THE CENTRAL CROSS IS DERIVED FROM THAT OF THE US NAVY CHAPLAIN CORPS, IN WHICH THE SHIP’S NAMESAKE, FATHER JOSEPH T. O’CALLAHAN, CAPT, SO FAITHFULLY AND BRAVELY SERVED. THE SERPENT WRAPPED AROUND THE SWORD AND CROSSED WITH THE TRIDENT, SYMBOLIZES WISDOM AND STRENGTH AND THEIR EFFECTIVE APPLICATION TO SEAPOWER THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE SHAMROCK WHICH FORMS A FIELD FOR THE OTHER DEVICES DENOTES FATHER O’CALLAHAN’S IRISH ANCESTRY AND IS TRADITIONALLY ASSOCIATED WITH GOOD FORTUNE OR LUCK. THE GREEN BAND WHICH ENCIRCLES THE INSIGNIA SYMBOLIZES THE UNITY OF YOUTH, STRENGTH AND HOPE. "FAITHFUL AND BRAVE" MOTTO OF THE USS O’CALLAHAN IS AN ANGLICIZED VARIATION OF "FIDES ET AUDAX" FOUND ON THE O’CALLAHAN FAMILY COAT OF ARMS.
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