Best damn ship ever been on, considering it was my first. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? You waited for the price to come down and technology to mature some and got the HD LCD TV and then you still held onto the tube set for a while and put it in the guest room until a better deal came along and you got an even better primary set. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. Involved in this process was Long Island contractor Dynell Electronics, which was acquired by United Technologies company Norden Systems. HWkOG_1'~(M# these were good ships, sorry they are now history. Amy Bauernschmidt, incoming commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), reads her orders during a change of command ceremony held on the flight deck. The Commanding Officers. In January 1942 he was transferred to the Staff of the Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet for which he was awarded the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Medal. Smuggling Vessel in the Caribbean. Only once in three years did we ever experience water hours when our evaporators failed. Returning home in March 1983, she participated in Solid Shield '83, a complex exercise involving U.S. NATO ships and the U.S. Air Force. Admiral Stump's navy career, his noted boldness, and his service aboard six aircraft carriers are presented by the griffin holding an anchor. The skipper reminded the Navy Dept. In October 1989, STUMP again deployed to the Mediterranean as part of the FORRESTAL Battle Group (MED 1-90). In January 1998 STUMP commenced work-ups for its upcoming Sixth Fleet deployment by participating in COMPTUEX and JTFEX as part of the USS EISENHOWER Battle Group. That shipyard was the worst the US had to offerI called their workers rednecks with welding rods. It was a definite difference from GGL and CGs. The aluminium hull construction specifically. At least they were not sold to another country. Her story is typical of her class. As part of a reorganization announced in mid-1995 of the Atlantic Fleet's surface combatant ships into six battle groups, nine destroyer squadrons and a new Western Hemisphere Group, Stump was reassigned to Destroyer Squadron Two. I wish all my SH'S the best in their future! The Spruances, unlike the Burkes, was dedicated to ASW, ASuW, and land strike with both naval gunfire and cruise missiles. USS Heerman (DD-532) and a destroyer escort lay a smoke screen to protect Taffy 3 from attacking Japanese surface ships at the beginning . Sailors worked with military forces from Oman, Jordan, Tunisia, Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, improving interoperability and strengthening relationships with those countries. CAPT Greg Stump, USCG, "Take on the Toxic Leader," U.S. 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. 1994 1995 Help| Served aboard Elliot 77 81. In October 1989, Stump again deployed to the Mediterranean as part of the USSForrestal carrier battle group (MED 190). I was 6 or 7. FC2. I was precom for USS John Hancock DD-981 in 1978 went TAD on the Peterson and Stump, sorry to see. Had some wonderful experiences as well as alot if growing up! NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - Capt. Stefan Walch, Commodore, Destroyer Squadron Two (CDS-2), relieved USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) commanding officer, Cmdr. Multiple deployments, several Typhoons, and never saw any problems like you described. In this role, she is a remote control drone boat, used as a hard target for new weapons systems. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. The ship went through a ten-month major overhaul at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. 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. One of the repairs that was being done was welding up a large crack that had formed between the masts on the O3 level. Commissioned her as an ETC, Departed a year later as an LDO Ensign. Great cruise. Dawley is Hopper's second commanding officer to be relieved in the last three years. Just one of their number, the former USS Paul Foster, remains. The end of service life for them was being discussed in NAVSEA back in the early 90s shortly before I retired. Surely keeping some in mothballs would have been decent insurance but no one was worried about Russia or China back in 2003 or so. Somehow the helicopters were on Sumner and Gearings. Served in this Destroyer? I have fond memories of Pascagoula Ms. and the commissioning of her. A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, Felix Budwell Stump was appointed to the Naval Academy from that state in 1913. I served onboard from pre-com all the way through to the end of the first WESTPAC deployment. The Flight III Arleigh Burke is more than a