# Ingalls press kit — raw searchable OCR

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## ING-033-p1 · Press kit contents · article page 1

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NEWS
ABOUT
THE
U.S. NAVY'S
NEW MULTI-MISSION DESTROYERS
DD-963 AZESS KIT CONTENTS
Versatile Navy Spruance—class destroyers designed as war
deterrent into 21st century (DD mission and capabilities)
Ingalls has total responsibility for Spruance destroyer
program (Ingalls role and how ships are built)
Spruance sonar is most advanced on U. S. Navy surface ships
( shipboard electronic systems and weaponry)
Building Spruance—class destroyers is a major nationwide
defense effort (role of industrial subcontractors)
Spruance—class destroyers are most people—conscious ships
in the Navy (living and working aboard the DDs )
Fact sheet on Spruance—class multi—mission destroyer (key
facts and figures)
Ingalls 1 35 years' shipbuilding experience includes destroyers,
nuclear submarines (Company background in shipbui Iding)
First destroyer fought surface torpedo boats (brief history
of Navy destroyers )
— the man, the mariner (biography)
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Captioned photographs of DD-963 and Ingalls %ipbuilding in
Pasca goula , Mississippi
INGALLS SHIPBUILDING
P O. Box 149, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567
Litton

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## ING-034-p1 · Versatile Spruance-class destroyers · article page 1

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NEWS
ABOUT
THE
U.S. NAVY'S
NEW MULTI-MISSION DESTROYERS
VERSATILE SPRUANCE-CLASS DESTROYERS
DESIGNED TO DETER WAR INTO 21ST CENTURY
United States Seapower in the Seventies
is synonymous wi th
— a new class of Navy destroyer developed to maintain America s
Spruance
strength on the world 's seas and deter war into the 21st Century.
Designed primarily for submarine tracking and antisubmarine war—
fare, the advanced destroyers will cope with present and future threats
from nuclear attack and missile— launching submarines.
These destroyers are versatile and multi—mission, and will operate
with equal effectiveness alone or in large carrier task forces. They can
bombard enemy shore positions, support amphibious assaults, escort mili—
tary and merchant ship convoys, perform surveillance and trailing of
hostile surface ships as well as submarines, establish blockades and
undertake search and rescue operations .
This new destroyer fleet was designed and is being produced by
Ingalls ±iipbuilding division of Litton Industries in Pascagoula, Miss. ,
under a multi—year contract. The program calls for the initial production
Ingalls has the total responsibility for pro—
of as many as 30 ships
ducing these new vessels — from design, procurement, integration and
installation of the extensive electronics systems to its logistics support
INGALLS SHIPBUILDING PO Box 149, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567
Litton

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## ING-035-p1 · Versatile Spruance-class destroyers · article page 2

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Ingalls designed the destroyers to meet Navy mission requirements
at the lowest possible cost during the operating life of the ships •
finalizing the design, Ingalls used computers to analyze many different
ships on paper with varying combinations of hulls, propulsion systems
and other characteristics prior to selecting the best combination.
The destroyer, as designed, is a large ship, capable of carrying
a formidable array of weapons and electronic equipment at high speeds
over a long range. At 563 feet 4 inches long, a beam of 55 feet, draft
of 29 feet and a displacement of 7,800 tons fully loaded, the Spruance—
class destroyer is almost twice as large as the latest destroyers to be
the Forrest produced between 1955
built for the fleet —
and 1959. The ships have a maximum length of 425 feet and
a displacement of 4,050 tons .
Along with their size, the Spruance destroyers will have high speed
combined with maneuverability. They will be the first major combat ships
in the U. S. Navy to be powered with four marine gas turbine engines.
These turbines, iAhi-ch are derived from jet aircraft engine technology,
3d11 produce more than 20 , 000 horsepower each to drive the ship at speeds
in excess of 30 knots. n•-xe gas turbine engines are more compact and
lighter than steam turbines, are easier to maintain and automate, are more
quickly repaired or replaced, and can be started cold in only a few min—
u tes rather than the hour or more needed for steam plants.
n-•xe ship has twin screws, twin rudders and staggered twin main pro—
pulsion spaces, each containing two gas turbine engines . TYIe destroyers
have controllable, reversible pitch twin propellers, giving the ships a

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## ING-036-p1 · Versatile Spruance-class destroyers · article page 3

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high degree of maneuverability. Besides controlling direction of the
ship, the pitch of the propellers can be tuned to achieve maximum effici—
ency for long—range cruising, or for maximum silence during antisubmarine
warfare missions. During normal operations the destroyer may cruise on
two engines, going to three and then to four for greater speeds .
ffhe effectiveness of these destroyers against submarines will be
far greater, particularly at high speeds, than that of present U. S. Navy
destroyers . For detecting enemy submarines, the Spruance has the most
advanced surface ship sonar operational in the Navy today, and ship
silencing techniques have been stressed throughout the design and con—
struction of the ships to enhance the submarine detection capability.
Tie efficient hull design minimizes roll and pitch to assure the
highest possible accuracy of the weapon and detection systems while also
reducing resistance and drag to provide fuel savings at high speeds
In addi tion to the shape and propulsion of the ship, there are
other factors involved in operating efficiency and reducing the life
cycle costs of the destroyers . One of the most important considerations
in Ingalls' design was the size of the crew. Through use of automation
and advanced technology in the propulsion, armament and electronic sys—
tems, and the use of supporting equipment requiring minimum maintenance ,
the crew size has been reduced to about 250 officers and enlisted men,
less than 80 percent of the crew required for modern combat ships of simi—
lar size and lesser capability. The reduction in personnel, alone, is ex—
pected to save the Navy more than a billion dollars at today's prices
during the life of these new destroyers .

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## ING-037-p1 · Versatile Spruance-class destroyers · article page 4

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Other savings will result from the reliability and maintain—
ability of the electronic systems, a consideration in the earliest phases
of ship design. Ingalls! Integrated Logistics Systems personnel planned
the location and spacing of the electronic equipment for longest life and
maintenance accessibility, as well as operating efficiency. This support
group also determined skill levels necessary to maintain the equipment ,
spare part requirements, and components IAhere lower costs may be realized
by replacing rather than repairing parts
Although ships are built for a life cycle of some 30 years, the new
destroyers are designed to be up—dated with new weapons and supporting
electronics systems at the lowest possible cost as this equipment becomes
available through changing technology.
Weapons and electronic spaces aboard the Spruance were planned
with adequate margins for the additional weight, space, and power that
more systems or more advanced electronics may require in the future The
size and displacement of the destroyers, as well as the over—all ship
design, are planned so the ship will maintain its stability and design
efficiency when more or larger systems are added .
In addition to eliminating the necessity for extensive structural
changes to the ship, other design features allow replacement of equipment
in the ship at the least cost with the least time out of service.
weapons and electronics in the Spruance—class destroyers are
placed aboard ship as an entire system after they have been thoroughly
tested on land. All the electronic equipment for one system is placed

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## ING-038-p1 · Versatile Spruance-class destroyers · article page 5

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together in the same compartment aboard ship, entirely integrated, with
only the connections to remote equipment and power sources remaining
incomplete .
For modernization, the entire system can be easily disconnected
from external equipment in the same manner, and replaced with a newer
system in much less time than normally required. The replacement system
can be assembled, tested and programmed, and crew members trained in its
operation, while the electronic system is still on land, and the ship,
which is to receive the new equipment, is still at sea. The ship will
need to be out of service only for the time it takes to actually install
the equipment.
November 1973

