Fanning (FF 1076) - Naval Cruise Book

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Command Senior Chief Joseph L. Spivey, STGCS, USN

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Executive Officer n Lieutenant Commander McManus, a native of New York City graduated from Marine Maritime Academy, Castine, Maine and received liis commis- sion in April 1979. His initial sea tour was as Main Propulsion Assistant and Combat Information Cen- ter Officer in USS MEYERKORD (FF 1058). Com- pleting Surface Warfare Officer Department School in December 1983, he served as Ship Con- trol Officer in USS LEWIS B. PULLER {FFG 23) and Operations Officer to Commander, Destroyer Squadron TWENTY-ONE. In December 1989, Lieutenant Commander McManus graduated from Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California with a Master ' s Degree in Management. He then returned to sea as Missiles and Stril e Warfare Officer in USS LONG BEACH (CGN 9). Lieutenant Commander McManus ' awards include the Navy Commendation Medal with Gold Star and various unit and service awards. Thomas M. McManus, LCDR, USN

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G ¥ ¥ oKifff FANNING INSIGNIA The Central Figure of the insignia is the shield from the Fanning Fam- ily Coat of Arms, chosen to honor Lieutenant Nathaniel Fanning, USN. Permission to use the Fanning Coat of Arms was generously granted by Mrs. Robert H. Lanthrop of Old Lyme, Connecticut, the great-great- great granddaughter of Lieute ' nant Fanning and sponsor of FF-1076. The five-point star above the shield is used in heraldry to denote the third in a family line, and signifies that USS FANNING FF-1076 is the third ship to bear the name. The anchors and chains symbolize the Naval Service and serve to per- manently link the ship ' s name with her service. The word INDOMITABLE was chosen because it is considered to be the one word that best describes the distinguished careers and funda- mental attributes of Nathaniel Fanning and the two previous ships that so proudly carried his name.