Good article about a great class of DDs. The DDG-51 Class was originally supposed to replace the OHP FFG-7 Class, The Dealey-class destroyer escort USS Evans (DE-1023) was named in honor of Lt. Cmdr. Stump also received the integrated AN/SQQ-89 USW system, the most sophisticated underwater surveillance system employed by surface vessels. The many decorations received by Admiral Stump for his exemplary service in the Pacific Theater during World War II are represented in the shield. Great ships!! <3 AND, I MISS SOME OF YOU GUYS LOL. My personal email is: gntownsend@yahoo.com, Pingback: Warship Wednesday: March 17, 2021, Shamrock Cans | laststandonzombieisland. It is sad that these fine ships were scrapped or sunk with just 20 or so years of service. Cruise books are created for private distribution. Named for: Felix Budwell Stump. Command Master Chief, USS Monterey (CG 61) Captain AARON M. ANDERSON Commanding Officer, USS Carney (DDG 64) Cmdr. And they were darned good looking shipsthe last with real destroyer lines, if you ask me. They have passed the torch to a younger and more formidable group of ships. Loved every minute of it. CG69 Loved every minute of it sad to hear they are being scrapped. Today we face challenges on all fronts with neither the manpower nor the equipment to support sustained operations in a multiple theater scenario. 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. Naval Institute Proceedings 143 . They were great ships and it broke my heart to see them be tossed aside like they were. (I lster served just as dad did!! Plankowner DD-963, Thank you for saying what needed to be said Captain. 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. I served onboard USS R.W.RADFORD DD968 FROM 95-98. All welcome, but if you want a seat, you need to email cmc@stump.navy.mil BEFORE 10/12/04. Do I understand correctly that they essentially turned these DDs into DDGs, but without renaming them? The ship suffered a fire last month while pierside, causing six sailors to seek treatment at an area hospital for smoke inhalation. He graduated and was commissioned an Ensign in March 1917. Long time no see James. Yes, the 51s replaced the Spurances and the 1970s vintage CGNs of the South Carolina and Virginia-class in so much as AAW is concerned, but they did not fully replace their capability in ASW and NGFS. Just seems wasteful. 345644 entries available online. STUMP then deployed for UNITAS XXVI/WATC '85. Also in 1984, STUMP won the James F. Chezek Memorial Gunnery Award by shooting an extraordinary 496 out of 500 during Naval Gunfire Support Qualifications. Complement: 19 Officers and 315 Enlisted. What a waste to systematically rid the Navy of so many great ships. Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm 1978 Terrific to hear from you! Still, they made a good backdrop for 1984 recruiting commercials set in British-controlled Hong Kong! She was a great ship, and being one of two ships on the east coast that had major crypto surveillance, we were always underway. He was a Ship Serviceman and I was an Operations Specialist. Maybe Im too nostalgic, but I strongly feel the Navy wasted a perfectly good hull when it dumped the SpruCan. A few corrections: A-gang. July: Named Dean of the College of Distance Education upon elevation of CDE to Deanery, September: Retired from active duty on NWC JMO faculty, January: Reported as military faculty in NWC JMO Department, Center on Irregular Warfare & Armed Groups, Hattendorf Center for Maritime Historical Research, Oceanography & Maritime Security Studies Group, Stockdale Leader Development Concentration, Joint Land, Air, Sea Strategic-Special Program, Strategic & Operational Research Department, Recreation, Extracurricular, & Social Activities, U.S. Brett Crozier, who raised alarms in late March about a serious coronavirus outbreak aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier he commanded, will not be reinstated after being. The U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal, received for exceptionally meritorious services as commander of a combined operations center during the early part of the war, is represented by the colors scarlet, white and blue, the colors of the suspension ribbon of the medal. USS Comte de Grasse (DD-974), 1987-1991 it never quit, we were asea forever. Mobile, Alabama Gone were the days of boilers and steam plants. USS Heerman (DD-532) and a destroyer escort lay a smoke screen to protect Taffy 3 from attacking Japanese surface