Carr (FFG 52) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1988 volume:

DegreeJCftannel SHIP ' S CHARACTERISTICS Displacement: Dimensions: Compliment: Propulsion: Maximum Speed: Armanent: 3800 tons Length 453 ' , Beam 45 ' , Draft 24.5 ' 13 officers, 187 enlisted Main - Two LM 2500 gas turbines with 40,000 shaft HP. One shaft with controllable pitch propeller. Auxiliary - Two retractable 325 HP en- gines for maneuvering or casualty opera- tions. 28 + knots MK 13 Mod 4 launcher MK 75 76mmm gun MK 15 Close in Weapon System (CIWS) MK 46 ASW torpedoes Two triple MK 32 torpedo tube mounts Two SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS, MK 111 helicopters AN SQS-56 digital sonar MK 92 Mod 2 fire control system AN SPS-55 surface search radar AN SPS-49 air search radar USS CARR (FFG 52) Courage, Will, Determination CARR (FFG 52) is named in honor of Gunner ' s Mate 3rd Class Paul Henry Carr, USNR (1924-1944), the heroic gun captain of the after 5-inch mount of the destroyer escort SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (DE 413) during the Battle off Samar, 24 October 1944, awarded a posthumous Silver Star for his conspicuous and gallant display of outstanding technical skill and courageous initiative. When SAMUEL B. ROBERTS engaged Japanese heavy cruisers attack- ing a force of escort carriers, off Samar during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the fire of her after 5-inch gun inspired every man on the ship. As the destroyer escort maneuvered radically and used minimal fire control equipment, Carr ' s mount fired over 300 rounds of 5-inch ammunition, scoring, at close range, a great many hits on one of the enemy heavy cruisers, knocking out an 8-inch turret, demolishing her bridge and starting fires aft. Ultimately, the damage received from Japanese shells knocked out all power, compressed air, and communications crippling the ship. Knowing the hazards involved, Carr ' s close-knit crew loaded, rammed, and fired six charges by hand, without the safety device of a gas-injection system. In attempting to fire a seventh round, however, the powder charge cooked-off before the breech was closed, wrecking the gun and killing or wounding all but three men in the gunhouse. After the order to abandon ship had been given, a petty officer entered the mount to find Carr, literally torn open from neck to thigh, holding a 54- pound projectile, trying unassisted to load and ram the only shell available. Carr begged the man to help him get off the last round, but the latter, seeing that the gun had been destroyed and its breach rendered an unrecognizable mass of steel, took the projectile from the gunner ' s hands. After helping one of the other wounded men to the main deck, the petty officer returned to find Carr again attempting, although horribly wounded, to place the projectile on the loading tray of the inoperative gun. Carr perished a few minutes later af- ter he was dragged from the mount. COMMANDING OFFICER Commander Wade Cook Johnson, U.S. Navy Commander Wade Cook Johnson was born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama. He gradu- ated from Vanderbih University as a bio-medi- cal engineer and was commissioned through the NROTC program in 1969. After nuclear propulsion training, he re- ported to USS ROARK (FF-1053) where he served as Gunnery Assistant and Navigator. Detaching in March 1972, he was assigned to the engineering department of USS BAIN- BRIDGE (CGN-25). In April 1974, he was transferred to the staff of Naval Nuclear Power School. Subsequently, Commander Johnson served for two and one-half vears as Weapons Officer on board the USS SOIITH CAROLINA (CGN-68) and for two and one-half years as commissioning Damage Control Assistant on USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70). After attend- ing the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia, Commander Johnson returned to Naval Nuclear Power School as Executive Offi- cer in February, 1983. Commander Johnson most recently served as Executive Officer on board the USS TEXAS (CGN-39), from Febru- ary, 1985, until May, 1987. Commander Johnson has been awarded the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal, and various campaign and service awards. He is