Vertical Replenishment and the UH-46A

A new era in naval replenishment operations got under way on 27 November, 1964, when the USS Sacramento (AOE-l) steamed out of Long Beach with a detachment of officers and ...

Lieutenant Charles R. Pursley, U. S. Naval Reserve
November 1966

The 20-Knot LST

The problem of transporting heavy military equipment overseas and discharging it on beaches has long been a problem in military operations. The introduction of the Landing Ship, Tank during World ...

Commander J. H. Demyttenaere
August 1966

The DEG Tartar Missile System

The first of a unique class of surface missile ships, the guided missile escort ship, has joined the Pacific Fleet. The ship is the USS Brooke (DEG-1), similar in many ...

Lieutenant Thomas B. Buell, U. S. Navy Weapons Officer, USS Brooke (DEG-1)
May 1966

USNS Silas Bent (T-AGS-26)

Oceanographers have traditionally gone to sea to collect the data for their studies of the world oceans in just about any ship that would float. Some still set out in ...

Robert Niblock Assistant Public Information Officer, Naval Oceanographic Office
March 1966

Proteus—Polaris Pioneer

At present, the USS Proteus (AS-19) is moored at Polaris Point in Apra Harbor, Guam. This is the third overseas Polaris replenishment site the Navy has established and the only ...

Captain Lindsay C. McCarty, U. S. Navy
January 1966

Instant Airfields Ashore

A new approach to airfield construction in amphibious operations has been dictated by the operational demands of modern, high-performance jet aircraft.

Major William P. Haight, U. S. Marine Corps
November 1965

USS Garcia (DE-1040)

The impressive line of guided missile frigates and destroyers which have joined the Fleet in recent years has evoked admiration and praise. These ships have been particularly appreciated by those ...

Commander Donald A. Smith, U. S. Navy Commanding Officer, USS Garcia (DE-1040)
September 1965

The All-Weather Carrier Landing System

The modern attack aircraft carrier, with her steam catapults, angled deck, stabilized optical lens landing systems, and advanced electronic developments of the computer age, has been limited operationally by adverse ...

Commander Edwin F. Stobie, U. S. Navy
July 1965

USS Annapolis (AGMR-1)

Anew type of ship began operating with the Fleet in the fall of 1964—in effect a shore-sized naval communications station, but afloat and mobile. She is the USS Annapolis (AGMR-l) ...

Captain J. J. Rowan, U. S. Navy Commanding Officer, USS Annapolis (AGMR-1)
May 1965
USS Mars, Sacramento, Walke

Combat Store Ships

September and October 1964 marked the beginning of a new era in mobile logistic support of fleet operations in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The USS Mars (AFS-l) deployed ...

Captain Bernard A. Lienhard, U. S. Navy Commanding Officer, USS Sylvania (AFS-2)
March 1965