ships at the beginning . roster of the magnanimous In January 1998 Stump commenced work-ups for its upcoming Sixth Fleet deployment by participating in COMPTUEX and JTFEX as part of the Eisenhower carrier battle group. My First Ship was DD-977 Briscoe. GSCS(SW) Ret DD963 79 83. Her weapons outfitting wasnt really all that bad even pointing to the DDG-51 Class the Spruance was a worthy foe. 109 0 obj <>stream The FRAMs had 5/38s, but that could just be a typo. Im not sure any newer ships are museums, I visited a Coast Guard Ice Breaker in Michigan, brought back some memories, but it was 1940s 2005 or so. The Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) was bound and determined to help Big Navy get rid of the SPRUCANs by failing them in their 5-year inspections (in 2002, aboard 989, we were the only SPRU in recent memory tobarelypass an INSURV). 1994 1995 I had the privilege of being part of something special and have some truly amazing memories. In December, STUMP was presented her second consecutive Battle "E" award by RADM Donnell, Commander Naval Surface Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet. What a great tour of duty. Be just and fear not USS Hewitt DD-966. Spruance Class Destroyers So she serves a greater purpose than a Target Surely the Spurances would now be long in the teeth, ranging from the 1975-commissioned DD-963 to the 1983-dated DD-997, they would all be over thirty years old. loved that ship. Thank you for posting this. She also had lots of room for weapons upgrading for years to come. We set the performance bar for the rest of the class and Ive been told by following crews we set it too high. The majority of ships already had been upgraded to vertical launch, and as far as the rest of the electronics upgrades go well, thats the easiest and cheapest of the bunch. I was precom for USS John Hancock DD-981 in 1978 went TAD on the Peterson and Stump, sorry to see. A great ship, a great class of destroyers. I agree that they were decommissioned way too early. In some warped wayI miss those daze. I have fond memories of Pascagoula Ms. and the commissioning of her. Heading south joining the US Naval Forces Southern Command, STUMP and its embarked detachment from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42 participated in counter-narcotics operations in the eastern Pacific and took part in the annual UNITAS exercise. Now it just seems stupid how these ships were allowed to fall to pieces prematurely by bureaucratic penny pinching. Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, MS, her keel was laid on July 21, 1975. I felt my ship was too young. Admiral W. L. McDonald, Commander in Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet, embarked in March 1985 for CARIBOPS '85. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? I understand your summary completely. Mike Sullivan. I was on her when we went to Pascagoula for the retrofit from ASROC to VLS. . I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT STUMP WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND I LEARNED ALOT FROM YOU GUYS IN DECK. About the Ship's Coat of Arms: Have you checked out the websites The photo below was taken by Brian Barton and shows USS STUMP at Naval Base Norfolk, Va., on July 23, 2002. USS Stump and USNS Kanawha on 30 March 2001. Today, as a commander in the U.S. Navy, Ralston finds himself once again navigating familiar waterways as commanding officer of USS Porter (DDG 78), currently forward-deployed to Rota, Spain.. 1996 1997 The only thing better than riding a Spruance Can was driving a Spruance CAN! Gettin on a bus to go peacock bass fishing and drinking on the bus as 6 in the morning.good times, if chief edwards couldve seen me before i got out! Access denial was expected to be the focus of any potential adversary's strategy. Stump deployed in late November 2000 with the USSHarry S. Truman carrier battle group. Commanded Cruiser Scouting Wing in 1928-1929 and served on the Staff of Commander Cruisers, Scouting Fleet in 1930-1931. Too bad we had to end it all so soon. Later served aboard Leftwich till her move to Pearl.. Hey Guys, found this site VIA Pinterest, Read thorough the replies tonight 06/14/2021 I worked on the Eastbank as a welder on these ships in Pascagoula, MS 1977-1980. The Ticos and the Burkes have steel superstructures. USS Stump (DD-978) was a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. Its possible, I reported aboard May, 1984 the day the Moose came home