Rathburne (FF 1057) - Naval Cruise Book

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,,,, l ll I ! fl 1 f:,,! Ili fix CDD-5662 completing the at the U,S. Naval Post received a Master of ie e Weapons and served ems En 'y as Co , U.S. Seventh U.S. Na val Academy. He serve Q C 8 r in the Electrical U O then assigned the Na val ' 1 T 'S Integra tion S gr the ed Forces. hi E K'-M du L J r in X X- 'N 'Q . .xxx 1 elsif Q 5 L X2 K t Rf I F SX i ' 5 X S N57 Shrpmf tes S e ,, Commander THOMAS S. Al. THOUSE was commissioned in June I 962 upon gra d sea initially in the Operations Department of ion from the S TODDA RD of his tour as Operations Officer ,A fter study f WHS fhcer Commander IOUSE He was er for service in f0l' Systems ei . he served val Academ in the 6 echnology. Q and again tion so - -- --.Naual-S! Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Honor Medal Mar Al. THOUSE assumed command of the USS RA THBURNE unit I service 7 Q on 8 Commander I 980.

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USS RA THBURNE 'S HIS TOR Y USS RA THBURNE IS THE SECOND U S NA VY SHIP NAMED FOR CAPTAIN JOHN PECK RA THBURNE A NA VAL HERO OF THE EARLY CONTINENTAL NA VY WHO SERVED FROM I775 UNTIL HIS DEA TH IN I 782 IN AN ENGLISH PRISON RA THBURNE IS THE SIXTH OF THE KNOX CLASS OF FAST FRIGA TES DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR ANTI SUBMARINE WARFARE CASWQ WITH SECONDARY MISSION CAPABILITIES OF ANTI AIR WARFARE IAA Wj SHORE BOMBARDMENT AND SEA CONTROL FUNCTIONS THE PRESENT DA Y RA THBURNE IFF I05 71 WAS BUILT BY LOCKHEED SHIPBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF SEA TTLE WASHINGTON HER KEEL WAS LAID ON 8 JANUARY I 968 AND WAS CHRIS TENED AND LAUNCHED ON 2 MA Y I 969 ON I6 MA Y I 970 RA THBURNE WAS C OMMISSIONED A T PUGET SOUND NA VAL SHIP YA RD BREMER TON WASHING TON SHE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE MOST MODERN AND HIGHLY SOPHISTICA TED LONG RANGE UNDERWA TER SOUND DETECTION SYSTEM TSONARQ AS WELL AS EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE AND MODERN RADAR COMMUNICA TIONS AND ELECTRONICS INS TALLA TIONS THE SHIP S PRINCIPAL ARMAMEN TS ARE AN ANTI SUBMARINE HOMING TORPEDO SYSTEM A 5 X 54 CALIBER RAPID FIRE GUN BASIC POIN TOIN T DEFENSE MISSILE SYSTEM FOR ANTI AIR DEFENSE AND HARPOON WEAPONS SYSTEMS FOR ANTI SHIP DEFENSE THE SHIP IS OU TFIT TED TO EMBARK LAMPS HELICOPTERS IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF THE ASW MISSION RA THBURNE IS POWERED A T SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 25 KNO TS SHE IS BY A COMPLIMEN T OF I 7 OFFICERS AND 244 ENLIS TED MEN USS RA THBURNE ARRIVED IN PEARL ON 20 JULY I 970 AND WAS ASSIGNED TO DESTROYER SQUADRON TWENTY FIVE IN APRIL I 97 HER FIRST DEPLOYMENT TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC I WES TPA C Q DURING WHICH SHE OF THE CLASS TO ACHIE VE MORE THAN 200 HELICOP TER LANDINGS ON HER FLIGHT IN I972 RA THBURNE BEGAN DURING WHICH SHE WAS CONTINUOUS LY EMPLOYED AS A NA V COAST OF VIETNAM THE SHIP EARNED THE COMBA T ACTION RIBBO TION FOR GUNFIRE SUPPORT OPER ATIONS RA THBURNE I 973 TO BEGIN HER FIRST REGULARLY SCHEDULED OVERHA UL DURING ON T SEPTEMBER I974 RA THBURNE THIR ry mpgg AND BEGAN HER THIRD DEPLOYMENT THIS EIGHT MON TH DEPL QPERA TIONS FROM TAIWAN TO THE EAST COAST or AFRICA IN OCTOBER I 976 RA THBURNE COMMENCED HER FOURTH DEPLOYMEN T PRINCIPALLY ENGA GED AS AN ASW ESCORT FOR THE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS USS CORAL SEA AND MIDWAY SETURNED TO PEARL HARBOR IN MA Y I 977 TO BEGIN HER SECOND REGULAR OVERHA UL SHE PASSED THE OIIY AZJGVUST I978 SHE BEGAN PRE DEPLO YMEN T PREPARA TIONS DURING WHICH TIME DITIONAL AL PROPULSION PLANT EXAMINA TION ON THE FIRST A TTEMPT WITH UNCON SA TISFAC TOR Y GRADE THE FIRST SHIP IN PEARL HARBOR TO DO SO IN THREE YEARS MARCH I 979 RA THBURNE LEFT FOR THE FIFTH WESTPAC DEPLOYMENT INCLUDING TWO AND ONE HALF MONTHS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN RA THBURNE VISI TED SUCH PORTS AS HONGKONG SINGAPORE RODRI GUES ISLAND PORT LOUIS MAURITIUS AND MOMBASA ON 4 OCTOBER ,979 KENYA THE SHIP RETURNED TO PEARL HARBOR USS RA THBURNE IS PRESEN TL Y ENGA GED IN ITS SIXTH DEPLOYMEN T TO THE WESTERN AND SOUTH PACIFIC. BY A 35,000 SHAFT HORSEPO WER STEAM WHICH DRIVES A SINGLE SHAFT AND PROPELS THE SHIP

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3 'Su LIEUTENANT COMMANDER G.E. ECKLEY, USN LIEUTENANT COMMANDER GLEN E. ECKLEY WAS BORN ON I6 SEPTEMBER I 944 IN TOLEDO, OHIO. HE A TTENDED SCHOOLS IN SAN BRUNO AND TURLOCK, CALIFORNIA. HE FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL, GRADUA TING FROM MARTIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IN STUART, FLORIDA IN I 962, LCDR ECKLEY GRADUA TED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN I 96 7 WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING. UPON COMPLETION OF OFFICER 'S CANDIDATE SCHOOL, LCDR ECKLEY REPORTED ABOARD THE USS THEODORE E. CHANDLER IDD 7 I 71 AS GUNNER Y OFFICER. FROM l970 TO l97l HE SERVED AS WEAPONS OFFICER ON THE USS CHARLES E. SPERRYIDD 6971. LCDR ECKLEY'S NEXT TOUR OF DUTY FOUND HIM AS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FOR THE NROTC UNIT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI. UPON ARRIVAL IN HAWAII IN I975, LCDR ECKLEY REPORTED TO THE USS OUELLETIFF I 07 71 AS WEAPONS OFFICER. HE LA TER SERVED AS EXECU- TIVE OFFICER AT THE MILITARY SEALIF T COMMAND OFFICE IN HONOLULU. LCDR ECKLEY REPORTED TO THE USS RA THBURNE FROM THE DEFENSE COMMUNICA TIONS AGENCY WHERE HE WAS EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND AIDE TO THE DIRECTOR, HIS PERSONAL AWARDS INCLUDE THE DEFENSE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL AND THE NA VY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL. A