Shreveport (LPD 12) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 78 of the 1972 volume:

,ff if xx l!,fT','1lf K. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF USS SHREVEPORT QLPD-12l Length 569 feet 173.43 meters Beam 105 feet 32 meters Highest point 168 feet 51.21 meters Disp1acement 8,900 tons 1ight 16,800 tons 1oaded Speed Above 21 knots Endurance Fue1 to trave1 a1most anywhere on earth Draft Fu11y ba11asted 32 feet 9.75 meters Limiting 1oad 23 feet 7.01 meters ,Ihe.Amphibious Transport Dock CLPDJ has'evo1ved as the most Rersatiie c1ass of amphibious assau1t ships. The concept was deveioped from combining the troop carrying capabiiity of the LPA, the f1oodab1e we11 deck and amphibious boat eperating capabi1ity of the LSD, and the he1icopter opera- deck of the LPH. The LPD provides fast transport of treeps and their equipment for combat, inc1uding tanks,ar- tiiiery, ro11ing stock, fue1 and ammunition to an objective erea, and means for their rapid 1anding ashore by verticai Qnyeiepment and boat waves. LPDs are named after cities bearing the names of exp1orers and deve1opers of America. Henry Mi11er Shreve H1785-18545 was instrumenta1 in deve1oping the Red River Region in Louisiana, basing his operations at what is now the city of Shreveport. He initiated the custom of painting the names of different States on the cabin doors of his boats, these were eventua11y known as Hstaterooms,H a name that has re- mained to today. The City of Shreveport, Louisiana, is the second 1argest in Louisiana with approximateiy 200,000 res- idents. Z rum-- vnu wmv,-f .maiiwm 7 i The days prior to commissioning USS S REVEPORT C PD will be remembered by those who re there as so excruc ng hat ne thing cou y become l ss h ti t e days ahead They never did The beginning merely set e pace for al t at fo ow The SHREVEP R er is a man of action N le he a ance crew assemb ed in Norfolk to atten various schools and training programs ie nucleus cr w s already in Sup TGS P outfitting the ship to deve op the skeletal organization administration and o sup vise th finishing touc o the ui er ckheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company k ger as r nt r during this period SHREVEP RT was actual y five years o d er e was a October l966 The balance crew about 300 strong was flown from Norfolk SEATAC Airport nd arked the ne ' a rainsto at suddenly turned into a bl' zard o n 'sibili became almost zero D ember s ip was towe fr m Sea to Pu Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton Washington was d day an the conc ete urfaces o the shipyard we e ' ed with merous puddles om e r in of washington winter e ship arrived around T000 and wi h large at-bed trucks of gear began arrivi x ling the who pier. First came the mattresses each his own bu Then came damage con man carrying one trol gear e flat-bed ruc a W1 ar were hoisted by a r ne flight geci whe e s ip for if re oved the al ts and Carr1ed t through the mess decks where they were lowered by eleva- tors to upper vehicle stowage for each de artm nt t t ke t eir gear For those who have never beenpthrogqh sgchaan o ution N , w really carries rk continued until past midnight on to begin again very early the next mornin . D sft, work from 0530 past midnight, as truckgloadagfieretrug load was brought on board Several months' . 1 - sumables for each department was also broughtuggoirgfkhgan as GUKL f Guckel J. P005 frequently were not promulgated until 0300, and were perhaps ten or twelve pages long. The Executive Officer held reveille on all officers. There was no messing on board since galley equipment was not on board and neither was there an food. It was necessary I Y for everyone to be bussed to old, far-away mess halls or eat from the Hgalloping gedunk.H In the midst of all the supplies being brought aboard, em- phasis was also placed on cleaning the ship for com- missioning day and rehersals for the ceremony itself. The ceremony took place in the Nell Deck, decorated with signal flags and bunting. There was a band and sai- lors in white leg- gings and three ad- mirals, and every- one wore large med- als, officers wore white gloves, and there were about 700 present. The senior officer pre- sent was Vice Admi- ral Heinz, COMPHIB- LANT. The band played, the digni- taries were seated, the - chaplain pronounced the 12- invocation, and various people made their addresses The Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, a Navy reserve Captain who had served dur- ing World War II in the Normandy Invasion, gave the principle address, stres- sing the importance of sea power. The Commandant of the l3th Naval District directed the new Command- ing Officer to put the ship in commission. The Execu- tive Officer said, HBand, Sound 0ff,H and they played the National Anthem while quartermasters in white leg- gings raised the Colors inside the Well Deck and a small commission pennant. Outside, the Colors, commission pen- nant, and Jack were also hoisted. The Executive Office said, HMan the Rail,H and all the sailors along the side of the Well Deck ran up ramps and fell into a formation in front of everyone while others ran out of openings in the side, along a catwalk on the wall of the Well Deck. Then the Commanding Officer reported that the ship was in com- mission. The time was l505. The Captain asked permission to Hbreak the Admiral's personal flag.H The commission pennant was lowered and a small blue flag with three white stars raised while the band played HRuffles and flourishes and the short Admiral's March. A large set of silverware was presented by the people of Shreveport. A large cake, about five feet by three feet, was brought down on a large plywood platter and the Cap- tain's wife cut a piece with the XO's sword. But she had troubles, she put the sword under the tin-foil under the cake. Captain Pehr H. Pehrsson, the new commanding officer, made a few comments: H..without a crew, this ship is merely l3,000 tons of metal--spirit- less, motionless and passive. The quality that separates the for- med metal in this ship from the raw materials still in the ground is not bulk, not a 22 knot speed capability, not the flight deck above for helicopter operae tions, not the vast Well Deck wherein we now sit and which nor- mally carries huge as- sault boats. It is not the ship's capacity to carry a thousand combat loaded troops anywhere in the world. Those are mere potentials. what gives the SHREVEPORT life what makes her an instrument of national defense is the men that man her...the life of a sailor often means akamped living iquarters, long hours of work, protracted family igggrigignigigngifrequent nhysiaai aangar..ta breathe iife VGQUTVG 25 hour ddys and much personal sacrifice...The USS SHREVEPORT is her crew..H Fast cruises were conducted 12-15 January 1971, and on 18 January, after 0415 Revei11e, the ship was underway to test the fathometer, radio