The highlights of the deployment was the devastating Tomahawk missile strike launched against Iraq in support of Operation "Southern Watch" on January 17, 1993. In early 1945 he supported the operations at Lingayan, Philippines. Gregory Baker, ESG-2 chief of staff, will temporarily take over commanding officer responsibilities until a permanent replacement is found. 1958 edition | laststandonzombieisland, Pingback: Goula Sub Sighting (of Sorts) | laststandonzombieisland, Pingback: VS22 Looking Flat | laststandonzombieisland, Pingback: Sprucan Desert Shield Watercolors | laststandonzombieisland. I too served on the USS Peterson (DD-969) from 1986 1990 as a DS2 SW. There is no impact to the commands mission or schedule due to the relief.. My First Ship was DD-977 Briscoe. 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. 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. Dan, I served on Elliot from 81-85 also, sk3 Schwartz, I remember dan the brother of dale hatcher , Im gsm2 winger the most awsome memories and buddies on the uss elliot DD967 early 80s. I did however find one mistake that you made. Did you know Ray Harner, a DS from Pennsylvania? any other details? The reservation number for the 4 Queens Hotel & Casino is 800-634-6045 Option 1 reference the Oldendorf Reunion. I served aboard the Deyo from 84 until 88 and count those years as some of the best of my life. The Mark 29 NATO Sea Sparrow launcher on the stern of the destroyer USS STUMP (DD 978). 1986 was significant for two reasons. and a missile launcher on the fantail. 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. While the SPRUANCE Class may have had many years of service life remaining in their hull and propulsion systems, it was their combat systems which spelled their doom. In October 1982, STUMP deployed to the Persian Gulf as a part of the Middle East Force to conduct radar picket operations. I retired in 1994 then worked for the owner of a fleet of commercial ships till 2008. A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, Felix Budwell Stump was appointed to the Naval Academy from that state in 1913. 1996 Decommissioning of the Johnny Rod. I was a Torpedomans Mate. Never served aboard any of these ships or in the Navy, but I always admired these ships. Two of my 3 favorite ships, the first being a 2250 Fram can USS Higbee DD-806! She was the 5th of 7 ships I served on in my career. 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. Middle name? U.S. Navy Capt. June 1979-Aug 1983 and October 1989-October 1991. 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. | She served us well and glad to see our old girl still afloat. (Later on ships had gray railings in the 90s). I also was on the Proud Pet for commissioning. Using advanced technology, the "53C" will be the sonar for the U.S. Navy combatants well into the twenty-first century. USS Caron (DD 970. Other features may include candid photographs of crew members at work and recreation, details and history of the ship, and short biographies on captains, commanders, and other prominent officers. My personal email is: gntownsend@yahoo.com, Pingback: Warship Wednesday: March 17, 2021, Shamrock Cans | laststandonzombieisland. Plankowner, Shellback and Suez Canal transit certificates proudly hang on the wall in my home office to this day, I did Med & North Atlantic trips on her I learned my trade on The Count, Finished 24 years active duty as an ICC(SW/AW), I knew it was time to retire when I was invited to the Decom for her, and I was still active duty Never thought Id out live that glorious ship. Constantly called away for solitary duties. My first ship was also the Briscoe .all the spru cans were hungout to dry prematurely. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. Good ship great crew. Best years of my life were on a Sprucan. She received the Vertical Launch System (VLS) which is designed to carry, among other things, the battle-proven Tomahawk missile. Bring on the Red Banner Fleet! 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History Stump was laid down 25 August 1975, launched 29 January 1977, and commissioned on 19 August 1978. The reorganization was to be phased in over the summer and take effect on 31 August, with homeport shifts to occur through 1998. NEWBS,PHIL,WE HAD ALOT OF FUN.I MARRIED SPRUELL AND WE ARE HAVING OUR 4TH KID AND ARE VERY HAPPY.MISS U GUYS. Dont get me wrong; I hated to see my old ship and all the other ships of the class go away. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsServed on the Deyo as EMO from about March 82 until retirement July 83. The four smaller stars in gold are in recognition of the attainment of the rank of Admiral. I never thought I'd miss the Stump untill I got to the Enterprise. Upcoming Events. 