U.S.S. Hepburn FF 1055 Westpac 1981 Cruise Book South Indian Sea Guam

Description: USS Hepburn (FF-1055) was a United States Navy Knox-class frigate named for Arthur Japy Hepburn. Construction She was laid down 1 June 1966, by Todd Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California; and launched 25 March 1967; sponsored by Mrs. Arthur J. Hepburn and Mrs. Lorraine Hepburn Barse. She was delivered 27 June 1969, and commissioned 3 July 1969. Design and description The Knox class design was derived from the Brooke-class frigate modified to extend range and without a long-range missile system. The ships had an overall length of 438 feet (133.5 m), a beam of 47 feet (14.3 m) and a draft of 25 feet (7.6 m). They displaced 4,066 long tons (4,131 t) at full load. Their crew consisted of 13 officers and 211 enlisted men.[1] The ships were equipped with one Westinghouse geared steam turbine that drove the single propeller shaft. The turbine was designed to produce 35,000 shaft horsepower (26,000 kW), using steam provided by 2 C-E boilers, to reach the designed speed of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph). The Knox class had a range of 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).[2] The Knox-class ships were armed with a 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun forward and a single 3-inch/50-caliber gun aft. They mounted an eight-round ASROC launcher between the 5-inch (127 mm) gun and the bridge. Close-range anti-submarine defense was provided by two twin 12.75-inch (324 mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes. The ships were equipped with a torpedo-carrying DASH drone helicopter; its telescoping hangar and landing pad were positioned amidships aft of the mack. Beginning in the 1970s, the DASH was replaced by a SH-2 Seasprite LAMPS I helicopter and the hangar and landing deck were accordingly enlarged. Most ships also had the 3-inch (76 mm) gun replaced by an eight-cell BPDMS missile launcher in the early 1970s.[3] Service history Hepburn was outfitted in 1969 and proceeded for a "shakedown" cruise to San Francisco, Bremerton, WA, Nanaimo and Vancouver, BC and Pearl Harbor, HI. In 1970 she sailed with a contingent of Midshipmen and then a dependents cruise. Hepburn left for her first WESTPAC in January 1971 participating in NGFS operations on the coast of Vietnam and plane guarding carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin. Hepburn transited the Sea of Japan and performed operations while being tailed by two Soviet cruisers. She visited Midway, Guam, Subic Bay in the Philippines, Hong Kong and Sasebo and Yokosuka Japan. Hepburn escorted the carrier Ranger back to the States in June 1971. Hepburn was an escorting member of the Indian Ocean Task Group of 1976. The task group consisted of the cruiser Fox, frigate Gray and the oiler Passumpsic . The task group sailed from Subic Bay in December 1975. The task group made port calls at Singapore, Karachi, Mombasa, Réunion and Diego Garcia. While transiting from Karachi to the southern Indian Ocean, the group passed through the anchorage area of the Soviet task forces anchored off the island of Socotra. During their time in the Arabian Sea, the task group conducted the first ever acoustical survey of this body of water. The Task group returned to Subic Bay in March 1976. Hepburn left for WESTPAC in August 1979. She visited Guam, Subic Bay in the Philippines, Australia, Hong Kong and Yokosuka Japan. While in Australia she participated in Exercise Kangaroo III. Upon completion of the exercise, she transited to Melbourne to embark the 7th Fleet Band and then transited to Fremantle/Perth to represent the USA celebrating Western Australia’s 150th anniversary. Hepburn escorted the Guided Missile Destroyer Wilson back to the States in February 1980. She was decommissioned 20 December 1991 and struck 11 January 1995. Hepburn was sunk as a target on 4 June 2002. 357 crew members registered for the USS Hepburn (FF 1055). 