I also served on the Uss Harry W Hill from sept 1 85 to april 9 88. Great crew and wardroom not to shabby for bubble head CWO. Most of the battles in which he engaged ended in defeats. A great ship and really hated to see her sunk. Even better crew. We keep making under armed ships that will get folks on our side killed, and loose the battle. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. In cooperation with a Colombian Coast Guard Cutter, Stump located and recovered a survivor of a wrecked Colombian vessel. He stopped, thought for a moment, and then told me Never mind, Ill handle this. Specifically, FBE-H further developed NWDC's draft Access Concept entitled "Poseidon's Presence". Where's Bob? Writing about whatever interests me, and maybe you. Sad, Dangerous, and down right STUBID! | Range: 6 000 nautical miles . She was launched on January 8, 1977 and. One of the first non-plank owners to board the ship, talking about feeling like an outsider. What a comedown. 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. Even got to play on the gear in CIC!! A close ET school friend was aboard Briscoe91-93. I remember the swim call in Gatun Lake while heading west through the Panama Canal on SPRUANCE. I wont go any farther than that. Loss of confidence is a response. Thanks for the article. Naval Academy in 1997. . I was on the USS Comte De Grasse DD974 from 1980 to 1983. Recalled for Desert Storm and worked the Pentagon intel jobsbest billet I ever had!!! Open to former crewmembers and support personnel. From 1923 to 1925 he was a Naval Flight Officer in Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2) "Doer Birds" of the experimental carrier USS LANGLEY (CV-1). My personal email is: gntownsend@yahoo.com, Pingback: Warship Wednesday: March 17, 2021, Shamrock Cans | laststandonzombieisland. The ship went through a ten-month major overhaul at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Seems he Even non-mechanical artsy-fartsy stuff. Bill DuVal here. Much later, I watched video of them sinking her for a NJ reef. would have been able to serve another 10 or 15 years and update the engines and to get better has milage, Served on USS Yorktown CG48 and USS Stump DD978 in late 80s through mid-90s. later i served as DCA on uss fife (dd-991). STUMP conducted Black Sea operations, port visits and extensive USW operations. Loved my division those of you I called friends there! Evidently the Goodyear rubber dome window had irregularities and caused flow noise. :p8\Z`x\. I bet that today, in 2018, there are a lot of Admirals walking around wishing they had some of those still above water. All welcome, but if you want a seat, you need to email cmc@stump.navy.mil BEFORE 10/12/04. First name Ricky or Richard? In this role, she is a remote control drone boat, used as a hard target for new weapons systems. I was on the Stump DD-978 from 81-85. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsMy Dad was on DD 974 during that time. The Dealey-class destroyer escort USS Evans (DE-1023) was named in honor of Lt. Cmdr. 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 will approve you. USS STUMP was the 16th SPRUANCE - class destroyer and the first ship in the Navy named after Admiral Felix B. Stump. Flank Speed: 32 Knots. The deployment included extensive operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean and primarily the Persian Gulf. [2] Stump returned to Norfolk, Virginia, in August. Make equipment that makes the other side say Hey guys Ill pass!. I WAS NOT ON THERE VERY LONG BUT I MISS IT. NEWBS,PHIL,WE HAD ALOT OF FUN.I MARRIED SPRUELL AND WE ARE HAVING OUR 4TH KID AND ARE VERY HAPPY.MISS U GUYS. Then dad failed the sonar gears performsnce and we went back to LB instead of San Diego. 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 was a plank owner on the DD986 USS Harry W. Hill. Today they have in commission: 22 remaining Ticos, 12 OHPs (that are largely disarmed and rapidly retiring), 4 (unproven) LCS's, and 62 Burke-class destroyers, the first of which was laid down on 16 September 1989. Japanese ships are faintly visible on the horizon beyond the smoke screen (80-G-288144). aft fire room brovo 3. I have the last picture taken in 2006, over 5 years after she was decommissioned, in the starting process of being scrapped in Texas. They were great ships and it broke my heart to see them be tossed aside like they were. I was the commissioning Navigator on the USS Harry W Hill (DD986) in 1979 out of Pascagoula. I have learned a lot about ATM @ sea in such a short time, that I was able to work at fiscal section too easy. Her weapons outfitting wasnt really all that bad even pointing to the DDG-51 Class the Spruance was a worthy foe. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. Here the USS Hayler, DD-997, commissioned in 1983, is being sunk as a target on 13 November 2004. Where to start? 