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1. In Report
USS RANGER (CVA-61) FPO San Francisco 96601
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Commanding Officer, USS RANGER (CVA-61) Chief of Naval Operations (OP-05D2) -
Command History (OPNAV Report 5750-1); submission of
(a) OPNAVINST 5750.12A
(1) USS RANGER (CVA-61) Command History for 1970
accordance with reference (a), the Command Historical for 1970 is submitted as enclosure (1).
0, ft.::{, I !·Y·i /J} £':" COLEMAN V
Copy to: CNO (OP-09B9) CINCPACFLT (02H) COMSEVENTHFLT COMCARDIV NINE PACFLT PAO Det l'lestPac
Department of the Navy<V :,ch"'--DON/ AA DRMD ~ Date:Z?ocZc:!Authority: EO 13526 Declassify: --2:- Deny in Full: __ Declassify in Part: __ Reason: ------:--:---:-:--MOR ,-z, lG -M- DO Z0
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TlulLE OF CO!JTENTS
PART SECTION TIT].,E
I Chronology
II narrative •
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A Colllfland Organization and Relations • • • • 0 11
B Operations •
III Statistics • • • . •
IV Special Topics • • •
A Awards . . • • •
B Engineering • • • •
C Aircraft Maintenance ,
D Com.-iunications • • •
E Dental . ' • • •
F Education •
G Chaplain Activities •
H Distinguished Visitors
V Docu.mentar-J Exhibits•
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USS RAiTGER HISTORICAL REPORT - 1970
PART I
CHRONOLOGY {..Jor
Special Operations (SPECOPS) Y&".lkee Station,
SPECOPS. A6A lost in combat, Crewnembers declared nissing in action,
SPECOPS, VA-56 c:-e,member sucked into the intrurn of an A 7, Died at a Da-"lang hospital 6 January 1970,
SPECOPS.
Depart8d Ymil:ee Station enroute Sea of Japan (SOJ)~
Enroute SOJ at reduced speed of adva-"lce due to heav-J seas,
Carrier qualifications for VRC-50, VC-5 a".ld VQ-2.
SOJ Operations,
SOJ Operations. F4J over-rotated off catapult and crashed, Radar Intorce,Jt Officer ejected and recovered; pilot lost at sea.
SOJ Operations11
1315, moored Sasebo, Japan.
In-port Sasebo for upkeep,
0922, underway, enroute Okinawa Operating Area.
Flight operations Okinawa Area,
Enroute Yankee Station.
SPECOPS Yankee Station.
Special Operations (SPECOPS) Ya_~cee Station
SPECOPS, A7B crashed ru1ead of ship; pilot lost at sea,
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7-12
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14-17
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19
20
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22-26
27
28
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21-23
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25-31
CHRO:JOLOGY ( cont 1d) ~
SPECOPS. A6A lost to enemy fire over Leas, Both crewnembers rescued by Jolly Green SAR helicopter,
SPECOPS,
SPECOPS. Corapleted underway replenishment with USS IIASSAYAHPA (A0-145), USS l:ARS (A.l7 S-1) and USS CHARA (AE-31),
SPECOPS.
Enroute Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines.
0612, moored Subic Day. 2200, underway, enroute Hong Kong, BCC.
Enroute Hong Kong, BCC,
Del2"yed entering Hong Kong Harbor due to heavy fog. Anchored at 1615.
Anchored Hong Kong, BCC Harbor.
0800, underway, enroute Yankee Station.
Type Training enroute Yankee Station. A6A caught fire; crewnem1,ers ejected and were safely recovered.
Special Operations (SPECOPS) Yankee Station.
SPECOPS. Contact lost with F4J shortly after passing overhend; aircraft and crewmembers presumed lost at sea,
SPECOPS.
SPECOPS. Enroute Sasebo, Japa_n.
Enrou'ce Sasebo.
1024, moored Saseboo
In-port Sasebo.
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7-11
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15-16
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18-30
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10-11
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18-22
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In-port Sasebo, Japa.D.
Unable to get underway as scheduled due to casualty to boilers 3A and JB.
In-port Sasebo, Japan effecting repairs to boilers.
1029, tmdenray, enroute Okinawa Operating Area,
Flight operations enroute Okinawa Operating Area.
