Hoel (DDG 13) - Naval Cruise Book

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Tip? I id!! milf' .milf nv' I nl: I51 17, rf? .lj CDR EDWI BOUTO , JR., USN Commander Edwin H. Bouton, Jr. was born on 13 May 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland. The son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Harry Bouton of Bel Air, Maryland, he graduated from Bel Air High School in 1967. He received a Bachelor of Science fOcean Engineeringj from the U.S. Naval Academy and was commissioned an Ensign in June 1971. He holds a Master's Degree in Ocean Engineering from the University of Delaware, May 1972. Commander Bouton has served in a variety of ships, concentrating in the nuclear propulsion field. Following graduate school he reported to USS W.S. SIMS QPF 10591 where he served as CIC Officer and qualified as a Surface Warfare officer, detaching in May 1974 for nuclear propulsion training. Subsequent to nuclear training, he served in USS NIMITZ QCVN 685 as Reactor Mechanical Division Officer, USS SAMUEL GOMPERS QAD 372 as Radiological Controls Officer and USS LONG BEACH QCGN 9D as Electrical Officer. His tour in LONG BEACH included service as Tactical Action Officer QTAOD for the Battle Group AAW Commander in the North Arabian Sea. Assignments ashore have included Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, Surface Warfare Department Head School, and COMNAVSURPPAC Nuclear Power Mobile Training Team. In May 1985 Commander Bouton assumed duties as Chief Engineer in USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER QCVN 691, where his tour included the full span of an eighteen month Complex Overhaul in Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, the first overhaul in the ship's history. Commander Bouton relieved as Executive Officer, USS HOEL, on October 5, 1987. Commander Bouton's decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal Navy Commendation Medal and Navy Achievement Medal. He is married to the former Gail Proctor of San Diego, California. They have two children, Cameron and Elizabeth, and reside in Poway, California.

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. .M .-f,.,,..-1s,..faf--,...if.-'--::-'- '1 - 1 '1 ' ' A 'img mv' ,nm A- . . ,,,,....a.1-ff.-vf..---vu - - --sr - . - - V LDCR. RICHARD MERTE , USN Lieutenant Commander Richard G. Merten, a native of Munster, Indiana, enlisted in the Navy in May 1969 undergoing nuclear propulsion plant training as a Machinist's Mate at Vallejo, California and Idaho Falls, Idaho. In 1970 he was selected as an officer candidate to the Navy Enlisted Scientific Education Program, attending the University of Utah 1971-1974. Graduat- ing Magna Cum Laudeffau Beta Pi in 1974 with degrees in mechanical and nuclear engineering and receiving his commission, h d - o o Q Q n ' e reporte to USS TI-IOMASTON QLSD 281 as Main Propulsion Assistant. He completed two Western Pacific deployments in USS THOMASTON. In 1978 LCDR Merten transferred to USS TAKELMA KATE-1131 where he served as Executive Officer! Navi ator com letin S 1 P 8 one Western Pacific deployment in the last deploying fleet tug prior to USS TAKELMA's transfer to the Naval Reserve Fleet. In 1980, subsequent to Destroyer School, LCDR Merten was assigned as Chief Engineer in USS BUCHANAN CDDC1-141, completing a Regular Overhaul KROHQ and Western Pacific deployment. LCDR Merten was assigned as Chief Engineer in USS WILLIAM H. STANDLEY ICG-321 June 82 - May 84, followed by service as Main Propulsion Assistant onboard USS CONSTELLATION CCV-64J, June 84 - Jan. 86. LCDR Merten was assigned as Executive Officer, USS HOEL QDDG-131 April 1986-Cctober 1987 Lieutenant Commander Merten's personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, two Navy Commendation Medals and various campaign ribbons and unit citations. Lieutenant Commander Merten is married to the forme ll B d r ze an enieks of Highland, Indiana. They have one daughter, Heather and two sons, Bjorn and Wesley. rm L Q W n

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USS HOEL DDG-1 The shi 's overall length is 437 feet, its beam is 47 feet and it displaces 4,500 tons. Twin steam turbine engines develop a total P of 70,000 shaft horse power and propel the ship at speeds in excess of 30 knots I-IOEL'S variety of weaponsisysterns testifies to 1 - n . 4 . - Q . . 1 -I I - ' ' ' H the diversity of its mission capabilities I-IOEL is equipped with surface-to air standard QSM2 MRD guide missi es, arpoon surface-to-surface cruise missiles, anti-submarine homing torpedoes and two automatic 5 inch 54 guns which can deliver extremely accurate and rapid fire against air, land, and waterborne targets. recently modernized radar, sonar and satellite communication suites have kept I-IOEL abreast of the latest technological developments in combat systems. A total of 350 officers and men make up the crew that keeps the ship ready to meet all commitments. Designed to be a fighting ship, HOEL also meets the daily needs of the crew. Special accommodations include the ship's store, laundry facilities and a library. The ship also has its own crew-operated radio and closed circuit television station which keeps the crew informed and entertained. I-IOEI. is assigned to Destroyer Squardron TWENTY-ONE of the Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet and makes regular deployments from its homeport, San Diego, California to the Western Pacific HOEL'S most recent deployment was six months in length and was completed in January, 1988. During that deployment, I-IOEL steamed throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and North Arabian Sea, bringing goodwill to several countries and participating in naval exercises as a part of both a Battleship Battle Group and a Carrier Battle Group. I-IOEL has, in the proud tradition of its namesake, continued to excel in its contributions to the U.S. Navy. In December 1982, the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, selected HOEI. as the Arleigh Burke Award recipient for 1982. This award is annually presented to that ship or aircraft squadron which has demonstrated the greatest overall improvement during the fiscal year. In March of 1983, the crewmembers came to the aid of the people of Macedon, Australia. In October 1987, HOEL played a significant role in Operation Nimble Archer in which she and 3 other destroyers attacked and destroyed two militarized Iranian oil platforms in retaliation for an Iranian missle attackon U.S. reflagged tanker SEA ISLE CITY. In conclusion, the USS HOEL stands ready to show the flag of fight as she begins her 26th year of commissioned service, one of the last remaining Greyhounds of the Fleet. 3,11