US Navy Vessel Visit Set

From the Manila Bulletin (Mar 24): US Navy Vessel Visit Set

CEBU CITY, Cebu – Submarine tender USS Frank Cable is set to dock in the port of Cebu in the next few days for routine maintenance and various community assistance and outreach activities.

According to USS Frank Cable Command Master Chief Roger Schneider, this port visit will give the vessel’s crew the opportunity to act as goodwill ambassadors as they interact with local communities while out on liberty and participating in community engagements.

USS Frank Cable (AS-40) is the second Emory S. Land-class submarine tender built by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle, Washington for the United States Navy.

The United States Embassy in Manila said two other vessels, the submarine USS Ohio and the destroyer USS Decatur arrived the other day in Luzon. The USS Ohio docked in Subic, and USS Decatur in Manila; both vessels, similarly are in the country for routine maintenance, replenishment of supplies, rest and recreation, and community assistance and outreach activities.

The nearly 650-feet long USS Frank Cable has a crew of 1,500 and serves as the US 7th Fleet’s mobile repair and support platform.

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