Sellers (DDG 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS SELLERS QDDG-11 USS SELLERS is the lotirth in the IIII.tXRI.I .S I . ADAMS Class ol' iluiclc-cl Missile llc-strotc-rs constrtic t- ecl by Bath Iron Worlcs in Bath, Maine. I,aunchc-cl on September 9th, Ifltill, USS SELLERS has hc-en pro- gressively moclernifecl with up-to-date coinhat systems, eIec'tronic's and hahitahility c-nliancc-inc-nts to ensure her rc-aclinc-ss as a coinhatant ol the Atlantic' Fleet'S Surlace Force. Since cotnrnissioning in Octoher Illtil, SELLERS has been homeportecl in Charleston, South Carolina. Her record rc-Ilects 28 years ol' operations tliroughont the oceans ol' the world, with most service c'onc'c'ntt'at' ed in the Atlantic and Mc-cliterranean Sea. SELLERS has completed eleven cleploynic-nts to the Sixth lfleet in the Mecliterranean and three to the lnclian Ocean andfor Persian Gull. In I072. SELLERS coinpletecl a circumnavigation ol' the glohe llollowing sc-rvice oll Vietnam. SELLERS has also heen assigned to Stand- ing Naval Force Atlantic' QSIUXNAYIfORI..4XN'l'l. the multinational scitiaclron which sytnliolifes the interop- erability ol' NATO navies. Aclclitional service has in- cluded participation in the Clnhan Quarantine during the Missile Crisis ol Illtil, evacuaticni ol' civilians lrom Beirut during the hc-ginning ol' the civil war in I,eha- non in I976, ancl Law l .nIorc'c-tnc'nt Operations in the Caribbean. AS a llec-t cIestroyet', SELLERS is ecittippecl with a superb balance ol ollc-nsive and clc-lc-nsire conihat Systems. The stanclarcl missile system proxicles a pow- erful ciapahility against high pc-rlormance aircralt and missiles. Ilarpoon missiles enalilc- SELLERS to strilce taigets at c-xtc-nclc-cl ranges In-toncl the horizon. Ihe SQQ-216 soiiat and ASRUC1 t.-Xiiti-Suhtnarine Roc Lett systc-tn allow ctuic lc reaction, long range action against sulnnarinc-s. 'I wo lite inch, 54 calihet guns round out SELLERS' weapons and are exceptionally uselul against targets at sea oi .tsltcrlcx .'Xccutatc' control ol these weapons is acco.nplishc-cl through thc' installed raclars, c-lectronic sensors and weapons direction ectttiptnent. SELLERS' comlmat ss steltts are completnentecl In one ol the tnost cotnplex xc-t compact twin screw steam propulsion plants c-ver installed in a clestroset' silecl ship. Iwo turhine si stems totaling 'TtiI,000 horse power are supplied with I200 pouncls per square inch snperheatecl Steam to enahle speeds signilicantly over llll lcnots. Ihr their nature. destrorers are small ships with large crews. SELLERS has been TT'lHfIt'I'l1Il!'fI over the shears to improve the lising conditions of the more than 350 men who call her home. This includes the .iclclition ol' a ccnnpreliensive air conditioning system, improved messing and Iverthing facilities and a ship- wicle closed c'irc'ult IV system. Destrovers have traditionally been called the Grc'xliounc'ls ot' the Sea . As a 28 year veteran. SEL- LERS cionihines the leanness ot' construction and re- sponsive spec-cl which originally earned that title with todaws long range. hard hitting weapons. l'he ship and her men remain readx to live up to their motto. t1I':XRlJIANS OF FREEDOM .

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