Remember the Pascagoula shipyard and all the pre-commissioning work we did. I was a Torpedomans Mate.

Make equipment that makes the other side say Hey guys Ill pass!. I also served on the Uss Harry W Hill from sept 1 85 to april 9 88. 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. Those 7 hulls that were not equipped with VLS retained their ASROC launchers which gave the fleet another 56 of those weapons. DDG(X), along with the Constellation-class frigates, will form the bulk of the Navy's surface firepower well into the mid-21st century. This article is being republished due to reader interest. I loved that ship. Controversially, the House mark does not prevent the Navy from retiring a slew of aging Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers. The Navy also plans for the ship to operate across a wider spectrum of environments for greater periods of time. It was a definite difference from GGL and CGs. It told me alot about how out-of-touch the brass and Congress were with the realities of the Navy and our worlds volatility. Great cruise. What were the major differences (other than between a DDG and DD)? Naval Institute News. U.S. lawmakers are reportedly at a stalemate over the fate of the Navys aging cruiser fleet. Controversially, the House mark does not prevent the Navy from retiring a slew of aging Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers. Ill be going to her last XOs funeral this Thursday in Arlington.

Words fail me. Great article! The Representativesaidthat he is not unequivocally against retiring the cruisers, but that it must be done the right way. Wittman noted that the Navy stands to lose as many as 1,200 missile tubes, and with them, a significant portion of the militarys maritime strike capabilities.

No less than 16 Spruance class destroyers are on the way. All good things come to an end: last Spruance-class destroyer USS Hayler (DD-997) in hard starboard turn during her Acceptance Trials, circa late February 1983. becaiuse president CLINTON coulld.t WAIT to cut the military -to pay for his social programs. They whipped up a bogus hostile and even sounded some alarms for my benefit. Rob Wittman (R-VA) remains something of a wild card in this debate, having previously expressed concerns on both sides of the cruiser issue. Instead of being refurbed to serve another decade or two, they were stricken from the Navy List.

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.

Ive always told myself that I would have remained in the Navy if the Hill and her officers were my first tour! Great Ships. Both were fine ships.

Webcg 57 uss lake champlain, ticonderoga class; 8,390 80,000 shp gas turbine; cg 58 uss philippine sea, ticonderoga class; 8,390 80,000 shp gas turbine; cg 59 uss princeton, However, those ships are not coming until around the fiscal year 2028. They need to be renamed the Department of Disinterested. At the height of the Cold War, America boasted a force of about 100 cruisers and destroyers, and, today, with 92 big surface combatants in service, the long-term resiliency of Americas large surface combatant fleet has been a striking feature, with about 100 ships maintained in one fleet plan after another. A modest level of large surface combatant production would certainly be a lifeline to the industrial base, serving as an insurance policy when the entireBurkeClass finally requires replacement. Best years of my life were on a Sprucan. DC2 Chris C. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsDid you know MAC Robert Gonzales Plankowner on Hewitt? Plankowner USS Spruance DD-963 First an Best. 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! Great summary ..thank you for bringing this to light. I served in NICHOLSON (DD 982) from 1998-2000 and DEYO (DD 989) from 2001-2003. The Mechanix of Auto, Aviation, Militarypert near anything I feel relates to mechanical things, places, events or whatever I happen to like. Talk about packing a lot of guys in a tin can.

In 93 we launched 14 Tomahawks on Baghdad and on two deployments with the Ike we were rarely with the carrier group. I boarded her for the first time 3 days before we bombed Libya. The only thing better than riding a Spruance Can was driving a Spruance CAN! I was part of the USS Ingersoll DD-990 commissioning crew. At least five more cruisers are on the chopping block through 2026. 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. 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. The big secret to this whole thing is that it was cheaper to up grade then build a new ship. She was named after a Vietnam MOH winner and I remember his mother making visits to the ship. Evidently the Goodyear rubber dome window had irregularities and caused flow noise. Look up operation Operation Nimble Archer for some good spurance class reading. Served aboard the OLY 1990-1995. The Navys stopgap solution, increasingly supported by key lawmakers in the House,is to procure additional Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in coming years. This article was printed earlier and is being republished due to reader interest. Several of those that werent converted to VLS were given quadruple ABL Mark 43 Tomahawk missile launchers like on the recommissioned Iowa class battleships. Chief: I do believe we were on sister ships; Served on the Nick DD-982 from precom 78 till I left in82 as GSE1. I was on USS Peterson from 86-90. Its a shame they went away so soon. Served on USS FLETCHER DDDD992 from 91 to 95. 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. Connelly for a few short weeks. The crew was great, chaperoning me all over the ship, since dad was busy testing the sonar, amd Ieven got to play on a radar console in CIC.