match for anything any other Navy can deploysave the US Navy itself of course. Precom and of course plank owner on the USS Hewitt, DD-966. How come it shows the Orleck with white railings? I too have many fond memories of Pascagoula, Miss. Michael D. Nordeen, commanding officer of the amphibious transport dock Mesa Verde, and Cmdr. Mediterranean Sea, March 2 1988, a starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS Tattnall (DDG-19) underway. Kearsarge is the third ship of the Wasp-class multipurpose amphibious assault ships. I was also angry. Yet another Conolly DD 979 plankowner here. The gold shield is symbolic of knowledge and achievement. It was a great ship. My first ship was USS David R Ray DD-971 August 1979-July 1984 made three WestPac cruises. | In April, and on 48-hour notice, Stump was directed to detach and proceed to the Persian Gulf to replace the USSSamuel B. Roberts which had suffered extensive damage from a naval mine explosion. Served on three of these hulls DD, DDG, and CG.Fletcher, Callaghan, and Thomas S Gates and enjoyed each one. Jeffrey Juergens, commodore, Submarine Squadron 6, spoke on Vorachek's performance during his time as the boat's commanding officer. The CH-53E is from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 12 (HM-12) "Sea Dragons". 1940s complement for the Sumners as designed was 336 Officers and Enlisted while some wartime designs (such as DMs) were 363 http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/0834.htm . Call me crazy, but I miss everyone. Login| 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. 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. We had several fires onboard due to shipyard trash being stored in electrical junction boxes. Great crew and wardroom not to shabby for bubble head CWO. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsServed on the Deyo as EMO from about March 82 until retirement July 83. | I MISS YA, The short time I was on there, I learned so much. It would have been prohibitively expensive to retrofit the SPRUANCE hull with AEGIS. 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. STUMP conducted Black Sea operations, port visits and extensive USW operations. E-mail me so we can keep in touch. We set the performance bar for the rest of the class and Ive been told by following crews we set it too high. USS O'Brien (DD-975) was a Spruance -class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. But then again how many times were we spending money like a drunken sailor in the PI on payday the last quarter of the year so that our budget didnt get reduced next year. Undated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA. Circa 1977, Passenger Ship Terminal mid-town New York City on the Hudson River. I always liked your XO approachfair and honest. We were down there in 80 doing radar picket with new Outboard listening system. Not even her 127mm guns, standard issue on US Navy destroyers, were salvaged. Capt. 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. 13 May 1906 - Launch of Ioann Zlatoust (Russian: ), an Evstafi-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet. I was a plank owner of USS Arthur W. Radford DD-968.She was a great shipfirst ship to fire a Harpoon missile in the Mediterranian SeaHad a great mentor on boardFTG1 Joe Puls (eventually MCPO)left the Radford as Fox division LPO.Loved that ship and all my shipmatesSaw her stripped down before sinkingwhat a host of memories!!!!. | I would do it all again on any ship!! USS STUMP, along with the rest of the CVBG and ARG ships returned home on May 24 2001. As a result of her outstanding performance, STUMP was awarded the "Hookem Award" for USW excellence by the Commander U.S. Sixth Fleet. Even non-mechanical artsy-fartsy stuff. She was the last in the continuous line of hull numbers. )..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. The Legion of Merit (which he was awarded three times) is indicated by the crossed arrows in scarlet and white. USS Stump is the 16th SPRUANCE-class destroyer. Flank Speed: 32 Knots. Radioman. 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. 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. Would love to hear about a reunion, Plankowner on DD997 USS Hayler. Sure was ashame to see her sunk! A hundred surface ships cant be everywhere at once. Its possible, I reported aboard May, 1984 the day the Moose came home for the 1983 /84 med cruise as an undesignated E-1.By the time we did a port visit to Newport, RI, I was mess cranking. made Chief before retiring. When the Spruances left the Navy, they took with them 1,494 Mk41 VLS cells which carried mainly Tomahawk cruise missiles along with a smattering of ASROC sub-busters. 