by Ellen Mitchell - 06/14/22 7:24 PM ET. Weather the decision makers meant that or not It did affect the Navy force composition. An elite marksman.
Navybuddies.com Crew List - Reunite with old US Navy Buddies The best s-3 division I Have been put in charged of. This class represented one of the Navys early efforts to improve quality of life afloat for enlisted sailors (Time Magazine interviewed men on the Peterson), and also be more environmentally responsible (the Jared vacuum-suction sewage incineration system). More about us Leaders. I was also on a Spru Can the USS Sperry DD697 it had 5 /38 from what I can remember. USS Oldendorf (DD-972) Destroyer. From 1797 to today, over 70 individuals have commanded USS Constitution. USS Spruance (DD-963) ships propulsion control center, during her trials period, May 1975. I am a plankowner on the USS VICKSBURG. The heroic and distinguished naval career of Admiral Felix B. Stump is reflected in the ship's Coat of Arms. Stump, along with the rest of the battle group ships returned home on 24 May 2001. BM3(sw)I got dam anchors on my hand, he's be so proud.learned alot, and remember everyone from 1st divgood and bad times..i even ran into didy in bahrain, Had a great time on Stump. Great cruise.
Second ship was USS John Hancock DD-981 October 1987- November 1991 Made one MEF cruise and a North Atlantic cruise, Served as Senior Enlisted Engineering Programs Manager. It went through a number of changes while I served(70-72) including but not limited to a helo deck. As another Conolly plankowner, I fully agree with Tim and was dismayed to learn of the ships mothballing in 1998 after barely 20 years in commission, and eventual demise as a test target. So she serves a greater purpose than a Target What a comedown. The ship suffered a fire last month while pierside, causing six sailors to seek treatment at an area hospital for smoke inhalation. 1 Helicopter. Deck:Work hard play hard!!! Available for both RF and RM licensing. I was the first PC on her. USS FIFE/DD 991
PDF Department of The Navy Photo by Malcom Muir, January 1 1988. I still want to see a Littoral Combat Ship sometime look s neat in a spaceship kind of way. VVB hx|_YjgJQzV@+ n%_q}y|&OWRFC7c#K||p/l-dcA*|?^Nl+SP(s)0?v1t\tA5H&H)9e*/s+r93'e\:7&"zD4]A-0P R; Thank you for posting this. I never had more challenges than getting through the Light Off Exam and the Operational Readiness Exam. USS Heerman (DD-532) and a destroyer escort lay a smoke screen to protect Taffy 3 from attacking Japanese surface ships at the beginning . (I lster served just as dad did!! As a 9 year old. Loss of confidence is a response. The Hill was a good ship with a fantastic commissioning Captain. USS John Young (DD-973) Two. Our mission is to embark, deploy, land and support a Marine landing force. to all the bm's that went to japan, i told you so. I remember when I first got there she was going through an availability. It was a great ship. In cooperation with a Colombian Coast Guard Cutter, Stump located and recovered a survivor of a wrecked Colombian vessel. I was on DD-981 John Hancock from 91-95, a great class ship. 1958 edition | laststandonzombieisland, Pingback: Goula Sub Sighting (of Sorts) | laststandonzombieisland, Pingback: VS22 Looking Flat | laststandonzombieisland, Pingback: Sprucan Desert Shield Watercolors | laststandonzombieisland. Commanding Officer USS Manchester (LCS 20) Sep 2020 - Jun 2022 1 year 10 months. The USS STUMP returned home to Norfolk on November 26, 2003 and was decommissioned on October 22, 2004. Even better crew. Additionally, U.S. sailors worked with military forces from Oman, Jordan, Tunisia, Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, improving interoperability and strengthening relationships with those countries. Stump was able to assist in rescuing the crew and provide safe passage back to Norfolk, VA. (Images on the right) Mediterranean Sea, March 2 1988, a starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS Tattnall (DDG-19) underway. I dont know if this went through the first time, but if it did I apologize
