Belknap (CG 26) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1983 volume:

ni - iii« aaHMIMaU tp Oil. I: Battlecruiser Belknap ;-•%: ' J ' : ; ' Sft«? BK -ri.; Med Cruise ' 83 Battlecruiser Belknap — — A Place in History The first BELKNAP (DD 251), named in honor of Rear Admiral George Eugene Belknap, USN, was launched 14 January 1919. Following her shakedown cruise BELKNAP served in the Mediterranean with the 28th Division, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, until placed in reserve at Charleston Navy Yard in 1920. She was decommissioned 28 June at Philadelphia Navy Yard, remaining there until 1940. During 1940 BELKNAP was converted into a seaplane tender (reclassified AVD 8) and recommissioned 22 November 1940. Her first assignement was with Patrol Wing 5 at Hamilton, Bermuda. From August 1942 to January 1944, she served with BOGUE, CROATAN and VOTR hunter-killer groups in the Atlantic. Reclassified (DD 251) 14 November 1943, BELKNAP received the Presidential Unit Citation for her service with task group 21.12 BOGUE Group. Following convoy duty along the East and Gulf coasts, February - June 1944, BELKNAP underwent conversion into a high speed transport (reclassified APD 34). Her conversion completed, BELKNAP arrived in the Pacific in September 1944. During 18-22 October she served as a screen ship during the Leyte invasion and during January 1945 as a shore bombardment and beach reconnaissance vessel at the Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, landings. After being damaged by a Japanese suicide plane, BELKNAP was returned to Philadelphia Navy Yard Decommissioned in 1945, scrapped in 1946. via the West Coast. BELKNAP was sold and The second BELKNAP is named in honor of Rear Admiral George Eugene Belknap and his son. Rear Admiral Reginald Rowan Belknap. The lead ship of a new class of guided missile frigates, she was built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine. Originally designated as DLG 26, BELKNAP is designed for an overall length of 547 feet; and extreme beem of 54 feet 10 inches; full load displacement of 7900 tons, designed speed of over 30 knots and accommodations for 31 officers and 387 men. The initial armament included a dual TERRIER- ASROC missile launcher, a 5754 caliber gun mount; two 3750 caliber guns; two single torpedo tubes; two triple torpedo tubes; and a Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter System. Her keel was laid on 5 February 1962 and she was commissioned in the Boston Naval Shipyard on 7 November 1964. BELKNAP completed her fitting out at Boston in February 1965, then departed for a shakedown cruise to Bermuda. She departed Norfolk in April for a Fleet research project with guided missile destroyers, frigates, and the nuclear guided missile cruiser LONG BEACH (CGN 9). During the succeeding ten years BELKNAP success- fully participated in many and varied exercises and projects. Among them were the PUEBLO Incident, for which she was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. BELKNAP a so received the Meritorius Unit Commen- dation for her role In operations during the Jordanian Civil War. DD-251 On the 1st of July, 1975, BELKNAP was redesignated a Guided IVIissile Cruiser (CG). She departed Norfolk in mid-August for the Sixth Fleet. On the night of 22 November, while engaged in flight operations with USS JOHN F. KENNEDY, BELKNAP and the carrier were involved in a collision resulting in almost complete destruction of BELKNAP ' S superstructure and the loss of seven BELKNAP crewmembers. Following the collision, BELKNAP was towed to Agusta Bay, Sicily, and eventually to Naples, Italy, where she was decommissioned on 29 December 1975. After being placed in an out-of-commission special status, she was towed to Philadelphia Naval Shipyard arriving on 30 January 1976. Upon completion of an extensive planning and survey period. BELKNAP began her restoration and modernization overhaul in 1978. Repair and modernization began 9 January 1978. Cost of repairs was over $200 million and included a new improved 5 inch gun, up-dated missile armament, sonar communications and radar suites as well as improvements in habitability. BELKNAP was recommissioned 10 May 1980. Since recommissioning, BELKNAP has made two cruises to the Mediterranean and one cruise to Northern Europe. During Med Cruise 2-83, BELKNAP was the first ship to fire rounds ashore since the Vietnam War and did so in support of the Multinational Peacekeeping Force in Beirut, Lebanon. USS BELKNAP (CG 26) Insignia The ship ' s insignia is adapted from the Belknap Family Arms and Crest. The American branch of the Belknap family was founded in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1637 