USS STUMP took part in the Fleet Battle Experiment Hotel (FBE-H) which was conducted by units of the 2nd Fleet and personnel of the Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) from August 28 to September 12, 2000 off the Virginia Capes and in the Gulf of Mexico. My husband, MAC Frank Pierce was also a plankowner on Cushing. Undated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA. Circa 1977, Passenger Ship Terminal mid-town New York City on the Hudson River. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. USS America conducts a tour for the crew of the JS Ise (DDH 182) Capt. Would love to hear about a reunion, Plankowner on DD997 USS Hayler. 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. My last ship I also put in commission was an Aegis Cruiser the USS Vincennes (CG-49) another great ship with a great crew. A commanding officer speaks to his crew during an all-hands meeting. USS STUMP deployed in late November 2000 along with the USS HARRY S. TRUMAN Battle Group. STUMP re-visited eight South American nations, as well as completing another successful transit of the Chilean Inland Waterway. from 1973 to 1978 the hull was so thin we were forbidden from needle gunning the bilges. %%EOF
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. Served aboard the USS David R Ray (DD-971) in the early 80s. Koji Miyazaki, commanding officer the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182), during a tour of America. Great Ships. That was do able and would have made sense. in Aerospace Engineering in. 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. Went through a yard period overhaul and upgrade in Pascagoula, MS. 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. Funny thing were all correct, and all saddened at the premature end of every damn one of them,regardless of the reason for it. 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; made Chief before retiring. Specifically, FBE-H further developed NWDC's draft Access Concept entitled "Poseidon's Presence". But what hurt was the De commissioning before I retired from the navy. The Ticos were early decommed tooand Valley Forge sunk as a target. But my heart is always and will be a tin can like dd971. She was the Rodney Dangerfield of ships then; fantastic job in Gulf of Fonseca but got no recognition because we werent officially there. Admiral W. L. McDonald, Commander in Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet, embarked in March 1985 for CARIBOPS '85. Walt "Sarge" Slaughter of his duties Aug. 19 during a change of command ceremony in San . Ingalls East Bank, Pascagoula, Six Spruance-class destroyers are being built at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. 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% . A close ET school friend was aboard Briscoe91-93. Stump was laid down 25 August 1975, launched 29 January 1977, and commissioned on 19 August 1978. She received the Vertical Launch System (VLS) for the BGM-109 Tomahawk missile. Was great ship and crew to serve with. Best Regards Dave Stangland STG3 Plankowner USS John Young DD973, Pingback: Bring back the Garcias! Lots of blurry nights I don't remember. Hey shipmate I also broke my cherry on the jolly Rodgers from 1985-1989 as an HT than a D.C. left there as a DC2. The skipper reminded the Navy Dept. 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. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Stump (DD 978). Divide that into a billion for a new Burke. Frederick C. Turner . I felt my ship was too young. Chief: I do believe we were on sister ships; Served on the Nick DD-982 from precom 78 till I left in82 as GSE1. During this period STUMP participated in a Search and Rescue mission in the Pacific Ocean. I went from BM3 to BM2 on her. What's up Dookie! This is a total of 239 surface warships capable of blue water operations. The Navy has announced a string of five firings in the span of less than a week, the most recent on Tuesday with the commanding officer of USS Preble . USS FIFE/DD 991 https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsCommissioned the USS David R. Ray (DD-971) back in 1977 Greatest ship I ever served on I also commissioned the USS Vincennes (CG-49) based on the Sprucan hull. Qualified Engineering Officer of the Watch (EOOW) as a First Class Petty Officer.
While in Vietnam I saw several Marine helo pilots park their helos on the fantail. Plankowner USS Spruance DD-963 First an Best. The first thing I thought, perhaps horribly, was that I hoped she wasnt alive to have seen it. Two homeports two northpacs two westpacs two yard periods and 3 captains. Even non-mechanical artsy-fartsy stuff. After the war he served in the pre-dreadnaught battleship ALABAMA (BB-8). Surely keeping some in mothballs would have been decent insurance but no one was worried about Russia or China back in 2003 or so. 1980-84 . STUMP than traveled to New Orleans as the U.S. Navy's Host Ship for the 1984 World's Fair. Stump conducted Black Sea operations, port visits and extensive undersea warfare (USW) operations. Loved my division those of you I called friends there! If youre not a member ask to be added. USS Stump (DD-978) was a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. Josh Echt, on the elliot DD967 forward engineroom. Radioman. WWII cans had 5/38 caliber guns (no such gun as 5/58) She was the best riding ship I ever served on and is dearly missed. It was on this cruise that Stump obtained its mascot Felix, a bluefronted Amazon parrot, during a port visit to Brazil. DD Module Erection Area 24 June 1976. They were sitting ducks to anti-ship missiles, could not carry helicopters, and packed almost 400 sailors into a tin can made to all the best specs of 1942. 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. We served her well, too. I was also a DD988 USS Thorn Plankowner and I agree with your analogy on giving up on the Spruance class. The latest was the captain of the nuclear submarine USS Scranton. She is armed here with just her guns, torpedoes, ASROC, and a Sea Sparrow launcher. Plankowner on USS HAYLER DD997. I reminded he that we had offloaded all ammunition at Seal Beach, CA before departing.