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## ING-039-p1 · Ingalls total responsibility · article page 1

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NEWS
ABOUT
THE
U.S. NAVY'S
NEW MULTI-MISSION DESTROYERS
INGALLS HAS TOTAL RESÆNSIBILITY
FOR SHWANCE DESTROYn FROGRAM
When DD—963, the Spruance, joins the fleet next year, she will
bigger ,
be unlike any destroyer ever to fly the United States flag
faster, more sophisticated and built for rapid, economical future
modernization •
Spruance is the first in a series of new class destroyers in
production at Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries in
Pascagoula, Mississippi .
Unlike previous Navy shipbuilding contracts, Spruance was not
built to meet detailed specifications already generated by the Navy.
Ingalls has total responsibility for the shipbuilding program, and
has worked closely tdth the Navy from the earliest stages of concept
and design in producing a ship that meets all the requirements
demanded of a new class of modern, naval cornbat ships .
With total responsibility for the program Ingalls is also
developing or subcontracting the electronic and mechanical equipment
to go aboard the ships. This is a departure from traditional Naval
INGALLS SHIPBUILDING
P O. Box 149, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567
Litton

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## ING-040-p1 · Ingalls total responsibility · article page 2

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construction programs in which there is a large amount of Government
Furnished Equi pment (GFE)
With nearly 30 per cent of the total cost of each ship related
to its el ectronic systems, their procurement, integration, testing and
installation is one of the most vital parts of the overall shipbuilding
program.
To insure the reliability of the electronic systems, Litton
In Southern Cal i fornia
constructed several new, innovative facilities 0
Litton built a Command and Control Shore Station for initial testing
of the destroyers I computer hardware and developing the computer programs .
At the shipyard in Pascagoula Litton constructed a Land Based
Test Facility which is handling the final testing of electronics for
the destroyers. Here the components of each system are assembled in
the exact configurations in which they will go aboard ship. Once the
components have been integrated into the system and met the requirements
of a rigid test procedure with simulated combat conditions, they remain
assembled on a steel platen to be installed aboard ship as one unit.
All the command and control systems, including computers and
displays, gun and missile firing control systems, surveillance systems ,
exterior communications and electronic navigation systems, are tested in
Litton 's Land Based Test Facility. Operating at peak capacity, the
facility can concurrently test complete electronic systems for three
ships
Litton Is Data Systems division is responsible for the integration
and testing of the shipboard electronics as well as the design of certain
key systems, under a subcontract to Ingalls
Although the launching of the first ship marks the early stages of
construction of the new fleet, the entire program is actually much
further advanced toward completion. Total responsibility for the DD—963

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## ING-041-p1 · Ingalls total responsibility · article page 3

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program has meant, in addition to design and production, the development
of new concepts and new weapons .
Ingalls worked closely with sub—
contractors in developing a new underwater weapons firing control system,
a new ASROC (Antisubmarine Rocket) launcher, and conducting the testing
program to shaw the reliability of the gas turbine engines to be used
for propulsion aboard the DD—963 destroyers for the first time on a
regular combat ship
Under the contract, Ingalls also provides comprehensive logistic
support including preEnration of maintenance manuals, specifying spare
part requirements, determining the size of the crew, and training these
officers and enlisted men.
In measuring the progress on the DD—963 program, the Navy and
Congress are aided by a series of major technical milestones relating
primarily to the propulsion system and computer software programs which
make up the most innovative and critical systems aboard ship.
There are a total of 14 milestones to measure the entire DD—963
program, and with the launching of Spruance, Ingalls will have successfully
completed the first 12, on or ahead of schedule The two remaining
milestones, scheduled for completion at future dates, are progressing
on schedule.
the Spruance is being prepared for launch on November 10
and delivery to the fleet in the fall of 1974, five succeeding ships
are already in production. In addition to the Spruance (DD—963), keels
for four of the ships (DD—964 through DD—967) have already been laid ,
marking the start of erection and assembly of steel that was cut
previously •
Cutting of steel (fabrication) for ship six (DD—968) has already
begun, and its keel will be laid in January. Simultaneously, ship seven
(DD—969) is scheduled to start fabrication in January

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## ING-042-p1 · Ingalls total responsibility · article page 4

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A1 though the first two destroyers in the DD—963 cl ass are
being constructed in semi—modular form, the remainder of the ships in
the contract will be built utilizing the modular concept. The design
calls for the hull of the ships to be built in three sections.
DD—963 represents a blend of conventional and modular construction
She was built with three hull modules, but they were intentionally moved
to the integration area and -joined into a single hull at a much earlier
point than will be the case her sister ships. This method of
construction enhanced the development of the engineering, planning and
production techniques while more easily orienting shipbuilding craftsmen
in the new methæs of assembling ships
The process also allowed
many of the substantial benefits of
the pre—outfi tting of subassembl ies ,
modular construction, incl uding
assemblies and modules, with non—structural outfitting kits flowing into
piping , sheetmetal and other craft shops •
the system from the electrical ,
built in other areas of the shipyard and
As large assemblies were
assembled to form the three hull modules of the ship Is body, work
simultaneously proceeded in another area of the shipyard on her aluminum
superstructure. The fully erected deckhouse was lifted onto the
structurally completed hull in three sections by 200—ton capacity cranes
The launching of Spruance will also differ from tradition. There
will be no dramatic slide down a shipway into the water. When she is
christened, she will already be partially in the water, cradled within
the wingwalls of Ingalls' 637—foot launch pontoon, a floating drydock
with a lift capacity of 38,400 tons and a transfer capability of 29 , 200
tons .
Several days before the formal launch ceremonies, Spruance will be
moved west along a unique track system from the integration area of the

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## ING-043-p1 · Ingalls total responsibility · article page 5

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shipyard, and secured within the launch pontoon. The pontoon will have
been moved into mid—channel, and ballasting of the pontoon begun before
the launching ceremonies.
When the champagne bursts on her bow, Spruance will almost be
afloat, and will float free of the pontoon after the ceremonies, to be
taken in tow for a short journey to the outfitting docks .
November 1973

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## ING-026-p1 · Sonar, electronics and weaponry · article page 1

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NEWS
ABOUT
THE
U.S. NAVY'S
NEW MULTI-MISSION DESTROYERS
SPRUÆCE SONAR MOST ADVÆCED
ON U. S. NAVY SURFACE S-IIPS
r rrrrr
The heart of the Spfuance— class destroyer —
its submarine
surveillance gear
— is located in a large bulbous dome below the
waterline of the ship's bow. This long—range hearing device, a key
element of the ship Is tactical data system, is the most advanced
surface ship sonar operational in the Navy today. It is designed
to detect, identify and track multiple targets.
With its higher power and improved signal processing, it will
have several advantages over more conventional systems, including
longer range, greater depth penetration, and the ability to more
rapidly search large ocean areas for enemy submarines. The multi—
mission destroyers will be the Navy Is first major combatant ships to
have sonar linked directly to digital computers, thus increasing the
swift, accurate processing of target information.
Other sensing equipment aboard Spruance includes the weapons
fire control system, which electronically aims and fires the ship' s
weapons, the surface and air search radars, and the electronic
detection and tracking systems .
INGALLS SHIPBUILDING
PO Box 149, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567
Litton

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## ING-027-p1 · Sonar, electronics and weaponry · article page 2

