L Y Spear (AS 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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History Christened September 1967 in Navy records to be the first Navy ship to be christened from the keel section of her sister ship USS DIXON (AS-37), she was the first of a new class ships designed to act as a mother to the nuclear attack submarine. Commissioned February 28, 1970 in Norfolk, Virginia she deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for an extensive training period, only to return to Norfolk where she became the well-known Mother Ship to the units of Submarine Squadron Six. SPEAR has shown her superiority as a submarine repair and support ship, proving to be fully capable of handling all phases of nuclear and radiological requirements through the outstanding results of the annual Nuclear Technical Proficiency Inspections (NTPI) and Radiological Control Practices Exami- nation (RCPE). SPEAR has proudly earned three Battle Efficiency E Awards, three Communications Green C s, three Supply E s, two Red Repair R s and the Engineering Red E Awards. In addition to these outstanding achievements, L. Y. SPEAR became the first Submarine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet Tender to pass the CINCLANTFLT Propulsion Examining Board (PEB) in 1976. Among other awards were the Edward F. Ney Award for the Navy ' s top dining facility in a large mess afloat, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Sportsmanship Award and SUBLANT ' s Big Boy Award for notable partici- pation in various sports programs. L. Y. SPEAR ' s first seven years have seen several Change of Command Ceremonies. Among the Commanding Officers were such names as Captain John N. Donlon, Captain Ross N. Williams, Captain D. A. Phoenix and Captain Ernest J. Toupin. One of the most notable events to take place on board SPEAR was the assignment of women crew- members. In November of 1978, SPEAR received her first of two female officers and in March 1979, she received the first of many enlisted women to be assigned for permanent sea duty. Since then SPEAR has received an abundance of recognition from top government officials and the civilian press. Now SPEAR has completed her first major deployment and with it has taken on a long line of Firsts for SPEAR and the crew. Under the leadership and direction of Captain J. H. Kinert, SPEAR has completed her original capability of offering total support and maintenance facilities. During this time SPEAR has received top praise from units tended both surface and sub.

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LAWRENCE YORK SPEAR BORN: OCT OBER 18 0 - DIED: SEPTEMBER 1950 Born in Warren, Ohio, Mr. Spear pursued his interest in ship construct Naval Academy graduating second in the Class of 1890. After serving in the Fleet, early in his career he applied for, and was Corps. He then received special training in Marine Engineering and Naval Archi Mr. Spear was with several shipbuilding yards through the U.S. before tendent of Construction and Repair at the Crescent Shipyard in Elizabethtow It was there that Mr. Spear supervised, for the Navy, the construction for the Navy - five Holland Class subs. In 1902 he resigned his Commission as a Lieutenant, for a position wit Working his way up, he served as President of the company for five years, dency to become Chairman of the Board. His sixteen year military service and forty-eight years with Electric tributed greatly in the construction of the early submarine from a smal l sophisticated undersea systems of today. In May of 1965 construction began on CSS L. Y. SPEAR in honor of Mr. death. L ' SS E. Y. SPEAR TECHNICAL DATA ion when he entered the U.S. selected for the Construction tecture. he was assigned as Superin- n, New Jersey, of the first submarines built h the Electric Boat Company. , only to relinquish the Presi- Boat Company together con- perilous craft into the ultra- Spear, fifteen years after his OVERALL LENC.J II HI M DRAET (FULL LOAD) DISPEAt 1 MINI (FULL LOAD) FUEL OIL ( APA II V DIESEL OIL CAPACITY SHAFT HORSEPOWER (FULL) n|| i I RPM SPEED (SUSI MM l SHIP ' S CREW QUARTERS 643 FEET, 8 IN III v 85 III I 24 FEET, 8 IN HI S. 22,640 TO s. 6,117 [ ONS. US IONS. 20,000 150 18 KNOTS. 1,348 (96 01 I l IKS. 1,252 ENLISTED)

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