McInerney (FFG 8) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1989 volume:

4. r - otmu MCmKS Bt dOv•n n NORTH SEA 0 JNITED DENMA u! KINGDOM ■ NGL NDk NETHaJLAWS J ! • Birmin am usTwoAJy I + C t o Finiifvr ' X- ' _3!9WBi ro9oifl PORTUGAL .j Ji friwo. e : xii-S OJIIAUKIU .,r (Swini SARD6GNA r, PAnOaS M norc (tU V) , :.s«ky Nopotj - . : ' ' ,J«5 „0 M nOfC (lUIV) . , DS; rto Saiilo ln)| A ' l CosofalancQ • A L G E R ! A y ' X I B Y - V USS McINERNEY (FFG-8) Med Cruise 1988-89 SUMMARY OF MED CRUISE 88-89 The Mediterranean Cruise of 88-89 provided many memorable events for all. MCINERNEY v ' as underwav for 1 14 days out of a total of 181. and so many of us have fond memories of those ports which we were able to visit. Altogether the ship and its hard working crew visited eight ports during the cruise, which combined with being underway 63 of the time made for a pretty busy schedule. This was the first cruise for most of the men on board, and it provided an opporiimiiy to experience both extended underway operations (doing what we do best!) and a variety of foreign ports. The ship had two SH-60B helicopters on board and a hard working air detachment to main- tain them. A total of 628.3 llight hours were com- pleted, with no mishaps! With all this effort, the crew worked up a tre- mendous appetite, consuming over $110,000 worth ol fo.id and 50,000 sodas, as well as purrhas- in.j ,iNri $1(1(1, ()(){) worth ol shin ' s sinrc i; , )(Ik-s Cruise Highlights The men in disbursuig kept extremeh bus , pa uig out almost THREE QUARTERS OF A MIL- LION DOLLARS, m payroll to the crew. Keepitig up the standards of qualification and protessionalism, there were 1.392 service record entries for the Personal Qualification Standard program, including three Surface Warfare Offi- cers, one Surface Warfare Supply Corps Officer, and twenty Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialists. The list of personnel that were advanced included three being advanced to Chief Petty Officer, along with twenty other individuals advancing in their re- spective rates. The highlight of the cruise was the receipt of the Sixth Fleet Hook ' Em award, given to the ship by Commander Sixth Fleet. Vice Admiral Wil- liams, for our superb performance and excellence in ASW. The MCINERNEY and its crew also had the honor to take part ni the Change of Command, which occurred on Dei ember 13, 1988, while the ship Li at am hor oil the s ,iuhern c(usl ,,l Spam C ' ommarider C. J. Rafter, who had commanded MCINERNEY since July 12, 1986. was relieved by Commander M. O. Borns. While the crew regret- ted the need for CDR Rafter ' s departure, they also welcomed the new Captain with eager enthusiasm. The Executive Officer kept a tight reign on the cleanliness and appearance of the ship, and it was well rewarded by the receipt of numerous com- pliments by virtually all of our distinguished guests. Some of the dignitaries we had a chance to host were: Commander Sixth Fleet, Commander Strike Force South, and Commander Task Force 60. With 221 men on board during the cruise, most people would think they would get on each others nerves. On the contrary the crew got along just fine and did what they were assigned to do - transit the Atlantic, show the American fiag, dem- onstrate how ASW should be done, and visit some of the most exotic ports in the world. Overall the cruise was a marked success and a great opportuni- ty to visit places which most people can only dream about. CDR C. J. Rafter Commanding Officer 12 July 1986-13 December 1988 CDR M. O. Borns Commanding Officer 13 December 1988 - Present CHANGE OF COMMAND [ . - ■•:rf??r5 - ■ ' !