Stein (DE 1065) - Naval Cruise Book

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' Donn' iran Z SHIP'S HISTORY USS STEIN FF-10651 is a Knox class frigate named in honor of Corporfll TONY Stein, Marine Siem and Medal of Honor winner in World War ll. The FF-1052 class vessel is configured for optimum anti-submarine performance. They are FS- pecially adept at searching out and destroying enemy submarines, but are Z so Configured for and capable of carrying out other routine destroyer tasks, suc as naval gunfire support, anti-air warfare and replenishment operations. I Since STElN's primary mission is anti-submarine warfare, her.mam arma- ment is configured to provide the optimum in ASW search, detection and kill. STEIN is equipped with an ANXSQS-26CX box-mounted sonar which is capable of multi-mode operations: the ANXSQS-35 independent variable depth sonar HVDSIJ and the LAMPS manned helicopter system, including its MAD and sono- buoy capabilities. ASW armaments include the ASROC long-range, rocket-fired torpedo, above water torpedo tubes, which can fire either MD44 or MK46 tor- pedoes: and LAMPS dropped torpedoes. In addition, for self protection and anti- air warfare, STEIN is equipped with a 5 !54 dual-purpose, rapid-fire gun, and the basic point defense missile system. The keel of USS STEIN was laid on 1 fune 1970 at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Wash. She was launched 19 December 1970, and was commissioned on 8 fanuary 1972 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. In April 1972 STEIN steamed south for a four-week shakedown cruise in Central and South American waters. The cruise took her to four ports: Guavaquil, Ecuador' Callao Peru' Panama Panama' and Aca l 1 1 l 1 Q 1 co! Mexico. STEIN steamed over 14,000 miles during the cruise before returning h . . . . ome in May 1972. In lune of 1972 STEIN participated in the Everett, Washing- ton Salty Sea Days festival and the Portland, Oregon Rose Festival STEIN departed her homeport of San Diego for her first WestPac deployment in April 1973. While deployed she visited japan, Taiwan and the Philippines, and participated in exercise Green Light 73 , a joint U.S.!U.K. fleet exercise in the South China Sea in August 1973. STEIN also participated in exercise Longex 73 , a joint Allied exercise with British, Dutch, New Zealand, and Australian units participating. This afforded the opportunity to visit To 'll wnsvi e, Australia, Sydney, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand. STEIN returned to San Diego on 1 November 1973. The next training efforts, and underway periods with STEIN participating in setlleralllocal operations. These included SUBOPS with USS SAILFISH in April, Carrier OPS with USS CONSTELLATION in May, FLEETEX 2-74 in june, followed by a week- end visit to San Francisco in early luly in conjunction with a midshipman train- ing cruise, d FL - ' ' ' an. TEIETEX 3 74 in August. Training accomplished during these underway periods includes LAMPS helo landin s d , . . ' g an refuelings, night unreps, Point Defense missile firtngs, a torpedo firing, and various surface and anti-air gunnery shoots. STEIN passed .a Nuclear Weapons Technical Inspection in May 1974, an Underway Material Inspection IUMIJ in fuly and her 0 e . ' t ' l Propulsion Plxrntlixamtnation IOPPEI in Se te b .STEIN l 'pemtwnu cenence Awards in Opemuon: Win 01' a so received Departmental Ex- , . pons, Missiles, Anti-Submarine Warfare and.Supply,. and received the Overall Battle Ef ic' d th E ' Period from! july 1973 to 30 Iune 1974. f lency aww' I e I for the eleven months were divided between in port periods for u kee and

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A ' N - 5 'f ,iii- Co D DEPLOYME USS STEI IDE-10651 Mill., V .si y l glfff I -f t L la '-Wgf, 'h ff!! M!!-' . pf- , i .1 l E E 5 if le l, i. I Q l fl f From a letter by Commander W. A. REISTER to STEIN dependents: The event uppermost in each of our minds right now, of course, is STElN's deployment. We will be leaving soon for the Western Pacific. For most of us on the ship it is a time of if mixed feelings - we loolc forward to the adventure and work ahead, but dread the fact we will be leaving loved ones and many friends behind .... riff 1 770' I .5,s.,3..E.ME WES TER PACIFIC 2222fS'NT3ii'EG'i5is'i'MA SEPTEMBER 1974 - APRIL 1975

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