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if X 6 LANG FF 0 is v Q . 1 X 3215- -111f151'1f' r' .2 -:1:1:. :1- Qss. f1f1 ssigisif '2 1 x 9 SIGNIFICANCE OF INSIGNIA OF USS LANG CFF-10601 The insignia of the USS LANG CFF-10607 consists of a shield divided horizontally into two elements of the open sea -- the white of the sky and the blue of deep water -- separated by an embattlement proclaiming the Navy's pre-eminence in protecting the nation. The golden griffin is a mythological beast with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. The griffin combines the strength of the king of beasts and the cun- ning of the eagle as it seeks out and destroys its enemy. In the case of LANG, it is an enemy nuclear submarine. The schroll includes the date, 1812, when Seaman John Lang, USS LANG'S namesake, distinguished himself in the sea battle between the USS WASP and HMS FROLIC, and the date 1970, when the second United States Warship named LANG was commissioned. The traditional Navy colors, Blue and Gold, highlight the scroll. The insignia of LANG was devised by Colonel Alan Weaver Hazelton, Litt.D., Hon., F.H.S., F.A.S.H., President of the American Society of Heraldry, The Reverend Dom. William Wilfred Bayne, O.S.B. , F.A.S.H. , printed the original version of the insignia and John Montgomery, Esquire, A.S.H. painted the final design. 1 Q SHIP'S If USS LANG QFF-10605 was namet during the War of 1812, courageous WASP to the British ship FROLI4 American ship. LANG is the secon and is the sixth of the KNOX Clas The first LANG CDD-3993 was c cond World War, she was involved paign, and participated in the relief - ranean. LANG CDD-3993 encount tained only minor hull damage for a cuing the crew of the sinking Destr merchant seamen and downed pilots eleven battle stars were awarded, z she was decommissioned in Octobf The LANG of today is 438 feet i driven by a single five-bladed prop The ship is equipped with long-ra systems, rocket and tube-launched surface-to-surface missile system, C and a rapid-firing 5-inch 54 calibe embark a LAMPS SH-2F helicopi thing facilities are available for a 2 and 278 enlisted personnel. Since being commissioned on 28 tive unit of the Pacific Fleet. She pro ly forces ashore during the Vietnam anti-air and anti-submarine protect in support of American efforts. Tl the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean a 1982, when LANG became the fii the Naval Reserve Force. In he sophisticated training platform for Selected Reserve personnel. The shi ship underway exercises in the East Law Enforcement Program for w Meritorious Unit Commendation in to San Francisco to support the IY