by Abraham Belknap of Warwickshire, England. The family line can be traced to Sir Edward Belknap, Justice of Common Pleas during the of King Henry VIII and to Robert de Kent, King ' s Sergeant and Assessor Lord of the Manor of Hempstead Kent in the 14th Century. Additionally, the battle abbey list of nobles who followed William the Conqueror into England contains the name Belknape. The modifications to the Belknap Family Coat of Arms include the addition of (CG 26) to the banner and surrounding the entire insignia with a cable for naval adaptation and nautical connotation. C0yM iNDISG Captain Edward E. Alexander, Jr. entered the Naval Academy from the State of West Virginia and was commissioned an Ensign upon gradua- tion In 1959. His advanced degrees include a Degree in Weapons Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, and a Master of Science Degree in Engineering Administration from George Wa- shington University, Washington, D.C. Additional- ly, Captain Alexander is a graduate of the National War College. His first assignment was to USS JONAS INGRAM (DD-938) on which he served as Damage Control Assistant and Chief Engineer. Transferring to USS FARRAGUT (DLG-6), Captain Alexander again served as Chief Engineer. Captain Alexander ' s first command at sea was in 1965 as Commanding Officer, USS KINGBIRD (MSC-194). Subsequent to this tour he served as Weapons Officer on board USS WORDEN (CG-18) and as Executive Officer, USS BUCHANAN (DDG-14). In 1971, Captain Alexander served as Commanding Officer of USS RICHARD E. BYRD (DD-23) and in 1976 served as Commissioning Commanding Officer of USS HEWIT (DD-966). His shore assignments include tours as a Branch Head In the Naval Ordnance Systems Command, Naval Aide and Administrative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and most recently as Combat Systems Engineer in the AEGIS Shipbuilding Project, Naval Sea Systems Command. Captain Alexander ' s personal decorations In- clude the Meritorious Service Medal witti two Gold Stars in lieu of second and third awards; the Navy Commendation Medal; the National Defense Service Medal and various campaign and service ribbons. Captain Alexander is married to the former Ann Bryan of Mobile, Alabama. They have three sons, Edward, Bryan and Bruce. Captain E. E. Alexander, Jr. - - On the bridge A 1966 graduate of the US Naval Academy, CDR Lee Pitman has served at sea as CIC and Operations Officer in USS DYESS (DD 880), Chief Staff Officer for Commander Escort Squadron Eight, Weapons Officer in USS ALBERT DAVID (FF 1050) and assistant surface operations officer on the staff of Commander Cruiser Destroyer Group Eight. A graduate of the Defense Intelligence School in Washington, DC, additionally, he served as CRUDES Scheduler on the staff of commander US Naval Surface Forces Atlantic Fleet. CDR Pitman has been ordered to Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force in Norfolk Va. CDR Lee Pitman Executive Officer November 1981 to June 1983 A 1970 graduate of Princeton University, LCDR Bill McSorley w as commissioned through the NROTC program and has served as Communications and Electronic Material Officer, in USS OZBOURN (DD 846); studied at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA; served with Naval Advisory Group, Vietnam; was Operations Officer in USS MCCLOY (FF 1038), First Lieutenant in USS LA MOURE COUNTY (LST 1 194) and Commanding Officer of USS READY (PS 87). He served as Combat System Instructor at the Surface Warfare Officer School in Newport, Rl and earned a Master oi ' Science in Systems Technology at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. LCDR McSorley assumed duty as Executive Officer in BELKNAP after serving as Flag Secretary of Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Group Eight. Executive Officer LCDR Bill McSorley June 1983 to Present Admiral Rear Admiral Ming E. Chang was born in Shanghai, China. He was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williams- burg, Virginia, in 1955 and was commis- sioned in March, 1956, from the Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island. He reported immediately to USS LEXING- TON (CVA 16) for duty in the Engineering and Gunnery Departments. His subsequent assignments have been the Assistant Flag Secretary and the Aide and Flag Lieutenant to the Commander, U. S. SEVENTH Fleet, student at the United States Naval Postgraduate School, Monter- ey, California, where he received his degree in Electronics Engineering. His afloat assignments included: Operations Officer, USS RIGEL (AFS 58); Weapons Officer, USS CLAUDE V. RICKETTS (DDG 5); Weapons Officer, USS BELKNAP (DLG 26); Executive