Commanding Officer, USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) - Navy The year 1986 was significant for two reasons. From December 1948 to 1951 Stump served as Commander of Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet during which time he was promoted to Vice Admiral. In another event, STUMP capturing a drug boat, known as "go-fast," and detainined its crew.
United States Naval Hospital Okinawa-Japan > About Us - TRICARE 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. Available for both RF and RM licensing. Ingalls East Bank, Pascagoula, Six Spruance-class destroyers are being built at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Following the return from her Middle Eastern Force deployment in February 1997, Stump conducted an extensive dry-docking selected restricted availability and immediately commenced a training cycle which culminated in a final evaluation period. Stump deployed in late November 2000 with the USSHarry S. Truman carrier battle group. His sentiments exactly. Our Navy has become has shrunk to become second rate. I was on the Briscoe, Did you go to Drubroknic, then Yugoslavia? Naval War College JPME I, U.S. He graduated in March 1917, just prior to the United States entrance into World War I, during which he served in the gunboat YORKTOWN and as Navigator on the cruiser CINCINNATI, operating on escort duty in the Atlantic. Plankowner USS Spruance DD-963 First an Best. by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Alfred Coffield 05 February 2021 NORFOLK, VA -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769) conducted a change of command at Naval. Great Ships to go to Sea on. I too served on the USS Peterson (DD-969) from 1986 1990 as a DS2 SW. A great ship, a great class of destroyers. They have actually served as long in the RCN as they did in the USN. HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. The 963 class were disposed of prematurely. "STUMP"-2-3-4. The four KIDD class of upgraded Spruance destroyers were neither scrapped nor sunk. I hope all is well. 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. Served on the mighry warship Deyo from 99-04. CPO Quarters 360.315.2393 Ship's Office 360.315.2393 . Capt. The service said Capt. 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. Stump commanded Carrier Division 24 of Task Unit 77.4.2 (Taffy II) at Leyte Gulf and Samar embarked in NATOMA BAY (CVE-62) in October 1944. I reminded he that we had offloaded all ammunition at Seal Beach, CA before departing. Your my boy and lawyer, Blue! How come it shows the Orleck with white railings? Too Bad she's gone, Didi's record would have gone down but now we'll never know. 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. Evidently the Goodyear rubber dome window had irregularities and caused flow noise. The FRAMs had 5/38s, but that could just be a typo. Capt. The latest was the captain of the nuclear submarine USS Scranton. My dad was a sonar guru from the shipyard, and I went with. 1958 edition | laststandonzombieisland, Goula Sub Sighting (of Sorts) | laststandonzombieisland, VS22 Looking Flat | laststandonzombieisland, Sprucan Desert Shield Watercolors | laststandonzombieisland, Bring back the Garcias! One ship with nukes is more than enough. I was a Torpedomans Mate. Look up operation Operation Nimble Archer for some good spurance class reading. Was great ship and crew to serve with. 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. Spent most my days as engineering logroom yeoman. Commanding Officer, USS STUMP (DD-978) 1992 COMUSNAVCENT Staff (N3A), Bahrain Collapse Timeline Expand Timeline Education M.A., U.S. 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.
Andorra and us hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy The big secret to this whole thing is that it was cheaper to up grade then build a new ship. Displacement: 8040 tons. From 1797 to today, over 70 individuals have commanded USS Constitution. I think they were sunk so that the Navy wouldnt have to slow down Burke production or Zumwalt development. He most recently was the CO of the Phil Sea before being killed in an on base house fire last fall. Great ship with a great crew. STUMP then deployed for UNITAS XXVI/WATC '85. The US Navy has dismissed four commanding officers and a senior enlisted adviser in less than one week due to "loss of confidence," a strikingly short timeframe for such disciplinary action . The ships crew was top-notch, but I was quite disillusioned about the quality of shipyard workmanship in building the Hill. Capt. I too thought that they were decommed WAY too early. Michael D. Nordeen, commanding officer of the amphibious transport dock Mesa Verde, and Cmdr. out of the navy now and going to school. The Hill was a good ship with a fantastic commissioning Captain. Stump then traveled to New Orleans as the U.S. Navy's host ship for the 1984 World's Fair. %PDF-1.7 % It was a great ship, and I'll miss all the great people on board. We tagged yall down off the coast of Gulf of Fonseca. They loved their weekly tub of ice cream. Would love to hear about a reunion, Plankowner on DD997 USS Hayler. In this role, she is a remote control drone boat, used as a hard target for new weapons systems. i worked as an electrician at ingalls on the first few of these. Words fail me. | Ill be going to her last XOs funeral this Thursday in Arlington.
