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USS DOYLE (FFG 3 9 ) FLEET POST OFFICE MIAMI 34090-1 494 5757

Ser PFG 39/91- . . .

FROM: Conmanding Officer, USS DOYLE (FIG-39) TO: Director of Naval History (QP89BA)

SUBJ: 1989 OMWUD HIS!lORY . .

REF: (a) OPNAVINST 5758.12E

m: (1) Camnand Composition and Organization (2) Chronology for 1989 (3) Cameand History Narrative for 1989 (4) Homecoming Press Release (5) End of Deployment Press Release Iqut (6) Port V i s i t Report for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (7) Supply Management Inspection of USS DOYLE (FFG-39) (8) Drydock Selected Restricted Availability Docking Report (9) Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair Work L i s t for

Selected Restricted Availability (10) USS DOYLE Change of Carmrand Program (11) USS DOYLE Fhotogragh

1. In accordance with reference (a) , enclosures (1) through (11) are submitted as USS DOYLE'S Canrnand History for 1989.

CJXMlND COMFOSITION AND OIGIWZATION

USS DOYLE'S MISSION

To operate with other warships as an intergral part of a bat t le group or

bat t le force, t o effectively supplement existing and planned e s w r t s i n the

protection of underway replenishment groups, amphibious forces, military and

mercantile shipping, and other designated forces against stbsurface, a i r and

surface threats, and t o conduct ASW operations in conjunction with other sea

control forces.

COMMANDING WFICER

Commander Edward E o Hunter

WTY STATION

Mayport Naval Station, Mayport, FL

ASSIGNED AIRCRAFT

Two SH-60B Seahawk Lamps I11 Helicopters. Tailcodes vary.

CHRCNCtOGY FOR 1989

JAN 1

JAN 1-5

JAN 3

JAN 5

JAN 5-9

JAN 10-13

JAN 1 3

JZW 14-16

JAN 17-18

JAN 19-20

JAN 21

JAN 22-24

JAN 24-26

JAN 27-30

JAN 31

DALLAS COWBOY CHEERLEADERS USO SHCW, HEMJIBS MDBILE SUPFORT

BARGE. UNDEEWAJ! NOKM PERSIAN GUrP (MPG)

UNDEIWW NFG.

VHEIRS WI'm USS MARS (AFS-1) NPG

TRANSIT STRAI2S Ci? HORlrlUZ. FUXM LESS AWARE BK2 PIER33 NAVY

ACHIEVENENI' m. ENGINEERING CASUALTY AND RETURN TO NINA

SUIMAN.

INPORT NINA SUIMAN FOR CWUGEOOT ON 1 A GAS 3UBBINE S I N E .

u/W TRANSIT STRAIm CF H O m aTIP OF OMAN.

BRIEF S'IW FOR E'UEL U A RAYSUIX, (3MAN.

TRANSIT GULF OF ADW, SIRAI'IS CF YEMEN, AND RED SEA.

PO#r V I S I T JmM, SAUDI ARABIA, DOD SPONSORED RECEETION FOR

SAUDI NAVAL FORCES; TAKE++ S A W R W D I N N E R .

U/W TRANSIT RED SEA.

TRANSIT NOFZEBCXJND SUEZ CANAL.

W E R MEDIT-EZW, UNRB? WI'M USS KALAMAZOO (AOR6) , -SIT

STRAI'IS OF MESSINA.

ANCHOR NAPLES, ITAtY I N OOMPANY WITR USS -REX FITCH (FEG-34).

MDOR PIERSIDE NAPLES ITALY FOR 1 A GAS m I N E EbEINE CEYSNGMXPT.

U/W !IRANSIT MED EN RCUTE WNUS.

FEB 1 UNREl? WZPI USS NITRO ( W 2 3 ) . FEB 2-3 'IRANSIT WESTm MED, STRAITS CF GIBRALTAR, CUXHCP MH).

FEB 4 R E N D E Z n S WIm USS JOSSHUS DANIELS (-23) , USS TAYIDR

FFG30) , USS AUhJREY FITCH (F-34)

F B 5-6

FE5 6

FEB 7

FE3 7-16

FEa 10

FE5 12

FEB 16

FEB 17-

MAR 14

MAR1

MAR 7-9

MAR 15

MAR 16-17

MAR 17

MAR 1 8

MAR 18-19

MAR 20

MAR 20-30

MAR 21-23

MAR 30

M S I T E S T m =IC WIm REZURNING BATTLE G R W .

m E F STaP FOR F U B PONTA m, AZORES.