1979 – 1981 | Name Rank/Rate Period Division Remarks/Photo Latker, Jeff ET2 1979 – 1982 OE01 Trip to Alaska, two WESTPAC's. 58 days in the Indian Ocean during the Iranian Hostage Crisis. RIP my friend EW2 Pete Linden. Ditzler, Pugsley STG3 1979 – 1981 AS GOOD TIMES Smith, Leslie profile icon stg3 1979 – 1983 as seen fred quezada, kem mohler, john gibson it was a great crew and the times in pi at the home sweet home and yellow pages was the hang out. and playing in the band with toohill Palmer, Steven RM2 1979 – Aug 1981 Com's I fondly remember being a member of ASS, the American Society of Shitheads..there were other, Ron Mendal, Barry Cheesemen, Mike Stover, Billy Ton... two Westpacs, Alaska, Indian Ocean.scary taxi rides in strange places.. McJunkins, Timothy/mcj MM3 1979 – Mar 23, 1982 M Division I think of my service on the USS Hepburn almost daily.Leaving the USN is by far the biggest mistake of my life. Ching, Al BT1 / BTC Feb 1979 – Oct 1981 B My fondest memories are with the Happy Hep. Had a great group of guys in the fireroom. Worked hard and played hard. Made Chief while on operations in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Canada, Seatle. Mohler, Kenny STG3 Feb 2, 1979 – Aug 2, 1982 AS Saying hello to LT Ball,Jeff Latker,Dave Cammack and Steve Toohill. Best of Times Troyer, Dave MM1 Mar 1979 – Mar 3, 1983 M Many good years were spent as a hole snipe with the crew of the Mighty Hep. This was where I grew up to be a man and learned what it meant to have real friends. I wish I could hear from the crew back then. Smith, Stephen STG3 Mar 9, 1979 – Jul 8, 1980 AS All I can say for now is that I loved Australia!!! Hennig, Daniel MR2 Apr 1, 1979 – Aug 15, 1980 A Gang I was the only MR aboard and I remember when we were over the Equator and I made a gear to fix the ice machine and was the hero for a day. What a great cruise we had, and a great crew. I loved you all and always will. Jennings, Patrick Midshipman Jun 1979 – Aug 1979 Deck Summer cruise out of San Diego. A very patient crew taught me more about a warship at sea than any classroom. Ball, James LT Sep 1979 – Feb 1982 AS ASWO Dahmer, Clarence Melvin MM3 Sep 1979 – Jan 1981 M division Reported aboard in Sept 79 at Pearl Harbor; had great time during West Pac Sept 1979 to Feb 1980, trip up to Alaska. and hanging with my buds from M divison. Far winds and flowing seas, shipmates. Powers, Brian FTG2 1980 – 1984 Fox What a great time to be young. Alaska, Australia,and Thailand were great and of course the PI. Whisky Tango Foxtrot! Freeman, Dave/freebie TM2 1980 – 1984 ASW Lots of good memories during WESTPAC 80-84. Enjoy telling stories to my 4 kids. But dont worry, I'm not telling them everything! Please include NAVY as subject, when e-mailing. Capp, Kyle ET2 1980 – 1984 OE01 Good people, mostly good times. I tell my two boys about the rockin' band down in Sonar and how we never seemed to have water for showers. Only cruise I have been on since leaving has been on Royal Caribbean. Much nicer accommodations! Crocker, Gary OS3 1980 – Jun 1982 Crocker, Gary FF1055 1980 – 1982 Crocker, Gary FF1055 1980 – 1982 Elliott, Don MM2 1980 – 1984 M Thanks for the website.Fond memories."Guam is Good" Hays, Mark stg2 1980 – 1982 AS Carson, Frank e4 1980 – 1983 b chief ching and henkle how are you?looking for Satterfield,aguilar,lambo to start with.in contact w/petty,elray,rippen,bruner.beebee.robinson,learned a ton in b div.we were the gunfighters,the killers.hello to all. Stairs, Gary MM E5 1980 – 1982 M Last ship served aboard before going to shore duty at great lakes IL. Bravo, Gregory E-3 Jan 1980 – Apr 1983 1st Benslay, Chuck profile icon RM1 Jan 1980 – 1985 OC Reported on board and spent five years with a lot of different guys. So many events happened during that five years. Before leaving Radio was awarded the Green C . I was so proud of the OC. Took all of us to do it. Quezada, Fred STG2 Jan 1, 1980 – Oct 1, 1985 AS Wow! Attention AS Div, I've run into John Gibson, Dave Cammack and Les Smith (Smiht as he stenciled it on his skivs!) The best "war" stories are from the Hepburn. I