Salisbury Sound (AV 13) - Naval Cruise Book

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SOUND AV-I3 All I 1' If Displacement .,.... Length COverallD Beam ............. Draft Propulsion ....... Shaft Horsepower Boilers ............. Maximum Speed Armament ....... Crane Capacity . SPECIFICATIONS I-4,834 Feet 540 Feet 7I Feet 22.5 Feet 2 Compounded Geared Turbines I2,000 HP 4-Three Drum, Express Type l9.2 Knots 4-5 in. 38 Cal. 32 Tons Personnel Allowance ..... .... 3 I OFFicers-633 Men REC?-ZIVTD JAN 2 9 I960 NAVY DEPARTMENT LIBRARY

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u.s.s. sALisBuRv l 1 I A i'i . S J , J 1 . I The U.S.S. SALISBURY SOUND lAV-l3l is a l5,000 ton seaplane tender designed and built to provide the necessary services for the far-ranging seaplane squadrons of the fleet. Her mission is to establish and maintain a seadrome or advance base In support of far flung water areas of the world. ln addition, she can and has on occassion refueled and tended smaller ships. Authorized for construction in April l9-4l, A her keel was laid on T0 April T943 at Todd Shipyard, San Pedro, Calif. She WCS launched T8 June T944 and commissioned on 26 November l945. Since commission- ing she has claimed San Francisco lAlamedal, California, as her home port. While in Western Pacific waters, the Sally assumes the additional role of Task -A Force flagship for Commander Taiwan Patrol Force.

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Q ffl! CAPTAIN R. L. FOWLER, USN Captain Fowler, Commanding Officer of the USS SALISBURY SOUND lAV-131, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with the commission of Ensign in 1936. His first duty was aboard the USS LEXINGTON where he served as Gunnery and Division Officer until 1938. In 1938 Captain Fowler began flight training at Pensacola, Florida and graduated with his wings ten months later in June, 1939. From Flight School, Captain Fowler received orders to the USS WASP. During War ll he also served aboard the USS INDEPENDENCE and the USS KITKUM BAY. He fought in every major Pacific battle from Midway to Okinawa. While Commanding Officer of VC-5 Squadron aboard the USS KITKUM BAY, he was decorated with the Navy Cross for duty performed in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Strictly a carrier pilot, Captain Fowler has 496 carrier landings to his credit. His last shipboard duty before coming to the USS SALISBURY SOUND in August 1958 was aboard the USS LEYTE where he served as Executive Officer in 1954. He was Naval Aide to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air immediately prior to reporting to the USS SALISBURY SOUND. Recently Captain Fowler received orders as Commanding Officer of the USS ESSEX. Captain Fowler wed Miss Mederies Coburn of Seattle, Washington in 1938. They have three children, Dianne, 19, Julia, 9, and Richard, 5. They make their home at Los Gatos, California. OUR I CAPTAIN. . . I At the conn . . . , ...,.. . i 5 ' I ', , I A ., .l