20 men Ben W. Sarver in Marine Detachment Executive Officer perform. Francisco Group, U.S. Pacific Reserve Fleet. After the war, she served in both the United . She battled the Japanese in 1945 and then served as part of the occupation force of Japan. Crowder was killed on the USS Oklahoma. She also had two (some references say four) 21-inch (533mm) torpedo tubes for the Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 torpedo. The cruise was interrupted by the outbreak of civil war in Spain. The interested thing is that the sailor listed directly below him is the grandfather of a guy I work with. Armor on her barbettes was 13.5inches. [1], Oklahoma's keel was laid down on 26 October 1912, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey, which bid $5,926,000 to construct the ship. This image is pre-1928 refitting I picked up a few years ago. USS Minneapolis CA 36 WWII. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Oklahoma City (CLG 5), Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. They operated the They maintained and operated the Commander Seventh Fleet helicopter to provide transportation between the ship and other ships and shore HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. She was the first US Navy ship to be named for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. J.J. Tice - CLG-5 [6/22], Depart Yokasuka [6/23] - QuangTri area Battle Support [6/30], Quang Tri - Night Fire - Beach targets - 700 rounds [6/28], Depart Vietnam area [7/22] -Talos test - Arrive Yokosuka [8/10], Quang Tri - Fire Support - NVA Tanks hit + 40 NVA kia's [7/4], Quang Tri - Night Fire 7 rounds per 30 min. The Oklahoma City (SSN 723) is the 35th Los Angeles-class attack submarine and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. USSStern(DE-187) was named for Ensign Charles M. Stern, Jr. USSAustin was named for Chief Carpenter John Arnold Austin, who was also posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his actions during the attack. Without warning, Hercules was pulled back past Monarch, which was being dragged backwards at 15 knots (28km/h; 17mph). US MILITARIA FORUM - COLLECTORS PRESERVING HISTORY Chief of Staff. Navigation Officer [43][44], Oklahoma was decommissioned on 1 September 1944, and all remaining armaments and superstructure were then removed. Chaplain's Assistants, Legal and Master at Arms. I describe the Seventh Fleet crew below, for the ship was Seventh Fleet flagship If you served in USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5), Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. FM Division maintained the Mk 77 Missile Fire Control System and Mk 2 Weapon Direction System. She departed 14 December, for New York City, and then spent early 1919 conducting winter battle drills off the coast of Cuba. The Japanese used dive-bombers, fighter-bombers, and torpedo planes to sink nine ships, including five battleships, and severely damage twenty-one ships. [16] While conditions on the ship were cramped, the sailors on the ship had many advantages for education available to them. bridge, and were lookouts. support missions off Vietnam. That summer, she carried midshipmen on a European training cruise, visiting northern ports. I was on the decommissioning crew. They issued awards and decorations. These men operated the ship's four boilers and auxiliary equipment in the firerooms. On 28 December, Oklahoma was towed into drydock No. We shared many beers in yoko and subic. Oklahoma was moored outboard of the U.S.S. Do you have a close up of the photo? They ran the bake shop. 15 officers. 1,285. 22 NVA kia's [7/2], Quang Tri - Stop NVA ground attack+ hit two 130mm NVA guns [7/4], Quang Tri- UNREP ship's SN killed during CLG-5 ammo trans [7/1], Major Yard Overhaul - New Mess Decks Yokosuka [8/10-9/21], Depart Yokosuka [9/22] - Arrive Subic Bay [9/25], Depart Subic bay [9/28] - Arrive Viet- Gun fire support [9/30], Depart Vietnam [10/14] - Arrive Singapore [10/16], Depart Singapore [10/21]- N.Viet - Recv Hostile Fire [10/23-24], Vietnam - Receive Hostile fire - Combat Action [10/9], OCT 72 - CLG-5 completed 60 missions with 3024 rds. He was buried in a mass grave with his shipmates. gyro compass and movie projectors. The personnel organization and job descriptions listed below are from the ship's 1970 cruise book. It's believed the ship absorbed as many as eight hits in all. In addition to Austin's Navy Cross, the Medal of Honor was awarded to Ensign Francis C. Flaherty and Seaman James R. Ward, while three Navy and Marine Corps Medals were awarded to others on Oklahoma during the attack. Click HERE for Information about the Work Party and to volunteer. I am a member of Delta's Honor Guard. The Ironton . 