Samuel Gompers (AD 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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TABLE OF CGNTENTS Cruise Log Table of Contents Captain Robert B. Hoffman. Commanding Officer Commander Thomas A. Davis. Executive Officer USS Samuel Gompera AD-37 Gomper's Mission 16 October 1976: Deployment To Westpac Westpac Bound First Stop: Hawaii Fat Sam's Pacific Seanic The People Who Guarantee Service Administration Department USO Show ln The Ph People to People Deck Department Sports ln Sublc Bay mppines Weapons Department Pushball in Yokosuka Wardroom Functions Operations Departme Medical Department Dental Department AD-37 Radio Station Soccer Team nt Engineering Department COMCRUDESGRU Fi VIP Visits Holiday's Overseas ve Staff Awards and Advancement Ceremonies Hawaii Philippines Hong Kong Taiwan Japan Homecoming Repair Department Volleyball Playoffs in Supply Department Relief At-Last Arrival San Diego A Job Well Done Yokosuka OQNIODUI-BOUND 1 1 12 14 16 20 21 22 34 36 45 46 48 52 56 59 60 63 74 75 76 78 81 82 84 87 89 92 97 28 130 140 142 144

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,I it 'Q' 4-, -120- CRUISE LOG 1976-77 oEPl.oYiviENT DATES Departed San Diego for Pearl Harbor Hawaii Embarked Commander Cruiser Destroyer Force Seventh Fleet Departed Subic Bay to conduct various exercises Towing underway replenishment and helo transfer Drills conducted with USNS LIPAN and helo from USS WHITE Riser to mooring buoy parted steamed to new anchorage off Green Island While moored ship was touched on port quarter by Panamanian merchant ship 16 OCT 1976 23 OCT 1976 Arrived Pearl Harbor 25 OCT 1976 Departed Pearl Harbor for Subic Bay Republic of Philippines 9 NOV 1976 Arrived Subic Bay Republic of the Philippines 16 NOV 1976 VADM Baldwin Commander Seventh Fleet visited ship 6 DEC 1976 Underway to anchorage C 10 Subic Bay for storm evasion VADM St. George COMNAVSURFPAC visited ship RADM Collins CTF 73 visited ship 7 DEC 1976 Returned to Alava Pier Subic Bay 20 DEC 1976 RADM Kllcline COMUSNAVPHIL visited ship 23 DEC 1976 RADM Counts 18 JAN 1977 PLAINS IAPS 41 20 JAN 1977 Returned to ALAVA Pier Subic Bay 23 JAN 1977 Departed Subic Bay for Hong Kong British Crown Colony 25 JAN 1977 Arrived Hong Kong 28 JAN 1977 31 JAN 1977 Arrived Keelung 2 FEB 1977. ASMARI 5 FEB 1977 Departed Keelung for Yokosuka Japan 9 FEB 1977 Arrived Yokosuka Japan 29 MAR 1977 Departed Yokosuka for Pearl Harbor Hawaii 8 APR 1977 Arrived Pearl Harbor N 9 APR 1977 Departed Pearl Harbor tor San Diego A 16 AFL 1977 P Arrived San Dir-qo F in JROTC Cadets and Dependent Tigers embarked for transit to San 13,890

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CAPTAIN ROBERT B. HOFFMAN 25 June 1976 .. Present Commanding Officer Captain Robert B. Hoffman, U.S. Navy reported to USS SAMUEL GOMPERS from the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations IOPNAVI where he served as the Manager of the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy Appropria- tion. Captain Hoffman was born in St. Helena, California, and reared in San Francisco.. He was a graduate from Lowell High School in June 1949 and entered the U.S. Naval Academy in July. He was commissioned Ensign in June 1953. His first assignment was to the USS IRWIN QDD-7491 homeported in Newport, Rhode Island. He then served on the USS COLONIAL QLSD-181 on the West Coast. He then attended the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School In Monterey, majoring in Engineering Electronics tAccousticsI. After graduating in 1959, he commanded USS FAIRVIEW QEPCER-8501, homeported in New London, Connecticut. In 1962 Captain Hoffman reported to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Following this tour, he served as Executive Officer of the USS TURNER JOY QDD-951i homeported in Long Beach, California, and then as Head of the Sonar Systems Evaluation Section of the Kell West Test and Evaluation Detachment. Operational Test and Evaluation Force. In June 1969, he assumed command of the USS ARNOLD J. ISBELL CDD-8691, homeported In Long Beach, California. He then served as the Operations and Plans Officer on the Staff ol Commander Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla THREE- During the academic year 1972-1973 CQDYEW' Hoffman attended and was a Distinguished Graduate of the Naval War College at NewP0n' Rhode Island. Captain Hoffman has been awarded three Bronze Star Medals, Two Navy Unit Commendq' tion Medals-one with Combat V-Two NHVY Un Commendations, the Combat Action Flibbgg and the Navy Distinguished Service Order 2 Class from the former Republic of Vietnam- f He is married to the former Anne Lawv0f 0 Westwood New Jersey. The Hoffmar1S hw' five daughters and reside in San DIBQO- - Ep B 'is .f E-fc Hf W 1 - sit