Stump then traveled to New Orleans as the U.S. Navy's host ship for the 1984 World's Fair. He was a Ship Serviceman and I was an Operations Specialist. Navy made a big mistake not at least mothballing at least 20 of them! DN-SC-85-09116. Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm - 1978 | 1979 - 1980 | 1981 - 1982 | 1983 - 1984 | 1985 - 1986 | 1987 - 1988 | 1989 - 1991 | 1992 - 1993 | 1994 - 1995 | 1996 - 1997 | 1998 - 1999 | 2000 - 2001 | 2002 | 2003 - now Also a SPRUANCE plank owner. Help| Was great ship and a great crew. STUMP then deployed for UNITAS XXVI/WATC '85. Have you checked out the websites USS Stump and USNS Kanawha on 30 March 2001. DD964 USS Paul F Foster plank owner, EM2. USS FIFE/DD 991 Donald D. Engen July 1966 - July 1967. What a waste!!! I dont know anything about the Haylers SPS-49, but the Kidd class (4 ships originally ordered by the Shahs Iran) were equipped with the more capable SPS-48 series used by our older CGs and CGNs. The Mechanix of Auto, Aviation, Militarypert near anything I feel relates to mechanical things, places, events or whatever I happen to like. CG69 Loved every minute of it sad to hear they are being scrapped. During the deployment, STUMP showed the Flag in port visits to eight South American Nations and six West African Nations. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. This is a total of 239 surface warships capable of blue water operations. OS2 DEL. 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. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. One might say that the data processing and networking capabilities of the SPRUANCE class were like 9600 baud dial-up systems trying to keep up with broadband cable. I was Pre-com Connolly DD-979 and then regular ships company, 78-81. He was my cousin and I was an ENC M-Division on the USS David R. Ray DD-971, Plankowner. Best damn ship ever been on, considering it was my first. MORE USS Topeka Arrives in Hawaii for Change of Homeport The skipper reminded the Navy Dept. Naval War College, College of Distance Education, M.A., (IR) Villanova University, Political Science, B.A., Villanova University, Political Science. Deck Department: 1st Div Sad, Dangerous, and down right STUBID! Ken Ward, commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), speaks to Capt. USS KINKAID DD-9655 Years of My 20.BM2/1, I spent 4 years on the greatest navy ship in my 24 years the uss elliot 967 i loved that ship i was the chief cook it had the best crew and skippers very proud of her, Chief Dunn I served on board the Elliot with you from 81 to 85 sk3 Schwartz.,you and sky weaver were great guys to serve with. 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. Spent a considerable amount of time in Pascagoula. I put the David R. Ray (DD-971) in commission and served aboard her for 5 years. Original 40s were upgraded to 40C, and 40As were upgraded to 40D. Served on Elliot 967 from July 76 till 79. Constantly called away for solitary duties. There are designs out that show the sprucans with an aegis up- grade. Plankowner USS Spruance DD-963 First an Best. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsI worked on these boats in 1975, I find it hard to believe that they were decommissioned already!! As the commissioning commanding officer of Normandy, he led. For this action he was awarded a second Navy Cross. 9th Spruance, 7th Fleet, 1 speaks for itself (971). (Felix Stump) Taffy 2 (Task Unit 77.4.2) . USS Stump (DD-978) was a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. 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. Mediterranean Sea, March 2 1988, a starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS Tattnall (DDG-19) underway. 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. 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. (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!!! I served onboard from pre-com all the way through to the end of the first WESTPAC deployment. i worked as an electrician at ingalls on the first few of these. Over the 1980s and 90s, they were increasingly armed with other weapons systems. First went to sea on OBrien. 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. I remember one of the Key Selling points to Congress at the time was the Ships modular design. A bit of a story first, Capt., then a thought about what you wrote. It went through a number of changes while I served(70-72) including but not limited to a helo deck. 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. NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 17, 2020) Capt. More on this ship below. My First Ship was DD-977 Briscoe. She has been in use since 2004 as an unnamed and non-commissioned test ship for the US Navy as the Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS). Engineering: Auxiliary Dept. Crew List:This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS STUMP. Probably 7 or 8 years ago I remembered hearing from a friend of mine whos son was actually working on the scrapping project. Watched the video of her being used for target practice and just thought, what a waste The Spruance was the best of the best. 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. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. USS JOHN YOUNG REUNION HI EVERYBODY! I MISS YA, The short time I was on there, I learned so much. They also faded away with 62 5-inch guns, 62 CIWS guns, 249 Harpoon anti-ship missile launch spots, 62 LAMPS helicopter hangar spots, 249 Sea Sparrow missile launcher cells, 210 RAM missile cells, and 186 Mk32 ASW Torpedo tubes. STUMP re-visited eight South American nations, as well as completing another successful transit of the Chilean Inland Waterway. Yay for us. (I lster served just as dad did!! I find Shipmates and Friends rather easily when I have as much details as possible when I start. Returning home in March 1983, STUMP participated in Solid Shield '83, a complex exercise involving U.S. NATO ships and the U.S. Air Force. Do I understand correctly that they essentially turned these DDs into DDGs, but without renaming them? | 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! The Navy said Nordeen is being reassigned to Commander, Naval Force Atlantic, while Capt. Also visible is the frigate USS PAUL (FF-1080), the destroyer USS Stump (DD-978), the frigate USS Capodanno (FF-1093) and the guided missile destroyer USS Luce (DDG-38). Served on the Ready Radford 86-89. 