Andorra and us hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy There is no impact to the commands mission or schedule due to the relief.. Diffenately my favorite cmd. One ship with nukes is more than enough. From: Commanding Officer, USS KAUFFMAN (FFG-59) To: Director of Naval History (OP+09BH), Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. 20374-0571 . In 1942 he had eight months duty as Air Officer for Commander Western Sea Frontier, then commanded the new carrier LEXINGTON, which was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for Heroism in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands operations 1943. A year later STUMP deployed as USCOMSOLANT Flagship for UNITAS XXII. Her weapons outfitting wasnt really all that bad even pointing to the DDG-51 Class the Spruance was a worthy foe. Very sad to see this great class goand I was not even on any them. Great Ships to go to Sea on. After his retirement, he was appointed to the position of Vice Chairman of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. "STUMP" 2-3-4. made it. The Spruance with Class Now it just seems stupid how these ships were allowed to fall to pieces prematurely by bureaucratic penny pinching. Required fields are marked *. Note the RAM missile launcher on her stern. STUMP returned in April 1995. Deck Department: 1st Div Returning home in March 1983, she participated in Solid Shield '83, a complex exercise involving U.S. NATO ships and the U.S. Air Force. Middle name? I was 6 or 7. Lawrence Heyworth, Jr. Jan. 1965 - July 1966. In October 1989, STUMP again deployed to the Mediterranean as part of the FORRESTAL Battle Group (MED 1-90). Contact. She was the last in the continuous line of hull numbers. USS STUMP, as part of Destroyer Squadron Two, joined five other nations and other U.S. Navy warships in the central Mediterranean for the execution of SHAREM 125, from July 9-15, 1998. Plankowner USS Fletcher DD992 BM3 AlexRodriguez, I was a plank-owner on the USS Cushing (DD985), a fine ship! She was the first Spruance class ship to go outside Mississippi for a major overhaul. Good article about a great class of DDs. I was on the Stump DD-978 from 81-85. Following completion of basic training at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, he reported to NTTC Meridian, where he completed Aviation Storekeeper (AK) "A" school. Question: How come in the 70s and 80s it shows the US Navy ships with white railings? Here the USS Hayler, DD-997, commissioned in 1983, is being sunk as a target on 13 November 2004. The four smaller stars in gold are in recognition of the attainment of the rank of Admiral. All welcome, but if you want a seat, you need to email cmc@stump.navy.mil BEFORE 10/12/04.
If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsAccording to NAVSOURCE.ORG a Sumner rated a crew of 336, still a tight squeeze. Ernest E. Evans, commanding officer of the USS Johnston (DD-557) . Im glad that PF Flyer is still sailing the Pacific. Michael D. Nordeen, commanding officer of the amphibious transport dock Mesa Verde, and Cmdr. ), As a former US NAVY VET..(Bt3..yeah what`s a Bt? SN/EN3 McAllister Back in the early 1970s, the US Navy needed a replacement for the old FRAMd WWII era Sumner and Gearing leftovers from the 1940s and 50s in the fleet. Navy made a big mistake not at least mothballing at least 20 of them! I was a plank owner on the DD986 USS Harry W. Hill. The Pete was my last ride 9/86-8/88. Just seems wasteful. All the while their ASW, ASuW, and NGFS capability are being marginalized. It told me alot about how out-of-touch the brass and Congress were with the realities of the Navy and our worlds volatility. Although I wasnt in the Navy I was very Proud to do my part. We slept in the COs cabin, and i had sailors giving me the nonstop tour. I commissioned the David R. Ray (DD-971) and did my first 5 year sea duty tour as an OS. A hundred surface ships cant be everywhere at once. Served aboard the USS David R Ray (DD-971) in the early 80s.
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - Navy USS KINKAID DD-9655 Years of My 20.BM2/1, I spent 4 years on the greatest navy ship in my 24 years the uss elliot 967 i loved that ship i was the chief cook it had the best crew and skippers very proud of her, Chief Dunn I served on board the Elliot with you from 81 to 85 sk3 Schwartz.,you and sky weaver were great guys to serve with.
The Abandoned Destroyer Class : Curse of the Spruances At sea spent alot of time topside checking out the stars while underway. My first thought about the justification was of the lack of stealth.
