South Carolina (CGN 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE JERUSALEM missile cruiser American Page 3 Price: IL2.15 tlncludhz VAT! 1'HUBsDAY,sEP'1'EMBER 2,1976 o ELUL 1, 5736 o aawiinsx s, 1396 o VOL. xui, No. 13199 Sixth Fleet nuclear-powered cruiser pays courtesy cull Haifa Welcomes the South Carolina Jerusalem Post Reporter HAIFA. - The U.S. nuclear-powered mlsslle cruiser South Carolina ar- rixed here yesterday morning for a flve-day courtesy visit as guest of the Israel Navy. The vessel, which carries a crew of 555 men, is powered by two nuclear reactors which need to be Capiazzi Neel paid a round of courtesy visits ashore yesterday, to the Mayor the District Representa- tlke anti U C Navy, who in turn were his gt.:-sts .ilwo.trd the ship. The crew will go on sightseeing tours .intl play .i soccer match against n local te.i:n The South i'arolin:i is the third nu.-lea:Jmweied ship to visit Israel. refuelled, for normal Operations' only The Iifgi Iwo in the 1960s were once about every 10 years' d trpf- .xrxzezitxiii t're:,igliter Savannah The 10'100'wn cruiser droppe irzi the ilcriirin cargo ship, Otto anchor well out in the Haifa Bay' llthn -.vlilrh was l'Iuropv's tlrst but not because of any radiation ,Qui L, W,',',l,,,M mug., smp- risk. Atomic energy driven ships have entered American ports for 20 years without any ill-effect what. ever, the South Carolinas com- mander, Captain William Neel, told newsmen at a reception aboard his ship A graduate of the class of 1954 at the U,S. Naval Academy, he attended the Nuclear Power School in Idaho for a year, and remained there as training officer for the Westinghouse surface ship prototype. He has served in nuclear 'naval operations, and was engineer- ing officer aboard the U.S,S. Enter- prise for three years. For all but two men of the crew Captaln William Neel, skipper of the South Carolina. - and for the ship -- this is their looks i 'ri biz? tugs'-X L ih PPT first visit in this part of the world. grey: . ii i-if iintfs' tr r 'L ehe We are delighted to be here in is stullvi wir. ri-H -i- EDW- Haifa and to visit your beautiful from the ruliz' snznra YW 109' country and meet your fine people, slowly iurnr: VYHA-'HF' i-I 5773 Thank you for inviting us, Captain rnisszh- ii'1T1'h1TT' gif- I ' fk The Neel said, reading from a prepared only rnizrriil 5-xvires are the statement. general sh irc of 're vessel and two Explaining the recent history of small guns fire ani aft Her anti- hfs unit in the Mediterranean. he subrfiiztne -.t-e.1p-vnsxnclulie -1 Yelfkei said that the nuclear cruisers South launcher. fur 1T1Z'?9ziO tubes. an Carolina. and California and the air- underwater balterj-' fire control Craft carrier Nimitz had joined the system .ind long-range Sonar. In Sixth Fleet in mid-July. The addition. Lt hs.s heizccpter facilgtzes. Nimitz and South Carolina. tc- The E-:eel for the shgp wasiia-id gether with a nuclear powered sub- in Dmember 1970 at Newport NGWB, marine, conducted operations in Yirgpnni. She was i21l2nCh9d 19 Northern European waters last months later and commissioned in year... In addition, nuclear-powered January las: year. Her speed ex- submarines have been operating for ceeds 30 knots. years in the Mediterranean. These Preview visits to Mefiiterfa-H62-D ships are serving as elements of ports 1. 1Ci1l1'.E Tangiers and Italy, the Sixth F1eet's Attack Carrier Captain Neel said, Except for pick- Striklng' Force. ing up fc-od, the ship could operate The South Carolina, 183 metres- long and, less than 19 metres wide 'mmout calling at any port for 10 years.

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