Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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HOW DOES ASW WORK? THE TASK OF CONDUCTING ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE INVOLVES MANY DIFFERENT SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT, AS WELL AS HIGHLY TRAINED RADAR AND SONAR OPERATORS AND A FAST, RELIABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. A TYPICAL ASW HUNTER-KILLER GROUP EXERCISE WOULD BEGIN WITH CARRIER-LAUNCHED AIRCRAFT PATROLLING FAR AHEAD OF THE CARRIER AND SEARCHING, WITH SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, FOR THE 'LOCATION OF A SUBMARINE. THE SUB- MARINE MAY BE SIGHTED VISUALLY, BUT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT ITS GENERAL LOCATION IS FOUND BY USING PRECISION SONIC AND RADAR DEVICES. ONCE THE SUBMARINE IS LOCATED, ITS POSITION IS RADIOED TO THE SHIPS OF THE GROUP. DESTROYERS PROCEED TO THE AREA, AS DO HELICOPTERS WITH LISTENING DEVICES THAT CAN BE LOWERED INTO THE WATER TO PINPOINT THE ORIGINAL CONTACT. ONCE THE SUBMARINE HAS BEEN POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS AN ENEMY SHIP, AND ITS POSITION AND COURSE CONFIRMED, THE ATTACK BEGINS. THE SUBMARINE COULD EITHER BE FORCED TO THE SURFACE, OR DESTROYED BY USING TORPEDOES, DEPTH CHARGES, ANTISUBMARINE ROCKETS OR OTHER SIMILAR WEAPONS. TWO NEW ADDI- TIONS TO THE ASW ARSENAL ARE DASH-DRONE ANTISUBMARINE HELICOPTER-WHICH CAN BE REMOTELY CONTROLLED BY THE DESTROYER TO THE LOCATION, CAN DROP EITHER A OR DEPTH CHARGE AND THEN ITS PARENT SHIP, AND ASROC ROCKET-WHICH IS FIRED FROM INTO THE AIR FOR A SHORT FLIGHT ENTERS THE WATER AND SUBMARINE. '

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1 THE, NEED 5 I ' 3 K THE MOsT PROFOUNDCHANGE IN THE HISTORY OF WARFARE HASEBEEN THE INLAND REACH OF If sEAPOwER FROM ' THE sEAs. TODAY, sus- A A MARINES POsE ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS THREATS TO THE ECONOMIC STRENGTH AND MlIQITARY,.SECURlTY OF FREE NATIONS. T0 f- PROTECT THE OCEAN HIGHWAYS AND THE FREE .WOIEBD AGAINST SUCH A THREAT, THE UNITED A .. 'i I ' STATESINAVY' HAs FORMED A HIGHLY EFFEC- , TIVE Asw,aFORCE. THE ATLANTIC FLEET Asw ' A M j g HUNTEBFKILLER GROUP IS DESIGNED T0 PRO- A TECT 'IQHE I1 ' D STATES AND THEY FREE ,Fry L, in w ,Q WORLD FROkp, FossIBLE ENEMY ATTACK- f 'O 'O - if O WHETHER ABIUCEJEAR OR CONVENTIONAL-BY 44 - i xi Aff A JSUBMAIQQQNEE INTHE ATLANTIC. ,UNITED STATESP- A 5 , if Af IO ' 'fi Asw FORCES WORK CLOSELY WITH ASW FORCES . A I I A In A ggi -ANVOF 0Tl!!fJR.5iQLLIED NATIONS, FREQUENTLY CON-' A, ' , T A A I 2 DUQTING1-JOINT, EXEBCISES, T0 ASSURE THEK , Off, ,355-Eff, ' , if .ff ff Y FREE,-pWg5aRLD MAXIMUM PROTECTION AGAINST' 7' A ffgig' A A qw , O' ' 3 A Af V , T A I 5- V 1 , A r JY. I3 x I - lm- R V- 95,1 MA '- sm, A?f!NHT!mEAT' I ?Z,A??i5sQ A iff? 6 if .Emi fa K-J, n ' 2 ,A Y . A J - : -A E. .I ,': i'i f? .SAQ 5 1? I I ev YV' 5 A Q is . .WML fi? , , JV -uf f 3, .1 3' Q xc fb

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NATO MED! INDIAN OCEAN 3 SEPTEMBER 1957 - 25 OCTOBER 1957 6 SEPTEMBER 1960 - 15 DECEMBER 1960 MEDfPAC EAST LANT 2 FEBRUARY 1958 - 17 NOVEMBER 1958 23 OCTOBER 1961 - 22 FEBRUARY 1962 MED EAST LANT 7 AUGUST 1959 - 26 FEBRUARY 1960 1 OCTOBER 1963 - 20 DECEMBER 1963