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Rear Adm. John Meier, commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, and the first Commanding Officer of Gerald R. Ford, served as the event's guest speaker, and remarked on how Cummings' leadership. In July 1994, Stump again deployed to South America for UNITAS XXXV serving as the flagship for the commander of the U.S. South Atlantic Force. They proved the backbone of fleet operations throughout the last decade of the Cold War, the sordid engagements in the Persian Gulf, and the Navys part in the war on drugs. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsMy Dad was on DD 974 during that time. Terrific to hear from you and Id like to get your summary of life after the Hill as well. hPO0*;ASDP-LSto"kyxooo>rq*D$rW)kt{Bku#UL&Hk5l%>qV! "EK 10QT
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Fine-Tune the FITREP | Proceedings - March 2023 Vol. 149/3/1,441 The blue silhouette cross refers to the Navy Cross twice awarded him while in command of Carrier Division 24; the white central star denotes the Silver Star Medal awarded "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action" against enemy-held islands. Shellback Initiation - 17 DEC 1980 - Atlantic Ocean, Shellback Initiation - 17 JUL 1985 - Pacific Ocean, Shellback Initiation - 22 SEP 1996 - Indian Ocean, Shellback Initiation - 16 NOV 2003 - Atlantic Ocean. What's up homies, give a brother a shout out!! A mainstay during this deployment, STUMP remained underway for over 80 percent of the time she was in the Gulf. While in the Gulf, STUMP completed over 40 boardings in support of Maritime Interdiction Operations and participated in 11 Arabian Gulf Tomahawk exercises, including one as Launch Area Coordinator.
Fired Navy skippers often stay in service | Stars and Stripes USS Stump DD 978 entering Gibraltar on 10th May 2001. I served on the USS Peterson (DD 969) 91 95. Stump also received the integrated AN/SQQ-89 USW system, the most sophisticated underwater surveillance system employed by surface vessels. Aaron Anderson, the deputy commodore of Naval Surface Squadron 14, will temporarily serve as commanding officer until a permanent replacement is brought in. Over the 1980s and 90s, they were increasingly armed with other weapons systems. Frank does keep in touch with a couple of guys that he worked closely with. She was named after a Vietnam MOH winner and I remember his mother making visits to the ship. Finished my career on another Spruance, David R Ray DD-971. Im not sure what upgrades they received, but they were originally designed and built for a foreign country, so I am sure their technology wasnt/isnt up to the Sprucans levels. During this period Stump participated in a search and rescue mission in the Pacific. In April, and on 48-hour notice, Stump was directed to detach and proceed to the Persian Gulf to replace the USSSamuel B. Roberts which had suffered extensive damage from a naval mine explosion. The enlisted on this ship taught me a lot. Repairs and upkeep were very expensive. In 1989, the US Navy had 63 Knox/Brooke/Garcia-class frigates, 51 OHP type guided-missile frigates, 31 Spruances, 4 Kidd-Class DDGs (Mk-26/SM-2 armed Spurances) 27 Ticonderoga class CGs, 23 older Charles Adams-class DDGs, 10 Farragut-class DDGs, six nuclear CGNs, 19 Belknap/Truxtun/Leheay-class CGs, four huge Iowa-class Battleships, and the 15,000-ton cruiser Long Beach as large surface combatants. Was onboard when they put the VLS on in NOLA (Avondale). My personal email is: gntownsend@yahoo.com, Pingback: Warship Wednesday: March 17, 2021, Shamrock Cans | laststandonzombieisland. Celebrating the Past, Present and Future of Navy Cryptology, Official site for National Guard marksmanship training & competitions. SK2 Longtin In February 1995, Stump deployed to the Caribbean Sea in support of counter drug operations, transiting the Panama Canal. It seemed disrespectful to me at the time. My hat off to you sir, another tincan sailor. Additionally, U.S. Yay for us. Great to hear from a fellow Harry W Hill plank owner. KAUFFMAN spent a week underway in the VCOA with USS STUMP (DD 978) for a series of operational tests on R17 and WDS integration, one of the combat systems My favorite one was when we were on our UNITAS and we were playing the wardroom in a softball game in Panama and the XO was piss drunk and I rounded third base and kicked over his beer! Slowly but surely since the 80s the Department of Defense has for some ungodly reason stuck its head in the sand. Bill DuVal here. Great article! Named for: Felix Budwell Stump. Whenever I play the song: Jazzman by Carol KingI think of the Spruance Class destroyers. would have been able to serve another 10 or 15 years and update the engines and to get better has milage, Served on USS Yorktown CG48 and USS Stump DD978 in late 80s through mid-90s. A great ship and really hated to see her sunk. He was my cousin and I was an ENC M-Division on the USS David R. Ray DD-971, Plankowner. Note the stealth hull configurations of the DDG-51 