Roanoke (AOR 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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ROANOKE'S MISSION The mission of an AOR is to supply the operating forces with petroleum products, refrigerated and dry provisions, consumables, and ammunitions, including missiles and torpedoes. Because of our capability, what was once a multi-ship replenishment operation can now be performed by one ship, and at a rate as fast as the receiver ship is able to accommodate replenishment. ROANOKE'S CHARACTERISTICS The ship is 658 feet in length, has a 96 foot beam and can steam at a sustained speed of 20 knots. The ship has a full load draft of 33 feet and a full load displacement of 37,000 tons. The ROANOKE also has a total of 32,000 horsepower, delivered to twin shafts. This power is provided by three 600 pound 850 degree boilers. The ROANOKE is provided with two 26-foot motor whale boats, two 40-foot utility boats. Its armament consists of a Dual Channel NATO Seasparrow Missile system instead of the 3 f50 guns that have been installed on the other AORs. The ship also has two 20mm guns. The ROANOKE will accommodate 457 crew members including an embarked staff and helicopter detachment as compared to 390 crew members for the older AORs. Hanger facilities are provided for two H-45 helicopters. These helicopters are used for replenishment of other ships along with the conventional replenishment at sea deck equipment. 5

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MTHE POLAR EXPRESS ROANOKE HAS A NEW LOOK For many of you who have been aboard USS ROANOKE IAOR-72. One of the first sights to grab your attention was Wally , Wally was the big yellow smiling face that was painted on the aft superstructure. Wally was adopted or should I say, brought to ROANOKE by one of her former Commanding Officers, Captain William Reed. Capt. Reed first met Wally aboard another Navy ship. Immediately, Captain Reed's first impression of Wally, was the symbol of a happy sailor. With that thought in mind, Wally was a reality for ROANOKE. The idea was to instill upon ROANOKE is crew, that a smiling face makes for a happy crew. Well that may have worked at first, but as time went on, Wally's popularity among the crew grew faint. Wally was doomedw! So in November of 1984, in a effort to kick off ROANOKE's combined federal campaign. One of the goals to raise money was that if ROANOKE 's crew donated S20,000, Wally would go. For those who supported keeping Wally as a symbol of the happy sailor, the fight was lost hands down and Wally's sentence was handed down by ROANOKE 's present Commanding Officer, Captain Richard Holly. Wally was to be eliminated by the stroke of a paint roller and some Haze Grey paint. As the crew stood by to watch Wally fade slowly away, a new mascot appeared to carry on where Wally left off. This time it was a giant white f'Polar Bearw. Why a Polar Bear? Well in February 1977 the USS ROANOKE and USNS TALUGA performed cold weather operations in the Bering Sea north of the Aleutian Islands. The operations were to test the working efficiency of men and equipment during Underway Replenishment in extreme cold weather. ROANOKE's mission as a fast attack replenishment oiler is to provide fuel, Petroleum products, cargo, dry provisions, replacement parts and ammunition to the fleet. It was then after days of operating in below freezing weather conditions and with outstanding success, that ROANOKE was to adopt the new nickname the Polar Express . So for years she was known to her customers as the Polar Expressn, but had beared the symbol ot the Happy -Sa1lor ,'together they were too indifferent. So now ROANOKE is a team and her motto IS No job to small, you call, we haul.

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