Samuel N Moore (DD 747) - Naval Cruise Book

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th The aircraft carrier in the United States Navy poses one of the mightiest offensive thieats' in the World today. The attack carrierls fighter and bomber aircraft extend toe ciaiiier s fighting arm by traveling hundreds of miles from their parent carrier 'ithand or sea oblective, and returning to their mobile base in a matter of minutes. her f3'CZt1'1'1Q1i s primary means of defense, in 3.ClCl1tlOH.tO the protection afforded .by is S5101 aft, is mobility. While launching and recovering' her aircraft, the carrier tee? 6 to travel hundreds of miles in a single day, making the enemy's Job of de- T1011 that much tougher. po hi-tse aircraft carriers are the main reason that the United States has the most argfelful Navy in the World. The ability of these carriers to cover thevast ocean alwas of the World has been a major factor in deterring further hostilities and will bala3YS act as a symbol of America's strength and determination to maintain the Wlilce of D0YVer in the World. , that H9121 carriers put to sea, they are escorted by destroyers: The escorts provide is C0 a ded insurance that the big ships may remain on station until their mission r mpleted. We of the MOORE salute the carriers and their mission and We are P Oud of the supporting role We play. L

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I f A 1 as The United States Seventh E Ready Power For Peace Why? Thls 1S the questlon We are often asked Why go to West Pac? What Seventh Fleet? And Why does It eX1st'? Flrst of all the U S Seventh Fleet 1S the p11ma1y and by far the largest Armed Force 1n East and Southeast Asia The Seventh Fleet has two prlmart tary m1ss1ons to act as a physical deteuent to Communist aggresslon ln the W Paoliic an 31 ea Which oovels over 30 million squale miles of ocean Cneai ly 1X6 Woild s surfaeel and many thousands of miles of eoastllne and to ensure th sea lanes of the Westein Pacific are kept open foi fl ee it olld tl ade In O1 der to m out 1ts m1ss1on the Seventh Fleet maintains the Woild s most IJOWQI ful peaeetl a combat ready foi oe of some 125 shlps 650 31101 aft and 64 000 highly tralned and Marine C01 ps personnel The Seventh Fleet also has a seeondaly but vitally 11111301 tant peacetlme mlss p1 omote good Wlll and mteinatlonal understanding between the Amei 1can peol the peoples of East and Southeast Asia Each sa1lo1 in a Seventh Fleet ship 1S ofIie1al but veiy lmpoitant 1ep1 esentatlve ambassadoi lf you yull of the AH people In these lL10l1bl9d t1mes there 1S nothing ou1 oountiv needs mole than . 7 . . . A 1 7 I . , I. 0 N fl ,. Y ' ' S y A ' H e 7 A N , ' -,g . . . . . N , 0 ' J 7 ' A . 7 A A 7 7 7 1 N 7 A Q . 7 ny ' T. 7 1n the free nations of the World. The Seventh Fleet is making friends for us in ,i l t el 1 E it

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THE DESTROYEIYS MISSION 4