for the 1983 /84 med cruise as an undesignated E-1.By the time we did a port visit to Newport, RI, I was mess cranking. Cmdr. I served in NICHOLSON (DD 982) from 1998-2000 and DEYO (DD 989) from 2001-2003. Weather the decision makers meant that or not It did affect the Navy force composition. Props to the king of south america, Bob "as in I wanna bang you from the back" Didier. During the deployment, STUMP showed the Flag in port visits to eight South American Nations and six West African Nations. Displacement: 8040 tons. Lived in Bremerton for many years and watched a set of 3-4 of them (I remember one was David R Ray) moored in the bay off of PSNS for years, just rotting away. | US. I even remember that time when I mouthed off over the 21MC as a joke but the transmission went throughIn any event, I left the Hill in 1979 but kept a Reserve Commission and changed my designator from Surface Warfare to Intelligence. Ingalls promoted that the ships could be modified and upgraded for years to come, and Ingalls could build a modular section that could be added as the section they are updating was removed. I retired in 1995. STUMP returned to Norfolk in August. Under U.S. Joint Forces Command's overarching experiment, "Millennium Challenge 00", FBE-H ran concurrently with the U.S. Army's Joint Contingency Force Advanced Warfighting Experiment, the U.S. Air Force Joint Contingency Force Experiment 2000 and the U.S. Marine Corps' Millennium Dragon. Arghh.. South America anyone? HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. Two homeports two northpacs two westpacs two yard periods and 3 captains. Naval War College, College of Distance Education, M.A., (IR) Villanova University, Political Science, B.A., Villanova University, Political Science. It was a great ship. Looking for US Navy memorabilia? They need to be renamed the Department of Disinterested. | A mainstay during this deployment, STUMP remained underway for over 80 percent of the time she was in the Gulf. About the Destroyers Name, about Admiral Felix B. Stump: USS Stump Scores Again, Intercepts Not even her 127mm guns, standard issue on US Navy destroyers, were salvaged. 5#ao8{C,bqxBYYfZ='c^[)clDec@FL|UcQ&PBgB*6XI-v*e>NgcG#8(.xcI#HlZBkL'b/8/ Vvj`f#evYI5)';br>)CgDlr/J#%?Ptw0:/W('Gr*5T1RP"vUT@!l?8jPHMm]&w|NN#%xqW!\RV{MV]rL=)8 Io)Ar3`#M(O/.k(zDP*'tx~QaCoQ3y)E@ : P"g7r\y*ed|vp2j\-FD;{:w^c^+d?)y`T8S`IhjU+b CApq;Oquq(b)-y~lD^pAF~%y XY_&gwSNJnN:`wUQO5oDI 6: %%EOF Sketch in the 1973-4 Janes Fighting Ships on the planned Spruance class, Artists conception of the Navys DD-963-class destroyer. First paragraph.Five inch/thirty eight caliber gun.there is no such critter as a five inch/fifty eightthat would wind up with a barrel three hundred inches long or so. When I saw the video of her sinking, water just started coming out of my eyes. Master Chief Petty Officer Perkins is a native of Gastonia, NC, and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1985. During this deployment, Stump was extremely successful in conducting anti-submarine warfare exercises and was once again presented the "Hookem" award for excellence in undersea warfare. There is something fascinating in those pre-dreadnought battleships.the way they look, the way they operate and their fate. I served on the DD-990 and am a plankowner. Many good memories. All Rights Reserved. STUMP was underway again in October for six weeks of Caribbean Law Enforcement operations. Original 40s were upgraded to 40C, and 40As were upgraded to 40D. The ship, designed by Litton Industries Ingalls West Division at El Secondo, California, will be mass-produced at the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Commanding Officer USS Manchester (LCS 20) Sep 2020 - Jun 2022 1 year 10 months. Amazing experience!! Commanding Officer, USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Captain Cassidy "Dudley" Norman, a native of Austin, Texas, graduated from the University of Texas with a B.S. by Ellen Mitchell - 06/14/22 7:24 PM ET. From December 1948 to 1951 Stump served as Commander of Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet during which time he was promoted to Vice Admiral. Like Megatron and Osama Bin Laden, most of the Spruances were sunk in deep water. If youre not a member ask to be added. Prior to that, USS STUMP took part in Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 01-1, to certify the carrier battle group for deployment. In 1942 he served as Air Officer for Commander Western Sea Frontier, was