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? Ingalls East Bank, Pascagoula, Six Spruance-class destroyers are being built at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Hiram Andreu Commanding Officer, USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (LCS 21). Drop me a email zorched_dd973 AT yahoo dot Com When I seen them sink her a part of me went too. The namesake of the destroyer, Admiral Felix Budwell Stump, was a native of West Virginia. USS JOHN YOUNG, DD 973 Reunion 2018, Mobile Alabama. I miss the comradery of blue-water sailors Nice to see it / feel it on Facebook pages. The USS STUMP returned home to Norfolk on November 26, 2003 and was decommissioned on October 22, 2004. San Diego, California, United States Executive Officer USS Coronado (LCS 4) . Great crew and wardroom not to shabby for bubble head CWO. Naval War College's 2023 Newport Arctic Scholars Study Integrated Naval Deterrence in the Arctic Region, U.S. I served as an ET onboard the USS Comte De Grasse DD974 from 1983-1986 . I would do it all again on any ship!! Control 360.315.2388 DD 974 will forever live in my heart Sans Precedent ! I commissioned the David R. Ray (DD-971) and did my first 5 year sea duty tour as an OS. Access denial was expected to be the focus of any potential adversary's strategy. Served aboard the OLY 1990-1995. I served on the USS Peterson (DD 969) 91 95. However, I recognized that necessity. 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. This is a total of 239 surface warships capable of blue water operations. I Commissioned the USS Peterson 969 in 1976 she was my first ship in the Navy and was very proud to serve on her. I was part of the USS Ingersoll DD-990 commissioning crew. 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! Our first ship, and boy was she a GREAT ONE You didnt throw away your two year old tube TV because plasma TV came on the market. He most recently was the CO of the Phil Sea before being killed in an on base house fire last fall. Did a North Atlantic cruise on the Spruance DD-963 while in Precom for MY ship, Comte De Grasse DD-974. Sad, Dangerous, and down right STUBID! Elliott was accepted into the Health Professions Scholarship Program and received a commission into the Navy Medical Corps in 1991. Cheers, Yes, the 51s replaced the Spurances and the 1970s vintage CGNs of the South Carolina and Virginia-class in so much as AAW is concerned, but they did not fully replace their capability in ASW and NGFS. USS OBannon DD987 85-88, her sinkex is on youtube and the only thing I can say when I watched it was, those doing the sinking would be crapping themselves if I was still on board her shooting back, sad to see the young lady go down without a fight, and yes she could fight hard. They loved their weekly tub of ice cream. Deck:Work hard play hard!!! Involved in this process was Long Island contractor Dynell Electronics, which was acquired by United Technologies company Norden Systems. To replace these old boats, the Spruance class, a mighty 31 destroyers, were built between 1972-1983, all at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. Secondly, STUMP was awarded the COMDESRON TEN Battle "E" Efficiency award for overall excellence. Wifes Name? Hey, George! Those 7 hulls that were not equipped with VLS retained their ASROC launchers which gave the fleet another 56 of those weapons. I boarded her for the first time 3 days before we bombed Libya. Was at Leehelm for my GQ station when Stump fired Tomahawks into Iraq just after the end of the first Gulf Warquite an experience! I served TAD aboard USS Deyo in 1981, when she was the first ship deployed on orders of NSA to spy on the Nicaraguans and Salvadorans. Raines, as well. 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. 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. In late 1944 Stump kept his flag in Carrier Division 24 and NATOMA BAY (CVE-62) during action at Visayan, Philippines. We have rooms blocked for this event beginning 03/25 thru 03/29. He held that post until June 1953. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. If its any conciliation the contemporary Perry class frigates were deficient in NTDS, only one target illumination radar, no five inch gun, and a substandard air search radar. 9th Spruance, 7th Fleet, 1 speaks for itself (971). Who would think. Talk about packing a lot of guys in a tin can. Numbers and weapon systems are what we need. 