Officer, USS HOLISTER (DD 788); Com- manding Officer USS RATHBURNE (FF 1057); Commanding Officer, USS REEVES (CG 24); and Chief of Staff, Commander Carrier Group Three. Interspersed with these sea assignments Rear Admiral Chang served with Naval Ordnance Systems Command as the Naval Tactical Data Systems Project Officer, one year in-country Vietnam as the Assistant Senior Naval Advisor in support of the pacification effort in the U-Minh Forest of the Mekong Delta, as a student at the Industrial RADM Ming E. Chang College of the Armed Forces, and three years on the staff of the Deputy CNO for Surface Warfare where he first served as Head, Surface Anti-Submarine Warfare Branch, OPNAV. Rear Admiral Chang assumed the Position of Chief of Staff, Commander THIRD Fleet on 15 August 1980, and in January 1981 he was selected for flag rank. He then served as Director, Tactical Air, Surface and Electronic Warfare Development Division (OP-982), Office of the CNO. In February 1983 he assumed command of Cruiser-Destroyer Group TWO homeported in Charleston, SC. Rear Admiral Chang is married to the former Charlotte Yu-Jen Chang of Washington, DC. They have two children; Daniel, a Lieutenant in the Navy, and Donalda, an Ensign in the Navy. BaTTLEGROUP 60.3. Cruiser Destroyer Group Two Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Group TWO, homeported in Charleston, SC, is responsible, under Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, for the training, readiness and material condition of two guided missile cruisers, twenty-six destroyers and frigates and one destroyer tender. Additionally, he is the local representative of the Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Group TWO is also assigned as a seagoing Task Group Commander under Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and Commander, SECOND Fleet. In that capacity, the mission of the command is to provide naval sea control and protection of shipping in the Atlantic Ocean. Additionally, Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Group TWO acts as a Task Group Commander under Commander Striking Fleet Atlantic for operations and training as a NATO Commander. In this role, he is responsible to the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic and the Commander in Chief, Western Atlantic, for the protection of military convoys and merchant shipping in the Western Atlantic Ocean and along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard. When deployed to the Mediterranean Sea, Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Group TWO serves as a Battle Group Commander under Commander, SIXTH Fleet. Chief of Staff Captain William R. Westerman, USN was born 25 February 1936, in Ann Arbor, Michigan and was graduated from Ann Arbor High School in 1953. In November 1956 he enlisted in the Naval Aviation Cadet Program and was commissioned an Ensign and designated a Naval aviator on 3 July 1958. His first commissioned service was as a pilot in VA-83, upon completion of Flight Training with VA-44. In December 1962, Captain Westerman was assigned as the first Pilot Training Officer at VA-42 for the new Grumman A6 Intruder. He was transferred to VA-85 in January 1966 and deployed to Vietnam onboard the 55 KITTY HAWK. In April 1966 Captain Westerman was shot down over the Tonkin Gulf while flying an A6 Intruder on a combat mission. Captain Cruiser- Westerman assumed his present duty as Chief of Staff, Destroyer Group TWO in October 1982. Captain Westerman is authorized to wear the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Purple Heart, and the National Defense Service Medal. He is married to the former Anne Sugent of Nor- folk, Virginia. They have two sons, David and Scott. CAPT W. R. Westerman CAPT Larry Blumberg CDR Myron Hura CDR Pat Callahan DR David Blake CDR Hal Gehman LCDR Frank Weber LCDR Frank Grubb LCDR Ed Wardlow LT Ken Jones LT Don Free OSCS Winfield Clark 0S1 Clayton Thompson 0S2 Jeffrey Snyder RMCS James Pullen OSC Alan Baggs . LCDR Jim Booth RM1 William Frost RM1 Thomas Couick RMSN Robert Davis RM2 Eugene Wade -? = ' O 0 ' . ..