transmitter systems, anchor wind1ass, and to receive her first safe he1o Tanding as -Lt. R. L. KALBER, USNR, of NAS whidby Is1and 1anded. The remainder of the week saw the ship steaming in a circ1e in a channe1 fu11 of ships, around a buoy at EDIZ HO0K, to ca1ibrate ECM gear. sf, .1 0n 22 January, the ship was underway 0420 for NAD, Bangor, Washington, to 1oad ammunition. Just as the ship was about to depart, HTi11yH arrived, having trave11ed across country. She was 1oaded and the ship was underway for her voyage to home port, some 8,000 mi1es distant. Setting out on a course of 1800 she trave11ed 692.7 mi1es to her first port of ca11, San Francisco. The ship passed under the 0ak1and Bay Bridge at 0929 and moored port side to Pier 1, Hunter's Point Navy Station at 1005, 27 January 1971. The day was warm and p1easant, compared with the foggy, disma1 Washington winter, and SHREVEPORTers took advantage of the opportunity to visit the most beautifu1 1arge city of America with its Chinatown, fisherman's wharf, cab1e cars, and cosmopo1itan atmosphere of being a1ive. i Ha. an--e ,als JZ ' . F 1 1 3. e v - 3 'Q ff The Ship Wag underway from San Francisco at 0548,v88VJanu- ary and trave11ed 474.4 mi1es further south to Han H1600- The ship passed under the highest SDGD Of the, 18190050 Bridge at 0810 on 29 January and moored at Pier 8 at 0846. Later in the da 22 officers and 63 en1isted reservists of the 8th, 9th, 11th, and 12th Nava1 Districts embarked for two weeks' training, and the Marines Toaded the we11 Deck with Euc1id tractors to be taken to Morehead City, N. Car. The ship was underway at 0947 on 30 January. Two hours 1ater, at 1133 he1icopters practiced touch and go Tandings our first significant f1ight quarters. 1,453.8 mi1es 1at- er the ship anchored in Bahia de Acapu1co, Mexico, in 18 fathoms, at 0811 on 03 February. Some wi11 remember Las Brizas Hote1 where each room had its own swimming poo1g others wi11 remember La Huerta. The ship was underway at 0002, 04 February. At 0340 some a1tercations between She11backs and Po11ywogs was reported--the Roya1 Baby was Tocked up in the Bos'n Locker, but escaped after the scut- t1e was smashed on his head. with on1y 64 She11backs and about 450 Po11ywogs, the situation a1most deteriorated. But the de1ay in arriva1 at the Equator duieted the Po11y- wog Revo1t--or at 1east postponed it somewhat. The Revo1t occurred the afternoon before crossing the Equator, Sunday the 7th of February. The P1an of the Day indicated: Set the Po11ywog Watch at 1300. This invo1ved Chiefs Brenne- man and Gaydos in diapers attached to each other with 1eg irons as the Roya1 Domain Watch CLookouts1, Chief Langford as the Po11ywog Popcorn vender--dressed in a bur1an baq, LCDR Moe and ABHT Johnson as Po11ywog he1icopters--dressed in the meta11ic asbestos firefighting suit with he1mit and a wood board of sufficient 1ength to simu1ate rotor of a he1o. There were Po11ywog bathing beauties, taxi service, and choir. Mr. McKee was the monkey, dressed in a bur1ap uniform, dancing whenever Chief Washington was to1d to grind his organ, a sma11 wooden box with a po1e. A11 did not go we11, however. The X0, as senior Po11vwoq, patched a microphone into the TWC at various 1aces around . . , , f D the ship, giving orders which were at variance to other 1MC word. A team of shock troops in he1mits ran from the f1ight deck moving forward throughout the ship ve11inq 14111 Shembacks- A POHYWOQ f1aq was hoisted up the ha1vard-, A11 D011ywogs on the fiiqht deck staaea a sit- down Strike and began singing Uwe Sha11 0vercome.H She11- b3Ck5, TVTQDTGDGU, VG119d bdCk, Uwe just want a 1itt1e fun.H The next day they did. Monday, 08 February 1971: 0022-- Crossed Equator at Longitude ggogai. Ogbog-All C1OCkS advance one hour to con- form to +5 Romeo time. 0500--Revei11e, a11 you s1imy Po11ywogs. 0530-- Breakfast for a11 She11- backs Csteak and egqsl. A11 four supo1y deoart- ment officers serenade Sne11backs, 1ed by LCDR Francis. 411 Po11ywog officers and CPOs in diaoers: a11 en1isted po11ywoqs in dunqarees inside out and backwards 0615--Breakfast for a11 po11ywogs fgreen sauer- kraut, sardinesi. 0805- Gun Mount 33 fires 21 rounds. 0745--A11 Po11y woqs mustered at quarters on forecast1e. 0830-- Commence initiation. Wax 3 Tuesday, 09 February, saw the sbio moor at Rodman Nava1 Station, Cana1 Zone, at 1141, como1etinq a 2,047 mi1e transit from Acapu1co via the equator. The snip was under way 0542, 10 February, and transited the Cana1's severa1 locks which raised her 85 feet. She was pulled through the locks by ele- ctrically operated Htowing mules.H Being a large ship she required six mules. In prepare ation for the transit through the llOefoot wide ww YQSW fl locks much equip- limt' ment had been de- mounted from or cut off SHREVEPORT's catwalks. Even so, there was less than a foot on each side between the shin and the walls of the locks. The transit took aoproximatlev ton hours1 .the pilot departed the ship l6l5. l,4l4.5 miles later the SHREVEPORT was in New Urleans, La, mooring at the Poland Street Wharf at TZ33. lt had taken all morning to proceed up the Mississippi Nivvr to New Orleans. The arrival brought her in time for Mardi Gras and also enabled government official f F .- s ind citv dignitaries or Shreveport to see their namesake ship. Liberty expired at 2200 on l6 February, and the ship was underway at 2358. The 5'h0UV 5Dec1al Sea Detail was secured around Roveille. The ship continued its transit towards Norfolk. Oh lriday the l9th, all private automobiles in Upper and lower vphi- cge Stowage were started to ensure they could hp O1f-10ad- Eh Ugogmafjl Val- The Shi D moored at o734, 261 l'c?lir11a1 y. at ar , Aorehead City, to off-load Euclid tractorgu At l33jE fhedSh1p embarked Lcu l49O in the uei 1 lleclf El 1111 head- G Owar S home port. SHREVEPORT arrived l ii f 1 I 21 February l97l at lll6 'Gm' 1'l W'l' 2 n a2QKzaQ4zrQaa4Qa2Z2Qz,,if if 4-11, 1 fr- 1 Ti' i V, .,., ,Q fy . M L - 1' rv. 83 44 K. - 7.1: Y 'LJ ' gl -1 .,,v,, ' Ja F 4 i ltirc 1 e ii1 1 or T 1 , , f ,,f pw.-4f,ff.,'1'w: ,f ,-.-'L-ff ' rwqwwwmi W ,csW, Her stay in Norfolk was very brief-ejust time enough to load some supplies and equipment. 0ne day the word was passed: HNow the chaplain lay to the ouarterdeckg your organ is on the pier.H At 0759 on 05 March the ship was underway for HGITMOH CGuantanamo Naval Base, Cubai, for Refresher Training. 