Donald Beary (FF 1085) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1983 volume:

USS Donald B Beary FF1085 Named after Vice Admiral DONALD B. BEARY, USN, she is the eighth ship of the Joseph Hewes class of anti submarine frigates. Her primary mission is detection and destruction of submarines, but she is also capable of naval gunfire support, search and rescue, anti ship and anti air warfare. The ship is armed with rocket and deck launched torpedos, a 5 54 caliber gun, a Harpoon anti ship missle system, and is capable of carrying a LAMPS (Light Airborne Multi Purpose System) helicopter. As symbolized in the ship ' s insignia, this Frigate is characterized by the ship ' s motto: Prudentia-Animus-Fortitudo, meaning Knowledge-Spirit-Valor. Her crew of 250 carry this spirit with them as the promise of travel and adventure takes them across the seas to foreign ports. DONALD B BEARY was built by Avondale Shipyards at Westwego, Louisiana, and was launched 22 May, 1971. Her homeport is Norfolk, Virginia, and is part of Destroyer Squadron Ten, within Cruiser Destroyer Group Eight, Naval Surface Force, United States Atlantic Fleet. COMMANDING OFFICER Commander Peter E. O ' Connor Commander O ' Connor was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1943. He graduated from West Catholic High School in 1960 and attended La Salle College for one year prior to his appointment to the Naval Academy. Upon graduation in 1965, he served in the USS JOHN WILLIS (DE 1027) as First Lieutenant and Anti-Submarine Officer. Subsequent assignments at sea include duty as Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Commander Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla TWO, Operations and Weapons Officer in USS HEPBURN (DE 1055) and Executive Officer in both USS DUPONT (DD 941) and HARRY E. YARNELL (CG 17). He served in the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations (OP 90) as a Program Analyst. His last assignment was as Deputy Comptroller on the staff of the Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet. He is a graduate of the Naval Destroyer School and the Armed Forces Staff College, and was awarded a Master of Science Degree in Financial Management from the Naval Postgraduate School. Commander O ' Connor is married to the former Maureen Doyle of Philadelphia. They reside in Virginia Beach with their children Kimberly, Amy, and son Sean. EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lieutenant Commander Andrew J. Allen LCDR Allen was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1947. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in June 1969 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Professional Zoology. He joined the U. S. Navy in October 1969, and after two years enlisted service as an Electronics Technician, was commissioned in September 1971. After graduation from OCS, he was assigned to USS HARLAN COUNTY (LST 1196) as Combat Information Center Officer. He also was the Engineer Officer in USS McCANDLESS (FF 1084) and Operations Officer in USS PORTLAND (LSD 37). Lieutenant Commander Allen ' s last assignment was the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California where he was awarded a Master of Science Degree in Systems Technology (Anti-Submarine Warfare). He is single and resides in Virginia Beach. COMMAND SENIOR CHIEF MMCS Richard Salayi Senior Chief Machinists ' Mate Salayi was born In West New Yorl , New Jersey in July 1942. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy in January 1960. He started his career aboard the USS LAFFEY (DD 724) and continued on to the USS CONYNGHAM (DDG 17), USS AMERICA (CVA 60), USS AYLWIN (FF 1081), instructor duty at the Naval School of Cryogenics, USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67), and a second tour with the AMERICA before reporting aboard the DONALD B BEARY In January 1983. He has attended numerous schools related to the Machinist ' Mate rating and has qualified as an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist and Engineering Officer of the Watch. Senior Chief Salayi is married to the former Martha Bryant of Birmingham, Alabama. They reside in Moyock, North Carolina with two of their seven children. mS I PORTS II OF CALL MONACO ROME GAETA 1 Nestled quietly north of Naples, the homeport of the Commander of the Sixth Fleet ' s flagship continued its tradition of warm friendli- ness to visiting ships. 