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U.S. NAVAL BATTLE FORCE CHANGES 1 January 2011– 31 December 2011 Compiled by Samuel Loring Morison U.S. NAVAL BATTLE FORCE CHANGES 1 January 2011– 31 DECEmBER 2011 Copyright © 2012, Proceedings, U.S. Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland (410) 268-6110 www.usni.org Compiled by Samuel Loring Morison COMMISSIONINGS Date Name (Hull No.) Comments 9 May Cesar Chavez Keel laid at General 1 Feb Resolute (JHSV-5), Names announced by the (T-AKE-14) Dynamics National Steel Courageous (JHSV-7), U.S. Army. and Shipbuilding, San and Sacrifice (JHSV-9) Diego, CA. 1 Feb Maury (AGS-66) Contract for construction 14 May Anchorage (LPD-23) Christened. awarded to VT Halter 18 May Cesar Chavez Named. Marine, Moss Point, MS. (T-AKE-14) 12 Feb Anchorage (LPD-23) Launched at Huntington 19 May William P. Lawrence In Commission, Special Ingalls Industries, (DDG-110) at Moss Point, MS. Pascagoula, MS. 20 May Minnesota (SSN-783) Keel laid by Huntington 23 Feb William P. Lawrence Delivered by Huntington Ingalls Industries, (DDG-110) Ingalls Industries, Newport News, VA. Pascagoula, MS. 27 May Unnamed (AGOR-27) Contract for construction 17 Mar Montgomery (LCS-8) Construction contract awarded to Dakota awarded to Lockheed Creek Industries Inc., Martin for construction Anacortes, WA. at Fincantieri Marinette 28 May John F. Kennedy Named. Marine, Marinette, WI. (CVN-79) 18 Mar Milwaukee (LCS-5) Named. 4 June William P. Lawrence In Commission, 25 Mar Montgomery (LCS-8) Both named. (DDG-110) Full. Commissioning and Jackson (LCS-6) ceremony at Mobile, 26 Mar Arlington (LPD-24) Christened at Huntington AL. Homeported at San Ingalls Industries, Moss Diego, CA. Point, MS. 15 June Finn (DDG-113) Construction contract 1 Apr John P. Murtha Construction contract awarded to Huntington (LPD-26) awarded to Huntington Ingalls Industries, Moss Ingalls Industries, Moss Point, MS. Point, MS. 30 June Unnamed (JHSV-6) Construction contract 15 Apr Spruance (DDG-111) Delivered by General and Courageous for both ships awarded Dynamics, Bath Iron (JHSV-7) to Austal USA, Mobile, Works, Bath, ME. AL. 16 Apr William McLaren Christened and launched 15 July Little Rock (LCS-9) Named. (T-AKE-12) at General Dynamics 7 Aug California (SSN-781) Delivered by Huntington National Steel and Ingalls Industries, Shipbuilding, San Diego, Newport News, VA. CA. 18 Aug USCGC Richard Launched at Bollinger 21 Apr USCGC Bernard C. Launched at Bollinger Etheridge (WPC-1102) Marine, Lockport, LA. Webber (WPB-1101) Marine, Lockport, LA. 1 Sep Spruance (DDG-111) In Commission, Special First of Sentinel class, at Bath, ME. which will replace the 2 Sep USCGC Stratton Ex-Hamilton. Delivered Island class. (WMSL-752) to the Coast Guard; In 7 May Michael Murphy Christened at General Commission, Special. (DDG-112) Dynamics, Bath Iron Scheduled to be placed Works, Bath, ME. In Commission, Full 8 May Michael Murphy Launched. on March 31, 2012 at (DDG-112) Alameda, CA. 102 • May 2012 www.usni.org 9 Sep USCGC James Contract for construction (WMSL-754) awarded to Huntington Ingalls Industries, Moss Point, MS. 12 Sep Spearhead (JHSV-1) Launched at Austal USA, Mobile, AL. 15 Sep Michael Monsoor Contract for construction (DDG-1001) for both ships and Unnamed (DDG-1002) awarded to General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME. 22 Sep USCGC Kathleen Contract for construction Moore (WPB-1109), awarded to Bollinger USCGC Joseph Napier Marine, Lockport, LA. (WPB-1110), USCGC William Trump (WPB- 1111), and USCGC Isaac May (WPB- 1112) 26 Sep Ralph Johnson Same as Finn (DDG- (DDG-114) 113). 26 Sep Rafael Peralta Construction contract (DDG-115) awarded to General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME. 1 Oct Spruance (DDG-111) In Commission, Full at Key West, FL. Homeported at San Diego, CA. 7 Oct Choctaw County Name changed from (JHSV-2) Vigilant. 13 Oct Mississippi (SSN-782) Launched at General Dynamics, Electric Boat, Groton, CT. 14 Oct Montford Point Contract for NAVY U.S. (SHANNON RENFROE) (MLP-1) and John construction awarded Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert exchanges greet- ings with an unidentified sailor on board the eighth Virginia-class sub- Glenn (MLP-2) to General Dynamics marine USS California (SSN-781) shortly after her commissioning cer- National Steel emony 29 October 2011 in Norfolk, VA. The California is homeported in Shipbuilding, San Groton, Connecticut. Diego, CA. 27 Oct Milwaukee (LCS-5) Keel laid at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, 12 Nov Medgar Evers Christened. Marinette, WI. (T-AKE-13) 29 Oct California (SSN-781) In Commission, Full at 17 Nov Zumwalt (DDG-1000) Keel laid at General Norfolk, VA. Homeported Dynamics, Bath Iron at Groton, CT. Works, Bath ME. 29 Oct Medgar Evers Launched at General 29 Nov USCGC William Same as USCGC (T-AKE-13) Dynamics National Flores (WPB-1103) Bernard C. Webber Steel Shipbuilding San (WPB-1101) Diego, CA. 3 Dec Mississippi (SSN-782) Christened. 