Aylwin (FF 1081) - Naval Cruise Book

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ON 4 NOVEMBER 1979, THE AMERICAN EMBASSY IN TEHERAN, IRAN WAS SEIZED BY STUDENTS SUPPORTING THE REGIME OF AYATOLLAH KHOMENI. THE CREW OF THE AYLWIN EMPATHIZED WITH THE AMERICAN HOSTAGES AS THEY PATROLLED THE WATERS OF THE PERSIAN GULF. FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE CRISIS AND THROUGH TWO LONG EXTENSIONS THE CREW MAINTAINED THEIR VIGIL IN THE GULF. AFTER THIRTY-FIVE CONSECUTIVE DAYS ON PATROL AT SEA THE AYLWIN WAS RELIEVED ON STATION AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME3 THE HOSTAGES WERE NOT. THEREFORE IT IS ONLY FITTING THAT THIS CRUISEBOOK BE DEDICATED TO THE HOSTAGES IN IRAN IN THE HOPE THAT THEIR FREEDOM MAY SOON BE SECURED. L.. W,.,a,SAM.4a.Amaw4uxm'amxms-. . +..4..a.m. .aa -L

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, ,M fwfr, f 2 f .. V- VV.. , - ' -gems-1+ in 7 W l Ml 7 7 uss AYLWIN FF1081 USS Aylwin QFF-1081! is named in honor of John Cushing Aylwin who was the Sailing Master aboard the United States Frigate CCNSIITULISDN during her encounter with HMS GUERRIERE. Due to his skillful ship handling throughout the battle, he was given much of the credit or e vi ry. Commissioning of the present AYLWIN was held on 18 September 1971 at Pier One on the Boston Naval Shipyard. Appropfialely en0U9nv lne USS CONSTITUTION was berthed at the adjacent pier. AYLWIN, the fourth United States warship to bear the name is outfitted with the most recent electronic equipment for del6Clln9 anger communicating with ships, submarines, and aircraft. Main features include the ship's two sonar lunderwater sound detectionj systemS. l mounted ln the hull at the bow, is capable of gaining surface or subsurface contacts at extremely long ranges. The other has a variable depth capability and is towed astern. AYLWIN's principle armament is the homing torpedo. Placed in the general vicinity of an enemy submarine, the torpedo will seek-out and destroy its target. The three systems installed in the ship to deliver the torpedo include: torpedo tubes, the ASROC lAntisubmarine Flocketl launcher' and the LAMPS lLight Airborne Multi P S . ' I - urpose ysteml, a manned helicopter. Other major armament includes the 5 !54 rapld llfe Qlinf lglgpafi a primary pdurpoje of anti-air and anti-surface warfare. It is also effective for shore bombardment in support of forces from beachheads 0 S I mi es in an . n une 1977, AYLWIN received final certification for the HARPOON Missile Launch S stem. The HARPOON anti-ship missile wlth . . . . Y beyond-the horizon ranges ln excess of 50 nautical miles, adds significantly to AYLWlN's fighting capability. AYl-WlN -is powered by 8 Single five-bladed propeller driven by steam turbines developing 35,000 shaft horsepower. Featurin9 Aulomagg Combustion Control of her two boilers, which operate at steam pressures of approximately 1200 pounds per square inch, she is capable of spee in excess of 27 knots lmore than 30 miles per hourj Th ' . . . - ' I I n . e ship s characteristics are: Length overall - 438 feet, beam lwudthl ' 47 feet, navigalwfle draft ldeepest point below waterlinej - 27 feetg full load displacement - 4100 tons. AYLWIN is manned by 19 Officers and 230 enlleled men, and has facilities for embarking a LAMPS helicopter detachment. ln addition to Opefallqni 47623136353.Afjgnf5ag,d the Canblfean' the enlp has completed five major deployments in her brief history. AYLWIN parlielpeled lnhlgillgh r. S In e e 'terranean wlth the SIXTH Fleet on lnfee deployments: December 1972 through June 19733 November 19751 F l:'l9?Y4lti7gblxljn2ebne: inftllgh 0Cl0ber 1978. The Middle-East is no stranger to AYLWIN as she made her second deployment there from -1:22 AYLWIN . ' e.m9st 'ecenl deployment to the Middle-East covered the period 1 August 1979 through 8 January 1980 'n W made six port calls in five countries, and wa ' ' - - - s involved in the Iranian crisis while patrolling the Persian Gulf. if fii3exswgra1v837431?'??'F5iEEif?90i?25ZE?Hf?e-2ah L2 , .,- - .al wr W - .. A - , ,- V R