 7 7 ' O I O I U - - .. - . I . . . 0 . I . . . . . . . . . l I . 6

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Nr ,, T ul! ,wipe 1 I '91, . T .I -I F I 11 !TW t , - 1 : G 5' V' The Story of SEATTLE USS SEATTLE, whose keel was laid at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, on l October 1965, is the largest ship ever built on the West Coast. The third in a class of Fast Combat Support Ships, USS SEATTLE is designed to SUPPlY the attack carrier strike forces with fuel, ordnance, stores and provisions at rapid transfer YOTGS- Because of the AOE's speed, it is the only type of replenishment ship that can 0P9 9l9 continually as an integrated unit of a strike force. The capability provided by ships of this type represents a significant increase in the wartime effectiveness of the Navy's f0rCBS- After commissioning, USS SEATTLE departed Bremerton on a voyage that took her through the Panama to Norfolk, Virginia where she is homeported. SEATTLE operates with the second Fleet in the Atlantic Ocean, and with the Sixth Fleet while in the Mediterranean S00- sEAmEs' nickname is King ofthe MED . She won this title due to ine m00Y m0 'l'f' Sh' spent providing SEATTLE Super Service while deployed to Mediterranean oP9'9 9 0 e her commission in T969 the SEATTLE has made tour mayor lsix months or lonqb oyments to the Mediterranean Sea one two month deployment and numef0US exercises in the Western AtlanticlCaribbean area uly T971 the SEATTLE was awar S ded the Battle fffirif-my L lov excellence in her C e s ip s hard work earned her the red white and I nual service force combat readincs enqineerniq and supDlY 'mc' ellllon On 22 FebfU0fY l973 the Chief on Naval Oyerntion rmnoiin fd that SEATU- H has ' ' ' ' ' ' 'eo' Sinc ' ' ' , , ' T fl depl ' I E, . , bfi lnJ F 9 1, , .' loss. For the fiscal year ending June, 1972, th. .h' '. . T . 1 e A blu' E 's 'n the an ' , - , .I I M g ' 'DMV comp . y I 1' .ini T, 5, 1 I Ehud