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. She was a fine ship and it broke my heart to hear that she was used as target practice and sunk. While in the Caribbean, Stump again shot naval gunfire support qualifications and scored 495 out of 500, winning the Atlantic Fleet "Top Gun" award for an unprecedented second year in a row. I will approve you. Reunion in a few days (Sept. 17 2015) in Mobile Al. Search crew members| Their long legs (6000+ nm at 20 knots on two turbines), allowed them to self-deploy away from the battle group and a lot of the flag-waving done in foreign ports during the Regan-Bush-Clinton years was done by Spruances operating alone. 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. STUMP then deployed for UNITAS XXVI/WATC '85. In command of the LANGLEY in Manila Bay, at the outbreak of World War II, he was transferred in January 1942 to the Staff of the Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet. Somehow the helicopters were on Sumner and Gearings. But later on the railings (or whatever the term is) are gray like the rest of the ship? She was launched on January 8, 1977 and. Writing about whatever interests me, and maybe you. I served onboard from pre-com all the way through to the end of the first WESTPAC deployment. Stump was Commanding Officer of USS SARATOGA (CV-3)'s Scout-Bombing Squadron 2 (VSB-2) in 1936-1937. 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 on-board USS Elliot(DD 967) AS A CTM1 From 1990 until 1993 always a tin-can sailor SPRU-CAN all the way got rid of them way too soon. USS Oldendorf (DD-972) Destroyer. Highlights of the deployment included rendering assistance to the sailboat OKIVA which STUMP provided assistance in the form of fuel and 75 pounds of fresh food to get the boat to port. 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. Great boat. Login| Saw Al Aumacks name listed USS Heerman (DD-532) and a destroyer escort lay a smoke screen to protect Taffy 3 from attacking Japanese surface ships at the beginning . s5lOVW` p: It was surreal. You listing of the weapon and radar systems would lead one to believe that all the Spruance class destroyers had an AN/SPS-49 air search radar when in fact only one, the USS Hayler had this type of radar. 1979 1980 Commanding Officer, USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) 27 April 2022. Mike Sullivan. (I lster served just as dad did!! 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. SHAREM is a Chief of Naval Operations program established in 1969 to continuously improve the quality of undersea warfare. Precom and of course plank owner on the USS Hewitt, DD-966. In 2002 he was named the Deputy Director of CDE, where he was instrumental in the expansion and transition of CDE programs, faculty, staff, and student body to the size and scope that exists today. Terrific to hear from you! Stump deployed to the Mediterranean as part of Sixth Fleet in June 1998. The many decorations received by Admiral Stump for his exemplary service in the Pacific Theater during World War II are represented in the shield. Finished my career on another Spruance, David R Ray DD-971. Long time no see James. I MISS YA, The short time I was on there, I learned so much. Dad and I slept in Commander Mullens cabin, and he took the XOs. UNITAS turned out to be a good time. Frank does keep in touch with a couple of guys that he worked closely with. becaiuse president CLINTON coulld.t WAIT to cut the military -to pay for his social programs. Named for: Felix Budwell Stump. I am so disheartened and can only shake my head. She is a 1992 graduate of the U.S. (Hence the gap between DDG 47-50 after Preble (DDG-46)). My last ship I also put in commission was an Aegis Cruiser the USS Vincennes (CG-49) another great ship with a great crew. I was a Nicholson Plankowner, 1979-1984. I served on 2 SpruCans: USS PAUL F FOSTER (DD 964) as OPS Boss and USS OBRIEN (DD 975) as XO. Richard Zamberlan, left, and his. 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. Aaron Anderson, the deputy commodore of Naval Surface Squadron 14, will temporarily serve as commanding officer until a permanent replacement is brought in. Spent most my days as engineering logroom yeoman. Safety was more important than stealth LOL, USS JOHN YOUNG The Meet March 2019 Jacksonville. 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. 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. How about DASH. Capt. Elliott is originally from San Diego, California. Granted, the US Navy doesnt have to go to war with the Soviets anymore ala-Red Storm Rising, but there is still a global need for surface combatants from the South China Sea to the HOA to the Med and the Persian Gulf. I served on the USS F B Parks DD-884(Gearing class destroyer). <3 AND, I MISS SOME OF YOU GUYS LOL. Great ship with a great crew. 