I was on the Briscoe, Did you go to Drubroknic, then Yugoslavia? 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. "STUMP"-2-3-4. Drone anti submarine helicopters Unmanned helicopters capable of carrying nuclear depth charges. 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. In addition, the NATO exercise "Unified Spirit" ran concurrently with the JTFEX, with forces from Canada, Denmark, France, Germany and the United Kingdom playing major roles. | The Soviet attack boat was towed to Cienfuegos, Cuba for repairs, and Red Fleet technicians recovered some parts of McCloys array. 1987 1988 :p8\Z`x\. %PDF-1.7 % Served aboard from 83-87. 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. We attended a reunion in S.Diego a couple of years ago. When I had heard of the sinking of the only SpruCan I had served on I was genuinely surprised. I believe the spru-cans could have been refurbished to another decade or more. Also visible is the frigate USS PAUL (FF-1080), the destroyer USS Stump (DD-978), the frigate USS Capodanno (FF-1093) and the guided missile destroyer USS Luce (DDG-38). From 1797 to today, over 70 individuals have commanded USS Constitution. All good things come to an end: last Spruance-class destroyer USS Hayler (DD-997) in hard starboard turn during her Acceptance Trials, circa late February 1983. In command of the LANGLEY in Manila Bay, at the outbreak of World War II, he was transferred in January 1942 to the Staff of the Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet. Oh, what nowthe Russians are reviving there sub fleet, too badno Spruance-class destroyers are left to hunt them down. Even non-mechanical artsy-fartsy stuff. We found drugs in South America. NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 17, 2020) Capt. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? I MISS YA, The short time I was on there, I learned so much. She received the Vertical Launch System (VLS) for the BGM-109 Tomahawk missile. USS JOHN YOUNG REUNION Perhaps you can contact the Orleck museum for more info on that scheme. One thing that did fascinate me is the level of vertical integration practiced by Litton Industries in the outfitting of the ship: Numerous other subsidiaries participated along with Ingalls: There were Clifton Precision SPA-25 radar scopes in CIC, Amecom communication gear in the radio room, Frigitemp chillers in the galley, and Royal typewriters (along with Monroe calculators) in the office. The ship is underway near Norfolk, Virginia, 07/02/1984 DN-SN-85-09104. Constantly called away for solitary duties. In another event, STUMP capturing a drug boat, known as "go-fast," and detainined its crew. Today they have in commission: 22 remaining Ticos, 12 OHPs (that are largely disarmed and rapidly retiring), 4 (unproven) LCSs, and 62 Burke-class destroyers, the first of which was laid down on 16 September 1989. Lawrence Heyworth, Jr. Jan. 1965 - July 1966. It is sad that these fine ships were scrapped or sunk with just 20 or so years of service. He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against Japanese-held islands" from September to December 1943. Not a bad ship! Both were fine ships. Kearsarge is the third ship of the Wasp-class multipurpose amphibious assault ships. The many decorations received by Admiral Stump for his exemplary service in the Pacific Theater during World War II are represented in the shield. The gold shield is symbolic of knowledge and achievement. In addition, the NATO exercise "Unified Spirit" ran concurrently with the JTFEX, with forces from Canada, Denmark, France, Germany and the United Kingdom playing major roles. One of the repairs that was being done was welding up a large crack that had formed between the masts on the O3 level. SHAREM is an established in 1969 to continuously improve the quality of undersea warfare. %%EOF Dawley is Hopper's second commanding officer to be relieved in the last three years. Writing about whatever interests me, and maybe you. 1985 1986 The Carney has been based at Naval Station Mayport since 2020, its first station since serving for five years in Rota, Spain, as one of the Navys Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe assets. The deployment included extensive operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean and primarily the Persian Gulf. The highlights of the deployment was the devastating Tomahawk missile strike launched against Iraq in support of Operation "Southern Watch" on January 17, 1993. Secondly, Stump was