U/W FRQlI PONTA DEU;AIlA, 'JRWSIT EPSTERN ATLANTIC.

TRANSIT ATLBNTIC.

SELF COMWmm COMMAND INSPECTION.

WI'M USNS JOHN DET- FROM USS JOSBHUS IIANIELS,

CONDUCTED OTB-T EXERCISE.

MOOR MAYFORT FL, OOMMENCE LEAvE/sTZ~NDOWN PERIOD.

TYPE amMANDER CIMKDIICATION MERCISE.

SUPPLY MANPGEMENT INSPECTION.

U/W FOR WEAEONS STATX)N CHARLES^ SC FOR AtMl lXWNUIPS).

MOOR WE;APONS STATKIN CHARLESTCN SC.

U/W FRCM CHARLESMN EN RalTE MPJlPORT FL.

MOOR m m FL.

INPORT -KT FL.

DEPENDEXIS CRUISE UP ST. JOCINS RIVER EN RCUTE J X K S W I L L E

SHIPYARD.

PIERSIDE J X X S W I L L E SHIPYARIE.

CREW W E S CR?F SHIP INTO HCSPITALITY INN, DWNWlN J-WILLE.

mER J l C K s r n I L L E SHIPYARD m m , OOLLISION WIm Mom IUG

HELEN D. (XIPPEDGE.

MAR 31-

JUN6 IN IRYDOCK FOR IRYIlOCK SEWCCED RESTRICTED AVAILABILITY.

APR 10-16 SANDBLASTING SHIP' S HULL.

APR 1 2 CCDOl2 MINI OLYMPICS.

APR 17 G'RaT TYPE 1 VISIT.

APR 25 SHIXCDE EST.

MAY 8-10 FAADCLMT DISBURSING ASSIT VISIT.

MAY 26 SHIP'S 61H ANNIVERSARY PIOIIC HOSPITPltITY INN.

JUN5

JUN6

JUN 6-

AUG1

JUN9

JUN 15

JUN 16

JUN 21-23

JUN 2 F 3 0

GITJ?IT TYPE I1 VISIT.

UNDOCICING

PIERSIDE JXKSWILU SHIPYARIXS.

MEF 4 8 8 mIW6 CERmNY.

MID-AVAILABILITY RWIW OONFERaJCE ME-.

CB-8 JOIN UP.

CREW mES BA(=K m o p I R D .

CBA/EGRESS ?RAINING FOR ALL MIS.

JUL 17-21 G'IVWT TYPE I11 VISIT

JUL 27-28 LIGHT OFF EXAMINATION

JUL 31 cXMMmCE DOCR TRAILS

A U G 1 FAST CRUISE, J X X S U N I U SHIPYARDG.

AUG2 U/W FRCM JXKSCMTILLE SHIFYNW, -SIT ST. JOAN'S RIVER.

AUG 2-4 SEA TRIALS, SONAR S m NOISE TEST, mEST SQk19 TICL'ICAL TWED

ARRAY S-.

AUG4 MDOR MWPORT FL.

AUG 4-20 INPOKT MMKlRT FL.

AUG 7-9 m a m m TESPS.

AUG 21-24 U/W FOR CWBAT SYSTEMS ASSESSENT.

AUG 24 MOOR MAYPORT FL.

AM; 28-31 SUPPLY M Z I N A G m INSPECTION ASSIST VISIT.

AUG 28-

s E P 1 14x2 ASWTEAMTFamER

SEP 5-9

SEP 4-9

SEP 11

SEP 11-15

SEP 15

SEP 20

SEP 20-22

SEE' 22

SEP 22-

0 3 9

SEP 26

CIS-8 IUC INsPECrION

2085 OOMBAT SYSTEDS !lRAINER

AVIATION CERTIFICATION INSPECTION

HARFOCN MATEEUAt CERTIFICATION INSPECTION

WVSTA MWK)R!I' SUIiFACE W A R E TRAINING WEEX

REtIEF OF EXECUTIVE OFFICER? CDR L W E. ALLEMAN? BY LCDR

FORREST E. EstocKs 111.

U/W UP ST. JCtINS RIVER FOR EVASION CF HURKLCANE HIIGO.

