They retired me and decommissioned her at the same time. 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). My first thought about the justification was of the lack of stealth. I served on the DD-990 and am a plankowner. HullNumber.com does not share your information. I was a plank owner on USS Paul F Foster DD-964. I think, for the most bang for the buck, they were GREATand specialized sub hunters like you mentioned. In July 1994, STUMP again deployed to South America for UNITAS XXXV serving as the Flagship for Commander U.S. South Atlantic Force. From December 1948 to 1951 Stump served as Commander of Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet during which time he was promoted to Vice Admiral. Looking for DD 978 (legal and honorable) history makers, and Sailors of infamy. We also had a major gunfire casualty due to a coke can being disposed inside of our fire control computer. I also was on the Proud Pet for commissioning. and is slated to go to Jacksonville in the coming months. Great boat. Kearsarge is the third ship of the Wasp-class multipurpose amphibious assault ships. Albatross (MSC-289) Albert David (DE-1050) Albert T. Harris (DE-447) Alcor (AK-259) Aldebaran (AF-10) Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617) Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) Algol (AKA-54) Allagash (AO-97) Alstede (AF-48) Altair (AKS-32) Aludra (AF-55) Alvin C. Cockrell (DE-366) America (CVA-66) Amherst (PCER-853) Ammen (DD-527) Amphion (AR-13) 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. Words fail me. 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. A year later STUMP deployed as USCOMSOLANT Flagship for UNITAS XXII. USS Stump (DD-978) was a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. Stump the dumpLots of great memories onboard. A lot of good memories tied up in both those old girls. My first and third ship was the USS John Hancock. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.js, http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/0834.htm, Warship Wednesday: March 9, 2016 Blooming flowers for Agerholm | laststandonzombieisland, http://www.reunion16.wixsite.com/ussjohnyoung, Warship Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020: Hannah on the Beach | laststandonzombieisland, Warship Wednesday, April 15, 2020: The Winged Spinach Can | laststandonzombieisland, East Bank buzzing again | laststandonzombieisland, Warship Wednesday: March 17, 2021, Shamrock Cans | laststandonzombieisland, A Closer Look at the FFG-62 Class | laststandonzombieisland, The Rat Attack! The reason the Navy dumped the Spruance Class was because of the hull Also, the irony is that the first four Ticos themselves were originally drawn up as DDGs! Then the navy in its infinate wisdom sent me to a LST. The Sprus were a wee bit bigger but you had lots more guns, 3 dual 5/38 mounts. In the end, it is always money. Question: How come in the 70s and 80s it shows the US Navy ships with white railings? The deployment included extensive operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean and primarily the Persian Gulf. The Navy relieved two commanding officers on Wednesday both due to loss of confidence in their abilities to command. It made a big impression on me. This changed over time and by the late 1980s, they were pretty capable ships. I served onboard from pre-com all the way through to the end of the first WESTPAC deployment. My new last name is Flood, yes I married the Sonar Tech Flood :). 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. Served aboard from 83-87. Seems he 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. Moreover, the class had an enormous RF reflectivity, making them huge targets. and a missile launcher on the fantail. 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. someplace, too. | Arghh.. South America anyone? 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. Secondly, STUMP was awarded the COMDESRON TEN Battle "E" Efficiency award for overall excellence. 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. History of USS STUMP: 1996 Decommissioning of the Johnny Rod. We nearly ran onto a reef in the Caribbean when the Omega system skipped lanes and gave us false navigation plots. ENC (SW) ret 75-95. 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. During the deployment, STUMP showed the Flag in port visits to eight South American Nations and six West African Nations. Specifically, FBE-H further developed NWDC's draft Access Concept entitled "Poseidon's Presence". The reorganization was to be phased in over the summer and take effect on 31 August, with homeport shifts to occur through 1998. My first ship was also the Briscoe .all the spru cans were hungout to dry prematurely. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsI worked on these boats in 1975, I find it hard to believe that they were decommissioned already!! Drop me a email zorched_dd973 AT yahoo dot Com STUMP deployed to the Mediterranean as part of Sixth Fleet in June 1998. think they have retro fitted them with updated electronics and weapons. My first and only ship plank owner USS Briscoe. | Welcome aboard and congratulations on your orders to USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), the best amphibious assault ship in the fleet! NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 17, 2020) Capt. Actually it was the Spruance Dd963. 