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U.S. Battle Force Changes 1 January 2013- 31 December 2013 U.S. BATTLE FORCE CHANGES 1 JANUARY 2013- 31 DECEMBER 2013 Compiled by Samuel Loring Morison COMMISSIONINGS/CONSTRUCTION/NAMING OF U.S. NAVY 23 May Paul Ignatius (DDG- Names announced. AND COAST GUARD SHIPS 117) and Daniel Date Name (Hull No.) Comments Inouye (DDG-118) 15 Feb USCGC Robert Yered Placed In Commission, 1 June USCGC Margaret Placed In Commission, (WPC-1104) Full and homeported at Norvell (WPC-1105) Full at New Orleans, LA. Miami, FL. Homeported at Miami, FL. 24 Feb JHSV-8 and JHSV-9 Contract for both ships awarded to Austal USA. 3 June Paul Ignatius (DDG- Construction contracts 117) and Daniel awarded to Huntington 2 Mar Montford Point Christened. Inouye (DDG-118) Ingalls (117) and General (MLP-1) Dynamics, Bath Iron 4 Mar Wichita (LCS-13), Contract for first Works, Bath, ME (118). Billings (LCS-15), and two ships awarded to 5 June Millinocket (JHSV-3) Ex-Army Fortitude. Tulsa (LCS-16) Lockheed Martin for Launched. construction at Fincantieri Mariette Marine, 6 June Billings (LCS-15) and Both ships named. Mariette, WI, and to Tulsa (LCS-16) Austal USA for Tulsa 6 June Bismarck (JHSV-9) Ex-Army Sacrifice, (LCS-16). renamed this date. 4 Mar LCS-14 and LCS-15 Contract awarded to 6 June Yuma (JHSV-8) asnd Names announced. Austal USA (14) and Burlington (JHSV-10) Lockheed Martin (15) for 6 June Choctaw County Ex-Army Vigiliant. construction at Fincantieri (JHSV-2) Delivered this date. Mariette Marine, 6 June Minnesota (SSN-783) Delivered to the Navy and Mariette, WI. placed In Commission, 16 Mar John Warner Keel laid at Huntington Special. (SSN-785) Ingalls Industries, July USCGC Joseph Napier Renamed Raymond Newport News, VA. (WPC-1110) Evans. 21 Mar USCGC Margaret Delivered and placed In 10 Aug USCG Hamilton Launched at Huntington Norvell (WPC-11050) Commission, Special. (WMSL-753) Ingalls Shipbuilding. 27 Mar Maury (T-AGS-66) Launched and christened Christened 26 Oct. at VT Halter Marine, 10 Aug USCGC Charles Davis Delivered and placed In Moss Point, MS. Jr. (WPC-1107) Commission, Special. 6 Apr Arlington (LPD-24) Placed In Commission, 24 Aug USCGC Paul Clark Placed In Commission, Full and homeported at (WPC-1106) Full and homeported at Norfolk, VA. Miami, FL. 12 Apr Wichita (LCS-13) and Names announced. 7 Sep Minnesota (SSN-783) Placed In Commission, Manchester (LCS-14) Full. Homeported at 12 Apr Sally Ride (AGOR-28) Name announced. Groton, CT. 12 Apr Trenton (JHSV-5) and Ex-Army Resolute and 13 Sep Portland (LPD-27) Keel laid at Huntington Carson City (JHSV-7) ex-Army Courage resp. Ingalls. Last of the San Both ships renamed by Antonio class. Replaced the Navy this date. the Austin (LPD-4) class 12 Apr Brunswick (JHSV-6) Name announced. on a one-for-one basis. 4 May Anchorage (LPD-23) Placed In Commission, 15 Sep North Dakota Launched at General Full at Anchorage, AK. (SSN-784) Dynamics Electric Boat, Homeported at San Groton, CT. Diego, CA. 15 Sep John Glenn (MLP-2) Floated off at National 17 May USCG Joshua James Keel laid at Huntington Steel and Shipbuilding (WMSL-754) Ingalls Shipbuilding. Co., San Diego, CA. 18 May USCGC Paul Clark Delivered and placed In (WPC-1106) Commission, Special. 20 May Fall River (JHSV-4) Keel laid. 106 • May 2014 www.usni.org HUNTINGTON INGALLS HUNTINGTON The USCGC Hamilton (WMSL-753), the fourth of the new class of National Security Cutters, was launched at Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on 10 August 2013 and christened on 26 October. Named after the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamil- ton, the ship will be delivered to the Coast Guard in September 2014 and homeported in Charleston, South Carolina. 25 Sep USCGCs Rollin Contract for construction 5 Nov Lewis B. Puller Keel laid at National Steel Fitch (WPC-1119), of these six ships awarded (MLP-3) & Shipbuilding Co., San Lawrence Lawson to Bollinger Shipyards. Diego, CA. (WPC-1120), John 9 Nov Gerald R. Ford Christened. McCormick (WPC- (CVN-78) 1121), Bailey Barco 16 Nov USCGC Charles Placed In Commission, (WPC-1122), David, Jr. (WPC-1107) Full and homeported at Benjamin Dailey Key West, FL. (WPC-1123), and Donald Horseley 17 Nov Gerald R. Ford Launched from drydock. (WPC-1124) (CVN-78) 27 Sep Coronado (LCS-4) Delivered from Austal 10 Dec USCGC Charles Delivered and placed In USA and placed In Sexton (WPC-1109) Commission, Special. Commission, Special. 