« i 1 u - ■w « mJ m : Malaga, Spain December 13, 1988 r Ok Hlg Executive Officer LCDR G. M. McKinley t i t I I i 1 i i i AUGUSTA BAY SICILY Augusta Bay, Sicily, our first real port visit overseas, was also one of our lengthiest (if you count the return visit). After transiting the Atlantic, most of the crew was ready to see the sights of Sicily, and see the sights they did. With three tours arranged the crew had ample oppor- lunitv to view some of the sights of Sicily, and scunple the fine Sicilian food. Probably the most popular tour was to Mt. Etna, a live volcano with ruins dating back to 2000 B.C. The soccer team had its first opportunity to show its stuff, and against somewhat stacked odds they managed to walk away with an 18-1 loss and a win by forfeit. Many of the crew had a chance to visit the Naval Air Station at Sigonella, taking care of uniform needs and making the much needed phone calls home. PC3 Whitmeyer kept busy with the first mail run, it seemed as though he would never finish sorting it all, but when he did he made a lot of the crew er happy. On our second visit to Augusta Bay, the USS YELLOWSTONE provided a Beer on the Pier pari in which ihe proceeds went to the Combined Federal Cam- paign. The ship was anchored in the basin ap- proximately 500 yards from the shore along w ilh four other ships. The ship completed a very successful IMAV with the YELLOWSTONE, a strong statement for theadajjtabilit) of the Navy and its men. Although not the most exotic port isited, the men were glad to pull in and get scjme much needed liberty. ALEXANDRIA EGYPT Alfxaiulria, our third |)()rt visit, was probably the best as tar as seeing the country and its people. There were lours offered to Cairo to see the ancient |j ramids and the F.g ptiaii museum, a thiee hour bus ride, but well woi th ii to all. Main had the chance to sia over- night in Cairo to break up the length ride, while others made the Journe I here and back in one day. The pyramids themselxes were magnificent, and al- though the- commercialism isprett) high .iround them, there is still a fascination about them that will last tore ei . Those that didiTt get a chance to see the p raniids had the opportunitN to sliup amongst the Hey Joes (Peo])lc that would get shopper ' s attention by yelling ■ ' HEV JOE ' when they passed by). The USO supported a cookout nearly e er night down by the fleet landing in down- town Alexandria, . lthougli not the cleanest port we visited, MCINERNEY sailors were the only ones fortunate enough to be pierside tor their visit, while the other ships anchored out and had to take liberty launches. The food in Alexandria tasted OK, ()ut seemed to leave the crew with some r.uher odd side effects (200 rolls of toilet paper used in 2 days - H. H.A ). Some of the men visited the casinos while others merely spent the days either shopping or looking for shops and bars. . fter leaving Egvpt, the ship had an o))- portunity to participate in some exii- cises with the Egyptian Navy, then off lo I ' alma De Mallorca. ■ Xr, 10 kit i i«gi«HB« i I 1111 Combat Systems Department Combat Systems Officer LT B. D. Querry 17 ASW Division K. ' u ASW Officer LT B.P. Jenkins f f Chief Sonar Technician STGCS(SW) McKee 18 K STGl Beegle ' V STG2 Houser STG3 Schafer lA TMl Oberto K- STG2(SW) Boswell STG3 Wilhelm STG3 McCarthy ir STGl Marihugh STG2 Evans i TM3(SW) Rathburn 19 Ordnance Division -GU X Ordnance Officer LTJG P. M. Sullivan r Leading Gunner ' s Mate GMC(SW) Wehr Leading Fire Controlman FCC(S V) Rausch 20 A IT- , FCl McGraw r FC2 Freeman FC3 Underwood Y a. FCl(SVV ' ) Paul FC2 Giddens GMG2 Briinet (T FC2 Aster O GMM2 Davidson GMM2 Singleton FC2 Haynes % GMG3 Francis GMM3 Defelice FC2(SW) Bennett ] „ V FC3 Martin r GMG3 Lebron 21 Electronics Repair Division iX . w I Electronics Repair Officer LTJG B. D. McKeen Electronic Warfare Officer ENS T. S. Barnard Data Systems Technician (DSl .