Farragut (DDG 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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....i ' 'ff ' ' f ' f Commanding Officer ,,,,,,,A,,,,,, CDR Sanford N. Mock Sanford N. Mock was born in Brunswick, Georgia on January 14, 1939. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in June 1961 and received his commission as Ensign the same day. CDR Mock served aboard the USS COURTNEY KDE-10211 as Communications' Officer followed by a four year tour aboard the USS WEATHERFORD QEPC-6185 as Executive Officer. From July 1965 until July 1968, Cdr Mock was a student at the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School in Monteray, California, where he received a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering. His next assignment was the U.S. Naval Destroyer School, Newport, Rhode Island, in the Department Head Course, followed by a tour aboard the USS WILLIAM V. PRATT QDLG-135 as Weapon's Officer. Cdr Mock was then assigned to the Bureau of Naval Personnel as the Training Program Manager for Advanced Missile Systems which included AEGIS, NATO Seasparrow and Harpoon. This assignment was followed by a tour in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for surface warfare. In this capacity, he developed training requirements for all missile and gun systems. From June 1975 until December 1976, Cdr Mock served as the Executive Officer of the WILLIAM V. PRATT QDDG-441. Commander Mock's decorations in- clude the Navy Achievement Medal and Navy Commendation Medal. His service awards include the National Defense Medal and the Meritorious' Unit Com- mendation Star. Commander Mock and his wife, the former Armande Mary Cornier of Bath, Maine were married on August 10, 1965 and they have three children, Deborah, Sanford Jr., and David.

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The Fourth U.S. Navy vessel to be named in honor of Admiral D. Glasgow Farragut. STEM TO STERN The first in a class of modernized missile ships, FARRAGUT is one of the world's largest and most versatile destroyer-type ships. FARRAGUT was constructed by the Bethlehem Steel Company in Quincy, Massachusetts and was commissioned on December 10, 1960. She was the first ship on the scene of American Astronaut Scott Carpenter's splash down. FARRAGUT commenced her first major moder- nization in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in May of 1968, and completed sea trials and Post Availability Shakedown in the Boston Naval Shipyard in March 1971. As the first modernized DLG, FARRAGUT possessed the most up-to-date anti-air warfare capability in the Navy's arsenal. Her main armament is a Terrier surface-to-air missile twin mount located aft. She is also equipped with anti-submarine rockets, triple torpedo tubes located port and starboard and a 5 f54 caliber rapid fire gun mount forward. These systems can be controlled individually or in coordination by means of the Navy Tactical Data System CNTDSJ, a computerized installation for direction of the ship's weapons systems. FARRAGUT was nominated as the Atlantic Fleet pilot ship for the 1200 pound boiler improvement program and entered the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in January 1975. On July 1, 1975, the ship's hull number was changed to DDG-37, when the Navy dropped the classification of Destroyer Leader. STATISTICS Length ........... ................................ ...... 5 1 3 Feet Beam ................. ...-.-.----- 5 3 Feet Displacement ....... ...... 5 ,800 Tons Draft .............. ............................. 1 8 Feet Speed ......................................................... Over 30 Knots Crew .......................................... 22 Officers, 360 enlisted FARRAGUT completed a base line overhaul from October 17, 1978 through October 2, 1979 as part of a 5 year maintenance cycle where her engineering plant was overhauled and the new over the horizon cruise missile system, Harpoon, was installed port and starboard. V

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August 28, 197 9 Agusta Bay, Sicily '14, Q Change of Command On August 28, 1979, CDR William L. Wunderly Jr. relieved CDR Sanford N. Mock of duty as Commanding Officer of USS FARRAGUT. The ceremony was held on FARRAGUT'S fantail while anchored in Agusta Bay, Sicily. Commander Destroyer Squadron Twenty Two, Capt. Allan B. Higginbotham was guest speaker at the hour long ceremony. ..41.....,...:x,s:,sg.Nf L-4+ an-L1 1 1 5-5'-3 -1- Photos by: EM3 Petersen