MDORBD JACKSCENILLE lRANSPOHTATION W?HOIUTY PIER TALLEXRAND

AVrnUE.

U/W EN RaPTE MPJlPORl' FL.

INPORT MIUIPORT FL.

SHIPWIDE PRT.

oCrlnr-13 U/wJAXoA

OCT 13-17 INPORT MWFORT FL.

oc'r 1 3 NAVY BIRTBIYiY.

OCC 16-20 ENAT

U/W JAXOA

MIOR MZU~FOHT a.

INPORT MAYmRT FL.

U/W EN RalTE EXRLE NJ.

MDOR AMTI PIER EW&E NJ.

MOOR AMbD PIER E2BLE NJ.

AMK) ONIXIAD.

U/W EZWlE EU EN RarrE MAYHIKT FL.

U/W EN RaJTE MAYmRT FL.

INFORT MAYPORT FL.

v\w EN RaJTE PRQA FOR WSAT AND LAMPS MK I11 FLIGRT OPS .

ANCHOR/MOOR PIERSIDE ROOLSWmT ROADS Hi.

INPORT ROOLSWE&T RaPSCj PR.

SHIP TURN ARCUND PIERSIDE FOR SVTT FIRINGS.

U/W EN RUJTE ST. CROIX U S 1 FOR WSAT TORPElX FIRINGS.

ANCHOR FREDRICRSTED, ST. CROIX USVI.

U/W FOR WSAT UTR ST. CROIX

ANCHOR FREDRICRSTED.

U/W FOR WSAT.

ANCHOR FRERICKSTED.

U/W EN RCUTE ROaSWELT ROPSS Hi FOR REFUEL.

MOOR RCXXWELT ROADS BSF.

U/W EN IEaPPE FREDRICKSTED.

ANCHOR FREI1RICRSTED.

U/W EN R W E NASSAU.

N W 17-1 8 INPORT NASSAU BAHIWS.

N W 19-20 U/W rn R(XITE MWPDRT FL.

NW 20 MDOR m R T FL.

NW 20-28 INPDRT MP;YPOR!L' FL.

NW 29-

DEC 2 U/W rn RCUTE ST. LUCIA.

DEC 3

DEC 3-4

DEC 5

DEC 5-20

DEC8

DEC 1 4

DEC 17

DEC 20

DM: 20-31

DEC 21

DEC 28

MDOR CASlRIES, ST. LUCIA.

INPDKT CASTRIES, ST. LUCIA.

U/W FOR LAW I U F O ~ ~ OPERATIONS, EMBARKED U S LEDE!l!

CHARLESTCN SC.

U/W LEO OPS CARIBBEAN SEA.

UNREP USNS PAWCArnCK.

uNRE€' USNS PAWCATIJCK.

AWARDG CERrnNY.

MDOR m R T FL.

INPDRT MP;YPORT FL.

C~MMENCE H O L ~ A Y LEAVF,/UFJKEEP PERIOD.

CHRISRIPS PARTY.

OOMMAND HISTORY NARRATIVB-1989

USS DOYLE B- 1989 IN 'IHE PERSIAN GULE' AS A PART OF THE MIDDLE EAST TPSK

FOFCE. SHE HAD BEEN CN DEPLOYlrlENT FOR WER E'OUR ~~S AND HAD ALREADY

CDWLETED 1 7 EARNEST WILL OONVCNS E S O O m 1 4 TANKERS CUT OF TRE GUW AND

INTO 'IRE O m SEA. !lfIE YEAR GOT OFF TO A GOOD START W I l % A V I S I T FROM THE

W+LLAS CTOWBOY CHEERLEADERS US0 SHCW CN NEW YEARS IIAY.

CN 5 JANUARY, WEILE !lRHlSITm M E STRAmS OF HOT(MUZ, BbQ

DISTINGUISHED HIISELF Wl3M A ERAMATIC RESCUE OF A SHIPMATE BK2

. THE PRESS RELEASE REPS: "DATH1INEE-85 JAN 89, USS DOYLE AT SEA I N

THE PERSIAN G U L E ' O H E R O I S M AND BRAVERY ARE NOT RESTRICI'ED TO OOMBAT

OPERATIONS. THIS WPS PRWEN BY A USS DOYLE (F-39) CEIEWMEMBER WHO JtPPED

INTO CHOPPY SEAS TO SAVE HIS SHIPMATE'S LIFE LAST WEEK I N M E PERSIAN GULE'.

