3 years USS John Rodgers DD983..I have always thought she was decommissioned way too young and it hurt my heart to see the pictures of her in Brownsville. 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. Our mission is to embark, deploy, land and support a Marine landing force. The namesake of the destroyer, Admiral Felix Budwell Stump, was a native of West Virginia. 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. The many decorations received by Admiral Stump for his exemplary service in the Pacific Theater during World War II are represented in the shield. Hull Number, to sign in on the Great summary ..thank you for bringing this to light. USS Stump - Wikipedia GSCS(SW) Ret DD963 79 83. They installed the CIWS, the helo recovery tracking system, ungraded the radars and expanded the helo hangar for extra sonar buoy storage. Stump also received the integrated AN/SQQ-89 USW system. As a result of her outstanding performance, Stump was awarded the "Hookem Award" for USW excellence by the commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet. TogetherWeServed.com (TWS) contains comprehensive military records . Numbers and weapon systems are what we need. Find the perfect andorra and us stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360 image. Richard Zamberlan, left, and his. Frank does keep in touch with a couple of guys that he worked closely with. Online there are pictures of her being broken in Brownsville, TXVery very sad. Mathias Vorachek as commanding officer of Albany. The 963 class were disposed of prematurely. Started as an IBM, and struck for OS, 1976-1979. and a missile launcher on the fantail. USS Spruance (DD-963) ships propulsion control center, during her trials period, May 1975. 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. He was a Ship Serviceman and I was an Operations Specialist. In December, STUMP was presented her second consecutive Battle "E" award by RADM Donnell, Commander Naval Surface Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Seems he Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm 1978 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. The latest was the captain of the nuclear submarine USS Scranton. She was a fine ship and it broke my heart to hear that she was used as target practice and sunk. Deck Department: 1st Div USS Topeka (SSN 754) - Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet The four smaller stars in gold are in recognition of the attainment of the rank of admiral. The gold shield is symbolic of knowledge and achievement. 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. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsAccording to NAVSOURCE.ORG a Sumner rated a crew of 336, still a tight squeeze.
think they have retro fitted them with updated electronics and weapons. 4 0 become shzpmates f dependents ' 3 cruise from: comdesron ten to: uss stump info: comcrudesgru eight personal for commanding officer info radm watlers dependents cruise 1. the unqualified success of stump's dependent's cruise noted with great pleasure. Back to 1st page. They have actually served as long in the RCN as they did in the USN. In drydock in New York during summer 1983. In August 1990, STUMP transited to Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans, LA for overhaul and major Combat Systems Upgrade. He was my cousin and I was an ENC M-Division on the USS David R. Ray DD-971, Plankowner. Hey, George! History Stump was laid down 25 August 1975, launched 29 January 1977, and commissioned on 19 August 1978. 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. Stump returned[where?] 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. Plankowner USS Spruance DD-963 First an Best. Thanks to the internet and facebook have been able to reconnect with several of my old shipmates. DD964 USS Paul F Foster plank owner, EM2. I commissioned the David R. Ray (DD-971) and did my first 5 year sea duty tour as an OS. The ships crew was top-notch, but I was quite disillusioned about the quality of shipyard workmanship in building the Hill. This was the first deployment for Truman, which had been commissioned in 1998. Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic 05 March 2021 Deputy Commander SURFLANT Rear Adm. Kimberly Walz is a native of Crownsville, Maryland. SHAREM is a Chief of Naval Operations program established in 1969 to continuously improve the quality of undersea warfare. USS Stump and USNS Kanawha on 30 March 2001. USS America conducts a tour for the crew of the JS Ise (DDH 182) Capt. Her weapons outfitting wasnt really all that bad even pointing to the DDG-51 Class the Spruance was a worthy foe. Instead of being refurbed to serve another decade or two, they were stricken from the Navy List. A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, Felix Budwell Stump was appointed to the Naval Academy from that state in 1913. While I got to enjoy activity and follow-up the story of Elliot and the Three Bears My transfer did not let me participate in the rescue of the Vietnamese Boat People. Sad to hear their fate and why. DVIDS - News - USS Gerald R. Ford Holds Change of Command A close ET school friend was aboard Briscoe91-93. Navy USS Oldendorf (DD-972) | Navy Veteran Locator 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. USS STUMP (DD-978) Deployments & History - Hull Number Commanding Officer NAVY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT CENTER MINNEAPOLIS Sep 2020 - Present2 years 5 months Minneapolis, MN, United States Reserve Manpower Policy Branch Head Office of the Chief of Nacy. Additionally, U.S. endstream