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! and eventually San Diego on her.I feel the same wayheart-broken to hear the fate of the Spruance class. USS STUMP deployed in late November 2000 along with the USS HARRY S. TRUMAN Battle Group. Capt. Undated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA. Circa 1977, Passenger Ship Terminal mid-town New York City on the Hudson River. Today in Naval History - Naval / Maritime Events in History 4 May 1945 - USS Morrison - On 4 May 1945, in the Battle of Okinawa, the US destroyer was sunk after being hit by four kamikaze aircraft. MORE USS Topeka Arrives in Hawaii for Change of Homeport Tenacity rules. On June 10, 2022, Capt. JPME I, U.S. Stump returned[where?] Later on I rode USS A W Radford DD 968 operation Desert Storm. | laststandonzombieisland, Dragging out that Navy Naming Conventions Soapbox | laststandonzombieisland, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center. STUMP's 1980 maiden deployment was to the Mediterranean, serving as flagship for COMDESRON FOURTEEN. HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. What a great tour of duty. During this period STUMP participated in a Search and Rescue mission in the Pacific Ocean. It went through a number of changes while I served(70-72) including but not limited to a helo deck. An elite marksman. I went to sea overnight with him. The Sprus were a wee bit bigger but you had lots more guns, 3 dual 5/38 mounts. 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. 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). 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. What you said was honest and well thought out. The aluminium hull construction specifically. Further, the 51s are tasked increasingly with fleet air defense and (now) with ABM missions. STUMP deployed in August 1996 for a Middle Eastern Force cruise to conduct Maritime Interception Operations and act as Ready Strike Destroyer in the Arabian Gulf. 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). I was her first Navigator and XN Department Head. It probably wasnt so much the hull, the armament or the electronics, it was the crew. The photo below was taken by Brian Barton and shows USS STUMP at Naval Base Norfolk, Va., on July 23, 2002. As another Conolly plankowner, I fully agree with Tim and was dismayed to learn of the ships mothballing in 1998 after barely 20 years in commission, and eventual demise as a test target. Never served aboard any of these ships or in the Navy, but I always admired these ships. Some of the best times of my life were spent during my time assigned there. Hey guys miss the old ship much better than the carrier i was on . BTW, I was on one of those Charles Adams class DDGs, the Goldsborough (DDG-20). As more and more AEGIS-equipped vessels came online, the antiquated NTDS systems of the class were unable to keep up. Even with all the trials and tribulations the KinkyD went through, I was surprised when I learned of its destruction. It was surreal. In cooperation with a Colombian Coast Guard cutter, Stump located and recovered a survivor of a wrecked Colombian vessel. We had some good times Sullivan. Numbers and weapon systems are what we need. I served on the Fletcher Dd-992 from 1993-1996. What a waste!!! I was the first PC on her. First, Stump was chosen to become the test platform for the U.S. Navy's newest hull-mounted sonar, the AN/SQS-53C. STUMP conducted Black Sea operations, port visits and extensive USW operations. 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. (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!!! The Ticos and the Burkes have steel superstructures. The CG 26 class CGs were also decommissioned way too soon for budgetary reasons. Was that a new color scheme? A bit of a story first, Capt., then a thought about what you wrote. It was like having a brand new car with all the bells and whistles. Spent a considerable amount of time in Pascagoula. What were the major differences (other than between a DDG and DD)? Rear Adm. John Meier, commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, and the first Commanding Officer of Gerald R. Ford, served as the event's guest speaker, and remarked on how Cummings' leadership. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for "exceptionally meritorious serviceas Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet; United States Military Advisor to the Southeast Treaty Organizations." "STUMP" 2-3-4. After returning from the Gulf Stump was dispatched to meet and escort the Mighty Savant II carrying the damaged Samuel B. Roberts from the Suez canal to Rota Spain during part of its return journey to the US for repairs. Koji Miyazaki, commanding officer the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182), during a tour of America. 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. Not even her 127mm guns, standard issue on US Navy destroyers, were salvaged. SK2 Longtin From July 10, 1953 to January 14, 1958, now promoted to full Admiral, he served as Commander U.S. Pacific Command until his retirement, effective August 1, 1958. Dawley is Hopper's second commanding officer to be relieved in the last three years. 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. Walt "Sarge" Slaughter of his duties Aug. 19 during a change of command ceremony in San . She received the Vertical Launch System (VLS) which is designed to carry, among other things, the battle-proven Tomahawk missile. Leadership. Cmdr. Stump's 1980 maiden deployment was to the Mediterranean, serving as flagship for Destroyer Squadron 14. Started as an IBM, and struck for OS, 1976-1979. Control 360.315.2388 Incidentally, Newport RI was my home port when I served on my 2nd ship, the USS Miller FF-1091, from 1987 to 1990. Funny thing were all correct, and all saddened at the premature end of every damn one of them,regardless of the reason for it. loved that ship. Navy made a big mistake not at least mothballing at least 20 of them! She was the first Spruance class ship to go outside Mississippi for a major overhaul. 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) .
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