married to the former. Carol Cuafala of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. They have three children, Steven, Christine, and Meredith. EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR Thomas J. Brown, U.S. Navy Back Row: LCDR LEE, LT PARTON. LTJO BE.IELLA. ENS BROWN. LT GREEN. LT GRA- HAM. LT PANICO. I.T.JG REICH. LTJG CAMPBELL. LT HOLBROOK. LT WESTERBEKE Seated: XO LCDR BROWN. Air Boss LCDR Not pictured - L T FOSTER and LT RUT •AKKISH. CHENG LT. FILL. SUPPO LT AIKEN. Senior Chief of the Command EMCS WATERFIELO, STGC HATHEILLEV. ETC AMYX. QMC HARDING. HMC MENTZER. FCC PURVIS, RMCS I.AMARCHE. BMCS McGOWAN. ATC EN- TRICAN. Not shown: SKC FIGGINS and SKC HEINRICH SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 22 Sept. 1987 - Underway from Charleston, SC 01 Oct. 1987 - BSF Azores 06-12 Oct. 87 - Port Visit Palma Spain 17 Oct. 1987 - Moored Port Said Egypt 18 Oct. 1987 - Transit the Suez Canal 24 Oct. 1987 - BSF Minea Sayrnt UAE 26 Oct. 1987 - Turnover with the USS Klakring 28 Oct. 1987 - Entered the Straits of Hormuz 31 Oct. 1987 - BSF Bahrain 05 Nov. 1987 - Port Call Bahrain 15 Nov. 1987 - BSF Kuwait 24-27 Nov. 87 - Port Call Bahrain 06-09 Dec. 87 - Port Call Bahrain 18-21 Dec. 87 - Port Call Bahrain 02 Jan. 1988 - BSF Bahrain 25-31 Jan. 88 - Tav with USS Cape Cod 07 Feb. 1988 - BSF Kuwait 10-13 Feb. 88 - Port Call Fujihara 13 Feb. 1988 - Turnover to USS Simpson 24 Feb. 1988 - Transit Suez Canal 29-7 Mar. 88 - Port Visit Marseilles, France 09 Mar. 1988 - Stopover Rota, Spain 13 Mar. 1988 - Stopover Azores 22 Mar. 1988 - Home Administration ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT V - Front Row: MAI (SW) DAVIS, HMC(SW) C.A. MENTZER III, EMCS(SW) W. WATER- FIELD, and LTJG CAMPBELL Back Row: PNl C. SANTAGATA, PN3 V. SPINELLI, YNl D. SHUMWAY. Not shown: HM3 0. ERVIN and YNSN F. ROSS. The Administrative Department consists of the Ship ' s Office tasked with the daily administrative management for the executive and departments on- board the ship. Staffed by both Personnelmen and Yeomen. It consists of the ship ' s Medical Department. Staffed by 1 Independent duty corpsman and 1 general duty corpsman. It is responsible for both the health care of the crew and the sanitation of the ship, as well as the occupational health programs. It also consists of the Master at Arms division. This division is responsible to maintain the good order and discipline well known onboard Naval Ships. T ' m.4J ,j B 10 Air Department AIR DEPARTMENT c  - -- -T Back Row: ATC W. ENTRRKIN, LCDR D. I ' AHHISH. LTJG A. HOLBROOK LCDR .r. LKK, l r .1. VVESTKRHKKK and Front Row: AMH2 B. SHOPSHEAR, AWAN M. WILSON, AD2 A. ACEVEDO, AXl S. WIND, ADl M. HOFTYZER, AEl R. COOPER. Sitting: AE3 E. BURNS, AMS3 Z. MILLER, and ATAN B. KIRSCH. Not shown: AW3 B. HENDRIX, AW2 LASTER and AZ2 C. TUCKER As the name implies. The Light Airborne Multipurpose System (LAMPS) Mark III SH-60B is a multi mission helicopter whose primary role is anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-ship surveillance and targeting (ASST). The helicopter passes information to the ship from up to 8 sonobouys as well as radar video and electronic support mea- sures information. Other missions of the SH-60B include Search and Rescue (SAR), Medical Evacuation, passenger and cargo transfers, communication relay and gunfire spotting. 12 It was always a problem keeping the rotors on. It ' s never easy to hitch a ride on a SH-60B After a trying day the only motivation left was an M-14. It was rather effective. 13 ' Back Row: GMG2 HITCHCOCK, GMM3 WASHBURN. FCii BABBS, GMC.SN BIGGS, GMM2 RAY, FC2 MIDDLETON, and GMGSN LEEMASTERS Front Row: GMMl FARRIS, FC2 LINDEN, FC2 PRICE, FCC PURVIS, GMM2 KOLODY, GMG2 DITTMER, and FC2 PHEGLEY CS-3 DIVISION CS-3 Division is responsible for our warfare capability. They maintain , repair, and use our weapons. From small arms (45 cal pis- tols and M-14 rifles), 76mm gun, the PHALANX CIWS, to our mis- siles systems. The division is comprised of fire control technicians and gunners mates guns and missiles. X 1 17 1 V ii ' 7 i 18 Back Row: TMl BARNES. TM3 BASKINS, STGl CROMAZAK, STG2 BROADHEAD Front Row: LT GREEN. STG2 TRAN. STG2 WELDON. STG2 KOVELLO. STG2 CLARK, and STGC HATHERLY CS-2 DIVISION CS-2 