Participated in Exercise BLUE SKY (Taiwan Area}.
Enroute Yankee Station.
Special Operations (SPECOPS) Yankee Station,
SPECOPS.
Special Operations (SPECOPS) Yankee Station,
SPECOPS. A7B lost at sea after arresting cable dropped from tail hook; pilot recovered by helo, uninjured.
SPECOPS.
SPECOPS. Enroute Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines.
Enroute Subic Bay,
0734, moored Subic Bay.
In-port Subi c Bay.
1004, underway, enroute Alameda, California.
Enroute Alameda.~
CHOP COHFIRSTFLT.
Enroute Alameda,~
Crossed International Date Line,
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13
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20
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14
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30-31
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Enroute Alameda,
CVW-2 Fly-off,
1030, mo.ored U. S, llaval Air Station, Alameda, California,
CONlJAVAIRPAC debrief,
In-port Alameda,
0802, underway, enroute to anchorage for rumnunition offload, Noored Hunters Point Naval Shipyard at 1709.
Restricted Availability (RAV),
Hoved to drydock,
RAV.
Captain Joseph L, COLUW<, USN relieved Captain Joe P, MOORER, USN as Commanding Officer, USS RANGER (CVA-61),
RAV,
Restricted Availability (RAV) Hunters Point Naval Shipyard • Administrative control of USS RANGER shifted from COHCARDIV THREE to C:ClHCARDIV HINE.
RAV.
Flooded drydock,
Underway from drydoc..ls: to Berths 3 and 4, Hunters Point Naval Shipyard,
RAV.
Fast Cruise.
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August
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4
5
6-9
10
11
12-13
14
15-16
17
18
19
20
21
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25-27
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Restricted.Availability (RAV) Hunters Point Haval Shipard.
Sea Trials delayed due to boiler and forced draft blower problems.
Dock Trials.
RAV.
0846, underway for Sea Trials. R.et.urned to HAS Alruneda at 1756.
1003, underway for Type Training in Southern California (SOCAL).
Enroute SOCAL.
1644, moored U. S. Naval Air Station, llorth Island (NORIS), California.
In-port San Diego,
In-port San Diego; comme.nced Interim Refresher Training (INTRFT),
Fast Cruise,
In-port San Diego.
1458, underway for OPAREA.
IllTRFT. Practice battle problem; returned to l!ORIS at 1503.
In-port San Diego.
1211, underway for practice battle problem with COlIF'LErRAGRU SDIE)}O observers embarked,
HlTRFT SOCAL,
HlTRFT. Returned to !JORIS at 1832,
In-port San Diego,
0925, underway for IlITRJ'T. Enroute Ala.1Ueda, California after final battle problem, Co::i.ducted search and rescue operations for four men blown overboard from USS CHOUAHOC (ATF-100). Two
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August
Sentember
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2
3-4
5
6-7
8-11
11-13
14-15
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17
18
19-22
23
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27
CHRONOLOGY (cont'd)"'""
heloed to RANGER, one died on arrival. Remaining two men lost at sea. l!uclear Technical Proficiency Inspection (NTPI).
Enroute Ala1:1eda. NTPI.
1422( moored NAS Alameda. Assigned Restricted Availability (RAVJ status to effect boiler dmmcomer repairs and simultaneous replacer.ient of two HK 19 Gyros, NTPI,
RAV, Weapons Safety Inspection, NTPI,
RAV, RADH D. W. COOPER, USN relieved RADH W, R. He CLENIXlN, usn as COHCARDIV HIN:!: on-board USS KITTY HAWK at NAS North Island,
RAV.
RAV. Pre-deployment boiler inspection.
RAV. Technical Standards Inspection.
RAV. Supply Inspection,
RAV. CONNAVAIRPAC Pre-deployment Conference,
1022, underway for air operations in Southern California (SOCAL). CVW-2 flr:..on,
Air operations enroutc SOCAL.
Air operations/carrier qualifications SOCAL,
Commenced Readiness and Operational Evaluation (ROPEVAL 4-70); CONCARDIV THREE embarked,
ROPEVAL 4-70,
ROPEVAL 4,-70, RA5C tail hook broke while landing, Crewmembers and aircraft lost at sea,
ROPEVAL l.i,-70,
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October
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5
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CHRONOLOGY (cont' d)(<e;'
ROPEVAL 4,:.70. Electronic Warfare Technical Proficiency Inspection (EWTPI).