• 1 OSSN Curtis Roberts RM3 Scott Huffman ETC Charles Bechstein LCDR John Myers LCDR Al Korejwo 10 LCDR John Meyers PN1 Terry Grissom YN1 Gerald Allen YN3 Mac Babb BTMC Richard Booth BM1 Michael Saucier YN3 Mac Babb YN2 John Ricker YNC Leonard Rowley PN1 Terry Grissom ' -. YN1 Gerald Allen  ! ' ' ' YN2 Wayne Ray EN2 Ronald Thibault TM1 Charles Coulomb CDR Fred Litvin CDR Dean Sedgewick LCDR Derek Offer LCDR Chris Owens ' , AGO Jeffrey ' . jT Thomas AGS Bob Miller MSSN Curry Russell MS2 Timothy West MSSA Loren Schel AGAN Paul Rossman LT Jay Ward 11 Brrr Boilers Bulbs Big Movers Burning LDCR Chuck Uplinger Engineering A Division MMC Robert Mrazik MM3 David Linja MM3 Daniel Mosher MlVia Gary Mausberg EN1 Enrique Fulgencio wxt m I • MM3 Billy Jarnigan B rrr MM2 Charles Hunt 13 MM2 John Schaenzer FN Alan Miller MM3 Stanley Williams - M 1l|g| [ ' 3iP ' Ir V ! ' ' ■ 1 ' , ' ■ i.ii -. H mtm m MMFN David iorillo MMFN Stephen Krutka FN Darryl Fowler EN3 Billy Combs MM2 Frank Papa 14 ENS Michael Mills BT3 Steve Blamer BT2 Ralph Rockwood BTFA Jeff Kuykendall BT2 Noel Tomas CHENG ' Boilers B Division BTCS Warren McMahon 15 BTFA Jerry Fuller 16 Tifai BTFN Jeffrey Wharton BTFR Bradley Drake BTFA Alan Burkhart BTFA Brand Mamerto BT3 Delbert Robinson BT3 Richard Lubeck 17 BT3 Stuart Simons, BTFN Carl Tucker, BT1 Howard Decker, BT3 Byron Doran, BTFN Jeffery Kuykendall BTFA Marcus Hallam BTFN James Laing BT3 Charles West 18 BTFA Robert Hunter, BTFN Jeffery Wharton, BTFR BT2 Perry St. John Bradley Drake BTFN Jeffery Wharton BT3 Charles West BTFR Steven Caldwell BTFN Timothy Clifton BTFA Jerry Fuller BT3 Stuart Simons ENS. Tom VanPetten 21 BT2 Raymond B. Urban BTCS Warren McMahon 22 BTFA Dennis J. McClernand BT3 Cecil Salyer, BTFA Brand Mamerto, FA Wendell Peterson BTCS Warren J. McMahon EMC Stuart Koegle EMFN Jeffrey Lihs Bulbs E Division EM1 Fred Applegate ri ) L A i t EM3 Jeffrey Smith 24 EM1 Romeo Fontanos LT Kurt Dobberteen EMS Ben Reihl EMFA Ronald Osgood EM3 Richard Bell EMFN Steve Bordes EMFA Dennis Manning FN David league EMS Simon Chavis EMS Simon Chavis 25 IC3 Matthew Larson ICFN Marvin Hodge 26 IC3 Randy Schwanebeck ICFN David Richards ■J FN David league LX? 4 V ' : - ' .j 1 © e • EM1 (Now EMC) Renaldo Feria EMFN Donald Tarvainen r EM1 Fred Applegate 27 MM1 John Grimes M Division Big IVIovers MMFA Carl Hubert MM2 Solomon Advincuia MM3 Don Towner 28 MM3 James Lawrence LCDR Chuck Uplinger .cr ' MMFA David Keiter MM3 Pierce Glass MMFN {Martin Gayle MM3 Ricky Walton MM2 Carlos Gourley MM3 Gregory Charles MMFN James Shaver FA Brian Bell ENS Brett Bucko Hoyt MMFA Paul Enscoe 29 MM3 Pierce Glass MM2 Carlos Gourley MMFN Kevin Napier MM3 Daniel Mosher (A Div) MM3 Richard Todd FA Charles Blades m FA Brian Bell MMFN Scott Kind MM3 Scott Griggs 30 MMFA Murray McGee i MM1 Robert Jacques MM1 Kenneth Herring MM2 Thomas Stelick FA Charles Blades FA Arturo Langit MM3 Donald Twitty MM3 Hal Stevenson 31 fi ] 1 rr j(h r- Li 11 a f Jfl l ' •Tj pf L , Jm SlP ' ■ H li 1 MM3 David Linja MM2 Kevin Jones MMC Ray Keown MM3 Griggs with 2 shaft bearing 32 MIVIFA Paul Enscoe MM1 Anthony Stuart J.;. ■ MM2 Benjamin Hamilton FA Tommy Williams Hi MXHM ■pi Blft ' i M fs. I m 2 MM3 John Dudley MMFA James Marlow MM3 Ricky Walton 33 MM3 Mike Sheline FR Chris DeBlasio MM3 Larry Rogers ' i IVIIVIFA Ed Hethcote MIVIFA Jim Lawler i i; I jp m ---1 MMFN Joe Bush 34 LT. Tom Fabiani - MPA FA Tommy Williams, ICFN Keith Miller FA Keiter FA Wayne Johnson MM3 Timothy McCauley M VJtjeg j FA Donald Corley, FN Kevin Wheeler MR3 Ramon DeLuna, MMFR Beggs, BTFN Carl Tucker, MIVI3 Richard Smith 35 Burning R Division HTFN Murray Mo Miller HTFA Tom Pargett HTFN Richard Beeler r HT2 Ken Charest 36 HTFA Mike Hattem HTFN Dan Stranigan HT1 John Barush HT3 Dennis Rich HTC Barry Burch HTFN IVIark Lombard HT1 Edgar Abanathy HT3 Abraham Jones Another win for BELKNAP HTFN Paul Czerepka 37 HTFN Dan Stranigan, MR1 John Hanson, HT2 Tom Clore, HT1 Ed Abanathy (with back turned). MR1 Eldridge Jenkins HTFN Dan Beeler CW03 Travis Towery 38 LTJG John O ' Toole Motivating his people Big Eye Break Bits Bytes Bias Bandwidth Blips Bogeys Bogeymen Bear Chasers LCDR Steve Hill (left) LCDR Dave Jarvis (upper left) OPERATIONS 39 LT Al Drake RMSN Tony Lee a Break oc Division RADIOMEN RM3 Marc Cello Fielding RM3 Howard X Hall 40 RMSN Jim JimmBob Newberry RM3 Marc Cello Fielding RM2 Butch Alexander RM2 Rick Itson RM3 Sean Macadoo McCarthy RM3 Frank Beech 41 Picnic on deck RMSN Hawk Hawkins RM1 Kim Buck Wheat, CW02 John Ennis RM1 Jim Quinn RMSN Andrae Harris : •v • ' ' l ?f-. ! RMSA Ivan Rome Harris 42 RM1 Carl Cason RMSN Sean Delaney ' J SMSN David Thompson USS John Rodgers Big-Eye SM2 Craig Charley Signalmen ' SMSN ' s Scott Oliphant David Thompson SM1 Clinton Tucker LTJG Walt McAdams 43 Bits Bytes =0D Division DS2 Coty Welborn DS3 Kenneth Strissel OD Division DS3 Richard Marcoullier 44 DS3 John Varvel DS3 Ferry E. Lemon DS1 James Key V ' X ■ DS2 Ronald Tokarcik DS3 Michael Schmidt DS2 Dennis Dougherty DS3 Charles Barton 45 o l , LT Fred Schuler DS2 Dherry Day DS3 Dana Parkhurst DS1 Robert Bost DS2 Dale Bussing DS3 Kevin Sweeney No Photo Available Camera Shy DS2 James Johnson 46 I Bias Bandwith = OE Division ET3 Stephen Foster ET2 Mark Brown ET2 Michael Plotter OE Division Vs. i:.:-X ' : ' :WvAv.:.:vV;. ' :vA ' i I ET2 Michael Wyatt 47 ETC John Topetcher ET2 Timothy Custer ] 9 - LT Vladimir Syrovatka 48 ET3 Kevin Clunan kJ ET2 R. P. Froelich ET2 B. C. Biesemeyer ET2 Robert Vail m — jff JM A p f _ - 1 ETSN Russell Addison ET2 John Holland 49 OSSN William C. Sheared Blips 0S3 Robert H. Smith Bogey ' s 01 Division LT Richard Barnhart 50 LCDR Dave Jarvis OSSA Thomas C. Brinnon LT John Casey I OSCS McDonald becoming ENS McDonald OSSN Stephen P. Stone OSSN Leon L. Bennett 51 ■■ H S i E - S H w P jff X iB y iikZ r 0S2 William P. Schmidt OSSN Robert C. Gillison OSCS Michael L. Gregory m J P ' • H L f ' jik H iiV w£ Hl fflj jn y- ' v 1 0S3 Richard S. Baldwin 52 0S2 Nathaniel Kuykendall B ■Hfeiit ' Ji ■J 11 BiuMi£a Hli EBI V 0S3 Gary M. Webb OSSN Curtis J. Prichard 0S2 Gerald J. Peoples CW02 Bruce T. Rinehart OSC John W. Walsh OSSN Kenneth Ater OSSN Michael W. Wyrick OSSN Joel T. Beaudry OSSA John K. Polite OSSN Jorge L. Perez 53 0S2 Tommy J. Schaeffer OSSN Todd C. Pruett 0S1 Donald Beckett 0S2 Frank Hardwick 54 OSSN Russell T. Jones OSSN Charles M. Maynes 0S2 Donald B. O ' Connor OSSA Jjmmie T. Warden 0S1 Gregory D. Michols OSSN John R. McBroom OSSN Thomas M. Miller 55 OSSN Kerry M. Delahanty OSSR William W. Long 0S1 Robert G. Reed . ML, J OSSN Todd J. Hennen 56 OSSN James W. Hart 083 Donald L. Groseclose r OSSA Joseph J. Sickels OSSN Varren Stephens 083 Jeffrey 8. Rodgers EN8 Andrae Turner 57 CTRSN Eric Gudino Bogeymen, OT Division CT03 P. Civita CTI2 G. Strootman 58 CTM2 M. Cote CTRSN D.J. Cochran CT01 P. Seaman CTRSN M. Nixon CT03 Claude Thiele CT03 B. Hanson CTRSN J. Schroeder CT03 G. Martin 59 7 - fff 1 EWSN Leslie Hunt EW2 Pete Shankey EW3 Greg Thompson Bear Chasers OW Division EW1 James Smarrella EW1 Ray (D.H.) Bender EW3 ' s Dave Comer Mark Hayden I SK2 Steve Graves SK3 David Young and SKSN Caesar Lawrence  ;_ - . H k , 3 ;« H 1 J W SK1 Willard Tweet Cowan, LTJG Jim Workman and SKCS Fremont Rial Blue Water Buyers S-1 Division SK1 iVIelvin Doughty and IVIS2 Gary Martin 62 SKSN James Gentzke SK2 Ronnie Barnes, SKSN Anthony Jackson SKSN Thomas Arpan 63 Bread S-2 Division LTJG Jim Workman MSC F. J. Bolshazy MSSA Vincent Spivey, FA Arturo Langit, MS3 Mark Lorash, SN Gregory Roy, MS1 Aurelio Andrade, OSSN Jorge Perez, MS1 Wilfredo Calica, OSSA Long , IVIS3 Stan Marvin 64 MSSN Jonathan Lane MS3 Stanley Marvin (At Rear) MSSA Henry L. Logan MS3 Jerry Porter fi s n m in n  au 1)1 iK-ui! rnn } m-x inni ICIRMlini n : 1 n KD H IDIJH-OJJ Ml MSSN Lester Mitchell MS2 Glen Bush 65 MS1 Gary L. Ewell MS2 Gary D. Martin MS3 Allen Connor MS3 Christopher Gerbore MS2 Stephen Cantillon MSSA Leslie Quinn 66 LTJG Jim Workman SHSR David Sherlin DK3 Ferdinand Simon Bank s-3 Barber Division Bleach and Boutique r- - DK1 Tony Loberternos SN Tony Longmire 67 -jQ,. Boats Bullets Bottom Bounce Birds LT Bob Haertling Weapons SN Jose Torres Boats 1st Division BM3 Joseph Varga BM3 Johnny Johnson BM3 Robert Canale ENFN Darryl Fowler SN Charles Bradley % - S SN Kevin Walsh SN William Hicks 69 SN Joseph Goins SN Christopher Moody f L H La Hr Ka fBy)K X-. Si .■ r- ,:-- 1 iH V )h - l! SN Larry Harrison BM3 Peter Klarkowski J ll ' , 70 SN Brian Blanchette SN Milburn Hanks SN Johnnie Jones SN Jorge Ibanez SN Michael Reasoner BM2 Charles Vedder SN Mark McMillan SN Thomas Abernathy BM3 Peter Klarkowski SN Steven Salvi l BM3 Carl Skusa SN Michael Fonseca SN William Wilkie 71 SN Roy Gregory SN David Clark SN Duane Luft SN Brian Blanchette . m ' f -wvm Hi BM3 Johnny Johnson BM2 Daniel Silva SN Scott Rife SA Carl McArn SN Joseph Goins SN Jimmy 10-Speed Schwinn SN Steven Salvi 72 L-R BMSN Donald Stafford SN Art Murdaugh SN Samuel Jenkins SN Chip Ethridge SN Milburn Hanks, Jr. SN Duaine Culver BM2 Larry Dumas SN Timothy Lubbers BM1 Guadelupe Aleman BM2 Daniel Fields 73 BMSN Thomas Howard SN Duaine Culver 74 - i SN John Skip Kelley SN Charles Bradley SN Charles Bradley SA Gary Feria SN Mark Mac McMillan ' l 1 i f . , SN Aurthur Murdaugh BM2 Daniel Silva SN David Jackson SN Johnnie Jones SN Carl Guitar McArn SA Loran Whittaker 75 SN John Smith IR SN Duane Hunt SN Joseph Monti 76 SR Kevin Capri Boat Crew Walsh SN William Hicks 2nd Division FTG2 Daniel Salter f -{ y VT ' Vi ' -I FTG2 Michael Kolle GMGSA Paul Pasqarello 77 i K 9 H KS: 1 jKffitTS HMR PHI 1 « 0 L viijM iBiri • 1 i«t« . affl ftMU FTGC Stephen Day FTG2 Timothy Spratling FTG3 Michael Thompson FTG3 Daniel Webb FTG2 Grove Sarge Calvert 78 FTG2 Douglas Maine fl vy 2ND A GMG3 John Ocean, GMG3 David Howell FTG2 Daniel Salter GMG2 Ulysses Mines, FTG3 Daniel Webb, FTGSR Thomas Bajek, GMG1 George Herren GMG1 George Herren 79 GMG2 Edwin Echevarria GMG3 David Howell FTG3 Robert Pleger LT Bob Smout GMGC Joseph Swaney FTG2 Mike Kolle