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. EM2 DeKilder. Bill DuVal here. We could actually see daylight from within combat information center. He graduated in March 1917, just prior to the United States entrance into World War I, during which he served in the gunboat YORKTOWN and as Navigator on the cruiser CINCINNATI, operating on escort duty in the Atlantic. Promoted to Commander in 1940, he served as Executive Officer of USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6). U,]3wTEChgs~iE.]QeJ4R'X-J.|)8. Admiral Stump's Navy career, his noted boldness, and his service aboard six aircraft carriers are presented by the griffin holding an anchor. She served us well and glad to see our old girl still afloat. I am so disheartened and can only shake my head. Oh, what nowthe Russians are reviving there sub fleet, too badno Spruance-class destroyers are left to hunt them down. I know the Ticos early on had the same issue with white railings. In December, STUMP was presented her second consecutive Battle "E" award by RADM Donnell, Commander Naval Surface Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet. 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. We found drugs in South America. (I lster served just as dad did!! Look up operation Operation Nimble Archer for some good spurance class reading. I served nn the UssComte De Grasse DD 974 from 1984 to 1987 great ship just found out her fate saddens me to hear that she rest on the bottom of the ocean miss her and my ship mate God bless Them all. I retired in 1994 then worked for the owner of a fleet of commercial ships till 2008. The USS Stump was decommissioned and stricken on 22 October 2004. In March 1951 Stump assumed command of the U.S. Second Fleet. 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. 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. Saw Regec, though. I served on the USS F B Parks DD-884(Gearing class destroyer). . Exploring History with the National Archives Special Media Division. In late 1944 Stump kept his flag in Carrier Division 24 and NATOMA BAY (CVE-62) during action at Visayan, Philippines. A fine ship gone far too soon. He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against Japanese-held islands" from September to December 1943. USS STUMP took part in the Fleet Battle Experiment Hotel (FBE-H) which was conducted by units of the 2nd Fleet and personnel of the Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) from August 28 to September 12, 2000 off the Virginia Capes and in the Gulf of Mexico. DC2 Chris C. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsDid you know MAC Robert Gonzales Plankowner on Hewitt? When she did trials out of Long Beach, I was there. That shipyard was the worst the US had to offerI called their workers rednecks with welding rods. USS Stump (DD-978) was a Spruance -class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. The ship suffered a fire last month while pierside, causing six sailors to seek treatment at an area hospital for smoke inhalation. TogetherWeServed.com (TWS) contains comprehensive military records . Seth Rumler from leadership of the Scranton. A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, Felix Budwell Stump was appointed to the Naval Academy from that state in 1913. Yes, of course, the SPRUANCE hulls are the same as the TICOs, thus showing their retirement was early. Contact. Alexa Jenkins, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer Carney, assumed. USS Deyo after her ASROC was removed and replaced with the 61-cell VLS. 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. later i served as DCA on uss fife (dd-991). In 1942 he served as Air Officer for Commander Western Sea Frontier, was promoted to Captain, and took command of the new carrier USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) in late 1942. I retired in 1995. He was my cousin and I was an ENC M-Division on the USS David R. Ray DD-971, Plankowner. During this deployment, STUMP was extremely successful in conducting anti-submarine warfare exercises and was once again presented the "Hookem" award for excellence in the area of USW. by Ellen Mitchell - 06/14/22 7:24 PM ET. [3] Stump was also credited with the identification of a low flying plane whose inspection upon landing in the US accounted for the recovery of several hundred kilos of Cocaine. in April 1995. You didnt throw away your two year old tube TV because plasma TV came on the market. I always liked your XO approachfair and honest. We worked hard and played hard. Command Master Chief, USS Monterey (CG 61) Captain AARON M. ANDERSON Commanding Officer, USS Carney (DDG 64) Cmdr. The ship went through a ten-month major overhaul at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. A few corrections: I agree that they were decommissioned way too early. 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. OHP sailor here, but the Spru-cans were great ships. 