Comnenced Operational Readiness Inspection. EWTPI.
Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). Electronic Warfare Technical I'roficiency Inspection (EWTPI).
Enroute Alaneda, ORI Critique, EWTPI. CVW-2 fl,-of:('. Arrived IJAS Alameda 1515.
Preparation for Overseas Hovement (POH).
POH. Administrative Inspection conducted by COHCARDIV THREE.
10..12 POH,
13-15
16-26
27
28-29
30
31
!Jovember
1
2
3
4
POH, Attack Aviation Conference.
POJ.!,
1000, underway, enroute Pearl Harbor, with 00!-!CARDIV NIITE and CVw-2 embarked, Commenced RANGER' s sixth WESTPAC combat cruise.
Enroute Pearl Harbor,
Enroute Pearl Harbor, Completed transition to the "Uniform Carrier Sup;Jly System."
Eri..route Pearl Harbor~
Air operations mid-Pacific (!t;IDPAC),
Air operations HIDP.AC. A7E hit ramp, slid to midship and caught fire, Inm1ediately extinguished and pilot rescued,
Operational Readiness Evaluation.
Air operations HIDP.AC. Hoored Pearl Harbor, Hawaii at 1403.
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lI9venber
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20-30
December
CHRONOLOGY (cont'd)(~
In-port Pearl Harbor. WESTPAC Pre-deployment Conferences,
0808, underway, enroute Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines,
Enroute Subic Bay.
!To. 1 shaft turned one million trouble-free revolutions,
Lost due to transit of International Date Line.
Enroute Subic Bay.
CHOP COHSEVE!ITEF1,T.
Enroute Subic Bay.
Relieved USS AHERICA (CVA-66),
0733, moored Subic Bay. Wl!STPAC Pre-SPECOPS Briefings. COHCA..B.DIV NINE eobarked.
0804, underway for type training, Typhoon PATSY forced postponement of type training. Enroute Yankee Station,
Enroute Yankee Station.
Special Operations (SPECOPS) Yankee Station. First day of the first line period,
SPECOPS,
1-2 Special Operations (SPECOPS) Yankee Station,
3 SPECOPS. Pilot ejected from A7E at fuel exhaustion and recovered by SAR helo.
4-10 SPECOPS,
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12-13
SPECOPS. Participated in Exercise Beacon Tower Six. Hosted USO Show (Wendy a_,d the Arizona Home Grown).
SPECOPS, Exercise Beacon Tower Six,
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16
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20-25
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29-31
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SPECOPS.
SPECOPS, C2A crashed ten seconds after catapult launch. Crew of four and six passenrers dead,
SPECOPS. EKA-3B crashed into port catwalk upon arrestment. No crownembe1'"' injuries.
SPECOPS. Enroute Subic Bay.
Enroute Subic Bay. Hass casualty drill,
0859, moored Alava Wharf, Subic Bay.
Upkeep Subic Bay,
1207, m1derway for Yankee Station,
Type training enroute Yankee Station,
SPECOPS, Pilot of A7E ejected following loss of oil pressure during co,,1bat mission and was rescued by Jolly Green SAR helo.
SPECOPS,
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PART II SECTION A
CO:Il!AlJD ORGA!!IZATIO!J A!!D RELATIOHS ~
During the period of this report USR RAHGER was commanded by Captain Joe P. HOORER, USll from 28 June 1969 to 20 Jtme 1970; by Captain Joseph L. COLEHAN, USN from 20 Jtme 1970 to present.
U, s. Naval Air Station, Alameda, California is the homeport of the USS RANGER ( CVA-61),
RANGER 1 s primary mission during 1970 was to provide carrier air support in Vietnam. One exception was the period 12-13 April when aircraft from RA!iGER were used in support of the Republic of Korea.
