Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. I too precommed and was a plank owner of DD-990 USS Ingersoll. 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. Newspaper clipping from Navy New York dated August 1 1983. She was a fine ship and it broke my heart to hear that she was used as target practice and sunk. My dad was running the sonar dept at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. I find Shipmates and Friends rather easily when I have as much details as possible when I start. 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 was an EW on DD-971 (David R. Ray) for a couple of years early to mid 80s. Engineering: Auxiliary Dept. Ex-XO Harry W Hill, Hey there XO!!! s5lOVW` p: 1983 1984 The deployment included extensive operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean and primarily the Persian Gulf. All the while their ASW, ASuW, and NGFS capability are being marginalized. She was my last ship in a 20 year Naval career. Naval. Although I wasnt in the Navy I was very Proud to do my part. Now it just seems stupid how these ships were allowed to fall to pieces prematurely by bureaucratic penny pinching. Was onboard when they put the VLS on in NOLA (Avondale). This would have given those ships another 20 years of life. Looking for US Navy memorabilia? Capt. Drop me a email zorched_dd973 AT yahoo dot Com Funny thing were all correct, and all saddened at the premature end of every damn one of them,regardless of the reason for it. <3 AND, I MISS SOME OF YOU GUYS LOL. . 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. Naval War College JPME I, U.S. Displacement: 8040 tons. The Mechanix of Auto, Aviation, Militarypert near anything I feel relates to mechanical things, places, events or whatever I happen to like. Mathias Vorachek as commanding officer of Albany. (Felix Stump) Taffy 2 (Task Unit 77.4.2) . Whenever I play the song: Jazzman by Carol KingI think of the Spruance Class destroyers. We tagged yall down off the coast of Gulf of Fonseca. Looking for DD 978 (legal and honorable) history makers, and Sailors of infamy. Portraits are generally organized alphabetically by surname within each division or department. The heroic and distinguished naval career of Admiral Felix B. Stump is reflected in the ship's Coat of Arms. Terrific to hear from you! The gold shield is symbolic of knowledge and achievement. I was the first PC on her. 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. Qualified Engineering Officer of the Watch (EOOW) as a First Class Petty Officer. 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) The photo below was taken by Brian Barton and shows USS STUMP at Naval Base Norfolk, Va., on July 23, 2002. USS STUMP was the 16th SPRUANCE - class destroyer and the first ship in the Navy named after Admiral Felix B. Stump. Would love to hear about a reunion, Plankowner on DD997 USS Hayler. Stump took part in the Fleet Battle Experiment Hotel (FBE-H) which was conducted by units of the U.S. 2nd Fleet and personnel of the Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) from 28 August to 12 September 2000 off the Virginia Capes and in the Gulf of Mexico. Oh, what nowthe Russians are reviving there sub fleet, too badno Spruance-class destroyers are left to hunt them down. 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. Capt. We could actually see daylight from within combat information center. The FRAMs had 5/38s, but that could just be a typo. I recall going through a storm that caused a 18 foot crack in the aluminum super structure. Served on three of these hulls DD, DDG, and CG.Fletcher, Callaghan, and Thomas S Gates and enjoyed each one. STUMP re-visited eight South American nations, as well as completing another successful transit of the Chilean Inland Waterway. Capt. Lt gen brian cavanaugh hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy | I was also on a Spru Can the USS Sperry DD697 it had 5 /38 from what I can remember. OS2 DEL. The year 1986 was significant for two reasons. Also, the irony is that the first four Ticos themselves were originally drawn up as DDGs! 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. I was the commissioning Operations Officer in USS SPRUANCE (DD-963). Frederick C. Turner . 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. I also was on the Proud Pet for commissioning. 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. Our mission is to embark, deploy, land and support a Marine landing force. 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. DD 978 Stump - GlobalSecurity.org Sadly, while their chronological age would have suggested they had another decade of service remaining, most of the SPRUCANs I ever set foot on were begging to be retired (of my two, 982 more so than 989)obsolescent and limping along from a materiel standpoint. [The Dynell founder decided to pursue his holographic-photography business, Solid Photography Inc, which operated a public photo studio on LI.] I was on Rigel (T-AF-58) and Neosho (T-AO-143) in the 80s out of Norfolk, VA. Is it just me? Rota Spain, Ibiza Spain, Marseilles France, Cavaliere France, Genoa Italy, ASU Bahrain, with a brief stop for Suez Canal traffic in Port Said Egypt and a brief stop for fuel in Djibouti. I am a plankowner on the USS VICKSBURG. Same base platform, different mission package, I object to your use of the term, bankrupt Carter military.. Remember the Pascagoula shipyard and all the pre-commissioning work we did. I wont go any farther than that. The Ticos and the Burkes have steel superstructures. 