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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 Albatross (MSC-289) Albert David (DE-1050) Albert T. Harris (DE-447) Alcor (AK-259) Aldebaran (AF-10) Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617) Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) Algol (AKA-54) Allagash (AO-97) Alstede (AF-48) Altair (AKS-32) Aludra (AF-55) Alvin C. Cockrell (DE-366) America (CVA-66) Amherst (PCER-853) Ammen (DD-527) Amphion (AR-13) We had HTs constantly chasing cracks in our starboard side helo hanger. 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. A bit of a story first, Capt., then a thought about what you wrote. For this action he was awarded the Navy Cross. I have taken that experience to Kuwait and with 2 NAMs, promotion to O3 and now recruiting. 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. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Funny a West German ship I seen at Gitmo is now a museum in Germany, the Moulders, named after an air Ace from ww2. At sea spent alot of time topside checking out the stars while underway. In October 1989, Stump again deployed to the Mediterranean as part of the USSForrestal carrier battle group (MED 190). Served on the USS Leahy CG-16 2 years shore duty then USS Conolly DD-979. Whenever I play the song: Jazzman by Carol KingI think of the Spruance Class destroyers. becaiuse president CLINTON coulld.t WAIT to cut the military -to pay for his social programs. Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. The Republic of China Navy now operates the four Kidd class DDGs. Cruise books are created for private distribution. Search for a command's Crew List| March 1984 was highlighted by STUMP's adoption as state Flagship of West Virginia. OS2 DEL. Even the Sink-ex ships took a pounding before going down. The FRAMs had 5/38s, but that could just be a typo. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
Middle name? I was a Nicholson Plankowner, 1979-1984. During the deployment, Stump showed the flag in port visits to eight South American nations and six West African nations. Catalog #: USN 1144349 Copyright Owner: National Archives. Went through GITMO reftra, Oct, 1985 and then on to the med cruise 1986. Great ship. Stump was Commanding Officer of USS SARATOGA (CV-3)'s Scout-Bombing Squadron 2 (VSB-2) in 1936-1937. best of luck to everyone. 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. February 20 1985, an aerial starboard bow view of the Spruance-class destroyer USS Stump (DD 978) underway as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter approaches the helicopter deck during an in-flight refueling operation. 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. Erickson. 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). When she did trials out of Long Beach, I was there. But what hurt was the De commissioning before I retired from the navy. I served on the USS F B Parks DD-884(Gearing class destroyer). 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). Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, MS, her keel was laid on July 21, 1975. 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. Navybuddies.com Crew List - Reunite with old US Navy Buddies 3;u9Tm %
)..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. 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. I too precommed and was a plank owner of DD-990 USS Ingersoll. I then served at SIMA Newport from 1990 to 1993. Went from Talos, Long Range Fist of he Fleet to pop gun, NATO Sea Sparrow. The deployment included extensive operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean and primarily the Persian Gulf. Stump the dumpLots of great memories onboard. @#$. Spent a considerable amount of time in Pascagoula. In 1988, Stump deployed to the Mediterranean as part of the USSDwight D. Eisenhower carrier battle group (MED 388). 