Harry Yarnell (CG 17) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 112 of the 1981 volume:

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INDIAN OCEAN CRUISE 1980-81 USS HARRY E. YARNELL ADMIRAL HARRY E. YARNELL Harry Ervin Yarnell was born in Iowa, near Independence, on October 18, 1875. He attended country schools and the Indepen- dence High School, and was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy from the Third Iowa District in 1887. He was graduated with dis- tinction, ranking fourth, in the class of 1897. He served at sea for two years as required by law before being commissioned as Ensign, U.S. Navy, on July 1, 1899. Subsequently he served aboard various vessels in the Asiatic Fleet during the Philippine Insurrection and the Boxer Rebellion. Captain Yarnell commissioned the SARA- TOGA, on November 16, 1927 and served as her commanding officer until September, 1928, when he was appointed Chief of the Bureau of Engineering and Engineer in Chief of the U.S. Navy with the accompanying rank of Rear Admiral. In October 1936, he was designated Commander in Chief Asiatic Fleet with the rank of Admiral. For his ser- vices as Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for which his citation states in part, He has shown such exceptional ability, courage, tact, and devotion to duty . . . that he deserves the nation ' s highest praise . . . Rear Admiral Yarnell was transferred to the retired list of the U.S. Navy in his perma- nent rank of Rear Admiral, and, on July 16, 1942, was advanced to the rank of Admiral in accordance with legislation. He was recalled to active duty during the period of emergency prior to the outbreak of World War II to serve in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy as Special Advisor to the Chinese Mili- tary Mission, and later in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, until relieved of all active duty in December 1944. He resided in Newport, Rhode Island until his death on July 2, 1959. SHIP ' S HISTORY I ' SS FL 1{RN K. N ' AIiNKl.I,. huill at Bath Imn Works corporation. Hatli, Maine, was named to honor Admiral Yarnell, who was horn in Iowa in 187. ). After {graduation from the Naval Academy in 1897, he had an illustrious career durinjj World War I and retired in 19IUt after servinfj as { ommander-in-Chief of the Asiatic Fleet. He was recalled to active duty during; World War 11 and retired permanently in 1944. He died at Newjjort. Rhode Island. on July 7, 1959. YARNKLl. was launched in 19(51 and commissioned on Fehruary 2, 196.S as a guided missile frigate (DLri-17). Following shakedown training at Ciuantanamo Bay, Cuba, YARNKLL deployed to the Mediterranean as flagship of Destroyer Squadron TWKN r ' -.SIX in 1964. After a year in her homeport of Norfolk and participa- tion in various .Atlantic Fleet exercises, ' ARNKLL returned to the Mediterranean in 1966 and again in 1967. In 1967 the ship was chosen to represent the I ' nited States at the Canadian Naval Assembly in Halifax, Nova Scotia. From 1968 to mid- 1969 ' ARNKLL was placed out of commission in Bath, Maine, for a major overhaul, during which a modern computer system and advanced electronic systems were installed. On July 12, 1969 DARNELL was recommissioned in Boston, Massachusetts and spent the remainder of the year in shakedown training and missile exercises in the ( iribbean. In 1970, N ' .ARNKLL served as Hagship for Commander, .South Atlantic Force for the UNITAS XI cruise around South America. ' ARNF,LL was again assigned to the Mediterranean SIXTH Fleet in late 1971 and returned in June 1972. In .August 197.H YARNELL deployed to the Mediterranean for the fifth time and played a key surveillance role during the Middle East Crisis. YARNELL entered the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in January 1974 for a one year complex overhaul to update the ship ' s missile systems and engineering plant. During 1975 and 1976 YARNFILL was