Salisbury Sound (AV 13) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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---- -' ., . . . ,I ,,,, -- ,N . I ,L H I I I 3 WE HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING OUR COUNTRY? AS A PART OF THE TAIWAN PATROL FORCE. MOST OF U52 HAVE LEARNED OF THE PROBLEMS WHICH WILL FACE OUR! NATION IN THE ORIENT . THESE PROBLEMS ARE COMPLEX3? THE SOLUTIONS ARE NOT ALWAYS CLEAR . WE ARE SURE THATS FIRMNESS AND RESOLUTE ACTION ARE VITAL TQ THE INTER-I EST OF THE UNITED STATES IN ANY CASE. IN THE BROAD: EST TERMS WE ARE GLAD AND PROUD TO BE AMERICANS,! REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS WE ARE ALL BET-I TER MEN FOR OUR PAST YEAR TOGETHER. GOOD LUCK, A1 FAIRWIND, AND FOLLOWING SEAS TO EACH OF YOU IN YOUR4 FUTURE ENDEAVORS, YOU HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL SHIP-' MAT ES . CAPTAIN .IAMES D. RAMAGE? CAPTAIN JAMES D. RAMAGE WAS GRADUATED FROM ANNAPOLIS IN 1939. FOLLOWING GRADUATION HE REPORTEDTO THEU .S .S . ENTERPRISE FOR TWO YEARS AS A DECK OFFICER BEFORETAKING FLIGHTTRAININGAT PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. GRADUATING IN 1942 HE THEN SERVED ON THE HEAVYCRUISER SALT LAKE CITY, THE ENTERPRISE AGAIN AS COM MANDING OFFICER OF BOMBING SQUADRON TEN . FOR ACTION SEEN WH ILE ON ABOVE DUTIES HE RECEIVED THE NAVY CROSS, THREE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSSES AND SEVEN AIR MEDALS , FOR COMBAT STRIKES . FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II, HE HAS ATTENDED THE NAVAL WAR COLLEGE AT NEWPORT, SERVED AS ENLISTED PERSONAL OFFICER COMNAVAIRPAC, CHIEF QF OPERATIONS OF THE ARMED FORCES SPECIAL WEAPONS PROJECT AT ALBUOUEROUE , NEW MEXICO, COMMANDER CARRIERAIRGROUPNINETEEN ,COMMANDING OFFICER COMPOSITE SQUADRON THREE ,. PENT- TAGON DUTY, ATTENDED THE NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE IN WASHINGTON D . C . AND COMMAND HEAVY ATTACK WING ONE-ATLANTIC FLEET . CAPTAIN RAMAGE ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE U .S ,S, SALISBURY 501-IND IN JULY OF 1960. X . I I