promoted to Captain, and took command of the new carrier USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) in late 1942. Great to hear from a fellow Harry W Hill plank owner. All ships also gained an 8-pack of Harpoon SSMs, an 8-cell NATO Sea Sparrow SAM launcher (also capable of being used against surface ships), and a pair of 20mm CIWS R2D2 guns for swatting away incoming missiles. They retired me and decommissioned her at the same time. Not a bad ship! DN-ST-88-03644. I always liked your XO approachfair and honest. In their defense, most were funded by the bankrupt Carter military and their armament suite was superior to the destroyers they were supposed to replace. My first ship and where I met my future husbandFC2 Krug! 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. The highlight of the deployment was the Tomahawk missile strike launched against Iraq in support of Operation Southern Watch on 17 January 1993. In October 1989, STUMP again deployed to the Mediterranean as part of the FORRESTAL Battle Group (MED 1-90). I served onboard the US John Young DD973 from 92-96. Dawley is Hopper's second commanding officer to be relieved in the last three years. I was on Her from 91 until 93 as a CTM1 up in outboard on 03 level you never made it that high I am sure nose bleeds and all. hbbd``b`Z$@ U&F@#V?co 4 I have taken that experience to Kuwait and with 2 NAMs, promotion to O3 and now recruiting. Stump relieved USSLaboon on 28 September as the maritime interception operations/strike platform in the northern Persian Gulf. There is no impact to the commands mission or schedule due to the relief.. My first ship was USS David R Ray DD-971 August 1979-July 1984 made three WestPac cruises. She was a fine ship and it broke my heart to hear that she was used as target practice and sunk. well!!! While operating in the Persian Gulf, the Truman battle group enforced United Nations sanctions against Iraq by diverting 22 vessels with more than $5 million of suspected contraband cargo. In late 1944 Stump kept his flag in Carrier Division 24 and NATOMA BAY (CVE-62) during action at Visayan, Philippines. WWII cans had 5/38 caliber guns (no such gun as 5/58) The Spruance with Class Amy Bauernschmidt, incoming commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), reads her orders during a change of command ceremony held on the flight deck. The ship was specifically designed to accommodate air cushion . Find your Shipmates on Navy.TogetherWeServed.com JOIN FOR FREE TODAY! A mainstay during this deployment, Stump remained underway for over eighty percent of the time she was in the Persian Gulf. Naval. During this deployment, STUMP was extremely successful in conducting anti-submarine warfare exercises and was once again presented the "Hookem" award for excellence in the area of USW. Yay for us. While the SPRUANCE Class may have had many years of service life remaining in their hull and propulsion systems, it was their combat systems which spelled their doom. USS STUMP (DD-978) - a Spruance-class destroyer. What have you been doing for the last 30 years? https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsThe 40B was a functional equivalent of the original 40 (essentially same cabinets/controls) but with solid-state upgrades in most of the modules. Reunion in a few days (Sept. 17 2015) in Mobile Al. Made CPO. These were small, 3500-4000 ton ships that carried an 8-cell ASROC launcher, 4 5-inch/58 guns in twin mounts, and two triple Mk32 ASW torpedo launchers. My first thought was Wownow why wouldnt they want to retrofit these great ships and get another 10 to 15 years of service out of them? Let go early for disability but thats a story.Sure had some good times aboard her.Cried sorta,got angry sorta ect when she was sunk but think we all did.Life is good shipmate glade you made it. Stump re-visited eight South American nations, as well as completing another transit of the Chilean inland waterway. MED-MEF 388: that we had no bullets, so the tasking to send us into disputed Nicaraguan waters was cancelled. Two of my 3 favorite ships, the first being a 2250 Fram can USS Higbee DD-806! Iowa bracketed by Spruance Class destroyers Deyo and Comte de Grasse. Spru cans had 5/54s. Newspaper clipping from Navy New York dated August 1 1983. Best years of my life were on a Sprucan. But then again how many times were we spending money like a drunken sailor in the PI on payday the last quarter of the year so that our budget didnt get reduced next