Salisbury Sound (AV 13) - Naval Cruise Book

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United States Ship SALISBURY SCJUND RECEIVED AUG 3 1960 NAVY DEPARTMENT LIBRARY

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rg uf EIETEEN YEARS OF SERVICE ln T945 SALISBURYSOUND lAV-T31 was launched by the Todd Shipbuilding Company, and after sea-trials, outfitting and delivery to the Navy at Long Beach, California, she was added to the roster of naval vessels, a new weapon in the Pacifici Feet. Sally's sallies have taken her on a route of the United States coast from Seward, Alaska, south to her one time home port of San Diego. She has made a total off fourteen U41 deployments prior to this one, traveling to the maior seaports of ther Western Pacific. In Japan, she has been at home in Yokosuka, Kobe, Kure, Saselmo and Iwakuni. She has operated out of Buckner ,Bay and Naha, Okinawa, visited Singapore and Hong Kong of the British Crown Colonies, called at Tsingtao and Shanghai of Red Chinal, she has called at Kaohsiung, Keelung and Takao of Formosa Tfliwdn , operated from Sangley Point and Subic Bay Philippine Islands , and H1050 900 will tours: the first being to Bangkok, Thailand, the most recent being to SaiQ0n, Caroline Islands, and the Pescadores Islands. rin? he' m0nY VOYGQGS, the SALISBURY SOUND and her crew have been OWU 9 0ll9W 9 CC'mP0iQn meddlsz Ch'na Service Medal, Naval Occupation Service 9 lA5lGi, Korean Presidential Citation Badge, Korean Service Medal and United Ndflons Service Medal. K l l 4 P c i d South Viet-Nam, in 1959. She has gone on spur trips that included North Borneo, Du rded th f I M dal Sally has been dePl0Yed from a period of six fbi months to as l0H9 Us Eileen fl5i months. All this without a maior conversion nor a prolonged naval shipyard overhaul. Sally Sound, though aging and tired, is an experienced ship with a few 0 . h experienced men who are her mainstay. Her youngsters are,a hardy bunchzgui I f GVQSS percentage af them not yet old enough to vote' You may Well ask' h . . ll. ' ' ' ni? cfm alle do all the lobs that make her so valuable? The anSW9 2 wining s,T:1nte lgence, and capable leadership. d h e men of Sally Sound on th' h ain visite le familiar route, and br h 1 b IS er fifteenth dePloYment, have 09. H and the Navy. OUQ t credit to themselves, their capable old Sl 'P ' ,4 r

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MISSION NUMBER OPM smisauizv soutsio, as Q Seaplane tefidvff if CGWN' G' setting out seadromes, providing anchored buays to moat Seaplane! of the Naval Air Arm ,and provides maintenance ol such aircraft at far-flung, mobile bases. Also, the operations, plans and orders for air patrols, or reconnaissance may be executed by the seaplane tender as an operations base, covering large areasof land and sea. During time of war, this vessel is the central, and often the only logistic link supplying essential material and readily available personnel to units in need. SALISBURY SOUND is a completely sell-reliant, mobile seaplane base, ready to serve the fleet. MISSION NUMBER TWO PUl'0lS by Ulf Gnd Sea are often coordinated eFlorts with Several units icommandsl operating under the direction of GTI! Officer of flag rank. Flag officers and their stalt are provided the necessary communications, operational offices, berthing and mobility of headquarters in the SALISBURY SOUND, and M headquarters of The nog' lndl 9CllY, will command the ivwtiiaitti units that form the air and sea patrol striking forces