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. There is no impact to the commands mission or schedule due to the relief.. I loved bothe Sprucans I was on. Most of the Gun News That is Fit to Print! Navy Fires Warship's Top Two Officers, Citing 'Loss of Confidence' Stump, while conducting routine operations on 17 April 1998, was informed by United States Coast Guard Station Portsmouth that the Sara Ann was in distress. USS JOHN YOUNG, DD 973 Reunion 2018, Mobile Alabama. In cooperation with a Colombian Coast Guard Cutter, Stump located and recovered a survivor of a wrecked Colombian vessel. USS Toledo Holds Change of Command > Commander, Submarine Force In May 1945 he served as Chief of Naval Air Technical Training Command and kept that post until December 1948. Undated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA. Circa 1977, Passenger Ship Terminal mid-town New York City on the Hudson River. 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. I was the first PC on her. The crew was great, chaperoning me all over the ship, since dad was busy testing the sonar, amd Ieven got to play on a radar console in CIC. My first ship was USS David R Ray DD-971 August 1979-July 1984 made three WestPac cruises. DN-ST-88-03644. Navy Fires 2 Top Warship Officers Over 'Loss of Confidence' She was launched on January 8, 1977 and. Too bad we had to end it all so soon. Deck:Work hard play hard!!! This is for All Shipmates who served on USS Oldendorf DD-972 from commissioning thru decommissioning. 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. Maybe Im too nostalgic, but I strongly feel the Navy wasted a perfectly good hull when it dumped the SpruCan. They also faded away with 62 5-inch guns, 62 CIWS guns, 249 Harpoon anti-ship missile launch spots, 62 LAMPS helicopter hangar spots, 249 Sea Sparrow missile launcher cells, 210 RAM missile cells, and 186 Mk32 ASW Torpedo tubes. Best damn ship ever been on, considering it was my first. Naval War College's 2023 Newport Arctic Scholars Study Integrated Naval Deterrence in the Arctic Region, U.S. She was laid up at the inactive ships maintenance facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and sunk as a target along with her sister, Comte de Grasse off the coast of North Carolina on 7 June 2006. Fine-Tune the FITREP | Proceedings - March 2023 Vol. 149/3/1,441 Saw Al Aumacks name listed You can argue that the 96-cell VLS equipped DDG-51 class destroyers replaced the Spru-cans, DDGs, and retired CGs on a 2:3 basis, but the DDG-51 lacked the extra 5-inch mount, and, in early models, the aircraft capability. My last ship I also put in commission was an Aegis Cruiser the USS Vincennes (CG-49) another great ship with a great crew. About the Ship's Coat of Arms: Radioman. From December 1948 to 1951 Stump served as Commander of Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet during which time he was promoted to Vice Admiral. Elliott was accepted into the Health Professions Scholarship Program and received a commission into the Navy Medical Corps in 1991. I served on USS Oldendorf DD 972. 1992 1993 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. In Commission 1978 to 2004 DD-978 Deployments - Major Events. Official U.S. USN 1162172. The Spruance with Class We were down there in 80 doing radar picket with new Outboard listening system. A mainstay during this deployment, STUMP remained underway for over 80 percent of the time she was in the Gulf. In 2003, the newer 22 of the 27 ships (CG-52 to CG-73) in that class were upgraded to keep them combat-relevant, giving the ships a service life of at least 35 years each. I served on the USS Kinkaid DD-965 during CrashPac 89-90 as ET3/ET2. . 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. The reservation number for the 4 Queens Hotel & Casino is 800-634-6045 Option 1 reference the Oldendorf Reunion. Terrific to hear from you and Id like to get your summary of life after the Hill as well. Finished my career on another Spruance, David R Ray DD-971. 1987 1988 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. One might say that the data processing and networking capabilities of the SPRUANCE class were like 9600 baud dial-up systems trying to keep up with broadband cable. We could actually see daylight from within combat information center. Didnt see your name listed there. Was onboard when they put the VLS on in NOLA (Avondale). The hull and superstructure were perfectly made to give just about any radar a nice, juicy return and changing that would probably cost as much as a new ship. Exercises at Fort Story, Virginia, in June 1994, Ocean Park Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Virginia Beach VA. 001128-N-6097C-502 Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia November 28 2000, the destroyer USS Stump (DD 978) departs from the piers at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, VA. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Leland Comer. To replace these old boats, the Spruance class, a mighty 31 destroyers, were built between 1972-1983, all at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. | Thanks Murphy. 