1978 now. She had a designed range of 8,000 nautical miles (15,000km; 9,200mi) at 10 knots (19km/h; 12mph). They prepared meals for Commander Seventh Fleet and Chief of Staff, and dinners for visiting dignitaries. Teams of naval specialists then entered the previously submerged ship to remove human remains. upkeep work. CLG-5 Crew Roster HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. 14 Marines, and 415 sailors would give their lives. [40], By early 1942, it was determined that Oklahoma could be salvaged and that she was a navigational hazard, having rolled into the harbor's navigational channel. She arrived in Yokosuka, Japan 20 December [8] By 12 December 1912, she was 11.2% complete, and by 13 July 1913, she was at 33%. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. On 18 July she formed a Thirty-two others were wounded, and many were trapped within the capsized hull. serving as flagship for CruDiv 3 and CruDesFlot 9, then departed 1 December for Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. USS Bolster (ARS-38) crew operated on land to extract USS Clark County (LST-601) from beach after grounding at Duc Pho from November 18 to December 1, 1967 . Julio DeCastro, a Hawaiian civilian yard worker, organized a team that saved 32 Oklahoma sailors. These men operated the Captain's Office, Personnel Office, Training and Education Office, Public Affairs Office, Post Office, Honolulu intensified air operations against Japanese forces. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. USS Oklahoma, 1927 In May of 1916, the USS Oklahoma was the 37th battleship commissioned by the United States Navy. [10], On the night of 19 July 1915, large fires were discovered underneath the fore main battery turret, the third to flare up on an American battleship in less than a month. compressed air and electrical power for the ship. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. The USS Oklahoma City (CL-91/CLG-5/CG-5) was a Cleveland-class guided-missile cruiser laid down on December 8, 1942, and launched on February 20, 1944. 7 men 16 men Stony or P40 Warhawk, would you be able to check on a name from the OKLAHOMA's roles on Dec 7, 1941? [56], In April 2015, the Department of Defense announced, as part of a policy change that established threshold criteria for disinterment of unknowns, that the unidentified remains of the crew members of Oklahoma would be exhumed for DNA analysis, with the goal of returning identified remains to their families. To the crew, she was affectionately know as "The Okie." A battleship was a small town . on the quarterdeck, bridge and after steering. Significant improvements, however, were made in the Standard-type ships as naval technology progressed. As you said, they were stationed at San Pedro in the mid-30s, so maybe the photo is off of Catalina Island. six inch turret and five inch mount, underway replenishment details, and manned the The USS Oklahoma (BB-37) was among the largest casualties of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. They provided the ship's security force, including security for the nuclear weapons spaces Back to the USS Oklahoma City (CLG 5) page|Crew List main page| The crew was proud of her - "The Last of the Wooden Deck Cruisers" and "The Last of a Breed". [69] Sign up for a new account in our community. The Seventh Fleet staff was composed of about 80 officers and about 220 enlisted. Print Shop On December 7, 1999, a memorial to the USS Oklahoma was unveiled. The Modern Military Branch, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001, has custody of deck logs from 1941 to 1983, as well as muster rolls created. USNR Veteran Primary Unit 1972-1974, MM-0000, USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5) Service Years 1972 - 1974 1974 Parks, Barbara, DKSR NEC DK-0000-Disbursing Clerk Status USN Active Primary Unit 32st navay station (1973 - 1974) Service Years 1973 - 1974 1974 Harasink, Gary, HM3 NEC HM-0000-Hospital Corpsman Status USN Veteran Primary Unit uss gonzalez runs aground. She was subsequently moved to a dock near the new Argentine battleship Moreno and Chinese cruiser Fei Hung, soon to be the Greek Elli, for fitting-out. They operated the A ninth torpedo would hit her as she sunk in the mud. The camaraderie built from these small competitions led to fleet-wide establishment of many athletic teams pitting crews against one another for morale by the 1930s. 1969 1971 [15], Following commissioning, the ship remained along the East Coast of the United States, primarily visiting various Navy yards. Builder. until 22 May when she sailed for Ulithi, thence to rendezvous 6 June with [49], Both tug skippers had fortunately loosened their cable drums connecting the 1,400-foot (430m) tow lines to Oklahoma. They were deactivated within a few years after the end of the war, but six . in the missile house and warhead magazine. 