18 Dec Milwaukee (LCS-5) Christened and launched 11 Oct Gerald R. Ford Floated in drydock at Fincantieri Mariette (CVN-78) at Huntington Ingalls Marine, Marinette, WI. Industries, Newport NOTES: News, VA. In Commission, Special - Official date of commissioning 18 Oct Somerset (LPD-25) Delivered to the Navy and and when the ship enters the force-level structure. This is also placed In Commission, the date the ship is delivered by the builder to the Navy and Special. the ship’s birthday. This status was created to legally ferry the 28 Oct Zumwalt (DDG-1000) Launched at Bath Iron ship in question from her builder’s yard to the site where the Works, Bath, ME. official commissioning ceremony is to be performed if it is at a location other than where the ship was built. 2 Nov North Dakota Christened. (SSN-784) In Commission, Full - The date on which the commissioning ceremony was performed and the ship was 4 Nov John Finn (DDG-113) Keel laid at Huntington fully received into the Fleet. Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, MS. First of In the case of the Coast Guard, ships are placed in full the Arleigh Burke class commission after they reach their homeports. This event continuation program. depends on the District Headquarters, the commanding officer of the ship, and the weather. www.usni.org PROCEEDINGS • 107 SHIPS DELIVERED TO THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND U.S. NAVAL SHIP DEPLOYMENTS/RETURNS (MSC) AND PLACED IN SERVICE Date Name (Hull No.) Comments Date Name (Hull No.) Comments 1 June Ponce (AFSB(I)-15) Ex-LPD-15. Deployed 5 Dec Spearhead (JHSV-1) Delivered to MSC 2012 for an indefinite period 2012 and placed In Service. to the 6th Fleet area of All 10 JHSV’s will be responsibility as a floating operated by MSC with a base for helicopters commercial crew. and patrol craft. Carries 14 May Montford Point Completed at Vigor a mixed crew, in the 2013 (MLP-1) Industries, Astoria, OR. same manner as the two Delivered to the MSC submarine tenders and this date and placed In command ship, of Navy/ Service. The remainining civilians with a Navy two ships of the class, now captain as commanding under construction will officer. also be assigned to MSC. 2 Jan Gonzales (DDG-66) Departed on deployment. 2013 10 Jan Higgins (DDG-76), Deployed without Nimitz Shoup (DDG-86), and (CVN-68). See 20 Jan Stockdale (DDG-106) entry. 11 Jan Benfold (DDG-65) Returned from a seven- month deployment to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. 14 Jan William P. Lawrence Departed as part of the (DDG-110) Nimitz Carrier Strike Group to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. 20 Jan Nicholas (FFG-47) Departed for a five-month deployment. 20 Jan Nimitz (CVN-68) Deployment scheduled for this date canceled 21 Nov 2012 due to a reactor pump needing replacement. The carrier group’s DDG escort would deploy on time (see 10 Jan entry). 26 Jan Cole (DDG-67) Returned from an eight- month deployment. 5 Feb Gridley (DDG-101) Returned from a six- month deployment to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. 6 Feb Forrest Sherman Returned from a seven- (DDG-98) month deployment. 8 Feb Barry (DDG-52) Departed on deployment. 8 Feb Harry S Truman Was to deploy this date, (CVN-75) but was canceled due to budget crises. 9 Feb Halyburton (FFG-40) Returned from an eight- U.S. NAVY U.S. The mobile landing platform USNS Montford Point (MLP-1) entered service month deployment. with the Military Sealift Command on 14 May 2013. The first of three such 11 Feb Graveley (DDG-107) Departed for a nine-month vessels, the class will serve as afloat forward staging bases and provide deployment. capability to the U.S. military for large-scale logistics movements from sea to shore. 108 • May 2014 www.usni.org 16 Feb Oscar Austin Returned from a seven- 19 Apr Preble (DDG-88) Departed for a seven- (DDG-79) month deployment. month deployment to 21 Feb Dwight D. Eisenhower Departed for deployment the 7th Fleet area of (CVN-69) to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. responsibility. 22 Apr Momsen (DDG-92) Departed for a four- 21 Feb Hue City (CG-66) Departed on deployment month deployment to to the 5th Fleet area of the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. responsibility. 1 Mar Freedom (LCS-1) Departed for an eight- 23 Apr Samuel B. Roberts Departed for six-month month deployment to (FFG-58) deployment. the 7th Fleet area of 29 Apr USNS Bridge Returned from an eight- responsibility. To be based (T-AOE-10) month deployment out of Singapore while to the 5th Fleet area deployed. of responsibility. 8 Mar Kearsarge (LHD-3) Departed for an eight- Accompanied by Mobile month deployment in Bay (CG-63). company with the San 30 Apr Chosin (CG-65) Departed for a six- Antonio (LPD-17) and month deployment to Carter Hall (LSD-50). the 7th Fleet area of 9 Mar Laboon (DDG-58) Returned from responsibility. deployment. 3 May John C. Stennis Returned from a nine- (CVN-74) month deployment to the 5th Fleet area 28 Mar Winston S. Churchill Returned from a nine- of responsibility.
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