IWifc,- - GMG2 Tony Mechachonis ENS Bob Carter 80 TMSN Chris Calabrese Bottom B ounce 3RD Division TM1 Junious Scott STG2 Michael Cooper STG2 Wyatt Robinson STG2 William Smith LTJG Doug Merz STG3 Jon Stayton 81 , . % ' , m- . M- ' i STC S William Padgett STG3 William St. John STG3 John Watlington irn FLIES IT oits TMSA David Crespo STG2 Wyatt Robinson STG1 Greg Morrison 82 STG2 Thomas Rodkey STG2 Bill Smith STG2 Stephen Thompson STG2 Fred Ramsden STG2 Lawrence Bles . « Ui Uu Uw L j Lt.1 [4.] L l 1 1 1 1 r, P iiiii STGSA David Bobko STGSA Anthony Simmons 83 Lt. Doug Merz STG2 Bill Smith, STG2 Wyatt Robinson, STG2 Ed Fletcher TMSN Joe Tansey TM3 Ray Webb 84 f IXi STG2 David Malone f - K .,•! ! I L STG3 David Lawless STG2 Michael Cooper, STG2 William Smith, J02 Barry Nelson, STG2 Wyatt Robinson Birds 4th Division FTMC LeRoy Goos GMMC Gregory Sanches 0,i FTCS Russell Foot FTMC Brian Wright GMMC Daniel Buentello 85 ■ ■ IJI (M, ' Ul «„.,JKIw«ii «!W.. - - ' ■ c r GMM1 Ernie Doyle LT Kevin Chizek ENS Chuck Painter I FTM2 Eric Schlesinger FTIVI2 Steven Kamps 86 Markel-N-Tut r k: FTM2 William Kostka MM1 Thomas Hudson FTM2 William Baker GMMSN Lawrence Harvey FTM3 Ken Weir GMM3 Sturtz GMMSA Gerald Sheridan % FTM2 Hubert Nichols GMM2 Patrick Walsh GMM3 Rolando Olivo 87 FTMSN Lee Olmstead 88 FTM2 Herbert Stephens ■r mmmmiMm FTM2 Fredrick Sullivan LTJG John Goldberg n FTM2 Roy Duncan 89 Bandages Binnacle Bureaucracy Blessing ' Executive Bandages H Division HWC -•Jiaf tr(=« f ' £. MC esae ar ' JtfT ' . rr. ' , it . rriJVif y ffMSM B nnacie N Division 1% T WfM r 3Tes l Ji ' -v 2M2 Uan B ureaucracy X Division DKCM Joseph BenedKt CDR E- L Prtman YNC Robert Leonard LTJG Dave Oliison 93 f% YN3 Dale Senechal YNSN Tim Lands Hazard to Navigation - LT Sutton PN1 Evans • Nooner J02 Barry Nelson N5 NCI Fremont Marth SN Steven Thompson 94 PC3 Charley Simpkins PN1 Bill Evans YN2 Carl Simpson YNSA Ken Heikl inen PNSN Robert Pengra YN3 Randy Hooker B lessing Chaplain Chaplain LT Fred Thompson RP3 Jack Seely 95 Belknap Break Dance on NON-SKID? (SK3 Jones) Boxing through Gibralter Straits FTG2 Granger RMS Huffman mix it up with the Brits Ti x (Steel) Beach Bums Cross-Deck with British (HMS Glascow) SA Arthur Murdough on the move (boxing in Trieste) t m « i MM3 Abraham Jones - The Winnah SN Jinx Jenkins - Rocky 4 Doing the job 32 laps per mile! Flight deck fun Another Belknap winner! SA Art Murdaugh 98 Aftermath of big Staff - Wardroom baseball game (clockwise from upper left) CDR Hura, CAPT Westerman, LTJG Merz, LT Casey ( If we ' d only paid the umpire a little more . . . ), LCDR Wasilewski, LTJG O ' Toole, CAPT Alexander, RADM Chang Helping to train an Italian team in Trieste (HT3 Lombard catching) Sit-up s were an important part of our health and physical readiness program MM3 Ricky Walton took physical exercise seriously 99 On the Beach a. Las Ramblas, Barcelona. A street for everyone. b. Lunch at Amalfi - EMFN Teague, EMFN Bordes, FA Manning, EMS Reihl, EMS J. Smith. c. MM1 Hamilton and unidentified American tourist in Venice. (Yes, jit ' s Sidney Poitier) Id. Trieste, Italy by night. e. Pompei, it must have been one heck of a party. f. Somewhere in Europe, probably, L-R FTG2 Salter, FTM2 Kostka, QM2 Shea, SN McMillian. g. Alongside Puget Sound in [Trieste. h. Savoring Capri, L-R MM1 Grimes, IC1 Hipsher, LT Fabiani and FTM2 Kostka. i. Hey Buddy! Can you lend me a dime? LTJG Ollison, GMMC Buentello and GMM2 Walsh. FTM2 Kostka in Pompey FTG2 Salter at Herculanium (Mt. Vesuvius in background) CDR Sedgewick, LTJG Fitzgerald LTJG Barn- hart in Trieste - Out on the town DS3 Parkhurst, YNSN Lands YN2 Simpson - Afloat near Capri CDR Dean Sedgewick - i . ? 5w?= i Shopping in Trieste Lots of BELKNAP folks ' waiting to see the Pope at P the Vatican (mid-page) ■ ' 102 H i VWr: «R ' l3 ' « ;1J A a. LT Drake, LTJG Workman, LCDR Wasilewski caught out in Trieste b. Snowflake - The only albino gorilla in captivity - Barcelona zoo c. Cathedral in Gaeta, Italy d. FTMC Wright On Patrol in Capri e. Statue of Cristobal Colon in Barcelona, Spain f. Barcelona g. 2500 year old Greek ruins in Saracusa, Sicily (with RM3 Fielding) h. Beach fun at Palma Nova (Raima De Majorca) with some young friends, RM3 McCarthy and RP3 Seely i. QM2 Shea - Automatic wine glass 103 Birdmen of 104 of ; Belknap ' SS SH-53 Helicopter British Helicopter HTFN R. Beeler SN Kelley HT2 Clore HT3 Jones IC3 Schwanebeck HTFN Czerepka HT1 Barush GMM3 Sturts HTFN Rich HTFN Stranigan LTJG Dobberteen HTFN D. Beeler MM3 Jarnigan BM3 Fields SN Ramu MM2 Hunt MM3 Mausberg MM2 Schaenzer HT3 Lombard EN3 Combs FN Fowler 106 I Vertrep in Trieste SN Ramu • Hooking up for return to USS Milwaukee Flight Ops and Vertrep M 1 Incoming