During our time in the Brooklyn Navy Yards (in 1980) a new missile system was installed on the front of the ship, replacing the 3" 50’s. We spent 13 months there as the ship went through a major overhaul.
USS SEATTLE (AOE-3)
Facts and Figures
USS SEATTLE (AOE 3)
CHIEF SEATTLE
Chief Seattle, considered the greatest of all the Puget Sound Indians, was born at the campsite of his ancestors on Blake Island in 1786. His father was Chief Schweabe of the Shuamish Indians.
Chief Seattle was seven years old when Captain Cooke, in the sailingvessel Vancouver, discovered and explored the Puget Sound. Pioneers first landed at Alki Point on 28 September 1851 near the site of the present City of Seattle. Because the native pronunciation of his name (Schweabe) was too difficult for English-speaking people to say, the name Sealth or Seattle was suggested by a local physician, a Dr. Maynard.
Relations between the Indians and the settlers were peaceful from the start of the colonization period. The settlers thought so much of Chief Seattle that they named their new community after him. The relations with the Indians remained peaceful until 1855, when a tribe of the White River District rebelled over an unfair treaty. An attack against the settlers of Seattle was repelled with the aid of the steam barque Decator.
Throughout this violent period, Chief Seattle remained a steadfast and loyal friend of the settlers, and encouraged the Indians to remain peaceful.
In his later years, Chief Seattle was baptized, and adopted the Christian name of Noah. The last years of his life were spent at the Fort Madison Reservation and Agate Point on Bainbridge Island. He died in 1866.
CHARACTERISTICS
LENGTH: 795 Feet, 7-1/2 In.
BEAM (WIDTH AT MIDDLE OF SHIP): 107 Feet
DRAFT (WATER LINE TO SHIP'S BOTTOM): 41 Feet
DISPLACEMENT: 58,000 Tons
ARMAMENT
2 MK 15 Close-In-Weapons Systems (CIWS)
NATO Sea Sparrow Missile Systems
SPEED
More than 25 Knots
BOATS
2 26' Motor Whale Boats
2 33' Personnel Boats
ANCHORS
2 12-1/2 tons (1,480 of Chain)
CRANES
1 15-Ton (Capacity)
HELICOPTERS
2 CH-46As
COMPLEMENT
25 Officers, 26 Chief Petty Officers, 550 Enlisted Men
LIQUID CARGO CAPACITY
8,219,387 Gallons
ORDNANCE CAPACITY
3,000 Tons
PROVISIONS CAPACITY
675 Tons
EVAPORATOR OUTPUT
80,000 Gallons Fresh Water Per Day
FUEL CONSUMPTION
9,527 Gallons-Per-Hour with all boilers at 100%
MAST (FROM MAIN DECK)
127 Feet to Top Level
HORSEPOWER
100,000 Plus
FOODS CONSUMED BY CREW DURING A SIX-MONTH MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE
15,100 Gallons of Milk
11,000 Dozens of Eggs
84,650 Pounds of Meat
