Crommelin (FFG 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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TH€ SHIP The USS CROMMCIIN (FFG 37) is the 31st ship of the Oliver Hozord Perry class of guided missle frigates. The cnOMM€llN ' S keel ujos laid on 30 May 1980 at Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle Division. On 2 July 1981 CROMM€llN uuos christened and launched. She luos delivered to the Navy on 9 June 1983 and uuas commissioned on 18 June 1983. CROMM€LIN ' S mission is to provide onti-oir, onti-submorine, and ontl-surfoce protection for underojoy replenishment groups, convoys, omphibious forces and other military as Luell as merchant shipping. These tasks are carried out by o ujide orroy of armaments such os: MK 13 MOD 4 Guided Missle Launcher uuith surface to air and Harpoon sur- face to surface missies. MK 75 76mm rapid firing gun, toio triple tube MK 32 flSLU torpedoe mounts, MK 1 5 MOD 1 Close In UUeop- ons System (CIUUS), and tujo SH60 LAMPS MK III helicopters. The CnOMM€llN is poujered by tojo LM2500 GG gas turbine engines capable of delivering 4 1 ,000 total shaft horsepouuer ond moving her through the ujoter at speeds in excess of 28 knots. CROM- MCIIN displaces 3800 tons and carries a creui of 17 officers and 186 enlisted. -... TH€ CRUISe On 1 3 aprll 1 987 the CROMMeilN departed Long Seoch Cali- fornia for on extended deployment that uuould prove to be more than just routine. During the course of the cruise CROMMCLIN ujould be called into oction in the hot and unpredictable Persion Gulf. CROMM€LIN uuos ossigned duty os escort for the reregist- ered Kuujoiti Tankers on the first five convoys escort operations, fldditionolly. the deployment featured enjoyable port calls to Subic Boy. PI: Diego Garcia; Mole. Maldives; Somboy, India: Sitra Bahrain; Fremantle. nustrolio: bock to Subic: Pearl Harbor; and on 13 October 1987, return to Long Seoch. Betujeen those dotes the creoj aiould see 652 meals served including 14.331 lbs of beef, 2,526 gal of milk. 33.191 lbs of fruits ond vege- tables. 9,736 lbs of breads and pastries, and 2,347 lbs of cheeses. The ship uiould travel approximately 31,000 nouticol miles ond use approximately 2,165,920 gollons of fuel, and 139,596 qollons of aviation fuel.