1 r HPH HHH I SBj i -y w bI Hp l HJ I ' B h y l P j P l ■sK ' ' Ih PV I H Hl k...;vi 1 2 W ' ' a ' J?S fe = ' r :S;- ,;r DJIBOUTI The wide open hospitality of the American Embassy and our French Naval colleagues, combined with the exotic sights, scents, and sounds of Djibouti paint a fascinating picture of liberty in Africa. The Captain meets the Prime Minister 10 SUEZ CANAL • -: ■■ ' ■ Lfi - ' -i ' ; i ??3S- - i :-i ' yy% VILLEFRANCHE Those tropical tans the guys were sporting in Villefranche were r compliments of the bright sun and clear water. But what caused the widespread eyestrain? Below, the bay of Villefranche Bi 1 W % PALMA Long known as the Jewel of the Mediterranean, Palma has been a favorite among sailors. Its beautiful beaches and free-wheeling nightlife continue to make it a popular liberty port. DIEGO GARCIA We had so much fun at Fort Chagos that it was hard to leave this oasis in the Indian Ocean. Its bright white beaches, coconut trees and clear blue water looked as though they belonged somewhere in the South Pacific. •  ap- ' 14 NAPLES 15 LIFE ON BOARD CROSSING THE LINE Crossing the line : words to make Shellbacks grin evilly and Pollywogs shudder. The nautical Initiation, marking the metamor- phosis of boot to salt, untested landlubber to swaggering seadog. From the delicate bouquet of Pollywog breakfast, through the gentle ministrations of the inflating shellbacks (the shillelaghs are merely stage props . . . would you hurt such a defenseless pollywog?), to the solemn finale before his Imperial Majesty, Neptunus Rex and his Royal Court (including the lovely Queen, chosen from among selected pollywogs), Crossing the line was a big moment in our cruise. Was it rough? Ask any Shellback. You think you had it rough? Boy, back in the old Navy they made us . . .. ET2 Tokajer struts his stuff. The doctor gives a lowly wog his medicine. 18 While we were gone . . . We steamed over 50,000 miles . . . Sailed in the Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Indian Ocean Gulf of Mexico 19 Above, SK1 Brooks is one of the first to roll through the garbage chute. . . . Participated in exercises with ships from France Spain Italy Greece . . . Travelled through the Suez Canal twice 20 . . We stopped in the following ports: Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico Monaco Cagllarl, Sardinia Augusta, Sicily Gaeta, Italy Djibouti, Djibouti Diego Garcia, BIOT Naples, Italy Villefranche, France Palma de Mallorca, Spain Rota, Spain 21 FUELING AT SEA 30 of us were promoted MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS YN3 Thomas Slater HT3 Michael Clark COMPETITIVE MM2 Michael Brokloff Roland Calvin EMCS Sonny Camat FTG2 Edward Chew HT3 Scott Combs OSS Micheal Coughlin EM2 Anthony Davis SN Richard Destein RM3 Calvin Fox BT2 Ricky Davis STGSN Donald Harlson BMSN David Hathaway EW3 Charles Hirstius SA Victor Holdcraft EXAMINATIONS SA John Hopson GMG2 Clinton Jackson FTG2 Chester Kulik RM2 James Maloney QM2 Robert Mulvihill MSSN Francis Post HT3 Chris Sexton OSSN James Shriver BT2 Jeff Snowden GMG3 Edwin Soto SA James Stubbs BM3 Steven Unser 0S3 Tony Ward SH3 Rick Wheeler 22 ■rw=fVr x - ' - • ' • ' - Above, refueling by the astern method. Left, the Coral Sea and the Dahlgren refuel from the Monongaheia. . . . Some of us became fathers BT3 Randy Deckard - a daughter born on March 13 SN Duane Vanamerongen - a son born on April 14 MM2 Richard Whitney - a daughter born on April 19 0S1 John Grimes - a son born on June 6 SKC Jesus Dasco - a son born on July 13 RM1 Charles Sheppard - a son born on August 2 RM3 Gary Cathey - a daughter born on August 14 . . . One of us was married 0S1 John Grimes to Joelle Quere in Toulon, France on 20 April 23 24 26 OFFICER PROMOTIONS LT Dana Dame LT Kevin Mann LT James Allison LTJG David Jones LTJG John Ickes LTJG Steven Cameron LTJG Mark McMillen 27 . . . Our Softball team played seven games, winning four TEAM MEMBERS GMG3 Edwin Soto