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. Drone anti submarine helicopters Unmanned helicopters capable of carrying nuclear depth charges. Boy Jerry looks like we are the few who commented for Elliot, too bad. We tagged yall down off the coast of Gulf of Fonseca. It was named for Captain Jeremiah O'Brien and his five brothers: Gideon, John, William, Dennis and Joseph. 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. It was like having a brand new car with all the bells and whistles. History Stump was laid down 25 August 1975, launched 29 January 1977, and commissioned on 19 August 1978. He completed the war as Commander Carrier Division 24 embarked in MARCUS ISLAND (CVE-77) in 1945 at Okinawa. A waste of fineships! Original 40s were upgraded to 40C, and 40As were upgraded to 40D. Two. 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. I will approve you. The first thing I thought, perhaps horribly, was that I hoped she wasnt alive to have seen it. Props to the king of south america, Bob "as in I wanna bang you from the back" Didier. 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. We served her well, too. March 1984 was highlighted by Stump's adoption as state flagship of West Virginia. Most of the battles in which he engaged ended in defeats. Mathias Vorachek as commanding officer of Albany. | Secondly, Stump was awarded the COMDESRON TEN Battle "E" Efficiency award for overall excellence. Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic 05 March 2021 Deputy Commander SURFLANT Rear Adm. Kimberly Walz is a native of Crownsville, Maryland. Good article about a great class of DDs. 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. She was a great ship, and being one of two ships on the east coast that had major crypto surveillance, we were always underway. Plankowner USS John Young DD973 It went through a number of changes while I served(70-72) including but not limited to a helo deck. I never had more challenges than getting through the Light Off Exam and the Operational Readiness Exam. Lots of blurry nights I don't remember. Thats an even 100-ships, or a reduction by about 58% from the late 1980s. Also, note the Phalanx CIWS mounts port and starboard. Later served aboard Leftwich till her move to Pearl.. Hey Guys, found this site VIA Pinterest, Read thorough the replies tonight 06/14/2021 I worked on the Eastbank as a welder on these ships in Pascagoula, MS 1977-1980. A small correction on the main article. We held a swim call instead. This was the first deployment for the HARRY S. TRUMAN, which was commissioned in 1998. I generally regarded the Ingalls Shipyard as a bunch of rednecks with welding rods. Email: Reunion@dd973.org. made it. But what hurt was the De commissioning before I retired from the navy. Were in dire need of an administration, Congress, and Military Leadership that willing to make the right arguments to them both for WHY we need their unequivocal SUPPORT ! They were great ships to drive and their ASW and aviation capability was first rate. Stump deployed to the Mediterranean as part of Sixth Fleet in June 1998. All welcome, but if you want a seat, you need to email cmc@stump.navy.mil BEFORE 10/12/04. Prior to that, Stump took part in Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 01-1, to certify the carrier battle group for deployment. | STUMP returned in April 1995. Loved my division those of you I called friends there! Lawrence Heyworth, Jr. Jan. 1965 - July 1966. 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). There is this thing call Stress Corrosion Cracking (This is also a significant problem with the CGs as well). I wont go any farther than that. 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. Hiram Andreu Commanding Officer, USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (LCS 21). Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, MS, her keel was laid on July 21, 1975. 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. Even better crew. We had HTs constantly chasing cracks in our starboard side helo hanger. Although she was a great ship with plenty of power the Spruance class destroyers were plagued with some serious problems. DD 864 Harold J. Ellison 5 years as BT in fire rooms that were hell on earth. Served on the Ready Radford 86-89. A bit of a story first, Capt., then a thought about what you wrote. 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. They need to be renamed the Department of Disinterested. Did you know Ray Harner, a DS from Pennsylvania? They are presently serving honorably and proudly in the Taiwan Navy. I served aboard the USS John Rodgers DD983 from 1983-1986. "STUMP" 2-3-4. Official U.S. USN 1162172. You can argue that the 96-cell VLS equipped DDG-51 class destroyers replaced the Spru-cans, DDGs, and retired CGs on a 2:3 basis, but the DDG-51 lacked the extra 5-inch mount, and, in early models, the aircraft capability. Officers and crew watch from their underway replenishment stations aboard the destroyer USS STUMP (DD 978) as their ship takes on fuel from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). list of millionaires in georgia, chef art smith homecomin nutrition, hyperlite broadcast fin setup,
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