BOAaJAIN'S MATE S m CLASS WAS ASSISTING I N M E

REXXXTERY OF A BARGE WHICH HAD BEECREN ITS ~ O R I N G S TO DOYLE I N M E E2BLY

HOURS OF JANUARY 5M WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INTO M E (XOE'E'Y SEPs

B m TBE SHIP AND A N m E R BAEE. DUE TO HEAVY SEAS AND HIGH WINE6 r P E W

OFFICER WAS UNABLE TO GRASP THE LIFE RINGS AND LINES 'MRWN TO H I M .

BOATSWAIN'S MATE SBCOND W IMMEDIATELY JlPlPED IEJTO THE

WATER AND RESCUED HIS SHIPMATE. WI ' I l l IN HCIlRS OF THE INCIDENT, REAR ADWlRAL

llNl'WCbJY A. LESS, OOMMANDER OF THE JOINT TPSK FORCE MIDD&E EAST, BQARDED A

HE&ICOPTW FOR DOYLE TO PERS-LY AWARD PE!CTY OFFICER lYIE NAVY

ACHIWPIENT M E W FOR HIS VALOR AND BRAVERY. "PETIY OFFICER 'S

UNHESITATING RESPONSE TO A P E R I L a S SITUATION, WITA(X]T REARD TO HIS OWN

SAFETY, " SAID ACMIRAL LESS, "IS AN EXAMPLE OF T(MAY1 S SZULOFS' WILLINGNESS

TO GO TO lWY LENGTH TO HELP A SHIPMATE."

'IHE SAM3 IXY AS ' S HEROICS , DOYLE SUFFERH) AN E I N E W I N G CASUALTY

THAT F O m D THEM BAM INTO PORT. 1 A GPS 'IUIBINE E S I N E WAS CEANGED OUT AND

DOYLE WPS AGAIN ON HER WAY. B m m 1 0 AND 24 JANUARY, DOYLE TRANSITED THE

SJRAITS OF HOMJZ, aIP OF OMAN, (XIW OF ADEN, STRAITS OF m, RH) SEA,

SUEZ CANAL, ENTERD THE MEDITERRANEAN AND TRANSITHI THE SPIAI?S CF MESSINA

C.N HER WA!l TO NAPLES, ITALY.

WHILE TRANSIT= TWE R m SEA, DOYLE MADE A PORT V I S I T TO JEDDAHf SAUDI

M W I A AND PARTICIPATED IN IHE DOD-SPONSOFGD R-ION FOR SAUDI NAVAL

FORCES AND THE "TAKE A SAILOR TO DINNER8 PROGRAM. 'IBIS WAS A VERY REWARDING

VISIT AND CONTRIBUTED GREASY TO BEXTER UM)ERSTANlXNG BETWEEN THE 'IWO

CLIL'IVRES.

I N TRANSIT TO NAPLES, 1 A GAS TURsINE E I N E FAILED XAIN. (TJCE INPORT

NAPLES THE F X I N E WAS CHANGED OUT FOR TRE SElOOND TIME IN CNLY 18 mYS.

DOYLE LEET NAPLES CN 3 0 JANUARY EN RUJTE MWPOKT.

CN 4 FEBRJARY, DOYLE REMIEZWJSED WITR BlE USS JaSEPHUS WNIELS, USS TAYLOR,

AND USS AUBRH! FITCH AFTER IIUIlJSITItG 'J[tIE =TERN MEDITERRANEAN AND THE

!XRAIT OF GIBRALTAR. TRE B m E G m P TREN TRANSITED THE AlWSNTIC WITH A

RWUEtING SPOP AT PONTA D E L G A U i p AZORES. mmA!lf DOYLE HAD A SHX-

CONDUCTm COMMZIND INSPECTION AND PARTICIPATED I N WER-'IHErHORIZCN TZ4RGETIG

MERCISES.

DOYLE ARRIVED I N MWPORT 1 6 FEBRUARY AND COMMENCED A LEAVE AND STANDOWN

PERIOD.

CN 20 MARCH, DOYLE KWH) DOWN THE ST. JCHNS RIVER FRCM MWTO#r TO TEE

JACKSWILLE SHIP- FOR A FIVE IQN'IW DWYlIOCK RESTRICTED AVAILABILITY.