8 Nov Choctaw County Keel laid at Austal USA, 15 Dec San Diego (LPD-22) Delivered to the Navy. (JHSV-2) Mobile, AL. www.usni.org PROCEEDINGS • 103 transferred to Kiewit In Commission, Special—Date of commissioning and the Offshore Services, ship entering the force level structure. Also the date the ship Corpus Christi, TX, for is delivered by the builder to the Navy and the ship’s birthday. repairs and replacement This status was created to legally ferry the ship from the of radar system. After a builder’s yard to the official commissioning site if it is at a rerun of sea trials, she location other than where the ship was built. ship was accepted on 10 In Commission, Full—The date on which the commissioning Jan 2012. ceremony was performed and the ship was fully received into the fleet. SHIPS ACQUIRED BY THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND Other than that the date has no significance. In the case of the FOR OPERATION Coast Guard, ships are placed in full commission after they Date Name (Hull No.) Comments reach their homeports. 10 Dec M/T Maersk Peary Acquired by the MSC for (T-AOT-5246) hauling fuel for the DLA. RETURNED TO THE U.S. NAVY AND RECOMMISSIONED FOR 22 Dec Sea-Based X-Band Owned by the Defense FURTHER SERVICE Radar (SBX-1) Department Missile Date Name (Hull No.) Comments Defense Agency. The 30 Sep Zephyr (PC-8), Shamal Returned from service SBX-1 is a floating, (PC-13), and Tornado with the U.S. Coast self-propelled mobile (PC-14) Guard. All three radar station, designed to recommissioned for operate in heavy seas to further U.S. Naval detect incoming ballistic service; assigned to missiles. Nominally Little Creek, VA. based at Adak, AK. 23 Dec M/T Dove Serves as tender to the SHIPS DELIVERED TO THE MILITARY SEALIFT to Sea-Based X-Band COMMAND AND PLACED IN SERVICE Radar system (above). Officially rated as Date Name (Hull No.) Comments an Anchor Handling 23 Feb Washington Chambers Delivered to the Military Towing Vessel. (T-AKE-11) Sealift Command Closely resembles the and placed in service. Powhattan-class ATFs. Assigned to MSC Pacific Fleet and homeported at U.S. NAVAL SHIP DEPLOYMENTS/RETURNS San Diego, CA. Date Name (Hull No.) Comments NEW CONSTRUCTION SHIPS REJECTED BY THE NAVY AND 4 Jan Halyburton (FFG-40) Departed Mayport, FL, RETURNED FOR REPAIRS for the 6th Fleet. Date Name (Hull No.) Comments 5 Jan Bainbridge (DDG-96) Departed Norfolk, VA, 26 May Howard O. Lorenzen Ship conducted sea for the 5th and 6th (AGM-25) trials on 9 May, but Fleets. was “reported as 12 Jan Gunston Hall (LSD- Departed Little Creek, unsatisfactory” by the 44) VA, for the 4th Fleet. Board of Inspection 13 Jan Enterprise (CVN-65) Deployed from Norfolk, and Survey (INSURV) VA, for the 5th Fleet. for three discrepancies: Carried CVW-1 and was 1) thrust bearing accompanied by USS temperature; 2) steering; Leyte Gulf (CG-55), USS and 3) anchor. The ship’s Barry (DDG-52), USS electric system, damage Bulkeley (DDG-84), USS control, and aviation Mason (DDG-87), USNS capabilities also were Arctic (T-AOE-8), and deemed unsatisfactory. an SSN. Contract with VT Halter 14 Jan Robert G. Bradley Both departed Mayport, canceled; ship (FFG-49) Steven W. FL, for the 6th Fleet. Groves (FFG-29) 104 • May 2012 www.usni.org 20 Jan Higgins (DDG-76) Departed San Diego, 30 Mar Roosevelt (DDG-80) Departed Mayport, FL, CA, for the 5th Fleet. for the 6th Fleet. 27 Jan La Jolla (SSN-701) Departed Pearl Harbor, 1 Apr Thach (FFG-43) Departed San Diego, HI, for deployment in the CA, for the 4th Fleet. western Pacific. 1 Apr Boone (FFG-28) Departed Mayport, FL, 1 Feb Reuben James Departed on an for the 4th Fleet. (FFG-57) independent western 1 Apr Nitze (DDG-94) Departed Norfolk, VA, Pacific deployment. for the 4th Fleet. 2 Feb Ronald Reagan Departed on deployment 14 Apr Howard (DDG-83) Departed San Diego, CA, (CVN-76) to the 7th Fleet from for the 5th and 7th Fleets. San Diego, CA. Carried 15 Apr Hopper (DDG-70) Departed Pearl Harbor, CVW-14. Accompanied HI, for the 5th Fleet. by USS Chancellorsville 9 May Ford (FFG-57) Departed Everett, WA, (CG-62), USNS Henry J. for the 7th Fleet. Kaiser (T-AO-187), and an SSN. The USS Preble 9 May Rentz (FFG-46) Departed San Diego, (DDG-88) departed 9 CA, for the 4th Fleet. Feb to join the Task 11 May George H. W. Bush Commenced first Group. (CVN-77) deployment as part of 7 Feb Gary (FFG-54) Deployed for a 4th Fleet Carrier Strike Group counterdrug deployment. Two. Carried CVW-8; accompanied by USS 22 Feb Boxer (LHD-4) All departed San Diego, Gettysburg (CG-64), Green Bay (LPD-20) CA, for deployments to USS Anzio (CG-68), Comstock (LSD-45) the 5th Fleet.
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