OSSN James Shriver BT3 Ricardo Roche MSSN Frank Post RM3 Calvin Fox SN Miguel Diaz STG3 Charles Dilts STG3 Mark Kaercher GMG2 Charlie East SKI James Brooks 0S1 Wayne Brooks MAC Ralph Herzog EW3 Charles Hirstius MMFN Jorge Coello MM2 Richard Whitney MM3 Kenneth Surrette GMT3 Martin Stoize 28 . . . Our basketball team played against local or other U.S. Navy teams in five ports . . . Our Soccer team played the Djiboutian Army, losing a hard fought contest SOCCER TEAM MM3 Leslie Harris MMFN Jorge Coello MM3 John Ellis EM3 Mark Burks FTG2 Edward Chew 0M1 Michael Gombas LCDR Dennis Hansell OSSN Stephan Novak MM3 Steven Paxton MM3 Robert Mortenson SA Mike McGlothen SN James Robinson MM3 Kenneth Surrette BTFN Lewis Wells MM3 Robert Hawthorne 29 30 . . . Thirty of us have earned college semester hours through the College Level Examination Program FN Charles Barhite STG2 Lee Bergren MM2 Michael Brokloff EMS Mark Burke MM2 Ronald Burks SMSA Ellis Casteen MM2 Charles Chesner MM FN Jorge Coello STGSA David Craze STG3 Charles Dllts SN Miguel Diaz ET2 Charles Duke 0S2 Robert Geiger STGSA Donald Harlson HTC Carlton Herron STG2 Timothy Hopkins STGC Jerry Kearns RM2 James Maloney MM3 Michael Martin MM3 Steven Paxton 0S2 Douglas Ruby MM2 Ronnie Soles YN3 Thomas Slater EW2 Fredrick Smith LT Paul Tetrault ET2 Mitchel Tokajer EW2 Tod Wooley STG3 Greg Winters STG3 Terry Young MM3 Kevin Zeoli Far left, the Captain takes extreme measures for reenlistments. 31 SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER LT Dana Dame LTJG Steven Cameron LTJG Mark McMillen ENGINEERING OFFICER OF THE WATCH LTJG Mark McMillen MMCS Richard Salayi MMC Gary Brown BT1 Russel Moulton MM2 Larry Campbell MM1 Michael Murphy HTC Carlton Herron LT Mark Stearns LCDR Dennis Hansell MM2 Charles Chesner MM2 Robert Johnson ENLISTED SURFACE WARFARE SPECIALIST MM2 Charles Chesner OSC Lormier Galvin BT1 Russel Moulton BT3 Denis Plette BT2 Robert Schultz 0S1 Wayne Brooks SH3 Rick Wheeler HT3 Scott Coombs MM2 Ronnie Soles BT2 George Haley BTC William Green MMC Gary Brown ETC Victor Day BM1 Walter Howie EN1 Tony Pakula MM2 Michael Martin HT2 Paul Kelly MM2 Michael Brokloff MM3 Kenneth Surrette BT1 Richard Fox BT3 Jeff Luster MM2 Robet Johnson MM1 Michael Murphy BT2 Tony Young MM3 Steven Paxton BT2 Jeff Snowden ET1 Joe Mack ETC Toby Young GMGC Leon White RMC Bradley Hardesty EM1 Jesus Ladrillono MM2 Max Keller EW2 Tod Wooley EM3 Ballard Cox ... 90 of us earned 500 college semester hours through the program for Afloat College Education (PACE) ET3 Fredrick Annillo EM3 Milton Hudson SMI Ronald Anthony EWSN Rex Hunter MSI Fruto Apostol BT3 Donald Johnson BT2 Dennis Ball STGC Jerry Kearns BT3 Jerry Barske IC1 Kenneth Kubitz MMFN Terry Bennett FTG2 Chester Kulik STG2 Lee Berggren EMI James Ladrillono ET3 Angelo Bernard BT3 Jeff Luster ET3 Scott Brennan ET1 Joe Mack MM2 Michael Brokloff MMFN Brian Machovec SKI James Brooks MM3 Michael Martin 0S1 Wayne Brooks FTG3 Thomas McGuire MM2 Mark Burke MM3 Robert Mortensen SK3 Rodney Byrd MMFN Abraham Munoz DK1 Calixto MM3 Patrick O ' Sullivan EMCS Sonney Camat EN1 Tony Pakula MM2 Larry Campbell MM3 Donald Perry SMSN Ellis Casteen BT3 Denis Plette FN Jorge Coello TMSA Brian Rakes HT3 Scott Coombs HT3 Thomas Rayfield MSC Jean Cormier SN James Robinson 0S3 Michael Coughlin BT3 Ricardo Roche EM3 Ballard Cox 0S2 Douglas Ruby SN John Dalton SH3 Michael Sable SKC Jesus Dasko HTFN John Salmeron EMS Anthony Davis MMFN Victor Schmidt SN Clarence Davis BT2 Robert Schultz MS1 Jamie Delarosa STG3 John Shaw SN James Devine SH2 Franklin Sheppard STG3 Charles Dilts HT2 Michael Simko SKI Richard Disque YN3 Thomas Slater FN Thomas Doyle FTG2 Buddy Slezak ET2 Charles Duke EW2 Fredrick Smith BM2 Launey Eldrid MM2 Ronnie Soles MS3 Bruce Erwin EW3 James Sterrett EM2 Jeffery Fear FA Brian Stubbs 0S3 Gregory Frede LT Paul Tefrault BTC William Green SM2 Timothy Toal BT2 George Haley ET2 Mitchel Tokajer RMC Brad Hardesty BT2 Dominick Tuzzo GMGT2 Marshall Hayes 0S3 Tony Ward MAC Ralph Herzog EW2 Tod Wooley MMFN James Higginbotham ETC Toby Young EW3 Charles Hirstius MM3 Kevin Zeoli fc - - gJ 7) _ H 33 HOMECOMING ■f i:l « ;■(. 