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mflTwmflmimm» B B ! ■ »!! ■■ . v. ■; y ; y; g ■ ! ■■■ ;» i » j w t-i ? The USS FLINT makes her way out of San Francisco Bay, bound for Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, the 6,500 mile journey, made in company with the USS WABASH (AOR-5), took 21 days. Almost at the entrance to Subic Bay, a typhoon warning forced us to delay our entry a day. WestPac In Our 200th Year The USS FLINT (AE-32) sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge on June 5th, 1976, to deploy with the SEVENTH Fleet in the Western Pacific. As the shadow of the bridge passed over the ship it seemed we passed through an invisible barrier. Men who were staring into our wake suddenly turned to face the horizon. Wives, children, lovers and friends were behind us now; ahead lay 7,000 miles of ocean and the enticing aura of the Orient. We were leaving at a special moment in histoy. Around us the nation was gearing up to celebrate the Bicentennial. America was turned inward, studying her past and re- examining her present, measuring herself against the yardstick of time. But the historical comparison was lost on us. Our problems were more immediate. Like how to squeeze a little extra space out of a locker, or a few more dollars out of a budget. We were getting accustomed to the ship that ' d be our home. There ' s a special relationship between men who ' ve served together at sea. It comes from the assurance that the other guy knows his job as well as you know yours. It builds into a quiet pride in the ship you never hear about until you come alongside somebody else ' s ship. Now the sea stories started up, new men listening eagerly, believing little but enjoying it all. We were becoming a crew. The way American sailors had done for 200 years, by going to sea.
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Ship ' s History: USS FLINT C he Gfrospective L ommanding Jjjicer, {Jjjicers and K revo request the honor oj your presence at the commissioning oj the Qylnileol Opiates G$lii{ 97mf {(A -3S.) 9ier (A, Q laval {Base, Charleston, of. @. on (2) alurday, the twentieth of flovemoer nineteen hundred and seventy-one at two o clock lAmjorm for V Laval GTersonnel QJervice LJJress c jlue FLINT was built in Pascagoula, Miss., by the Nuclear Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries. She had two features that made her first in a new class of AE ' s: an Automated Propulsion System (APS) and a bulbous bow. Together they made her more maneuverable and yet more stable at her primary mission of replenishment at sea. APS is the nervous system of the ship ' s 600-pound steam plant. Electronic sensors monitor boiler temperature, lube oil levels and other information, then feeds it into a computer console. The engine plant can then be controlled automatically, either from the Enclosed Operating Space (EOS), the nerve center of the hole, or from the bridge. This allows for quick speed changes that used to be common only in ships smaller than the 564-foot-long FLI NT. APS also cuts down the number of men needed to stand watch. A Smoother Ride The bulbous bow is a steel tube that extends beyond the bow of the ship, underwater. It acts to break the waves for better stability during Underway Replenishments (UNREPs). And UNREPs are what FLINT is all about. With three UNREP stations to starboard and four to port, FLINT can pass ammunition or fuel to two ships at the same time. She uses a system of wires and winches called STREAM. STREAM stands for Standard Tensioned Replenishment Alongside Method. The wires strung between ships are kept under hydraulic pressure to keep them even despite the rock and roll of the seas. FLINT also carries her own air-power in the form of two HU-46 helicopters used for VERTICAL Replenishment. Fully loaded FLINT weighs 18,000 tons, is 81 feet wide and 167 feet high. She carries eight 3 750 caliber guns in four twin mounts. Previous Deployments USS FLINT joined the Pacific Fleet in December of 71, under command of Captain Philip R. Bush. The ship made its homeport at the Naval Weapons Station Concord and prepared for its first deployment, begun on October 13th, 1972. In December of 72 Captain Thomas S. Rogers relieved Capt. Bush and led FLINT through the rest of her line swing, then home on May 9th. On October 4th, 1973, FLINT began her second cruise. In November Commander John K. Ferguson relieved Capt. Rogers. She returned stateside April 9th. FLINT began her third deployment on January 2nd, 1975, returning home on June 5th. ' On September 19th, Commander Emanuel E. Wither- spoon relieved Cdr. Ferguson. Other Ships Named FLINT The first Navy ship to be named FLINT was a light anti-aircraft cruiser (CLAA-79), commissioned in August 1944. But the first FLINT was a wood-burning ferry built in the 1880s. In 1919 two new FLINTs were built, one a sea-going merchant and the other a ferry on Lake Michigan.
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