Columbus (CG 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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Deadly ls Word November 30, D962 THE SALUTE J The Columbus Story e From Gunnery o Missilr ,Z conversion of Columbus over the past 44 months to an all-guided mis- sile warship is another example of the New Navy's rapid emhracemenl' of the latest in naval weapons sys- tems. Columbus, fore and aft. carries Talos missiles 'nt' ic 'A' ir 'k Ueftj. Port and starboard, she carries batteries of Tar- Oar missiles frighll. Just forward of her house is the battery ol ASROC, center, anfisubmarine rocket-pro- pelled torpedoes, to considerably beef up the long range anfisubmarine defense of the guided missile cruiser. 'k at ir ir sk Captain Boyd Prospective Commander of Columbus The Commissioning Ceremony marks initiation into service of a ship of the Operating Forces of the United States Navy. At the moment of breaking her commission' ing pennant during tomorrow's ceremonies, USS Columbus fCGfl2J becomes the responsibility of her Commanding Officer, Captain Gideon M. Boyd, who, together with the ship's company, then has the duty of making and keeping her constantly ready for any service demanded 'by our COUDCTY ll'l PCHCS OI' WHY. if ie f il Captain Boyd entered the Na- val Academy fr o m Adairsville, Georgia, and graduated in 1938. Further Navy education included an ordnance postgraduate course in guided missiles at M.I.T. and the Naval War College at New- port, Rhode Island. OTHER service ashore has been On the s t a f f of OPTEVFOR at Norfolk, Virginia, and in the of- fice of the Chief of Naval Opera- tions, Guided Missile Division. All World War II duty was aboard destroyers in the Pacific. Other sea duty has included com- mand of destroyers Fullam and R. E. Kraus, Destroyer Division 302. CAPT GIDEON M. BOYD Prospective Commanding Officer 'll' ii' ii sign, on September 16, 1941, Com- For New Firepower Of Missile Ship TALOS, TARTAR, AS- ROC . . . these three words tell the story of the guided mlssile cruiser USS Columbus. The Weapons department of the Columbus will have the re- sponsibility of maintaining, stor- ing, assembling and firing the missiles. and caring for the com- plicated machinery and eq uip- ment involved in the handling of the missiles. MORE THAN 25 officers and 300 men will comprise the per- sonnel complement of the ship's Weapons department. Included in the enlisted complement are boatswain's mates, sonarmen, tor- pedomen. gunner's ma tes, fire control technicians and missile technicians. The main battery of the Co- lumbus are her two twin Talos launchers, one forward and one aft. Talos is a surface-to-air su- personic missile, SECONDARY BATTERY on her two twin mounted one the Columbus are Tartar launchers and, just prior to Columbus, the Observation Island, the Polaris test ship based at Cape Canaver- al, Florida, SINCE commissioning as En- mander Munroe has seen varied service in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Eastern Mediterranean com- bat areas during World War II. After the war, he served in vari- ous units in the Atlantic and Pa- i cific Fleets, including U. S. Naval , Guided Missile Unit Fifty-Two, , which he commissioned as Com- ,,w each on the port sides of the ship. smallest of the missiles designed stroyer type ships dary batteries on and starboard Tartar is the surface-to-air for both de- and as secon- arger ships. It is highly effective against both high and low altitude targets. Tartar is supersonic. PERHAP5 MOST exciting and Executive Officer mt' at In 1945 as a heavy cruusr of the Baltimore class, Columbus sported a main battery of eight-inch guns fnina in ally and manding Officer. A tour in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and in the Advanced Research Projects Agency of the Department of De- fense, along with Guided Missile postgraduate schooling under U, S. A rm y auspices in 1952. plus command of the USS Charles F. Adams iDDG-2l, first guided mis- sile destroyer built from the keel up for this purpose, round out JR. Commander Munroe's missile background, 'lr 1' KCA-741 a second- lry battery of five-inch guns U2 in alll plus quad and twin 40- and 20-mm armament. exotic of the Columbus' missiles is the new antisubmarine weapon ASROC. This weapon is capable of delivering either an acoustic homing torpedo or a depth charge to an enemy submarine while the launching ship is thousands of yards away. With the above-listed weapons capabilities, the guided missile cruiser USS Columbus will be a welcome addition to the powerful U.S. Pacific Fleet. Columbus, As Converted Missile Cruiser, First To .loin Pacific Fleet Columbus CCG-121 is the first completely converted guided mis- sile cruiser to join the U. S. Pacific Fleet. This is the third Navy ship to bear the name Columbus. How- ever, the other ships were named for Christopher Columbus. The ,First Columbus was a 28-gun ibrig. one of four purchased to iform the regular Continental Navy. The second Columbus car- ried 74 guns and was built during the period 1816-1819. Columbus Conversion . . . tContinued from page 21 aircraft work and one for antisubmarlne warfare. Two separate twin Talos launchers are the main battery, one fore and one aft, augmented by Tartar launchers mounted on the port and starboard sides of the ship. The antisubmarine rocket-propelled torpedo ASROC gives the Columbus outstanding long-range antisubmarine capabil- ities. The only guns aboard the Columbus are various small arms and one saluting battery. Inclement weather is no longer a problem to the officers and men standing watch on the bridge of the Columbus. The entire bridge area has been enclosed with glass windows affording unre- stricted visibility in all directions. What amounts to a miniature re- production of the combat information center is located on the bridge, providing the commanding officer with an accurate, up to the minute picture of