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Tiese systems will use five general purpose, high performance,
digital computers for high reliability and fast processing. Con—
nected to these computers are digital display systems to visually
portray the information gathered by the radar and other sensors to
crew members and command staff .
The tactical data system can assess a potential threat, assign
and control various weapons, and automatically perform other combat
functions for an individual ship or the entire fleet . An important
part of this procedure is the anti— submarine—warfare weapons control
system, which Tad 11 process, store and display target data, and auto—
matically control several of the ship' s anti— submarine—warfare
weapons •
For their global operations, the destroyers will be capable
of navigation by satellites Using data transmitted continuously
from the Navy Navigation Satellite $rstem, a shipboard computer sys—
tem automatically solve world—wide navigation and position fixing
problems to an extremely accurate degree 24 hours a day regardless of
the wea ther .
It will also up—date the output and check the accuracy
of other ship navigation equipment, including speed logs, gyro corn—
passes and radio navigation aids.
n-le armament on the basic ship now under construction consists
of two 5—inch, 54—ca1iber guns, an (Antisubmarine Rocket) launch—
ing group, torpedo tubes, and either two IN—2 helicopters or one
5+-3D helicopter

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## ING-028-p1 · Sonar, electronics and weaponry · article page 3

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The Mark 45 lightweight 5—inch gun, which is aimed and fired
electronically, is a new weapon. It is fully automatic, weighs one—
third as much as comparable gun mounts in the fleet and requires one—
It fires a projectile more
third of the number of men to operate
than 20 , 000 yards (over 11 miles) against air and surface targets
and has a firing rate of 20 rounds per minute. The weapon requires
no personnel in the turret during firing, as the entire operation is
controlled from a remote station below decks. nie Spruance—class
destroyer vd 11 be one of the first ships in the Navy to use this new
'*nie bow—mounted ASZC launching group can fire nuclear or con—
ventional depth charges or anti— subnarine—warfare torpedoes . This
weapon has the first fulJy automatic handling and loadi.ng system in
the fleet Torpedo tubes in a three—barrel configuration, mounted
port and starboard inside the ship, will be fired through a sliding
hatch door. This system has an automatic firing system operated by
remote control from the Combat Information Center, and a semi—
automatic handling and loading system.
basic ship also has space available for 20mm Gatling guns
and chaff roc launchers . n-ae Gatling gun is a fully automatic loading,
and extremely fast firing system, intended for close—in defense
against surface and air attacks. Tie chaffroc launcher is an anti—
ship miss* Ie defense system that dispenses chaff particles into the
atmosphere for target decoy

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## ING-029-p1 · Sonar, electronics and weaponry · article page 4

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Both the weapons systems and the supporting electronic systems
are easily and quickly modified to up—date the armament requirements
of these ships Some interrnediate requirements may replace the for—
ward 5--inch gun an automatic a—inch, 55—ca1iber gun.
Missile, decoy and torpedo systems can also be up—dated .
If
future Navy missions require it, the Spruance—class armament could
include two missile systems carrying more than 100 missiles, two guns
with advanced firing control systems, and several advanced ASW torpedo
and decoy systems .
November 1973

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## ING-005-p1 · Nationwide defense effort · article page 1

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NEWS
ABOUT
THE
U.S. NAVY'S
NEW MULTI-MISSION DESTROYERS
BUILDING SPRUANCE CLASS
IS MAnR NATIONWIDE DEFENSE EFFORT
Although designed in Southern California and being produced in
Pascagoula, Mississippi, the U.S. Navy Spruance class destroyers are
a major nationwide defense effort.
Very little equipment on these ships is furnished by the government ,
and Ingalls has almost total responsibility for developing or subcon—
tracting all electronic and mechanical equipment, as well as shipbuilding
materials .
With 16 ships of the potential 30-ship contract fully funded by
Congress, and funding for long lead—time items for ships 17 through
23 approved, Ingalls and Litton Industries have subcontracted more
than $640 million to other companies .
Major contracts have been let to more than 160 companies, both
large and small, located in 35 states, the District of Columbia,
Canada and Sweden for raw materials, sophisticated electronic
components, gas turbine engines and other propulsion equipment ,
marine furniture and outfitting supplies, and the thousands and
thousands of other items needed to build and equip a modern combat
ship. Ingalls has options to buy additional equipnent from these
companies, totaling several hundred million dollars more, as subsequent
INGALLS SHIPBUILDING PO Box 149, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567
Litton

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## ING-006-p1 · Nationwide defense effort · article page 2

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ships in the con tract are funded.
The gas turbine engines for the destroyers are being supplied by
General Electric in Cincinnati, Ohio, while GE in Syracuse, N.Y. is
supplying the ships' sonar. Other primary equipment is being supplied
by such companies as Westinghouse Electric in Sunnyvale, Calif. , main
engine reduction gears; Bird—Johnson in Walpole, Mass ,
controllable
pitch propellers; Univac division of Sperry Rand Corp. in St. Paul,
Minn . ,
main computer; Hughes Aircraft Co. ,
in Fullerton, Calif. ,
digital display units; Collins Radio, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, communications
equipment; Honeywell, Inc. , West Covina, Calif. , antisubmarine warfare
weapons control system; and Stewart and Stevenson Services Inc. ,
Houston, Texas, main propulsion generator set .
Litton Industries' Data Systems Division is the prime contractor
to Ingalls for developing, integrating, testing and installing all the
electronic equipment for the ships. Of the total amount commited to
subcontractors by Litton so far in the program, more than $110 million
has been let for electronic equipment by Data Systems Division to some
40 companies in 18 states.
LITTON'S MAJOR SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS
ALABÆ.(A -
Approximate value of contracts
SKF Industries, Birmingham — Rudder Bearings
U.S. Steel Corp., Fairfield - Steel
Teledyne-Brown, Huntsville — Services
Republic Steel, Birmingham — Steel
Graybar Electric Co. , Mobile
- Sound Powered Headsets
ARKANSAS -
CALIFORNIA -
Approximate value of contracts
Approximate value of contracts
$7.4 Million
$ 65,000
$123.7 Million
Wes tinghouse, Sunnyvale — Main Reduction Gears
Acurex Corp. , Mountain View — Torsionmeter Systems
Thermxchanger, Inc., San Francisco — Air Fluid Coolers, Lubricating
Oil Coolers
American Metal Bearing Co. , Los Angeles
— Propulsion Roller Chocks ,

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## ING-007-p1 · Nationwide defense effort · article page 3

