Crommelin (FFG 37) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1987 volume:

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V h il § Ol 3 SOUTH PACIFIC WELLINGTON lU USS CROMM€LIN (FFG-37) 1987 Deployment 1 3 flprll - Departed, Long Beach, Co. 2 May - 7 May - Subic Boy, R.P. 19 May - 23 May - Diego Garcia, B.I.O.T. 26 May - 30 May - flnchored, Male, Maldives 3 June - 6 June - Bombay, India 12 June - 22 June - Diego Garcia, B.I.O.T. 1 July - 25 August - Persian Gulf Operations 7 Sept - 13 Sept - Freemontle, flustrolio 21 Sept - 24 Sept - Subic Boy, R.P. 6 Oct - 7 Oct - Pearl Harbor, Houjoii 13 October - Arrived Long Beoch, California AB01802 TH€ SHIP The USS CROMMCIIN (FFG 37) is the 31st ship of the Oliver Hozord Perry class of guided missle frigates. The cnOMM€llN ' S keel ujos laid on 30 May 1980 at Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle Division. On 2 July 1981 CROMM€llN uuos christened and launched. She luos delivered to the Navy on 9 June 1983 and uuas commissioned on 18 June 1983. CROMM€LIN ' S mission is to provide onti-oir, onti-submorine, and ontl-surfoce protection for underojoy replenishment groups, convoys, omphibious forces and other military as Luell as merchant shipping. These tasks are carried out by o ujide orroy of armaments such os: MK 13 MOD 4 Guided Missle Launcher uuith surface to air and Harpoon sur- face to surface missies. MK 75 76mm rapid firing gun, toio triple tube MK 32 flSLU torpedoe mounts, MK 1 5 MOD 1 Close In UUeop- ons System (CIUUS), and tujo SH60 LAMPS MK III helicopters. The CnOMM€llN is poujered by tojo LM2500 GG gas turbine engines capable of delivering 4 1 ,000 total shaft horsepouuer ond moving her through the ujoter at speeds in excess of 28 knots. CROM- MCIIN displaces 3800 tons and carries a creui of 17 officers and 186 enlisted. -... TH€ CRUISe On 1 3 aprll 1 987 the CROMMeilN departed Long Seoch Cali- fornia for on extended deployment that uuould prove to be more than just routine. During the course of the cruise CROMMCLIN ujould be called into oction in the hot and unpredictable Persion Gulf. CROMM€LIN uuos ossigned duty os escort for the reregist- ered Kuujoiti Tankers on the first five convoys escort operations, fldditionolly. the deployment featured enjoyable port calls to Subic Boy. PI: Diego Garcia; Mole. Maldives; Somboy, India: Sitra Bahrain; Fremantle. nustrolio: bock to Subic: Pearl Harbor; and on 13 October 1987, return to Long Seoch. Betujeen those dotes the creoj aiould see 652 meals served including 14.331 lbs of beef, 2,526 gal of milk. 33.191 lbs of fruits ond vege- tables. 9,736 lbs of breads and pastries, and 2,347 lbs of cheeses. The ship uiould travel approximately 31,000 nouticol miles ond use approximately 2,165,920 gollons of fuel, and 139,596 qollons of aviation fuel. _ _ I CAMM SNDimG CDR Thomas C. J. McGinlay Commander Thomos C. J. McGinloy, USN is the son of Mrs, Josephine and the lote Mr. Thomas McGinlay of Chicago, Illinois. He received his bachelor ' s degree from the University of St. Mary of the Lake and attended Navy Officer Candidate School in Neiju- port, Rhode Island. He uuas commissioned as ensign in 1967. He then completed troining in deep sea diving ond ship salvage op- erations ot the U.S. Navy School of Diving and Salvage, UUashing- ton Navy Vard. Commander McGinloy reported to his first ship, USS TRlUnK- ONI (flTf 1 14), in Pearl Harbor. In 1969 he reported for training to Submarine School Neuj London. He served in USS RLCNNV (SS 324) and USS TUSK (SS 426) from 1969 to 1972. In 1972 Commander McGinlay uuas ordered to San Diego, Co. for training as a deep submersible pilot (Navy Hydronout). In 1973 he reported as executive officer of nvniON (DSRV 2). On 12 December 1973, then Lieutenant McGinlay piloted OVfl- lON to a depth of 1 ,892 feet In the open ocean off La Jolla, Co. to achieve the first deep ocean mate of a Navy submersible luith a simuloted submarine on the ocean bottom. In 1974 he relieved as officer in chorge of MVSTIC (DSftV 1.) After graduation from Destroyer School in Neuuport, Rhode Island in 1976 Commander McGinlay served as operations offi- cer in USS MnHnN (RDG 42). He groduated from the Novol Post- groduote School, Monterey uuith a master of science degree in manpouuer and personnel management onolysis in 1979 ond then served os executive officer in USS l)IG€lOUJ (DD 942) until 1 98 1 . Commander McGinlay then served on the staff of the Chief of Novol Operations as head of the retired pay, reserve pay, and benefits policy section. He reported for duty in USS CHOMMCIIN in 1985 ond ujos relieved in August 1987. 