0ne of the men had to depart on emer- gency leave, however, and the ship was turned around so he could depart 0529, 06 March. The ship arrived at Wharf BRAVO, GTMO, 0742, 09 March. GTMO is always a most trying who hardly knew each other. To emphasize damage control awareness, division officers were required to sign YOKE re- ports and special YOKE awards were given to men who could discover five YOKE discrepan- cies. The ship was awarded the highest marks ever awarded any type ship by FLETRAGRU GTMO in damage control and communications. while at RefTra, the ship em- barked several civilians and was underway l8l5, 25 Warch, for Montego Bay, Jamaica, an- choring 0730 the 26th. Monte- go Bay will be remembered by the Fleet Landing littered with venders, the luxurious Holiday Inn located seven miles outside the city which served delicious rum-coconut drinks, the Pelican Inn, and a place called Jollies. Divisi- on officers had to return to the ship from liberty at odd hours to sign YOKE reports even if they had no YOKE fit- tings. The ship was underway l749 on 28 March. While at GTMO the ship received its l00th safe landing as LTJG Buck BURNELL, USN, of NAS GTNO landed on 3l March. Also while at GTMO, the officers won decisively over the chiefs at a baseball gameg the tac- tics were to place the large can containing the ice and beer in the chief's dugout which caused their coordination to suffer somewhat. time, especially for a crew Q , T Flor HREVEPORT departed- enfolflf Wf'f? t' ii April, Easter fiVQ'i 'l'if i'0'Tlll? 0'3'5t and Catholic worship services had been i. ear ier in aa on the fiiqm deck. ine shin WHS U'iflf?fWfi-Y W' 'iffff l7g3 l2 April, and moored at Pier 3, NGVY 3359: Nvrfvh 0937, l4 April. Her stay in Norfolk was aqain very brh getting underway 0753, 03 May for Onslow Beach for M CType Traininql. During this time, the eoorn safe land was made on snetvepoei by l!LT J- R1 'iClNl05H- USMC, HMMT-402, on l3 May. A documentary film was made to cord amphibious operations. Sixteen Llls and twenty Ai LARCS were also brought aboard durind the exercises. The ORI occurred on Good Friday, 09 April, and at l42QL leld 1 The ship was underway l7-l8 May for deperminp, 24 May 1 Contractor's Trials, 0l-03 June to load L-FORM, makinc 1 ship logistically prepared for its amphibious role. Cl PHIBRON 8, Captain R. A. HOGSHED embarked on O4 Juneg 1 Midshipmen arrived in force the evenino of 09 Juneg and 0906, l6 June, SHREVEPORT sailed alono with USS RALEI CLPD-ll and several hundred Midshipmen from the U.S. Nav Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, on NATRONLANT 7l. Enroui the SHREVEPORT participated in Project RICE to devel future ocean surveillance systems. After leap-frogging across the Atlantic to give the Wi dies practice in ship handling and a mail pickup off TE ceira Island, Azores, the ship proceeded up the Tagus Ri G d Po t 0 44, e Li bon ve friendly and recent e no t which ill n r an anchored off Lisbon, r ugal 8 28 Jun . was a ry X A iv, r ' W' remembered for the beautiful Sintra town in the mountai the Texas Bar, and the German sailinq ship GORCH FOC The ship was underway l504, 02 July for Cgpenhagen, De mark. There was much apprehension in the enoine space D the guarding valve on USS TRENTON had just blown uo. T navigators were also apprehens' I . ive as we steamed throu the Straits of Dover in fog so thick we could see neith the white cliffs nor the coast of France only five mil distant, while about l00 contacts were made bv our rada each of which had to be plotted for CPAs. 0ne contact h H SDGGd Of flfty knotsg it was a hovercraft. As we pr C?eded thV0UQh the Katteqat we were in company with a Ru Zgggpggstrzgerz Sheyfsteamed around both our ships and 1 usan s o pictures f th i pictures of our two ships whileo bem and they Snapp naded the whole affair. , our and Continqent Ser 1 sf The ship moored starboard side to the pier at 0800, 09 July, at Copenhagen, Denmark. It had been cold and rainy, but during SHREVEPORT's stay it was sunny and warm. Danes were very friendly, relaxed, and the men were impressed by the extremely clean city, Tivoli, the walking-shopping street, and the topless on the beaches. During general visiting on the l0th, 350 people were hosted in a 2-hour period. Taps might have signified extinguishing white lights inside the ship, but the daylight hours continued for many hours more. The ship was under- way 072l, T3 July for the 8l6.8 mile voyage to Ports? mouth, England, where she moored l233, l6 July at the South Railway . Jetty, near Lord Nelson's flagship, HMS VICTORY, famous from the l805 Bat- tle of Trafalgar. Clubs attended in- cluded Mecca and Pembrook. Places visited included London, Winchester, and Stonehenge. It was one foreign port where everyone spoke English! A band of bagpioes, drums and fifes from T S EXPLORER gave a concert on the flight deck of SHREVEPORT just prior to departure, and one of our sailors was able to try his hand at playing the upipest in A 1210, 22 Ju1 , the s TP has U 3411.2 mi1es ahead before arrivinn at IVNNNHVEN R93 3 Whi1e enroute the ship had at v011evbd11 t0UCUam9nt t inc1uded practica11y every division on the 5010- Enthu siasm ran so high that after awhi1e there NGVG WDP? QPQC' tators than p1ayers present at the matches. In the final S-5 beat S-1 by winning two out of three QHWGS- The QHNES were hard fought a11 the Way. On 31 Juiy at 1900 the ship had its first smoker--13 matches. The embarked band con- tingent p1ayed the Gi11ett Song. The CPOS had taken Cafe of a11 the rigging and competed with each other--conSe- quent1y there were 1ights from overhead cranes, signal f1ags a11 over, an announcing system set up, and several hundred spectators sitting on the ramp to the We11 Deck. h' 1 nderway for CGNUS with ' ' -B 68. C hai 5 Boats were 1oaded into the Ne11 Deck at Litt1e Creek on 04 August. The ship proceeded to Annapo1is where she ancho- red 1630 and the Middies were off-1oaded in the embarked boats. It rained heavi1y, and the canvas used for the boxing ring gave some protection to the Middies in the boats. It was we11 into the evening and Mr. Pochkowski, the senior Aviation Bos'n of the who1e U.S. Navy, had the deck at anchor watch. The X0 was visiting on the bridge when the Captain said, HLet's get the ship underway.H S0 the X0 acted as Tee he1msmanI' The ship' moored 0823, O5 August, to Pier 5, Navy Base, Norfo1k. COMPHIBRON 2 embarked the ship one week beginning 18 Aug- ust. The ship was underway from 1001, 23 August. unti1 1622, 27 August, and again at 0824 on 30 August, anchoring near the Nava1 Academy at 1758 the same day for a visit to give 1ectures and fami1' ' ' N ' .iarization tours of the ship to the C1ass of 1975. The ship departed 1550 on 02 September and moored 1725, 03 September, to Pier 7, Navy Base, Norfo1k. The Ship was underway 0656, O7 september tb 1943, 09 sep- tembef, 304 H9510 at 1448, 25 September for the Seapower Demonstration of the NATO Review for students of the Nat- tiona1 War Co11ege and the NATO Mi1itary Committee. Ships participating inc1uded the HNLNS OVERIJSSCL CD815J from 523 Ngfhgglagdsg H205 A5SINIBOINE fDDH2341 from Canada, . . s ips inc d' , th CCVA671. SHREVEPORT retur 3 mo e USS JOHN F' KENNEDY ne t N f A mooring starboard side to Pier E, Nav31EaseT4, O1 Gctober, Five days Tater, at 1446, O6 0 t - underway for Phi1ade1phia Nava1 EEQP, the Shwn was aqain 07 October, and remaining unti1 221pyardS5 arriving 1248, , , November. The crew hadn opportunity to visit Ind d . , Frank1in Institute, and reipgn ence HB11' the m'nt' the' the 1oca1 USO to ath1etic ggmei aggnguitee t1CketS through ,J - ',2.s51, . 