Kirk (FF 1087) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1984 volume:

' •%«« r 0 ' - ' ( i COMMAND HISTORY U. S. S. Kirk (FF 1087) is the tfiirty-sixtii ship of the Knox (FF 1052) class of fast frigate. With forty-six total frigates in the class, it is the largest combatant class currently in the Naval Surface Forces. Kirk ' s keel was laid down as DE 1087 on 4 December, 1970 at Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans where more than half the class was built. Kirk ' s sponsor, Mrs. Alan Goodrich Kirk, widow of the ship ' s namesake christened the Kirk on 25 September, 1971. The ship was commissioned the following year on 9 September, 1972. Her first captain was Cdr. J. P. Kvederis. In the summer of 1975 Kirk became a unit of the Overseas Family Residency Program operating out of Yokosuka, Japan as a member of Destroyer Squadron Fifteen. About that same time (on 30 June, 1975) the Navy changed the designation Destroyer Escort IDE) to Frigate (FF) to conform to the term in use by other navies of the world for similarly configured ships. Kirk underwent a major overhaul at Yokosuka in 1982. During this yard period, her propulsion plant was overhauled, she received a new electronic warfare system, her existing sonar capability was upgraded, and Kirk became the first ship in the class to have the Vulcan Phalanx Close-in Weapon System installed. KIRK ' S MISSION U. S. S. Kirk ' s primary missions are antisubmarine warfare and ocean escort duty. This is officially stated as to screen support forces, convoys and to operate against submarines . The ship ' s operating and training schedules are designed to support these missions. Kirk frequently operates with the Midway Carrier Battle Group providing Anti- Submarine surveillance. — THE SHIPS U.S.S. Kirk was named for Admiral Alan Goodrich Kirk 1 1888- 1963). Adm. Kirk was a graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy, class of 1909. He became an ordnance expert and gunnery officer in World War I. Kirk was director of Naval Intelligence in 1941 before becoming Chief of Staff to Adm. Stark, Commander, U. S. Navy Forces Europe. Adm. Kirk earned distinction as an amphibious task force commander in the European Theater of Operations. As Commander, Atlantic Amphibious Force, Kirk was instrumental in the plannning and execution of the American naval landings at Scoglitti; giving the British much needed support in Sicily. During the combined allied invasion of Normandy, Adm. Kirk was In command of the American half of the naval task force. Kirk again demonstrated his superior U.S.S. KIRK STATISTICS DIMENSIONS: 438 Feet Length Overall, 46 Feet 9 Inches Extreme Breadth, 4,200 Tons Displacement (Fully Laden), 25 Feet Draft at Sonar Dome, 15 Feet Draft at Keel. ENGINEERING: MAIN ENGINE: Westlnghouse Geared Turbine developing 35,000 Shaft Horse Power. BOILERS: Two Combustion Engineering- Non pressure Fired 1200 PSI Steam Generators. SCREW: Single five bladed. Fixed Pitch, 15 Foot Diameter. SPEED; 22 Knots on one boiler, 27+ Knots Top Speed. WEAPONS: GUNS: One 5 54 Caliber Rapid Fire Single Mount, Vulcan Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (20 mm Gatling), and Four .50 Caliber Machine Guns. ANTISUBMARINE WEAPONS: 8 Cell ASROC Launcher, and 4 Mark 46 Torpedo Tubes. SENSORS: SONAR: SQS 26 CX(Bow Mounted), SQS 35 (Independent VDS), SQS 18 (TACTAS) To wed Array. RADAR: SPS 40D air Search, SPS 10F Surface Search, and SPG 53 Fire Control. AIRCRAFT: SH 2F LAMPS (Light Airborne Multi purpose System) Mark I Helicopter. COMPLEMENT: 17 Officers 260 Enlisted Men. NAMESAKE leadership in the planning and execution of the naval phases of the Normandy landings in June of 1944, the coordination of support forces including beach organization, and naval gunfire support to troops up to and including the capture of Cherbourg. Admiral Kirk was Commander, U.S. Naval Forces France in the last year of the war. After