Wainwright (DLG 28) - Naval Cruise Book

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uss WAINWRIGHT DLG-za SHIPS HISTORY USS WAINWRIGHT KDLG-282 is thejqrst ofthe WAINWRICHT class Guided Missile Destroyer Leaders and the third ship in the Navy to bear this narfw. Th . V missmn of the USS WAINWRIGHT is to provide anti-air and anti-submarine deknse for a e ' rzma , - . f st carrfer task! force Secondary missions are to provide defense agaznst surface ships and to conduct shore a - 5 bombardment in support ofamphibious operati0rtS- Designed to operate at high sustained speeds for long distances, WAIN WRICH T has been htted with a radicalhz diykrent az'r search radar and an integrated weapons direction system that 'employes high speed gen- eral purpose digital computers of great reliabiligi. This system processes data on air targets of all kinds and feeds it to the Terrier Missile fire control and launching systems in order that the Terriers may be properhi az'med andhred at any air attacker. The ship is equipped with the Navys latest long range sonar which, with a semi-automatic underwater battery fire control system, will direct the ships ASW armament which includes ASROC-DASIL and various kinds of torpedoes. WAINWRIGHT is equipped wz'th a single dual-purpose rapid-fire 5754 automatic mount and two single 3750 rapidfhre heavy machine gun mounts. These two systems provide deknse against air and surface attacks as well as for shore bombardment. All these systems combine to make her one ofthe most formidable wea- pons in the world. I The engineering plant ofthe WAIN WRIGH T is four high pressure boilers capable of delivering 81000 horsepower for propulsion and 24, 000 gallons of water per day is produced by the ships evaporators. All working and living compartments, in addition, are air conditioned. Modern living accomodations areprovidedforabout400 ojpcers and men, Flag facilities are also provided hir whenever the Squadron Commander is embarked. a WAIN WRIGHT was commissioned 8 january 1966 in Boston Naval Shipyard by RADM William B. Seiglapf Commandant ofthejhrst naval district. Captain Robert R Forman USN a 1944 graduate ofthe US. Navalflcademy was the first commanding omcer. ChrThe.kfeetl wlqsl laid on 2 1962 at the Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, fldaine. Launching and is ming oo p ace on25Aprzl1964. Sponsorfor the Christining was the late Mrs. Richard W Wainwright gif? og one ofthzjive naval officers for whom the ship is named. Mr's. Wainwrights daughter , Mrs. Nicholas - 0 man, ClCf6 as sponsoffor commissioning. D - . . . , LC 28 is the third ship to bear the WAINWRIGHT name Her predecessors beinfr DD-62 a World War 0' D t - , , ' wzise eZL?iljTS4Z?5i'C?13!i19 ci! Hilorld Wai Two Destroyer. DLC-28 is named in hon6r ofhve naval omcers ' Smeg U p nne t e years from the civil war to the landings at Vera Crug Mexico in 1914. f comn ' ' has pam.CZpam?iZZ'ZZ7QgTg7hZfl3:giYN7y5lg3gGHZ!' has .undergone a very vigorous period of operational testing. She marihz in the Guhfof Yuonkin' ' an has WSL! C0mt1l-Qfcd an extended WestPac deployment operating ,Nl- The f ' 5 C - . . l presen ommanding Ojjhcer is Captain Carette E. Lockee, USM 0fPgmb,.OkC, N07.!11 Carol,-,mn ...SSB

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GUMMISSIUNING 8 JANUARY 1966 NME Flin.. x '40 6 I