The Burke also has a hull-form designed for better sea-keeping. WebThe Block IV missile, also called the Tactical Tomahawk, was first fielded in 2004 and now is on board Ticonderoga -class cruisers, Arleigh Burke class destroyers, and Zumwalt -class destroyers. 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. Im not sure what upgrades they received, but they were originally designed and built for a foreign country, so I am sure their technology wasnt/isnt up to the Sprucans levels. 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. Thank You. What a comedown. They were called the Love Boats back then since they were the size of WWII light cruisers (8000-tons), yet only carried a pair of 5-inch guns (Mk45 rapid-fire jobs that provided more firepower than twice as many of the old Sumners 5-inch/58s), twin triple ASW tubes, and an 8-cell ASROC launcher. I always liked your XO approachfair and honest.

Navy Large Surface Combatants (LSCs) Force-Level Goal The Navy refers to its cruisers and

While aboard, I had no problem getting around the Connelly as it had nearly the exact layout of the Gates. Precom and of course plank owner on the USS Hewitt, DD-966.

Isnt it odd,(or not), that each of us was on the best Spru can. That is,if it is allowed to retire all of the cruisers that it wants in the timeframe that it seeks. We keep making under armed ships that will get folks on our side killed, and loose the battle. I served on carriers as well. I learned a few yeas ago she ended up off the coast of Australia and is a fish reef.

This is a total of 239 surface warships capable of blue water operations. In this role, she is a remote control drone boat, used as a hard target for new weapons systems. The Ticos were early decommed tooand Valley Forge sunk as a target. I was also a DD988 USS Thorn Plankowner and I agree with your analogy on giving up on the Spruance class.

Subcommittee ranking member Rep. Bring on the Red Banner Fleet!

USS Cushing late in her career. Served aboard Elliot 77 81. 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.

Didnt see your name listed there. 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!!!!. They are presently serving honorably and proudly in the Taiwan Navy. Great ship with a great crew. 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 find Shipmates and Friends rather easily when I have as much details as possible when I start. approx Age? He was a Ship Serviceman and I was an Operations Specialist.

Plankowner USS John Young DD973 Today we face challenges on all fronts with neither the manpower nor the equipment to support sustained operations in a multiple theater scenario. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Also, they had a twin helicopter hangar that could support a pair of sub-busting choppers, a battle implement WWII destroyers never dreamed of. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Those 1940s era steam powerplants are killers. Catalog #: USN 1144349 Copyright Owner: National Archives. What a platform. Served on the Ready Radford 86-89. Of the twenty-oneTiconderoga-classvessels currently in service, the Navy seeks to decommission as many as seven cruisers for the 2022 fiscal year: namely, theAnzio, Port Royal, Hu City, San Jacinto, Vella Gulf,Lake Champlain, andMonterey.

I hate these silly damned questions. And I hate myself more for getting sucked into answering them! The answer is forever. Theres simply no weap Peace

Back in the early 1970s, the US Navy needed a replacement for the old FRAMd WWII era Sumner and Gearing leftovers from the 1940s and 50s in the fleet. Had some wonderful experiences as well as alot if growing up! The Arleigh Burkes had a new and stealthier hull design, but with essentially the same gas turbine propulsion plant and Aegis combat system. But the rumors are swirling that the Pentagon, under Dr. Katherine Hicks bureaucratically adept, John Lehman-like stewardship, will direct the Navy to shed older vessels far faster than expected, clearing the way for new ships and new technological approaches to warfighting at sea.

Although I wasnt in the Navy I was very Proud to do my part. But the modernized cruisers are becoming increasingly costly to repair, refit, and maintain due to what some Navy officials believe to be their rapidly deteriorating condition.

ENC (SW) ret 75-95. 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).

DD964 USS Paul F Foster plank owner, EM2.

The first thing I thought, perhaps horribly, was that I hoped she wasnt alive to have seen it. But the modernized cruisers are becoming increasingly costly to repair, refit, and maintain due to what some Navy officials believe to be their rapidly deteriorating condition. I reminded he that we had offloaded all ammunition at Seal Beach, CA before departing. Assigned DD968 USS AW Radford during Desert Shield/Storm, Pingback: Warship Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020: Hannah on the Beach | laststandonzombieisland, Pingback: Warship Wednesday, April 15, 2020: The Winged Spinach Can | laststandonzombieisland. 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.

I am a plankowner on the USS VICKSBURG. A close ET school friend was aboard Briscoe91-93.

Thanks for your service! Even non-mechanical artsy-fartsy stuff. Finished my career on another Spruance, David R Ray DD-971.

