Estes (AGC 12) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1968

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MwHH? IUQQ tt,,, i ' 55 Captain Murphree Captain lfiurphree is a l9hh graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Submarine School, Electronic Material School, Post graduate School and Armed Forces Staff College. He.haS Served in USS POMFRET, USS 'ISH BLACKFIIE , USS RAZORBLACK and USS GREENE on the Staffs of Commander Submarine Squadrons THREE, FIVE and SIX, as Execu- tive Officer of USS SEA LEOPARD and as Commanding Officer of USS ER. He commanded Submarine Division 71, the only all nuclear submarine division in the Pacific Fleet. Upon leaving ESTE, Captain Murphree reported to Washing- ton, D.C., to serve as Chief, Defensei Communications Center. ' A CRUISE FEATURED TWO

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F! THE SHIP USS ESTES is an amphibigougsv force flagship especially designed to function as a mobile COITIIT and communications center for controlling joint land, sea, and air forces in amphibious assaults. The mission of the ship is a vita? pne in the defense of the free world. ' ESTES was named ai ea.. Es-stes Park, Colorado and was commissioned on 9 October l9hh at the Brooklyn Naval Ship Yard. During World War II ESTES served as command ship in the amphibious assaults at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Upon the closing of the war ESTES acted as flagship for Commander U.S. Seventh Fleet. At this time the ship began to visit the major ports of the Western Pacific. On 1-July 19119 ESTBB was de- commissioned. has recommissioned on 31 January l95l for employment in Koreafagain serving as a flagship. In addition to Korea evacuation of tkref-Tacha'1s,,.Islands , ESTES has seen duty in the Artic, the Pacific atomic prggving grounds, and most recently has played a major role in operations with the Vietnam crisis.



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COMMANDING OFFICERS K zffyanfzi Captain Hansen Captain Hansen enlisted. in the Navy in 1939 and served aboard USS NEW YORK prior to entering the U. S. Nwaval Academy in l9hl. He graduated from the Academy in 191114 and served aboard USS HOENET in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre during WWII, In 19117 he was designated a naval aviator His operational experience includes tours in Patrol Squadron EIGHT , Air Trans- port Squadron TWENTY-TWO, Commanding Officer of Patrol Squadron TEN, and as Executive Officer of the amphibious trans- port USS TALLALDEGA, He has attended Postgraduate School and the Naval War College. Captain Hansen reported to ESTES from ASW Systems Project Office, washington, D. C., where he served as Director, Systems Analysis Group. 1:51 f 'W

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