O'BRIEN deployed to the Persian Gulf as a member of the Joint Task Force, Middle East and participated in combat action against naval forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran during Operation Praying Mantis on 18 April 1988. Upon completion of nuclear power and submarine training in March 1965, Commander Schlichter was assigned to USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN 633)(Blue), where he served as an engineering division officer until March 1969. ORION. Taking up duties with SubRon 6, 24 January 1946, she remained in the Canal Zone, with one interruption for overhaul, until 11 May 1949. Thanks, Men and Families of SCAMP! At Saipan between 23 April and 1 September 1945, she served as CTG 17.7 and as SOPA (Admin) for Tanapag Harbor in addition to her tender and repair activities which were performed for over 300 ships. [Note: The above USS ORION (AS-18) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS ORION (AS-18) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]. 2. May 20, USS Frank Cable departed Naval Station Charleston for a scheduled Mediterranean deployment to replace the USS Orion . Note, for a short period four of the family were on active duty simultaneously; myself, Lisa as a line Lieutenant, her husband John as a Lieutenant Commander Submarines, and son John as an Ensign Naval Aviator. The next day Orion headed back to Hawaii for overhaul. 4th Albany CA 123 & CG 10. Four 47mm (1.9in) saluting guns were also carried. These guns were split evenly between the forward and aft superstructure, all in single mounts. C. S. Isgrig, commanding. It always had a great reputation. In 1976 I was ordered to the Submarine Command Course in Norfolk Virginia as prospective Commanding Officer USS John Adams (SSBN 620) Gold. At Saipan between 23 April and 1 September, she served as CTG 17.7 and as SOPA (Admin) for Tanapag Harbor in addition to her tender and repair activities which were performed for over 300 ships. His next assignments included tours as Engineer Office aboard USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN 601)(Blue) and USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN 633)(Gold). My very best to all with everlasting love and admiration. By October 1914, a pair of 3-inch (76mm) anti-aircraft (AA) guns had been added. She continued in this role until 1993, when she was relieved by the USS SIMON LAKE (AS 33). [22] Orion was given a brief refit in late April in Devonport. Both decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on September 24, 2004, the O'BRIEN spent the following months berthed at the Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Pearl Harbor, HI., until she was finally . After a shipyard period at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, the ORION again changed homeport to La Maddalena, Italy, now servicing ships of the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. A series of miscommunications and mistakes by the British allowed Hipper's ships to avoid an engagement with Beatty's forces. She assumed command of USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CG 58) in April 2022. Wow, for a while there, I thought my primary job was doing working parties.The vert-rep's were a killer too. He then served as Executive Officer of USS Billfish (SSN 676) from October 1980 to December 1981. Born in Elvira, NY, he achieved Eagle Scout and went on to be an assistant scout master for Troop No. Craig Trent as Porter's commanding officer during the ceremony, which was presided over by Capt. He subsequently commanded USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN 624) Gold, from 1963 to 1966. Back to the USS Orion (AS 18) page|Crew List main page| The USS Orion (AS-18) keel was laid down in Oakland , CA at the Moore Dry Dock company on 31 July 1941. Almost two weeks later, the ship began having serious problems with her condensers and Jellicoe ordered that they be retubed while she was detached to the coaling base at Loch Ewe, on the northwest coast of Scotland. Ryan Pickrell. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Accordingly, she flew the "Don't Tread On Me" flag toward the end of her service. Once again, the star of the squadron was USS SCAMP! Arriving there on the 28th, she received her first submarine, GAR (SS 206) alongside for repairs two days later. U.S.S. Then the fun began CO of USS SCAMP (SSN 588)!! The main battery turret faces were 11 inches (279mm) thick, and the turrets were supported by 10-inch-thick (254mm) barbettes. Their decks ranged in thickness between 1 inch (25mm) and 4 inches with the thickest portions protecting the steering gear in the stern. The commanding officer of the littoral combat ship Montgomery's blue crew, Cmdr. In this instance, the Skipjack-class submarine was returning . Tours in CUTLASS, VOLADOR and PICKEREL (were followed by) nuclear training and XO of PLUNGER and PERMIT. USS ESSEX (LHD 2), and USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD 6). University of Arkansas alumna Cmdr. The end of the war had USS Orion stationed in the Atlantic for a short period then spending more than three years in the Panama Canal zone. The DDG 51 program successfully completed a historic first sea trial for the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125). Orion again changed homeport to La Maddalena, Italy, servicing ships of the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea until 1993, when she was relieved by Simon Lake. At Saipan between 23 April and 1 September 1945, she served as CTG 17.7 and as SOPA (Admin) for Tanapag Harbor in addition to her tender and repair activities which were performed for over 300 ships. 345639 entries available online. Orion again changed homeport to La Maddalena, Italy, servicing ships of the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea until 1993, when she was relieved by the Simon Lake. I sure miss La Madd. Donated by Jack Howland, 1979. Cmdr. Thunderer decisively outshot Orion, although some of her success was because her director was above the smoke that obscured the target from Orion's guns. In my case, however, the need for a PCO on Pogy was so urgent that I was sent directly (the following Monday) to Rickovers school and was told I would have to skip tactical school altogether. The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) wrapped up its participation in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercises with both Indonesia and Malaysia following an Aug. 21 . My years in Scamp were the most professionally challenging and rewarding years of my career. On 19 December Orion was sold for scrap to Cox and Danks and she arrived at Upnor in February 1923 to begin demolition.[12]. 1979 1980 The commander of the . Following this tour he reported to USS Jacksonville (SSN 699) Pre-commissioning Unit to serve as Executive Officer until September 1980. The turrets were designated 'A', 'B', 'Q', 'X' and 'Y', from front to rear. [Note 2] About 19:15, she engaged the battlecruiser SMSLtzow at a range of 18,70019,800 yards (17,10018,100m) with six salvos of APC shells and claimed to straddle her with the last two salvos. Laid up in the National Defense Reserve . C. Z. her new homeport. Subsequent years brought the routine, but essential work of supporting the US Atlantic submarine force. Upon completion of Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, in August 1971, he was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. The state of Maine is symbolized by the pine trees on either side of the cannon. 1982 SAN DIEGO - USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) hosted a change of command ceremony Nov. 27 at Naval Station San Diego. She was laid down 31 July 1941 at the Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California; launched 24 June 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. Following shakedown off southern California She spent the bulk of her career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets, generally serving as a flagship.Aside from participating in the failed attempt to intercept the German ships that had bombarded Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby in late 1914, the Battle of Jutland in May . The USS O'BRIEN was last homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. On 1 June 1980, ORION's homeport was changed to La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy. to the Atlantic Fleet 1983 After almost exactly 50 years of service, the ORION was both decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on September 3, 1993, and is since then laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James . [1], The Orion class was powered by two sets of Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, each driving two shafts, using steam provided by 18 Babcock & Wilcox boilers. The Navy has announced a string of five firings in the span of less than a week, the most recent on Tuesday with the commanding officer of USS Preble . He commanded USS Seawolf (SSN 575), USS Scamp (SSN 588) and USS Nathaniel Greene (SSBN 636). | July 20, USS Frank Cable commenced a four-month Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) at Charleston Naval . Struck from the Naval Register, 3 September 1993. USS OBRIEN was the 13th SPRUANCE - class destroyer and the fifth ship in the Navy to be named in honor of Jeremiah O'Brien. Topside Linehandlers Aft - ETN2(SS) Cropper and EM2(SS) Fonder. The division was redesignated as the 2nd Battle Squadron (BS) on 1 May. They displaced 21,922 long tons (22,274t) at normal load and 25,596 long tons (26,007t) at deep load as built; by 1918 Orion's deep displacement had increased to 29,108 long tons (29,575t). Westpac 1973, Walter N. Dietzen, Jr. CDR-USN (Rtd. My address is 555 Apollo Drive, Boulder, CO 80303-5002. Following shakedown off southern California, Orion got underway for Pearl Harbor on 23 November 1943 . Aside from participating in the failed attempt to intercept the German ships that had bombarded Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby in late 1914, the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 and the inconclusive action of 19 August, her service during World War I generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. After that change of homeport Beatty then ordered the Grand Fleet to sea to intercept the Germans, but he was not able to reach the High Seas Fleet before it turned back for Germany. The next day Orion headed back to Hawaii for overhaul. Ralph Schlichter was born in Wupertal, Germany January 28, 1943. by Ellen Mitchell - 06/14/22 7:24 PM ET. White; and commissioned 30 September 1943, Capt. 156, 19395, 209, 21820, 34647, bombarded Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby, Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby, intercepted and decrypted German radio traffic, "Supplement to the Monthly Navy List Showing the Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officer's Commands, &c", Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project - HMS, List of dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Orion_(1910)&oldid=1136830840, World War I battleships of the United Kingdom, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 1 February 2023, at 10:50. [2] Orion was assigned to the 2nd division of the Home Fleet as the flagship[12] of Rear-Admiral Sir Herbert King-Hall, the division's second-in-command. [6] Two flying-off platforms were fitted aboard the ship during 19171918; these were mounted on 'B' and 'Q' turret roofs and extended onto the gun barrels. arriving at Fremantle 5 January 1944 to begin her mission of maintaining the material readiness of CL Itinerary. later she added foreign nuclear submarines to her long list of services In 2006 she was sold to American Ship Recyclers of Baltimore for scrapping. They enforced strict wireless silence during the operation, which prevented Room 40 cryptanalysts from warning the new commander of the Grand Fleet, Admiral Beatty. [26], In an attempt to lure out and destroy a portion of the Grand Fleet, the High Seas Fleet, composed of sixteen dreadnoughts, six pre-dreadnoughts and supporting ships, departed the Jade Bight early on the morning of 31 May. [34] On 1 November, the 3rd BS was disbanded and Orion was transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Portland, together with her sisters. From February 1980 until November 1981, Commander Duma served as assistant director of the Tactics Department of Naval Submarine School, Groton, Connecticut. Lacy Lodmell Executive Officer - Lt. Cmdr. He is a graduate of Dan McCarty High School in Fort Pierce, Florida. Three years later she added foreign nuclear submarines to her long list of services performed after completing work on HMSDreadnought. In December of 1960, after Anti-submarine Warfare School, I married Joan C. Steelman and rejoined my ship. In 2010 we retired to an adult community in Griffin, Georgia, a location centrally located between our childrens families and the seven magnificent grandchildren. Jeffrey Juergens, commodore, Submarine Squadron 6, spoke on Castellano's performance during his time as the boat's commanding officer. This symbol of defiance against the Crown prompted the captain of the British warship MARGARETTA to order the pole removed. 1967 1969 John D. Porter as commanding officer of AS 40. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. In the subsequent twelve months the ship was awarded the Battle Efficiency E in direct competition with 637 and 688 class submarines, given a no-notice operational reactor safeguards examination (the first ship in the class so honored); and on ten days notice, assigned to complete a circumnavigation of South America with UNITAS, ending the trip with a homeport shift to New London. Her Commanding Officer, Commander John H. Boesch, USNRF, is seated behind the dog. USS Abraham Lincoln in San Diego Bay. The battle took place at Machias, ME. I would love to hear from any of the decommissioning crew. I would really enjoy hearing from shipmates and others in the Scamp family. in the Caribbean. USS O'BRIEN's official crest, symbolizes the rich tradition of courage and determination initiated by the ship's namesake, Captain Jeremiah O'Brien, and continued by those ships that proudly bore his name. Martee and I have had our share of medical problems, but as they say, Old age aint for sissies, so we are hanging in there! USS Scamp, because of her Officers and crew, could do anything, go anywhere and accomplish every assignment. USS Albany CL 23 Guns. While spending most of her time in Norfolk supporting submarines and destroyers, Orion rarely ventured far. Mar 9 2018 - Aug 8 2019. Feb 20, 2002 - Sep 24, 2004. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) held a change of command ceremony aboard the ship at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Aug. 12, 2020. Nothing existed at the base when the new staff and tender arrived, and the next 3 years were spent developing the base infrastructure and getting the Squadron settled after transfer from Rota to the USA in l979. Three years later she added foreign nuclear submarines to her long list of services performed after completing work on HMS DREADNOUGHT. After overhaul we made up for the slack time we had had earlier by going to sea most of the next two years. He graduated in 1968 with a BS in Engineering Physics and went on to Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, after graduating from which he was commissioned as Ensign in the US Navy. before beinge relieved He made four deployments in his first four years in the Navy. The next day ORION headed back to Hawaii for overhaul. It has been . US NAVY AVIATION SQUADRONS (419) NAVAL AIR FACILITIES & STATIONS (66) Battleships (27) Carriers (256) Amphibious Dock (66) Amphibs / Gators (2,904) Cruisers (168) Back to 1st page. submarine job came alongside in the form of Shark (SSN-591). Dan said, It was great since I was still a bachelor and did not marry until aboard my first submarine.. In a family conference with my wife and three children, with the list of available attack submarines in hand, our choice was assignment to USS Scamp (SSN 588) home ported in San Diego, California, and so I became lucky number seven in July 1976. Dedicated to the Crew of the USS Scamp SSN 588, Those years allow me to smile in the mirror every morning while shaving and reflecting on the deeds we did, the contribution we made and the challenges we shared. The CO is the ultimate authority over operations of the Enterprise and her crew. Three years RADM-USN), Daniel B. By the time the Grand Fleet approached the area on 26 March, the British and German forces had already disengaged and a strong gale threatened the light craft, so the fleet was ordered to return to base. by Griffin (AS-13). HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. He graduated from St. Ambrose High School and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1965. He also was CO of USS Raleigh (?). 6 September 1960-25 February 1961 1991 Jennifer Blakeslee, commodore, Naval Surface Squadron 14 (CNSS 14), based in Mayport, Fla., relieved Cmdr. I meet lots of great people and made a lot of long lasting friends. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. USS Seawolf SSN 21. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Orion (AS 18). [30] Rear-Admiral William Goodenough assumed command of the division on 5 December[13] and Captain Eric Fullerton relieved Backhouse on the 14th. Facebook; Instagram . [13] On 13 November, the ship participated in comparative gunnery trials with Thunderer to evaluate the effectiveness of the latter's gunnery director. She was laid down 31 July . After tours at the Bureau of Naval Personnel and Naval Reactors, he was assigned in 1960 as Commanding Officer USS Scamp, where he built, launched, commissioned and commanded her until 21 Dec 1962. Catch a Shipmate by clicking on your ship type and then your Hull Number. Dumas Biography is from the USS Scamp (SSN 588) Deactivation Ceremony Booklet, dated 7 August 1987. In 1968, Duma was selected into the Navy Enlisted Scientific Education Program, and chose to attend North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. The professionalism of the officers and crew set a standard for performance for the officers and crews of my subsequent commands and their civilian counterparts. A FRAM II overhaul and conversion to nuclear support, 6 September 1960 25 February 1961, was followed by refresher training off Cuba. The week-long exercise successfully demonstrated the bilateral cooperation required to effectively coordinate and conduct a combined amphibious landing and follow-on operations ashore with ground forces. If you wish to contact me my e-mail address is Cartagem@peleliu.navy.mil. The USS America Carrier Veterans Association, Inc.( An NYS Tax-Exempt Corporation) is a Tax Exempt Organization, under IRS Code 501(c)(19). Lawrence Heyworth, Jr. Jan. 1965 - July 1966. August 1994 - December 1997, executive officer, then commanding officer, USS TARAWA (LHA 1), Amphibious Assault Ship, Pacific 18.
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