Uss david r ray cruise book

Uss peterson dd969, uss caron dd970, and uss david r. I have written reports on the uss bainbridge 1842 which was a 12gun brig commissioned in 1842 and lost off cape hatteras in 1863 and the uss bainbridge dd1, that was the first destroyer of the us navy, in service from 1902 to 1919. Ray, created by ingalls shipbuilding, was commissioned on november, 19th 1977. An iraqi ferry sent out a distress call in the middle of the night because a woman on board went into labor.

Her initial sea duty assignment was in august 1999 to uss david r ray dd 971 serving as the electrical officer. Spruances first operational deployment was in october 1979 to the mediterranean sea, with saratoga battle group. During the intervening two years we have also determined that many other taylor sailors have passed away in previous years. In case you get tired of the pictures constantly changing. Personalized canvas print with a unique printed frame not just a photo or poster but a work of art. Decommissioned on february 28, 2002, and stricken from the navy list on november 6, 2002, the david r. Dec 08, 2012 uss seattle 8586 cruise book published on dec 8, 2012 med cruise 1985 1986.

Ray spent the following years laid up at the bremerton naval inactive. Under construction at the litton shipyard, pascagoula, mississippi, in early 1975. He graduated from mcminnville high school in 1963 and attended the university of tennessee until march 1966, when he enlisted in the navy. My first ship was uss david r ray dd971 august 1979july 1984 made three westpac cruises. Sep 16, 2011 our mission section of the 1999 westpac cruise video for uss david r ray. Spruance class dd971 uss david r ray 3d model cgtrader. Trained as a hospital corpsman, ray served on board the hospital ship uss haven ah12, at the long beach naval hospital, and at camp pendleton, california, prior to beginning duty in. David ray dd 971 naval cruise book, class of 1984, page 9 of 104 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. Uss seattle 8586 cruise book published on dec 8, 2012 med cruise 1985 1986.

Product description this uss david r ray dd971 ship cap is an emblematic, poly, dark under the visor cap. Uss spruance dd963 destroyer warship military factory. From 1977 through 1988 ray made numerous mediterranean and north atlantic deployments including an iceex in 1986 where she surfaced at the north pole along with sister ships uss hawkbill ssn666 and uss archerfish ssn678, the first time three attack submarines had ever surfaced at the pole together. Usn 1162442 uss peterson dd969, uss caron dd970, and. In memoriam 2018 reunion the following individuals have passed away since our 2016 reunion in nashville, tn. You would be purchasing the uss lanier cruise book during world war ii. Ray was posthumously awarded the medal of honor for conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while treating and protecting wounded marines at a battle near an hoa, republic of vietnam. Welcome to the uss david r ray dd971 guestbook forum. Uss charles r ware dd 865 1957 cruise book great naval images llc on. Qualified engineering officer of the watch eoow as a first class petty officer. Uss david r ray dd 971 commissioning program on cd. Show your military pride with the finest quality military patches, pins and gifts from all branches of the military. See more of uss enterprise cvn 65 book on facebook.

Jan 30, 2015 commander brunelle is a native of pawtucket, ri and joined the air force in 1988. Ray from 19941998 and was looking her up to see if she was still in everett when i found this page that told me she was sunk. David ray dd 971 naval cruise book, class of 1992, page 9 of 104 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Second ship was uss john hancock dd981 october 1987 november 1991 made one mef cruise and a north atlantic cruise, served as senior enlisted engineering programs manager. In commission 1977 to 2002 dd971 deployments major events. Our mission section of the 1999 westpac cruise video for uss david r ray.

She is a 1998 graduate of new mexico state university and was commissioned via officer candidate school, pensacola, florida. The battle of leyte gulf 75th anniversary symposium. The only thing that would make me happier than i am right now is if there were some way for me to get pictures or better yet video of the death ray as we called it going down. Ray dd971 the following files are in this category, out of total. Each hat is made of the highest quality materials and your satisfaction is guaranteed. Maiden cruise 1962 mediterranean cruise 1963 world cruise 1964 operation sea orbit westpac cruise 1965 66 westpac cruise 1966 67 westpac cruise 1968 westpac cruise 1969 westpac cruise 1971 72 westpac cruise 1972 73 westpac cruise 1974 75 westpac cruise 1976 77 westpac cruise 1978 westpac cruise 1982 83 westpac cruise 1984 85.

Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. The ships first voyage was to its homeport in san diego. Her nose was blown open by a hydraulic displacement of. The battle of leyte gulf 75th anniversary symposium naval. Another was in pascagoula chasing a bar maid while a captain from insurv was doing the same thing. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Uss obannon dd987, a spruanceclass destroyer, was the third ship of the united states navy to be named for lieutenant presley obannon 17761850, an early hero of the us marine corps obannon was laid down on 21 february 1977 by the ingalls shipbuilding, pascagoula, miss launched on 25 september 1978. Ray was born in mcminnville, tennessee, on 14 february 1945. In august 1977 the ray was deployed to a med cruise.

Ray was the ninth spruance class destroyer and the fifth ship in that class to join the pacific fleet. Uss david r ray dd 971 commissioning program on cd 1977 plank. David ray dd 971 naval cruise book, class of 1984, page 9. Each has an adjustable strap, and is available as a 5 panel high profile or 6 panel low profile cap. David ray dd 971 naval cruise book, class of 1992, page 9. You would be purchasing the uss david r ray 971 commissioning program.

The sting ray was the first ship of its time to intercept a supersonic drone with its state of the art rim7 seasparrow. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. Uss obannon dd987, a spruanceclass destroyer, was the third ship of the united states navy to be named for lieutenant presley obannon 17761850, an early hero of the us marine corps. Navy emporiumplease view our commemorative uss david r ray dd971 products in our ships store. Ray dd971, was a spruanceclass destroyer named for united states navy hospital corpsman second class david robert ray who was killed in action in 1969 while assigned to a marine corps artillery unit during the vietnam war and posthumously awarded the medal of honor. Baby delivery section of the 1999 westpac cruise video for uss david r ray. About the destroyers name, about hospital corpsman second class david r. Ray serves as a heraldic reminder of the ships namesake. During this cruise, spruance made a transit into the black sea to conduct surveillance on the new soviet helicopter carrier, moskva, as it sailed to join the soviet red banner fleet. George cg 71, and cruiserdestroyer group eighttheodore roosevelt strike group. Uss lanier apa 125 wwii cruise book cd great naval images llc on.

Spruance class dd971 uss david r ray 3d model, formats include max, obj, 3ds, lwo, lw, lws, stl, 3dm, ready for 3d animation and other 3d projects. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. On 20 september 1977 ray struck a coral mountain while submerged in the mediterranean sea 10 miles 16 km off the coast of tunisia due to a combination of equipment failure and crew inexperience. Commander brunelle is a native of pawtucket, ri and joined the air force in 1988. Sep 16, 2011 baby delivery section of the 1999 westpac cruise video for uss david r ray. Uss david r ray dd 971 commissioning program on cd 1977. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss david r. After his retirement, admiral harvey was sworn in as a member of governor terry mcauliffes cabinet in 2014 where he served as the commonwealths secretary of veteran and defense affairs until 2017.