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Line Shaft Bearings, Stern Tube and Strut Bearing Seal Assy. ,
Rudder Stock
Hydraulic Research & Mfg. Co., Pacoima - Lube Oil Strainer
Circle Seal Corp. , Anaheim - Solenoid Valves
Honeywell, Inc. , West Covina — Anit—Submarine Warfare Mission Equip.
Parker-Hani fin, Irvine — Valves
Amex Electronic Systems, Lawndale — Weapon Status & Warning Panels
Teledyne-Inet, Gardena — 60/400 HZ Power Converter, Line Voltage
Regulators
General Electric, Los Angeles — Controllers
DeSanno Foundry, Oakland — Manifold Assy.
Cla—Va1 Co., Newport Beach — Valves
Viking Ind. , Chatsworth — Terminals
Air -Dry Corp. , Northridge — Valve
McIntyre Engr. , San Francisco — Cooling Coil
Marine, Sausalito — Dumbwaiter Car Assy
Consolidated Controls, EI Segundo — Valve
Honeywell, Inc. , West Covina — ASW Fire Control System
Teledyne, Newberry Park — Radar Test Set
Langley Corp. , San Diego - Electronic Cabinets
Ocean Technology, Inc. , Burbank - Computer Adapter, Audio Distributor,
Data Convertor
Northrop Corp. , Hawthome — Navigational Radio
ITT Gilfillan, Inc. , Van Nuys - Navigational Radio
Hughes Aircraft Co. , Fullerton — Digital Display Console
Jakus Associates, Orange — Software Systems Manual
ONNECTICUT
Approximate value of contracts
Shelton - Mounts, Resiliant
Nichols Engr. ,
Inc. ,
Kahn & Co. , Wetherfield — High Pressure Air Dryers
Hamilton Standard, Windsor Locks — Valves
Stelma, Inc. , Stamford — Telegraph Terminal
LaPointe Industries, Inc. , Rockville — Antenna
DELAWARE -
Approximate value of contracts
$2.0 Million
$254 , ooo
DuPont de Nemours & Co. , Wilmington — Steel —Aluminum Bonds
DISTRICT OF -
Approximate value of contracts $12 , 000
FLORIDA
Approximate value of con tracts
$2.4 Million
Electro Magnetic Ind. , Clearwater — Voltage Monitor
Piping & Equipment, Pensacola — Pipe
Honeywell, Inc., St. Petersburg
- Transponder
Electronic Communications, Inc. ,
St. Petersburg
GORGIA -
Approximate value of con tracts
- Teleprinter
$1.3 Million
Tubesales, Forest Park — Pipe, Tubing
Electro Air Corp. , Atlanta — Connectors
Harvey Aluminum, Atlanta — Aluminum
Bethlehem Steel, Atlanta — Steel

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## ING-008-p1 · Nationwide defense effort · article page 4

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ILLINOIS -
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Approximate value of contracts
$1 .6 Million
Everpure Inc. , OakBrook — Bromine System
Kay & Assoc. Inc., Chicago - Services
Hills —McCanna, Carpentersville — Biocide Treatment Pump Transmitter
Zenith Radio, Chicago
— Interrogator
Teletype Corp. , Skokie — Teletype
INDIANA
Approximate value of contracts
Kunkle Valve Co. , Fort Wayne — Angle Relief Valve
LTV Electrosystems, Inc. , Huntington - Transceiver
IOWA -
Approximate value of contracts
$444 , ooo
$5.8 Million
- IR suppression Booster Pump, Close Couple
Carver Pump, Muscatine
Centrifugal Pumps, Fresh Water Flushing Pump
Collins Radio Co. , Cedar Rapids — Communications Equipment
KANSAS -
Approximate value of con tracts
$1.7 Million
Rockwell International, Atchison - Bearing Housing & Sleeve, Gear
Foundation, Shell Bolster
LOUISIANA -
Approximate value of contracts
$10.8 Million
— Protective Coating
DeVoe & Reynolds, New Orleans
Armco Steel Corp., Metairie — Steel
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical, New Orleans - Aluminum
Production Supply, New Orleans — Tubing
Chase Metals, New Orleans - Tubing
Herbert S. Miller, New Orleans — Nozzle, Duct, Valve
Palmer Electric Div of Tabet Mfg. , New Orleans
MARYLAND
Approximate value of contracts
— Switchboard
$2.4 Million
All Corp. , Baltimore — Torpedo Doors
Chesapeake Instrument Corp. , Shadyside - Underwater Log Equip. ,
Dead Reckoning Tracer
Bendix Environmental Sciences Div. , Baltimore - Windspeed &
Direction Indicator Equipment
Noonan & Knopfle & Feldman, Silver Springs — Services
Naval Ordinance Lab. , Silver Springs - Degaussing System Design
MASSACHUSETTS -
Approximate value of contracts
$18.6 Million
Bird-Johnson, Walpole — CRP Propeller
Warren Pump, Warren - Fuel Oil & Lube Pump, Chilled Water & Waste
Drain Pump
Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Cambridge - Consultant Services
Herschel Corporation, Amesbury — Indicator
Winchester Industries, Avon — Light Fixtures
Sippican Corp. , Marion — Bathythermograph
Microwave Assoc. , Burlington — Swi tching Group
Henschel Corp. , Amesbury - Arnplifier
Eastern Microwave Corp. , Winchester — UHF/VHF Antennas

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## ING-009-p1 · Nationwide defense effort · article page 5

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MICHIGAN
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Approximate value of con tracts
$9.6 Million
Iron Mountain Windlass, Boat Handling Sys tem
Lake Shore Inc. ,
Blackmer Pump Division of Dover Corp. , Grand Rapids - Rotary Pumps
Jered Industries, Burmingham — Steering Gear, Sewage Treatment
Martin/Marietta, Adrian Aluminum
R.A. Miller Assoc. , Grand Rapids, Whip Antenna
MIME.SOTA -
Approximate value of contracts
$43.6 Million
Univac Div. of Sperry Rand Corp. , St. Paul — Main Computer
MISSISSIPPI -
Daco, Biloxi —
Approximate value of contracts
Elevators
Lunkenheimer/Wh01esa1e Supply Co. , Pascagoula
Gate Valve
Moran Tank Company, Inc. , Natchez — Ladders
MISSOURI -
NEBRASKA
NEVADA -
Approximate value of con tracts
Approximate value of con tracts
Approximate value of contracts
NEW HAMPSHIRE -
Approximate value of contracts
$8.1 Million
Hydraulic Valve ,
$456 , ooo
$50 , ooo
$1 , ooo
$214 , ooo
Granite State Machine Co., Inc. , Manchester, Antenna Coupler
NEW JERSEY -
— Approximate value of contracts
$16.3 Million
Parma tic Filter, Livingston — Moisture Separators
Worthington Marine, Newark — Fire/ Seawater Pumps
Condenser Service & Engineering, Hoboken - Auxiliary Boiler ,
ASROC Launcher & Fluid Coolers
Englehard Ind. , East Newark Cathodic Protection
Okonite Company, Ramsey - Electric Cable
Ku lite Semi —Conductor Products, Inc. , Ridgefield — Transducer
Trilectron Industries, Inc. , Newark — Portable Battery Charger
Leslie Company, Parsippany — Valve
Automatic Switch Company, Florham - Swi tches
Kuras—AIterman Corp. , Fairfield — Interference Blanker
Amplitronics, Inc. , Fairfield - Control Monitor
ITT Defense Comm., Avionics Div. , Nutley — Direction Finder
NEW YORK -
Approximate value of con tracts
$129.3 Million
Industrial Acoustics Company, Bronx - Gas Turbine Engine Silencers
Frigitemp Marine Division, New York — Joiner
American Standard, Inc. , Cheek towage — Fuel Oil Service Heater,
Lube Oil Purifier Heater, Fuel Oil Transfer Heater

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## ING-010-p1 · Nationwide defense effort · article page 6