load A very important item - sodas MM2 Schaenzer and MM2 Hunt - Inspecting the Lynx Helo 107 USS AUSTIN (LPD 4) standing ready north of Beirut Point. The Italian Frigate SAGITARIO. Backing Up Beirut The city seemed to always be under a haze, something in the air that never lifted. Our time there was one of high tension and high drama. Will the Israeli ' s pull out or not? Will one of those stray rounds hit us? Will the Marines ashore sustain more casualties? Will that air contact turn out to be unfriendly? But most importantly, hats off to our comrades ashore; they toughed it out. Bombardment in Beirut. The MARG ((Marine Amphibious Readiness Group) USS FREDERICH (LST 1184), USS TARAWA (LHA 1) and USS DULUTH (LPD 6). Suez On Sep 5th, BELKNAP was sent south through the Suez Canal to escort 2000 man MARG from the Red Sea back to Beirut. We completed the 24 hour transit twice in a week. No liberty, but all hands were able to get top side and see the Suez Canal. Most memories of Suez will be of sun, sand, and heat. Bathing the baby, Egyptian Style. z iF was sent ezCaralu Beirut. We loot tiaiwit liberty, W to jet I lueiCaini I leai ' Hey-Joe ' s sold many kinds of things Entering Canal again south of Great Bitter Lake - Maybe we should invest in some real estate (sand?) Sights of Suez jlloinWI I, 5« 111 t I _l ____-_ ■ Heads 83 ' m Some people dressed special for our costume and pie eating contest Poking Fun Never fear, Mr. Workman Is here BM1 Saucier - Always ready to serve The great speckled bird(s) Thanks for the fuel! 113 More Fun Some people got caught! People sometimes imitate their superiors Others posed! SN Schwinn OD ' d on cruise book LT Sutton doing his favorite thing - Are you going Take that you scum! - Capt Alexander manning the to finish that? .50 cal machine gun L _ IfL 1 Some of us really pigged out in the pie eating contest Pepper power! (OSSA Hennen) 114 -! mm ODU, ■ebook 1, Before Chaplain Thompson held weekly Protestant worship services - shown here preaching in a typical service on the CDF. MS1 Calica, Catholic Lay Eucharistic Minister held weekly Lay Services for Catholic personnel shown here ready for a service in the Hanger Bay. PACE classes were a popular way to arepare for advancement. Dr. Lawler ' above) taught English and Humani- ties classes and Professor Casey Aayer taught Mathematics classes. Ship ' s band - Chris Moody (drum- mer), Charlie Vedder (bass), Jimmy Hart and Carl McArn (lead guitar- ists), Duaine Culver (rhythm guitar) Casino night - to benefit CFC 115 .i- ' IKE Battle Group at conclusion of DISTANT DRUM exercise Cross decking with HMS Glasgow Approaching HMS Glasgow Departing from a memorable experience Small Boat Ops Boat crew: SMSN Oliphant, ENS Painter, Boat deck crew: BM2 Fields, SN Reasoner HMS Harris, BM3 Skusa, FN Fowler The motor whale boat played an important part in BELKNAP operations ' Nit, . M «JC - The cutting edge of battle readiness Following a NATO tradition we CHEERED SHIP at conclusion of CRISEX IKE and CORAL SEA in central MED N1 RJ Weather balloon la unched by AG3 Miller 117 Ceremonies and Cakes m [ ' mKi ' Jtf. USNA Class of ' 66: CDR Myron Hura, CDR Pat Three new lieutenants: LT Fitzgerald, LT Barnhart, LT Callahan, CDR Bill Snyder, CDR E. L. Pitman Dobberteen Farewell CDR Pitman Hail LCDR McSoriey .• ' ♦•■■■•O ' ta Formed up in honor of BM1 Aleman 118 Fine job BM1 Aleman, we are going to miss you. Armed Forces Day, SA Smith, SR Armed Forces Day, MS1 Parsons, Navy 208th birthday, RADM Chang RADM Chang FN Bell, GMCS Swaney (at rear), DKCM Benedit BM1 Aleman ' s retirement Awards ceremony 22 Aug 83 BELKNAP Halloween 83 119 VIP ' s Open house in Capri We were privileged to entertain and be entertained by many important people during our deployment. Receptions on board were held for invited guests in Naples, Capri, Raima, and Villefranche and an open house for the public was held in Capri. VADM Briggs (COMNAVSURFLANT) ad- dresses the crew 1 i i - ' iJR j!| Port Captain, Catania, Sicily comes aboard to welcome us to his port. 120 VADM Briggs pins ESWS Insignia on BTC Brown Guest in Naples I rk ' 3 y m p l k jl L. -J Guests for our reception in Palma De Majorca, Spain i 121 Getting = Underway GMG1 Jack Begley Sure sorry I ' m not going Many thoughts - YN2 Simpson, TMSN Tansey, STG2 We ' re going to miss you IVIalone, STG2 Bles aft V -•--—, One last long look Underway 122 ■ M tf .. ■■■ , 1 P B B BP TsR :.- ; ■: _ ' ' ' ' 5 '  t: '  3! T?« 9 S!P PiW HJ -1 Pulling away Past Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel 123 Just a few feet more! FTG3 Robert Pleger at sea and anchor detail HOMECOMING On 21 November 1983, after traveling 36,651 nautical miles, spending 150 days at sea and 56 days in port, making untold numbers of phone calls and sending tons of letters and packages home, we returned to our home port in Norfolk, Virginia. 