Wainwright (CG 28) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHIP S HISTORY WAINWRIGHT s keel was laid down on 2 July 1962 at the Bath Iron Works Corporation Bath Maine On 25 April 1964 the ship was launched and christened The christening sponsor was the late Mrs Richard W WAINWRIGHT wife of one of the five naval officers for whom the ship is named Mrs WAIN WRIGH T s daughter Mrs Nicholas C Bodman acted as the sponsor at the commissioning which took place at the Boston Naval Shipyard Boston Massachusetts on 8 January 1966 Since commissioning WAIN WRIGHT has made six major deployments Three were to Southeast Asia where WAIN WRIGHT used her sophisticated computers and long range radar for directing combat air operations and aiding in search and rescue missions for downed pilots As an adjunct to the last Western Pacific deployment the ship made an around the world cruise highlighted by representing the US Navy in Ethiopian Navy Day celebrations Shortly after completing the world cruise WAIN WRI GH T was specially outfitted to conduct the initial operational evaluation of a new antisubmarine weapons system designated LAMPS fLight Airborne Multi Purpose System! WAINWRIGHT operations involving test and evaluation of LAMPS earned her the ASW A for excellence in 1972 In addition WAINWRIGHTS initial employment of LAMPS resulted in the establishment of many present day fleet standards for operations and training During LAMPS evaluation WAIN WRIGHT also conducted underway training for midshipmen participated in major fleet exercises and made several port visits in support of Navy recruiting WAIN WRIGHT s fourth and fifth major deployments were to the Mediterranean in 1973 and 1975 While deployed with the United States Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean WAIN WRIGHT conducted varied and extensive exercises WAIN WRIGH T has coordinated and controlled major phases of complex multi ship exercises including an Airborne Warning and Control System demon from the 1973 deployment WAIN WRIGHT crewmembers earned their Blue Noses when the ship crossed the Artic Circle during a TRANSLANTEX in July 1973 During the 1975 deployment WAINWRIGHT transited the Dardanelles Bosporus and Black Sea and arrived in Constanta Romania on 20 June the first US Navy ship to vzst Romania in 49 years' WAINWRIGHT was redeszgnated as a Guided Missile Cruiser on 1 July 1975 WAINWRIGHTS electronic and weapons suites were temporarily and partially modified in Charleston Naval Shipyard from 26 January 31 March 1976 in connection with her selection as initial test firing ship for the new extended range Standard Missile KSM 2 fERj WAIN WRIGHT was selected as Senior Reviewing ship for the International Naval Review held in New York City on 4 July 1976 when 50 U S and foreign navy ships rendezvoused concurrently with OPERA TION SAIL vessels The WAIN WRIGHT deployed again to the Mediterranean in 1977 During the period she was a cornerstone performer in Nation Week XXIII Operation Dawn Patrol Operation Display Determination ASW Week Black Sea Operations and acted as OTC for an open ocean missile shoot Her performance won her the Battle Effictency E CIC E Supply E Engineering E Communication C Electronic Warfare Award and recognition as the overall best Atlantic Fleet unit with the presentation of the Majorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award In 1979 after an overhaul period in the Charleston Navy Shipyard where she received the advanced Harpoon Anti Shipping Missile System WAIN WRIGHT deployed to the Caribbean During the deployment she operated on the Pacific Ocean in support of American interests during the Nicaraguan Revolution WAIN WRIGHT s History of firsts has earned for her a reputation of preeminence and a heritage for excellence in service to our nation J Q - , , , I U ' ' 1 1 '. D 0 ' ' , J . . I . - . . , . . , ' J 9 9 7 - gf . J, . . . , . . . n c . , 2 , ' ' u n ' J stration for senior NATO officials during the 1975 deployment. Before returningto Charleston ' ff JJ ' . , u 1 u n ' I , , - 0 u 0 . Q 2 ' - - cc U rr :J rc U - ' rr U 1 r 2 1' - ' u 1: ' ' ' ' a I , I ' ' ' , 1 u I I u I 1 . , .- - 1 I , u n 1 c . ! 2 ' . fl ' 7, ' ' 3

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M.. ... ,,,,, ,,,..i, A, wa 1 y-----A-n uvr.- .vsvr CAPTA1 RoBERT P. Mcvo Y, USN COMMANDIN G OFFICER CRUISE BOOK REMARKS When WAINWRIGHT steamed under the Cooper River bridge and up the River to her berth in Charleston, the officers and men of this fine ship could chalk up yet another significant event on the long list that already existed. Only a little more than a year after experiencing the most comprehensive surface ship overhaul and modernization ever attempted at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, WAINWRIGHT had completed over eight months of operations in the Caribbean, Black and Mediterranean Seas, and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. There is no such thing as a fine ship unless there is an equally fine crew to man her. Ships don't compile outstanding records, their crews do. Without the qualified and dedicated men to man , maintain, and fight her, the most capable and sophisticated ship in the Navy will never leave the pier. This then is another fine chapter in the life of a ship and you, her outstanding crew. She has steamed with the best, shot with the best, operated and communicated with the best, fed with the best and done all those things a first class combatant can do ifshe has a crew which include the best, and that best is the most important ofall, the officers and men who are the crew of WAINWRIGHT. It has been my distinct honor to serve with you during these past manyhmonths, an honor which I have never taken lightly and will remember always. Thank you and may God be with you in whateverthefuture may bring. ROBERT P. MCVO Y Captain, USN 5