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```text
NEW YORK - CONT.
General Electric, Syracuse — AN/SQS-53 Sonar
Dynalec, Rochester — Dial Telephone Equipment, Amplifier
Ingersoll Rand Co., Painted Post - Service Air Compressor, High
Pressure Air Compressor
Lidgerwood Mfg. , New York - Capstan
Inc. , New York — Protective Coating
International Paint Co. ,
Rudman & Scofield, New York — Galley & Commissary
M. Rosenblatt & Sons, New York - Engineering Services
Gibbs & Cox, New York — Engineering Drawing Tasks
Hazeltine Corp. , Greenlawn — Video De-coder
Cardion Electronic Corp. , Woodbury — Pulse Generator, Interference
Blanker
RF Communications, Inc. , Rochester - Antenna Couplers
Clavier/ Dero Corp. , Huntington - Radio Sets, Antenna Couplers
Cosmos Industries, Inc. , Brooklyn — Radio Transceiver
OHIO -
Approximate value of contracts
$122.6 Million
B. F. Goodrich Company, Akron — Sonar Window & Anti—Fou1ant Rubber
General Electric, Cincinnati - Propulsion Gas Turbine Modules
Joy Mfg. Company, New Philadelphia — Enclosure Cooling Fan, Vaneaxial,
Tube Axial & Centrifugal Fans
Dare, Inc. , Troy - Low Level Power Supply
OKLAHOMA - Approximate value of contracts
$9.3 million
Nelson Electric, Tulsa — ICSS & Main Interior Communication
Switchboard, 400 HZ Power Distribution Panels, Load Center Switch—
boards, Distribution Panels & Manual Switches
OREGON - Approximate value of contracts
$712 , ooo
Esco Corporation, Portland - Stern Tube Casting, Stern Tube Assembly,
Retaining Casting
PENNSYLVANIA — Approximate value of contracts
$29.7 million
Sharples -Stokes, Division of Pennwalt Co. , Warminster — Lubricating
Oil Purifier, Fuel Oil Transfer Purifier
— Propulsion Shafting, Rudder Stock
National Forge, Irvine
J. E. Lonergan Company, Philadelphia - Angle Relief Valve
Sentinel Electronic Corp. , Philadelphia - Control Enclosures
American Electronic Labs. , Lansdale - Antennas
American Electronic (EMTECH Div. ) , Lansdale — High Power Radio
Transmitter
Philco-Ford Corp. , Willow Grove - Digital Display Consoles
Somat Corp., Pomeroy - Waste Disposal Unit
York Division Borg Warner, York - Refrigeration Plant, Air Conditioning,
Plant, Fan Coil Unit Coolers
Birdsboro Corporation, Birdsboro — Casting
NAVSæ, Philadelphia — Technical Support, Fabrication, Installation,
Site Selection and Scheduling

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## ING-011-p1 · Nationwide defense effort · article page 7

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```text
RHODE ISLAND — Approximate value of contract
Fire Control Engineering Company, East Providence
Bulkhead Mounted Kingpost
SOUTH CÆOLINA - Approximate value of contracts
TENNESSEE - Approximate value of contracts
Teledyne, Lewisburg - Radio Receiver
— Approximate value of contracts
$2.2 million
— Retractable and
$4 , 400
$2.5 million
$51.7 million
Varo, Incorporated, Garland — 60 HZ Sonar Precision Converters ,
Uninterrupted Power Supply
Stewart & Stevenson, Houston - Gas Turbine Generator Set
Fire Control Engineering Company, Fort Worth - Aqueous Film
Forming Foam, Valves, Hose Reel
Menasco Mfg. Company, Fort Worth — Strikedown Lift System
Keystone Valve Corporation, Houston — Valves
General Electrodymics Corporation, Garland — Closed Circuit
Television System
UTÆI - Approximate value of contracts
Jelco, Incorporated, Salt Lake City — Tanks
ED Western Corp., Salt Lake City - Fathometer
— Approximate value of contracts
$128 , ooo
$7.9 million
Sperry Marine Division, Charlottesville — Gyrocompass, Synchro Signal
Amplifier
Tabet, Norfolk - Terminal Boxes
WASHINGTON - Approximate value of contracts
$798 , ooo
Alaskan Copper & Brass Company, Seattle — Marine Fittings
Liberty Equipment and Supply, Seattle — Valves
General Electric Company, Seattle — Lube Oil & Fuel Oil Heaters
Honeywell, Inc. , Seattle - Telegraph Terminal
WISONSIN - Approximate value of contracts
Aqua—Chem, Waukesha — Distilling Plant
Computronics, Inc. , Milwaukee — Power Supply
SWEDEN -
Approximate value of contracts
$2.2 million
$6.3 million
A. B. Motala Verkstad, Motola - Propulsion Shafting

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## ING-012-p1 · Nationwide defense effort · article page 8

