@#$. But my heart is always and will be a tin can like dd971. Hull Number, to sign in on the In October 1982, STUMP deployed to the Persian Gulf as a part of the Middle East Force to conduct radar picket operations. It was surreal. Access denial was expected to be the focus of any potential adversary's strategy. Elliott was accepted into the Health Professions Scholarship Program and received a commission into the Navy Medical Corps in 1991. well!!! Stump provided safe passage back to Norfolk, Virginia. The blue silhouette cross refers to the Navy Cross twice awarded him while in command of Carrier Division 24; the white central star denotes the Silver Star Medal awarded "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action" against enemy-held islands. endstream endobj startxref And they were darned good looking shipsthe last with real destroyer lines, if you ask me. During the deployment, STUMP showed the Flag in port visits to eight South American Nations and six West African Nations. Most 21-year old ships are still in service, with another 10-15 years left on their hulls. In October 1989, STUMP again deployed to the Mediterranean as part of the FORRESTAL Battle Group (MED 1-90). Her weapons outfitting wasnt really all that bad even pointing to the DDG-51 Class the Spruance was a worthy foe. Elliott is originally from San Diego, California. Perhaps the best way to summarize Admiral Stump's philosophy towards his naval career, as well as the best way to summarize the conduct of the proud ship that bears his name, is the ship's motto: TENACITY: FOUNDATION OF VICTORY. 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. The 40B rotor had a two-speed motor, slow for long-range mode (LRM) and faster for Low Flyer Detection Mode (LFDM). Fine-Tune the FITREP | Proceedings - March 2023 Vol. 149/3/1,441 I was among the first to convert from EM1 to GSE1 in oct. 78 when the GS rating officially opened. DC2 Chris C. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsDid you know MAC Robert Gonzales Plankowner on Hewitt? FC2. I dont know if this went through the first time, but if it did I apologize It was a great ship, and I'll miss all the great people on board. Length: 529 feet . NEWBS,PHIL,WE HAD ALOT OF FUN.I MARRIED SPRUELL AND WE ARE HAVING OUR 4TH KID AND ARE VERY HAPPY.MISS U GUYS. 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. Stump also received the integrated AN/SQQ-89 USW system. Find your Shipmates on Navy.TogetherWeServed.com JOIN FOR FREE TODAY! https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsAccording to NAVSOURCE.ORG a Sumner rated a crew of 336, still a tight squeeze. USS Stump (DD-978) was a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. I served onboard USS R.W.RADFORD DD968 FROM 95-98. Drunk at quarters, drunk after quarters, god i miss cg. The Navy relieved two commanding officers on Wednesday both due to loss of confidence in their abilities to command. | Richard McCandless relieved Cmdr. Navy Rate? Mobile, Alabama 1979 1980 I was precom for USS John Hancock DD-981 in 1978 went TAD on the Peterson and Stump, sorry to see. USS Peterson (DD-969) keeping tabs on YAK-38 Forger, most likely landing on a Soviet Kiev-class carrier. Lots of fond memories and funny stories. Stump deployed in late November 2000 with the USSHarry S. Truman carrier battle group. Not even her 127mm guns, standard issue on US Navy destroyers, were salvaged. The 48, which featured a flat rectangular antenna, was made by ITT Gilfillan. We held a swim call instead. They installed the CIWS, the helo recovery tracking system, ungraded the radars and expanded the helo hangar for extra sonar buoy storage. Incidentally, Newport RI was my home port when I served on my 2nd ship, the USS Miller FF-1091, from 1987 to 1990. | laststandonzombieisland. Great Ships. During this deployment, Stump was extremely successful in conducting anti-submarine warfare exercises and was once again presented the "Hookem" award for excellence in undersea warfare. It was a definite difference from GGL and CGs. Made rank on her and met some friends for life and took em to Japan w/me. One of the repairs that was being done was welding up a large crack that had formed between the masts on the O3 level. Stump also received the integrated AN/SQQ-89 USW system, the most sophisticated underwater surveillance system employed by surface vessels. Stump was able to assist in rescuing the crew and provide safe passage back to Norfolk, VA. (Images on the right) I am a plankowner on the USS VICKSBURG. Went from Talos, Long Range Fist of he Fleet to pop gun, NATO Sea Sparrow. Thank You. The latest was the captain of the nuclear submarine USS Scranton. He then had two tours of duty in the Bureau of Aeronautics; and was Commanding Officer of the SARATOGA's Scout-Bombing Squadron 2, and Navigator and Executive Officer, respectively, of the carriers LEXINGTON and ENTERPRISE. 