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. Deck Department: 1st Div Leadership. I was on the Briscoe, Did you go to Drubroknic, then Yugoslavia? My last ship I also put in commission was an Aegis Cruiser the USS Vincennes (CG-49) another great ship with a great crew. 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. Petraeus: Time to remove names of Confederate 'traitors' like - reddit Design threshold on the Gearings were 350 and both classes saw increases post-FRAM. Safety was more important than stealth LOL, USS JOHN YOUNG The Meet March 2019 Jacksonville. Hull number DD-972: 793 Members Who Served in This Unit . While in Vietnam I saw several Marine helo pilots park their helos on the fantail. In some warped wayI miss those daze. I retired in 1994 then worked for the owner of a fleet of commercial ships till 2008. | In February 1995, Stump deployed to the Caribbean Sea in support of counter drug operations, transiting the Panama Canal. I was among the first to convert from EM1 to GSE1 in oct. 78 when the GS rating officially opened. Japanese ships are faintly visible on the horizon beyond the smoke screen (80-G-288144). The US Coast Guard retrieved the drugs that the small boat had jettisoned. 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. %%EOF We nearly ran onto a reef in the Caribbean when the Omega system skipped lanes and gave us false navigation plots. Navy ousts two commanding officers for loss of confidence Switching on-the-fly from slow to fast was no problem, but we needed to warn our OSs about the damage risk of going from fast to slow without first doing a total stop, where braking would be properly applied. Middle name? NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 17, 2020) Capt. Actually it was the Spruance Dd963. Wifes Name? USS Stump (DD 978) - Navy Site Named for: Felix Budwell Stump. someplace, too. US. 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! | 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. I boarded her for the first time 3 days before we bombed Libya. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. How come it shows the Orleck with white railings? USS KINKAID DD-9655 Years of My 20.BM2/1, I spent 4 years on the greatest navy ship in my 24 years the uss elliot 967 i loved that ship i was the chief cook it had the best crew and skippers very proud of her, Chief Dunn I served on board the Elliot with you from 81 to 85 sk3 Schwartz.,you and sky weaver were great guys to serve with. Argenis. Walt "Sarge" Slaughter of his duties Aug. 19 during a change of command ceremony in San . Capt. She was a good ship! I was on the USS Comte De Grasse DD974 from 1980 to 1983. Served on the mighry warship Deyo from 99-04. 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. Battle of Leyte Gulf : Evidently the Goodyear rubber dome window had irregularities and caused flow noise. Stump the dumpLots of great memories onboard. Thanks to the internet and facebook have been able to reconnect with several of my old shipmates. Commissioned her as an ETC, Departed a year later as an LDO Ensign. Ernest E. Evans, commanding officer of the USS Johnston (DD-557) . Material and external links contained herein are made available for the purpose of peer review and discussion and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Naval War College, Department of the Navy or the Department of Defense. In 2018, the ship's commanding officer was removed from his position over allegations that he had an. 24 June 1975. Here the USS Hayler, DD-997, commissioned in 1983, is being sunk as a target on 13 November 2004. Your my boy and lawyer, Blue! | hbbd``b`Z$@ U&F@#V?co 4 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. Thorn just had plankowner reunion in Nashville. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Implementing 360-degree reviews could help prevent toxic leaders from rising through the ranks and reduce the number of commanding officers fired for character-related infractions. Over the 1980s and 90s, they were increasingly armed with other weapons systems. All of our navigation gear (NavSat, Omega) broke within days of leaving the shipyard and we had to navigate from Mississippi to San Diego using stars and sextant. We slept in the COs cabin, and i had sailors giving me the nonstop tour. Admiral Stump's great grandson, John Stump III served on the decommissioning crew in 2004. The Ticos were early decommed tooand Valley Forge sunk as a target. 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. My brother Roy and I were one of 2 sets of brothers that were plankowners on the David R. Ray. 96 0 obj <> endobj Joseph Perrotta Obituary (1942 - 2018) - Norfolk, VA - The Virginian-Pilot HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. She also had lots of room for weapons upgrading for years to come. 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. That was do able and would have made sense. Officers and crew watch from their underway replenishment stations aboard the destroyer USS STUMP (DD 978) as their ship takes on fuel from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). A real shooter with aim. 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. Your email address will not be published. Ships are, from left Paul F. Foster (DD-964); Spruance (DD-963), then running trials; Arthur W. Radford (DD-968); Elliot (DD-967); Hewitt (DD-966) and Kinkaid (DD-965). 13 May 1906 - Launch of Ioann Zlatoust (Russian: ), an Evstafi-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. 1996 Decommissioning of the Johnny Rod. Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm - 1978 | 1979 - 1980 | 1981 - 1982 | 1983 - 1984 | 1985 - 1986 | 1987 - 1988 | 1989 - 1991 | 1992 - 1993 | 1994 - 1995 | 1996 - 1997 | 1998 - 1999 | 2000 - 2001 | 2002 | 2003 - now Pingback: A Closer Look at the FFG-62 Class | laststandonzombieisland, Pingback: The Rat Attack! They need to be renamed the Department of Disinterested. A waste of fineships! Seth Rumler from leadership of the Scranton. We had several fires onboard due to shipyard trash being stored in electrical junction boxes. I also served on the Uss Harry W Hill from sept 1 85 to april 9 88. After the fourth hit the destroyer, heavily damaged, began to list sharply to starboard. 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 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 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. It was on this cruise that STUMP obtained it's mascot Felix, a Bluefronted Amazon Parrot, during a port visit to Brazil. He faces charges of negligent homicide, hazarding a vessel and dereliction of duty. In February 1995, STUMP deployed to the Caribbean Sea in support of Counter Drug Operations, transiting the Panama Canal. 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. )..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. To replace these old boats, the Spruance class, a mighty 31 destroyers, were built between 1972-1983, all at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. I served on the USS F B Parks DD-884(Gearing class destroyer). The crux of the argument in the post is that the Spruances were put to pasture too early when they clearly had another decade or more of life in them. In 1988, STUMP deployed to the Mediterranean as part of the USS EISENHOWER Battle Group (MED 3-88). NEWBS,PHIL,WE HAD ALOT OF FUN.I MARRIED SPRUELL AND WE ARE HAVING OUR 4TH KID AND ARE VERY HAPPY.MISS U GUYS. I will approve you. He was relieved . Hey, George! As a result of her outstanding performance, STUMP was awarded the "Hookem Award" for USW excellence by the Commander U.S. Sixth Fleet. hb```f``b`a`cb@ !F sK,":l$6iu R|@aEcHuf&H I have taken that experience to Kuwait and with 2 NAMs, promotion to O3 and now recruiting. In 1989, the US Navy had 63 Knox/Brooke/Garcia-class frigates, 51 OHP type guided-missile frigates, 31 Spruances, 4 Kidd-Class DDGs (Mk-26/SM-2 armed Spurances) 27 Ticonderoga class CGs, 23 older Charles Adams-class DDGs, 10 Farragut-class DDGs, six nuclear CGNs, 19 Belknap/Truxtun/Leheay-class CGs, four huge Iowa-class Battleships, and the 15,000-ton cruiser Long Beach as large surface combatants. U.S. Navy photo by PH1 D.E. @#$. Went through a yard period overhaul and upgrade in Pascagoula, MS. USS Abraham Lincoln makes history | cbs8.com 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). Recalled for Desert Storm and worked the Pentagon intel jobsbest billet I ever had!!! "STUMP"-2-3-4. Note the RAM missile launcher on her stern. The only thing better than riding a Spruance Can was driving a Spruance CAN! 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. From December 1948 to 1951 Stump served as Commander of Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet during which time he was promoted to Vice Admiral. More about us Leaders. June 21-24, 2018 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. 1996 1997 What a great tour of duty. Stump's 1980 maiden deployment was to the Mediterranean, serving as flagship for Destroyer Squadron 14. The 48, which featured a flat rectangular antenna, was made by ITT Gilfillan. We could not fight the Russians, or Chinese now and win. Further, the 51s are tasked increasingly with fleet air defense and (now) with ABM missions. The ship was specifically designed to accommodate air cushion . The combination of these two systems makes STUMP the most formidable destroyer of its kind in the world today. Even better crew. Pingback: Dragging out that Navy Naming Conventions Soapbox | laststandonzombieisland, Your email address will not be published. for Together We Served and/or When she did trials out of Long Beach, I was there. They were a fast, maneuverable ship. I love you for your service and dislike you (just a lill) honesty about a ship Ive learned to love. The Abandoned Destroyer Class : Curse of the Spruances Of course, you know what we say: the best ship is the one you just left or the one youre going to!! A hundred surface ships cant be everywhere at once. Make equipment that makes the other side say Hey guys Ill pass!. I considered the SpruCans as cadillacs since I came off the Knox Class frigates. Shellback Initiation - 17 DEC 1980 - Atlantic Ocean, Shellback Initiation - 17 JUL 1985 - Pacific Ocean, Shellback Initiation - 22 SEP 1996 - Indian Ocean, Shellback Initiation - 16 NOV 2003 - Atlantic Ocean. What's up Dookie! Cmdr. [4] In December, Stump was presented her second consecutive Battle "E" award by Rear Admiral Donnell, commander of the Naval Surface Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet. For this action he was awarded a second Navy Cross. 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. Control 360.315.2388 The reorganization was to be phased in over the summer and take effect on 31 August, with homeport shifts to occur through 1998. 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). Find the perfect lt gen brian cavanaugh stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360 image. All welcome, but if you want a seat, you need to email cmc@stump.navy.mil BEFORE 10/12/04. I served on the DD-990 and am a plankowner. We held a swim call instead. Navy Destroyer Hopper's Commanding Officer Fired Over Morale Problems Specifically, FBE-H further developed NWDC's draft Access Concept entitled "Poseidon's Presence".