Ramsey (DEG 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS RAMSEY is the second of a new class ofU.S. Navy com- batant ships, the guided missile ocean escort. She is the first of the Navy to be named after Ad- miral DeWitt Clinton RAMSEY, USN, former Vice Chief of Na- val Operations and former Commander-in-Chief,U.S. Pa- cific Fleet. USS RAMSEY was built by Lockheed Shipbuilding Company in S e a tt le, Washington, and commissioned at Puget Sound N a v al Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, on 3 June 1967. Her first Commanding Officer was Commander W. D. ROBERTSON, USN. On 22 March 1968, USS RAMSEY became flagship of Commander Destroyer Squad- ron 29 QCOMDESRON 295, and on 30 April, not yet a year old, she departed Long Beach, Cali- fornia, on her first WesternPa- cific CWESTPACJ deployment to operate as a unit of the United States Seventh Fleet. While de- ployed, RAMSEY served as Anti- Submarine Warfare QASWJ coordinator for various units of the Seventh Fleet in the Gulf of Tonkin in support of operations against the enemy. RAMSEY returned to Long Beach on 9 November 1968, and on 14 November, Commander A. J. ASHURST, USN, became RAMSEY's second Commanding Officer. RAMSEY remained in Long Beach until 4 January 1969, when she departed for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for a two and one-half month Post Shakedown Availability. Returning to Long Beachin March 1969, RAMSEY conducted local operations in prepara- tion for her second deployment to WESTPAC. In July, USS AL- BERT DAVID QDE-10503 as- sumed RAMSEY's duties as COMDESRON 29 flagship. RAMSEY departed Long Beach on her second deploy- ment on 8 October 1969. While deployed, RAMSEY served as escort for carriers of the Sev- enth Fleet and also performed as ASW training ship on sev- eral occasions. RAMSEY returned to Long Beach on 18 April 1970. On 6 July she commenced her first regular overhaul at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. Four days later, on 10 July, Commander John M. LEAVER, USN, became RAMSEY's third Commanding Officer. On 11 December 1970, Commander Cruiser - Destroyer Flotilla 7, Rear Admiral Robert S. SALZER, USN, presented to Operations, Engineering, Sup- ply, and Weapons Departments, as well as the ASW E Award. In March 1971 RAMSEY completed her overhaul period and commenced local operations in preparation for her third de- ployment. On 1 April RAMSEY became a member of newly- formed Destroyer Squadron 35. RAMSEY departed Long Beach on her third deployment on 2 June 1971.

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COIVIMANDING OFFICER JOHN M. LEAVER, CDR, USN 10JuIy 1970 - Present Commander John M. LEAVER was commissioned Ensign in 1955 through the NROTC CRegularb program at Dartmouth University. His initial tour of duty was Weap- ons Officer, USS McCORD QDD- 544l homeported in Norfolk, Virginia. In 1959 CDR LEAVER re- ported for a two year tour of duty as an instructor in Naval Weapons at the Officer Candi- date School, Newport, Rhode Island. In 1960 he reported as Operations Officer of USS MISS- ISSINEWA CAO-1445 which was homeported in Naples, Italy. His next assignment took him to San Diego, California, where he assumed command of USS SUM- NER COUNTY QLST-11485 in 1962. After a successful two year tour, CDR LEAVER re- turned to Europe for two years of study as a student at the German General Staff College. In 1966 he returned to Norfolk, Virginia, where he served for two years as the Executive Of- ficer, USS W. M. WOOD QDD- 715J. His next assignment was at the Bureau of Naval Per- sonnel as the Surface LCDR Assignment Officer until Janu- ary 1970. CDR LEAVER as- sumed cornmand of USS RAM- SEY QDEG-27 on 10 July 1970. Commander LEAVER is married to the former Claire SNYDER of Scituate, Massachu- settes. They reside in West- minister, California, with their two sons, Robert Bruce and Edward Scott.