O Brien (DD 975) - Naval Cruise Book

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X K X X QIUNINIISSIUNING UF A NAVY SHIP lln- is.iii:ii.iv.ini:i:i.f ..ii nwiix n:.:ri.s ilu- .iriiipigiiiw ul' ai ship :is ai unit of the Operating ft-nw. it xiii- A Y1Iil'fl rm- -i Nw, .Xi ilu' iinfiiieiii ull lin-ailiiiigg the commissioning pennant, 155 H'l1lillN iiilifi'-v li--iiiizzw, :li-A it-snniisilnliii ull the C'tnninzmding Officer, who, z-f,,'.-iii.-if nn fr.-A sing, W f'liair!s.1l'iti ni-in. lim the duly ni' innliine and keeping her ready for ,in-. was :-- iviiyiiz- il iv. ami- ii in in .ii i- in i-.ini llw 1i1:ie1:i'is--if-ruin: i--inizunr ls lwlniiiil in d.in,- lmiii the lTth Century. when the Dutch nm- .v ami -.wh ilu' Z iv,-li-elm lin llnit li ,Xrlinnuil fXl:mi'ieii llnrpertszoon Tromp hoisted a lm-V--iii .11 im 11',tviif.!1l ' 1 zziilinm- his lliifllllflll tu sweep the English from the sea. This iivwzri- '.i.- .nwiiiviti in tin lziigiisli .sdnnrail wliw hoisted za horscwhip. indicating his inf--iiwizi ' 3 -mini-.ni 'H 11111. la 'lliv laneli-'li were virmrinus :ind ever since the narrow i-wit'-iiizg' i-fniz. 'nw l ife- in .ati-'inf-rl ln' :ill iiniimis as the distinctive mark ofa ship Of EXIT lhf fir -i l N Nw. fknf-muse:-fiiiiiu PI :inann is hlne an the hoist with a union of seven '-UYSW' -'- H -'Vi 2 rffi ..nfi 'iwliuw siripf' :il the fly. ln lieu of El commissioning WY' fiiluii- i'- V if r+-firm 1 .Ndntiraall pcrsfmeil flags. hence the name flagship. 6 1

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4 i I 3 X L 5 f Q! .N ,H f - 4 4.1. we it , ,Q Q nw is sw, K Nh - .-4- ' ,M 'L .gi ,, .,- c ' V Il-'V ' A -- -fs- L lV3, ,, Ne. Q .0-nn' 1' V s . . 5. .. 2 if ,'....1g4,, - I' ., ir im- - sn saff- USS U'llllll'LN tllll-975i as ilu- than -xf' nth Sl'ltl' 'lfilfll Flint llmltuyw-r In lu' :lv-.igmwl .mal hurl! ln. lmgalls Slnplmilflnng lliwisuni nf Litton lmlnsmv-i in l'aw.x,gmaln, Nlimwippi. 'ln tw linnniporim.-el in San Du-gn, U'Hltll'lN will tw .m-:gm-il lf ll-H-trlijwr Squgulroii Ninf' and Fnmvr liwurnyvr tlwup l-'iw Tho' Sl'Rl5ANl'l'l l'l.us 111-wtruyvr as nnugau- .iniona Iml:iy - warshipa in that it is tho- first ning--r .ALL-Q rl- ln- pow-irwl -tn. fly by gms tnrhlnv vngnivw. U'lilill'fN. as li-ir si-tvrs. is pow-or--fl lla' four Umwml Fllvrtrir l.XIAZlIvtl0 1-mam-s. llc-eimiml or':mn.illy ff-r larry- llrvmft. their vmmivs haw ln-ii liimlifi-'fl l'-'ir niarirw im- :md prmliwv 1211.000 lwrsqmm-r vm-h. llvr vinfmva, in it-sigiiiicrn-n vmh twin K'Ul1lfUuRhll'4Yl'U'l'YliliP pitch prop'-il-irs, gps ,Jmlwlf of nn-vmg 0'HRIl-IN thrmigli thv wah-r at sp--mls in mwss of .20 knr-x25 ami my.. her n clvgrw nl' liimwnwmlwlny uzivqunl-1-il iw any ntlifr wnralnp hier MIP, 8 Wm.. 'E Q USS O'BRIE Built with future growth in mind, O'BRIEN's design is modular in nuiun- thus allowing for the easy installation of entire subsystems witlnn the ship. This makes O'BRlEN a ship of the future as Well 86 tln- pn-sl-nt. llcr modular construction and the consequent ease with wlnfli slim- can accept thc installation of new weapons and electronics systnim :lf-stincs O'BRll5N to be a proving ground for new military lf-cliriologgy. Vrcw comfort and hahitability were also of prime consideration in O'BRll-ZN's design. Berthing areas are very spacious and C'0l'l5lClf.'l'8l'llf' cars- was taken to equip the ship with featUIOS uncommon to most destroyers. Such features include a ship's library, .arf-wk lounge. a well equipped gymnasium, hobby shop, and many other itc-ms aimf-d at crew comfort.. Enhancing these specifically clf-signed-in comforts is the added benefit of a much reduced required manning le-vc-l resulting from the incorporation of the many automair-cl weapons and engineering systems.