Rear Adl'liral J. C, DOlJJ\LDSOH, JR,, USN, Conr._ander Carrier Division THREE, was embarked as Comr,.ander Attack Carrier Striking Group fron 1 January - 14 May. RA!{GER chopped to COllFIRSTFLT on 23 l!;ay,
During the Restricted Availability (RAV) period (9 June-9 Aueust) RANGER was u:cider the operational control of COHIIAVAIRPAC,
While tmdergoing Refresher Training (17 August - 1 Sept~mber) RANGER was under the operational control of COlIFLETRAGRUSDIEnO. Upon completion of training, operational control shifted to CONFIRSTFLT,
Rear Admiral L, B, HCGUDDIN, USN, GONCARDIV THREE was embarked as Coiilloander Attack Carrier Strike Forces from 23 September - 29 Sep.. tember while RANGER was participating in Readiness and Operational Evaluation 4,-70.
RA!JGER chopped to CONSEVE?!THFLT on 11 November. On 16 November Rear JAdmiral D. W. COOPER, USH, GOMCA,'IDIV llINE e.'llbarked and assumed Connnander Attack Carrier Strike Group.
During the period 1 January - 31 !lay Attack Carrier Air Wing TWO, Cor:nnanded by Captain Allen E. HILL, USH (1 January - 16 Hay) and Commander Jesse E, lfoKHIGrrr, USN (16-31 Hay) was enbarked in RA!JGER. During this period GVW-2 was comprised of the following squadrons:
SQUADRON
Fighter Squadron 21
Fighter Squadron 154
Attack Squadron 56
Attv.ck Squadron 196
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1.3 F4J
1.3 F4J
14 A7B
16 A6A
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SQUADRO,J
Attack Squadron 93
Rec01u1aissance Attack Squadron 5
Carrier Air Early Warning Squadron 115
Tactical Electronics Squ~dron 134
Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 DEI' 8
Fleet Composit Squadron 3 DEr B
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14 A7B
5 RA5C
4 E2A
2 KA3B 3 EKA3B
3 SH3A
SPRA
(.,, When RANGER deployed on 27 October Attack Ca..."l'ier Air Wing THO was again embarked. During the period 27 October - 31 December CVW-2 was comuanded by Captain Jessie E. HcK!HGHT, USN and was comprised of the following squadrons:
SQUADRON
Fighter Squadron 21
Fighter Squadron 154
Attack Squadron 25
Attack Squadron 113
Attack Squadron 145
Recon.~aissance Attack Squadron 1
Carrier Air Early Warning Squadron 111 DEI' 34
Tactical Electronics Squadron 134
Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 DET 1
AIRCRAFT
12 F4J
13 F4J
13 A7E
13 A7E
8 A6A 8 A6C
5 RA5C
3 E1B
3 EKA3B 2 Y.A.3B
3 SH3G
(U) As of 31 Decemter RAt!GER had a complement of 134 Officers, 2483 Enlisted and 14 civilians. CVW-2 had a complement of 237 Officers, 1774 Enlisted and 10 civilians.(1)
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o~ 2 Ja.J?:w'.ry a,n A6A INTRUP~ from\'iTA-19~,.W~?Olost .ln ~q11itJat~; LT B.C. FRYAR and LT N.G. BROOKS ejected from A6A B1rnO -152937 but could not be recovered. One crewnember was spotted, prone on i;,he ground ht1t the_ inten,si ty .pf fire "1l~VEJnted pick;µp:; \nse_~ch a.rid l:'ef:l_cue ·oPera,tiq:p,13 _ _,.( SAR) were disconJinti.ed, •dlle to '·da,rkness aµcl .re~Jll!lE:1d, :on ! ~=~:t: Both :crewmeillp~f7 .,ie!'e :µeclared m1ssing l~/~~i;t°:~_on
On J 3$1.u?,ry AOJ ;. -F. BREN11,MI., JR. of V~5P w~s sucked ,tnto<,the int~i:e .,oi'/fgl ..A.7 CQR$AIR. )Ie ;.:i:fa.e .. flown to .a ·I>a!lang llqspit.aJ. ,~µere he
-dieg, ,on, :q ;;r allu~y. _ -'- · ---_- -- -- • · -,·>/ ,,.,,, · ,, __ ' ·:. :·:_;·(:_,.:,;(~,{;/\~'
On, 6 J~µ~ RANGER qeparted Yankee Station i$n.:rqµtp O,:iio ;th~}$Eia _ of Japan (SOJ) at a reduced speed of advance ·aµe to 'heavy ~i:;ea.s:fa: Cattier qualifications f'or VR0-59, VC-5 ru1µ VQ-2 we:re cqµ.ducted in ~dit,ion to ,normal cvw ... 2 flight hperatioµ?~< <·' '-··
3£:1Wiif !E:~1:;1;~!¥!~!~~!t1'!~6EGER helicopter. The pilot., LT T. P .. _ JA:AH wa~ JC>,Erf? ~t.s.ea. _____ _
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:.;~~ 't: ~i'~f;!ti6J>~i'~? 'it!' ·····:irlr/EREE meritorio1lS service during the peri9c1 ?-9 lfovexiipi:r 196~ to.1P }iay _1969.
