Ramage (DDG 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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Commanding jfcerr Ranclell W. Du lces, CDR Missouri He earned a Bachelors of Science degree in echanrcal Engineering from the University ofM1ssour1 in 88 After receiving his commission from Officer Candidate :hool in 1988, he reported for duty USS NIMITZ QCVN 685 r 1990. During his three-year tour on NIMITZ, he held the sitions of Electrical Division Officer and Chemistry and adiological Controls Assistant and participated in the 1991 'ulf War deployment. 'Tlommander Randell W. Dykes is a native of Harrisonville, J raining Unit rn Charleston South Carolina Whrle there he as responsible for the training and qualification of Officer d Enlisted students on submarine nuclear propulsion plant 1 1993, he reported as Shift Engineer at Nuclear Propulsion H . . perations. Iommander Dykes graduated form Surface Warfare Officer A I It Department Head School in 1996 and reported to USS HUE CITY CCG 665. After a year as Weapons Officer, he relieved as Combat Systems Officer and completed a 1997 Mediterranean deployment with the JOHN F. KENNEDY Battlegroup in which HUE CITY was Air Warfare Commander. In 1999, he reported to USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER CCVN 695 serving as Reactor Electrical Assistant and Assistant Reactor Officer, completing a Mediterranean! Arabian Gulf deployment in 2000. From 2001 to 2003, he commanded USS DEVASTATOR QMCM 65. While on DEVASTATOR, he deployed to the Mediterranean Sea in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Additionally, DEVASTATOR received the 2002 Battle Efficiency award and multiple Retention Excellence awards during his tenure. Commander Dykes completed a two-year tour on the Navy staff in the Strategy and Plans r QN55 Division and he most recently completed a Masters degree while attending the Industrial College of the Armed Forces CICAF5. CDR Dyke's assumed command of USS RAMAGE on February ll, 2007, becoming RAMAGEIS 8th Commanding Oflicer. CDR Dykes's awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal Cthree awards5, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal ftwo awards5 and various campaign and unit citations. Q 6 , l llilllllllllllfillkig 01,111 . , I I I I 'I'i' -1.