Yorktown (CVS 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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INTRCDUCTION Maintaining the sea lanes of the world open to the free passage of allied vessels is the traditional role of the Navy. Should the sea lanes be closed, our forces abroad and our economy at home would both suffer. The raw materials necessary to maintain our nation are economically transported by a single world-wide route: the sea. This is as true today as in the days of sailing ships, the atomic age notwithstanding. Antisubmarine support carriers such as YORKTOWN play a vital role in executing the overall mission of the Navy. Incorporating the advantages of mobility and versatility, YORKTOWN is a completely equipped floating air base. Rather than acting as a fixed target easily plotted on any map, YORKTOWN roams the oceans of the world. Capable of changing her position hundreds of miles in a single day, YORKTOWN peacefully protects herself from attack whether it be political or military. YORKTOWN and her sisters serve as the nucleus of a concentrated, professional team of ships, aircraft and associated weapons systems. Such a team exerts continuous political pressure against a potential enemy, and protects our sea lanes. This we accomplish while remaining free from the political temperment of a fixed locale. Versatile and mobile, YORKTOWN serves as a base for patrol, search and localization as well as attack, if the need arises, against a potential submarine threat. YORKTOWN can protect a convoy, evacuate civilians, search for downed aircraft or ships in distress, defend an amphibious land- ing site against submarines or serve as a disaster control center. Such versa- tility enables YORKTOWN to be used in any potentially dangerous situation where she can apply discrete but continuous pressure in order to cool the brushfire. Her mobility and versatility enable YORKTOWN to provide con- fident strength to our allies and somber reflection to a potential enemy, are used in support of our national policy and serve as powerful deterrents to war and a force for peace around the world ...... y The single most important factor in the successful undertaking of her role is the men who operate YORKTOWN. This cruise book is dedicated to the men of the Fighting Lady on this her twilight cruise. 3 1 Q2 msc, gj0lUd, ffffif?

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COMMANDING OFFICER: W. F. Chaires, CAPT, USN EXECUTIVE OFFICER: PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER: ASSISTANT PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER EDITORS: ASSISTANT EDITOR: CONTRIBUTIN G JOURNALIST: QUOTATIONS RESEARCH: STAFF PUBLISHER 0. A. Kidd, CDR, USN J. E. Nourie, LCDR, USN Dale G. Potts, LTJ G, USNR W. Hamilton Rousseau III, JO2 Robert A. Winberg, SN Daniel J. Deitemeyer, J02 Charles Bross, JO3 Lynn R. Cleland, SN James Taylor, PHI John Rose, PHSN Manuel Casado, SA Gerald Balastock, PH3 Steve Barnet, J O3 David Rubenstein, CS3 Liskey Lithograph Corporation Norfolk, Virginia

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INTRODUCTION: HISTORY: TRAVEL: ART: PERSONNEL: Sea Fever Two Decades Plus Seven The Last Ports- 0-Call A Ship and Her Environment A Warship At Work Administrative: 66 AIMD: 76 Air: 92 Communications: 116 Dental: 128 Engineering: 136 Medical: 166 Operations: 174 Supply: 212 Weapons: 250 CVSG-56: 290 Flag: 340 2 I