Salisbury Sound (AV 13) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE SALLY GOING DOWN THE WAYS I IN SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA. THE USS SALISBURY SOUND CAV 135 ISA 15 ,OOO TON SEAPLANE TENDER DESIGNED AND BUILT TO PRO- VIDE THENECESSARY SERVICES FOR THE FARRANGING SEAPLANE SQUADRONS OF THE FLEET. ONE OF THE THREE CURRITUCK CLASS SEAPLANE TENDERS CURRENTLY IN COMMISSION, SHE WAS BUILT BY THE LOS ANGELES SHIPBUILDING AND DRY DOCK CORPORATION AT SAN PEDRO, CALIF. AND COMMISSIONED ON 26 NOVEMBER 1945. THE SHIP RECEIVED IT'S NAME FROM A BODY OF WATER WHICH LIES OFF THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF ALASKA IN THE ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO, NORTH OF SITKA, ALASKA. SINCE SHE WAS COMMISSIONED, THE SALISBURY SOUND HAS COMPLETED 14 TOURS OF OVERSEAS DUTYI MAINLYIN THE FAR EASTERN WATERS . SHE HAD DONE HER PART IN SHOWING THE AMERICAN FLAG IN PORTS OF OUR ALLIES AND IN PROMOTING GOOD W SHE IS SELF-SUSTAINING UN ILL FOR THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS THE NAVY. IT, AND HAS PROVED HERSELF CAPABLE OF HANDLING ALMOST ANY EVENTUALITY WHICH MIGHT ARISE IN HER ASSIGNED MISSION -OF HANDLING AIRCRAFT . WITH A COMPLEMEN INCLUDE ALMOS T OF SOME 700 MEN AND 30 OFFICERS, SHE OFFERS SERVICES TO HER AIRCRAFT WHICH T EVERY PHASE OF MAINTENANCE AND FLIGHT OPERATIONS . WHILE ON DEPLOYMENT TOWESTPACE THE SALLY ALSO WEARS HER 'ISECOND HATII THAT OF TAIWAN PATROL FORCE FLAGSHIP. THIS PROVIDESA MOBILE BASE FOR THE ADMIRAL AND STAFF FACILITATING THEIR FUNCTIONS IN THE 7TH FLEET ORGANIZATION . SPECIFICATIONS DISPLACEMENT... .1-4,934 FEET LENGTH COVERALLD . . . . . .540 FEET .sn sooo .71 sono 'S PROPULSION . , . , , , NES . . .2 COMPOUNDED GEARED TURB' SHAFTHORSEPOWERH, i UU12'000I-IP BOILERS . , , , , , E . . AS-THREE DRUM , EXPRESS TYP MAXIMUM SPEED ,, can unu19'2KNGTS ARMAMENT . , . , I O 04,5 IN' CRANE CAPACITY . sa PERSONNEL ALLOWANCE A ,M . .31 OFFICERS-533 I C C l I Tf -A 4- I ,, .fr v , Wg!! - f -,,.f'.!Qg1-2445. 'L kiifk W4 -'L L,

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4 r USS SALISBURY SOUND AV-13 CAPTAW ------- ---- . . JAMES D. RAMAGE, CAPT. USN EXECUTIVE OFFICER , ,, HARRY G. SHARP JR,, CDR, USN if TAIPA TFOR ai' i' TAIWAN PATROL FORCE . . .. . JOHN W. GANNON, REAR ADIVIIRAL, USN CHIEF OF STAFF ,,,,,, ,,,, T ARRENCE J, MOCK, CART, USN

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24 2 18 22 25 22 24 29 18 25 27 30 3 4 ARRIV ED JAN 61 FEB 61 FEB 61 FEB 61 FEB 61 MARCH 61 MARCH 61 MARCH 61 APRIL 61 APRIL 61 APRIL 61 APRIL 61 MAY 61 MAY 61 6 MAY 61 15 23 28 9 17 20 10 31 MAY 61 MAY 61 MAY 61 JUNE 61 JUNE 61 JUNE 61 JULY 61 JULY 61 1 - PORT WESTPAC CRUISE ITINERARY ALAMEDA , cAI.IF. YOKOSUKA, JAPAN BUCKNER BAY, oKINAwA SANGLEY POINT, PI-III. IS. KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN BUCKNER BAY IWAKUNI , JAPAN BEPPU, JAPAN BUCKNER BAY HONG KONG, B .c.c . KAOI-ISIUNG, TAIWAN KEELUNG, TAIWAN BUCKNER BAY IWAKUNI , JAPAN KOBE , JAPAN BUCKNER SANGLEY BUCKNER BUCKNER SASEBO , BAY POINT 'BAY BAY JAPAN IWAKUNI , JAPAN BUCKNER BAY YOKOSUKA , JAPAN ALAMIEDA , CALI F. Ts: rf' 17 fx 'T DEPARTED 11 JAN 61 30 JAN 61 13 FEB 61 20 FEB 61 24 FEB 61 20 'MARCH 24 MARCH 27 MARCH 61 61 61 15 APRIL 61 24 APRIL 61 26 APRIL 61 29 APRIL 61 I MAY 61 3 MAY 61 4 MAY 61 12 MAY 61 20 MAY 61 26 MAY 61 7 JUNE 61 15 JUNE 61 19 JUNE 61 7 JULY 61 17 JULY 61