Spruance (DD 963) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1988

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f USS SPRUANCE DD 963 I H . .. ,. Q 599 l

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I3 PG IA PG I6 PG 21 PG 27 PG 33 PG 37 PG 111 PG 44 PG 47 PG 50 PG 52 PG 54 PG 56 PG 58 PG 60 PG 62 PG 63 FOREWORD MEMORIAL TO LT WALKER TABLE OF CONTENTS SHIP'S HISTORY ADM SPRUANCE COMMANDING OFFICER COMDESRON FOURTEEN EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMMAND MASTER CHIEF LIST OF CREW ENGINEERING COMBAT SYSTEMS OPERATIONS SUPPLY NAVIGATION AIR DET CHIEFS OFFICERS STAFF RETROSPECT STAFF WATCH STANDING TRACKMAP SUEZ CANAL SSDF DAILY ROUTINE BRIDGE TABLE OF CONTENTS PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG PG 64 65 66 68 69 70 71 72 73 7-4: 76 77 78 80 81 88 96 98 IO2 1014 IO6 IO8 IO9 I IO I I2 HAIRCUTS ESWS FRANK FRYE MESS COOKIBEER GENERAL OUARTERS RUNNING PORT GOMPERSILAND SMOKERS COOKOUTS THE BRITISH ARE COMING FLIGHT OUARTERS MAIL CALL , UNREPSXCONREPSIVERTREPS MORE FRANK FRYE ITALY PALMA, SPAIN BLUE NOSE HELSINKI, FINLAND ARHUS. DENMARK KIEL, WEST GERMANY CRUISE RECAP OPPE LAST NIGHT HOMECOMING DEDICATION