year. The USS STUMP returned home to Norfolk on November 26, 2003 and was decommissioned on October 22, 2004. Richard McCandless relieved Cmdr. I too served on the USS Peterson (DD-969) from 1986 1990 as a DS2 SW. STUMP re-visited eight South American nations, as well as completing another successful transit of the Chilean Inland Waterway. But retrofitting with Aegis I wouldnt think excessively cost prohibitive unless Lockheed and others wanted the good old arm and leg they like to charge. One ship with nukes is more than enough. From 1938 to 1939 he served as Navigator of LEXINGTON (CV-2). My last ship I also put in commission was an Aegis Cruiser the USS Vincennes (CG-49) another great ship with a great crew. Both of them great ships. Good ship great crew. While operating in the Persian Gulf, the HARRY S. TRUMAN Battle Group enforced United Nations sanctions against Iraq by diverting 22 vessels with more than $5 million of suspected contraband cargo. I was on USS Peterson from 86-90. USS America conducts a tour for the crew of the JS Ise (DDH 182) Capt. Meanwhile, worked at Mobil, Nike, Intel and then Microsoft because I moved to the Pacific Northwest. Plankowner USS John Young DD973 We need to arm our vessels to the teeth to out gun any enemy like the Russian Battle Cruisers, and heavy DDs did! BTW, I was on one of those Charles Adams class DDGs, the Goldsborough (DDG-20). I also was on the Briscoe DD-977. It would have been prohibitively expensive to retrofit the SPRUANCE hull with AEGIS. Paul F. Campagna relieved Capt. Went from Talos, Long Range Fist of he Fleet to pop gun, NATO Sea Sparrow. I was also CO of USS RENTZ (FFG 46) and USS HORNE (CG 30), both great ships. I served nn the UssComte De Grasse DD 974 from 1984 to 1987 great ship just found out her fate saddens me to hear that she rest on the bottom of the ocean miss her and my ship mate God bless Them all. Did that Spy thing and looking for Gun Runners on the USS Coontz DDG-40 in 81/82. I too have many fond memories of Pascagoula, Miss. She was the 5th of 7 ships I served on in my career. I can see mothballing the Spruances during the War on Terror years- but the weird part was how they were all sunk within a few years. He was relieved . It made a big impression on me. (Glennon DD-840 and Belleau Wood LHA-3). 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 9 to 15 July 1998. A year later STUMP deployed as USCOMSOLANT Flagship for UNITAS XXII. OHP sailor here, but the Spru-cans were great ships. I have learned a lot about ATM @ sea in such a short time, that I was able to work at fiscal section too easy. US Corporations' September 30th fiscal payment deadline Sep 30, 2023 USA Each year around that time, as the payment deadline approaches, we see all sorts of maneuvers. Dissimilar metals which caused electrolysis and resulted in rapid deterioration.Additionally she had no expansion joints and was prone to super structure cracking. 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. What were the major differences (other than between a DDG and DD)? I was Pre-com Connolly DD-979 and then regular ships company, 78-81. We sailed with many Fletcher class cans that were only 2100 tons. Commanders of Constitution. HEY YOU GUYS ITS GENTLEMAN JACK Served in this Destroyer? Pingback: A Closer Look at the FFG-62 Class | laststandonzombieisland, Pingback: The Rat Attack! She was the last in the continuous line of hull numbers. Both Capt. Richard Zamberlan, the. KIT ELAINECFIGUEROA@AOL.COM. It still pisses me off to think of it. CPO Quarters 360.315.2393 Ship's Office 360.315.2393 . They loved their weekly tub of ice cream. The Navy retired them way too early. Did a North Atlantic cruise on the Spruance DD-963 while in Precom for MY ship, Comte De Grasse DD-974. I served TAD aboard USS Deyo in 1981, when she was the first ship deployed on orders of NSA to spy on the Nicaraguans and Salvadorans. Same base platform, different mission package, I object to your use of the term, bankrupt Carter military.. USS FIFE/DD 991 The Ticos were early decommed tooand Valley Forge sunk as a target. LEXINGTON participated in operations against Kwajalein, Gilbert and Marshall Island Campaign, and air strikes on Truk. (Felix Stump) Taffy 2 (Task Unit 77.4.2) . USS Jimmy Carter SSN 23. Commanding Officer USS STUMP (DD 978) Jun 2003 - Oct 20041 year 5 months Norfolk, Virginia Area Led over 300 officers and sailors in the operation and maintenance of a complex Navy. | Other features may include candid photographs of crew members at work and recreation, details and history of the ship, and short biographies on captains, commanders, and other prominent officers. 