Spruance (DD 963) - Naval Cruise Book

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Spruance Crest The official crest of SPRUANCE is highly symbolic of the Ship it represents. The trident is a naval symbol of authority, power and maritime dominion. The double tridenti' indicates that the SPRUANCE is an entirely new class of Navy destroyer that is more than twice the size of the destroyers of WWII.The six points of the trident refer to the her multimission capabilities: C15 Anti-Submarine Warfare, C25 Strike Warfare against land targets, Q39 Anti-Surface Warfare, 145 Anti-Air Warfare, C55 Command and Control, C65 and Humanitarian such as rescue and evacuation. The crest symbolizes the 1942 battle of midway in which Admiral Raymond A. Spnlance administered a decisive defeat of a large Japanese carrier strike force. This battle was the tuming point in the Pacific War. The cherry blossom, similar in the design to be worn by the personnel of the Japanese Navy, symbolizes a number of associations with the decisive battle. The end of the petals identify the letter Mu for Midway, the letter for victory, and the Greek letter S'Sigma', for SPRUANCE. The five petals allude to the five Japanese ships in the battle. The 15 small dots and the larger dot add up to 16 and refer to t'Task force 16 , the designation of the task force under Spruance's command. The 15 small dots represent the 6 cruisers and 9 destroyers which made up task force 16, the larger dot represents the three carriers. The half disk behind the cherry blossom refers to the defeat which halted the Japanese advance in the Pacific. The crossed staffs signify the canceling out of Japanese air power and naval ambition. The four stars on the banner represent the highest rank achieved by Admiral Spruance. Table of contents Shield and Table of contents 1 History and Namesake 2 Commanding Officer 4 Executive Officer 5 Command Master Chief 6 Air Department 7 Combat Systems Department 9 CA Division 10 CE Division 12 CF Division 14 ORD Division 16 SW Division 18 Engineering Department 20 A Division 21 E Division 22 M Division 24 R Division 29 .- 'x'Nx R Uxxxx I DQQQSXXXXW fqfif' Eli? Qin gg 1 'i 9,9 1 I bfi' 'o' O, f K sux-nxuxx 9 I 1 ' 4 9 S 5 I :sts gxxxxXx 2? if fr I 1 I 1 I I I l 'xx .1 f x0 'Nw' '91 x D . 9: xxxXxxl'. Nav Admin Department 31 Operations Department 33 OC Division 34 OD Division 36 O1 Division 40 OZ Division 43 Supply Department 46 S1,3,4 47 S2 49 Port Visits 53 Community Relations Projects 70 Black History program 71 SNFM reception 72 Talent Show 73 Evolutions 74 Consorts 78 Navy Life 82 Sail Past 90 Home Coming 92 Staff 96