1 A - Q A at f e C ' T '1i ura1 events. ,C At 1545, 21 October, the SHREVEPORT was underway co1d p1ant to dry dock 44, passino USS WISCONSIN and USS IOWA on the Way- The Ship spent one week in the dry dock whi1e the hu11 and mast were sandb1asted and the ship comp1ete1y red- 1eaded at one time. During this period the ship was tight- 1y closed to prevent grit from entering and venti1ation was secured. Access was Iimited to specified periods, the ship was opened for fifteen minutes to ha1f an hour six times during the 24-hour period each day. Whi1e in the Hyardsu our footba11 team continued its win- ning streak in Norfoik. On Friday, O5 November, the POD announced that our team had won the af1oat footba11 com- petition in PHIBLANT, and wou1d represent COMPHIBLANT and a11 his ships in the LANTFLT championship tournament. The ship was underway for Norfo1k O93O, 23 November, and moored starboard side to Pier 2, Navy Base, at 1437, 24 November. COMPHIBRON TWO embarked O9 December as the ship continued its POM for CARIB 2-71. Prior to departure on CARIB 2-71, however, the ship was underway from O931, 1O January, to 1602, 13 January, and O93O, 17 January, to 1746, 2O Janu- ary for type training. The ship departed 0953, 28 January, on CARIB 2-71 a1ong with USS NASHVILLE QLPD-131, USS PORTLAND CLSD-371, and USS GRANT COUNTY CLST-11741, arrived O722, 29 January, at Morehead City, North Caro1ina, and embarked BLT 276, the ship's first embarkation of Iarge numbers of Marines. Embarkation was conciuded and the ship underway at 1642 the same date. For most of the crew, having Marines on board simp1y meant Ionger chow Iines and Iess space avai- 1ab1e at movies. After a brief stop-over at GTMO CO908, O2 February, to 1158, O5 Februaryi to five the embarked Marines enough time to fi11 sand bags for the Marines at GTMO, and enab1e the ship's officers to beat the chiefs in two games of baseba11 C24-15 and IO-21, the ship was underway for Vie- ques Is1and, anchoring off the southern coast at O731, O7 February. From O7 to 1O February, the ship participated in Exercise ESCORT TIGER XI, simuiating rescue of American nationa1s from a country torn with a deteriorating po1itica1 situa- tion. Seven men from SHREVEPORT simu1ated American citi- zens at Camp Garcia, some simu1ated pregnant women about to give birth, some simu1ated foreign nationa1s, some sim- u1ated Americans without va1id passports, and the chan1ain simulated the weaithy oi1 tycoon, Dr. Punt, who 1ost his Hdaughterzn HDr. Lamar Punt reported his 17 year o1d dau- ghter Eudora missing. Eudora found aboard PORTLAND dis- quised as a Sailor. Discovered during volt 4 dvhal amination.H The Shih WGS Undefwdy f 0'l' l'leQU?S, MTW ziliif in Rasta anchored 0706, 14 February' 'H 5 C'lf M' Harbor, Panama, later WO was underway the next day at l635, but steamed in a circle outside Cristobal all of the l6th. On l7 February, the l,OOOth safe helo landing was made by Lt J. J. KAVALE, USN, of HC4, Det 32, in his HH-2 helicopter designated HSCOOTER SIX SIX.H The next day the shi E 0riHU to Pier ll li i 9 L h x gi l c X L H lf4.ln A n. a-f p passed through Boca chan into a harbor large enough to hold the wiolf U fleet and moored 0854, starboard side to Pier l mort o1 Car e gena, Colombia, location of an interestinu hi io La Poia on a cino qena made hian 063l and moored to Pier Dlayri a rhall Q W with sai r THC underway from burma O Fehruiry ini wh rout: ha a slvqhi rolli lil if ,C -. -U .J 23 lfhyuirv div Ihr lm c .V I lfl 16C t 1447 fri tolli Ray at a 5 than four hours later the sh' 7 2. lflr Less , lU was aqa Ll an moored starboard side to Berth B. Fernanroz Feder dy, SGH JUHH, Puerto Rico. Ty. F. A - som d' ' ' i io stay in in liin ena e lVlSlOnS to have Parties at Luuuillo RflLH 'Il c Hui I gg . adventurous sailors to ride their bicycles up the high hills of El Yunque Rain Forest. The ship was again under- way ll24, 03 March, travelling around Viegues Island to Navy Base, Roosevelt Roads, due to ocean depths, where she moored l708, 04 March. A brief party Cbeer on the pierl, and the ship was underway 0646, 05 March, to guard UNREP of the other three ships in our formation. While the other three ships in our formation made their separate courses to Morehead City in an exercise designed to see if we could be detected, the SHREVEPORT paused for a day C09 Marchl to anchor off GREEN Beach off the western coast of Vieques, and land a liberty party via embarked troop boats. The ship was underway l9ll, with l266.5 miles to Morehead City, anchoring at 0558, and mooring at 0939, l4 March, to off-load the Marines, and was underway l4l2 the same day, mooring port side to Pier l2, Navy Base Norfolk, at l022, l5 March. The ship moved the next day to Army Pier 2, South Annex, for collision repairs, was underway 06 April to load ammunition, and underway 0957, l3 April, for the second half of CARIB 2-7l, anchoring at 06l9 and mooring 0838, l4 April to re-load BLT 276. She departed l555 the same day. A The second half of CARIB 2-7l was filled with much activi- ty. The ship anchored off Viegues Island T355, l8 April, but was underway l454, 20 April, for a liberty period at Navy Station, Roosevelt Roads, leaving 0757, 25 April, and returning the same day to Viegues to participate in VERITAS V, a joint U.S.-Brazilian ex- ercise. The Bra- zilian Marines vi- sited SHREVEPORT 26-27 April, and D-Day landing took place 28 April. Lt General AXTELL, Commanding General FMFLANT, was pre- -+ve sent on SHREVEPORT K' during the opera- tion. After a PHIBRON TWO sailing regatta in which the captains and executive officers of each ship participated in vari- ous maneuvers with the SHBEVEPDRT BLUL team, lGd by the Captain coming out in first place, the ship partlC1DGFEd the next week, 0l - 06 May, in VENUS II, 5 J0l0t exefclse with Venezuelans. Rear Admiral Delgado, the Venezuelan senior Marine Corps 0fficer, toured SHREVEPORT 03 May. 04 May was both R and DuDay, and the shin was underway 060l. 05 May for St. Thomas Island, mooring starboard side to Nest Indian Dock, Charlotte Amalie, at 0945 the same day, for a one-day visit, long enough for practically everyone aboard to purchase his one gallon of tax-free liouor to be brought back to the States Cwhich may only be done by vis- iting one of the Virgin Islandsl. The ship was underway l50l, 06 May, conducted an UNREP with USS MILWAUKEE on O9 May--the same day Haiphong Harbor was mined, and moored at Morehead City, l4l3, ll May. Most of the embarked Marines of BLT 2X6 moved aboard USS NASHVILLE and Major General Fred HAYNES, CG, 2nd MARDIV, embarked USS SHREVEPDRT to- gether with his staff of about a dozen bird and light col- onels