the developing combat situation. The Columbus has been redesigned to accommodate a larger flag officer's staff afloat. All of these requirements have been met through the use of spaces in the mack . Additional spaces in the mack are devoted entirely to radar, communications, and other facilities essential not only to the efficient operation of the ship. but necessary for the functioning of the Admiral's staff. In addition, to facilitate rapid movement from the main deck to the eighth level above the main deck tthe briclgel, a personnel elevator with room for five persons has been installed. A completely different type crew is required for manning the new Columbus. Guided missile technicians replace many gunner's mates. to handle the intricate procedures for launching and main- taining the exotic guided missiles and guidance systems. A greater number of men in the electronics, communications and radar fields are required due to the greatly expanded communications and radar facilities. Living conditions for officers and enlisted men are vastly im- proved, All Department heads are provided with individual state- rooms, and junior officers double up in staterooms as large as those for commanding officers on destroyers. Enlisted herthlng spaces are greatly modernized for habitabil- ity. Bunks are no longer stacked in tiers of four and five. The ma- jority are double bunks with a few in tiers of three, Lockers are not to be seen ln the compartments. The tops of the hunks lift up to reveal each man's locker beneath his foam rubber mattress. Bunks are separated by aluminum partitions to afford more individual pri- vacy. Each bunk also has an individual reading lamp. All berthing compartments have adjacent toilet and shower facilities. And, per- haps best of all. from the crew's standpoint . . . all working and liv- ing spaces are air-conditioned. The ship's own radio station can pipe continuous music. news and other type programs into each compartment of the ship. These accommodations are in addition to the four-chair barber shop. the ship's retail store and the always-popular soda fountain. Also introduced aboard the Columbus is a Central Control Sta- tion. This station combines all of the engineering watches in a cen- tral part of the shlp. away from the noise and confusion of the en- gine rooms. During the ship's drills this area will be bustling with activity with the engineering watches and numerous telephone talk- ers assembled to watch the many dials and instrument panels giving readings direct from the engineering spaces, The Columbus, although a cruiser, also has an Air department. 'Iwo helicopters are housed aboard for personnel transfer and sea rescue purposes. They are kept astern. below decks in a hangar which also houses complete maintenance facilities. To get the heli- copters to the main deck for take-off, an elevator similar to those on aircraft carriers is used. A full complement of doctors and hospital corpsmen are aboard for caring for the sick and injured. A seven-bed h o spi tal ward is provided in addition to an isolation ward. Also available in the medical department is a modern operating room to be used in case of emergencies at sea. Many spaces, such as the barber shop and Chief Petty Officers' lounge, may be converted into emergency med- ical stations during wartime. The Columbus is the third cruiser being converted to a guided missile class. The USS Albany was recently commissioned following conversion at Boston, and the USS Chicago is being converted at San Francisco. Recommissioning of the Chicago will take place in February, 1964.

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9 CLF-PAN-SXN if-Y' o sition NHC A ' Ship VCP?-R Y ated Siirpv or t Coivnhvs to Niissi e ' Compieteiq ntacefiitted' irom bow to stern, trorn iceei to top ofr the mast, the new Coiumbus wouid nev er be rec' ,osnized as 'Cue same ship by crew rnen90etS V900 served 4 ard her beiore she underwent conversion to become a ' 'ie cruiser. ' 'ng parts ot the oid' XN oridNN ar Tl cruiser are the huh itseit. The huii designation, -'I A to CG-YZ. y PENS shipworiaers ' was iaunched ' ut ot abo . guided missr The oniy rernaini ering systems and changed trom CP, re was removed b Ciean-Sw eep which 9 tn controiied ripo ization, over '21,- 'nciudfing the engine ' however, has been The entire superstructu ' in a caretuiiy prepianned Operation ' aboard Coiumbus tate in the summer or 195 . ships superstructure in advance o'r her modern t steei were removed in record-breaking time i dechhousing, gun directors, turrets and bar- ney savings scored as resuit ot Operation 00 see bristies with gurded g, With the new give the ,the ' 000 tons o fmasts, smohepipes, bettes. Direct iabor and mo Ciean-Sweep approaiimated '5'L00,0 . 'Yhe Coiumbus superstructure we now iauncners and radar antennae, which aion ew word combining Hmast' and Ustaciih, ge radicai appearance. The ship now seems imost exciusive use ot aiuminum tor ide weight considerabiy. oiumbus presentig ' rs ot the missiie Niacin ia n bus a stran , ' ot the case. A ' cuts the tops mast, the C ircratt carrie ' rnah- ,new Coiurn topheavy. This is n , superstructure tabrication From the keei to the top of the measures 'ZXY GP, or shghtig hrgher than a a ciass. Her overaii iength is 613 teet. hich is atop the torw ard Umacid' , is coiiapsibie, 'p to steam into aimost any seaport in the me bridges at the entrances to har. te Bridgej' it wouid have 'thout the coiiap- 4 Corai Se The mast, w ing it possibie tor the shi worid. Due to the iow spans ot so hors, such as New 'iorh City's i'ieiYs Ga been impossibie tor the Coiumbus to enter port wi sibte mast. NNW it heavv cruiser, Coiumbud armament consisted ot Wim battery and t2 5 l'58s tor annaircrart. fr-ne Wm Wee Wissiie srstensfrwo tor ann n page at P15 a nine 'EJ' 155s as the . new Coiumbus is armed KContinued o 6

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