Ainsworth (FF 1090) - Naval Cruise Book

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AINSWOl ■Hi e mission of USS AINSWORTH is to conduct prompt and sustained combat operations at sea, worldwide, in support of national interest. She acconnjlished the functions of sea control through her specialized configuration as an anti-submarine frigate, mounting a aricty of electronic and acoustic sensors and weapons. MNSWORTH was named in hdridr of Vice Admiral Waidcn first ship ever to bear the name. Vice Admiral Ainsworth was a distinguished task force commander in the South Pacific Campaign of World War Two and was known as the deslroyerman ' s destroyerman. AINSWORTH was built by Avondale Shipyards Inc., of Westwego, Louisiana. She is the thirteenth ship of the Joseph Hews class of frigates. AINSWORTH was 4iw Sffirrffssioi ' lM ' . ' »» iviarcn i is manned by 19 Officers and over 260 enlisted personnel. AINSWORTH is outfitted with some of the most modern electronic equipment for detecting ships, submarines and aircraft. Main features include three sonar systems. One, mounted on the bow of the ship is capable of gaining surface and subsurface contacts at extremely long ranges. The other two have variable depth 4 1