Momsen (DDG 92) - Naval Cruise Book

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' COMMISSIONING CEREMONY PROGRAM li. Momsen, USN f: 1 (1896-1967) AUCjLJSI 2o, 2UU4 de Momsen was bom on June 21, . c vYork. He received a congressional ,: . .-ipointmcnttothc L ' niicd StaicsNaval Academy in 1916. ANNOUNCEMENT OFsie JUiTFQpi «J ESTiSe Naval Academy on me 7. 141 ). and cnlered active service aboard battleships HONORS TO THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER Jatuian, of 1 112. Momsen set his sights below the NATION L ANTHEM graduated from Submarine School in onnecticut, beginning an illustrious career in n i r. A rwT- t r A ' ! ICC 35 Executivc Officcr otthe submarinc PAKAUE COLOR -,,, PWNCIPAL SPEAKER ' S ADDRESS Momsen commanded subfNVOCATION -76), ' HEMARKS FROM DISTINGUISHED PLATFORM GUESTS of Her where ne sei cruiser. As a member ofthe Submarine Safet Tesi L nil on Sub USS S-4 frc»BB, KiPJ (? lQQMJ S8«aNC!Jfil PENNANT the Distinguished Ser ice Medal lor the de elopmeiit ofw hat became known as the MoiASSUMING COMMAND allow trapped submariners t( depths oftwohu SETTING OF THE FIRST WATCH todav. i: MANNING THE SHIP AND BRINGING HER the Washingioii Njv decompression tables o.xygcn in deep d REPORTING FOR DUTY COMMANDING OFFICER ' S REMARKS GOD BLESS AMERICA - NAVY HYIHN BENEDICTION . 1 ' DEPARTURE OF PLATFORM GUES y

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Vice Admiral Charles B. Momsen, USN (1896-1967) Charles Bowers S ede Momsen was bom on June 2 1 . 1 896. in Flushing. New York. He receiv ed a congressional appointment to the United States Naval Academy in 1 9 1 6. Ensign Momsen graduated from the Na al Academy on June 7. 1919. and entered acti e ser ice aboard battleships. In Januarv ' of 1 922. Momsen set his sights below the ocean ' s surface and graduated from Submarine School in New London. Connecticut, beginning an illustrious career in the submarine ser ice as Executi e Officer of the submarine LSS 0-13 (SS-74). Momsen commanded submarines USS 0-15 (SS-76). USSR-24(SS-101)andUSSS-l (SS-105) until June 1927. when he began a tour of duty at the Design Di ision of the Bureau of Construction and Repair. Na y Department in Washington. DC. He then transferred to Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor. Hav aii. where he ser ed aboard a minelayer, a submarine tender an d a cruiser. As a member of the Submarine Safety Test Unit on Sub USS S-4 from June 1 929 to September 1 932. Momsen earned the Distinguished Ser ice Medal for the de elopment of what became know n as the Momsen Lung , an apparatus designed to allow trapped submariners to get to the ocean ' s surface from depths of tw o hundred feet; a ariant is still used by the Na ' y today. The young Lieutenant ' s interest in subsurface safet ' continued at the Washington Na y Yard. He de eloped a new set of decompression tables and pioneered the mi.xing of helium and oxygen in deep di ing operations, w hich are still employed today.