Sylvania (AFS 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commander Wilbur A. Sundt, USN, was born in Stough- ton Wisconsin, on 12 December 1926. He grew up in nearby Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, Graduated from local schools there in 1944, and enlisted in the Navy in May of that year. He completed recruit training at Great Lakes, Illinois, and was assigned to duty under instruction at the U. S. Naval School CRadioD at the University of Wisconsin. Following graduation, he served in USS ARGONNE CAG-315 in the Pacific Theater during the last six months of World War 11, advanceing to radioman third class. Continuing as watch supervisior in that ship, he completed the first seven months of the occupation of Japan in Yokosuka prior to being released to inactive duty in the Naval Reserve in 1946. He served aboard USS WISCONSIN CBB-641 on the Staff of Commander Battleship Division ONE during extended reactivation periods in 1947. Retaining active association with the Reserve Pro- gram, Mr. Sundt completed his Bachelor's Degree in Ed- ucation and Social Sciences at Wisconsin State College, Whitewater, in 1950. He received a direct commission from enlisted status as Ensign, USNR, in April 1950. While attending graduate school and teaching, the Korean War started, and Ensign Sundt voluntarily returned to active duty as Communications Officer in USS MUNSEE CATF-1075 in Alaskan waters where he received a letter of commendation for leading a rescue mission in the Kodiak Islands. As a Lieutenant Cjunior gradeh, he sub- sequently served as Communications Watch Officer on the Staff of Commander Service Squadron THREE aboard USS HECTOR CAR-'71 and USS JASON CAR-81 in Japan and Korea. During this period, as Officer in Charge, he organized in Sasebo the Service Force Radio School for training operators from ships on the Korean Bomb Line, for which duty he receivedasecondletter of commendation. Released to inactive duty, Mr. Sundt earned his Master's Degree in Educational Administration at the University of Colorado, and taught in Colorado, Illinois, and the U. S. Dependants Schools in Germany before returning to an active naval career as Director, Elec- tronics Ratings Division at the U. S. Naval Examining Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, in 1955. Lieutenant Sundt's next duty was as First Lieutenant in USS CAVALIER CAPA-37D out of Long Beach. Following this tour, he attended the Naval Intelligence Postgraduate School at Anacosta, D. C.. In 1959, Lieutenant Sundt reported to Norfolk for duty in USS MONROVIA CAPA-312 as Operations Officer, he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander while in this billet. In 1961 he attended the DefenceLanguage Institute, Monterey, California, studying Chinese Mandarin, and subsequently was assigned diplo- matic duty, first as the Assistant, and later as U. S. Naval Attache' and U. S. Naval Attache' for air, accredited to the American Embassey in Rangoon, Burma, He served there for the two years prior to reporting as Executive Officer aboard USS SYLVANIA CAFS-23. During his tour on Sylvania Mr. Sundt was promoted to Commander and has served as Sylvania's XO through her most important first years. From Sylvania Commander Sundt will be taking over as Commanding Officer of USS Gunston Hall.

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r X-. -:-r-:'-fi' ----if-. - rr-':f'1-::.'- S This book is the story of the USS Sylvania, the first Atlantic Fleet cOrnbat stores ship. It is the story ofthe develop- ment of a new concept in underway replen- ishment in which a fast new ship plays the role of several ships in providing combat stores to units of the deployed fleets. It shows pictorially how a group of U, S, Navy men took this new ship and transformed her from an inanimate object of metal into a precise, highly organized, and functional machine which daily performs routinely the many com- plex operations which 'are required to support our combatant ships. Since commissioning of SYLVANIA many men have come and gone. All have left something of themselves in the ship. Many things have changed as we have improved our techniques while we oper- ated over the past two years. You have each contributed something to the ship and to your country as you spent many hours during day and night in fair weather and foul in furthering the capability of this ship to perform her mission. We have visited many ports and made many friends for the United States dur- ing our stays in these ports. Your per- formance as goodwill ambassadors for your country has been significant. For your understanding and maturity in this respect, I express my appreciation Your professional competence both as a group and as individuals has been recognized as hundreds of ships have come alongside or were vertically 're- plenished by Sylvania. I fully.e,xpect that .qc J..-1K,-.1,.w ' - 1. this professional reputation as Sylvania goes about 'her tasks' and as' new men replace' those now on board. It is in recognition of the performance of the crew of this ship that this cruise book is dedicatedf May those who follow in your footsteps live up to the heritage which you have establishedg- . . 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Sylvania was built by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company at San Diego. Cali- fornia. Her keel was laid 18 August 1962. and she was launched 10-August 1963. Sylvania is named for Georgia and Ohio communities that bear the name of the asteroid Sylvania. She is the second ship of the Mars class combat store ships to be commissioned, and the first ship of her type to report for duty in the Atlantic Fleet. At the commissioning ceremonies, held 11 July 1964 at the Long Beach Naval Ship- yard, Long Beach, California, Captain B.A. Lienhard took command of Sylvania. After commissioning. Sylvania commenced a one-month fitting out period at Beach Naval Shipyard. Tuesday, 1lAllg1lSt 1964, Uss Sylvania ws underway for the first time as an operatimujgirt States Navyg' Training it ' menced during H ' 'S it Fleet Training School ' 4 t A tinued off the West 1964. During this newest underway Sacramento, USS conducted training test their new type ishment eq the Atlantic i F P lee? anafha Canal tm r.v. 1 Sylvania conducted training in and October and to Kingston and during that it Q.-.... Bay on October 1964 and arrived ln Norfolk. Vl!'glIli3.t0H 16 0Cf0bG1' 1os4 where she entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard at Portsllflollth, Virginia, for an extended yard period during which design deficiencies were corrected. On 7 February 1965. Sylvania got Underway for the first time in three and a half m0HfhS md mqved to theplers attheNorfolk Naval Supply Center. With this as abase of OPGT' ations for the next two months. She CQH' ttnued loading stores, held underway t-Palma me off Vthg Virginia Capes, and visite Charleston. S.C.. near her namesake C1111 of symma. Georgia, for five days- OH 1 April 19155. Sylvania get uHdefWaY.frf,1Q Norfolk to began her deployment .mr he Mediterranean. on the 25th of sAg':i,Si0p pun Rota 8 S 'C samesxilzassedttfrough of Gibraltar. officially becofn' me sm meet. Allie: Slzlzfgigg i l n r . ' her newmhgelgiffstundeeway Mediterranean. Since M Pmazitazttz of her Stay inthe . , A the f1I'St Sea Knggfg at Sea 0 1580110 he Crew 113.3 in Spam, during her