for six days while the ship particiiited l ith if El Oflfl W about 20 other ships in EXDAN V. The ship went to General Quarters at 2200, l7 Ma ' y, as we entered a simulated mine field, anchored off 0nslow Beach 0239 and remained at G0 all of l8 May until the Marines departed that afternoon. The ship moored l046 2l V - , say, port side to Pier 3, Navy Base, Norfolk. SHREVEPDRT was out 05 June to load ammunition. and depar- ted l2 June at 0746 with emba . rked Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, on NATRONLANT 72, with 2,361 miles to go before ' ' ' . arriving at Santa Marta Island, NzoreS, where she anchored l006, 20 June, off Vila do Porto to off-load some CB gear while some ' ' , two bars of the quiet l'ttl t Sa11OrS V1SitQd the On1y g i i e ow . Tl sl 0830 21 June and aft n ie iip was underway Change, d Q , , ef proceeding through the English an the Limfgorden moored 0932 l 2 I 9 ' ,,-, LU , ' . borg, Denmark. while at the veri f ' ' ne at Nal i ith its i y riendly town, w' 5 ti ' Day--not in America, but here Danish pastby, wa1king shopping streets, bo- tent beer and akvavit, and the HKat,H the ship was visited by over 15,000 visitors in connection with the 1argest ce1ebration of American Independence Aa1borg. Danny Kaye visited the ship, the Queen of Denmark moored her roya1 yacht DANEBROG just in front of the SHREVEPORT. SHREVEPORT was underway 1001, 05 Ju1y, and moored star- board side to pitch house jetty, Roya1 Dockyard, Ports- mouth, Eng1and, at 0927, 07 Ju1y, within fu11 view of HMS VICTORY. There were free tours, a sai1ing competi- tion and crickett match with the Brits, and many 1oca1 citizens took SHREVEPORT officers, chiefs, and sai1ors into their homes and the 1oca1 countryside. SHREVEPORT sai1ed 0811, 12 Ju1y, and after training the E midshipmen at sea for five days, moored port side to Harbor Station Pier, Le Havre, France, 1025, 17 Ju1y. There were free tours to the Benedictine disti11eries and museum at Fecamp and the famous D-Day Normandy Beaches nearby. The ship was underway 1005, 21 Ju1y, enroute home, mooring at South Annex, Norfo1k, Va., at 1021, 02 August 1972. XX Xt. A X .t f ' I- .-. , -2 , l . z .aw it K x 0 X 5 Rain X f 'gf ., 4 gl-,.f1ffgj s gfl' ,3- V , .x,,., v,f..A M53 c,.,v: i Quartermasters determine the shir J's locaticni in tirni an , -5' f spaceg they are responsible for plotting where the fhih lS and is going, and they are responsible for maintaining ac curate time calibration throughout the shin. while at sea, the shi ' ' ' ' p s position may he plotted nsino the SPNa4O LORAN receiver which can ' tune in on signals trans- mitted by a Hmasteru and a Hslaveu station. My weasufihn the time differences between pulses and naino special charts, the position of the ship may he determined. NOV- mally a LORAN reading is taken every hour while at sea. Another method of determining the ship'e pouition is by using the sextant which accurately measure: the Htocal Hour Angleu of the sun CLHAD. By usinu thr IHA and the Nautical Almanac the ship's position may he amcerlained. Longitude may UG determined only around noon: latitude is determined by shooting mornino stars about Qu mgnpipg hg- fore sunrise and shooting eveninn gimp, Hhuug pm minotes after sunsetnmif there is a horizon. The Navigation department also utiliyen nm on non in Soon' dlng Set, Sonar, to determine ocean denlhn, ihw unin is equipped with two ch Y'OVlOVlC'fPl I r 1 --1 S wilch ore wound evrrv id! ft N rio t takino bearings around 1030 by the Quartermaster of the Watch n addit o to the chronometers e Sh1p approx1mate1y ocks w 1 ar w u every Monday and Thursday at sea and in port by quartermasters Ouartermasters a1so take Some Sh1p c1a1 E111 e bearinqs buoys and oth navioation nts when CFU1S1DQ near 1an the ecords 1 ained y 1v1s1 1nc1ude e s Deck Log and Quartermaster Notebook which are offi an ega1 r cor s o a nts con r inn t s io h r crew 11StQd ChYOnO1OQ1Cd1 y hundreds of charts ich st per1o 1C3 y e co te o r f ect nev ac1es to naviqation r w un 1 of ocean deoths 1CQ to Mariners ograbhic Bu11et1ns a gs E asf Q41 1 'Ntr NfKQw? I WE' , f ' CLe : using LORA 4 'I h 1 ' , ' 1 . I I Qi' n , th ' has '. 100 c1 h'ch e o nd 1 . th ' A on x 11qhts and 'er ' ' a1 poi ' ' 5 d. . of r ma nt ' b N D' ' 'on ' th ' d 1 e d f 11 eve.- ce n' , he h', d e ' h' 1 3 wh' mu ' d' 11 b rrec d t e 1 1 ob- st 'k ' o ne so d ngs , g Not' n ' , Hy- dr y ' nd ' d h Pub1icat1onsg an t.e Captain's Niqht Order Book. Senior quarter- masters determine Htracks or courses for the ship in moving from one p1ace to another and recommend these for aporova1. PLOTTING COURSE THROUGH THE ENGLISH CHANNEL Q o The Operations Department may be compared with the central nervous system of a human body. It is res- ponsible for the ship- wide training program, the collection and inter- pretation of intelli gence, the repair and maintenance of all elec- tronics equipment aboard ship, and when a PhibRon staff is not embarked, with preparation of opera ation plans and evalua- tion of meterological data. The Department is divided into two divisions .i Oli .AMW 1 .: .k.. y Xb, fs, A ,F ew ' :V , ,V . L AHL and OE, supervised by the CIC officer and the Electronics Waterial w b Officer CKMUD, respec- tively. CIC CCombat Information Centerl, receives, int- erprets, and visually presents all surface and air contacts. The ship is equipped with SPSNIO surface search radar and SPS-40 air search radar. CIC has 'SPA 66 surface radar consoles. various sta- YHS boards, and a DRT 'Nl' '55 i gwwf T is F l .. a QR x X Q 'KVNV Q Z r' gp I V ,N , fl r 'M' f f ' ', , fDead Reckoning Tracerl to relativej geographic LEFT: DOING A PORT STUDY ABOVE: PLOTTING ON THE DRT which presents a true .Cas opposed presentation of surrounding areas. The DRT has a varied use including retrieving a man over- board or making amphibious beach assaults. CIC also con- trains electronic gear for IFF Clnformation Friend or Foe and ECM CElectronic Counter-Measuresl. During General Quarters, CIC is manned by the Operations Officer who functions as the evaluator: the CIC Officer, who is in charge of CICQ the GLO CGun Liaison Officerl who coordinates CIC and gun control, radarmen who man the five radar consoles, the DRT, and other gear, some Ewsg and various YNXPN who function as phone talkers and status- board keepers. OE Division maintains all the electronic gear of the ship from the fathometer in the keel to the large Hbeehiveu ball on the top of the mast--the TACAN, which ' 4 nm ' f , 1- , ,V , f..-,,-vw ,, ,,,.,, ,,y.