retiring from the Navy in 1946 Adm. Kirk continued to serve his country as Ambassador to Belgium and then to the Soviet Union. In the 1950 ' s he became the Director of the Psychological Strategy Board, formulated to counter Communist propaganda. He was appointed Ambassador to Nationalist China in May 1962 and served in that post until April 1963. Admiral Kirk died in October of that year. EDITOR ' S NOTE Every publication of this nature that chronicles a small piece of history is special to the people who shared the experiences documented within it ' s covers. This is the third cruise book published for U.S.S. Kirk since her commissioning on 9 September 1972. Kirk entered her second decade in the fall of 1982 having just completed a baseline overhaul in her homeport of Yokosuka, Japan. In November of that year, with an overhauled engineering plant, a reworked gun, a newly installed Vulcan Phalanx (Close-In Weapons System), and other modifications and up- dating. Kirk successfully completed her post overhaul workups and sea trials. Then she steamed down to Subic Bay in the Philippines where, on 10 December, 1982 Kirk ' s Seventh Commanding Officer, Cdr. E. L. Pratt Jr., took command. In the following seventeen months Kirk would sail forth to meet all her commitments and fulfill her mission. She would see ports in eight countries, make two cruises to the Indian Ocean, track Soviet submarines, experience a helicopter crash on deck during a courageous and successful rescue of a foundering merchant on the high seas, and steam 110 consecutive days at sea (A record for most of us including many of the Old Salts). The following photographic anthology presents glimpses of the human endeavor and accomplishments of the men who sailed Kirk during these times. It is hoped this book will spark memories and provoke sea stories for the crew of the Kirk and their friends and relations in the years ahead. 0S2 Kerry C. Tiller, USN on board Kirk, 21 June 1984 USS KIRK PORT VISITS FROM DECEMBER, 1982 TO JULY, 1984 1982 DECEMBER SUBIC BAY, REPUBLIC of the PHILIPPINES 1983 JANUARY AGANA, GUAM (U.S. TERRITORY) FEBRURY YOKOSUKA, JAPAN MARCH CHINHAE, REPUBLIC of KOREA APRIL MAY SUBIC BAY, R.P. JUNE YOKOSUKA, JAPAN JULY KURE, JAPAN AUGUST YOKOSUKA, JAPAN SEPTEMBER PATTAYA BEACH, THAILAND DIEGO GARCIA, (BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY) KO PHUKET, THAILAND OCTOBER YOKOSUKA, JAPAN NOVEMBER SASEBO, JAPAN HONG KONG DECEMBER SUBIC BAY, R.P. YOKOSUKA, JAPAN 1984 JANUARY SUBIC BAY, R.P. APRIL SINGAPORE MAY PATTAYA BEACH, THAILAND SUBIC BAY, R.P. JUNE YOKOSUKA, JAPAN CHINHAE, ROK JULY YOKOSUKA, JAPAN CHINHAE, ROK KURE, JAPAN CDR EDMl SI) I.. PRATT. JR COMMA NDlNCi OFFICER . imstgf- «g te: i P ' O 4i CDR KEITH P. CURTIS EXCUTIVE OFFICER n DEPENWKTS CRUEE Gee, I didn ' t kiioiv it did tli it ! ' 20 JUNE ' 83 Looks the sdHie front out here. ' How many SAI ' s does it take ?.. I ' ve never been tip here before either. ' HAZE GRAY 2SNX SSSC A cwssiiii; siluiilioti The bird f(iy)n Skunk C i:i: Wi vmm ENTERING THE DOMAIN OF NEPTUNIS REX 1 7 SEPTEMBER 1983 CW00 ' N-80°39.6 ' E AND ENTERING THE ROYAL DOMAIN AGAIN 19 APRIL 1984 00°00 ' N-8ri0.7 ' E MM ' A r — i — f k 1 -g i AT SEA FLIGHT QUARTERS FOR VERl RW iiii-j: LAMl ' S I.ALXCn THE CRASH CREW 21 NOVEMBER, 1983 LIEESAVING COMES ATA HIGH COST f Kirk to the ?vsc i ' oj tin Jdniuhnni!. Taindiusc nu) lunit vessel DAILUNG. Ill last the helo in the attempt, but there were no casualties. The rescue, in high seas, was successful. 23 saved. CAMBRIDGE DOD SHOW ON THE ELIGHl DECK 13 BEER DAY: TWO BEERS EVERY 45 DAYS ! 