O Brien (DD 975) - Naval Cruise Book

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Litton Industries News Bureau Ingalls Shipbuilding division Peoe Box Pascegmllap M5 39567 FOR RELEASE: After Noon Wednesday Navembel' 30 1977 Den Knecht C601 D769-3971 f 'l-'Ji'-' PASCAGOULA, MS - The tenth ship of the new Spruance class of 30 multi- mission destroyers, designed and being built by Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries here, will be commissioned by the Navy Saturdn Ulec. 3l. The USS 0'Brien QDD-9751, will be the seventh Ingalls ship to be am- missioned this year, and the second destroyer to be comissioned in the pmt two weeks. While 10 destroyers of the Spruance class have now been delivered by Ingalls, the first 20 have been launched, and the remaining 10 are in various stages of completion. The new destroyer is named in honor of Jeremiah 0'Brien, an American- Irishman from Machias, Maine, who led the first naval battle of the American Revolution on June 12, 1775. DD-975, designed primarily as an anti-submarine weapon system, is along the largest U.S. destroyers ever built. It is 563 feet long and displsces 7,800 tons. The 0'Brien is powered by four gas turbine engines and maintains speeds in excess of 30 knots. In addition to anti-submarine duty, the 0'Brien can be assiglell to bcsbard shore positions, support amphibious assaults, escort military and merchant ship convoys, perform surveillance and tracking of hostile surface ships, establish blcckades and undertake search and rescue operations. 'me new class of destroyers hae been designed by Ingalls for costs. 'he CIIUOICTU' VOIPOIU Ula 01009101110 the midi-tional Ill-dlfo IPCC' lid effectiveness at lower operating spaces are planned with adequate margins for th are developed. power to accommodate additional and more advanced systx as ey mlD8il0BDdd1lP1lD1lDt0ffh0dllHOIC!lgllK11llulOdYl!l11lhiP design, is planned so the ships will maintain heir stability all efficiency whenlargergmms,sissilescrotherweepoIIandthei1'supporth3e leotrcnice are loaded. Presentennentonthedxipcons1stsoftwo5-imhf5lo0l1iNl'l1llolfl llti-ll.'lKl1'iX!0Gk9f1 1XQ0l'lP,id!Xktlm'f1ti'iiim hel iccpters . 'Bze0'2Br:l.enw:lllbee4isded'lUc:1nil! atssnliiedh Calif- Jil J. hllll. a native Of harnt Hills, IJ. Hue ship will be hmeperid fl! 'L v ...vu an-4. 4. -1... 1 N-Q--.--.Q-nas vcr.. - 1 4 1-4gu:1enu:-.v-nssnisu1e- nz.o..c,-ww-ow rf- Q- ., 1-M, .........i. . , ,J

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