Camden (AOE 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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i LIEUTENANT COMMANDER E. T. WALKER, USN

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LIEUTENANT COMMANDER EDWARD T. WALKER, JR. U.S. NAVY Lieutenant Commander Edward Thomas WALKER, Jr. is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Class of 1960. Following graduation, he attended Sub- marine School in N ew London, Connecticut from July to December 1960. From January 1961 to November 1962, Lieutenant Commander WALKER served on board USS TIRANTE (SS-420) as Assistant Engineer and Communicator. Following his tour on board this ship he reported to the commissioning crew of USS DANIEL WEBSTER (SSBN-626) (Blue), which was then under construction at Groton, Connecticut. Enroute to DANIEL WEBSTER, he attended the SSBN Navigator Course at the Naval Guid- ed Missile School, Dam Neck, Virginia, During his five Polaris deterrent patrols on board DANIEL WEBSTER, he served in a variety of billets including Communicator, Operations Officer, and Navigator. Detached in October 1965, Lieutenant Commander WALKER reported to the Staff of Commander Submarine Flotilla SIX to serve as Aide and Flag Lieutenant. Lieutenant Commander WALKER ' S next assign- ment was Third Officer and Engineer on board USS VOLADOR (SS-490), homeported in San Diego. Repor- ting on board in September 1968, he was detached in May 1970 to report to USS CAIMAN (SS-323) as Ex- ecutive Officer. He remained in that position until CAIMAN was decommissioned in June 1972. For his ser- vice as Executive Officer of Caiman, he was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal. Prior to reporting to USS CAMDEN (AOE-2) as Executive Officer in August 1973, Lieutenant Com- mander Walker attended the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, graduating in June 1973, He also earned a Master ' s degree in Business Administration from Auburn University while at Maxwell. Lieutenant Commander WALKER is a native of San Diego, California, but was raised in Kerrville, Texas. He is married to the former Elaine K. Pichler of Newburgh, New York. The WALKER ' S have two daughters, Kathryn and Audrey, and one son. David. They currently reside in Bremerton, Washington, Pictured above are the family of CAMDEN ' s new Executive Officer Lieutenant Commander E. T. WALKER, Jr., his wife , Elaine, daughters. Katheryn and Audrey, and son, David. Lieutenant Commander Walker joined CAMDEN in late August, for his first Com- missioned service duty on a surface ship. He had duty prior to selection to the Naval Academy, as an Enlisted member of a ship ' s crew. A delayed, but warm welcome is extended.

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:m The emblem of CAMDEN (AOE-2) is derived from the city seal of Camden, New Jersey, the city where the ship was built, and for which she is named. The Coat of Arms in the center is a facsimile of the shield of the city seal of Camden, New Jersey. The right half contains a sailing ship, representing the city as a port of entry, and its shipbuilding industries. The left half is a replica from the Coat of Arms of Lord Camden, after whom the city was named. Flexibility, Readiness, Endurance: CAMDEN ' s motto embodies the three characteristics the ship and her crew must possess to meet the logistic support challenge the ship is designed to fulfill. The crossed sword and anchor in the background represents her crew, both officers and men. The line border circumscribing all facets of CAMDEN s emblem emphasizes the unity required for CAMDEN to function as an effective unit of the fleet. BUILDER: KEEL LAID: LAUNCHED: COMMISSIONED: COST: LENGTH: BEAM HEIGHT: DRAFT: DISPLACEMENT: SPEED: LOAD CAPACITY: ARMAMENT: OTHER: CREW: STATISTICS New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden. New Jersey 17 February 1964 2 May 1965 1 April 1967 (Approximate) $70,000,000.00 795 ' 107 ' 179 ' 38.5 ' (Full load) 53,600 tons. Carries 2 anchors. 25,000 pounds apiece. Anchor chain links, 130-160 pounds apiece. 26 knots (30 miles per hour). Range 10,000 miles Twin propellers. 23 ' in diameter. Generates 6 million watts of electricity. Fuel (aviation gas. jet fuel), ships fuel oil): 30.000 tons Ammunition: 1,700 tons. Food and stores: 1,300 tons. 4 twin 3 50 caliber mounts. 150 telephones 2 UH-46A (Sea Knight) helicopters (Current allowance) 28 officers, 560 enlisted men. opponent ' llieAijeric Ike A Vivyiobei ' M ii ' ■■-ileiiSlat Cojsti Fleet in SeJ ieployment ]kA 191 CAMDEN « M, On 21 Beach, Cali period to J :rffBM0Bf ::eitiiiiebe. lir 1972 Si ti LoDg Bei -i?ii prepa ■at to thf Mueporttri •el in He i IleDS ' toplers. I