awarded the COMDESRON TEN Battle "E" Efficiency award for overall excellence. SHAREM 125 was the latest in a series of SHAREM exercises designed to test and evaluate undersea warfare tactics, weapons, sensors and procedures. Try the Ship's Store. Stump was laid down 25 August 1975, launched 29 January 1977, and commissioned on 19 August 1978. Ernest E. Evans, commanding officer of the USS Johnston (DD-557) . That shipyard was the worst the US had to offerI called their workers rednecks with welding rods. As part of a reorganization announced in mid-1995 of the Atlantic Fleet's surface combatant ships into six battle groups, nine destroyer squadrons and a new Western Hemisphere Group, Stump was reassigned to Destroyer Squadron Two. Displacement 7800 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 563' (oa) x 55' x 20' 6" (Max) Armament 2 x 5"/54 RF (2x1), 1 Sea Sparrow SAM (1x8) ASROC ASW (1x8), 6 x 12.75" Mk 32 ASW TT (2x3). I am a plankowner on the USS VICKSBURG. Evidently the Goodyear rubber dome window had irregularities and caused flow noise. USS Stump (DD-978) was a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. Frederick C. Turner . BZ!!! GitHub export from English Wikipedia. The many decorations received by Admiral Stump for his exemplary service in the Pacific Theater during World War II are represented in the shield. Access denial was expected to be the focus of any potential adversary's strategy. Four years sailing all the worlds oceans 81-85 and I left with a GCM and stars on the SSDR. It was a great ship. Most of the battles in which he engaged ended in defeats. Leadership. @ Tom Honda I guess I could be considered an Honorary plankowner of OBrien!!! During the deployment, STUMP showed the Flag in port visits to eight South American Nations and six West African Nations. June 1979-Aug 1983 and October 1989-October 1991. Best years of my life were on a Sprucan. Learn how your comment data is processed. The 48, which featured a flat rectangular antenna, was made by ITT Gilfillan. Bow of the destroyer USS OBannon (DD-987), a Spruance-class destroyer, showing the ships Mark 16 8-cell ASROC anti-submarine rocket launcher, foreground, and a Mark 45 5-inch/54-caliber gun. I served aboard USS Cushing (DD-985) from 1990 to 1993, and she was one of the best in the fleet. Their long legs (6000+ nm at 20 knots on two turbines), allowed them to self-deploy away from the battle group and a lot of the flag-waving done in foreign ports during the Regan-Bush-Clinton years was done by Spruances operating alone. Precom and of course plank owner on the USS Hewitt, DD-966. She was the last in the continuous line of hull numbers. The Navy retired them way too early. Stump was Commanding Officer of USS SARATOGA (CV-3)'s Scout-Bombing Squadron 2 (VSB-2) in 1936-1937. In fact, given that timeline, DD-997 would only be expected to decommission in 2018. 1994 1995 OHP sailor here, but the Spru-cans were great ships. 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. I then became a quasi-expert on the Middle East and oil issuessince I landed a job at Mobil Oil Corp in 1980 for 12 years. Stump conducted Black Sea operations, port visits and extensive undersea warfare (USW) operations. Her weapons outfitting wasnt really all that bad even pointing to the DDG-51 Class the Spruance was a worthy foe. Now they cancel the Line of Zumwalt Class bringing the Price up to 2.2 Billion per ship and only 2 in the Planning. He was relieved . Im as sentimental as the next sailor about the passing of the Spruance class having been a plankowner in Nicholson DD-982 from 78-80, but the fiscal and technological realities/limitations of the Spruance class fast became apparent. U.S. Navy photo by PH1 D.E. Over the 1980s and 90s, they were increasingly armed with other weapons systems. I was part of the commissioning crew USS Ingersoll DD-990. Ive always told myself that I would have remained in the Navy if the Hill and her officers were my first tour! I commissioned the David R. Ray (DD-971) and did my first 5 year sea duty tour as an OS. USS STUMP was the 16th SPRUANCE - class destroyer and the first ship in the Navy named after Admiral Felix B. Stump. Welcome aboard and congratulations on your orders to USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), the best amphibious assault ship in the fleet! Cadillacs..Plain and simple, Our Ship (USS FIFE), could tear through the water, Hunted Subs like a fox, and always looked sleek and sure in or out of port. The Sprus were a wee bit bigger but you had lots more guns, 3 dual 5/38 mounts. 