-,.fHf.: if,-f ,,.. ' ,lg-15 , , provides bearings to the ship to approaching air- T craft. OE Division en- ' sures that the ship can see at night and in fog, and talk anywhere in the world, by maintaining radar and radio gear. Al- though some of the tubes cost several thousand dollars, an average elec- tronic tube might cost 51500.00 The element of danger is always present as the ETS work w ith voltages up to 22,000 volts and with electronic transmissions that can cook a person from the inside of his body out w out the person involved knowinq what is hapoeninq until i too late. This is why the dangerous antennas which transmit are indicated with red insulators, and the word is fre uentl Q Y passed while in port: H00 not rotate or radiate any electron- ic gear while men are working aloft.H af f . 1. x If nl Q. L' N NN, cl if- E.: 1' , 'G is lg S QZQQHQL, ith- t is XJ' I' I fx. V Vital to the efficient operation of any ship is the maintenance of reliable communica- tions. SHREVEPORT communicators provide this service on a 24- hour basis, in oort and at sea. The deo- artment is divided into two divisions: CR and CS, which are con- cerned with radio and visual signalling res- pectively. Being a flagship, SHREVEPORT is tasked with maintaining a continuous 100 word per minute secure teletype termination with various shore stations. She is fur- ther required to main- tain a similar circuit with other units under the tactical command of the embarked staff. Traffic received from these units is forwar- ded by SHREVEPORT to 4,1 . fl fi-61 if 'I 1 I 1 , Z QM -J Heb f?,s 2 XT .. - Ns,,,f':f i b 'g Q f I K H1 'gf X is -s Q ----a ,,,, lm .. Q -N ,p'.f', Q Q 1532! X , ' 'X ?' w J Fifi! -rg. ,-f- ' 0388 ,yi X, CRHW V li - !,,,,,,,.Ap:.A.aw ' designated shore stations where it is processed for final deli- very. Along with these cir- cuits a continuous watch is maintained on a lOO word per minute multichannel teletype fleet broadcast. The normal message traffic load is approa imately l,5OO messages per month. In addition, while' port, radiomen brave the heights by climbing the masti clean and repair the ship's antennas. TELETYPE REPAIRMAN I X MAINTAINS THE sH1P's MANY TELETYPES alm- QQ .. ji, V :if l if ' 'f A sv f J is 'N-1 A7 .1 if f K A Y 9 l 2 P! 2 U If fl pi 5 5 ei .fm .'V g- ,,. .. V, A ......M, i Signalmen of CS Division stand watch on the signal bridge located on the wind-swept 05-level. Visual signalling is performed by hoisting up the halyards various flags and pennants located in two Hflag bags,H yardarm blinkers, blinking Search light and NANCY Cinfraredl, and semaphore signalling by hand-held flags. In addition, various Uday shapesn of black balls, red and white shapes, are hoisted to signal anchoring, dredging, towing, or replenishing. One interesting evolution not usually noticed is the hoisting of the PREP pennant five minutes before sunrise and sunset. The reason for this deference to the sun has been lost in obscurity. bffff ai? - to fel ,- X 47A: 5'4 ' s r if' HA uf l ,vfjgxsgh 7. .t.......,...,..,. k, F if . Q.. E l 3 X, xx. LN-Xxx 1 'N-Q 4X 1 N-x ll-1. DECK The Deck Depar the First Lie into two main Zhd Divisions, sed by the Boa sion which is Weapons Offic FTs and GMs. activities UN iiiustrated i foilownnwatcho the shio, boat Sod and Anchor barkituoh drihihiou ope re cont tmeht, suhorvisod by utehaht, is dividod sections- ist and which are suhorvu tswaih, and Bk! Eluvi supervised hv tho er and comhosvd of The varied sconh of dertakoh hy Hof! in h the photos which s, cicahiihosm mi operation Huh ' no 1 ration 1 i..rioI -' . f,tfi1, UNRIP VK 'Ji '54 5 ' ' SQ Quhhhiv hh! fi - iiroi. FACES OF DECK ..SHREVEPORT is her crev The underway watch the consists of Boatswain Mate of the Watch who as- sists the OOD in carrying out the snip's routine and supervises the other members of the watcng the Heimsman, who is responsibie for steering correct coursesg the Lee Heimsman who oper- ates tne Engine Order Teiegraphg Lookouts, Messen- gers, and others. 12: sk 5 ff N 'Q Much of the work of the Deck Departu ment is concerned with the cieanii- ness and smartness of appearance of the ship. The Bos'n iocker and paint lockers provide cieaninq sup- plies and paint for the whoie ship. The work is never doneg no space is considered inaccessibie to the boat- swains mate! I 'K ' ' E in The art of Hfancy-workn has not been Tostg hoatswains mates con- tinue to fashion artistic desiqns in Tine and Hsmaii stuff.H The ship's canvas shop provides facilities for makinq items out of canvas, sewing them, and piacing brass qromlets, as shown above. The ship's Motor Whaie Boat has a cape acity of twenty-one pTus the boat crew Ccoxswain, engineer, and bow hookb. It is a 26-foot, fiber qiass bottom boat, and is used to transport Tiberty parties, retrieve gunnery tar- gets, transfer personneT between ships whiie underway, retrieve a man overe board, and provide controi of boat as- sauTts in amphibious Tandings. It ig Towered by Weiin Crescent gravity da- vits. Embarked passengers hoTd on to the Hmonkey Tinesu with their knots in the unTikeTy event that the boat wouTd suddenly faii into the water. . 1 ' n , ,adv SPECIAL SEA ANO ANCHOR DETAIL 0N THE FORECASTLE. The Shin has two anch- ors, each 22,500 hounds. There are T80 fathoms C1080 ft.J of chain to T50 fathoms to oort. starboard and Each anchor Tink weiqhs 70 pounds. Both the windTas5 and caostan have a Capacity of 77,000 oounds. ia. II1 4 MANNINC THE ANCHOR BRAKE I THE PELICAN HOOK WHICH HOLDS THE ANCHOR CHAIN UNTIL LET GO 9' Transfer at sea involves UNREP CUnder- way Replenishmentl of food and fuel to keep the ship mobile, transfer of per- sonnel in the bos'n chair, and trans- fer of cargo -Cincluding a colonel's vehiclel to boats for transfer to shore. ll If X f' X 1 gf ,f Rx tv Q ffm '-NN. ' r f The ship h4s hwrlhinq facil iLif's lllr XW Fld- Flflti l.0r'fms olflvvr-, and 784 PNllwfvd. lhw Shim, thvrvfurv, LAN transwort wmv hull A battalion Lxndinq team, lncludiuw hwqd quartevs and snwnort units. The ml5Sl0H lS to tYdUSUOVC and land troous and thvir oss sential combat euuinm ment and suwulwes bv means of embavkod landinq Craft or hell copters ard mrovlde command facilities for embarked staffs. -nf' .7, ' f gx, is n- a::. 4-dll! -in 'rv .4 M. 3 K -1 The NQTT Deck is T63 ft. Tohq, 40 ft. wide, and has an area of 7,842 so. feet. when fuTTy haTW Tested for Toadiho the depth ot water if 5 tt X -Y I T . J T - forward and 7 ft. aft. The HQTT can accommodate T5 LVTPFSS, 9 LCW6S, 4 LCMRS, or T LCU. The NeTT Deck is serviced hy six overhead monoraiT cranes that provide rap- id Toadihq!uhToadiho of cargo. Each crane is eo- uiooed with Z wihches with a Tift caoacity of 4,000 Ths. each. The carqo system ihCTodes three oaTTet conveyors, each caoabTe of hahdTiho oaTTetS weiohiho HD to 3.000 Tbs. and a 16.000 Tb, carqofweaoohs eTeva- tor. The shin has T6 forkTitts with a Tift capacity of 4,000 Tbs. each and 4 eTectric oaT- Tet jacks that can Tift 6,000 Ths. aoiece. Y - f W' , T, , 3 I M ,1 Y , 1 I , ,, x 'X 6 ,, v'X ,g Q3 TUX VQX NQXT X QQX, vjx Qs :QX ,niX xQ's Tfix v Q fpufqg fTANf BALLAST CONTROL in aww Navy Beachmaster with flag guides in assault boat to embark waiting Marines. Amphibious Operations are the main mission of the SHREVEPDRT. Boats, load- ed with Marines or their supplies exit the Hell Deck and form circles in order to ensure assault waves are prepared to make their split-second landings ashore. The as- sault boats are driven by Deck Department sailors who have been desionated Assault Boat Coxswains. , v v l 1 -- - 'V tl. ,K , .