$ Electronic Warfare Technician (EW) ' TiA Leading Electronics Technician ETC Tavlor Interior Communications Electrician (ICi Electronics Technician (ETj 22 f o a w- V: a- ETl Mack ET2 Barnabv i ET3 Penno 5- V IC3 Mvers EW2 Allison ET3 Boggs ICKSW) Carter DS2 Corlew EW3 Warren ET3 Coloma IC2(SW) Steuben I DS2 Townsend r Q IK i . V EWSA Daniel 23 iUlFACS Wk27kl2 01??IOl LT BRENT P. JENKINS LTJG PATRICK M. SULLIVAN LTjG ANTHONY POOLE LTJG CHARLES T. RACE OFFICII l Ll%r22 SUIFACS WAIFAIS SFSCIALHSTS FCC(SW) RAUSCH GMC(SW) WEHR GSEl(SW) SYFRETT OSKSW) MORROW BMI(SW) IRIZ2ARY ENl(SW) LAWSON GSMKSW) MCELWAIN EMl(SW) SCHIEREN OSKSW) SOBCZAK HT2(SW) MILLIEN HT2(SW) VALENTINE GSM2(SW) WRIGHT GS£2(SW) GOODALE GSM2(SW) BOWEN EN2(SW) BEAVERS EM2(SW) SMITH FC2(SW) BENNETT STG2(SW) BOSWELL 0S2(SW) DALEY TM3(SW) RATHBURN 24 operations Department i( o- Operations Officer LT J. A. Bulger 25 OI Division CIC Officer LTJG A. Poole ti Ai Chief Operations Specialist OSC(SW) Yates 26 n m i4mik OSl(SW) Morrow OSl(SW) Stailey OSl Zapata 9 OS2 Brent ' OS2 Burr OS2(SW) Daley OS2 Harvey t ? I OS2 Robinson OSS Deschler OS3 Hendley OS3 Henz OSS Thompson OSS Jones OSS Lawrence Picture Not Available OS2(SW) Sobczak 27 SC-1 Division SC-1 Division Officer LT M. J. Garside •«  • Chief Quartermaster QMCS Ford 28 t QMl Richard QM2(SW) Budde QM3 Messenger QMS Smith -J t SM2 Hogue SMS Andrews QMS Keiling SMSN Capitano Picture Not Available SMI Sample 29 SC-2 Division WIb Communications Officer RMC Lloyd P ! !, ■ Chief Radioman RMC Schultz 30 t ' s RM2 Mervin f - RMS McCray RM2 Whelan 1 RMS Rodgers l 1 RMS Toro RMSN Benz RMSN Curry RMSN Fernanders 31 SC-3 Division J First Lieutenant BMCM(SW) Jackson 9 BMl(SW) Irizarry BM2 Boyd BM2 Butler I ' 4. BM2 Skeete BM2 Wright 32 Picture Nol Available BM2 Brink BM2 Crokef rv BM3 Hagins BM3 Moran BM3 Rivoldini BMSN Weegan SN Bond a ? Y K £ • T -y ft li- I SN Bowens SN Fornwalt SN Gleason SN Licardo SN Murray r SN Phongsavanh SN Ramos SN Robbins SN Ryan SN Strand SN Woodworth SA Smith SN Benson SA Williams 33 CRUISE PROMOTIONS LIEUTENANT LARON MALONEY KENAN SHAFFER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER LINDSEY D. ANDERSON ROGER T. SHULTZ PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS DAVID E. LAWSON QUINT A. PAUL PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS JEFFREY A. ASTER WILLIAM R. BARNABY KIPLY C. BOWEN WILLIE D.CROKER MICHAEL D. EVANS DAVID M. GIDDENS ROYRODGERS ROBERT T.TRUAN MICHAEL A. WRIGHT PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS ANTHONY ANDREWS SCOTT A. BENZ DARYL E. CURRY THOMAS E. DEFLICE LESTER P. HANNE TODDR. MOWERY JACK N. RATHBURN JOHNK. RIVOLDINI JAMES VIGLIONE KENNETH L. WITMEYER 34 Engineering Department Chief Engineer LT R. F. Palenzuela 35 E-1 Division W Main Propulsion Assistant LTJG H. M. Hadley Chief Gas Turbine Specialist GSMC South 36 GSEl Syfrett GSM2 McElwain V GSE2 Doliana FN Mowery GSE2 Goodale Y GSM2 Wright V GSM3 Griesert Cs ir GSEFN Batten r- GSE2 Thompson GSM2 Greve f m GSE3 Seefus 4 GSMFA Evens K GSE2 Zentz GSM2 Bowen GSE3 Piatek Picture Not Available GSE2 Lorensen 37 E-2 Division Auxiliaries Officer ENC Baker f Leading Leading Engineman Electrician ENl(SW) Lawson EMl(SW) Schieren 38 y EM2(SW) Smith f EN2 Joyner .. EMS Locke f FN Crook ff EM2 Vrana EN3 Early rx ) EM3 Wilcox FN Durr K )f Y 3 EN2(SW) Beavers sS ENS Heaster EMS Zokan f K EN2 Branch ENS Lewis FN Vega FA Michalowski If ' ENFR Keil 39 E-3 Division 1 Damage Control Assistant ENS R. P. Hartley ' 1 J EDCl Supervisor BMl Barry 40 HTl(SW) Powell HT2(SW) Millien HT3 Haslett Y 7 j HTFN Stevens Hull Maintenance Technician (HT) f r HT2(SW) Valentine HT3 Sensing 0- Machinery Repairman (MR; MR2 Nolan K : HT3 Kopycinski HTFN Marston )( FN Bigler 41 If I Supply Department V o « 8 - Supply Officer LT K. A. Schmidt Disbursing Officer LTJG C. T. 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