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```text
CANADA -
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Approximate value of contracts $18.6 million
Huhn Seal Company, Ltd. , Montreal - Bulkhead and Stern Tube Seals
Aircraft AZ & Equipment, Ltd. , Bramalea Ontario - Fuel Oil
Strainers, JP-5 Filter Separators, Fuel Oil Coalescers
Sonar Dome Structure
Davie Shipbuilding, Ltd. , Levis P. Q. —
Garrett Mfg. , Ltd. , Rexdale Ontario — Package Conveyor
Dominion Alum. Fabricating, Ltd. , Toronto — Helicopter Hangar Door
November 1973

```

## ING-022-p1 · People-conscious ships · article page 1

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```text
NEWS
ABOUT
THE
U.S. NAVY'S
NEW MULTI-MISSION DESTROYERS
SEm-JANCE-CLASS DESTROYQS ARE MOST
PEOPLE CONSCIOUS SHIPS IN NAVY
To the delight of sailors everywhere, the chipper and the paint
brush for ship upkeep
and Merrimac, sailors
chipping, sanding and
The Navy I s
that tiresome task as
are nearly obsolete. Since the days of the Monitor
the world over have spent endless hours tediously
repainting their rusting ironclads. No more
new Spruance—class destroyers have almost eliminated
well as other unpl easant chores, such as polishing
bright work (brass fittings and rails)
It had to. With a large ship
manned by a relatively small crew, there was little time for the mundane
work of constant maintenance
Worksavers aboard this new class of ships include a rustproof
aluminum superstructure, vinyl fabrics bonded to lightweight aluminum
honeycomb interior bulkhead structures that can be wiped clean with a damp
cloth, vinyl tile or fireproof carpeting on most decks, new sealants
between partitions and the deck to eliminate rust and odors from scrub
water, and tough protective paints that resist rust, corrosion and wear •
Brass plates, fittings and
INGALLS SHIPBUILDING
Litton
rails that require almost continuous care are
P O. Box 149, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567

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## ING-023-p1 · People-conscious ships · article page 2

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taboo. Unlike HMS Pinafore, there is no need for a sailor on these
destroyers to I 'polish up the handle on the big front door"
In making this the most people—conscious ship in the fleet ,
Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries has toppled one naval
tradition after another. Gone are the battleship grey and bilge water
green paints, standard G.I. metal furniture, green felt table cloths, foot
lockers, head knocking doorways, narrow bunks, uncomfortable living and
working spaces, and hot stainless steel food trays that turn ice cream
into instant mush.
The ship is alive with bright, cheerful colors on flame
retardant and smoke resistant fabrics. Three—tier enlisted men bunks
built of a rigid aluminum honeycomb structure are equipped with foam
mattresses, pillows, curtains, reading lights and individual ventilation.
They are separated by clothes closets for hanging the Navy's new uniforms
and grouped to assure the greatest privacy, comfort and convenience .
The living, dining and recreation quarters feature decorator
coordinated colors in solids, plaids and stripes of gold, brown, orange,
red, blue, white and green. The curtains, upholstery, carpeting and other
fabrics are lightweight, colorful and selected for low maintenance and
safety. While some walls and furniture have wood and leather tones,
substitutes have been made for these natural materials to reduce fire
hazards •
For added
are air conditioned
in the center of the
motions during heavy
comfort, all living spaces and interior work areas
The berthing and dining rooms have been located
ship to reduce the discomfort of roll and pitch
seas .

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## ING-024-p1 · People-conscious ships · article page 3

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Separate dining facilities are available for officers, chief
petty officers, first class petty officers and other crewrnen. Food will
be served in molded plastic aqua and tan trays that reduce noise in the
gallery and scullery and will not conduct heat. The ship has several
recreation areas, an exercise gyrn, library, post office, hobby shop,
store, medical, dental and hospital facilities, vending machines for hot
and cold snacks and closed circuit television for communications, training
and entertainment
Even a basketball player would hardly have to bend his head
as this ship was built 'with the tall man in mind with most doorways having
6 foot 5 inch clearance
In working the ship, crewrnen can use elevators both fore and
aft for moving dry stores and munitions between decks. Small pallet
trucks will handle the cargo Is horizontal movement. Torpedoes will be
hauled between decks with a hydraulic lift system and loaded into launchers,
tubes and the helicopter by semi—automatic handling equipment .
Automation will improve the ship Is efficiency and reduce the
number of sailor watch stations. Computers will continually monitor the
ship Is performance looking for possible fires and checking on fuel con—
sumption, speed, course, temperatures, electronic and electrical system
and countless other measurements to warn crew members of danger or abnormal
operations .
The ship will have a cooler, cleaner, quieter, and more compact
engine room as it is propelled by four marine gas
of the normal steam—driven turbines. This switch
eliminated the need
for large boilers, condensate
extensive hot steam
piping. Dispensing with this
turbine engines instead
to gas turbine engines
and feed pumps and
equipment has increased

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## ING-025-p1 · People-conscious ships · article page 4

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```text
the space, reduced the upkeep and made the sailor Is life aboard ship
a great deal more pleasant .
November 1973

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## ING-017-p1 · Fact sheet · article page 1

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```text
DESIGNER :
BUILDER :
S MISSIONS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
CHARACTERISTIC S :
CONTRACT AWARD DATE :
SPRUABOE CLASS MULTI-MISSION DESTROYER
FACT g--IEET
Ingalls Slipbuilding division of Litton Industries ,
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Ingalls %ipbuilding division of Litton Industries,
Pascagoula, Mississippi
warfare
Bombardment of shore positions
Escort to military and merchant ship convoys
Amphibious assault support
Surveillance and trailing of hostile ships
Blockade
Search and rescue at sea
Length — overall
— 563 '41' (171.7 meters)
— waterline
— 529 feet (161.2 meters)
Beam
Draft
Speed
Displacement
Aircraf t
Crew
Propul sion
Armament
Sensors
June 23 ,
55 feet (16.7 meters)
29 feet (8.8 meters)
In excess of 30 knots
Approx. 7, 800 tons (fully loaded)
Helicopters : 2— UH--2 or
1- S{-3D
Approx. 250 total
18 officers
232 enlisted men
4 gas turbine engines
2 controllable pitch propellers
2 — 5—inch/54 caliber guns
1 — a—tube launcher
2 — ASN torpedo mounts
— triple barrel
Fire control, surface search and air
search radars
Long— range sonar
Electronic warfare
1970

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## ING-013-p1 · Ingalls shipbuilding experience · article page 1

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```text
NEWS
ABOUT
THE
U.S. NAVY'S
NEW MULTI-MISSION DESTROYERS
INGALLS 1 35 YEARS SHIPBUILDING EXPERIENCE
INCLUDES DESTROYERS NUCLEAR SUBIvLQRINES
Perhaps the most important quality in undertaking a project
so immense as the production of a new fleet of 30 DD—963 destroyers is
experience .
And Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries in
Pascagoula, Mississippi, has the experience that comes with 35 years of
building a greater variety of naval ships than most shipyards of the world.
This experience includes destroyers .
Ingalls built two of the
largest and most modern destroyers sailing today, the USS MORTON (DD—948 )
and USS PARSONS (DD—949), both of the Forrest Sherman class, which were
delivered to the Navy by Ingalls in 1958,
But Ingalls' experience includes other types of Navy cornbat
ships and auxiliaries Troop transports, escort aircraft carriers, missile
instrumentation and tracking ships, icebreakers, amnunition ships, LSTs,
LSDs, net layers, Polaris submarine tenders, and amphibious transport
docks have all sailed from Ingalls to join the Fleet .
In addition Ingalls is one of only three private shipyards in
the country capable of building and overhauling complex, nuclear powered
INGALLS SHIPBUILDING
P O. Box 149, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567
Litton

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## ING-014-p1 · Ingalls shipbuilding experience · article page 2

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submarines .
Ingalls first entered the nuclear submarine field in the
late 1950s, and in 1969 expanded its nuclear submarine capability by a
major capital investment in a graving dock, which permits crucial overhaul
work on the Navy's growing nuclear submarine fleet
Ingalls has since
overhauled five submarines A sixth and seventh are now in the process
of overhaul, and the eighth is due next year .
In new construction, Ingalls has delivered ten nuclear powered
attack submarines to the fleet, while the 11th and 12th are presently
under construction and will be delivered to the fleet during 1974.
Ingalls was acquired by Litton Industries in 1961, and in the
intervening 12 years, has delivered 27 ships to the Navy.
Five of these, including three newly constructed ammunition
ships, and a nuclear powered attack submarine and Polaris submarine tender ,
following overhaul, were delivered during 1972. Two ships, including the
newly constructed nuclear pawered attack submarine, USS William H. Bates
(SSN 680), and the overhauled nuclear powered attack submarine USS GATO
(SSN 615), have been delivered during 1973,
Other ships delivered by Ingalls to the Navy since 1961 have
included eight newly constructed nuclear powered attack submarines, four
overhauled submarines, two Polaris submarine tenders, two amphibious
assault ships, tt•ro amphibious transport docking ships, one landing ship
dock and the lead ship in a series of ammunition ships
In addition to its Naval shipbuilding programs, Ingalls has ,
since 1938, constructed 130 commercial vessels, primarily tankers, general
cargo and containerships for the U .S. Merchant krine fleet A total of
33 of these merchant vessels have been constructed since Litton Is acqui—
sition of Ingalls in 1961. Three were delivered during 1972 and four

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## ING-015-p1 · Ingalls shipbuilding experience · article page 3

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through October, 1973, with three more scheduled for delivery by the end
of the year •
Ingalls occupies both banks of the Pascagoula River where it
joins the Gulf of Mexico. The east bank facility, with 168 acres, includes
conventional shipways, graving docks, cranes and other standard equipment ,
and is geared to conventional shipway construction of surface vessels ,
and construction and overhaul of nuclear powered submarines
This is the original Ingalls, where with its first ship,
EXCHEQUm, the shipyard revolutionized the shipbuilding industry by
introducing the all welded hull for ship construction, eliminating the
slow, costly process of riveting steel plates
With more than 30 years I shipbuilding experience, Litton in
1970 expanded its overall ship manufacturing capability with the start—up
of a new shipyard on a 611 —acre site on the west bank of the river .
Keel—laying of the first ship, a 680—foot commercial container—
ship, was accomplished in March 1970, and three containerships have since
been completed and delivered from the new facility.
In conbination, the east bank and the west bank facilities
give Ingalls an extensive shipbuilding capability.
The compatibility of the two facilities is being demonstrated
daily as Ingalls moves into full production on its two major Navy programs
the building of the DD—963 class destroyers, and five general purpose
amphibious assault ships .
IRRIi1e the ships are being structurally erected at the new
west bank facility, subassemblies and outfitting components are being
fabricated at both the east bank and west bank. lv{any of the destroyers,

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## ING-016-p1 · Ingalls shipbuilding experience · article page 4

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```text
including the lead ship, the SAZUANCE, will move to the east bank for
final outfitting after being launched on the west bank.
November 1973

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## ING-018-p1 · Destroyer history · article page 1

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```text
NEWS
ABOUT
THE
U.S. NAVY'S
NEW MULTI-MISSION DESTROYERS
FIRgr DESTROYER FOUGHT
SURFACE TORPEDO BOATS
Some tWo dozen classes of destroyers have
DD—963, into the Navy fleet.
r rr
preceded the SPRUANCE,
At the turn of the century the United States designed a ship
with superior fire power and speed to counter the growing threat from
sldft enemy torpedo boats. This was the USS BAINBRIDGE, (DB-I), com—
missioned Nov. 11, 1902, as the Navy's first true destroyer
This progenitor of today' s multi—mission, advanced Spruance—
class ship was the first command of Admiral Rayrnond A . Spruance. She
was 250 feet long, IA/ith a full load displacement of 590 tons, and powered
She carried several deck guns, but her main
by reciprocating engines
weapon was the torpedo. Snail, light and fast, she was built to operate
primarily in sheltered waters rather than on the open seas.
As other missions and technology developed, particularly the
destroyer Is role against enemy submarines, the destroyers grew in size,
sophistication and capability. Today, in SPRUANCE, the BAIERIDGE s
250 feet has grovm to 564 feet, while the displacement has increased to
7 , BOO tons . And the reciprocating engines, which have evolved through
coal—fired steam turbines and then oil—burning steam turbines, are now
gas turbine engines, the first application of these jet aircraft derived
power plants on a major combat ship.
INGALLS SHIPBUILDING
P O. Box 149, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567
Litton

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## ING-019-p1 · Destroyer history · article page 2

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The SPRUAICEI s main mission is still to fight torpedo—carrying
ships. But in addition, there are enemy missiles and supersonic air—
craft. And the torpedo—carrying ships which traveled on the surface
during the BAINBRIDGE 's day, are now sophisticated, nuclear—powered sub—
marines which have to be found before they can be attacked .
Destroyers evolved as submarine hunters in World War I. The
first U. S. Destroyers to sink an enemy submarine were the FANNING
(DD—37) , and NICHOLSON (DD-52) , a new breed developed during the war,
called the I 'four pipers" because of their four smokestacks. Long, lean,
with a low silhouette and decks near water level, they were also known
as the "flush decker.
Sub hunting during World War I was done with unsophisticated
tactics and weapons, and triumphs were achieved through trial and error .
Perhaps the destroyer's greatest contribution to victory was the role
of convoy escorts for troops, food, munitions and other supplies to the
battlefield and our Allies. Of the two million men transported to
Europe for General Pershing's Army, not a single soldier was lost to
enemy action enroute while under U. S. Navy escort.
After the Armistice, the Navy was drastically reduced in size
and no new destroyers were commissioned for more than 12 years, but
improvements were continually incorporated into the old ships, until
they became known as the "gold platers.
11
It was during World World II that destroyers came into their
own and that DES (Destroyer Escorts) were developed to convoy merchant

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## ING-020-p1 · Destroyer history · article page 3

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ships and free the larger destroyers for combat duty with fast carrier
task forces. The Germans were the first to use destroyers as floating
field artillery when they brought their DDs close to the shore and
wiped out a British beachhead in Norway. Tie U. S. learned from this
and had 50 destroyers concentrated in less than 20 miles pounding the
beaches during the invasion of Southern France .
This close—in fire support, which was also used so effectively
in the island—hopping invasion campaigns of the Pacific, did not excuse
the versatile tin cans from their more orthodox wartime jobs. There
was still plenty to do in minesweeping, convoying, scrapping with enemy
subs, beating off air attacks, scouting, landing frogrnen, providing
smoke screens, serving as combat troop transports, carrying mail and
freight, working as radar picket ships, and rescuing downed airmen.
In a classic slugfest off Samar, three U. S. destroyers with
four DES were escorting six small aircraft carriers. They were vir—
tua11y surrounded by four Japanese the monstrous
Yomato with ld—inch guns and eight cruisers and 11 destroyers Though
outweighed and outgunned, the small U. S. force was not outfought .
After laying a smoke screen to enable most of the carriers to
escape, the destroyers turned to attack the mighty enemy armada. They
charged the battleships, expending their last torpedoes as two destroyers
and one DE died in the defensive effort
At Okinawa, they bore the full brunt of the Kamikaze attacks .
While screening the landing force, 88 destroyers and 30 escort vessels

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## ING-021-p1 · Destroyer history · article page 4

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```text
were sunk or damaged. The LAFFEY (DD- 724) was attacked by 22 Japanese
planes. Her crew shot dotm nine, but eight others crashed the ship in
suicide dives. Miraculously, the LAFFEY survived this assault.
In the North Atlantic during one of the strangest incidents of
the war, a small aircraft carrier with an escort of four DES forced
the U— 505 to the surface and captured the German submarine intact The
ENGLAND (DE—635) reaped its measure of fame and glory by sinking six
Japanese submarines in a period of only 12 days. For these and other
notable instances of extraordinary heroism in action during World War II,
the DDs and DES were awarded 50 Presidential Unit Citations.
Korean War duty found destroyers once again carrying out widely
varied ass* gnments . With no enemy submarines and very few enemy air—
craft to contend with, the destroyers: chief roles were found in
providing an indispensable screen for carrier task force air operations,
gun—fire support for ground forces and the shore bombardment of trains ,
truck convoys and artillery installations .
Destroyers furnished similar support during the Vietnam War .
In the interim, they assisted in numerous mercy missions to foreign
civilian populations hard hit by natural disasters and participated in
the space program.
November 1973

