Spruance (DD 963) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1997

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Admiral Raymond Ames Soruance Admiral Raymond Ames Soruance was born 3 July i886 in Ballimore, Maryland and OHQHUGF ine Uniled Slales Naval Academy, gradaalina wiln ine class of l907. Admiral Spruance flrsl dui linguisned himself as a Taclician and slralegisl wnen ne defealed ine Japanese carrlerforce-S0 ine Ballle of Midway in June l9112. Allernaling command of ine Pacific Fifln Fleel during VVOFIU War ll wiln Admiral William llBull l-lalsey, Admiral Sloruance's Taclical brilliance was repealedlv d' l d d ' ' ' ' ' ' isp aye uring ine invasions of ine Giloerl, Marsnall and Marianas Island and during The COP' lure of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. l-le was known as ine uQuiel Warrior . Admiral Spruance W05 called oul of reliremenl oy ine Presldenl of ine Uniled Slales in l95l To lo Ommsscdofto ecome ine Pniliopines. He served as Ambassador anlil i955 wnen ne relurned lo nis nome on ine MOU' lere P ' I ' ' ' ' ' ' y eninsu a in California. Admiral Sioruance died in l9o9.

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USS SPRUANCE DD-963 MED-97



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USS SPRUANCE DD-963 SPRUANCE is The firsT of d cldss of 3T desfrovers developed for The primdry missionof dnTi-supmd- rine vvorfdre, including operofions ds on inTegrol pdrf of OTTOCK cdrrier forces. These mulTi-pur- pose compdTonTs ore dlso copople of delivering long rdnge surfoce ond lond missile dTTocks ond ndvol gunfire support. UTilizing highly developed vveopons svsTems, SPRUANCE con engoge ships, supmorines, oircrdfi ond shore TdrgeTs. WiTh Tvvo five inch 54 cdliper MK L15 gun mounTs, MK AT VerTicdl Lounch sysTem CTOMAHAVVKD, l-lorpoon Missile SysTem MK 32 Torpedo Lounchers, NATO Seo Spdrrovv Missil SysTem, ond on emporked LAMPS MK lll HelicopTer deTochmenT, SPRUANCE is copdple of mdinTdining Americd's sTrengTh on The ocedns of The vvorld. SPRUANCE is 563 feeT, A inches in lengTh, vviTh d peom of 55 feeT ond disploced 9000 Tons. The crevv consisTs of in excess of 2T officers ond 308 enlisTed. An empdrked l-lelicopfer DeTochmenT odds OD dddiTionol five officers ond T5 enlisTed. The keel wos ldid 27 Novemper T972. SPRUANCE vvos lounched T0 November T973 ond vvos commissioned 20 Sepfemloer T975.

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