·- - . ·. . =·· . ' . . . . . -J.:.-, .. ~>· l)t;;\\f'.) .. . , .... ' .... :i·. \{;{;)i.\;: ... .. . ,-,. --t1f~)r~fX$}f .- .. , .. :··· ..... On-~5 c:We~~ a ·,fla.sl,l rwa.s ob;served. i'ali~iad -ofs:~fg:Jffi, bortly°,ta'.fter a catapult launch, Voice conmunicatioris were lost ~iith RA,~ 362,. A7B, BUNO 154391, from VA-93., SAR conn1JJI:t;,1Cecl !WJ1E:1s\t€Lli~+Y.PY 'Q"§:3 ~~QQ;l!:. (DEU-1) end USS JOHN A. BOLE (D~755) i1vitli'.'4twpf,~ER -h~'.fbs"\l<>J#J±ie
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OPER4ffQiis'J(~Jh.t !,d) ~
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<~:';~~~~ri~~!~~~~51~1i~ilii~7i::~ver dier ... Havigator (BN), LTJG- ejected saf~ly aJ,1d. were reCQV~r-~4./by,a··,Xolly .. Gr13e11 ,S.AR he:J..icopt.er after spe1?,ding ¢.he night in the ;jajjgle;:,;;:c ;.; ,{i/;c
(U) ·O:n A3 ,;Februi3.,ry RU~:iilt ,die! not epgage ·in flight oper13.tion,~ bµt it was riot. :~;;:day :.P:f' rest /as )''bull~t,s' /l:>e@_S :linc1 ;black oil fl 'W~Pe ''needed. Underwl:ty ::replenisr..ments were ,accomplished with USS C~ .(AE-31), USS lIARS (AFS-1) a>J.d USS 11ASSAYAHPA (A0-·;45). . .....
~ RAllOl!:11.,left the Gu,:t,f' :of Tonkin on 18 Februa.r-.f for a_;,hl'!ef stop in ·Supic,:jBay;:pri9:r<to visiting Hong ,Kong. An anxious p:rev:vaited as RA!JGER wa.s delayed entering Hong Kong Harlor on 21 Feb,ruary ·a.ue to h~~yy fog. H9~:1ever, once ancll9I"l3d ferries a11d wal~iraJ.:!is had soon tiM$Pqrled .mos,:. ;of the cre'W' to/Hong 'Kong i;i:')·:begin Ji.(fi};k day :rest . @4if~p:r;~13,i;iQii vis,t t. , ::fr: . .,
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( ~ ~parting Hong Kong on 27 Fe'tJruar,J RANGER proceeded to .iYankee Sta.ti on where she resumed combat strikes on 1 Narch. vlhile undergoing type
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(.,. On 7 Harch USS RANGER and d~-2 staged the most suc~!~~f~ .· strike in t;wo .Yt3J\1'S v[4~A.cth~y :f?tl'l,+gl,f Jll'l ,aJ:!l:'"µu,tJ,:i, tiqp. storage ~~~.})ll JtTE 914 South of TCHEPONE •.. Damage equated to 164 tons o;f,sijpp:J,,:i,es destroyed a;.1d would require 53 trucks to replenish the stockpile~ ( 1)
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.- \\tf · \t}?)>F· ~~-:)/~/}: ~ .. ~~ departe4 Y~ee Station on 20 Harch and was mqor1a'1 ?,t /lkasa.l{e
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a.tors and ass.ociated governo2·s, overhaul of the special frequency turbo generators, repair of the port rudqer, replacement of No, 4 propeller, repair of forced draft blowers, repair of catapults, repair of arresting gear, refurbishment of all air search radar antennas, repair of :RAS winches and weapons handling elevators, In addition, na.ny auxiliary machinery units were overhauled by ship 1s force, ·
~ The major ship alterations accomplished during the two month availability were:
a, Installation of U-1500 AJ)P equipment (S/A 2823) to replace the IBM 407 accounting system,
b. Addition of digital SINS Mods to SNAIAS System (S/A 3531 PART),
