Shakedown cruise is a nautical term in which the performance of a ship is tested. Generally, shakedown cruises are performed before a ship enters service or after major changes such as a crew change, repair, refit or overhaul . The shakedown cruise simulates working conditions for the vessel, for various reasons. For most new ships, the major reasons are to familiarise a crew with a new vessel and to ensure all of the ship's systems are functional.
20-552: Loeser is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arthur E. Loeser (1903–1942), appointed to the United States Naval Academy on 15 August 1923 Ewald Loeser (1888–1970), German lawyer François Loeser (born 1958), French mathematician Hans F. Loeser (1920–2010), American lawyer Wilhelm Loeser (1876–1953), American physician and pharmacist [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
40-467: A Naval Reserve ship for the Little Creek, Virginia , area June 1958, Loeser was decommissioned on 1 December 1958 and was placed in an in-service status under Commandant 5th Naval District . With this new concept of Reserve training, Loeser maintained a Regular Navy nucleus crew that was augmented by reservists during the monthly weekend cruises or during time of national emergency. This system provided
60-428: A roundabout passage via Guadalcanal to Hawaii . Reaching Pearl Harbor 8 October, the ship underwent extensive engineering alteration during October and early November. Getting underway 6 November, Loeser made Guadalcanal the 18th, and arrived Manus Island , Admiralty Islands , 25 November for duty with Amphibious Group 3 . She spent December in gunnery exercises off New Guinea , before departing Hollandia on
80-662: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Arthur E. Loeser USS Loeser ( DE-680 ) was a Buckley -class destroyer escort of the United States Navy , named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Arthur E. Loeser (1903–1942). Arthur Edward Loeser was born on 17 April 1903 in Rahway, New Jersey . He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy on 15 August 1923; and commissioned ensign on 2 June 1927. After serving from 1927 to 1929 on
100-636: The Caribbean on 12 January 1962 for patrol duty along the eastern coast of Cuba. She remained on station until 24 March 1962; each vessel sighted was checked and identified to guard against any subversive elements in the Caribbean area. After returning to Newport 28 March, the ship decommissioned 1 August 1962 and became the Naval Reserve ship for the Williamsburg, Virginia, area. Loeser shifted home port to
120-627: The Solomon Islands . Loeser departed Guadalcanal for Espiritu Santo on 28 June en route to Australia , arrived Sydney on 18 July for repairs, and sailed nine days later for Purvis Bay , Florida Islands . After three weeks in drydock , Loeser departed for Guam on 21 August escorting Celeno (AK-76). LST-120 joined the convoy off Eniwetok Atoll , Marshall Islands , and they arrived Guam on 5 September. Following five days of antisubmarine patrol off Guam, Loeser escorted three submarines back to Eniwetok, then departed 21 September for
140-663: The Washington Navy Yard on 20 October 1964, where she served as Naval Reserve ship for the Washington, D.C. , area until struck from the Navy List on 23 August 1968. Loeser was sunk as a target, date unknown. Loeser received two battle stars for World War II service. [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Shakedown cruise If
160-697: The aircraft carrier USS Saratoga , from 1929 to 1932 on the destroyer USS Hopkins , on the cruiser USS Rochester in 1932, on the gunboat USS Asheville in 1933 and on USS Chicago in 1934, Loeser completed two years of postgraduate work at the Naval Academy. Two years on the battleship USS Mississippi were followed by two on the USS ; Sampson as engineering officer. From June 1940 to August 1941 he served with Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bath, Maine . On 2 September 1941 Lieutenant Commander Loeser reported aboard
180-522: The light cruiser USS Atlanta as engineering officer. He was killed in action on 13 November 1942 when enemy torpedoes crippled Atlanta in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal . Loeser was laid down on 27 July 1943 by Bethlehem Steel 's Fore River Shipyard , Quincy, Massachusetts ; launched on 11 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Marion Loeser, widow of Lt. Cmdr. Loeser and commissioned on 10 October 1943. Following shakedown off Bermuda
200-409: The surname Loeser . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loeser&oldid=1215922327 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