70 men Air was pumped into interior chambers and improvised airlocks built into the ship, forcing 20,000 tonnes (19,684 long tons; 22,046 short tons) of water out of the ship through the torpedo holes. The tug Hercules put her searchlight on the former battleship, revealing that she had begun listing heavily. 27 men Yard, San Francisco, where conversion to a guided missile light cruiser She was placed out of commission in reserve 30 June 1947 assigned to the San They also tested the ship's Second Division S-3 Division Married, living in SW Florida. Oklahoma City was my first ship, if only for a summer "Cruise". 45 men What you should know about the USS Oklahoma City. 14 men Supply Department Anchored at berth F5, Oklahoma rested outboard of the USS Maryland (BB-46), the first set in a row of paired battleships stretching down the eastern tip of Ford Island. A total of 429 crew died; survivors jumped off the ship 50 feet (15m) into burning hot water or crawled across mooring lines that connected Oklahoma and Maryland. She was modernized by adding eight 5-inch/25 cal guns,[23] and her turrets' maximum elevation was raised from 15 to 30 degrees. S-5 Division Waterside Hotel in Norfolk from August 23rd to August 27th. (fresh water distillation units). 2 officers Due to arrive on Memorial Day, a delegation of nearly 500 Oklahomans led by Governor Roy J. Turner planned to visit and pay final respects to the ship. While other ships sunk during the Pearl Harbor attack were repaired and returned to service, she was not and never returned to duty. On 7 December 1941, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, several torpedoes from torpedo bombers hit the Oklahoma's hull and the ship capsized. [29] Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; launched 20 February 1944; sponsored Shortly There were 2,402 US deaths from the attack. I just did a USS Oklahoma boilerman a few weeks ago, and the word is about 30 more Oklahoma remains coming through this spring. In 1936, she rescued American citizens and refugees from the Spanish Civil War. Then it was sunk to prevent capture as it was considered a lost cause to tow it to safety. He joined the Naval Reserve in September of 1940 and was mustered on board the USS Oklahoma on March 31, 1941. on occupation duty until relieved 30 January 1946 when she departed for the [17] They also engaged in athletic competitions, including boxing, wrestling, and rowing competitions with the crews of the battleship Texas and the tug Ontario. USS Little Rock Association Annual Reunion. [39], Some of those who died later had ships named after them, including Ensign John C. England for whom USSEngland(DE-635) and USSEngland(DLG-22) are named. First division maintained exterior and much of the interior of the forward third of the ship, the sail locker and the Captains Gig. USS Midway Museum: One time is great - See 25,384 traveller reviews, 13,540 candid photos, and great deals for San Diego, CA, at Tripadvisor. Savage, 19, of Dexter, New York, Seaman 2nd Class Charles L. Saunders, 18, of Winnie, Texas, Lt. j.g. She was recommissioned as CLG-5 on 7 September 1960. They maintained fire and flushing systems, drains, damage control 12 men been awhile, came across this site, and just wanted to give a shout out to the gents i served with. They performed Talos missile assembly, testing and preparation for flight, Chief of Staff | They were also known as Fourth Division. For a 25-day alert in the Gulf. The late 1950s had USS OKLAHOMA CITY undergoing a extensive conversion to a guided missile cruiser. USSBarber(DE-161) was named for Malcolm, Randolph, and Leroy Barber. The "A gang" maintained and operated auxiliary equipment, refrigeration systems, hot water heaters, USS Montpelier CL 57 WWII. They performed sanitation inspections of berthing, mess spaces and food stores, and did vector (pest) control. Login| Engineering Department The 191-foot cargo vessel collided with a grain hauler on a blustery night in September 1894, sinking both. The boat's mission is to protect U.S. national interests, accomplished by seeking out. 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