Laboon (DDG 58) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMAND MASTER CHEIF Command Master Chief Paul F. Ducharme Master Chief Ducharme was born and raised in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. After completion of high school, he joined the US Navy in March 1977. He attended Recruit Training and Hospital Corps A School in Great Lakes, XL. He reported to his first duty station. Naval Medical Research Institute Bethesda, MD serving as a Research Laboratory Assistant from August 1977 - June 1980. He served as a Preventive Medicine Technician at US Naval Air Facility, Midway Islands from February 1981 - January 1982, USS FRANK CABLE {AS-40) , where he earned his ESWS qualification and was command advanced to HM2 , from February 1982 - January 1985. HMl(SW) Ducharme served in USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER (CVN- 69) from April 1988 - May 1991. During this tour he earned his EAWS qualification and was selected for advancement to Chief Petty Officer in September 1990. Selected for Master Chief in April 1996, he served as Coimnand Master Chief in US Naval Hospital Keflavik Iceland from November 1996 - December 1998 and Naval Medical Center Portsmouth VA from December 1998 - September 2001. He reported to USS LABOON (DDG-58) as Command Master Chief in October 2001. Coniand Master ChL-i!

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SHIPS STATS Mk 41 Vcr-Hcd Ldunchinj 5ys1iem Suiiafc Vessel Torp» dn Tub !! Mounted Sonar 5 ; Keel Laid 23 MAR 92 Christened 20 FEB 93 Commissioned 18 MAR 95 Length 505 FT Beam 66 FT Draft 32.5 FT Speed 30+ Kts Propulsion 4 LM2500 gas turbine engiens 1 00.000 shaft horsepower 2 controllable pitch propellers - S-JT Electricity 3 Allison 501-K34 gas turbine gernerators (2500 Kilowatts each) Construction all steel hull and superstructure Displacement 8400 Tons Complacenient 25 Officers 30 Chief Pett Officers 285 Enlisted Ship Stat-