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SPRUANCE is the first of a class of 3l destroyers developed for the primary mission of anti-submarine warfare including operations as an lntergral part of attaclf carrier forces. These multi-purpose combatants are also capable of providing naval gunfire support in conrunctron with Marine amphibious operations worldwide Utilizing highly developed weapons systems, SPRUANCE is de- signed to hunt down and destroy high speed submarines in all weather. but can also engage ships, aircraft and shore targets, With her two five inch Sli caliber MK A5 gun mounts, MK lil Vertical Launch System lTOMAHAlNK,ASROCl, Harpoon Missile System, MK 32 Torpedo Launchers. NATO Sea-Sparrow Missile System, and an embarled LAMPS MK lll Helicopter detachment, SPRUANCE is ca- pable of maintaining Americas strength on the oceans or the World. SPRUANCE IS 563 feet, li inches long with 8 beam of 55 feet and dlsplaces 9000 tons Her crew consists of 2l officers and 308 enlisted An erribarlfecl Helicopter DetaChmeflt adds an rilddltlrilrlcll 5 officers and 15 enlisted. The keel was lard 27 lsliu-Jr:r'rltrr'r lC,l72 SPRUANCE was launched lO Novernbrirr, l9f 3 and commissioned 20 September isis ANTl-SUBMARINE The equipment on board SPRUANCE e,-rlrrblt-f-. r1r'lr'l' rr rn of submarines at considerable lclllgtfh lhf- Silt--lAl-4 fSOUfld N8Vlg8llOfl and Rdrlglrlgl il.ilrl',l'lllt-, .l ',rrlllll.lv'rrlvt' which is reflected by the Stlblflclflllt' to .lllr rw rclrigr' tlrlll bearing assessment When the Dosltlon of thc- lstlilllltlllllt' liar, tlr-err rlr-rr-r mlned.elther by the ship or tht: ship'sSll trtlil l lt-ltr . ,titer computers Wlil pass the llC'CL jSrlfy lflil rrrllrltir lll tr i llie- AS ROC Missile System and the helil rrptr-r Ari .ittrlr l, l rin tir- C0ndUCfed with UWC fRillsiit'i tillr ilNll ll,llllr'lir' ll Once the ASRGC IS fired, rlt tl DfC'l'it'it'llllIllt'ii illlltf thr- rnlsslle releases a homing torptmlrsr what h hunts I l- iwri thr- Submarine until II is clestroyetl An atttir lt r .in tif-i rrnrlilrt ed Using the ASROC or cl tC,JflfJt'liil I.lllrlr lit-tl lriirrl tht' ship's torpedo launchers SPRUANCE can stream a rleroy lrrlrn the- iff'lil to divert torpedos fired at the ship Arlljltlwr i'lr'vll at llll rw Dendable bathyterrnograph QXBU rlit'..lsllrt's tht' srntl, temperature at varying depths and llltfiIlWlit s how -,r rnar waves are bent by layers of vvarlner and ttilrglefr vvnlr-r ANTI-SURFACE SPRUANCE is the first destroyer to be bar ldrrtr-rl with MK lil Vertical Launching System which is rcripable of firing the TOMAHAWK Cruise Missile This system en- ables SPRUANCE to engage shore -based and naval sur- face targets at long range The Harpoon Missile System is proven effective in engaging shipping at intermediate ranges. The five inch Sli caliber gun represents a maror step forward in medium caliber ordnance for the U S Navy. The result is a weapon which allows a single man in a control center to fire a load of 20 shells without help SPRUANCE is fitted with two such guns that can fire over l 5 roundsfminute at ranges exceeding lO miles with devastating accuracy. ANTI-AIR NATO Sea Sparrow Point Defense Mlsslle System. also known as Sea Sparrow, is a close-in air defense sys- tem employing the RIM-7M Sparrow Missile. The system is designed to counter the threat of enemy aircraft and anti-ship cruise missiles. The system is produced as a co- operative effort by the U.S. and other NATO countries - Norway, Belgium, Denmark, ltaly and the Nether- lands COllrlMUNlCATl0NS AND TACTICAL INFORMATION The radio equipment aboard the ship enables SPRUANCE to send and receive messages from any part of the world Operating Qll hours a day. speed and aC- curacy have been refined to an art by SPRUANCE ra- CHOTTTETT Communicating within a battle group for tactical purposes is accomplished through the Naval Tactical Data Systems QNTDSJ. Using high speed computer-to- computer data links. NTDS welds together the process- ing CdDClDllltleS and sensors lradars. sonar, etc.l of each or the individual units in company, presentinga complete tactical picture SH-60B HELICOPTER The Light Airborne Multi-purpose Systems. or LAMPS MK III. is a twin engine helicopter that carries a crew of two pilots and a sensor operatorfcrewman. The plllilldly ll'llSSlOlT of LAMPS MK lll is Anti-'Submarine War- fare The Srl-603 Seahawk is equipped with a sono- ijlelljj' deployment and interpretation system, magnetic anrgirrialy detection lMADl gear, and threat detectionfdis- play ecrurpr'nent Additionally, the aircraft is capable of carrying ASW torpedos LAMPS MK Ill secondary mis- srrlrls int lucle gunfire spotting, over the horizon targeting, Mi Di VAC and search and rescue operations. SPRUANCEis flight deck has been modified to acco- llir il l.ltr' the lc-tlslvely assist Security and traversing sys- tr-rn rRASll iiillfr system allows helicopter flight opera- ti- iris in hrxrvy weather PROPULSION SPRUANCE employs gas turbine propulsion and wa-, thru- rrrsr large Ll S warship to use four General Elec- trir lslNAJ'oOll lllclllllt' gas turbine engines, a shaft power vt-rsirrrl nr llit' ll 39 turbolan aircraft engine, producing .i trrrrll tif 80,000 shalt horsepower, and controllable prrr h pri rpr-llr-rs ll at h of the three gas turbine generators pri irilur r--N ,Ptltsltl lrilowatts of power, ANKSOR- l 9 Thr' AN 'SOR i9 TACTAS lTactlcal Towed Array So- rlarl is rl serrirvs of JCKCJLISYIC modules designed to be towed .lr rhr- enrl nr .rl long cable out the stem of the ship. This allows for the reduction of the noise emanating from the SPRUANCE and increasing the ship's passive capability. The lloist Rnorn. located under the fantail, contains the cable and the array The display consoles are located in Sonar Control ANXSOO-89 SONAR SYSTEM The AN ,-rl ' SOO-89 Sonar System is designed to incor- porate several sub-systems, including the ANISOS-53B Hull Mounted Sonar, ANXSOR-19 Towed Array, LAMPS MK lll Sonobuoys, and MK l 16 Mod 6 UFCS. lt is the most advanced sonar system in today's fleet. Combining three sonar systems and a fire control system into one suite. it gives SPRUANCE the ability to use the best of all systems. while overcoming the disadvantages of any one system.

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