Stump (DD 978) - Naval Cruise Book

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Coat of Arms Ship Characteristics Admiral Stump CO XO CMC Combat System Engineering Nav!Admin Operations Supply Aviation Change of Command UNITAS 44-03 45-04 Special Evolutions Swim Call Counter-Drug Ops Steel Beach TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 3 4 5 6 7 8-19 20-29 30-37 38-51 52-59 60-63 64-67 68-75 72-73 74-75 76-78 79 80-83 84-85 Sports Day 86-87 ESWS 88 SWO 89 Advancements 90 Awards 91 Cruise Statistics 92-95 New Births 96 Port Visits 97-108 Cuba 97 Cartagena 98-99 Panama Canal!Panama 100- 102 Chile 103-104 Strait of Magellan 105 Uruguay 106 Brazil 107-108 Crossing the Line 109-112 Cruise Book Staff 113 Tiger Cruise 114-115 Welcome Home 116-117 Poetry Corner 118-119

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.., DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS USS STUMP CDD 9783 is the sixteenth in a series of 3 1 SPRUANCE-Class multi-mission destroyers developed to maintain America' s naval strength for the foreseeable future. Designed and produced for the U.S. Navy by Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries, STUMP is among the first group of maj or combatant ships in the U.S. Navy to be powered by gas turbine engines. Four General Electric LM-2500 jet engines, Cmarine versions of those used on DC- 10 and C-5A aircraftl, developing more than 20,000 horsepower each, drive the ship at speeds in excess of 30 knots. The two controllable reversible pitch propellers and twin rudders combine with the gas turbine engines to give STUMP speed, flexibility and maneuverability unique among warships her size. STUMP was designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and employs the AN! S QQ-89 advanced underwater detection and fire control system. The prime component ofthe submarine surveillance gear, a long range listening device, is located in a large bulbous dome below the waterline ofthe ships bow. STUMP also can carry two Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System helicopter CLAMPSJ to extend the anti-submarine surveillance horizon. STUMP is also capable of operating with equal effectiveness alone or in a large carrier task force. STUMP can provide shore bombardment, support amphibious assaults, escort military and merchant ship convoys, perform surveillance of hostile ships, establish blockades and undertake search and rescue missions. The Tomahawk weapon system is the backbone of STUMP' s combat systems providing long range offensive firepower against land targets. Additionally, STUMP' s offensive firepower consists of 5 !54 caliber guns, two MK 32 torpedo launchers, and the Harpoon missile system. The Phalanx Close In Weapons System CCIWSJ, the improved NATO Sea Sparrow missile, and the Rolling Airframe Missile system CRAMJ provide STUMP the defensive capability to protect herself against anti-ship cruise missiles and aircraft. STUMP is one ofthe world' s most modern destroyers, possessing the technology, weaponry and trained personnel necessary to act as an effective combat unit in a fast-paced wartime situation. Builtby Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries,Pascagoula, MS. Keel laid ................................... 22 August 1975 Length ................ ....... 5 63 feet- 4 inches Launched .............. ......... 2 1 March 1977 Beam ..................................................................... 55 feet Christened ................... ......... 3 0 April 1977 Displacement .................................................. 9,125 tons Commissioned .......................... 19 August 1978 Personnel .............. Officer' s 25 ICPO' s 22! Enlisted 300 Sponsor Miss Elizabeth Frances Stump Cdaughterj Armament: Tomahawk Cruise Missiles Harpoon Missiles Two 5 54 caliber MK 45 Gun Mounts Improved NATO Seasparrow Missiles RAM Launcher Two MK 32 Torpedo Launchers Two MK 91 Phalanx CIWS Two LAMPS helicopters with RAST system ,,L n :E:i,- L Yi, qw H V . ':?.!-N115 fi-,v',hi. an ,E my sir., ,z,f:,-7 'W Iv . .i-Li Zag, W.:-...t k. VZ., tai., iw- , 4, 'vg Vg ., 1 .Q 7,4 Irit f f , . .1-V, . , . h- :Y i, -4 mi pri -' A vi 'A I