O Brien (DD 975) - Naval Cruise Book

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!',',,,,. -KN! I FLEET INTRODUCTIONS TEAM I Established on 1 August 1973, the primary mission of the Fleet Introduction Team LFITJ SPRUANCE Class is one of providing training, administrative assistance, liaison, and other support for Prospective Commanding Officers and Commissioning Crews in order to facilitate an orderly and economic introduction of SPRUANCE Class Destroyers to the Fleet. FIT SPRUANCE, commanded by Captain Raymond J, Harbrecht, is composed of a headquarters staff and three separate teams - FIT I being one of these. These teams provide all the traditional functions of the Nucleus Crew including the monitoring of final construction progress and functional tests, development and provision of onboard documentation not otherwise provided for, preparation and loading of provisions and ship's store stock, representation on trials, quality assurance for correction of trial deficiencies, and indoctrination of the ship's crew upon arrival onboard. Huw! HTVS Xi t' Rirlmrdaon. RNTVV- li Martin naw: psi iz. it ini.-1.-. sx it .1 mtl, Hin n, ,ii r,.,d,,,i,- gg gg fg Uil 41'Y1.5i'tll .i ll Xliiirirrin.u1FTt12 5 KK Winn i 3 , Ruwi mln i' 1, .1.iimwi. PM 1' ll srimfii-f. FYI xi ii nf- 1 i n 1 l .ts-tx. IU P ll tm All-f-' P DD 963 USN

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PLA NK 0 WNE R S Established by tradition as an inviolate law of the sea, each man aboard the conimissioning crew of O'BRlEN owns one plank of her which he claims when she is disassembled. By being a member of the crew of USS O'BRIEN when she is placed in commission, each man aboard her has the honor, distinction and right to claim the title of Plankowner. O'BRlEN crewmen join American seamen who have been defending freedom in the two centuries since John Paul Jones raised the first American flag aboard a L'. S. Navy Ship. O'BRlEN planlcowners are listed by their home states. X N.: 'Li-'Q 1 I V A s . ILAILMA AJLLJNJL' 'mv 1 n ,.., :11'1 1 1 11'1u11 .1 1 'IH 1' I I g,.,.1w1,-1' 'L A nf:.1- i 411 1. ' ' v A Lliuuin 8 1 U s lliili l'Un,I , , ,,..11.,11, ii ,-1. 'i-' i li 11-a 1 1 -1 -' .- ' A ' l ' V nu 1 , 11: A 1 1 A 1 mul 1 '14 1 '1,Mn1A All -ir: 1 1 '1...v.. ,A i 11' -1--11-11 i ---'-- 1 I ' '1- 'nil 1' 1 I V 4 1 Uri. sn,-11 1 M1 Y V IUIII .li I x l'lllllJNNIl ul 1 , 11 ii -1 ,J , pw-1 'Q 1 4 1 1-1 , , n-, i, 11 , l yn 1111! ...1,,1-1 1 ' ' K ,' .P I' 111- 1,. ki x i X lu: vena m ,re 1 -1 1 1 1 , 1 1'itn11g1Ah M , 4 K I A11-1-A 1,11 , - S, 1 iv i qs 1 '.r1-R-1, -1. i 'i lvflnw W,-111 I 1 -1 '1 'n.1'1 111,111 11 JI 1-111 n-1. 11 1. V TU'V'no1,l,.1,: 1' 1'-151-1' --111 ', 1, 4.4 4 ur:1.u 1.1.1 v.,,., s i u:11...,', 1,-1,l, 1 1 V'Iiu1' 4411-1 u,,1 1 xi NF'-vi' M11 t11A1,.111 1 NIV -W, l,s ,,z, VI., 11 ' .1I1'nw11-u nn- x,1, , 1 1 x Ulu-111i huh- 51,1 A i 1 n ui,-.1-...L l.,,,,.,,, 1 , 'Ulu-H111-41 i.,- ',,.V 1 -ui'-,..,,, 1. .. 1 , 1 5 1 1 i HUIUIK -uf: iuu .11l4'w hangin. ,,.,w,,l,., A . -wg'1,..,.1-ns... 1.1.0, o- t'l::w 11A Kuna' V.-11 Q -1 in 'I'-.-aeisn. Ag., 2 u1.11' 91114, , ni., ru I H. vi iw--..1 n uv., ,..,,,, Z Q,-. El 1 .uni n,-1:91 i mann 5 l -'w -1' -' 1...-1111. M in '11-1 14 m uhm l i lu 1, . N 'i I l wsu I .. ., ,. 1. 1 4 .sm-1 011:11 11.1 in m 1.1.5.1 l -I 2.1 HilBlL-UI H.lpiw1 lava- ' annul 'l11O'i F145 I O Y Ill '1v14.1111lni ' I n n i ten 5 llllllll' l l ui-,.1 inrnlsmh ui 1 I I I ll ll' I E -11 ,.1-11111. 111 mi t 1, mm l l -, -1...,.11,u.1..1n 11--11v1'-r-w1v11qu--4' 1.1 N, 4 ,.1,14 1,111.1-511-:H-fn 111111 1 li iv 11a Al i uuunnu 1 1.1 1 1 bu-'l1i'q-1 W 1 1 1 1 ,.. r,1.n..1. 1 1: 1 11 u.- iw. 1-Q ll-' I 'lvl' 'I 'I UHUUMIHVIL ..,. , ....-..- ... A 1.11 M11 -011111-1111--1 1 1 1 S9 1-1 . H1141 ' mrmus ,4 ,, ,,,,.,,1 .E 1, ,1 11.1.1 V,.1i,11u-40' X U 1 ,, , ,, V1.1 1' -'11 9,1-11.-eq,-o 1 4.-11' H11 n----111 1115 ,,.,,. n.,..1 :1.1-1.- 11 ,,.,. I r-1-,J-in In-fa' 11,15 n,1.-- 11 A-hi... 1- 45