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USS STUMP, the 10th ship of the Spruance Class, was commissioned on 19 August 1978 in Pasca- goula, Mississippi. Since her commissioning, two words have become synonymous with USS STUMP: OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE. STUMP'S 1981 maiden deployment was the Mediterranean, serving as flagship for COMDESRON FOURTEEN, conducting Black Sea Operations and conducting extensive ASW operations. As a re- sult of her outstanding performance, STUMP was awarded the Hookem Award for ASW excel- lence by the Commander U.S. Sixth Fleet. A year later STUMP again deployed as USCOMSOLANT Flagship for UNITAS XXII. It was on this cruise that the ship obtained its famous mascot Felix , a Bluefronted Amazon Parrot, during a port visit to Brazil. STUMP was the first Spruance Class Destroyer to transit the navigationally de- manding Straits of Magellan and the largest ship to transit the entire Chilean inland waterway. In October 1982 STUMP deployed to the Persian Gulf as part of the Middle East Force to conduct radar picket operations. Returning home in March 1983, STUMP participated in Solid Shield '83, a complex exercise involving U.S. and NATO ships plus air support from the U.S. Navy and Air Force. March 1984 was highlighted by STUMP'S adoption as state Flagship of West Virginia. STUMP then traveled to New Orleans as the U.S. Nay's Host Ship for the 1984 World's Fair. During 12 hours of visiting, well over 12,000 guests crossed STUMP'S brow. Also in 1984, STUMP won the James F. Chezek Memorial Gunnery Award by shooting an extraordinary 496 ut of 516 during Naval Gunfire Support Qualifications. ADM W.L. McDonald, Commander in Chief Atlantic Fleet, embarked in March 1985 for CARIOS '85. While in the Caribbean, STUMP again shot Naval Gunfire Support Qualifications and scored 495 out of 511 winning the Atlantic Fleet Top Gun Award for an unprecedented second year in a row. STUMP then deployed for UNITAS XXVI, showing the flag in eight South American and six West African nations. 1986 was an eventfully year for STUMP first being chosen as the Navy's test platform for the 53C hull mounted sonar. Secondly, STUMP was awarded the COMDESRON TWO Battle Efficiency award for overall excellence. , e After the installation of 53C began an intensive two year period for sonar testing against a num- ber of, submarines including the USS BOSTON, USS BILLFISH, and USS NAR- V , my X , ffwwg ,,,'f, Zfw'?f' A my H In 1988, STUMP deployed to theclWQdiE9LZlT,at19,a5i,faspart of the ,USS EISENHOWER Battle Group KMED i3pe88J.MIrie April and on 48 directed to detach and proceed to the Per- sian Gulf tb replace the had suffered extensive damage from mine,,explosion. While in the Persian Gulf, CSTUMtPipartook in variety of patrol and convoy opera- tions,,STUMP returned to thewlxlfediterranean ineJune and was tasked with escorting thel-Ieavy Lift Ship ifMighty ,Servant II ROBERTS onboard. STUMP returnedto Norfolk in WSWWHBGSPWQY ffm ttfi Stfxfiweeks of Cal' tions. ,In .her .Second Doiiitell, Commander Fleet. .t,. A In October! 1989, ig,f again! Grcu p. , Durin gp!! this, fextremely Z succes y. extefsisesfand the A aaaa ' iili .,,, ,,,..,,, .,.. I ttii t 'Period t d F , , ,,,. f,'i,i, it y y ' G1'0tj! Cf, , 3' ,',fff fi Q 'fc, 1 ,,,,,,,,, n f,', A lyllf Y Vlff M V V ,I . j We r ff ,X tion Operations Group. The highlight of the deployment was the devastating Tomahawk missile strike launched against Iraq in support of Operation Southern Watch on January 17, 1993. Arriv- ing in homeport in late April 1993, STUMP deployed to the caribbean for seven weeks of drug inter- diction operations in June 1993. In January 1994 STUMP served for six weeks as flagship for CARIBRON-24 as part of the UN di- rected Haitian Embargo Task Force. Finally in July 1994 STUMP WAS once again chosen to be flag- ship for USCOMSOLANT for UNITAS XXXV. Once again, STUMP'S tradition of consistent exeelg I I O D -- . --. a lence, manifested through the finest warriors in the world U.S. Nayy sailors as guaranteed t STUMP would sustain both her hard won reputation and her appropriate motto Tenacityz F tion of Victor . fi df, in A , . ir . s.., -...... is ...L v its f Q W., f ' .Ja 7 2
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