Ramage (DDG 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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F SS RAMA GE History Namesake USS RAMAGE QDDG 613 is named in honor of Vice Admiral Lawson P. c'Red Ramage Uanuary 19, 1900 - April 15 l990j born in Monroe Bridge, Massachusetts. Vice 1 Admiral Ramage graduated from the U.S. Na- gQg1f ltic Academy in 1931 and went on to become cvmmandsf- 1 . the USS Trout CSS 1 tlff ALS ct 17'Q3'1 'l-10.15 1, . ,es' V . ,- 1 3- - 9 Asfcommandlns Oficef Of the USS i 1ii'i' ever torpedo hits gon- aircraft carrier on August 28, 1942, whenRamage intercepted a J ,siii j fOTAKAQ,plus afew destroyers and cruisers. His lwhere,h6was they first commandingoflicer. 5 S ' iiii tirg the Medal of Honor after a daring dawn assault on a Japanese USS Parche, during which he sunk two ships and damaged several lprelsentedpby President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 10, 1945. He was i.1t 'thefJapanese attack, and received the Silver Star and the Navy Cross while serving during World A 'l yi.. - After thefwar he continued to serve in submarines until his retirement .4,-,. , 11111113935 he married Barbara Alice Pine, and the couple had four children Vi , 3 3, home in Bethesda, Maryland on April 15, 1990. ig I V if in A History USS IMMAGE CDDG 615, the llth Arleigh Burke Class fl-Tlight D Guided Missile Destroyer, had her laid on January 4, 1993. Just 475 days later on April 23, 4, Mrs. Barbara Ramage, Vice A miral c ,A . X . in Boston Harbor Massachusetts rielguaped to operate in agjiigh-Qensity, environment as a Cbifrier A roup Action Group. In addition of gself-defense ilities i'H fare CAWJ, undersea warfare QUSWJA, and surface warfare CSUWJ, hristened her A SS RAMAGE was commission? on July Z2- Control System which is capable of launching the latest variants Tomahawk missile Additionally with her modern array of sensors AGE can project power well inland with her installed Tactical Tomahawk rr Ca weapons, RAMAGE can effectively provide local area protection to a ier Strike Gr Surf ' ' ace Action Group, or other ships. loy-

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Auxzlzalgf 6 Fire pumps - el haructerlstlcs January 4, 1993 April 23, 1994 July 22, 1995 504.5 ft. 66.4 ft. 32.5 ft. 31+ knots 8375 tons 25 Officers 30 Chief Petty Officers 285 Enlisted 2 MK 41 Vertical Lauching Systems CVLSD Capable of carrying combination of 91 Tomahawk, SM-2, and VLA. 2 Phalanx Close-ln Weapons System CCIWSD 2 MK 36 Super Rapid Blooming Offboard Chaff Lauchers 2 Triple Barrel Torpedo Tubes 1 1 MK 45 5'754 Rapid Fire Lightweight Gun 1 Tomahawk Weapons System 'A A p Harpoon WeaponsfSystem Engineeri 1, y F Er0 ,Q4 LM250o Turbine Marine Engines CGTMSJ Shaft Horsepower g F5 M ls? 25f'Di rass Controllable Propellers E e ty 3 Allison 501-K34 Gas Turbine 60 Hz, 2500 KW, 5 Sea Water Service 4 Air Conditioning Units 2 Rev nits rated nal In 0 Fuel S ons Fresh