Spruance (DD 963) - Naval Cruise Book

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fRightl On the balcony of the U.S. Embassy, Manila, while serving as U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines g if Raymond A. Spruance was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on 3 Iuly 1886. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1906 and I'GCe1Ved further education in electrical engineering a few years later. His seagoing career was extensive, including command of five destroyers and the battleship Mississippi. Spruance also held several engineering, intelligence, staff and Naval War College positions up to the 1940s. In 1940-41, he was in command of the Tenth Naval District and Caribbena Sea Frontier. In the first months of World War II in the Pacific, Rear Admiral Spruance commanded a cruiser division. He led Task Force 16, with two aircraft carriers, during the Battle of Midway in early Iune. His decisions during that action were important to its outcome, which changed the course of the war with Japan. After the Midway battle, he became Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet Pacific Ocean Areas and later was Commander in Chief. In mid-1943, he given command of the Central Pacific Force, which became the Fifth Fleet in April 1944' While holding that command in 1943-45, with I USS Indianapolis CCA-359 as his usual flagship, Spruance directed the campaigns that captured the Cwilberts, Marshalls, Marianas, Iwo Jima and Okinawa and defeated the Iapanese fleet in the Iune 1944 Battle of Philippine Sea. Admiral Spruance held command of the Pacific Fleet in late 1945 and early 1946. He then served as President of the Naval War College until retiring from the Navy in Iuly 1948. In 1952-55, he was Ambassador to the Philippines. lAbovel Admiral Ernest 1. King, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Fleet, lcenterl, with Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas lleftl and Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, Commander, Fifth Fleet, lrightl, on board the Fifth Fleet Flagship, 18 july 1944. Admiral King was then visiting U.S. forces in the newly-captured Marianas. 4 jla'mz'raf.Spruance 5 X? lAbOVf-Il Vice Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, USN, Commandely Central Pacific Force Presents the Purple Heart to Corp01'3l John K- Galuslka, USMC, on board a hospital ship at Pearl Harbon 17 December 1943. Corporal Galuszka had been wounded during the Gilberts Operation. fAb0vel Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief' Pacific, lfighfl and Vice Admiral Raymond A. Spfllancef , Commander, Central Pacific Force, fcenterl Tour Kwaialem Island, Marshalls, on 5 February 1944.

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fAbovel Commander Raymondj. Harbrecht, Commanding Officer, lAbovel Photographed during the ship's commissionin displays an oil painting ofthe new destroyer that was given to the ceremony at the Ingalls shipyard, Pascagoula, Mississippi, 20 ship by her sponsor, Mrs. Raymond A. Spruance. September 1975. I O Ship s Commissioned on 20 September 1975 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, USS SPRUANCE CDD 963D is the first of a class of 31 destroyers developed for the primary mission of Undersea Warfare. Displacing 9020 tons, SPRUAN CE class destroyers are the largest destroyers in the history of the U.S. Navy. These sophisticated warships are designed to be readily adaptable to new weapons systems and electronics, ensuring that these ships will remain in service into the twenty-first century. Asuperior weapon suite makes SPRUAN CE one of the most capable ships in the U.S. N avy's arsenal. Armed with a 61 cell Vertical Launch System CVLSJ, USS SPRUANCE can launch Tomahawk cruise missiles against shore targets and Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rockets against hostile submarines. SPRUAN CE also carries eight Harpoon anti-ship cruise missiles, two five inch gims for surface, air, and shore fire support, a NATO Sea Sparrow missile launcher to engage enemy aircraft and anti-ship missiles, and a 20mm Close In Weapon System for short range air defense. These weapon systems give SPRUANCE a lethal ability to engage enemy forces in a highly complex and challenging warfare environment. USS SPRUANCE is equipped with some of the most modern upgrades in her class. The Vertical Launch System upgrade was received in the late 19805, replacing an older ASROC launcher. The active and passive Anti-submarine sensors are among the most capable in the world. Engineering plant steam auxiliary systems have been completely replaced with electric equivalents. SPRUANCE is fitted with Reverse Osmosis Distilling Plants, significantly increasing the production of fresh water. Numerous other upgrades have kept SPRUANCE at the cutting edge of technology. Shzpfs 7-filstory 5

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