1996 1997 Served as part of Airdale crew aboard the USS OBrien DD975 and USS Ingersol DD990 . Commissioned Thorn DD 988 in 2/80. Served on Ingersoll 87-90 caught in yards in San Pedro Ca and rode her to Pearl.Did the Aussie Bi-cenntenial cruise more time inport than at sea after the cruise Capt Frank told me I would make chief because of the performance of our div(S2) I will be always thankful for that group of sailors much love for Spruance Class destroyers. She was the best riding ship I ever served on and is dearly missed. I was on the USS John Rodgers DD983 and she died a death no ship should go through, she was scrapped at Brownsville TX shipyard. I went from BM3 to BM2 on her. We could not fight the Russians, or Chinese now and win. Navy Fires 2 Top Warship Officers Over 'Loss of Confidence' The US Corporate government seeks to roll over its payments past the deadline. Call me crazy, but I miss everyone. Not entirely sure on the railings issue. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. The US Coast Guard retrieved the drugs that the small boat had jettisoned. They were indeed beautiful ships though! USS Stump DD-978 | Tales of an Asia Sailor [The Dynell founder decided to pursue his holographic-photography business, Solid Photography Inc, which operated a public photo studio on LI.] Michelle L. Nakamura A native of Beaumont, Texas, CAPT Nakamura earned a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. My first duty station was the OBannon DD-987 2003 DECOM. Both Capt. I was among the first to convert from EM1 to GSE1 in oct. 78 when the GS rating officially opened. SHAREM 125 was the latest in a series of SHAREM exercises designed to test and evaluate undersea warfare tactics, weapons, sensors and procedures. The majority of ships already had been upgraded to vertical launch, and as far as the rest of the electronics upgrades go well, thats the easiest and cheapest of the bunch. They whipped up a bogus hostile and even sounded some alarms for my benefit. 2. the ability ,of stump's crew to present a silver dollar ship to approximately 250 . 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. BZ!!! I was on DD-981 John Hancock from 91-95, a great class ship. 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. Stump also received the integrated AN/SQQ-89 USW system, the most sophisticated underwater surveillance system employed by surface vessels. Not Multi billion dollars projects that run over budget, and do not deliver. The USS Orleck, shown here in 1964, a WWII veteran still going strong, by the 1970s needed to be replaced. Naval/Maritime History - 27th of February - Today in Naval History Today they have in commission: 22 remaining Ticos, 12 OHPs (that are largely disarmed and rapidly retiring), 4 (unproven) LCSs, and 62 Burke-class destroyers, the first of which was laid down on 16 September 1989. Most of the battles in which he engaged ended in defeats. The namesake of the destroyer, Admiral Felix Budwell Stump, was a native of West Virginia. 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. 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. Add yours! 2002 s5lOVW` p: Joseph Perrotta Obituary (1942 - 2018) - Norfolk, VA - The Virginian-Pilot 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; Following the return from its Middle Eastern Force deployment in February 1997, STUMP conducted an extensive DSRA and immediately commenced a rigorous training cycle which culminated in a highly successful Final Evaluation Period. 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. A lot of good memories tied up in both those old girls. Our Navy has become has shrunk to become second rate. Steamed with a lot of the Spru cans. 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. The FRAMs had 5/38s, but that could just be a typo. Admiral Stump's Navy career, his noted boldness, and his service aboard six aircraft carriers are presented by the griffin holding an anchor. When I saw the video of her sinking, water just started coming out of my eyes. 1986 was significant for two reasons. I was on her when we went to Pascagoula for the retrofit from ASROC to VLS. Polmar has good reference material on this, but THE ultimate reference book is Michael Potters Electronic Greyhounds. USS STUMP (DD-978) - a Spruance-class destroyer, Final Disposition:Sunk as target 7 June 2006. Bring on the Red Banner Fleet! Cadillacs..Plain and simple, Our Ship (USS FIFE), could tear through the water, Hunted Subs like a fox, and always looked sleek and sure in or out of port. Length: 529 feet . Navy fires five leaders in less than a week | The Hill Commanding Officer CDR Benjamin Grant Executive Officer LCDR Jacob Cates Chief of the Boat CMC Brett Olivieri. I felt my ship was too young. No sooner were they stricken than they were systematically sunk in a series of fleet training exercises, dismantled, or otherwise scrapped. One of the first non-plank owners to board the ship, talking about feeling like an outsider. As a result of her outstanding performance, STUMP was awarded the "Hookem Award" for USW excellence by the Commander U.S. Sixth Fleet. Precom and of course plank owner on the USS Hewitt, DD-966. USS Stump is the 16th SPRUANCE-class destroyer. US Carrier Deploys for First Time Under Command of Female Captain In this role, she is a remote control drone boat, used as a hard target for new weapons systems. Qualified Engineering Officer of the Watch (EOOW) as a First Class Petty Officer. Tim French At sea spent alot of time topside checking out the stars while underway. Who would think. Terrific to hear from you and Id like to get your summary of life after the Hill as well. Walt "Sarge" Slaughter of his duties Aug. 19 during a change of command ceremony in San . 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. I honor this class on my facebook page. 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. Congress, present & past administrations in order to support government payraises, pork projects, massive welfare projects and foreign aid have cut military new hardware/ modernization projects needed to provide the physical defense of this nation and to meet our comittments to our allies. 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 . Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet > SUBPAC Commands roster of the magnanimous The Navy has relieved 13 commanding officers so far this year, including one Marine who was at a Navy command, said . Portraits are generally organized alphabetically by surname within each division or department. Commanders of the Constitution - USS Constitution Museum 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. Stump, along with the rest of the battle group ships returned home on 24 May 2001. Richard McCandless relieved Cmdr. Find the perfect andorra and us stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360 image.