The next day Orion headed back to Hawaii for overhaul. Home port at the time was San Diego. Gar (SS-206) alongside for repairs two days later. 1991 It always had a great reputation. I did lose contact with many only throw the fault of getting new orders. Commissioned USS Orion (AS-18), 30 September 1943, CAPT.. C. S. Isgrig in command. C. S. Isgrig in command. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Orion (AS 18). The DDG 51 program successfully completed a historic first sea trial for the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125). Deployed from December 1943, she returned to Pearl Harbor for maintenance and upkeep in December 1944. Then the fun began CO of USS SCAMP (SSN 588)!! In the 1980's Orion changed her home port to La Maddalena, Italy returning to Norfolk in 1993. Since retiring I have played a lot of golf, done some traveling and become legally blind. 1,307 officers and enlisted: Armament: 4 5 in (130 mm) guns: USS Orion (AS-18) was a Fulton-class submarine tender of the United States Navy. 156, 19395, 209, 21820, 34647, bombarded Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby, Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby, intercepted and decrypted German radio traffic, "Supplement to the Monthly Navy List Showing the Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officer's Commands, &c", Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project - HMS, List of dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Orion_(1910)&oldid=1136830840, World War I battleships of the United Kingdom, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 1 February 2023, at 10:50. ties which were performed for over 300 ships. 4th Albany CA 123 & CG 10. Into 1970 she services the conventional and nuclear
[10] The ship was laid down at HM Dockyard, Portsmouth on 29 November 1909. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
[7] In mid-to-late 1917, Orion was the only battleship in the Royal Navy to receive a director for her secondary armament. CAPT-USN), Ralph Schlichter, CDR-USN (Rtd. Three years later she added foreign nuclear submarines to her long list of services performed after completing work on HMSDreadnought. Collection of Commander John H. Boesch, USNRF. Oh how I miss the P-3 orion! We had a good WestPac tour and several fleet exercises while we were Stars at least we thought so! Captain Ryan T. Fulwider Executive Officer, USS Nimitz (CVN 68) USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Executive Officer. and 466 surface vessels USS Orion (Collier # 11) Ship's officers and mascot dog, photographed on 14 May 1920 by A.E. After 18 months of unsuccessfully chasing submarines and noting that they had complete freedom of action after submerging, I applied for submarine training. Lacy Lodmell Executive Officer - Lt. Cmdr. The 2nd BS conducted gunnery practice in the Moray Firth on 2 August and then returned to Scapa Flow. [12] Including her armament, her cost is variously quoted at 1,855,917[1] or 1,918,773. Orion rejoined the Grand Fleet on 9 September. I would love to hear from any of the decommissioning crew. Those years allow me to smile in the mirror every morning while shaving and reflecting on the deeds we did, the contribution we made and the challenges we shared. Donated by Jack Howland, 1979. [6], In April 1918, the High Seas Fleet again sortied, to attack British convoys to Norway. He graduated in 1968 with a BS in Engineering Physics and went on to Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, after graduating from which he was commissioned as Ensign in the US Navy. Commanding Officer CDR Jeffrey Fassbender Executive Officer LCDR Christopher Donnelly Chief of the Boat STSCM(SS) Christopher Purdum. The Commanding Officers. I would love to here from any of my old squadron mates from VP-48 or VP-31 or even . then sailed south to Balboa He holds a Master of Science in Financial Management and Information Systems from University of Maryland University College. May 26, Capt. Jan 4 2021 - May 20 2022. by Ellen Mitchell - 06/14/22 7:24 PM ET. her new homeport. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Orion (AS 18). U.S. Navy and several industry Liked by Jesse V. Flores, SCPM Another such cruise took place on 1619 March. Support of SubRon 6, however, continued to be Orions primary mission. Jeffrey Juergens, commodore, Submarine Squadron 6, spoke on Castellano's performance during his time as the boat's commanding officer. Ed. Arriving there on the 28th, she received her first submarine, GAR (SS 206) alongside for repairs two days later. Click Here. Ship's Office 360.476.3837 . Collin Hedges Chief of the Boat - MMACM Jon Kerstetter. That changes on Friday. C. Z. 27071, 275, 27980, 284, 286, Campbell, pp. The . She remained in Western Australia until 6 August when [1], The Orions were protected by a waterline 12-inch (305mm) armoured belt that extended between the end barbettes. In 1964 I joined the commissioning crew of USS Henry Clay (SSBN 625), earned my dolphins, qualified as an Engineer Officer and was transferred to USS Lafayette (SSBN 616) as Navigator and third officer in the first all nuclear SSBN wardroom. After that change of homeport Taking up duties with SubRon 6, 24 January 1946, she remained in the Panama Canal Zone, with one interruption for overhaul, until 11 May 1949. Your ORIGINAL HOMETOWN and State are asked for because that confirms who you are in your shipmate's memories. She remained in Western Australia until 6 August when she proceeded to Mios Woendi to establish Advanced Submarine Base Able. Capt. He then served as Executive Officer of USS Billfish (SSN 676) from October 1980 to December 1981. Assigned to the Atlantic Fleet, she operated off the east coast for four months, then sailed south to Balboa, C. Z. An interesting twist of fate here, Dan said I relieved Dick Smith as CO in 1973 and then later (mid-80s) we were both in Norfolk. He completed the Submarine Officer Advanced Course in April 1976 and was assigned as Engineer Officer of USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN 617) (Blue), where he served until January 1980. Asheville is one of five forward-deployed submarines assigned to commander, submarine squadron 15. Things went from good to better!! Search crew members| SPEAR (AS-36), in Norfolk, Virginia. The Navy has fired the top three leaders who were aboard the attack submarine USS Connecticut when it struck an uncharted sea mountain in the Pacific Ocean in early October. On 10 December she sailed for Australia she serviced 24 submarines [33], By 1 May, Orion had been assigned to the 3rd BS of the Home Fleet and was serving as the flagship for Rear-Admiral Sir Douglas Nicholson, second-in-command of the squadron. At Saipan between 23 April and 1 September 1945, she served as CTG 17.7 and as SOPA (Admin) for Tanapag Harbor in addition to her tender and repair activities which were performed for over 300 ships. HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. | USS Abraham Lincoln in San Diego Bay. Rear-Admiral Arthur Leveson relieved Arbuthnot on 15 January. She was laid down 31 July 1941 at the Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California; launched 24 June 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. White; and commissioned 30 September 1943 List of battleships of the United States Navy, House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia. On 10 December she steamed for Australia, arriving at Fremantle 5 January 1944 to begin her mission of maintaining the material readiness of, and an adequate stock of supplies for, submarines operating in the southwest Pacific. What I remember most was all the stuff thrown overboard crossing the Atlantic so no turn in paperwork would need to be done. Once again, the star of the squadron was USS SCAMP! And, indeed, I was ordered to Scamp at the last minute. Lawrence Heyworth, Jr. Jan. 1965 - July 1966. Listed below are semi-canonical Starship, Starbase, Deep Space stations, and Outposts with relevant Commanding Officers and/or ship classes used in the USS Galaxy Email Writers RPG.Do not take any of its information as canon, as much of it comes from video games (VG), sourcebooks (LUG, etc. She lives in my memory. | Feb 2002 - Oct 10, 2002. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name . Orion again changed homeport to La Maddalena, Italy, servicing ships of the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea until 1993, when she was relieved by the Simon Lake. Catch a Shipmate by clicking on your ship type and then your Hull Number. Commissioned on 3 December 1977, USS O'BRIEN is the thirteenth SPRUANCE-class destroyer designed and built by Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries in Pascagoula, MS. In my case, however, the need for a PCO on Pogy was so urgent that I was sent directly (the following Monday) to Rickovers school and was told I would have to skip tactical school altogether. The carrier had spent the previous five weeks in Yokosuka following a 12-day sea trial in February and March. Arriving there on the 28th, she received her first submarine, Gar(SS-206) alongside for repairs two days later. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. I graduated in 1960 and was assigned to the USS Eversole (DD-7899) home-ported in Yokosuka, Japan. In June; her first nuclear submarine job came alongside in the form of Shark(SSN-591). Stephen W. Aldridge Commodore, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26; CMDCM Clayton Alek-Finkelman Command Master Chief, USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) CMDCM H. Wayne Allen Jr. Command Master Chief, USS Monterey (CG 61) Captain AARON M. ANDERSON As of 2005, Tim is retired and lives in Connecticut. Hailing from Chattanooga, TN, Buck graduated from the U.S. In 1982 I took command of USS Fulton (AS 11). Thomas Ralston relieved Cmdr. Following shakedown off southern California, Orion got underway for Pearl Harbor on 23 November 1943. Devine Johnson and Command Master Chief Earl . Tokyo Bay A FRAM II overhaul and conversion to nuclear support, 6 September 1960 25 February 1961, was followed by refresher training off Cuba. Cmdr. until 11 May 1949. He was the youngest and most junior nuclear submarine CO for nearly two years. In 1968, Duma was selected into the Navy Enlisted Scientific Education Program, and chose to attend North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. At Saipan between 23 April and 1 September Dan said I do not have any trouble staying busy since I continue to be a Foundation member at the Naval Academy, am President of the Naval Academy Alumni Association in Colorado, and am Rocky Mountain Regional President of the Navy League of the United States. Ex-Orion was transferred to the Maritime Administration for storage 1 May 1999 and sold to North American Ship Recycling, Baltimore, Maryland to be dismantled on 27 July 2006. Cmdr. Oldest ship in the navy at the time, and last riveted hull. On 8 April 1945 she sailed west again. Capt. As you can see, the one thing I never learned to do was type2. Ill always love you! [Note: The above USS ORION (AS-18) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS ORION (AS-18) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]. USS Scamp, because of her Officers and crew, could do anything, go anywhere and accomplish every assignment. The USS Orion, a sovereign class starship is waiting at the drydock for you! This historical naval battle led to the creation of the U.S. Navy by the Continental Congress. Crew List:This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS ORION. Look me up if your in my area. Another sweep began on 6 March, but had to be abandoned the following day as the weather grew too severe for the escorting destroyers. On 11 April, the Grand Fleet conducted a patrol in the central North Sea and returned to port on 14 April; another patrol in the area took place on 1719 April, followed by gunnery drills off Shetland on 2021 April. Aerial view of USS Scamp at Yokosuka Naval Base. with SubRon 6 He graduated from the U.S. Armed forces from Singapore also participated for the first time that year. After that change of homeport, Orion continued to service SubRon 6 at Norfolk and, during fleet exercises, in the Caribbean Sea. She assumed command of USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CG 58) in April 2022. submarines operating in the southwest Pacific. U.S. Navy units taking part in the exercise with JMSDF units also included the USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). Near the end of that schooling, I arranged for my household goods to be packed and picked up with the promise I would know where to send them before they left the house. (Admiral Dietzens biography was reproduced from the USS Scamp Deactivation Ceremony Booklet). USS Nimitz (CVN 68) UNIT 100103 BOX 1 FPO AP 96620-0300 . The turbines were rated at 27,000 shaft horsepower (20,000kW) and were intended to give the battleships a speed of 21 knots (39km/h; 24mph). The site is set up and final touches are being made - specs, images, wiki etc. Ltzow was also fired at by Monarch during this time and was hit five times between the sisters. In 1964, he was selected to participate in the Navy Enlisted Scientific Education Program and attended the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Almost two weeks