served on 2 more ships before retiring. Where's Lloyd Cowan? Ray), Ray Van Nest (El BT2 Feb 10, 1980 – Jun 15, 1986 B What a great life it was serving upon her.The work was hard but what fun we all had.Miss all I served with and still think of those good times Spitta, Adolph MM3 Feb 10, 1980 – Apr 5, 1982 M Had a great time on the hep.Went lots of places,Remember lots of good friends. Sam Deruntz, Tony Perez, Dave Troyer Petty, Tom BT3 Mar 1980 – Mar 1983 B-DIVISION STEAMIN DEMONS FOREVER!! B-DIV 1980-85: looking for all demons for a reunion in wisconsin june 2014. you know who you are if you were in the fireroom those years.email tom petty,frank carson or elray vannest. 14792368501 tom pettyBTS FOREVER!!!! Donald, Maddy USS HEPBURN Mar 1, 1980 – Mar 15, 1983 WEAPONS GUNNERS MATE GUNS RAN MARK 42 5 INCH GUN MOUNT SHIPS ARMORY Cheeseman, Barry GMG2 Apr 1980 – May 1981 FOX Elliott, Don MM2 May 1980 – Jul 9, 1984 M Some great times with great people.I kinda miss the sounds of the SSTG's. Black, Jeff STG3 May 15, 1980 – Apr 5, 1982 AS From 5/80 - 4/82. She was my first ship. I was allowed to hold my retirement 12/2000, on her bridge. She was in Bremerton, WA. Hi to Ken, Jeff L., and Mr. Ball! Going to College fulltime for Engineering. I live in Washington State. Romero, James HT2 Sep 4, 1980 – Mar 20, 1984 R Lots of time in the Indian Ocean. The crew was very close,like a family. Goodnow, Eric E-4 Nov 1, 1980 – Jul 31, 1984 signal Looking for Seville Willams Huey, James MM2 1981 – 1986 M Spent 51/2 years onboard and made three trips overseas on the "Happy Hep" Spent the last one watching tankers sink Pre-Gulf. Enjoyed my time there. It's always like that looking back though ain't it? Cores, James Bubbles STG3 1981 – 1984 ASW Hebert, Julian SM1 1981 – Feb 16, 1983 OC Great to see some poeple I know on here. Retired in 94 as an SMC. Went to school when I retired for Computer Scientist and now work for NAVSEA in Northern VA. Still get to go all over the world having fun, much like bei Thompson, Jim STG3 1981 – 1984 Weapons Mostly good times and many valuable lessons learned. Wroten, David QM3 1981 – 1984 Nav Really enjoyed being part of the crew. Made lots of friends and had great times. Davis, George BT2 1981 – 1984 B OK Schlep-Rock I Registered. Three West-Pacs and an Overhaul in San Diego. Have good memories of the Happy Hep. Two Kinds of people on a Naval Ship 1. Engineers 2.Passengers. Thanks for good times you guys. @_@ Slagle, Kevin BT2 1981 – 1983 B Division BT's make it happen Greco, Joseph IC2 1981 – 1983 eng looking for anyone in PRP program. steven moody or the chief that went in with us during maintenance of nuke alarms. have cml leukemia. VA unable to make connection. Fischer, Bob BTC(SW) Jan 1981 – Aug 1985 B 2018 reunion was great hope to see everyone again Raub, Walter YN2 Jan 3, 1981 – Sep 4, 1984 NX Being part of the happy hep was a very challenging as rewarding experience for me. I worked in the ships office. I only wish I could go back and make another cruise again. Schindler, Mike BT2 Feb 12, 1981 – Mar 10, 1983 Engineering George Allen Davis get a hold of me. I really don't have a lot of good things to say about the design or engineering of the Knox class frigates. Van Nest, Elray BT2 Feb 15, 1981 – May 1986 B Man what a ride it was on the hep,little did I know it would be one of the best times of my life can't say it always was lol because anyone that knew me then knew I was always finding trouble somewhere. Hayes, Sean OS3 Mar 3, 1981 – Mar 1, 1985 operations west pac had a great time oh the memories where is Bob Hudson Beck, Ken MM3 Jun 1, 1981 – Oct 30, 1983 Engineering Should have skipped Karachi! Ransom, Kenny ROTC INTERN Aug 1981 – Sep 1981 Sonar Spent two weeks in Subic Bay/Olongapo then traveled across the Pacific through Guam to Hawaii. Remember "Buddy" and playing Hearts in the Galley. Anyone remeber? Pearson, John GMT2/GMT1 Oct 1981 – Feb 1986 AS ASROC Gunners Mate Harrington, John OS2 Dec 1981 – May 1985 OI

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