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. @ Tom Honda I guess I could be considered an Honorary plankowner of OBrien!!! 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. Funny a West German ship I seen at Gitmo is now a museum in Germany, the Moulders, named after an air Ace from ww2. 109 0 obj <>stream Your email address will not be published. STUMP was underway again in October for six weeks of Caribbean Law Enforcement operations. A waste of fineships! CAPT Greg Stump, USCG, "Take on the Toxic Leader," U.S. Further, the 51s are tasked increasingly with fleet air defense and (now) with ABM missions. Was onboard when they put the VLS on in NOLA (Avondale). We were down there in 80 doing radar picket with new Outboard listening system. and a missile launcher on the fantail. First paragraph.Five inch/thirty eight caliber gun.there is no such critter as a five inch/fifty eightthat would wind up with a barrel three hundred inches long or so. 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. 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. He was Chief of Naval Air Technical Training Command from May 1945 to December 1948, after which he served successively as Commander in Chief, Pacific and U.S. Pacific Fleet, with headquarters at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on July 10, 1953. Throughout the deployment, the battle group also participated in numerous international exercises, including Arabian Gauntlet, an 11-nation exercise that involved more than 20 ships. Who would think. LEXINGTON participated in operations against Kwajalein, Gilbert and Marshall Island Campaign, and air strikes on Truk. Wifes Name? There is something fascinating in those pre-dreadnought battleships.the way they look, the way they operate and their fate. Whenever I play the song: Jazzman by Carol KingI think of the Spruance Class destroyers. (Glennon DD-840 and Belleau Wood LHA-3). Instead of being refurbed to serve another decade or two, they were stricken from the Navy List. I was a plank owner on the DD986 USS Harry W. Hill. I MISS YA, The short time I was on there, I learned so much. Even better crew. Commanders of Constitution. She was launched on January 8, 1977 and. Weather the decision makers meant that or not It did affect the Navy force composition. The deployment included extensive operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean and primarily the Persian Gulf. 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. 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. 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). The CH-53E is from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 12 (HM-12) "Sea Dragons". What a waste to systematically rid the Navy of so many great ships. The boat was deemed a hazard to navigation and sunk by small arms fire from STUMP's Small Craft Action Team. Also a SPRUANCE plank owner. I miss the comradery of blue-water sailors Nice to see it / feel it on Facebook pages. 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. The Battle off Samar: The Sacrifice of "Taffy 3" STUMP returned in April 1995. Bitzer you will always be the Shop's B! She was the 5th of 7 ships I served on in my career. USS Heerman (DD-532) and a destroyer escort lay a smoke screen to protect Taffy 3 from attacking Japanese surface ships at the beginning . Design threshold on the Gearings were 350 and both classes saw increases post-FRAM. 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. 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. Commanding officer in deadly USS McCain collision pleads guilty to Thanks to all of you that helped me to become a better officer. I believe the spru-cans could have been refurbished to another decade or more. I wont go any farther than that. 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. Navy Fires 2 Top Warship Officers Over 'Loss of Confidence' Note the stealth hull configurations of the DDG-51 Class. USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Navy The ship was specifically designed to accommodate air cushion . . BTW, I was on one of those Charles Adams class DDGs, the Goldsborough (DDG-20). U.S. Navy Capt. Note the RAM missile launcher on her stern. The distinguished naval career of Admiral Felix Stump is reflected in the ship's coat of arms. Long time no see James. Commanding Officer, USS STUMP (DD-978) 1992 COMUSNAVCENT Staff (N3A), Bahrain Collapse Timeline Expand Timeline Education M.A., U.S. A hundred surface ships cant be everywhere at once. USS America (LHA 6) - Navy Alexa Jenkins, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer Carney, assumed command of their respective ships in the summer of 2022. Qualified Engineering Officer of the Watch (EOOW) as a First Class Petty Officer. 