```

## ING-030-p1 · Admiral Spruance biography · article page 1

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```text
NEWS
ABOUT
THE
U.S. NAVY'S
NEW MULTI-MISSION DESTROYERS
ADMIRAL RAWOND A. SPRUANCE -
A brilliant naval strategist,
THE MAN THE MARINER
who fought his enemies with all
his mental faculties rather than his emotions, Raymond Ames Spruance
was responsible for some of America Is greatest military victories
It was Spruance who commanded the American forces at the Battle
of Midway as the last minute replacement for Fleet Admiral William F.
Halsey. Although greatly outnumbered, Spruance Is forces turned back the
Japanese invading armada during a two—day fight which resulted in the
first decisive defeat of the Japanese navvy in 350 years. This victory
was regarded as the turning point of the World War II Pacific campaign.
Spruance was in command at the Gilbert Islands—Tarawa and Makin;
the Marshall Islands — Kwajalein, Roi—Namur and Eniwetok; the Marianas —
Saipan, Tinian, Guam and the Battle of the Philippine Sea
In the
Marianas during the II Turkey %oot, the Japanese lost 402 of their 565
aircraft, thus suffering a defeat from which their naval air force never
recovered .
Spruance led the Arnericans at Iwo Jima, Okinawa and was planning
the invasion of the Japanese homeland when the atomic bombs were dropped .
INGALLS SHIPBUILDING
Litton
PO Box 149, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567

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## ING-031-p1 · Admiral Spruance biography · article page 2