- as ,f 3' A ar' J ,ft jf mf , Eg ' :,mgAn.eW' ,avi rfpq' V' , ,W I A - , ' f ., f H K .. 1 -'sl -vb I ' fx 6 A x X - 3, I h ' X, ly' 1 . ' w ,ff 0'. 46 ' 'Q , 2, 2, af, I Q ', ' Q xx H UR S! ,I ,' ,Z Q 1 N I 5Q t v ' zz? 3 'Q 55 h N - ' 2 QT' Q1 fa nf' CBS HU'- rms ash HL ax- ft A C h sed vhf Q r '10, her ch -- ' 105. 4..................-.........J va 55 'Oli vl , X3-v,. M ' JW ,f ,K Q f gQ:,,z,.fi 13, .1 v-- amn.. V .F 'M ' 1 XL ,Z rg.. Q5-I rvfm vs vfv-'f ie equip zwfd xwitis four XHXSG 1 nl. rn' id f ire dual uurwwwwl Gun mounts Ihv Munn have A hor izontnl ranqe of 13,100 yards and are CdU0fJf' of firinn 45 rounda wer minute U 5 'C' A '7h'L f 'f,. 7 ,ki Tv, I CLEANING ROPE AFTER FIRING The Ship's armory contains armament DQCQQSJYHX to land the Landinq Party, a Prize Crew, or provichi security far various situations, ind Contains W-l, . Ml-cal. Carbine, Thomhson fHHiMWac- .nine qun, P4 IQ fHWlHHd0 flduncher, fi-3 .45 cial. 'greese qun, and wither lfllamen il . T Y 4 0 The shin is eouinned with one MK56 dire ector and two MK63sg the former has a fdhue of 30,000 yards and the latter, 34,500 yards. Visual detection is made by the director otficerg the director is then Hfixedn on the tarqet throuqh comnuters located in Gun Plot and the MK63 room. The 3H!50-cal. oun mounts may he controlled throuqh the director system, or throuqh local control by the men on the Mount itself. The Gun hounts reouire 400 cycles elec tric current since it is more consis- tent than the normal 60 cycle through- out the ship. This electricity is sun- plied by the various amolidyne equine ment, a control oanel of which is shown to the left. y1 N1 fww- .. Q? K ' 3 J Q R 9 IR! N 'E 'J T Q A rf .,r'f 65 Luv 1:1 if Q Zi Q, gi FK ii, Q ' f f X X YW ' , Q z ff ' 2 ' -x If! Q, I X xx P r I' U ua '4- - Q.. Q ,-. ., .,., fill? SHREVEPP may be M by co11a dimensio telescou viding land he two Sea 5351 SW SHREVEPO tinction senior wain of ,,.....-4-w- Ni Rotor blades of helicopters travel near the speed of sound and should they strike an object, the blades could shatter and spray the area with shran- nel. It is necessary, therefore, to clear the flight deck of all HFODHM- objects which could harm the jet engines or rotors of the helicopter. The tewno of air opera- tions is reflected in rQcvni.twwfhihl0us 009- ratioru, durino which the shin'G fliqht deck landed and launched l84 CH 462 and CH-535 in a l4-hour noriod of day and nioht onerations. Averacuv onadcck time, includinq hot refueling was three to five min- Utes. bc? v 'P 2 f f -Q ww Q .wo t-3 i 55 l , it S? A my - K -, . aa- . X 'E f, -wh L JA X f'-I s-M . Q 'iv 214- The Aircraft Handlers, or Hchock won,H wenrimw blue shirts. havv tHe respon- sibility UT VWCHVIHQ KMC chopper to the deck. x The LSh fLand1nq Sjqna1 Enlistedj, wearinq ye1M low jerseys, is respon- sib1e for Wandinm the aircraft by qivinq dlr- eetioms to the Di1ot thfouqh hand signals. li 'lf' -nr Zh' -,fmjom ofV Iiwxfu-wma. 4-fwnvwwf: 'Nur' 'WV RVN 1' . AVP FCS ww-,iixiv ww Ulf? dai1y 1 rw1,im 01 N' H, man- Hirafi Www f m' 'v V3OO 2 and tim' ! 2.m l ' .iflG0iL Vfxvl. Wnv T.'f ' hose iw friff elxlv of fwlnminfl WW WAT lfwx Pwr' min- Iifx. Us-' 'fllff Cc!r'r'iGS '-l'ff1.l'fW z.1Hm1S of uv f giaff 'u I Y ,X Thp Qr1,H QHJ kwlvnmw urmuw, Sometsvw. vwllvd HLVJSM and 3 SmaQh.H wv4rinq rud QhErtS Or dlUMiVJM .u:tn, AVO f05- DODHiblH ?mV diwnxtwrs on 1 ! the TTIQHF Awuk. . 44 -x Wx ' , L' THX H ilI1AH IUHI IH Ugyp :ww gwvflkwl J-.f ' ENTVf. ,.., O- Q an-.A U 0' X 0 04 '1n,,- N um i...........,.....-.. C... -.X M. Max ' Q I 1 , Crash and Salvage is equipped with two tow tractors and one Q NS l5 Mobile Crash Crane, called HTlLLY.H Tilly may be Q used to push off a burninn aircraft from the flioht deck. Tilly has a 30,000 pound capacity on its forks, l5,000 pound capacity on its hook, and 7,000 pound capacitv on its maximum outreach. It can lower forklirts over the side of the ship. o i it E' fi s , ' i pw 5 , SHREVEPORT's endineerind department consis', five main div 5' Div. maintains the trol of the shin's ineerino niantg D is concerned with ducino steam: E Div concerned with the ctricai distribution production for the s A Div. ma in ' c , con eno Div ero . i eie a hin auxiiiiary wachinery of the ship: and Q Div. has control and renair. cognizance over damaqe hL gggwfwffzf-W 1 The Enqineroom watch is com- oosed of the Too Match who sunervises the other eniiste ed meng a throttieman who reouiates the steam oresures in the turbines to effect the soeed desiresg and a messenger who records aii the various readings of the gauges and changes of steam pressure. Tenneratures in the enqineroom are about 130 degrees and the noise ievei necessitates wearing soeciai ear protection. SHREVEPORT has two engines made by DeLavai, each with 12,000 SHP, and DeLavai Re- duction Gears. 1 rv' Y 5 l ,xx f- ' X The shio's boilers are able to oroduce 60,000 gallons of fresh water daily and to store 92,438 oallons. The shaft horsehower is as follows: Ahead, starboard: 235 RPM Ahead, port : 235 RPM Asterh starboard: l30 QPW Asterh mort I l30 QPN The ship has two nrooellers each with five blades which are l2'6 in diameter with ll' l0-SJSU pitch. i Elin: 9 -:H 'fxlff is x ' M i ,W , . ,E V L- v 0 ii, l -,' I SHREVEPORT has four steam-driven turbine generators, Benole, 60 cycle, 450 volt 750 KW, l200 amo. The shin also has two emergency diesel-driven Generators, 3- oole, 60 cycle, 450 volt, 300 KW, 600 amo. There are three electrical distribution centers: the electric shon which handles everythino Habove decksu such as the galley, laundry, liohtino, ventillation controllers: the rewind shin which hand- les everythino Ubelow decks,H the anchor and windlass, and all shio's motorsg and the battery shon which services bat- teries for forklifts, diesels. nallet litters and boats. IC-men man switchboard master qyro to various general al SS all SOUH cuits. 'gef thw mhin's te1Qph0ne , maintain the QhiD'S , and makv femairs rvquIdt0rQ and the arm uyxtvmk 39 WQT1 d-nowvrvd uhonv cir- H ,I J IC-men also run the movie projection machines for the Commodore, the ot- ficers' wardroom, the CPO mess, the First Class, and the crew. They also maintain the Ship's Entertain- ment System. 