later, the ship began having serious problems with her condensers and Jellicoe ordered that they be retubed while she was detached to the coaling base at Loch Ewe, on the northwest coast of Scotland. They enforced strict wireless silence during the operation, which prevented Room 40 cryptanalysts from warning the new commander of the Grand Fleet, Admiral Beatty. Stefan Walch, Commodore, Destroyer Squadron Two (CDS-2), relieved USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) commanding officer, Cmdr. Back to 1st page. During the exercise, sailors and Marines from the United States and the Republic of Korea operated as an integrated force from the Sea of Japan. Dumas Biography is from the USS Scamp (SSN 588) Deactivation Ceremony Booklet, dated 7 August 1987. Support of SubRon 6, however, has continued to be ORIONs primary mission. By October 1914, a pair of 3-inch (76mm) anti-aircraft (AA) guns had been added. He subsequently commanded USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN 624) Gold, from 1963 to 1966. First stationed at Fremantle, Australia, then Mios Woendi, Indonesia , Orion supported the Western Pacific Submarines pressing the war in Japanese held territory. Submarine training was next, and subsequent tours included USS Gato and USS James K Polk. Try the Ship's Store. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Arriving there on the 28th | C. S. Isgrig, commanding. | In 1949 she changed home ports to Norfolk, Virginia. [19], The Royal Navy's Room 40 had intercepted and decrypted German radio traffic containing plans for a German attack on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby in mid-December using the four battlecruisers of Konteradmiral (Rear-Admiral) Franz von Hipper's I Scouting Group. ORION subsequently returned to the United States for decommissioning. Dan Cobian, commander, Destroyer Squadron 21, relieved Cmdr. Taking up duties with SubRon 6, 24 January 1946, she remained in the Canal Zone, with one interruption for overhaul, until 11 May 1949. In response the Admiralty ordered the Grand Fleet, totalling some 28 dreadnoughts and 9 battlecruisers, to sortie the night before to cut off and destroy the High Seas Fleet. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? John D. Porter as commanding officer of AS 40. The portrait at right was made in Pensacola, FL in 1978. Support of SubRon 6, however, continued to be Orions primary mission. Dan said, It was great since I was still a bachelor and did not marry until aboard my first submarine.. Launched, 24 June 1942. He had been CO Scamp earlier. USS Orion (AS-18) was a Fulton-class submarine tender of the United States Navy. | Cmdr. Ashore, CAPT Nakamura was assigned to the Chief of Naval Personnel, Diversity Directorate; Commander, Naval Air Force, Atlantic (CNAL), as Maintenance Coordinator for USS EISENHOWER (CVN 69); Officer-in-Charge of the CNAL Surface Nuclear Power Mobile Training Team; and Military . In the summer of 1968, when I returned from being a rider on a Spec Op on USS Lapon, I was expecting to report to the Bureau of Personnel for several weeks until orders were prepared. [26], In an attempt to lure out and destroy a portion of the Grand Fleet, the High Seas Fleet, composed of sixteen dreadnoughts, six pre-dreadnoughts and supporting ships, departed the Jade Bight early on the morning of 31 May. A month after assumption of command we deployed for WESTPAC with orders from the Squadron commander; Have fun! The deployment was highly successful. 1972 1973 This was my first ship, had fond memories sailing her back to the United States from Italy and participating in the decommissioning in 1993. After almost exactly 50 years of service, the ORION was both decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on September 3, 1993, and is since then laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, Va., awaiting final disposal. While spending most of her time in Norfolk supporting submarines and destroyers, Orion rarely ventured far. Joseph Gagliano, commodore, Commander, Task . during fleet exercises The Norfolk-based USS Scorpion, one of the Atlantic Fleet's 19 nuclear attack submarines, had been scheduled to transmit a four-word "Check Report"encrypted to prevent the Soviets from intercepting itthat meant, in essence, "Situation normal, proceeding as planned.". In addition to his or her departmental responsibilities, the COB/CC performs the following duties: serves as a liaison between