However, those ships are not coming until around the fiscal year 2028. I was on two, USS Merrill DD-976 90-94 and USS Oldendorf DD-972 97-02. That would be relatively normal practice. Aint it a small world? (Glennon DD-840 and Belleau Wood LHA-3). 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. At sea spent alot of time topside checking out the stars while underway. Sadly, while their chronological age would have suggested they had another decade of service remaining, most of the SPRUCANs I ever set foot on were begging to be retired (of my two, 982 more so than 989)obsolescent and limping along from a materiel standpoint.

I was an EW on DD-971 (David R. Ray) for a couple of years early to mid 80s. Question: How come in the 70s and 80s it shows the US Navy ships with white railings? Then I discovered the whole 963 Class had been mothballed and were scheduled Davy Jones fleet. For one, the Navy declined to use the stealthy, angular design of the Zumwalt-class destroyers. US Navy The ceremony marks the first of five cruisers set to be decommissioned this year. She did not get the VLS upgrade and we knew her days were numbered.

I never had more challenges than getting through the Light Off Exam and the Operational Readiness Exam. Frank does keep in touch with a couple of guys that he worked closely with.

I was among the first to convert from EM1 to GSE1 in oct. 78 when the GS rating officially opened. In 80 to 81, I was 11-12 yrs old and was in St Lucia while my dad was working thereWe took a tour of the USS Peterson when it came in for a port visit.

I was on the Briscoe, Did you go to Drubroknic, then Yugoslavia? Blurring The Difference Between Large And Small. The Navys stopgap solution, increasingly supported by key lawmakers in the House,is to procure additional Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in coming years. 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. 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.

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Deck Department: 1st Div Instead of being crammed full of TLAMs, these new DDGs have to allocate most of their space to carrying surface to air missiles.

USS OBannon DD987 85-88, her sinkex is on youtube and the only thing I can say when I watched it was, those doing the sinking would be crapping themselves if I was still on board her shooting back, sad to see the young lady go down without a fight, and yes she could fight hard. Plankowner USS Fletcher DD992 BM3 AlexRodriguez, I was a plank-owner on the USS Cushing (DD985), a fine ship! made Chief before retiring. I was on DD-981 John Hancock from 91-95, a great class ship. Did that Spy thing and looking for Gun Runners on the USS Coontz DDG-40 in 81/82. To work around the Navys enduring appetite for large surface combatants, the Biden administration seems eager to blur the distinction between large and small surface combatants, edging towards a smaller combined force of about 100 surface combatants in total. Saw Regec, though. Much later, I watched video of them sinking her for a NJ reef. and a missile launcher on the fantail.

She was the last in the continuous line of hull numbers. 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). WWII cans had 5/38 caliber guns (no such gun as 5/58) Meanwhile, worked at Mobil, Nike, Intel and then Microsoft because I moved to the Pacific Northwest.

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. Sketch in the 1973-4 Janes Fighting Ships on the planned Spruance class, Artists conception of the Navys DD-963-class destroyer. Constantly called away for solitary duties.

The Senate Armed Services Committee appears to diverge sharply from some in the House on the importance of keeping the Ticonderoga class in service. The larger cruisers have two five-inch guns, while the destroyers have one; the cruisers are equipped with 122 vertical launch missile silos, while the destroyers have 90 or 96 silos. I served on the Deyo from March 82 until my retirement in July 83 as the EMO. She was the 5th of 7 ships I served on in my career.

My first ship was USS David R Ray DD-971 August 1979-July 1984 made three WestPac cruises. The DDG 51 class was named after the legendary Adm. Arleigh Burke, the most famous destroyerman of World War II. You wonder what our planners are thinking??

Very sad to see this great class goand I was not even on any them.

Another surprise is the destroyer having only 96 vertical launch silos, compared to the 122 silos of the cruisers they replaceit would take more than six of the new destroyers to equal the firepower of five older cruisers.

Spent most my days as engineering logroom yeoman. aft fire room brovo 3.

My dad was running the sonar dept at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. EM2 DeKilder. First, the Department of Defense will force the Navy to eliminate the entire 22-hullTiconderogaClass cruiser fleet. I considered the SpruCans as cadillacs since I came off the Knox Class frigates. Commissioned Thorn DD 988 in 2/80. It broke my heart to learn of Nicholsons decommissioning and subsequent sinkex but it also happened to two of the other ships I served in as well. What you said was honest and well thought out.

I served on 2 SpruCans: USS PAUL F FOSTER (DD 964) as OPS Boss and USS OBRIEN (DD 975) as XO.

It was surreal. Vice-Chair and former Navy officer Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) argued that downsizing the cruiser fleet could carry dire consequences for the Navys near-term capabilities in the Pacific, especially in the midst of mounting Chinesethreats and provocationsagainstTaiwan.

and retired from the Naval Reserve as well. I served aboard USS Cushing (DD-985) from 1990 to 1993, and she was one of the best in the fleet. Involved in this process was Long Island contractor Dynell Electronics, which was acquired by United Technologies company Norden Systems. I served onboard from pre-com all the way through to the end of the first WESTPAC deployment. I evaluate national security threats and propose solutions.