involved in various Atlantic F leet exercises including C.ARIBREX 2-76. In this exercise YARNELL served as flagship for Commander Carrier Croup FOl ' R and received the Top Operator award for operational excellence from Commander .SECO.ND Fleet. Y.ARNELL deployed to the Mediterranean for the sixth time in April 1976. During this deployment, Y.ARNELL participated in both N.ATO and .SIX TH Fleet exercises as well as surveillance of .Soviet naval units, including the maiden voyage of C ' SC KIE ' . Y.ARNELL entered the Black Sea in September and visited Constanta, Romania, the second I ' .S. warship to do so in thirty years. In May 1977, YARNELL participated in Exercise Solid Shield. Operations subsequent to May included various training exercises conducted off the east coast of the I ' nited States and extensive missile firings in the Caribbean in .August. In September ' S ' ARNELL deployed to N jrthern Europe as flagship of Commander, SECOND P ' leet Commander Striking Fleet Atlantic and participated in the NATO exercise Ocean Safari 77 in October. YARNELL began her seventh Mediterranean deployment in April, 197H, conducting operations in the Black Sea and participating in the NATO exercises National Week, Dawn Patrol and Display Determination. Y.ARNELL also hosted a cruise for guests that included the Royal Family of Monaco before returning to Norfolk in October. In January 1979, YARNELL entered the Charleston Naval Shipyard for an extensive overhaul that upgraded engineering and combat systems. After returning to Norfolk in February 1980, Y.ARNELL spent the spring conducting training exercises off the east coast and undergoing refresher training and weapons systems trials in the Caribbean. In September Y.AF-{NELL participated in COMTl ' EX 5-80, a nuilti threat exercise, under the operational command of Carrier Croup EICHT. .After a extensive combat systems readiness review in October, Y.ARNELL departed Norfolk for an Indian Ocean deployment. In December YARNF!LL became an operational unit of the .SEA ' ENTH Fleet and entered the waters for which .Admiral Harry E. Yarnell was responsible from 19.56- 19.59, as Commander-in-Chief, I ' .S. Asiatic Fleet. During the deployment Y.ARNELL operated with Carrier Group F ' JCiHT and after port visits to Perth, .Australia and Momba.sa, Kenya she returned to Norfolk in June 1981. In July YARNELL was underway as flagship for Commander Cruiser Destroyer ( iroup TWEIA ' E in concentrated exercises off the Virginia Capes with several destroyers and the NATO Standing Naval Forces Atlantic. In August with Commander .Amphibious Squadron EICHT and elements of Tactical Air Control Squadron 21 embarked, Y.ARNELL conducted an opposed transit of the .Amphibious Squadron to training areas off Vieques Island, southeast of Puerto Rico. In October 1981 Y.ARNELL entered the Portsmouth Naval .Shipyard in preparation for a spring deployment to the Mediterranean. COMMANDING OFFICER CAPTAIN HOWARD F. BURDICK Captain Howard F. Burdick was born in West- erly, Rhode Island in 1934, and was graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1956. Follow- ing duty as a sailing instructor at the Academy, he went to sea in USS HAILEY {DD-556) and in the commissioning crew of USS PROVI- DENCE (CLG-6). In 1961-2, he attended post- graduate school in Defense Intelligence, and then served as Assistant Naval Attache, Tel Aviv (resident in Haifa). He returned to sea in USS BOSTON (CAG-1) in 1965, and then as Executive Officer in USS FORREST ROYAL (DD-872). Following duty as a Joint Logistics Plans and Policy Officer on the staff of the Commander in Chief Pacific 1969-71, he served as Commanding Officer in USS DEHAVEN (DD-727), and then as Special Assistant to Commander Mine Flotilla Three. In 1973-74, he attended the Naval War College, and served subsequently on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations (OP-095) as the ASW Intelligence Officer and Surface ASW Weapons