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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.. We nearly ran onto a reef in the Caribbean when the Omega system skipped lanes and gave us false navigation plots. USS Montgomery blue crew CO and XO fired By Geoff Ziezulewicz Dec 30, 2021 The commanding officer of the littoral combat ship Montgomery's blue crew, Cmdr. USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - Navy Following the return from its Middle Eastern Force deployment in February 1997, STUMP conducted an extensive DSRA and immediately commenced a rigorous training cycle which culminated in a highly successful Final Evaluation Period. I served aboard the Deyo from 84 until 88 and count those years as some of the best of my life. Reunion in a few days (Sept. 17 2015) in Mobile Al. In fact, given that timeline, DD-997 would only be expected to decommission in 2018. You didnt throw away your two year old tube TV because plasma TV came on the market. Sure was ashame to see her sunk! https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.js, http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/0834.htm, Warship Wednesday: March 9, 2016 Blooming flowers for Agerholm | laststandonzombieisland, http://www.reunion16.wixsite.com/ussjohnyoung, Warship Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020: Hannah on the Beach | laststandonzombieisland, Warship Wednesday, April 15, 2020: The Winged Spinach Can | laststandonzombieisland, East Bank buzzing again | laststandonzombieisland, Warship Wednesday: March 17, 2021, Shamrock Cans | laststandonzombieisland, A Closer Look at the FFG-62 Class | laststandonzombieisland, The Rat Attack! Admiral Stump's great grandson, John Stump III served on the decommissioning crew in 2004. USS Oldendorf (DD-972) - Navy Unit Directory - Together We Served I was on the John Rodgers. She was the 5th of 7 ships I served on in my career. This is a total of 239 surface warships capable of blue water operations. The ship is underway near Norfolk, Virginia, 07/02/1984 DN-SN-85-09104. USS STUMP, along with the rest of the CVBG and ARG ships returned home on May 24 2001. We attended a reunion in S.Diego a couple of years ago. Naval Academy in 1997. . 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. HWkOG_1'~(M# Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 2006, Personal Reference: Crew Member FC3 Asher, Personal Reference: Crew Member FC3 Asher, I have a picture of me sitting on them, 5in (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 dual purpose guns, Mark 32 triple 12.75in (324mm) torpedo tubes, List of destroyers of the United States Navy, U.S. Pacific Command | Official Military Website, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Stump&oldid=1094008189, Vague or ambiguous geographic scope from January 2013, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 529 ft (161 m) waterline; 563 ft (172 m) overall, 6,000 nautical miles (11,000km; 6,900mi) at 20 knots (37km/h; 23mph), 3,300 nautical miles (6,100km; 3,800mi) at 30 knots (56km/h; 35mph), Mark 23 TAS automatic detection and tracking radar, This page was last edited on 20 June 2022, at 06:26. We sailed with many Fletcher class cans that were only 2100 tons. FOURTEEN to USS STUMP, all ships fired on the Afloat Training Group roboski for the SUW-5 Exercise. Elliott is originally from San Diego, California. What a great tour of duty. They loved their weekly tub of ice cream. The OHPs were never meant to be multi-warfare DD replacements. He served in the gunboat YORKTOWN (PG-1) and as Navigator in the cruiser CINCINNATI (C-7) during World War 1 in the Atlantic. I was the commissioning Navigator on the USS Harry W Hill (DD986) in 1979 out of Pascagoula. CPO Quarters 360.315.2393 Ship's Office 360.315.2393 . Actually it was the Spruance Dd963. Never served aboard any of these ships or in the Navy, but I always admired these ships. Good memories and sad feelings on the demise of our homes away from home! The US Coast Guard retrieved the drugs that the small boat had jettisoned. to Good ship great crew. Dissimilar metals which caused electrolysis and resulted in rapid deterioration.Additionally she had no expansion joints and was prone to super structure cracking. Plankowner USS Fletcher DD992 BM3 AlexRodriguez, I was a plank-owner on the USS Cushing (DD985), a fine ship! I was on her when we went to Pascagoula for the retrofit from ASROC to VLS. 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. Were in dire need of an administration, Congress, and Military Leadership that willing to make the right arguments to them both for WHY we need their unequivocal SUPPORT ! McDonald, Commander in Chief Atlantic Fleet, embarked in March 1985 for CARIBOPS '85. The only thing better than riding a Spruance Can was driving a Spruance CAN! The ship suffered a fire last month while pierside, causing six sailors to seek treatment at an area hospital for smoke inhalation. I was also angry. We have rooms blocked for this event beginning 03/25 thru 03/29. 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.