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It was also Spruance who replaced Admiral Chester Nimitz as Pacific
Fleet commander at the end of the war, later served as President of the
Naval War College and, after his retirement in 1948, was named ambassador
to the Philippines in 1952 by President Truman.
He served in this capacity for three years before returning to
live in Pebble Beach, Calif. , where he died on December 13, 1969, at the
age of 83. He is survived by his widow, the former Margaret Vance Dean,
and a daughter, Mrs. Gerald S. Bogart of Middletovm, R. I. ,
the wife of
a retired Navy captain.
Spruance commanded his first ship in 1913, the Navy's first true
destroyer, USS BAINBRIDGE (DD-I). Along with the BAINBRIDGE, he had
under his leadership Destroyers Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 in his Destroyer
Flotilla of the Asiatic Fleet . Compared to the Spruance—class destroyers
of today, the BAINBRIDGE was quite small —
250 feet long, 23 feet abeam,
with a full load displacement of 590 tons.
Although Spruance served aboard various types of ships ,
played a major role in his Naval career. During his sea duty,
in addi tion to BAINBRIDGE, commanded the destroyers AARON WARD
DALE and OSBORNE. Destroyer duty brought Spruance some of his
accolades .
destroyers
Spruance ,
PERCIVAL ,
highest
ldhile commanding the AARON WARD (DD- 132) under the division leader—
ship of Cdr. W. F. Halsey (later Fleet Admiral) , Halsey wrote of Spruance,
he is an able, bright destroyer commander... one of the best all
around officers I have ever served with In a fitness report prepared

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## ING-032-p1 · Admiral Spruance biography · article page 3

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by RADII A. P. Fairfield in 1926, just before Spruance left the OæORNE
to
report for instruction at the Naval War College, he called Spruance
one of the finest destroyer captains I have ever IQown.
Spruance achieved stature as an outstanding military leader
through his wisdom, self—discipline and courage. He was a professional
Naval officer, not a philosopher or a scientist. Inhile an avid reader
and an intellectual, he
both writing and public
He was a planner ,
was a keen judge of men
Spruance made the major
necessary, but left the
held no advanced academic degrees and disliked
speaking
a strategist and a leader of men in combat. He
and chose his subordinates with care and skill .
decisions and issued general directives as
tactical details of an operation up to his
selected commanders at the scene .
He was a man of great personal courage. His flagship was always
in the midst of battle and despite the bombs and shells bursting nearby
or the kamikaze hits taken by his ships, he never flinched, ducked ,
faltered or sought protect,ion for his own safety.
It was Spruance, the complex Naval officer, whom Naval historian
Samuel Eliot Morison summed up best when he wrote :
"Power of decision
and coolness in action were perhaps Spruance's leading characteristics.
He envied no one, regarded no one as rival, won the respect of everyone
Tdth whom he came in contact, and went ahead in his quiet way,
victories for his country.
Novembe r ,
winning
1973

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## ING-001-p1 · Launch announcement · article page 1

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```text
NEWS
ABOUT
THE
U.S. NAVY'S
NEW MULTI-MISSION DESTROYERS
INGALLS SHIPBUILDING TO LAUNCH SFRUANCE :
FQST SHIP OF NEW NAW DESTROYER FLEET
F R RELEASE NOVEEER 8,
197
USS SAZUANCE (DD-963), the first of the new
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -
fleet of multi—mission U. S. Navy destroyers, will be launched here
Saturday by Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries .
Sen. John C. Stennis (D—Miss), Chairman of the Senate Armed
Services Committee, will deliver the principal address in launching
ceremonies at Ingalls starting at 11 a. m.
The 563—foot Litton—designed ship is primarily an anti—
submarine weapon system. But it will have other missions as well •
SPRUANCE, a new—class destroyer, is 150 feet longer than the
latest class of destroyer now in the Navy fleet. And with a speed in
excess of 30 knots, it will be among the fastest Navy ships afloat
Ingalls is building the Spruance destroyers under a multi—year
contract awarded to the company in .hne 1970. The program calls for
the production of 30 vessels
In addition to Stennis, speakers at the launching ceremonies will
include Secretary of the Navy John W. Warner; Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt,
Jr., Chief of Naval Operations; Fred W. Ot Green, President of Litton
INGALLS SHIPBUILDING P o. Box 149, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567
Litton

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## ING-002-p1 · Launch announcement · article page 2

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Industries, Inc. ; Ned J. Marandi no, Senior Vice President of Litton
Industries and President of Ingalls Shipbuilding division; and Rear
Admiral Charles N. Payne, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Pascagoula.
The Spruance—class destroyer has a 55—foot beam and a draft of
29 feet. With a full load displacement of approximately 7 , 800 tons, the
has more than twice the displacement of World War II destroyers
The ships are powered by four marine gas turbine engines, each
developing 20, 000 horsepower. They have two controllable pitch propellers,
which allow a high degree of maneuverability and can be tuned for varying
degrees of economy, speed and silent running .
In addition to antisubmarine warfare, the destroyers can be
assigned to bombard shore positions, support amphibious assaults, escort
military and merchant ship convoys, perform surveillance and trailing of
hostile surface ships, establish blockades and undertake search and
rescue operations .
Ingalls has the total responsibility for producing these new
destroyers •
In addition to the design and production of the ships ,
Ingalls' responsibility includes procurement, integration and install a—
t ion of the electronics systems aboard the ships, as well as comprehen—
sive logistics support in determining maintenance schedules and spare
part requirements, determining the size of the crew and training the
officers and enlisted men.
The extensive electronics systems, accounting for nearly 30 per—
cent of the cost of each ship, are initially tested in a Command and
Control Shore station built by Litton in Southern California, where

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## ING-003-p1 · Launch announcement · article page 3

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the computer system programs are also developed. The unique Land
Based Test Facility, located at the shipyard, is used to integrate
electronic components into systems, and to test them under simulated
combat conditions prior to installation aboard ship as one unit. This
method accounts for considerable savings in initial installation as well
as future modernization.
While the Sæ-JANCE is preparing for launch, five succeeding ships
are already in production. In addition to the SFRUANCE (DD—963), keels
for four of the ships (DD—964 through DD—967) already have been laid ,
marking the start of erection and assernbly of previously fabricated
steel. Fabrication of steel for the sixth ship in the series (DD—968)
also has begun, and its keel will be laid in January.
Succeeding ships named by the Navy to date incl ude USS FOSTER
(DD-964), USS KINKAID (DD-965) and USS HEWITT (DD-966), all named for
distinguished admirals of World War II
Ingalls is also producing five LHA general purpose amphibious
assault ships, and will be launching the USS TARAWA (LHA—I) December 1 .
USS SAZUANCE is named in honor of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
In World War II, during the Battle of Midway, Spruance's forces turned
back a vastly superior Japanese invading armada inflicting the first
decisive defeat on the Japanese Navy in 350 years Tt•J0 years later ,
during the invasion of Saipan in the Marianas Islands, forces under
Spruance Is cormand shattered the Japanese naval air force in the
famous I ITurkey Shoot .

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## ING-004-p1 · Launch announcement · article page 4

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Mrs. Raymond A. Spruance, widow of Admiral Spruance, will be
the ship's sponsor, and will christen the ship with the traditional
burst of champagne. I[rs. Gerald S Bogart, daughter of Admiral and
Mrs. Spruance, will be her mother 's matron of honor
Litton Industries, headquartered in Beverly Hills, Calif. , is a
major multinational corporation specializing in products, systems and
services for business, defense, marine, industrial and professional
market s .

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