6X€CUTIV€ OFFICER LCDR Robert 6. Orcutt Jr. is the son of the lote CDR R. €. Orcutt SR., Q UJorld LUor II carrier fighter pilot. LCDR Orcutt uuos born ot NflS Chin- coteogue, Virginia and spent his childhood moving to places in the U.S. ond uuorld during his father ' s various tours of duty. LCDR Orcutt u;qs selected for o NROTC scholarship ot Holy Cross College, UJor- chester, Ma. and groduoted ujith an fl.S. in Politicol Science in 1973. fill of his seo service has been uuith the Pacific Fleet serving in the USS KRNSnS CITV (flOR 3), USS RICHnnO S. SDlUnnDS (DD 950), uss JOHN VOUNG (DD 973) ond os o material officer uuith COMDCSRON NIN6. His shore tours have been as on instructor at the Surfoce UUar- fore Officer School Sosic Course, Neujport Rhode Islond, and as a student ot the Naval Postgroduote School Monterey, Co. Fit NPS Monterey LCDR Orcutt uuos oiuorded o M.S. in systems technology (commond, control, and communicotions). LCDR Orcutt served os executive officer from June 1986 to November 1987. ■vWP ' -«-- ' ?r :MSfi ' f. lSK S5«E8e3 ! ;;«  ' ; • CHFING6 OF COMMAND % . . x- CDR pQuI K. R. Vosseler Commander Paul H. R. Vosseler uuqs born in Son Jose Colif or- nio. He groduoted from Colifornio Stote College ot Hoyaiord in June 1968 yjith o Sochelor of Arts Degree in Politicol Science. He ijUQs commissioned on ensign in November 1968. Commonder Vosseler ' s first ossignment uuqs in USS PICKING (DD 685) os Com- municotions Officer. Upon PICKING ' S decommissioning he otos or- dered to the USS JOHN POUl JON6S (DDG 32) ujhere he served until August 1 97 1 . In February 1 972 Commander Vosseler report- ed to Commander, U.S. Naval forces Advisory Unit, then as Com- mend Briefer for COMNnVFORV. in 1973 he attended the Novol Destroyer School in Neuuport, Rhode Islond, follouued by assign- ment to USS RICHnnO S. €DUJnRRS (DD 950) os uueopons officer. Commander Vosseler ' s next assignment uuqs as executive Offi- cer in USS GROHnM COUNTV (RGP 1 176). Upon Graham County ' s decommissioning in March 1977 Commander Vosseler uuqs as- signed to Commander, Patrol Division 21 as Chief Staff Officer until its disestablishment in July 1977. In August 1977 Commander Vosseler reported to the Staff of Commander, NovqI Surface force, U.S. Pacific Fleet uuhere he ujos assigned first os Force Levels Officer, then as Future Opera- tions Officer until December 1979. Commander Vosseler ' s next assignment uuqs Aide Flog Secretory for Commonder, U.S. Novol Forces Caribbean Commander, Fleet Air Coribbean Commonder, Antilles Defense Commond. He uuos then ordered to duty in USS D€VO (DD 989) os Executive Officer. In Jonuory 1983 he report- ed for duty uuith CNMPC as Head Fleet Commond Support Branch follouued by assignment os the Assistant Surface CoptQin Assign- ment Officer. In November 1984 Commander Vosseler uuqs as- signed OS PCO for the reoctivation of ex-USS SPHINX (ORL 24), and became Commanding Officer upon the commissioning on 26 July 1985. In June 1986 he uuos ossigned os executive Rssistont to the Navy ' s Chief of Legislative Affairs. Commander Vosseler assumed duty as Commanding Officer in USS CROMM€llN (FFG 37) on 25 August 1987. CR€UU FT? BfiCK ROUU FROM L€FT TO RIGHT: RMS RICHRRDSON. RMSN RflR- RV, RM2 UURLKefl, RM3 STOTCN, RM3 UUILLIRMS MIDDL6 ROUU: RMl BLRNCHeTT, RM3 CORT, RMC GARRISON FRONT ROUU: RM2 RRROVO, RMSN MRRTIN CROM Vl€LIN ' S RADIO GANG RM2 UURLKeR, nNT€NNfl MfllNTRINCe SUP6RVISOR, eNSUReS CROM- MCUN ' S HF RNTeNNfiS ARC MniNTniNeD TO TH€ HIGH€ST STRNDRRD. RM3 STOTCN MRNS THC PHONCS flM2 RICHfiRDSON DOING HIS THING ' ' DURING ONC OF MfiNV UN- R€PS DeCK DIVISION FROM L6FT TO RIGHT: BACK - BM 1 JOHNSON, BMSN Mfl€STfiS, BM3 MflCON, SN UUILLinMS, SM3 €SCRLnNTe, SN UJRID6, BM3 DIRS, 6M3 MURPHV, 8M2 LflCHflNCe, BMCS KN€IS- L6V FRONT: SR LUICH, SN CRMPRNfl, BM3 DflNICLS, SN SReNeMRN, SN FORMCT, 6M3 SMITH, BM2 RRCHCR 8M3 eSCRLRNTe CHCCKING OUT TH6 STATIONS . . . Boatswain ' s Mate (BM) BM3 DIRS RT THe fteRDV RT STRTION 8 10 6M3 SMITH TAKING TH€ STRfllN AT STATION 4 1 -m f. 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