1980-84 It was surreal. Picked her up in Panama City just as she was deploying for her NSA ops in Gulf of Fonseca for the NSA. I generally regarded the Ingalls Shipyard as a bunch of rednecks with welding rods. Watched the video of her being used for target practice and just thought, what a waste The Spruance was the best of the best. While in the Caribbean, STUMP again shot Naval Gunfire Support Qualifications and scored 495 out of 500 winning the Atlantic Fleet "Top Gun" award for an unprecedented second year in a row. I served on the USS Peterson (DD 969) 91 95. 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. To the guys (you know who you are): "Stump Mafia Lives On! He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for "exceptionally meritorious serviceas Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet; United States Military Advisor to the Southeast Treaty Organizations." Contact. I love you for your service and dislike you (just a lill) honesty about a ship Ive learned to love. USS JOHN YOUNG REUNION You listing of the weapon and radar systems would lead one to believe that all the Spruance class destroyers had an AN/SPS-49 air search radar when in fact only one, the USS Hayler had this type of radar. HWkOG_1'~(M# Thanks for the article. and retired from the Naval Reserve as well. for Together We Served and/or A year later STUMP deployed as USCOMSOLANT Flagship for UNITAS XXII. March 1984 was highlighted by Stump's adoption as state flagship of West Virginia. Then, starting in 1998, these hardy destroyers that were at the top of their game, began to retire. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsYour USS Charles S. Sperry (DD 697) was an Allen M. Sumner class ship, not a Spruance. But they could all have been upgraded to the standard of the three DDGs based on the Spruance class. Stump deployed to the Mediterranean as part of Sixth Fleet in June 1998. In 93 we launched 14 Tomahawks on Baghdad and on two deployments with the Ike we were rarely with the carrier group. From 1923 to 1925 he was a Naval Flight Officer in Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2) "Doer Birds" of the experimental carrier USS LANGLEY (CV-1). U.S. Navy photo by PH1 D.E. Funny a West German ship I seen at Gitmo is now a museum in Germany, the Moulders, named after an air Ace from ww2. Our Can was classified as 2250 tons, not the 3000 to 4000 tons as specified in the article. On our maiden cruise We made it to the mouth of the Med in 5 days faster than I ever sailed across the pond before or since! Promoted to Commander in 1940, he served as Executive Officer of USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6). Additionally, U.S. Upon retirement from active duty in September of 2000, he was hired as civilian faculty as a Professor of Strategy and Policy in the College of Distance Education. Leadership. I was among the first to convert from EM1 to GSE1 in oct. 78 when the GS rating officially opened. But what hurt was the De commissioning before I retired from the navy. DC2 Chris C. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsDid you know MAC Robert Gonzales Plankowner on Hewitt? Naval War College's 2023 Newport Arctic Scholars Study Integrated Naval Deterrence in the Arctic Region, U.S. Alexa Jenkins, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer Carney, assumed. I was mind-boggled when they so rapidly decommed those destroyers and then the CGs (I also served on USS Thomas S. Gates CG 51). https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsCommissioned the USS David R. Ray (DD-971) back in 1977 Greatest ship I ever served on I also commissioned the USS Vincennes (CG-49) based on the Sprucan hull. | Just one of their number, the former USS Paul Foster, remains. Speaking of carriers, there was even some thought to making an aviation destroyer variant. You are truely a great man. Identifying the Best Training, Tools, and Tactics for the Armed Civilian! Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. 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. Sailors worked with military forces from Oman, Jordan, Tunisia, Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, improving interoperability and strengthening relationships with those countries. Length: 529 feet . 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