124 O S S N J h M c B r o o m Welcome Home GMG2 Tavera and family MS3 Mark Lorasch with his happy family It sure is good to be home! BM2 Larry Dumas - One happy man! % if ' M h . STG2 Bill Smith - with a gleam in his eye We love Norfolk - yes we do BELKNAP wives are the bell of our hearts - definitely! « 125 EXERCISE AND PORT VISIT SCHEDULE 29 April 1984 Leave Norfolk, VA 9 May Arrive in Med.- Tur- nover in Gibralter Straits 11-15 May Port Visit Naples, Italy 16-21 May Exercise Distant Drum C (NATO) 21 May ' Anchor Kithra Anchor- age 30 May-3 June Port Visit Catania, Sici- ly IMAV Port Visit 14-27 June Trieste, Italy 1 July Brief stop at Naples 1- 8 July Port Visit Capri, Italy 16-21 July Port Visit Barcelona, Spain 23 July Brief stop at Naples 28 July-3 August Off Beirut 17-24 August Exercise Bright Star ' 83 NGFS Beirut 25 August-3 September 4 September Transit south in Suez Canal 5-10 September Transit Red Sea to escort MARG to Beirut 10 September Anchor Port Suez 11 September Transit North in Suez Canal p 12 September Off Beirut ;15-24 September IMAV Port Visit Gaeta, Italy ' 1-10 October Exercise Display De- termination (NATO) 12 October Brief stop Agusta Bay, Sicily 14-20 October Port Visit Palma De Majorca, Spain 21-28 October Port Visit Villefranche, France 31 October-8 November Exercise Crisex 9-10 November Port Visit Rota, Spain 10 November Leave Med for transit Home 21 November Home at LastI! Weill ettanean S! ea • Trieste, Italy FTGSR Bajek - Photo Devel. GMG1 Begley - Photography TMSN Calabrese - Graphics MSSN Carter - Photo Devel. SN Culver - Layout MSSN Elmore - Layout FTCS Foot - Layout MMFN Gayle - Photo Devel., Layout EWSN Hunt - Layout MMFN Lawler - Layout RM3 McCarthy - Photo Devel. J02 Nelson - Photography, PhotaPej Layout, Sales 0S2 O ' Connor - Layout HTFN Pargett - Layout 051 Reed - Photo Devel. CW02 Rinehart - Layout, Sales FTG2 Salter — Layout BM1 Saucier - Layout SN Schwinn - Layout, Photo Devel. RP3 Seely - Photography, Photo Devel., Sales, Layout, Copy YN3 Senechal - Editing, Photography YN2 Simpson - Sales ,_. — -v_-:;: --m TMSN Tansey - Layout == luQ LT Thompson - Photography, Ph Jw Devel., ' ' Sale Layout, Copy, Coordinator FTG2 Thompson - Layout 052 Welborn - Layout FTMC Wright - Sales, Photography Many thanks to all the BELKNAP crew members and COMCRUDESGRU TWO personnel who donated photographs for this book of memor- ies. Our deepest appreciation goes to Jeanne Czeiler and Sherry Everett of Walsworth Publishing Co. for the many hours they spent helping the Cruise Book Officer with copy and final layout sheets and general moral support in the final stages of this cruise book. Port Suez, Egypt ed Sea r In Memorium For those Marine Corps and Navy personnel who gave their lives in the service of their country and its allies in Beirut, Lebanon in 1983. The Marine ' s Prayer Almighty Father, u hose command is over all and whose love never fails, make me aware of thy presence and obediant to thy will. Keep me true to my best self, guarding me against dishonesty in purpose and deed and helping me to live so that I can face my fellow Marines, my loved ones and Thee without shame or fear. Protect my family. Give me the will to do the work of a Marine and to accept my share of responsibilities with vigor and enthusiasm. Grant me the courage to be proficient in my daily performance. Keep me loyal and faithful to my superiors and to the duties my country and the Marine Corps have entrusted to me. Make me considerate of those committed to my leadership. Help me to wear my uniform with dignity, and let it remind me daily of the traditions which I must uphold. If I am inclined to doubt, steady my faith; if I am tempted, make me strong to resist; if I should miss the mark, give me courage to try again. Amen. r The Navy Hymn Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave. Who bidd ' st the mighty ocean deep. It ' s own appointed limits keep, O hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea! Eternal Father, grant, we pray. To all Marines both night and day, The courage, honor, strength and skill, Their land to serve, Thy law fulfill; Be thou the shield forevermore From every peril to the Corps. 128 WALSWORTH«YV CBUISE BOOK OFFICE PUBLISHING III 1203 West Liltle Creek Road COMPANyJLJLA Nodolk, Virg.n.a 23506 Marcalina. Mo US A ' all and e of % le true to onesty in so that I and Thee Give me iccepi my itliiisiasm, my daily ul to my and the Make me iadership. and lei 11 ti; if I am lould miss Amen. vUttl 1 ' KlS T4.1. . -  ■ '