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. Beam: 55 feet . 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. While operating in the Persian Gulf, the Truman battle group enforced United Nations sanctions against Iraq by diverting 22 vessels with more than $5 million of suspected contraband cargo. I was her first Navigator and XN Department Head. In their defense, most were funded by the bankrupt Carter military and their armament suite was superior to the destroyers they were supposed to replace. Navy fires nuclear submarine captain after only 8 months on the job Additionally, U.S. sailors worked with military forces from Oman, Jordan, Tunisia, Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, improving interoperability and strengthening relationships with those countries. The enlisted on this ship taught me a lot. Plankowner USS John Young DD973 In late 1944 Stump kept his flag in Carrier Division 24 and NATOMA BAY (CVE-62) during action at Visayan, Philippines. Capt. these were good ships, sorry they are now history. I was part of the commissioning crew USS Ingersoll DD-990. In February 1995, STUMP deployed to the Caribbean Sea in support of Counter Drug Operations, transiting the Panama Canal. I have taken that experience to Kuwait and with 2 NAMs, promotion to O3 and now recruiting. I was on the John Rodgers. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? I was also CO of USS RENTZ (FFG 46) and USS HORNE (CG 30), both great ships. Went through GITMO reftra, Oct, 1985 and then on to the med cruise 1986. Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic | Later on I rode USS A W Radford DD 968 operation Desert Storm. Never served aboard any of these ships or in the Navy, but I always admired these ships. I served on the USS F B Parks DD-884(Gearing class destroyer). Plankowner on USS HAYLER DD997. Josh Echt, on the elliot DD967 forward engineroom. 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. Even got to play on the gear in CIC!! Capt. Thomas Snyder - Deputy Trials Director - LinkedIn We attended a reunion in S.Diego a couple of years ago. Slowly but surely since the 80s the Department of Defense has for some ungodly reason stuck its head in the sand. Both were fine ships. The combination of these two systems makes STUMP the most formidable destroyer of its kind in the world today. Finished my career on another Spruance, David R Ray DD-971. 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. Its a shame they went away so soon. Actually it was the Spruance Dd963. Ex-XO Harry W Hill, Hey there XO!!! Too bad we had to end it all so soon. June 21-24, 2018 It seemed disrespectful to me at the time. Ernest E. Evans, commanding officer of the USS Johnston (DD-557) . I learned a few yeas ago she ended up off the coast of Australia and is a fish reef. Recalled for Desert Storm and worked the Pentagon intel jobsbest billet I ever had!!! Your ORIGINAL HOMETOWN and State are asked for because that confirms who you are in your shipmate's memories. I served on the USS Moosbrugger DD-980 from May, 1984 to Nov, 1986. We found drugs in South America. Stump returned[where?] NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 17, 2020) Capt. Ken Ward, commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), speaks to Capt. If youre not a member ask to be added. A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, Felix Budwell Stump was appointed to the Naval Academy from that state in 1913. The ship went through a ten-month major overhaul at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. I served on the USS Peterson (DD 969) 91 95. Next duty station was Fleet Training Group Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from November 1991-June 1995 as a shipboard instructor on Perry class Frigates, Spruance class Destroyers, and Ticonderoga class Cruisers. Cruise books are created for private distribution. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Spruance-class destroyer USS Peterson (DD-969) with Soviet Moma AGS class survey vessel Nakhodka in the Sargasso Sea 1983 on the rescue op for Victor III-class SSN K-324. 1996 1997 ALTHOUGH THINGS ARE BETTER SINCE I LEFT I DO MISS YOU GUYS. . JPME I, U.S. I understand your summary completely. STUMP deployed to the Mediterranean as part of Sixth Fleet in June 1998. From 1938 to 1939 he served as Navigator of LEXINGTON (CV-2). We could not fight the Russians, or Chinese now and win. 