Julius Furer (FFG 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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HISTORY OF THE JULIUS A. PURER (FFG-6) JULIUS A. FURER is assigned to Commander Naval Surface Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, as a unit of Destroyer Squadron FOUR, with Charleston, South Carolina as homeport. USS JULIUS A. FURER is the first ship of the fleet to bear this name. She was built by Bath Iron Works, and was commissioned on 11 November 1967. Her overall length is 414 feet, and she displaces 3500 tons. The wherewithal to carry out her mission stems from highly effective and complex weapons systems. Her anti-submarine warfare capabilities are enhanced by a most modern and sophisticated sonar system which is able to detect enemy submarines at previously considered impossible distances. The detection is supported by efficient kill capabilities inherent in the Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC) system and modern torpedo systems. Her air search radar is capable of detecting enemy aircraft long before they would be considered a threat. This radar, coupled with the sophisticated and complex Tartar missile system, and single 5 38 gun, give JULIUS A. FURER one of the most versatile and well rounded weapons systems in the fleet. The power and platform maneuverability is provided by two modern pressure-fired boilers capable of developing 35,000 shaft horsepower ahead and 4,500 shaft horsepower astern. This power drives a single 5-bladed screw which will propel JULIUS A. FURER through the water in excess of 27 knots. JULIUS A. FURER is extremely maneuverable, a necessity for the type of operations that she is required to carry out. JULIUS A. FURER and her crew have visited many varied and interesting ports over the last few years. Adu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Antwerp, Belgium Al Hoceima, Morocco Banjul, Gambia Araba, Jordan Charlotte Amalie, U.S. V.I. Calais, France Djibouti, Djibouti St. Croix, U.S. V.I. Freetown, Sierra Leone Cartegena, Spain Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Toulon, France Hamilton, France Dakar, Senegal Kristiansand, Norway Dublin, Ireland Manama, Bahrain Jidda, Saudi Arabia Monrovia, Liberia Georgetown, Grand Cayman Island Naples, Italy Malaga, Spain Plymouth, England Hamburg, Germany Montego Bay, Jamaica Mombasa, Kenya Rijeka, Yugoslavia Nassau, Bahamas Portsmouth, England St. Martin, Netherland Antilles Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico Palma de Mallorca Rotterdam, England Ponta del Gada, Azores Theoule, France Port Sudan, Sudan Liverpool, England Victoria, Seychelles Island Rodman, Panama Tangier, Morocco San Juan, Puerto Rico Rota, Spain Muscat, Oman Among the waters that we have been in are the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Mediterranean, Caribbean, North, Red, and Arabian Seas; Gulfs of Aden, Agada, and Persia; and such odds and ends as the English Channel, Suez and Panama Canals. Although we have been separated a great deal from our families and friends, we have been extremely fortunate to be able to visit these and other sights and localities at a time when our nation has been at peace with the world. We have seen that Americans as a people are not always well received around the globe, but have done what we could do as individuals and the crew of a sleek frigate to help improve this image. The crew of JULIUS A. FURER can be proud of its conduct record ashore. There are special cases that could be spotlighted such as the open sea rescue of COMCRUDESGRU TWELVE and four crewmen from a downed LAMPS helicopter in state six seas, the work done in Kenya for local children, and then there was the ship ' s band that played for a charity benefit in the Seychelles Islands which drew over 3,000 people in a community of only 10,000. These are the signs of the vitality and good will spread by the whole crew in each and every port of call. America should be proud of her sea-going diplomats.

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REAR ADMIRAL JULIUS A. PURER U.S. NAVY DECEASED BORN: Moscel, Wisconsin October 9, 1880 DIED: Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland June 5, 1963 SCHOOLINGS: Sheboygan, Wisconsin High School United States Naval Academy (Graduated first in his class in 1901) Master of Science, Massachusettes Institute of Technology. NAVY ASSIGNMENTS: (1) Initial Sea Tour: USS INDIANA, USS SHUBRICK (Spanish-American War) (2) Transferred the Construction Corps of the Navy (Now the Civil Engineering Corps) (3) Assistant Naval Constructor, Brooklyn, New York (4) Initial Industrial Manager, Charleston Navy Yard (5) Industrial Department Manager, Philadelphia Navy Yard (6) Initial Construction Manager, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard (7) Bureau of Construction Repair of the Navy Department, Washington DC (World War II) (8) Fleet Naval Constructor, Staff of Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet (9) Chief Inspector of Naval Material, Pittsburg, PA (10) Industrial Manager, Navy Yard, Cavite, Republic of the Philippines (11) Overall Manager of Industrial Department, Philadelphia Navy Yard (12) Assistant Naval Attache, American Embassy, London, England (13) Coordinator of Research and Development of the Navy Department (World War II) (14) Post Retirement assignment to the Naval History Division of the Navy Department CAREER SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Julius A. Purer was a brilliant engineer, administrator, and naval leader. His service to the Navy played a major role in the success of both World Wars. His drive and efforts in modern shipyard and industrial techniques resulted in the efficient, fast paced output of all the Navy ' s shipyards during World War II. His foresight in planning and industrial design can still be noted today in the Navy ' s shipyards. SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS: (1) Purchase of the land and initial administration of the facility now called the Charleston Naval Shipyard. (2) Purchase of the initial tools and machinery and administration of the Ship Repair Facility at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (3) Invention of the submersible pontoon, a type of marine salvage gear designed to bring deep water wreckage safely and easily to the surface (4) Design of the one hundred ten foot submarinechaser used in Anti-submarine Warfare during World War I (5) Construction of the Navy Yards in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Cavite Republic of the Philippines (6) Coordination of the Navy and civilian scientists for the sake of Research and Development (7) Author of the one thousand page, one volume-history of the administration of the Navy Department in the World War II AWARDS EARNED: Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Spanish Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Legion of Honor (French), Order of the Crown (Belgian).