c, Provide additional aircraft electrical servicing stations (S/A 3617),
d, Provide A6C TRIM Support Facilities (S/A 3551),
e, Provide A7E Support Facilities (S/A 3395),
f. Install improved fire fighting systems for machinery rooms (S/A 3364),
(U) On 10 AUEust RANGER was 1U1derway for Sea Trials and returned to HAS Alameda upon completion, Pre-deployment training com.Tenced the following day as RAHGER was underway for type training in the Southern California (SOCAL) OPAREA,
(.,. RANGER was in-port HAS North Island, California from 14 to 20 August prior to getting underway for the at-sea portion of Interim Refresher Training ( INTRFT). A total of 792 exercises were conducted during the training period of which 663 were graded satisfactory or better, ( 1) Almost a year of man-days of observation and instruction were provi<;led to .the ship by COHFLEl'RAGRUSDIIDO ob1;1ervers, Rt\,l;p;ER received the .following grades on the Final Battle Problem conducted 31 August:(2)
Ship Control Navigation
( 1): Exhibit 7
90.00 91,00
Heapons/Hissiles Engineering
(2): C0!1FLE1'RAGRU SDIEnO ltr ser 0544 of 11 Sep 70
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(~ ?J::TC?R ims unable to get underuay as scheduled on 6 April Clue to a casadty to boilers 3A snd 3Bo The next {ive c.ays were s:peht in port effecting ·boiJ.er repairs ..
(~ Undnrwa;y for the Okinawa Operating Area (OrAREA) on 12 Apri,l, RA?:GER 1Jn:-tid:·Jo..ted in Exercise BLUE SKY on 14 April. Departing the Okinawa OPA,'1E.A on 15 April, RANGER returned to Yan1cee Station where she resuned conbat strikes for the last line period of the 1969-1970 deployment.
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On 9 l'.ay A7B, BUHO 15/,555 was lost at sea after the arres_ .tin~ dronped fron the CORSAIR 1 s tail hook. The VA-93 pilot, LCDR-
- ejected and was safely recovered by a RANGER helo.
:'lAITGER com.)leted the conbat operations of her fifth Vietnan deployment 12 l '.ay. After off-loo.ding the transferable Yankee Team assets in Subic Bay, she proceedecl to her homeport in Alameda., California on 17 1:ay. On 31 Tlay the Air Wing aircraft were flown off to their respective home bases. The following day, RANGER arrived in Alameda, cor,1pleting her ninth cruise to the Western Pacific. (1/2)
RAl:JG!TI. was u..11.derway aeain on 8 June to Hunters Point Naval Shipyard and corri:-1e11cod a two nonth Restricted Availability (RAV) on 9 Ji.me. (3)
On 20 June Captain Joseph L. COLEtIAH, USN relieved Captain Joe P. I '.00:L~, USN as Co!r.!,iand ing Officer, USS RAITGER ( CVA-61 ) • ( 4) Ceremonies were conducted onboard RA1'JGER. Distinguished guests were V.AIJJ.! W~ Fi BRINGLE, USN, COlilTAVAIRPAC; RADl-1 L. 3. 1-icCUDDIN., USN, CONCARDIV TJ-T .. REE; a.'1d RAD>l J. FERRIS, USU, COllF AIRALA!;~4,. ( 5) -·•-··. · · ·-. ·._
On 1 July acl.'ninistrati ve control of RANGER was shifted from COl!CAi.'IDIV Tllil.EE to COI-lCAJ.1.DIV lJillE.