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. I laugh when I see that the Navy saved 28 million a year on operations! Weapons systems limited, did they have NTDS, how about Engineers, were their power plants like? Evidently the Goodyear rubber dome window had irregularities and caused flow noise. The Soviet attack boat was towed to Cienfuegos, Cuba for repairs, and Red Fleet technicians recovered some parts of McCloys array. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. We could not fight the Russians, or Chinese now and win. Master Chief Petty Officer Perkins is a native of Gastonia, NC, and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1985. The shame in the SPRUANCE class retirement is that the Navy did a poor job of maintaining and upgrading them. A year later, Stump deployed as south Atlantic flagship for UNITAS XXII. 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. They were great ships and it broke my heart to see them be tossed aside like they were. I always liked your XO approachfair and honest. This was the first deployment for the HARRY S. TRUMAN, which was commissioned in 1998. Picked her up in Panama and deployed for the NSA ops in the Gulf of Fonseca area doing our thing during the Salvadoran civil war. The focus of FBE-H was the application of network-centric operations in gaining and sustaining access in support of follow-on joint operations. Sir, while I respect your overall conclusion that Spru-cans combat systems were their downfall, I disagree that they should have been scrapped at that point. I still want to see a Littoral Combat Ship sometime look s neat in a spaceship kind of way. One of the repairs that was being done was welding up a large crack that had formed between the masts on the O3 level. 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. 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. USS STUMP (DD-978) - a Spruance-class destroyer. 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. The Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) was bound and determined to help Big Navy get rid of the SPRUCANs by failing them in their 5-year inspections (in 2002, aboard 989, we were the only SPRU in recent memory tobarelypass an INSURV). Were all Navy ships of the 70s and 80s like that? When ours blew, I remember the tedious process of flipping this very heavy unit between two dollies in the radar room vestibule to get it out onto the main passageway, then wheeling it through the hangar and out to the flight deck, where a pier-based crane took it away while my chief (ETC Ronald Pyle) looked on. All of you will always stay with me. In cooperation with a Colombian Coast Guard cutter, Stump located and recovered a survivor of a wrecked Colombian vessel. WWII cans had 5/38 caliber guns (no such gun as 5/58) The cruise was supposed to end at Seal Beach, but dad ended up failing the new sonar, so we ended up going back to LBNS. 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. We slept in the COs cabin, and i had sailors giving me the nonstop tour. MED-MEF 388: Although she was a great ship with plenty of power the Spruance class destroyers were plagued with some serious problems. Would love to hear about a reunion, Plankowner on DD997 USS Hayler. I was a plank owner on USS Paul F Foster DD-964. Saw Regec, though. Crew List:This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS STUMP. 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. USS STUMP (DD-978) - a Spruance-class destroyer, Final Disposition:Sunk as target 7 June 2006. 1958 edition | laststandonzombieisland, Goula Sub Sighting (of Sorts) | laststandonzombieisland, VS22 Looking Flat | laststandonzombieisland, Sprucan Desert Shield Watercolors | laststandonzombieisland, Bring back the Garcias! We had some good times Sullivan. Back to 1st page. USS Deyo after her ASROC was removed and replaced with the 61-cell VLS. STUMP was underway again in October for six weeks of Caribbean Law Enforcement operations. STUMP deployed to the Mediterranean as part of Sixth Fleet in June 1998. Alexa Jenkins, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer Carney, assumed command of their respective ships in the summer of 2022. At sea, she served as the Strike Officer in USS VELLA GULF (CG 72), Reactor Electrical then Reactor Controls Division Officer in USS NIMITZ (CVN . 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. Koji Miyazaki, commanding officer the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182), during a tour of America. Funny a West German ship I seen at Gitmo is now a museum in Germany, the Moulders, named after an air Ace from ww2. In July 1994, STUMP again deployed to South America for UNITAS XXXV serving as the Flagship for Commander U.S. South Atlantic Force.