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. I was on the John Rodgers. Incidentally, Newport RI was my home port when I served on my 2nd ship, the USS Miller FF-1091, from 1987 to 1990. On Friday, July 8, the Navy announced that it had removed Cmdr. Then again, our crew took excellent care of our baby So sad to know she has been put to the bottom though. Next duty station was Fleet Training Group Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from November 1991-June 1995 as a shipboard instructor on Perry class Frigates, Spruance class Destroyers, and Ticonderoga class Cruisers. All of you will always stay with me. 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. One is the USS Steniker in Mexico today. He was a Ship Serviceman and I was an Operations Specialist. Somehow the helicopters were on Sumner and Gearings. "STUMP" 2-3-4. Assigned DD968 USS AW Radford during Desert Shield/Storm, Pingback: Warship Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020: Hannah on the Beach | laststandonzombieisland, Pingback: Warship Wednesday, April 15, 2020: The Winged Spinach Can | laststandonzombieisland. 1980-84 Login| Served on Elliot 967 from July 76 till 79. Get the latest in military news, entertainment, and gear in your inbox daily. 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. 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. ENC (SW) ret 75-95. Gregory Baker, ESG-2 chief of staff, will temporarily take over commanding officer responsibilities until a permanent replacement is found. | 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. Identifying the Best Training, Tools, and Tactics for the Armed Civilian! Spruance Class Destroyers Command Master Chief, USS Monterey (CG 61) Captain AARON M. ANDERSON Commanding Officer, USS Carney (DDG 64) Cmdr. Prior to that, Stump took part in Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 01-1, to certify the carrier battle group for deployment. As Sea Sparrow I made Chief and selected tor 8 when I went ashore. It was cheaper and more effective to scrap the SPRUANCEs in favor of an entirely new class of vessels who could exchange and manage battle space data much more efficiently. MED-MEF 388: 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. Specifically, FBE-H further developed NWDC's draft Access Concept entitled "Poseidon's Presence". Slowly but surely since the 80s the Department of Defense has for some ungodly reason stuck its head in the sand. Great Ships. NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Albany (SSN 753) conducted a change of command at Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 30. I too served on the Connolly DD-979, 85-90. In May 1945 he served as Chief of Naval Air Technical Training Command and kept that post until December 1948. I was among the first to convert from EM1 to GSE1 in oct. 78 when the GS rating officially opened. Note the stealth hull configurations of the DDG-51 Class. Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. They were great ships and it broke my heart to see them be tossed aside like they were. We were a Gearing Class Fram II with the ASROC setup. Same base platform, different mission package, I object to your use of the term, bankrupt Carter military.. Iowa bracketed by Spruance Class destroyers Deyo and Comte de Grasse. At a CPO reunion learned she is on the bottom off the coast of Australia as a reef.. Glad she wasnt a target or sold to some wierdo country. Reunion in a few days (Sept. 17 2015) in Mobile Al. The SPRUANCEs served long and with honor. Now retired in North Bend, WA. STUMP was also able seize the fishing vessel CARLOS DAVID which was carrying 64 bails of narcotics worth an estimated street value of $50 million. We have rooms blocked for this event beginning 03/25 thru 03/29. Radioman. First name Ricky or Richard? 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.. A great ship, a great class of destroyers. USS Heerman (DD-532) and a destroyer escort lay a smoke screen to protect Taffy 3 from attacking Japanese surface ships at the beginning . these were good ships, sorry they are now history. Speaking of carriers, there was even some thought to making an aviation destroyer variant. A-gang. Naval Institute Proceedings 143 . Throughout the deployment, the battle group also participated in numerous international exercises, including Arabian Gauntlet, an 11-nation exercise that involved more than 20 ships. I served on the DD-990 and am a plankowner. any other details? 