Navy Fires 2 Top Warship Officers Over 'Loss of Confidence' The reorganization was to be phased in over the summer and take effect on 31 August, with homeport shifts to occur through 1998. Instead of being refurbed to serve another decade or two, they were stricken from the Navy List. I suoi incarichi in mare includono la USS Roark (FF-1053) come ufficiale di artiglieria / antisommergibile e navigatore; USS Stump (DD-978) come ingegnere capo; e come ufficiale esecutivo a bordo della USS Hercules (PHM-2) e della USS Yorktown (CG-48) . later i served as DCA on uss fife (dd-991). USS Fletcher DD-992 82-84 EN1 A-Div LPODamn Fine Ship. My first and only ship plank owner USS Briscoe. She also had lots of room for weapons upgrading for years to come. 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. 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. The CH-53E is from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 12 (HM-12) "Sea Dragons". Alexa Jenkins, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer Carney, assumed command of their respective ships in the summer of 2022. Then again, our crew took excellent care of our baby So sad to know she has been put to the bottom though. USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) (later CVA-16, CVS-16, CVT-16 and AVT-16) Commanding Officers: NS-cv16-co01: CAPT Felix Budwell Stump: USNA 1917: 17 February 1943 - 10 April 1944: ADM: CAPT Ernest Wheeler Litch: USNA 1920 : 10 April 1944 - 30 January 1945: VADM: CAPT Thomas Hinckley Robbins, Jr. Also, note the Phalanx CIWS mounts port and starboard. Ex USS Paul F Foster DD-964, SDTS Self Defense Test Ship EDD-964, the last Spruance class Destroyer, decommissioned in 2003, still working, departing San Diego after refueling, December 3rd 2021 as captured on San Diego Webcam. 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 . I did however find one mistake that you made.
Navybuddies.com Crew List - Reunite with old US Navy Buddies Captain Charles J. Smith, center, talks with guests attending a ceremony aboard the USS STUMP (DD 978) to adopt the destroyer as the flagship for the state of West Virginia. It made a big impression on me. 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. made it. DN-SC-90-04015. 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. Email reunion@dd973.org for details, or visit website at http://www.reunion16.wixsite.com/ussjohnyoung. I was among the first to convert from EM1 to GSE1 in oct. 78 when the GS rating officially opened.
USS Stump (DD 978) - Navy Site Stump was the first Spruance class ship to traverse the inland waterway of Chile. While operating in the Persian Gulf, the HARRY S. TRUMAN Battle Group enforced United Nations sanctions against Iraq by diverting 22 vessels with more than $5 million of suspected contraband cargo.
U.S., Navy Cruise Books, 1918-2009 - Ancestry.com 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. Best years of my life were on a Sprucan. Git R Done! 96 0 obj
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Thats an even 100-ships, or a reduction by about 58% from the late 1980s. Served aboard the OLY 1990-1995. Drone anti submarine helicopters Unmanned helicopters capable of carrying nuclear depth charges. 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. 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. Professor Walt Wildemann is a retired Surface Warfare Officer who first served as NWC faculty from January 1997 through September 2000 in the JMO Department where he taught both the Intermediate and Senior level courses. Ronald Gero, commanding officer of the USS Ohio, was relieved by Rear Adm. James Caldwell due to a loss of confidence in Gero's ability to command. These were small, 3500-4000 ton ships that carried an 8-cell ASROC launcher, 4 5-inch/58 guns in twin mounts, and two triple Mk32 ASW torpedo launchers. Photo by PH2 Gary Bonaccorso, February 26 1988. One of the repairs that was being done was welding up a large crack that had formed between the masts on the O3 level. He held that post until June 1953. July: Named Dean of the College of Distance Education upon elevation of CDE to Deanery, September: Retired from active duty on NWC JMO faculty, January: Reported as military faculty in NWC JMO Department, Center on Irregular Warfare & Armed Groups, Hattendorf Center for Maritime Historical Research, Oceanography & Maritime Security Studies Group, Stockdale Leader Development Concentration, Joint Land, Air, Sea Strategic-Special Program, Strategic & Operational Research Department, Recreation, Extracurricular, & Social Activities, U.S. 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. The CG 26 class CGs were also decommissioned way too soon for budgetary reasons. Remember the Pascagoula shipyard and all the pre-commissioning work we did. When I served in USS Caron (DD 970) we carried about 300 to 320. sorry to burst your bubbles but the burks are more than this writer thinks got to remember the type 1 and the type 2 alphas with helos and without helo hangers these ships are still more equipped with the latest in technology and with more fire power than the dd push come to shove in a ship to ship fire fight burks win every time sorry boys. And Carson |
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Sad, Dangerous, and down right STUBID! There is this thing call Stress Corrosion Cracking (This is also a significant problem with the CGs as well). A real shooter with aim. She was the 5th of 7 ships I served on in my career. USS Tattnall (DDG-19) and USS Stump (DD-978) at Genoa, Italy on April 5 1988. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsServed on the Deyo as EMO from about March 82 until retirement July 83. There is no impact to the commands mission or schedule due to the relief.. [3] Stump was also credited with the identification of a low flying plane whose inspection upon landing in the US accounted for the recovery of several hundred kilos of Cocaine. He was relieved . A waste of fineships! 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. Make equipment that makes the other side say Hey guys Ill pass!. STUMP conducted Black Sea operations, port visits and extensive USW operations. | Naval War College Hosts Inaugural War Gaming Research Forum, Issues in National Security: "China: The Uyghur Issue", Chinese Sea Mines Are Threatening the U.S. Navy. Thanks to the internet and facebook have been able to reconnect with several of my old shipmates. I Commissioned the USS Peterson 969 in 1976 she was my first ship in the Navy and was very proud to serve on her. Both Capt. In 93 we launched 14 Tomahawks on Baghdad and on two deployments with the Ike we were rarely with the carrier group. Not a bad ship! 102 0 obj
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USS Oldendorf (DD-972) - Navy Unit Directory - Together We Served 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. McDonald, Commander in Chief Atlantic Fleet, embarked in March 1985 for CARIBOPS '85. A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, Felix Budwell Stump was appointed to the Naval Academy from that state in 1913.