Webrabbit grooming table; trinity prep football; Loja wyndham grand clearwater room service menu; does touching breast break wudu; norwegian cruise line job fair ), Pre-com plankowner DD963 USS Spruance shake down cruse and left the Spruance and the Navy Aug. 17 1976

Off to research this one for myself. But my heart is always and will be a tin can like dd971. Somehow the helicopters were on Sumner and Gearings. From top to bottom: USS Peterson (DD-969), USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968), USS Elliot (DD-967), USS Hewitt (DD-966), Kinkaid (DD-965), USS Caron (DD-970) PCUs are visible, At least five Spruance-class destroyers being built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi, with the two closest being USS Conolly (DD-979) and USS Moosbrugger (DD-980), 25 May 1977.

If left to normal attrition, most of the 27 older Arleigh Burke Class destroyers, deprived of a few hundred million dollar service-life extension six years ago, While I got to enjoy activity and follow-up the story of Elliot and the Three Bears My transfer did not let me participate in the rescue of the Vietnamese Boat People.

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. Terrific to hear from you and Id like to get your summary of life after the Hill as well. Like Megatron and Osama Bin Laden, most of the Spruances were sunk in deep water. I met the ship of the coast of Beirut In Sept 83 where she was the first ship with the new 554 gun system to draw blood.

She was the last and best ship of my 20 plus years. 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.

I served on the USS Kinkaid DD-965 during CrashPac 89-90 as ET3/ET2. Surely keeping some in mothballs would have been decent insurance but no one was worried about Russia or China back in 2003 or so. I served aboard the Harry W Hill, DD-986 aka The Furry Wet Mound 1996-97. I served onboard USS R.W.RADFORD DD968 FROM 95-98. Amazing experience!! Went from Talos, Long Range Fist of he Fleet to pop gun, NATO Sea Sparrow.

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.

Vice-Chair and former Navy officer Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) argued that downsizing the cruiser fleet could carry dire consequences for the Navys near-term capabilities in the Pacific, especially in the midst of mounting Chinesethreats and provocationsagainstTaiwan. BTW, I was on one of those Charles Adams class DDGs, the Goldsborough (DDG-20). My First Ship was DD-977 Briscoe. Otherwise, in terms of sensors and overall capabilities, the two ship types are largely identical. All rights reserved. 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! Weather the decision makers meant that or not It did affect the Navy force composition. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. 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.

All naval ships get rust spots/streaks on them when they have been at sea for a long time. Chipping and repainting the exterior of a ship is a neve My first and third ship was the USS John Hancock.

DDG(X) is designed for "expanded Arctic operations," and the service wants to see greater fuel efficiency for longer patrols.

In fact, given that timeline, DD-997 would only be expected to decommission in 2018. I then served at SIMA Newport from 1990 to 1993. All ships also gained an 8-pack of Harpoon SSMs, an 8-cell NATO Sea Sparrow SAM launcher (also capable of being used against surface ships), and a pair of 20mm CIWS R2D2 guns for swatting away incoming missiles. June 1979-Aug 1983 and October 1989-October 1991. I commissioned the David R. Ray (DD-971) and did my first 5 year sea duty tour as an OS. I miss the comradery of blue-water sailors Nice to see it / feel it on Facebook pages. But even that drastic cut is not enough for the Navy to get to the Department of Defenses current projection of 63 to 65 ships. How come it shows the Orleck with white railings? The latest flight-III Arleigh Burke Class destroyers are more modern than the Ticonderoga Class. The skipper reminded the Navy Dept. However, those ships are not (I lster served just as dad did!! In some warped wayI miss those daze. USS Comte De Grasse? We need to arm our vessels to the teeth to out gun any enemy like the Russian Battle Cruisers, and heavy DDs did! He stopped, thought for a moment, and then told me Never mind, Ill handle this. @ Tom Honda I guess I could be considered an Honorary plankowner of OBrien!!! Design threshold on the Gearings were 350 and both classes saw increases post-FRAM. We should have given them to our allies in the Pacific. USS Comte de Grasse (DD-974), 1987-1991 it never quit, we were asea forever. It probably wasnt so much the hull, the armament or the electronics, it was the crew. Vice-Chair and former Navy officer Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) argued that downsizing the cruiser fleet could carry dire consequences for the Navys near-term capabilities in the Pacific, especially in the midst of mounting Chinesethreats and provocationsagainstTaiwan. Sad to hear their fate and why. I remember when I first got there she was going through an availability. I spent nearly 2 years of my 6 in the Navy on USS Oldendorf DD972.