the Commanding Officer (or Executive Officer) and the enlisted crewmen; ensures enlisted crews understand Command policies; advises the Commanding Officer and Executive Officer regarding enlisted morale, and evaluates . It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information. He graduated from St. Ambrose High School and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1965. S-1. USS Orion (AS18) was a Fulton-class submarine tender of the United States Navy. Thinking that the ship had been torpedoed by a submarine, the other dreadnoughts were ordered away from the area, while smaller ships rendered assistance. Got out in 1995 as an AE1 (AW). ORION. On 15 October 1970, Orion's homeport changed to Charleston, South Carolina under the command of Submarine Squadron FOUR. In response to the announcement of missile tests and military live-fire exercises to be conducted by the Chinese in the waters surrounding the island of Taiwan, the United States dispatched forward deployed naval assets, including the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) and other combatants to the area to monitor the situation. She continued in this role until 1993, when she was relieved by the USS SIMON LAKE (AS 33). Shellback Initiation - 18 AUG 1943 - Pacific Ocean, Shellback Initiation - 10 JUN 1970 - Atlantic Ocean, Changed Home Port from Norfolk Va to Charleston S.C, Relieved USS Gilmore AS-16 in Sardinia Italy, Shellback Initiation - 12 SEP 1982 - Indian Ocean, Shellback Initiation - 24 NOV 1984 - Atlantic Ocean. Michael Atwell, commanding officer of LCS Crew 101 (left), observes Engineman 1st Class Silvano Becerra make the necessary engineering adjustments for USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) to operate at . After 13 years there and responsible for startup and shutdown of the four major nuclear facilities, he shifted to part time consulting and lots of skiing and travel. USS Orion was named for a constellation commonly known as The Hunter. Thanks for the memories!!. Orion got underway for Pearl Harbor 23 November 1943. I still experience a chill remembering the first Last man down, hatch secured, permission to dive the ship I received as her Commanding Officer. 123, 198200, 205, Burt, pp. Richard Zamberlan, left, and his . was followed by refresher training off Cuba. He then transferred to USS Raton (SS 270) and USS Baya (SS 318), Executive Officer of the latter from 1952 to 1954. O'BRIEN along with USS JOSEPH STRAUSS (DDG 16) and USS JACK WILLIAMS (FFG 24) formed Surface Action Group Delta which engaged and sank the Iranian guided missile frigate SAHAND. [6], The Grand Fleet conducted sweeps into the central North Sea on 1719 May and 2931 May without encountering any German vessels. Assigned to the Atlantic Fleet, she operated off the east coast for four months, then sailed south to Balboa, C. Z. She served as a gunnery training ship from mid-1921 until she was listed for disposal the following year. The radio messages did not mention that the High Seas Fleet with fourteen dreadnoughts and eight predreadnoughts would reinforce Hipper. [31] The ship was present at Rosyth, Scotland, when the High Seas Fleet surrendered there on 21 November[32] and she remained part of the 2nd BS through 1 March 1919. Two years, one month and thirty days later, on 30 September 1943, USS Orion (AS-18) was commissioned on 30 September 1943 with Capt. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. Nothing existed at the base when the new staff and tender arrived, and the next 3 years were spent developing the base infrastructure and getting the Squadron settled after transfer from Rota to the USA in l979. submarine job came alongside in the form of Shark (SSN-591). The USS O'BRIEN took part from November 5-12, 1998 in a large bilateral maritime exercise in waters around Japan. On 8 April 1945 she sailed west again. The ships had an overall length of 581 feet (177.1m), a beam of 88feet 6inches (27.0m) and a deep draught of 31feet 3inches (9.5m). Michael D. Nordeen, the commander of . Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. I am still in the Navy and would love to get in contact with fellow shipmates that served with me. As the years progressed, USS Orion progressed with them, gaining the capability to support nuclear submarines. Feb 20, 2002 - Sep 24, 2004. | Download this stock image: NAVAL BASE GUAM, Guam (Aug 12, 2022) - Cmdr.
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