DOYLE HELD A SUCCESSFUL DEPENDENTS' CRUISE EUIZING 'ME TRANSIT UP RIVER.

CN 3 0 MARCH, DOYLE HAD A MINOR alLLISION WITR DIE T E EIELm D. ODPPEDGE AT

FRAM3 9 2 CN 'IHE STAEIBClAEtD SIDE. DOYLE ENTERED THE DWYDOCR ON 31 MARCH.

THE YARD PERIOD WPS A SUCCESSFUL CNE FOR DOYLE. SHE HAD N O R WOES IN

ALL AREPS. 'RIE MZUOR PRCUECE3 INCLUDED THE INSTALLATION CF THE SQF+19

TXX'ICAL TWH) ARRAY SCNAR SYSTEN, A W O R OVERHAUL OF THE SCNOR DOME, A

COMPLETE -&CUT OF THE MR-92 CAS SYSTEN, A N W K-15 CIWS, AN WERHILUL

aF THE RUDDER POST, OOMPLETE CWWGECUT OF THE SE&S CN DIE STPlBILIZING

FINS, A "4,100 'ION KIDIFICAmN" THAT INCLUDED TIIE RAISING CF ALL !IlE SHIP 'S

WHISOARD D I S C W X E VALVES ABWE 'ElE WATW LINE, A CHANGECUT OF TWO OF THE

SHIPS SERVICE DIESEL GENERATORS, AND A CONVERSION CF THE GENERATORS FROM

BmSH TO BHJSHLESS. MESE MAJOR IMPRWMEIWS AND SOORES CF SMALLER CNES ALL

COMBINED TO MAKE DOYLE A KlRE CAPABLE FIGE?lTNG MACHINE.

JNEUNG 'ElE YARD PERIOD, DOYLE'S CREN STAYED AT THE HOGPITALITY INN I N

DOWNIYMN JACKSWILLE. MIS ARFWGEPIENT WOFRED VERY WELL; m E CREW ENJOYED

THE XCDMM3WTIONS ZIND THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE S-E BUSES TO WOIX AND

AVOID DXNIYXN PARKING F'RCBLENS. IT ALSO BOOGTED CREW IQRALE.

DOYLE LEZT THE YARD6 CN 02 AUGUST AND STARTED A SERIES C3F OPERATIONAL TEXE

TO EVALUATE 'IHE WORK TBAT HAD BEEN DONE. THIS INCL- SUUR SELF NOISE AND

= E l 9 TKTICAL TOWED ARRAY SCNAR TEST.

mE POST YARD PERIOD WAS ALSO A TIM3 FOR NUERCUS INSPEXXIONS. M E OOMBAT

S Y S T m A S S E S m f mEIF3EDIATE UNIT OOMMWDER1 S INSPECTIONf AVIATION

CEKIXFICATZON, EUBHXN MATERIAL CERTIFICATIONr AND EMAT INSPECTIONS ALL 100#

P L X E BEIWEEN 02 ADXIST TO 28 OCM;BER.

EVEN 'Il3aK;H HUREiICANE HUGO EXm'T HIT MWPORTf NAVAI, IWWOmTIES TOCR NO

CEIANCES AND SENT DOYLE UP RIVER TO T¶lE JMXXNVILLE TR?NSFORTATM)N AUIMORITY

PIER.

THE LAST QUART= (3P 1989 WPS A BUSY ONE FOR DOYLE. FRCM 23 TO 29 OCMBERr

DOYLE OONDUCI'H) A WEAPONS CMXW) AT WEAPONS STATION EARLE NEW JWSBI. M E

NMT UM>EWPIY PERIOD WAS FOR TORPEDO FIRINGS (PF FREDRICI(STm ST. CROIXr

UMITH) STATES VIRGIN ELANIS. CN 5 DECEMBER, DOYLE GOT -MAY WITII A LlW

ENFORCEMENT DETXHMEW FRCM THE UNITED STATES OOAST GUARD FOR 1 5 MYS OP

LAW B J F O m OPERATIONS I N !U3E CARIBBEAN. 'RIB TIME I N !ME CARIBBEAN

GAVE DOYLE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EXCELLENT LIBERTY POKIS; lHE CREW ENJOYED

LIB- I N NASSAa, BAHAMAS Z4ND CASTRIESl ST. LUCIA.

DOYLE m D 1989 HOME FOR M E HCLIIIAYS.