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. Lawrence Heyworth, Jr. Jan. 1965 - July 1966. Let go early for disability but thats a story.Sure had some good times aboard her.Cried sorta,got angry sorta ect when she was sunk but think we all did.Life is good shipmate glade you made it. Drone anti submarine helicopters Unmanned helicopters capable of carrying nuclear depth charges. Tenacity rules. The first thing I thought, perhaps horribly, was that I hoped she wasnt alive to have seen it. In February 1958 when the command was divided, he was relieved of duty as Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, but continued to serve as Commander in Chief, Pacific until his retirement, effective August 1, 1958. STUMP was also able seize the fishing vessel CARLOS DAVID which was carrying 64 bails of narcotics worth an estimated street value of $50 million. It was on this cruise that Stump obtained its mascot Felix, a bluefronted Amazon parrot, during a port visit to Brazil. This was the eighth in a series of fleet battle experiments designed to evaluate new naval warfare concepts and technological capabilities. 0 My GPS system was almost always Casrept, so we sailed from Mississippi to San Diego and back again by radar and starsthe Loran and Omega was totally worthless. loved that ship. and a missile launcher on the fantail. you can look it up. I served on 2 SpruCans: USS PAUL F FOSTER (DD 964) as OPS Boss and USS OBRIEN (DD 975) as XO. Donald D. Engen July 1966 - July 1967. Command Master Chief, USS Monterey (CG 61) Captain AARON M. ANDERSON Commanding Officer, USS Carney (DDG 64) Cmdr. Then, starting in 1998, these hardy destroyers that were at the top of their game, began to retire. DD Module Erection Area 24 June 1976. Was great ship and a great crew. Hiram Andreu Commanding Officer, USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (LCS 21). I REALLY MISS THE STUMP! | 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. approx Age? I think, for the most bang for the buck, they were GREATand specialized sub hunters like you mentioned. Although I wasnt in the Navy I was very Proud to do my part. 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. to all the bm's that went to japan, i told you so. In March 1951 Stump assumed command of the U.S. Second Fleet. Words fail me. Off to research this one for myself. Following the return from her Middle Eastern Force deployment in February 1997, Stump conducted an extensive dry-docking selected restricted availability and immediately commenced a training cycle which culminated in a final evaluation period. Your my boy and lawyer, Blue! Spent a considerable amount of time in Pascagoula. 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. Stump deployed to the Mediterranean as part of Sixth Fleet in June 1998. Mathias Vorachek as commanding officer of Albany. Richard Zamberlan, the. Pingback: East Bank buzzing again | laststandonzombieisland. They were a fast, maneuverable ship. As a result of her outstanding performance, STUMP was awarded the "Hookem Award" for USW excellence by the Commander U.S. Sixth Fleet. Peace I was across the pier from you on the USS John Rodgers (DD-983). My first and third ship was the USS John Hancock. Polmar has good reference material on this, but THE ultimate reference book is Michael Potters Electronic Greyhounds. San Diego, California, United States Executive Officer USS Coronado (LCS 4) . I am a plankowner on the USS VICKSBURG. We also had a major gunfire casualty due to a coke can being disposed inside of our fire control computer. 5#ao8{C,bqxBYYfZ='c^[)clDec@FL|UcQ&PBgB*6XI-v*e>NgcG#8(.xcI#HlZBkL'b/8/ Vvj`f#evYI5)';br>)CgDlr/J#%?Ptw0:/W('Gr*5T1RP"vUT@!l?8jPHMm]&w|NN#%xqW!\RV{MV]rL=)8 Io)Ar3`#M(O/.k(zDP*'tx~QaCoQ3y)E@ : P"g7r\y*ed|vp2j\-FD;{:w^c^+d?)y`T8S`IhjU+b CApq;Oquq(b)-y~lD^pAF~%y XY_&gwSNJnN:`wUQO5oDI 6: Even better crew. More on this ship below. But what hurt was the De commissioning before I retired from the navy. Ernest E. Evans, commanding officer of the USS Johnston (DD-557) . The Mark 29 NATO Sea Sparrow launcher on the stern of the destroyer USS STUMP (DD 978). I was the commissioning Navigator on the USS Harry W Hill (DD986) in 1979 out of Pascagoula. In some warped wayI miss those daze. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? [The Dynell founder decided to pursue his holographic-photography business, Solid Photography Inc, which operated a public photo studio on LI.] They were great ships to drive and their ASW and aviation capability was first rate. During the deployment, STUMP showed the Flag in port visits to eight South American Nations and six West African Nations. @#$. Same base platform, different mission package, I object to your use of the term, bankrupt Carter military.. I wont go any farther than that. In July 1994, STUMP again deployed to South America for UNITAS XXXV serving as the Flagship for Commander U.S. South Atlantic Force. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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. The weapon systems, technology, engineering plant and livability differences between TJ and PF Flyer was night and day. USS Stump DD 978 entering Gibraltar on 10th May 2001. 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. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Displacement: 8040 tons. FRAMs carried on for many years after in foreign navies. Thanks Murphy. A small correction on the main article. 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. Commander Bryce Benson, the commanding officer of the USS Fitzgerald, has waived a right to a preliminary hearing, no date has been set for a potential court martial. Arghh.. South America anyone? 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. Where to start? STUMP deployed to the Mediterranean as part of Sixth Fleet in June 1998. I learned a few yeas ago she ended up off the coast of Australia and is a fish reef. She received the Vertical Launch System (VLS) for the BGM-109 Tomahawk missile. George R. Aguilar as Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) during a ceremony May 19, 2022. 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. He was my cousin and I was an ENC M-Division on the USS David R. Ray DD-971, Plankowner. In August 1990, STUMP transited to Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans, LA for overhaul and major Combat Systems Upgrade. Anne, Tom, Kosovi. 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. Seems he This changed over time and by the late 1980s, they were pretty capable ships. (I lster served just as dad did!! Erickson. Retired ENC(SW) 1975-1995, USS JOHN YOUNG REUNION JUNE 2018 EMAIL REUNION@DD973.ORG FOR DETAILS. 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. ), Pre-com plankowner DD963 USS Spruance shake down cruse and left the Spruance and the Navy Aug. 17 1976 Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Stump (DD 978). 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. Great to hear from a fellow Harry W Hill plank owner. 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. ADM W.L. U.S. Navy Capt. Recalled for Desert Storm and worked the Pentagon intel jobsbest billet I ever had!!! It was surreal. Any Operations types serve on a Kidd AND Spruance? Stump also received the integrated AN/SQQ-89 USW system, the most sophisticated underwater surveillance system employed by surface vessels. This class represented one of the Navys early efforts to improve quality of life afloat for enlisted sailors (Time Magazine interviewed men on the Peterson), and also be more environmentally responsible (the Jared vacuum-suction sewage incineration system). He was a Ship Serviceman and I was an Operations Specialist. I spent nearly 2 years of my 6 in the Navy on USS Oldendorf DD972. I believe the spru-cans could have been refurbished to another decade or more. STUMP conducted Black Sea operations, port visits and extensive USW operations. I was on Her from 91 until 93 as a CTM1 up in outboard on 03 level you never made it that high I am sure nose bleeds and all. I also was on the Briscoe DD-977. STUMP then deployed for UNITAS XXVI/WATC '85. | She was a good ship! 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 four KIDD class of upgraded Spruance destroyers were neither scrapped nor sunk. My first ship was USS TURNER JOY (DD 951), which was the last USN DD before the Spruances came along. In mid-October 2003 Stump operated off the coast of Argentina with the frigate USSRobert G. Bradley as part of the annual UNITAS exercise which involved naval forces from Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Spain and Uruguay. well!!! 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. 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. 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. but the Spruances were in such bad shape that they ended up replacing them instead and the OHPs stuck around as glorified gun boats a lot longer than desired. DD 864 Harold J. Ellison 5 years as BT in fire rooms that were hell on earth. From: Commanding Officer, USS ROBERT G BRADLEY (FFG 49) To: Director of Naval History (N09BH) Subj: USS ROBERT G BRADLEY (FFG 49) COMMAND HISTORY FOR CALENDAR . Take care ya'll. After the war he served in the battleship ALABAMA, had flight training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, and postgraduate instruction in Aeronautical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The 15KV power supplies were made by Espey Manufacturing in Saratoga Springs, NY.
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