US Carrier Deploys for First Time Under Command of Female Captain 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! I love you for your service and dislike you (just a lill) honesty about a ship Ive learned to love. 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. I served on the Deyo from March 82 until my retirement in July 83 as the EMO. Ralston, a native of Rota, Spain, has been in command of Porter since Aug. 12, 2020, leading Porter and her crew on two multi-mission forward-deployed naval forces patrols throughout U.S. Sixth. Hull number DD-972: 793 Members Who Served in This Unit .
Navy USS Oldendorf (DD-972) | Navy Veteran Locator Best damn ship ever been on, considering it was my first. So she serves a greater purpose than a Target Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. 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. Slowly but surely since the 80s the Department of Defense has for some ungodly reason stuck its head in the sand. I wish all my SH'S the best in their future! Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. A close ET school friend was aboard Briscoe91-93. Nice article on the ships, they were built for speed. My personal email is:
[email protected], Pingback: Warship Wednesday: March 17, 2021, Shamrock Cans | laststandonzombieisland. In 93 we launched 14 Tomahawks on Baghdad and on two deployments with the Ike we were rarely with the carrier group. She was my last ship in a 20 year Naval career. Michael D. Nordeen, commanding officer of the amphibious transport dock Mesa Verde, and Cmdr. (Felix Stump) Taffy 2 (Task Unit 77.4.2) . Over 30 per cent of the gators were deommissioned, all of the CLF ships were decd or sent tot the MSC, and8 1/2 USARMY DIVSIONS (out of 18 2/3eds) WERE DECATIVATED. Pingback: Warship Wednesday: March 9, 2016 Blooming flowers for Agerholm | laststandonzombieisland. I also was on the Proud Pet for commissioning. I was precom for USS John Hancock DD-981 in 1978 went TAD on the Peterson and Stump, sorry to see. Deck:Work hard play hard!!! 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. We nearly ran onto a reef in the Caribbean when the Omega system skipped lanes and gave us false navigation plots. I served on the USS Moosbrugger DD-980 from May, 1984 to Nov, 1986. Loved every minute of it. 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.
Great crew and wardroom not to shabby for bubble head CWO. Arghh.. South America anyone? I served on three Spruance destroyers (USS Harry W Will DD-986, USS Cushing DD-985, and USS Fletcher DD-992) out of San Diego from 1987-1992. She was the first Spruance to sail into Helsinki harbor through miles of pack ice (following a breaker of course) I went through the retrofit that added 2 CIWS guns and twin Tomahawk launchers. Other than those small errors, I found the article to be very noteworthy and interesting. In 1944 Stump was promoted to Rear Admiral and took command of Task Unit 52.11.2 and Carrier Division 24 embarked on the escort carrier USS Corregidor (CVE-58) for operations against Saipan.
Commanding Officer: USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) - Military Sealift Command Did you know Ray Harner, a DS from Pennsylvania? The USS Orleck, shown here in 1964, a WWII veteran still going strong, by the 1970s needed to be replaced. The deployment included extensive operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean and primarily the Persian Gulf.
LAUREN BOEBERT DESANTIS VS TRUMP | Conspiracy Daily Update She was the last in the continuous line of hull numbers. Kearsarge is the third ship of the Wasp-class multipurpose amphibious assault ships. Dad and I slept in Commander Mullens cabin, and he took the XOs. He was relieved . I loved that ship. USS Stump is the 16th SPRUANCE-class destroyer. Great to hear from a fellow Harry W Hill plank owner. Stump provided safe passage back to Norfolk, Virginia. HWkOG_1'~(M# Best Regards Dave Stangland STG3 Plankowner USS John Young DD973, Pingback: Bring back the Garcias! The Flight III Arleigh Burke is more than a match for anything any other Navy can deploysave the US Navy itself of course. Steamed with a lot of the Spru cans. I was 6 or 7. Secondly, STUMP was awarded the COMDESRON TEN Battle "E" Efficiency award for overall excellence. Thanks for the article. Wifes Name? . 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 only big drawback that I can think of is that the superstructure was aluminum. USS Spruance (DD-963) ships propulsion control center, during her trials period, May 1975. The heroic and distinguished naval career of Admiral Felix B. Stump is reflected in the ship's Coat of Arms.
