Shasta (AE 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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HA TA Its History and Nfission Named for Mount Shasta, a snow- capped dormant volcano in North- ern California, USS SHASTA is a Kilauea class ammunition ship, launched April 3, at Pascagoula, Mississippi and commissioned February 26, 1972 at Charleston, South Carolina. The mission of USS SHASTA is to provide ammunition, related ordi- nance equipment, plus fuel and stores to the fleet underway. Under- way Replenishment is a method of transferring cargo between ships by a ram-tensioned wire .system known as STREAM lStandard Tensioned Replenishment Alongside Methodi. ln addition, SHASTA is equipped with a helicopter flight deck, mak- ing Vertical Replenishment possi- ble. Vertical Replenishment is a method of air-lifting cargo between ships by helicopter. Further advan- tages of SHASTA include a bulbous bow for seakeeping and Automatis Propulsion Systems IAPSQ, allowing direct control of the engine from the bridge. As a result, SHASTA can accomplish her mission in excess of twenty knots, enabling her to keep pace with the modern, high-speed task forces of today's modern Navy. SHASTA was designed with econo- my and maximum efficiency in mind. With tanks large enough to hold nearly 700,000 gallons of fuel, and greatly increased cargo space, SHASTA can stay on station for far greater periods of time without the need for refueling or refilling her cargo holds. Further, SHASTA is equipped to refuel other ships and has extra refrigeration space to Store food supplies. Ultimately, SHASTA ggefs the' goal of our modern Navy y combining economical service with the most advanced techniques and equipment available. 4 HISTGRY -. I

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coMM DER JAMEQ D Ham Commander James D. Harris was born in Bkirm- ingham, Alabama. He graduated from Au urn University and was commissioned through the NROTC Program in August 1970. His assignments have taken him onboard the USS CONSTELLA- TION QCVA-641, where he was CIC Watch Officer during two deployments to Tonkin Gulf. He was First Lieutenant on USS POINT LOMA QAGDS- 21, and Navigator on USS LITTLE ROCK ICG-41 ITTLE ROCK was COMSIXTHPLT flag- while L . ship, homeported in Gaeta, Italy. He was assigned WNES IFF-10703 to temporary duty on USS DO and USS WABASH QAOR-51, he served as Opera- tions Officer. In April 1984, Commander Harris reported as Executive Officer to USS MARS IAPS- 13. Commander Harris has also served ashore at NAVCOMMSTA Harold E. Holt, Exmouth, Aus- tralia as Communications Officer, and Joint Staff, Washington, D. C. as a Southwest Asia Planner in the Conventional War Plans Division, Operational Plans and lneroperability Directorate, J-7. Commander Harris is a recipient of the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commenda- tion Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Meritorious Unit Commendations, Battle Efficiency E Ribbon, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon tw!2 Bronze Starsb, two Humanitarian Service Medals, Over- seas Service Ribbon iw! 1 Bronze Starb, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and Expert Pistol Shot Medal. Commander Harris is a graduate of the Naval War College, Command and Staff Course. He has a B. A. in Psychology from Auburn, University, an M. A. in International Relations from Salve Regina College, and has completed course work towards a Phd. in World Politics at the Catholic University of America. Commander Harris is married to the former Jo Anne Jacko of Trumbull, Connecticut. They have three children: Jessie, James, and Emily. The Har- ris family resides in Woodridge, Virginia, N X , 5 6 CUMMANIMNG OFFICER