RANGER.ls RAV was completed on 9 August., The tc:rta:L 9pst of repairs accomplished by the shipyard was a.pprpximate~y $1,,,000,0QQ .. i ~Iajor repair work accomplished during this period i::i~luded extehsive boiler re-work. :which ll.CCO'lLYited for nep.rly OUT quafter of the ove.rliatu. funds expended,, Other major work items were the replacememt Qi' Uo. 1 Hain Engine Low Pressure Turbine., overha.uJ. of ship's service turbo gener-
Exhibit ') ,_
Exhibit 3 E::d1ibit L,. Ex.\ibit 5 E:d1ibit 6
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OPERATIONS (cont'd)(~
86.oo 91,00 70.00
Damage Control Persoimel Casualty Cont.rel Air
73.00 71.00 94.57
While enroute Alameda on 31 Au(;Ust, RAIJGER re reived notification from the USS CHOW.ANOC (ATF-100) that four men were blown overboard during IX304 (ATLANTA) e:,..'J)eriment in the vicinity of Pyramid Point, San Clemente Isla.'ld. USS CHOWANOC was conducting launch and underwater high explosive tests. Upon detonation of charge, the winch of LCN .. 6 (frora which the charge was streamed) broke loose and carried the following Ben overboard, ( 1/2)
YH1 B, J. WHITE PH2 R. HERRICK G, R, JACKSOll J, l!ALLORY
USS ATLANTA Combat Camera Crew, NAS SDIEDO Shop 38, Hunters Point Haval Shipyard Shop 72, Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
RANGER assumed on-scene command and coordinated the .SAR. YN1 WHITE and G. R, J.ACKSOlT were recovered a.'ld heloed to RANGER, ;On W'iIITE was dead on arrival and llr • .TACKSOlJ was treated for .a brolren leg. USS BRADLEY (DE-1041), with CQ}IDESRON 21 embarked, relieved RANGER as on-scene command and RAIIGER proceeded enroute Alameda,(3) After a 200% DATUH coverage had been affected, the SAR was terminated at 011 OOOT and PH2 HERRICK and J!r, J, lIALLORY were !leclared lost at sea, Units participating in the SAR were:
USS RAJTGER (CVA-61) USS CHOWAHOC (ATF-100) USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) USS BRADLEY (DE-1041)
USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10) HC-5 CG.AS SDIEl'.lO
(U) RANGER returned to Alameda on 2 September and was assigned a RAV status to repair dmmcomer tube defects (Boilers 3B & 4B) and effect the simulta.".leous replacement of two Hark 19 Gyros.
(U) On 16 September the COHl'TAVAIRP.AC Pre-deploynent Conference was held at CO!llTAVAIR.P.AC Headquarters, San Diego, RANGER• s Type Commander and COlICARDIV llINE were provided with a resume of carrier/air wing readiness for extended deploymert with particular attention directed on matters that had an adverse impact on readiness.
( 1): USS CHOWA!TOC ¢1¢255z Sep 7¢ ( 2): USS CHOW.Anoe ¢1¢8,el5Z Sep 7¢ (3): FACSF.AC SDIEGO ¢1¢646Z Sep 7¢
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RANGER was underway again on 17 September enroute SOCAL to participate in Readiness and Operatio!1al Evaluation (ROPEVAL 1;,-70). CO!I.CARDIV THREE and CVW-2 were embarked in RANGER to participate in the exercise which conm1enced on 23 September.(1) ROPEVAL 4,-70, one of the largest naval operationsin recent years, involved 41 U, S, ships, 3 Canadian ships and more than 30,000 navymen. The exercise was des.i.gned to train participating units in a sust,1ined hostile mult:i.-threat envirornnent with mrudmum emphasis on all aspects of electronic warfare; to train for deployment and. to evaluate fleet capabilities and limitations,
On 27 September the tail hook broke off of a RA5C VIGILJu"ITE (BmlO 156629) aircraft from RVAH-1 and the plax1e went off the angle. The pilot, LCDR R, R, RENNER and Navigator, LT ll, E, JOSEPH, were lost at sea. ·
RANGBR. ternin<tted participation in ROPEVAL 4-70 on 29 September e.'1d commenced her Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) on 30 September, While tm.dergoing ORI the USS BENICIA (PG-96) was utilized to plane guard. On 4 October 11Littl!').Br6ther" was brought alongside to replenish her jet engines with JP-5 aviation fuel.(2)
Following the ORI Critique on 5 October RANGER was enroute Alameda where she began her Preparation for Overseas J.\ovement (POH) on 6 October.