Fine-Tune the FITREP | Proceedings - March 2023 Vol. 149/3/1,441 In drydock in New York during summer 1983. During this period Stump participated in a search and rescue mission in the Pacific. https://orleck.org/, https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsWhen we commissioned the USS David R. Ray (DD-971) we had grey bottom rails, and White TOP rails, so crew members could see them at night; at least from 1977 to 1981. 1979 1980 Admiral W. L. McDonald, Commander in Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet, embarked in March 1985 for CARIBOPS '85. History Stump was laid down 25 August 1975, launched 29 January 1977, and commissioned on 19 August 1978. I have the last picture taken in 2006, over 5 years after she was decommissioned, in the starting process of being scrapped in Texas. Funny a West German ship I seen at Gitmo is now a museum in Germany, the Moulders, named after an air Ace from ww2. Were all Navy ships of the 70s and 80s like that? The four smaller stars in gold are in recognition of the attainment of the rank of Admiral. In May 1945 he served as Chief of Naval Air Technical Training Command and kept that post until December 1948. think they have retro fitted them with updated electronics and weapons. DN-SC-85-09116. In 89, the U.S. only had 12-15 Ticos up and running (Chancellorsville was commissioned 11/4/89) and they still had 5 years left. After returning from the Gulf Stump was dispatched to meet and escort the Mighty Savant II carrying the damaged Samuel B. Roberts from the Suez canal to Rota Spain during part of its return journey to the US for repairs. Served on Elliot 967 from July 76 till 79. STUMP was underway again in October for six weeks of Caribbean Law Enforcement operations. Ironically, while all of the Spruances are gone, Orleck endures as a floating museum ship in Lake Charles, La. STUMP deployed to the Mediterranean as part of Sixth Fleet in June 1998. 9th Spruance, 7th Fleet, 1 speaks for itself (971). Newspaper clipping from Navy New York dated August 1 1983. Good article about a great class of DDs. The skipper reminded the Navy Dept. Requests should go out at Cost plus 7-10% and due on specific dates 100% certified and complete with a Bonus paid upon completion of contract when completed early and 100% . 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! I never said the DDG-51s are not capable, or that a Spruance class was comparable, the 51s were laid down in 1989 and are a generation evolved. The USS Ingersoll, DD-990 was a good example of how the Spru-cans came out of Pascagoula in the 1980s. It was a great ship. Naval War College's 2023 Newport Arctic Scholars Study Integrated Naval Deterrence in the Arctic Region, U.S. @#$. You probably know this, but Capt.Harbrect, Capt Lash, and Master Chief Huggins are still around Pascagoula, actually I think Capt Harbrect is in Fairhope, Alabama, https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsThen commander Lash was the best officer I ever had the honor to serve with. Not Multi billion dollars projects that run over budget, and do not deliver. David-Tavis M. Pollard relieved Capt. World War 2 Historian, Relic Hunter and expert in identification of WW2 relics. Recalled for Desert Storm and worked the Pentagon intel jobsbest billet I ever had!!! Decom set for 10/19/04. No sooner were they stricken than they were systematically sunk in a series of fleet training exercises, dismantled, or otherwise scrapped. I served on carriers as well. 1986 was significant for two reasons. In March of 1998 the Sara Ann (a Fishing Trawler) was operating off the Virginia Cape when the seas became to much and she started taking on water. 1992 1993 Commanding Officer, USNS Comfort. Mobile, Alabama Great memories!!!
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - Navy Naval War College, College of Distance Education M.A., (IR) Villanova University, Political Science B.A., Villanova University, Political Science Awards and Decorations Besides various staff and afloat assignments, he commanded: USS Ready (PG-87), USS Stump (DD-978) and USS Normandy (CG-60). 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. Control 360.315.2388 That shipyard was the worst the US had to offerI called their workers rednecks with welding rods. 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. I have many pictures of her from over the years, some were taken by me and many others that were taken during the years after I moved on and later retired from the Navy. Stump Intercepts Large Cocaine Shipment Navy Newsstand. I was with you onboard at the same time I live in mobile and was only 45 minutes away from home during her overhaul in pascagoula I was a gse you know she has a reunion coming up here in April here in Mobile too many hurgada visits for me during that red sea deployment did get to see some great action on that cruise though, Enjoyed reading. Too bad we had to end it all so soon. The ship suffered a fire last month while pierside, causing six sailors to seek treatment at an area hospital for smoke inhalation. STUMP returned in April 1995. Probably 7 or 8 years ago I remembered hearing from a friend of mine whos son was actually working on the scrapping project. DD 974 will forever live in my heart Sans Precedent ! My First Ship was DD-977 Briscoe. 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. It was a definite difference from GGL and CGs. I bet that today, in 2018, there are a lot of Admirals walking around wishing they had some of those still above water. I know the Ticos early on had the same issue with white railings. Photo by PH2 Gary Bonaccorso, February 26 1988. She was a great ship, and being one of two ships on the east coast that had major crypto surveillance, we were always underway. The Navy relieved two commanding officers on Wednesday both due to loss of confidence in their abilities to command. Terrific to hear from you! HEY YOU GUYS ITS GENTLEMAN JACK In August 1990, STUMP transited to Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans, LA for overhaul and major Combat Systems Upgrade. While I really liked the ship and its crewthe ship itself was a piece of crap! U,]3wTEChgs~iE.]QeJ4R'X-J.|)8. Argenis. The original contract was for 26 ships and to deplete the Navy of those ships as quick as they did was a move to deplete the Navy. I served on the USS Peterson (DD 969) 91 95.
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