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: Crew List:This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS STUMP. 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. Take care ya'll. Involved in this process was Long Island contractor Dynell Electronics, which was acquired by United Technologies company Norden Systems. She was named after a Vietnam MOH winner and I remember his mother making visits to the ship. FOURTEEN to USS STUMP, all ships fired on the Afloat Training Group roboski for the SUW-5 Exercise. Whenever I play the song: Jazzman by Carol KingI think of the Spruance Class destroyers. Stump was decommissioned 22 October 2004. Stump subsequently rescued four civilians about 65 nautical miles off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. In March 1998 the Sara Ann (a fishing trawler) was operating off the Virginia Capes when the seas became too much and she started taking on water. Numbers and weapon systems are what we need. My first ship was USS David R Ray DD-971 August 1979-July 1984 made three WestPac cruises. I was the first PC on her. I am so disheartened and can only shake my head. from 1973 to 1978 the hull was so thin we were forbidden from needle gunning the bilges. The US Corporate government seeks to roll over its payments past the deadline. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsI worked on these boats in 1975, I find it hard to believe that they were decommissioned already!! NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - Capt. In February 1995, STUMP deployed to the Caribbean Sea in support of Counter Drug Operations, transiting the Panama Canal. In drydock in New York during summer 1983. Old ships simply dont have as many fans as new ones, and their billion dollar contracts, divided among 20 states or so. In April, and on 48 hour notice, STUMP was directed to detach and proceed to the Persian Gulf to replace the USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS which had suffered extensive damage from a mine explosion. Thanks to all of you that helped me to become a better officer. 3;u9Tm % Served as part of Airdale crew aboard the USS OBrien DD975 and USS Ingersol DD990 . The USS Stump was decommissioned and stricken on 22 October 2004. The namesake of the destroyer, Admiral Felix Budwell Stump, was a native of West Virginia. (Hence the gap between DDG 47-50 after Preble (DDG-46)). I retired in 1994 then worked for the owner of a fleet of commercial ships till 2008. I was on Board the Fletcher 1993-1996 when I got out from active duty. Koji Miyazaki, commanding officer the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182), during a tour of America. We were down there in 80 doing radar picket with new Outboard listening system. I was a Torpedomans Mate. While in the Persian Gulf, Stump completed over 40 boardings in support of maritime interdiction operations and participated in 11 Persian Gulf Tomahawk exercises, including one as launch area coordinator. 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; All the Spru-cans built prior to the Hayler were equipped with a AN/SPS-40B air search radar that was upgraded in the late 80s to a AN/SPS-40F ( totally solid-state) air search radar. Isnt it odd,(or not), that each of us was on the best Spru can. And if we fight the Chinese expect the Russians to jump in on their side! STUMP than traveled to New Orleans as the U.S. Navy's Host Ship for the 1984 World's Fair. Lots of blurry nights I don't remember. If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. USS Stump (DD-978) was a Spruance -class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. Thanks for the article. Commanding Officer, USS STUMP (DD-978) 1992 COMUSNAVCENT Staff (N3A), Bahrain Collapse Timeline Expand Timeline Education M.A., U.S. If anyone knows where Rick Dangerfield is from uss Briscoe have him email me. This would have given those ships another 20 years of life. Went through GITMO reftra, Oct, 1985 and then on to the med cruise 1986. out of the navy now and going to school. Went through a yard period overhaul and upgrade in Pascagoula, MS. The deployment included extensive operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean and primarily the Persian Gulf. Several of those that werent converted to VLS were given quadruple ABL Mark 43 Tomahawk missile launchers like on the recommissioned Iowa class battleships.

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