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. This is for All Shipmates who served on USS Oldendorf DD-972 from commissioning thru decommissioning. Stump (DD 978) - Naval Cruise Book, Class of 1980, Page 37 of 72 Dad and I slept in Commander Mullens cabin, and he took the XOs. Secondly, STUMP was awarded the COMDESRON TEN Battle "E" Efficiency award for overall excellence. Then dad failed the sonar gears performsnce and we went back to LB instead of San Diego. DD-974 Plankowner. Access denial was expected to be the focus of any potential adversary's strategy. Zu seinen Aufgaben im Seeverkehr gehren die USS Roark (FF-1053) als Schtzen- / U-Boot-Abwehroffizier und Navigator; USS Stump (DD-978) als Chefingenieur; und als Executive Officer an Bord der USS Hercules (PHM-2) und der USS Yorktown (CG-48) . Second ship was USS John Hancock DD-981 October 1987- November 1991 Made one MEF cruise and a North Atlantic cruise, Served as Senior Enlisted Engineering Programs Manager. EM2 DeKilder. It is sad that these fine ships were scrapped or sunk with just 20 or so years of service. USS Stump (DD 978) - Navy Site The USS Orleck, shown here in 1964, a WWII veteran still going strong, by the 1970s needed to be replaced. Arghh.. South America anyone? Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic 05 March 2021 Deputy Commander SURFLANT Rear Adm. Kimberly Walz is a native of Crownsville, Maryland. DD 978 Stump - GlobalSecurity.org And Carson USS Caron (DD 970. I remember one of the Key Selling points to Congress at the time was the Ships modular design. SHAREM is a Chief of Naval Operations program established in 1969 to continuously improve the quality of undersea warfare. Surely the Spurances would now be long in the teeth, ranging from the 1975-commissioned DD-963 to the 1983-dated DD-997, they would all be over thirty years old. Email: Reunion@dd973.org for more info. Also, note the Phalanx CIWS mounts port and starboard. In fact, they use the same hull and below-deck machinery. Great crew and wardroom not to shabby for bubble head CWO. The Mechanix of Auto, Aviation, Militarypert near anything I feel relates to mechanical things, places, events or whatever I happen to like. They have passed the torch to a younger and more formidable group of ships. I was also angry. No additional details were immediately provided. Hope lifes treating you Sad, Dangerous, and down right STUBID! They need to be renamed the Department of Disinterested. I also served on the Uss Harry W Hill from sept 1 85 to april 9 88. Some of the best times of my life were spent during my time assigned there. The namesake of the destroyer, Admiral Felix Budwell Stump, was a native of West Virginia. The four smaller stars in gold are in recognition of the attainment of the rank of Admiral. A mainstay during this deployment, STUMP remained underway for over 80 percent of the time she was in the Gulf. Had I not been forced to rotate, I would gladly have spent another year or two on 979! Upon retirement from active duty in September of 2000, he was hired as civilian faculty as a Professor of Strategy and Policy in the College of Distance Education. Find the perfect lt gen brian cavanaugh stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360 image. My dad was a sonar guru from the shipyard, and I went with. Admiral Stump's great grandson, John Stump III served on the decommissioning crew in 2004. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsThe 40B was a functional equivalent of the original 40 (essentially same cabinets/controls) but with solid-state upgrades in most of the modules. And if we fight the Chinese expect the Russians to jump in on their side! PDF FLEET POST OFFICE 5750 To: Director of Naval History (N09BH) 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. The four KIDD class of upgraded Spruance destroyers were neither scrapped nor sunk. 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. As a kid, I used to sit at the old Point on Beach Boulevard and watch these sleek 563-foot long greyhounds birthed for Poseidons fox hunts. I have many pictures of her from over the years, some were taken by me and many others that were taken during the years after I moved on and later retired from the Navy. In April, and on 48 hour notice, STUMP was directed to detach and proceed to the Persian Gulf to replace the USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS which had suffered extensive damage from a mine explosion. Where to start? Now they cancel the Line of Zumwalt Class bringing the Price up to 2.2 Billion per ship and only 2 in the Planning. 1 Helicopter. I remember the swim call in Gatun Lake while heading west through the Panama Canal on SPRUANCE. They loved their weekly tub of ice cream. I hope everyone is doing good. Nice article on the ships, they were built for speed. The US Corporate government seeks to roll over its payments past the deadline.
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