Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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W 1 A NEW LOOK .... A NEW HOME .... FOLLOWING THE KOREAN CONFLICT ESSEX WAS FUR- THER MODERNIZED WITH AN ANGLED DECK, A HURRI- CANE BOW, AND A SECOND DECK-EDGE ELEVATOR. BY THE SPRING OF 1956 SHE WAS AGAIN READY TO TAKE HER PLACE IN THE MAIN STREAM OF NATIONAL DE- FENSEQ CONTINUING HER ROLE AS AN ATTACK CARRIER. TWO YEARS LATER, ESSEX DEPARTED THE PACIFIC OCEAN ON A 41-DAY CRUISE AROUND SOUTH AMERICA TO HER NEW POSITION WITH THE ATLANTIC FLEET AND A NEW HOME AT MAYPORT, FLORIDA. IN FEBRUARY 1960 ESSEX WAS AGAIN REDESIGNATED AND ON 19 MAY 1960 CVS-9 ENTERED NARAGANSET BAY ENROUTE TO HER PRESENT HOME - NAS QUONSET POINT, RHODE ISLAND. 40 4

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ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE THE CONCEPT ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE IS THE JOB OF DETECTING, CLASSIFYING, TRACKING, ANDXOR ATTACKING AN ENEMY SUB- MARINE IN TIME OF WAR OR LIMITED HOSTILITIES. IT IS PUR- SUED BY USING SPECIALLY ADAPTED AIRCRAFT, HELI- COPTERS, SHIPS, AND SUBMARINESg EACH DESIGNED TO WORK WITH, AND COMPLEMENT, THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TEAM. THESE FLEET UNITS USE SONAR OR OTHER LISTENING DEVICES TO LOCATE A SUBMARINE, AND THEN DESTROY THE ENEMY BY USING A DEPTH CHARGE, ROCKET, TORPEDO, OR OTHER WEAPON. TEAMWORK NO SINGLE ELEMENT CAN EFFECTIVELY COMBAT THE ASW THREAT. IT IS A UNIFIED EFFORT INVOLVING EVERY FAC- TION OF TODAY'S NAVY. AND ABOARD ESSEX? FROM THE THROTTLEMAN IN THE ENGINEROOM T0 THE PHONE WATCH IN PRI-FLY, THE MEN OF ESSEX ARE AFFECTED ONE AND ALL. FOR THE KEYSTONE OF SUCCESSFUL ASW IS ECHOED BY ONE WORD-TEAMWORK. SHORE CARRIER-BASED SURFACE xNs1'.u.LA'rloNs ELEMENTS UNrrs N- X SUB-SURFACE UNITS