Division is our anti-submarine division comprised of tor- pedomen and sonar technicians. They maintain, repair and use our sonars to torpedos. They protect the ship from all subsurface threats. They also intergrate with the LAMPS III held to prosecute sub surface threats. e 19 Back Row: DS2 SNOOK, ET3 BOOTH, ET3 TYRE, and IC2 OWSIANY Front Row: ETl GIBSON, ETI WROUGHT, ETC AMYX, ET2 SMIRNIOTIS, ET3 MARKS, IC3 FULLER, ET3 FARISON. Not pictured: IC2 ST. LOUIS CS-4 DIVISION CS-4 Division is responsible for maintenance repair of all our electronic gear and our interior communications systems (Phones to the Growler). Comprised of electronics technicians, data systems technicians, and interior communication specialists. Without this di- vision talking to another office let alone another ship would be a herculean task. 21 22 Engineering Back Row: KMl BUTLER, C.SKFN SATTERWHITE. GSMFN WAKKIOH. C.SMl ' ANDERSON. EM:i DAI.BORA. GSMl ASKEW, and GSMH ( .AMBLE Front Row: LT.IC. BEJELLA. EM2 CLEMENTS, EN,-? KELLAR, EM:i HEALV. EMl FELIX, EN2 COOPER. GSM2 GRIMES. GSE2 HLBBART. EMJ .Sl ' ANC.KNHKRG E-1 DIVISION E-l Division consists of personnel in the following rates: GSM, GSE, EM and EN. GSM ' s and GSE ' s operate and maintain the ship ' s Main Propulsion and Auxiliary Propulsion systems and elec- tronics. EM ' s operate and maintain the ship ' s 60Hz and 400Hz elec- trical distribution systems and equipments. EN ' s. GSM ' s and GSE ' s make up the Oil Shack and operate and maintain the ship ' s fuel, lube oil and ballasting systems as well as the JP-5 system. o 24 ' ' i HfV « 3 Back Row: FN COTTON. FN WHITNEY, and EN.! SMITH. Not pictured: ENC D UNWOODIE, EN2 HUEBNER. EN:i FERCl ' SON. and FN WHITE. Front Row: LT I ' ANK ' O. ENl H. RLOW. EN2 HL ' TCHIN.S. FN PIPITONE, and EN2 LAC.ER- GREN C. E-2 Division E-2 Division personnel: operate and maintain the Ships Service Diesel Generators providing electrical power for the ship. They also operate and maintain the following equipment: the ship ' s Evapora- tors which produce fresh water for the ship, all Air Conditioning and Refrigeration equipment. Low Pressure Air Compressors which produce control Air, Electronic Dry Air and Low Pressure Air for various systems throughout the ship, High Pressure Air Compres- sors which provide High Pressure Air for various systems through- out the ship, the Anchor Windlass, the Capstan, the Motor Whale Boat, Fin Stabilizers and the Steering Gear System. 26 p ' Back Row: HT2 NAAB, HT2 BLOOMFIELD. HTFN GERBER, HTS HARRELL Front Row: LT I ' ARTON. DCl SCHRAM, DC2 McCLENDON. DC3 ADAMSON and MR2 DINIUS E-3 Division The HT r.eneral Workshop is under the leadership of the DCA and HTl SCHRAM, The General Workshop is home to the ship ' s repair maintenance ex- perts. The HT ' MR ' s are capable of making just any thing that is needed for the ship ' s mission. Whether it be welding gun mounts, brazing gaugelines. taping out nuts and bolts for just about every piece of equipment onboard this ship the HT MR has been very effecti%e in turning out a quality, longlasting products. The shop is capable of great things: some of the big crew-oriented jobs have been the big ice machine on the messdecks. airdet berthing in tactas, 2nmm, .50 cal, m-60, and 40mm gun mounts, sheilds for these gun mounts. Plus the HT MR shop have been instrumental in keeping the helicopters Hying by training the flight deck crews, and when able repairing or fabricating parts. The HT ' s also serve as on- scene leaders for just about every emergency party, plus the HT ' s are also respon- sible qualifying all new personnel in general damage control. Our MR is very tal- ented at making just about anything you could need or what. Mr2 Dinius is also the ship ' s master engra%-er, he has made plaques, ashtrays, signs, retirement awards, and other precision engraving work for the command. The General Work- shop has a very talented group of individuals who can make just about everything the ship needs m V 28 Operations Back Row: 083 DOGGERT, 0S2 STRONG, 0S3 JACKSON, 0S2 FELT, 0S2 MORRIS, EW.3 ROHDE, 0S2 STEWART. Front Row: OSSN FAULSTICH, 0S2 WILDMAN, EWSN HUNTER, 083 RICH, LT GRAHAM, OSl TILLMAN. OSl BENNETT, and E V2 MEUSE 01 Division 01 Division mans combat information