220-509: The 30th for the invasion of Lingayen Gulf . Loeser arrived off the Lingayen beachhead 11 January 1945, two days after D-Day , and during the following week escorted inbound transports through the treacherous swept channels leading into Lingayen Gulf . From 18 January to 7 February, the versatile destroyer escort went on the offensive to hunt the ubiquitous Japanese submarines lurking off Lingayen and endangering vital American supply lines. With
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#1732854661522240-618: The closest possible coordination and communication between regulars and reservists, preparing the reservists, as no shore-based activity could, to augment the Regular Navy in any situation. The Selected Reserve Ship Program paid off handsomely when President John F. Kennedy called up the reserves during the 1961 Berlin crisis . Taking up the challenge, Loeser recommissioned 2 October 1961, embarked her Reserve crew, and arrived Guantanamo Bay 19 October for refresher training. She departed for Newport, Rhode Island on 24 November but returned to
260-564: The destroyer escort served each spring with the Naval Operational Development Station-at Key West, underwent a major overhaul, and made two cruises to Europe. In 1952, the ship departed Norfolk on 25 August, called at Edinburgh , Scotland , and Kristiansand , Norway , then returned home 12 October. During the 1954 European cruise, Loeser operated with the battleship Wisconsin (BB-64) and visited Dublin , Ireland , and Portsmouth , England. Designated
280-731: The final months of the Pacific war, the battle-tested destroyer escort remained in Hawaiian waters and contributed her invaluable experience to the already rigorous submarine training program. Loeser departed Hawaii for the west coast on 26 August and arrived San Francisco on 3 September. After overhaul and a five-month tour with the San Diego Underway Training Unit, the ship joined the Atlantic Fleet at New London, Connecticut , 3 April 1946 for continued submarine training duty. She
300-413: The liberation of northern Luzon virtually completed, Loeser sailed for Subic Bay en route to Leyte and points east, reaching Ulithi , Caroline Islands , on 19 February. Loeser left Ulithi 5 March for the invasion of Iwo Jima . She arrived the 19th, and began nine long days of antisubmarine patrol. She then steamed eastward, touching Eniwetok on 2 April and arriving Pearl Harbor the 13th. During
320-612: The new destroyer escort departed Norfolk, Virginia , on 11 December 1943 for Pearl Harbor en route to escort duty in the South Pacific war zone. Arriving Funafuti , Ellice Islands , on 16 January 1944, Loeser departed the 18th, escorting a transport to Guadalcanal . Returning to Funafuti on 27 January, she sailed the next day for Efate , New Hebrides , and arrived 31 January. She steamed north 6 February for gunnery exercises off Espírito Santo , then departed later that month for Guadalcanal and four months of transport-escort duty in
340-488: The same class, this shakedown performance will be the standard of the class's capabilities, and its success may determine whether the class is to enter full production. In the travel industry a shakedown cruise is also undertaken to test the ship and service crew. These test cruises are sometimes made with passengers travelling at a discount. A vessel is typically not committed to any timetables or tasks until it completes its shakedown cruise. As such, problems detected during
360-479: The shakedown cruise can be fixed at minimal cost. While the ship is assigned to the industrial activity for this purpose, this period is known as an "availability". In the US Navy, the typical length of an availability is 45 to 120 days, and per regulation, must be completed no more than eleven months after the month the ship was first delivered. This is also known as a "post-shakedown availability". The USS Triton ,
380-440: The ship is the first of its class, it will likely also be performing its sea trials , a test of its performance. In this context, 'shakedown cruise' and 'sea trials' may be used interchangeably, though each has a slightly different meaning. In such a case, it is likely that the ship's systems will be pushed to redline , or maximum capacity, to demonstrate the class's speed and other important traits. Until bested by another ship of
400-626: Was decommissioned on 28 March 1947 and entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Charleston, South Carolina When communist aggression in Korea required the Navy to strengthen its active fleet, Loeser was recommissioned at Charleston 9 March 1951. After refresher training in the Caribbean , she rejoined the Atlantic Fleet at Norfolk. During the next 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 years of active service,
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