14 WEAPONS DEPARTMENT ENS Peter L. Stiff Assistant First Lieutenant LCDR Stephen W. Vandenbosch WeapiDis Officer LT Ih in, I L ikdiaglier First Lieutenant LTJG Justin A. Jaech Assistant Gunnery Officer LT David G. Summer ASW Officer 15 FIRST DIVISION BMI Roy Miitnmtg BMCS Danny L. Higgins BMI Larry Huff. BMSN Jesse Mesa BM: ' , David McGill i ilM 1 faults Rciirick SS Bohin- Haul, BMSN Todd Tlumi i6 SN DeiDtie Hashaiv ■ 1 SA Danni E{ f ir )i. SN Jcnucx Tnra sso. SX Derrick Liiidsev SA Hubert Marin SA Jon Harvey BMSN Jerry Pitderbaiigh SS Brian Lan; SX Ji eksun Gruggins 17 SN Jackson Groggins, SN Frederick Miles SA i nii ' s ' J ' onrisso. SA Mark Frank SR Lyle Crouder BAVJ Unh rl Wncck SA Alfred Walterson SR Tidi Ihidik i8 SECOND DIVISION 1m GMGC Michael S. Bridget FTGC John Hindman FTGl Maurice Arnesoii GMGl Thomas Campbell FTG2 Bill Prmtt. FTG.l Ken West FTG2 Tiiii Joliiisoii, FTGii Sean Maini ou FrG2 NaUmn Biice, FTG2 Fred Marvel FTG.l John Morber, FTGSN Christopher Arrington ST(;L ' Diirul Bdtls. STG2 Rnhcrt Aiihiir THIRD DIVISION STGSN Dayyell Shearer, STGSN riinniiis Moore. STG2 Miehael Midvilull. STG2 Robert Arthur STGC Arthur L. Hopkiu GMTSN Roekey Maines, TM3 Stacey Forges, STG2 Mieluiel Mulvihill, STG3 Michael Cummins, STGSN Darrell Shearer, TMSN Michael Jurish. STGSN Earl Parish, STG3 Travis Thurman. TMSN Don Biaton STG2 Garry Sims. TMSN Don Burton, STG2 Jay Eason STG3 Anthony Cochran, STG2 Robert Arthur, STG2 Wayne Beach, STG2 Jay Eason STGSN Thomas Moore. STGSN J, rry Reect 7 1 , ; , , , V Forges. TMSN Michael J irisli GMTSN Rocky Maines, GMT3 Paul Eiclilioltz GMTl David Brandenburg STG3 Robert Godfrey. STG2 Michael Midrihill. STG3 Gary Lovett - J TMl Phil Andreirs. TM2 Tyrone Dunlap STGSN Earl Pavish GMTl John Sinnno)is ST3 Travis Tliiiinuni ADMINISTRATION AND PC3 Kcimcth V(Hidson PNSN Tim Rvan YNSN Jolui McCidloHgh NCC Clifford J. Hoivlett V. N. - Elisha Piitkrsou MAI John Sutowski PNSN Bill Waitc -Tn ; PNSN Giulk ' rmo Lewis 23 NAVIGATION LTJG David T. Bria AVIGATOR LTJG A)itlio)iy J. Dibuna NAVIGATOR I QMC Jamv E. Stewart QM2 Tory Reed QMS Norman Graluiui. LTJG David T. Brice QMS Mark Schweizer, (,)M2 Tluumis Taylor MEDICAL DEPARTMENT SICK CALL SN Joii Iliinvy. HMC DOC Mikiilak. FTG3 Sean Maunion 07 HAVE A taiK tKTMUflK fiU DOW m sk HM3 Andrcic Damn 25 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT LCDR William M. Scanlon OPERATIONS OFFICER LCDR Michael P. Breen OPERATIONS OFFICER LTJG John B. Bmomficld CIC OFFICER ENS (,)anl E. Biiftnil ELECTRONIC MA TERIAL OFFICER LJ ' Jii Ikimahy A. Liint ELECTRONIC MATERIAL OEFICER ENS Teddy Wah Chit COMMUNICA TIONS OFFICER 26 use Michael J. Scmick OSl Joseph Citlhiuie, OSSN Michael North U it t OSl Scott Stevens 01 DIVISION OSSN Jeffrey Taylor, OSSN Bradly Bakiia. OS3 Timothy Penknid. OSSN Dan Hudak, OSSN Jeffrey Undry, OSSN Lester Romero, OSS William Shattuck, 0S3 Derrick Brooks 27 OS.l Mark Vcnnnechelen. OSSN North OC DIVISION EWC George M. Kcduk. RMC Michael E. Elliiii hui. ETCC Jnlin Hin,hu,ni h ' ML ' IJ,n,I (;i!nv!h ENS Ted W. Out. RMl Jolui riiayer. RMH David Arrelauo. RMl Burl Langston. RMSN Howard Wood. RM2 Lloyd Giheath. RMS Joseph Ostroski, RMSN Steven Shimslwek 29 E. S ' l d Lliii. hWll IJioi Laiifislon kM.J h(in Anthnin I MSN Sterol Slii ish(ick 30 OE DIVISION ETl WillitiHi Bcrger ET3 Tliomas Hudiiall. ET2 Di ' )iii!s Loviiigood, ET3 Viuccut Ha ly, ET3 Richard Hall ETC Stcplh ' i! CI ui 11 pit I II m E ' fJ Ilcaly. ET2 Lovhigoud ET3 Douglas Eiclds 31 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT LT Ccdric A)itlu iy Bnidfield ENGINEER LT Gene R. Cicmi ENGINEER MAIN I ' ROI ' l IS ON ASST. ENS Rdhcrt I). Rohrtsoii DAMAGE CONTROL ASST. EXS S cplnii E. Ddvis M l. AR -:S OEE CER 32 A GANG MMC Janus X. Blnomfuhl ENS Marcelhio Vale MMFN Liduvinu Ranada 33 ■1 MMFN Mollis Nelson 34 E DIVISION EMFA James Tokou ICFN Robot Russell IC3 David Moomey, IC2 Jerry Ockwig, IC3 Joseph Latti))ier, C3 Tyrone Gleiiu EMFN Steven Miller, EM3 Johnny Robinson, EMFN Noel Sengco, EMI Emmanuel Antolin. EM2 E)nnianuel Frulla, EMS Rene Ferreras. EMS Ecluardo Gonzales B DIVISION • - OK MWT R 9T !i ' «i Z 7 ' C ' 5 Kenneth Senff BTl Gloui Huiiliill BT2 Anthoux Co ik BT3 Janus Duikt 873 Rode! 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