35 c f my] e Fidghk Sailor ' s Song ' m a natut kjon of]John Paul Jones, ilp ater bloqd and ivory bones, ■ind in my hatrind a bright blue seaman ' s eye, wind my turbinejand hear it scream, a ton of superheated steam, Gonna be a Frigat oailor until I die. Sailor until «ffe and strc gi Mariijes along. leave a messy beacfi! to ' hear.jji song, n ' t b stpmig long, ir dflvijlivkrs out of reacH Gonna be a Frig Well an LHA But they alwayl And those felled. But the sandcraB. ' Cause they know And they ne heal. urbine can teallf si ' s got trainingAvheali e Piedmont do it tenderly, eard my GQ Mream, down some stipmarine, been tovsea. o oi t to playX fslind getting underway! aj: ' ml: € j _goQqrtiigM ' s rest. ' . th at ' s long and w, to some MSQpei---- ' sign on with tj best a singli ' screw, ' aijise ita ' ' a comin ' ' s nev4 _en, any submarine, Number One to th f l - th 36 THE CREW II ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT B DIVISION 38 CHIEF ENGINEER LT. Stearns BT3 Luster 40 41 42 M DIVISION M DIVISION OFFICER LTJG McMlllen 43 E 3 1 3 r®wgj H ■jP R 1 f ig r. ■ |H i Hi . % ' .,1 3 1 MM3 Tschanon km MM3 Huff (A) MM FN Patterson 3B Si --- ' 4 K l B i- ' S s ' ' W A Wfl tP k U F 45 A DIVISION 46 MM3 Hawthorne AUXILLARIES OFFICER ENS Alley R DIVISION DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT LTJG Jones E DIVISION ELECTRICIAN ' S MATE ELECTRICAL OFFICER LTJG Cameron 49 INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRICIAN K Blf — ' t_ WiMS HI J 1  ■ I B 1 1 1 1 1 V 1 1 tm Stubba M i xl 50 WEAPONS DEPARTMENT FIRST DIVISION WEAPONS OFFICER LCDR Hansen 52 53 54 55 58 SECOND DIVISION I GUNNERY OFFICER ENS Terrell 57 V GUNNER ' S MATE FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIAN JL « mLS 1 1 T 1 |1j 58 AS DIVISION fihi ANTI SUBMARINE WARFARE OFFICER LT Dame 59 60 61 62 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT 00 DIVISON OPERATIONS OFFICER LT Gray COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ENS French 63 mmY ■B zMtt , ;: w_ u Pi| m 1 1 .1 P 1 fj pf 1 RADIOMAN SIGNALMAN RM3 Fox 64 66 ELECTRONICS MATERIAL OFFICER LT Tetreault 01 DIVISION It Makes a Fellow Proud When Ronnie finished basic training he Was a sailor thru and thru you just can bet The effects were so well rooted That the next day he saluted A good humor man, an usher, and a nun. Now Donnie has a problem Though it ' s sad to tell He doesn ' t know a jackstaff From a motor well But he ' s going to be a big success He leads his class at OCS. It makes a fellow proud to be a sailor When Jimmey was in the seventh grade He cut classes quite a lot He ' s real USNR material And he was glad to swap His report card and his skipped classes For a report chit and unauthorized abscences. Now flex finished school and joined the Navy Defending you and me. He wants to fight and bleed And die for liberty With the hell of war he ' s come to grip Chipping and painting the side of our ship. It makes a fellow proud to be a sailor Our division officer is the up and coming type Played with toy ships as a boy You ' d surely bet It is written in the stars He will get his lieutenant ' s bars But he doesn ' t have enough box tops yet. Now our new chief he too has a problem That is also sad to tell You see, he comes from Jersey And he doesn ' t speak our Southern language very well He used to be, so rumor has The dean of men, at Alkatraz. It makes a fellow proud to be. When as a boy I vowed to be. What luck to be allowed to be A sailor. COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER OFFICER LTJG ickes 69 70 ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNICIAN OSSN Novak 71 XN DIVISION 72 PERSONNEL - ADMIN OFFICE LT Mann T HOSPITAL CORPSMAN MASTER-AT-ARMS NAVY COUNSELOR PERSONNELMAN POSTAL CLERK - y YEOMAN 73 QUARTERMASTER NAVIGATION OFFICER LTJG Goes (RNLN) SUPPLY DEPARTMENT SUPPLY DIVISION SUPPLY OFFICER ENS Qua DISPERSING OFFICER ENS FInkel 75 76 77 |SH3 Wheeler 78 79 Cruisebook Staff Editor ENS French Photographers TIMSN Truempy EWSN Hunter MIVIFN Coello OSSN Novak Copy Work LTJG Ickes SN Dunne Artists QM1 Gombas STG3 Lloyd 80 WALSWORTHYVV CRUISE BOOK OFFICE PUBLISHING III 1203 West Litile Cre«k Road COMPANY AAA Norfolk. Virginia 23505 Marctllnt. Mo. U.S.A.