2 2 The AeGang consists of the Boats Shop, the Steam Heat Shop, the f Filter Shoo, the Hydraulics fg Shop, and the Machine Shop, and is taxed with everythinq from the ship's whistle to refrifierw- ation, elevator repairs, air E conditioning, ballast equipment including the stern nate, coole Q, 'sci inq, boat ennines, all constant R heat equipment, etc. '. The Machine Shop hon A QOH and 10' lathe, n Rinsin- ati horizontal :milling machine, hydrnulimi band gaw, larqe vertical dri11 press, and DdntOqrduh. S0 competent is the machine Shop that they hnvv made gears for' the LHZT irx CIC, and even faqhinnnd worm gears and the near itqelf for a laundrv dryer CThiS effort took about four days of comnutntionsj. ------..,,... ,-Q 2 55 l-' Milli R Division consists of the carpenter shop which per- forms ali woodworking and some piastic repairs, the shipfitter shop, and the CO-2 transfer shop which maintains ali CONZ cyiin- ders of the ship and aiso aii the various repair Iockers and DC Centrai. 'B s sf? 6 NX I I ,QQ 'iii ii fl' U P Nuclear driil means donnind waxed, air-tiont clothind MARKING A HHOT S that has been worn many times before by many other men, often in hot weather. when determined to be safe, the team examines topside Spaces for radiation. af? - :Nj SIA' H 4 SS :H n 4 0,30 i H 0.66 HH Nl HH Nh i'-'ii 5 N ic o pf: if NWN Y The Suopiy Department is divi- ded into five groups: S-i is the Storekeeper qrouo and nan- dies aii the records and stores in GSK: S-2 is the food service qrouo nandiinq the mess decksg S-3 is the ship's servicemen qrouo-mbarbers, iaundry, snio's store and icew creme barg S-4 is disbursinqg and S-5 are the stewards. stores and is- S-i receives, sues qenerai stores and repair oarts, orenares correspondence and reoorts and returns. 4 lf' SHREVEPORT's mess ha11 seats 180 and can feed 1400 meh in two hours. The ga11ey provides food preparation for approximae te1y 4500 mea1s during a 24-hour period, and can use 1500 1bs. of meat a day, 3600 1bs of vegetab1es per day, 200 da1- 1ohs of mi1k per day, and 300 qa11ohs of coffee per day. The Bake Shop provides bakery products for the crew. During a 24-hour period it can bake 450 1oaves of bread, 75 pies and 9 sheet cakes, p1us 1600 sweet ro11s 4'iSfSQMuM 51. t Na 1 , , fu 6, , I .MW QW ff , f f45'.ffW1wV , ,, 1 fwf ' 3 ' f fv f '56 , A' X f ' ,M 7 f if 'Q if 'ff ' ' f ,ff I 1. I f 7 w Afywf Uwf ,-ww ,f 10,44 ,Lp ,f .9 f, , ,1f:,, ,fa I ,LP ,f , 4,7 f ' y X ,WL , , ,X ,f f f f if ,f f ' ifQZ1fyf4vVf' WY? ,W0,.,:y.f, - ,. Q, , 2 ' , fffydfff f I if 4 f , 1 1 f ff r--A Q ali ,E , I 'Qi 19, fa, W A J it W ,Lf wx Ryan ' k. .-.iv hw fdy Q ,Q 1 5, N, 5 lx ix an Y . GKQA ,--K ,Q '-V fx. 7' ., f' , 'x 3. V -.. . fp, W -ff--N . -Q. wi., 11 Q NX . ' fb Mr, 3 ff V. -N.. mm -ammo Nrlvpm mmn.,,, K fmfmmm Hoaymuyl I HHH!! N UIUYHYI v 1-1 Q35--W . 1 . Q 4: if J Q X z, v mm N , mufnivwo'z,r':'r?Lp.y'l'r,Hi 2 H ' '':f1H'mHfuu'nnmmrmY y - J 4 l'v!1'l'u.1:'l:'x 1 ,, , , f'.1'm, r Y U ,, uv mal: 9 U , , mn ll, H ' ,,, ,mars W, , ,,, mf 1'fff:e 'Jfml .i 'i1'1i Q, 'A ...1 ,- f.,,.. ' Ah, , .. V . 1 ' X :.'1-:gi N 9 t 1 S 1 0 fi I I pro t We Wm HG Q V92 t Of iagwservi .G C D. eCt I! X J Aww-,um 2 fv 1: qxfxkmwvw 2 XX 3 2 , x ' A ,.'-4 ' U -,x--,f wgwfi r- gl pg ,,,j M 1' Si fr-', , gi M ! F- .3 N H, , -.1 f I Tn 4 r I , V L, 25 fix!- ' if K 3 'NJ K Q 'A 'NV The SHREVEPORT q a day, six days a week, servinq 1400 personnel during the week. It has three wasnersfextractors with a 50-1b. capa- city, 2 dryers of 50-lb. capacity, one sn1rt oress unit, one flat-work ironer, and three trouser presses. 1aundry ooerates 24 hours 1495 9. 4' .i 2 , t u L' kt 4 Ne CM., Q 1 Sf! 5 3 5 ilwff ff ,IW xf fu :Qs .V 6 .AL 315. 3531243 KIM I KF, .J f , K Kal' fk vii , A1 pn SHREVEPORT is serviced by a doctor, dentist, and chapiain who orovide assistance to the officers and men 24-hours a day. Medicai spaces inciude the doctor's' office, the sick caii area, oneratinq room, steriiizer room, ward with 12 bed capacity, laboratory, X- Ray room, and medicai records room. SHREVEPORT is equipped with spaces and sup- piies to aid in evacu- ation of casualties inciuding civiiian disasters from fioods, earthquakes, and other naturai disasters. Y! 'L f 'i'F i' 5 Q! yt 7 if v I .s z 5' 1: x 0 Rh v, c S3 Lf' 1 kv Q rugy ipdxgx 1g5 A. 1 Q4 'n M sm-f X X Division handies aii the administrative asoects of the snip--oersonnei records as weii as corresoondence, incoming and out-goino of- ficiai maii, educational services, ieqai, Master at Arms, and post office. .MM If Z 9 , Z J 'x -N liMl?Efl TIM X-Art L - erik gQ :f ,A 1 4 P , ,g AQ Pe f Nw, ' Af ff, ,I . s , 5, 7513, lf Qi 5:'3fff,jg1,1,g:1zf'i,. 4? - ' -my -i 1 .,.,....f.....4. 1 5 1 1 1 5 E Q 3 E 3 2 1 f N ei 1 3' 5 3 1 an 1 5 i 3 ,W W' f l , V, , .,, , , I x P1 f 1 7 A DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ifwl 'gl- ff ' USS SHREVEPORTKLPD 121 1 's,,5w'?1.,,g5g5,5A1g FLEET POST OFFICE 'F-uqwhi ff NEW YORK 09501 w- 1' F- ' TEA 30 September 1972 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Our Commodore, Captain Frederick F. Pa1mer, and our Commanding Officer, Captain Pehr H. Pehrsson, originated the idea of pro- viding the crew with a Hcrews' book,H and maintained a contin- ued interest in the progress of the book. A11 art work is the product of our ta1ented ship's i11ustrator RM3 Steven J. Chaszeyka. The historic sketch and a11 other printed descriptions fexcept CRXCSJ, together with the preparation of a11 1ayout, and pro- cessing of a11 photographs, were done by LCDR Ray W. Stubbe, who a1so took a11 the photographs contained herein with the fo11owing exceptions: PH2 Thomas A. Bruner took the pictures of USMC jeeps arriving on board, the picture of the Commodore and the genera1, and the two pictures of HSCOOTER SIX SIXgN PH3 Pray took the pictures of Marines running on the f1ight deck and the medevac, PH3 Steve Aderho1t took the picture of Danny Kayeg PHC W. A. Hami1ton took the picture of the chap- Tain pronouncing the benediction. The first fourteen pictures in the history section, Towering the MWB, USMC sate11ite an- tenna, HT1 Drake in ba11ast contro1, the 1arge picture of the ship with six circ1ing boats, Mr. Moe, JP-5 pump room, and the Green Beach party pictures were a1so taken by others. The brochure was printed and prepared by the COMFIVE Navy Printing and Pub1ications Office, Navy Base, Norfo1k, Virginia It was the po1icy of the editor to portray the ship in action by picturing men doing their many and varied jobs so that those Tooking through the brochure wou1d see what their hus- band or son does and so that sai1ors in one department might rea1ize that his shipmates in other departments a1so work hard in their own way. Organization of the brochure fo11ows the 1ogica1 sequence of indicating the mission through descri- ptions of what the ship has done in the past, the menta1 as- pects Cnavigation, operations, communicationsi, the operation- a1 Cdeck, air, engineeringj, and conc1uding with the support! staff Ksupp1y, medica1, denta1, chap1ain, recreationail. More extensive coverage to the degree of portraying everyone was prec1uded by restriction to 72 pages and 1ack of vo1unteers to he1p work on the book. RAY W. STUBBE l 9 SL. I Q4 ,E gf if X 'Z ix ik fi 4 1 ' 1 ,I ,f 5 , r 5 S N 2 i 1 4 i 1 1 5 4 1