Programs Coordinator. During this period he received a Masters of Science Degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California. His last assignment was on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief Atlan- tic and Atlantic Fleet as the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, and subsequently as the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Com- mander-in-Chief. Captain Burdick is married to the former Jane Knight Peavey of Stonington, Connecticut. They reside in Virginia Beach with their daughter Susan and son Joshua. m r EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMMANDER LYNDEN D. LEE Commander Lynden I). Lee is a native of Dayton. Ohio and a 19B6 graduate ot Ohio Northern University with a Bachelor of Science Dejjree in Civil Engineering. After attending Ofl ' icer Candidate School in Decemher 1966 he reported aboard USS C.LKNNON (00-840) home- ported in Newport, R.I. and served as Ciunnery Assistant, Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter Officer, and then as Navigator. In March 1969 he was transferred to I ' SS CCNSTON (I.SD- 5) homeported in San Diego, where he served as Navigator until released from active duty in November 1969. He worked as a civil engineer in Los Angeles, spending nine months as a construction consultant, until May 1971, when he returned to active duty and attended Destroyer .School. From November 1971 until August 197!? he was Operations Officer aboard I ' SS CH.ARLKS R. W.ARK (DI)-H6. ' )I homeported in Mayport, VI., and made a cruise to the Indian Ocean, assigned to the Middle Kast Force. In September 197: he entered the Naval Postgraduate School in Montery, CA in the Anti-.Suhmarine Warfare curriculum, earning a degree, Master of Science in Operational Systems Technology, in March 1976. Commander Lee ' s next tour of duty was as Weapons Officer aboard I ' SS Ll ' CK (DDCi-.lHl homeported in Mayport, FL. In October 1978 he was transferred to Naval Facility Centerville Beach, near F ' -ureka, CA where he served as Operations Officer and then as F.xecutive Officer. In Novem ber 1980 he reported aboard CSS HARRY K VARNF:LL (CC,-17) as F:xecutive Officer Commander Lee is married to Helen Barnard Lee from .Incksonville, FL. ' I ' hey have two .step-children; .Sarah, 11 and Bryan. 7 The Lee ' s reside in ' irginia Beach. ' .- . WARDROOM ENS Knedler LT Varsanyi LT Blausev LCDK Stroop l.CDH Polley LCDR Alice Chaplain l)iirham l.CDH Malonev LCDR Meyett ' A V. A LTJG Sowell LTJG Shogren c LT.J( . Saena ENS Meadows Ll.Jd ( d.-M.n TT f 0T7 a i I.T Blausev F.NS Zarnparflli V FTMC Smith QMC Stevens c p M E S s BTC Mitchell RMC Wright FTGC MacFarland r 1K:l¥ HTC PARKER SMC SCRUGGS FTCS JOSCELYN BMCS CHANDLER (lefii. EVVC BEST ETCS SIMS GMMC STEINHAUS SKC BARCARSE ETC McCOLLUM ,..- OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT (left to right) PNl SHARPS, MAI HEREON, YNSN SHAFFER, PN2 LIVRA- YN3 LANE MENTO, NX DIVISION - ADMIN YNl KEY YNSN SHAFFER, YN3 BARNES, PN3 J03 SHEEDY, PN3 JOHN, YNSN MUNIZ, JOHN YNSN MUNIZ PN2 LIVRAMENTO, YN3 BRANCH vi 14 m[v Bif r BL -. HM ; LtW i; S, HMl GUKOH TH. HM;i HKAU J03 SHEEUY NX DIVISION - MEDICAL, CCTV NAVIGATION (left to right) QMA LACY, QMSN KCHOLS, QM: RILFIV, QM3 BRUFFY, QMS UTZ QMSN BROOK III (top row) 0S2 HESSLERODE, OSSA COMER, 0S2 GARONE, OSSN BURGALASSI, OSSN TOOMER. OSSN SMITH, OSSN GRAHAM, 0S2 RIFKOWITZ. (bottom row) 0S2 RODRIGUEZ, OSSA HOUCK, OSl DIMMER, OSSN LOFASO, 083 POARCH 01 DIVISION 0S2 ' Ben Navy ' Hogan New Years Eve with the Muppeteers E -2 KL CH TA n a J (left -rifjhtl P: V:! (;ASKI S. KWSN NHHRAV. K 2 m RSKVT. V.W2 FAIRFAX. KWSN LYNN. E V2 STO( ' KLKY OW DIVISION ••Olf (irlH- •■Cool CLiv ' (top row) ET3 CHANCEY, ET2 BENTLEY, ET3 MILLER, ET3 WILSON, ET2 MOBLEY ETCS SIMS, LT BLAUSEY (bottom row) ETl SMITH, ET3 FOWLER, ET2 TARLTON, ET2 RUCKER, ET3 BLADES, ET3 ST CYR 01 DIVISION I ' ■ ' ■w (standinsi DS2 LIEDTKE, DSl r.Ar.NOW. (seated) ENS NORTON. DSa LARSON. DS3 GALLO- WAY, DS;? .JOHNS. DS; RICE (left to right) SM3 MILLER, SMSN ROBERTS, SM3 BOUDRO, RMSN STALEY, SMC SCRUGGS, SMSN THOMAS, SM3 VICKERS, RMS BLAES, RM3 HARKNESS, RMSN McCORD, LT SES- SIONS OC DIVISION RADIOMEN SIGNALMEN 7J «w -r Ti (left to right) RM.i ROLLVSON, RM;5 BLAKS, RMl WILSON. RMSN I ' LLMMKK, RMl HAl.L, RMC WRIGHT RM3 .JIM rosp: KMl IIOVD WILSON H. L L HK COHLKV THE CT ' S SUPPLY DEPARTMENT Shown 1)11 these two pajjes are a few ot tht many faces in Supply. Throughout the Indi an Ocean cruise thev lived bv their motto SKHVICK TO THF FI.KKT! ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT M DIVISION m M ill B DIVISION A - GANG E DIVISION H m ' ' R DIVISION ■k 1 i H i ..«J ' 4- WEAPONS DEPARTMENT 1ST DIVISION ST r T U .1 ' y - .A c 2ND DIVISION GUNNER ' S MATES  CM. M COiniBOQO BMJLMI4U CARIQNS wocwmMa _ r S r ; I, 3RD DIVISION FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIANS 2ND DIVISION LIFE AT SEA USO SHOW DECEMBER 1980 GRANDMA BLAUSEY ' S HOMEMADE CHILI SMOKERS AND PUMPING IRON SPLICING THE MAINBRACE W f i - AMI KU ■r A NLWI SI Kis( t BURGERS AND BEER! ' .w= • I— I CO l-H 9 Ww ' i. jLM ' Bjk W ' • Vj I 1 . r ■ Nf. W v Ij Chaplains Durham and McCue - The ' Holy Helo ' Team. Midnight service on Christmas Eve. HMPHI H H|Hip%A.«  4iS H | f K I -™ A u SH ? t,f I FREEMANTLE-PERTH AUSTRALIA fc 1 , -J - J imHI. ..fef DIEGO GARCIA H ! — V IK. r : ' feik i ' iH ' ' % ' f;: - == M ' Wf fr- .s for lover: :s : w ' ' : i - : i; •.]J A. a V . ■ fefe; 6o«l, lM«r Ti 1 CROSSING THE LINE They came, they watched, they judged, and they laughed Word reached us that King Neptune must have the most beautiful ' poUywog ' sit at his side during the time honored tradition of Shellback Initiation . So from hidden spaces came our beauties who were judged by our most respectable ' Wog Judges ' - Let our mermaids dance! - i f m 1 VICE ADMIRAL TROST COMMANDER SEVENTH FLEET VISITS THE CREW VADM TROST COMMANDER SEVENTH FLEET Hi iiiiiii MOMBASA KENYA 1 APRIL 1981 MOMBASA K E N Y A ' - v iif ' ' rP ' .SiZ. ' i -. -w f I, — 1 =-— Oj SUEZ CANAL CHIEF .JOl RNALIST RON BARK- DULL AND ET2 ROB HARRIS CAME ABOARD BY HELO FOR THE SlEZ CA- NAL TRANSrr. THEY CONDUCTED IN- TERVIEWS AND MADE VIDEO TAPES FOR THE NAVY VIDEO NEWS SER- VICE. v. « isl :« m CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS VISITS YARNELL ADMIRAL THOMAS B. HAYWARD 1 Si Kb A ' i J- . « - JUNE 10, 1981 ' ' X S ' ' S ' . ' -VT ■ v Someone once said that a picture is worth a thousand words .... As you looli through this book, I sincerely hope that the photographs go beyond words to tell our story. The nearly seven month deployment to the Indian Ocean was a very unique experience and at times quite difficult. Therefore this book is dedicated to all the hard working sailors aboard Yarnell whose team work, professionalism and pride in doing a good job made this cruisebook possible. Thank you to the men in the photo lab aboard USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) for their timely support and the photos on pages 1, 80, 81, 88, 89, and 96. And also without the interest and assistance from Mr. Thomas Crockett, I might not of made it past page one. Finally a sincere thank you to the finest skipper on the waterfront, Captain Howard F. Burdick, for all his support and great leadership. J03 Brian Sheedy Navv Journalist M N .PTVNrp : . - ' . I lUirlo nil MERMAIDS. WHALES. SEA SERPENTS. S AND AIL OTHIR IIVINC THINGS OF THE SEA GRKEITNG: ' iihititU- onoon .tmi Jluu iimli ' tfurt oinui for flit c ii uift ' r mwMxtt fit iiijpcctal (I nd £inuti I ' u bv C iityiif dmi C iii ' . viil Sujf thhhrni (intt otlierx ' H- w nun ' ht ' hvnorrd hx hi.i j[ nStniT that ? Yarncll k TKIISTV SHEllBACKS HE HAS BEEN DULV HJITIATEP IMIO THE icnt jci i cr of the l?ccp riilin 1 ' ; pou ' t r iiiKStcil i i iiu Jiio lor mpirf fi liini n ' hin rt lir nun ' hf m ' offo H ' Ko :u ' - ) srir si Kt: ' iiK.of iHi ' Sicmo. Y4IN ( ' . Y w