Class. And Carson Commanding Officer, USS STUMP (DD-978) 1992 COMUSNAVCENT Staff (N3A), Bahrain Collapse Timeline Expand Timeline Education M.A., U.S. Spent most my days as engineering logroom yeoman. The focus of FBE-H was the application of network centric operations in gaining and sustaining access in support of follow on joint operations. Exploring History with the National Archives Special Media Division. Stump also received the integrated AN/SQQ-89 USW system. While I really liked the ship and its crewthe ship itself was a piece of crap! The reason the Navy dumped the Spruance Class was because of the hull I was on Board the Fletcher 1993-1996 when I got out from active duty. from 1973 to 1978 the hull was so thin we were forbidden from needle gunning the bilges. Try the Ship's Store. McDonald, Commander in Chief Atlantic Fleet, embarked in March 1985 for CARIBOPS '85. I also was on the Briscoe DD-977. I REALLY MISS THE STUMP! A few corrections: and is slated to go to Jacksonville in the coming months. I honor this class on my facebook page. A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, Felix Budwell Stump was appointed to the Naval Academy from that state in 1913. Off to research this one for myself. From: Commanding Officer, USS ROBERT G BRADLEY (FFG 49) To: Director of Naval History (N09BH) Subj: USS ROBERT G BRADLEY (FFG 49) COMMAND HISTORY FOR CALENDAR . Retired ENC(SW) 1975-1995, USS JOHN YOUNG REUNION JUNE 2018 EMAIL REUNION@DD973.ORG FOR DETAILS. Ingalls East Bank, Pascagoula, Six Spruance-class destroyers are being built at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. | In January 1942 he was transferred to the Staff of the Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet for which he was awarded the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Medal. I suoi incarichi in mare includono la USS Roark (FF-1053) come ufficiale di artiglieria / antisommergibile e navigatore; USS Stump (DD-978) come ingegnere capo; e come ufficiale esecutivo a bordo della USS Hercules (PHM-2) e della USS Yorktown (CG-48) . We worked hard and played hard. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Stump (DD 978). In fact, given that timeline, DD-997 would only be expected to decommission in 2018. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Naval War College, College of Distance Education M.A., (IR) Villanova University, Political Science B.A., Villanova University, Political Science Awards and Decorations I dont know anything about the Haylers SPS-49, but the Kidd class (4 ships originally ordered by the Shahs Iran) were equipped with the more capable SPS-48 series used by our older CGs and CGNs. That's an even 100-ships, or a reduction by about 58% from the late 1980s. Stump took part in the Fleet Battle Experiment Hotel (FBE-H) which was conducted by units of the U.S. 2nd Fleet and personnel of the Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) from 28 August to 12 September 2000 off the Virginia Capes and in the Gulf of Mexico. She was a great ship, and being one of two ships on the east coast that had major crypto surveillance, we were always underway. Good luck to all you, those still servingstay safe wherever you're at. Raines, as well. Stefan Walch, Commodore, Destroyer Squadron Two (CDS-2), relieved USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) commanding officer, Cmdr. Saw Regec, though. Also, the irony is that the first four Ticos themselves were originally drawn up as DDGs! I was her first Navigator and XN Department Head.
Robert Burke - Commanding Officer - USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) | LinkedIn They were called the Love Boats back then since they were the size of WWII light cruisers (8000-tons), yet only carried a pair of 5-inch guns (Mk45 rapid-fire jobs that provided more firepower than twice as many of the old Sumners 5-inch/58s), twin triple ASW tubes, and an 8-cell ASROC launcher. Wifes Name? Erickson. 1979 1980 Dissimilar metals which caused electrolysis and resulted in rapid deterioration.Additionally she had no expansion joints and was prone to super structure cracking. My dad was a sonar guru from the shipyard, and I went with. Good ship great crew. for Together We Served and/or George R. Aguilar as Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) during a ceremony May 19, 2022. I served as an ET onboard the USS Comte De Grasse DD974 from 1983-1986 . ), Pre-com plankowner DD963 USS Spruance shake down cruse and left the Spruance and the Navy Aug. 17 1976 Dad and I slept in Commander Mullens cabin, and he took the XOs. Tim French I served on the DD-990 and am a plankowner. Most of the battles in which he engaged ended in defeats. Nice article on the ships, they were built for speed. My husband, MAC Frank Pierce was also a plankowner on Cushing. Our Navy has become has shrunk to become second rate. The USS Orleck, shown here in 1964, a WWII veteran still going strong, by the 1970s needed to be replaced. Capt. Stump was the first Spruance class ship to traverse the inland waterway of Chile.