Harry Yarnell (CG 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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.

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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. ' .- .