s5lOVW` p: In November 1992, STUMP deployed to the Arabian Gulf and North Red Sea as part of MEF (1-93) to serve as a ready strike platform. Available for both RF and RM licensing. On Halloween 1983, K-324 snagged the frigate USS McCloys towed sonar array cable about 300 miles west of Bermuda, causing damage to the submarines propeller. I Commissioned the USS Peterson 969 in 1976 she was my first ship in the Navy and was very proud to serve on her. 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. Using advanced technology, the "53C" will be the sonar for the U.S. Navy combatants well into the twenty-first century. For this action he was awarded the Navy Cross. The highlight of the deployment was the Tomahawk missile strike launched against Iraq in support of Operation Southern Watch on 17 January 1993. Sad, Dangerous, and down right STUBID! Favorite story was the skipper called me into his sea cabin to let me know we would be diverting to the Gulf of Fonseca for a freedom-of-navigation operation while transiting from San Diego to Pascagoula. Bragg was extremely unpopular with both the men and the officers of his command, who criticized him for numerous perceived faults, including poor battlefield strategy, a quick temper, and overzealous discipline. I laugh when I see that the Navy saved 28 million a year on operations! STUMP was underway again in October for six weeks of Caribbean Law Enforcement operations. That's an even 100-ships, or a reduction by about 58% from the late 1980s. They installed the CIWS, the helo recovery tracking system, ungraded the radars and expanded the helo hangar for extra sonar buoy storage. If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. At sea spent alot of time topside checking out the stars while underway. | This was the first deployment for Truman, which had been commissioned in 1998. GOING BACK TO A CARRIER, IT'S NOT WHERE IT'S AT!I DON'T MISS THAT MANY PEOPLE BECAUSE MOST OF THEM CAME TO THE ENTERPRISE, BUT THOSE WHO DID NOT. She was a good ship! In December, STUMP was presented her second consecutive Battle "E" award by RADM Donnell, Commander Naval Surface Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet. I was an EW on DD-971 (David R. Ray) for a couple of years early to mid 80s. Long time no see James. I had the privilege of being part of something special and have some truly amazing memories. Her story is typical of her class. A commanding officer speaks to his crew during an all-hands meeting. Catalog #: USN 1144349 Copyright Owner: National Archives. One ship with nukes is more than enough. Whenever we got underway, we would announce, The Moose is Loose! he had a set of moose antlers on the fwd superstructure, on the mess decks, the ward room and the chiefs mess. Sure was ashame to see her sunk! I have taken that experience to Kuwait and with 2 NAMs, promotion to O3 and now recruiting. He faces charges of negligent homicide, hazarding a vessel and dereliction of duty. 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. best of luck to everyone. Stump re-visited eight South American nations, as well as completing another transit of the Chilean inland waterway. Bauernschmidt, who previously served as the carrier's executive officer from 2016-2019, relieved Capt. We also had a major gunfire casualty due to a coke can being disposed inside of our fire control computer. Yay for us. I served on the USS Moosbrugger DD-980 from May, 1984 to Nov, 1986. DD964 USS Paul F Foster plank owner, EM2. Specifically, FBE-H further developed NWDC's draft Access Concept entitled "Poseidon's Presence". Our Navy has become has shrunk to become second rate. Good luck to all you, those still servingstay safe wherever you're at. My first ship was USS David R Ray DD-971 August 1979-July 1984 made three WestPac cruises. 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. Safety was more important than stealth LOL, USS JOHN YOUNG The Meet March 2019 Jacksonville. Look up operation Operation Nimble Archer for some good spurance class reading. I was the commissioning Operations Officer in USS SPRUANCE (DD-963). A real shooter with aim. Maybe Im too nostalgic, but I strongly feel the Navy wasted a perfectly good hull when it dumped the SpruCan. 345644 entries available online. Video of Stump SINKEX literally brought me to tearsYorktown is decommissioned, but still afloat up in the northeast pending some kind of decision on disposition. Great ship. Two of my 3 favorite ships, the first being a 2250 Fram can USS Higbee DD-806! Specifically, FBE-H further developed NWDC's draft Access Concept entitled "Poseidon's Presence". I understand your summary completely. Capt. ), As a former US NAVY VET..(Bt3..yeah what`s a Bt? hPO0*;ASDP-LSto"kyxooo>rq*D$rW)kt{Bku#UL&Hk5l%>qV! "EK 10QT r \B#oRbp But they could all have been upgraded to the standard of the three DDGs based on the Spruance class. USS Oldendorf (DD-972) Destroyer. She served us well and glad to see our old girl still afloat. (I spent lotsa time in the LBNS drydocks too) So if you have any recollection of a lil redhead aboard, running poor exhausted junior sailors all over the ship, that was me!!! But my heart is always and will be a tin can like dd971. STUMP then deployed for UNITAS XXVI/WATC '85. | Were all Navy ships of the 70s and 80s like that? From top to bottom: USS Peterson (DD-969), USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968), USS Elliot (DD-967), USS Hewitt (DD-966), Kinkaid (DD-965), USS Caron (DD-970) PCUs are visible, At least five Spruance-class destroyers being built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi, with the two closest being USS Conolly (DD-979) and USS Moosbrugger (DD-980), 25 May 1977. Great summary ..thank you for bringing this to light. We had 2 Class C fires due to shipyard trash being stashed in sealed electrical boxes. Steamed with a lot of the Spru cans. Koji Miyazaki, commanding officer the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182), during a tour of America. During the deployment, Stump showed the flag in port visits to eight South American nations and six West African nations. STUMP returned in April 1995. I find Shipmates and Friends rather easily when I have as much details as possible when I start. 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. The Navy retired them way too early. Undated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA. Circa 1977, Passenger Ship Terminal mid-town New York City on the Hudson River. What you said was honest and well thought out. Drone anti submarine helicopters Unmanned helicopters capable of carrying nuclear depth charges. I love you for your service and dislike you (just a lill) honesty about a ship Ive learned to love. Access denial was expected to be the focus of any potential adversary's strategy. Mobile, Alabama OS2 DEL. (Felix Stump) Taffy 2 (Task Unit 77.4.2) . DD 974 will forever live in my heart Sans Precedent ! and eventually San Diego on her.I feel the same wayheart-broken to hear the fate of the Spruance class. Shame that they sunk the Spruance class of ships, Way to soon. Fife Dog i worked as an electrician at ingalls on the first few of these. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Loss of confidence is a response. He graduated and was commissioned an Ensign in March 1917. I recall going through a storm that caused a 18 foot crack in the aluminum super structure. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Spruance Class Destroyers 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. You wonder what our planners are thinking?? A year later STUMP deployed as USCOMSOLANT Flagship for UNITAS XXII. He most recently was the CO of the Phil Sea before being killed in an on base house fire last fall. 1998 1999 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? Instead of being crammed full of TLAMs, these new DDGs have to allocate most of their space to carrying surface to air missiles. I met the ship of the coast of Beirut In Sept 83 where she was the first ship with the new 554 gun system to draw blood. 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. A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, Felix Budwell Stump was appointed to the Naval Academy from that state in 1913. It made a big impression on me. 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 . BY the mid 1990s. Was great ship and a great crew. Some of the best times of my life were spent during my time assigned there. The FRAMs had 5/38s, but that could just be a typo. 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. these were good ships, sorry they are now history. Dont get me wrong; I hated to see my old ship and all the other ships of the class go away. . WWII cans had 5/38 caliber guns (no such gun as 5/58) USS Cushing late in her career. 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. later i served as DCA on uss fife (dd-991). What were the major differences (other than between a DDG and DD)? He was my cousin and I was an ENC M-Division on the USS David R. Ray DD-971, Plankowner. Served aboard the USS David R Ray (DD-971) in the early 80s. Of course, you know what we say: the best ship is the one you just left or the one youre going to!! The Navy said Nordeen is being reassigned to Commander, Naval Force Atlantic, while Capt. Repairs and upkeep were very expensive. Capt. The reorganization was to be phased in over the summer and take effect on 31 August, with homeport shifts to occur through 1998. Today, Constitution 's commanders change every two years. The four smaller stars in gold are in recognition of the attainment of the rank of Admiral. Mom & Dad sisters, brothers names? The through deck destroyer variant would place a ski jump on a Spruance hull and be able to carry as many as 10 VTOL aircraft. Went through GITMO reftra, Oct, 1985 and then on to the med cruise 1986. Thanks to the internet and facebook have been able to reconnect with several of my old shipmates. 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. Speaking of carriers, there was even some thought to making an aviation destroyer variant. Named for: Felix Budwell Stump. I always liked your XO approachfair and honest. The Commanding Officers. 102 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<1284F6F67DBE824BA8025A75EED7CAB2><13542D5798F657489313BA80B841852E>]/Index[96 14]/Info 95 0 R/Length 52/Prev 371474/Root 97 0 R/Size 110/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream Finished my career on another Spruance, David R Ray DD-971. you can look it up. CG69 Loved every minute of it sad to hear they are being scrapped. I have fond memories of Pascagoula Ms. and the commissioning of her. 109 0 obj <>stream Stump, along with the rest of the battle group ships returned home on 24 May 2001. I was on DD-981 John Hancock from 91-95, a great class ship. 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. I was part of the commissioning crew USS Ingersoll DD-990. Many good memories. 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! | The Ticos and the Burkes have steel superstructures. 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. NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - Capt. Not a bad ship! WASHINGTON The Navy has fired the commander and the second in charge of the littoral combat ship Montgomery because of "a loss of confidence in their ability to command," the service said on. )..anyway I served on the Uss Talbot Deg-4 from 1970-1974..great fast ship..ok here is what I could never understand about retired ships..20 years they are all used up..the Us Airforce has the B-52 made when?..like back in the 50`swill fly another 20 years they say with updating every so often..how can the powers at be spend all the do rae me on that airplane (don`t get me wrong it is a good bomber for sure)..and replace some classes of ships with a proven track record so early because they say they are out of date..so is the B52.and now we all watch and learn about the new replacements ugly as hell..cant afford the bullets to the rail guns they haveand can never go to see without the local AAA tow tug right behind them..ya think there are some palms being greased in DC?..nuf said..GO NAVY. Funny a West German ship I seen at Gitmo is now a museum in Germany, the Moulders, named after an air Ace from ww2. 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. Perhaps you can contact the Orleck museum for more info on that scheme. My dad was running the sonar dept at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. I WAS NOT ON THERE VERY LONG BUT I MISS IT. January 15, 2021 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Dec. 15, 2020) - The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS. I was also CO of USS RENTZ (FFG 46) and USS HORNE (CG 30), both great ships. %PDF-1.7 % History of USS STUMP: Also supplied aid to SEALS. Shortly thereafter Stump attended flight training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola in 1920-1921 followed by postgraduate instruction in Aeronautical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. There is no impact to the commands mission or schedule due to the relief.. 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. In November 1992, Stump deployed to the Persian Gulf and Northern Red Sea as part of MEF (193) to serve as a ready strike platform. Jeffrey Juergens, commodore, Submarine Squadron 6, spoke on Vorachek's performance during his time as the boat's commanding officer. Your ORIGINAL HOMETOWN and State are asked for because that confirms who you are in your shipmate's memories. 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.
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