center. It ' s described as the brain of the ship. It takes all the sensory inputs received and then formulates the tactical situation. This allows the captain to re- ceive the fastest available information on a battle situation. Com- prised of operation specialists and electronic warfare technicians. n 31 fi. Back Row: SM2 DANLEY and QMS ROBERTS Front Row: QMC HARDING. SMSA BRADFORD. QM2 CUMMINGS. and .SM3 ZINOLIA. Not pic- tured: SM3 SVEDBERG. QM3 WADE OA Division OA Division is responsible for navigation and visual signaling. Comprised of quartermaster ' s signalmen. The division works with the bridge watch standers and the navigator using the most updated equipment from satellites radar to the oldest method of shooting the stars. Visual signaling with flags and pennants to flashing light allows the ship to communicate with other ships in visual range. W 33 34 Back Row: RMl BOYINGTON. RM3 ROBINSON. RMl BAKKR, and RMSN HODGE. Not pictured: RM-2 Dl ' VALL and RM2 LEWIS. Front Row: ENS BROWN. RMCS LAMARCHE. RMSN GLIDDEN. RM:i ANDERS, and RM3 EL- LIS. OC Division (Communications Center) Radiomen transmit, receive and process all forms of telecom- munications with various circuits and equipment. Therefore, Ra- diomen provide to the command and ability to exchange accurate, rapid and secure information with other commands worldwide. Teamwork and knowledge of rate makes the Radioman ' s job possi- ble. 35 T: t s d lyi. fv Back Row: SN JONKS, SN EARLY, SN NAVEREZ, SN KEWISH, SN TANN, SN ISAAC, .SN GIANNAVOLA. and SN HESMATHY Front Row: BM:5 DAHN, SN ANDREWS, BM3 KUHN, BMl JASPER, BMCS McC.OWAN, BM.i GARCIA, BMl ROBINSON, SN PILLEY, BM2 CABRAL. First Division First Division is responsible for the shiphandling, seamanship, and general appearance of the ship. It is comprised of boatswains mates and undesignated seamen. First Division is usually the first taste of navy life a sailor has. The division duties include bridge watches (including helm ' s man and boatswain of the watch), various lookouts, underway replenishment, vertical replenishment, mainte- nance of replenishment equipment, the liferafts and motorwhale boat, anchor, and various deck equipment. 37 I ■ , , ; 6 ' r ' ' 4 ! 9 w ii • 38 Supply Back Row: BM2 Bl.ADKL, SN QUIGLEY. SN CAUSRY, SN THOMAS, OSSN LOFTl ' S, MS.i SEALEY, MS2 ALLEN Front Row: LT.IO REICH. MSI VE-JROSTER. MSSN BROWN, GMMSN WASHBURN, MS3 JACKSON, SM3 WILLIAMSON. MSl ' MASSEY. MSC CRAVES S-1 Division S-l Division is one of the more important divisions. It is re- sponsible with providing the crew with good meals to eat and a clean place to eat it. Comprised of mess specialists and food service assistants (provided from each department). 40 f i  41 Back Row: SKSN OI.VKRA, PC:] SEAY. SHU COWI.ISHAW. and DKi LANCASTER. Not pictured: SKSN RODRIQl ' EZ and SKC HEINRICH Front Row: LT.ir, REICH. SHI RICHARDSON. SHJ DOWDLE. SK2 STIEGER. SH2 LOBAN. SKC FIGGINS S-2 Division S-2 Division provides for some necessary amenities as well as need support. Comprised of storekeepers, postal clerk, disbursing clerk and ship ' s servicemen. They provide us with laundry, haircuts, small store items, mail, our paychecks to much need supplies that allowed the ship to function. Without this division the ship would have been hard pressed to keep going, let alone look smart. X yv 42 Atlantic Ocean Crossing  mi ' r ii w-- Ai 44 Azores Portugal Vertrep N ' , - 1 46 i - • The Suez Canal 1; 48 u t 49 Gulf Operations 50 ;• fjssai 51 . ss U ' - J ° e A 1 52 r!fl 53 ' M jStff- r Bahrain fV-. 54 J J jj 55 56 im i n. 58 59 m.: h..t 61 62 m. Mm Palma Spain t4 r 64 66 . 1. - ■ i t . ' ;?j - _-K C Sl© ??53 - i3r li Marseilles France 69 H ' iro«22 j j «pnR Hr ii PiJH L - ' nff Bfta H h . m B S r: (jBflr.{j;mi iW L Jt 3tt II (i iij r npn:ntfttni{lBiyii ' g ' ' tf ■ it. ' vinc t. ' t- ' x ' iewtetr ' f ' - ' icpit ' x-«? -A ' « ' ««Tnni ' ' ncK ' XTnpjci rf nkr 74 : ' : ■■««ViiV ' mi ■ tor- 75 78 79 Cruisebook Staff HMC (SW) C.A. Mentler III, USN MR2 W. Dinuis, USN EM3 Z. Healv. USN FC2 A.E. Middleton, USN Special Thanks To the crew of the USS CARR without who this book wouldn ' t have been possible Dedication: To the family and friends of the crew of the USS CARR. 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