COHCARDIV THREE was the Chief Inspector for RANGER 1s Command Inspection 7-9 October,
RANGER departed Alameda on 27 October for her sixth WESTPAC combat cruise. ADNI!! COHCARDIV NINE and CVW-2 were embarked as all eight boilers were available for powering RAJ.lJER for the first time in three years,(3)
RANGER conducted air operations in the mid-Pacific Operational Area from 1 to 4 November and received her Operational Readiness Evaluation (ORE) on 3 November.
(1): CTG 170,7 and COHCRUD:ESFLOT SEVEN lt.r ser 069 of 31 Aug 70, Subj: LOI for ROPEVAL 4-'-70 (U)
(2): Exhibit 8 (3): Exhibit 9
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q~t~~;~l\ll~ ~ ... On. 2. November i ~ .. J!3J,!!{9<.l~7!2, . ) Jli±'..d~b~,.'.,;ra.i;,1:12, .,sJJ4 ,t<;> "·FtbR~h.ips iuld
·· ca,µgllt .pn ,.nre,. ,The fire,.',,r··, ·• . ediatel. >extin . shed _imd the V.A-2r.. pilot, LT . .. - re~~!y.~,~/:p,2 ltiSw:l~~~ ... ~ . ·. '.,'' -.. ,. . . ;)
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~~;A~ni~~e!I~e!~t!~.~e~c!~v!f~~f frq~~:.:!;js_~:it.~t:r~~~. The purpose of the bri~f!pg~ was to update RAlfil~<9P c{µ,.·,ifi.})1ESTPAC ~~;;~!!~11:t~~cluding ip~.~1z.+;eence, weather, co~jpie~t~pn~~-;~ogistics
RANGER was underway :f'p;i,·_.iSq~jc Bay, Republic of t~~.·;E>lJ.U,ippiri;s on 6 November in company w~j;p. V§p JOHH R. CRAIG (D~88~}. ::ifter t:tttencU.ng WESTPAC Pre-SPECOPS bl,'i§flµ.gs on 16 iJovernber RA.l{G:Eit JT~.s rea¢1Y to be-gin combat operations op.ce .~a.in. ··· · ··· ····· ,. ··· · · ·.
MNG~ deP¥tcd Sut,i.G. J3ay on, J 7 i'Tpvel!lr:ie:r::., ju,13:~ j.n tiw-e :to ay~rt Typhoon :r:>,ArsY, and began her first dey 6£ tlle first. 1iP:e .. PeFiod on 19 November. · ··· · · · ··· · ··
.ici ... !t!~tit!:i~!r2,~~i~:t~1;:Iit~~.9,:~~~~~;~~;:r_9:;:~I;:'1!:~d~~ War .(POW) while U.S. ,fighter planes.bombed enemy gun and missile sites :in·fr~~th Vietnam~ The task for.~e i~ded. i:ri "ahelicopt~r ~ta POW
.1~,J~ii~~~~~~rq1:~;.~ On 3 December A7E (BUNO 157483) of VA-25 was divert~dr~~m overhead
· '.lij~:~. T~~h~Q:-f~t 1it~11:Je:t~~ ·!1idfu!i :~~:-to ti~n an.if 'W!ie C,~~C()ye;r;~- ;qy:'i-~-'J3M foilsi ~J{: , <:. : :" . . .. ·. .. ' ... ··· ·. ·.• ,> • •' .
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~~:1!.~~:~~~!~~~~{~1!~£k:i~f:~~~1~~~y crashed. The twin engine ·pro~i+~r d!'ivei:i aircr/3.ft from FLETACSUPPROli FIVE ZERO, normally u~ii!.~~..,fB;t;./~l~e i!~+!Y~17.:;pf fll.¥t and
( 1 ) : CTF SEVEN SEVEH 271 ~' i$.#£''.Jz~.::;,\ .. ·>'19
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perso1mE)l from ship to iihol.'e., com111enced a rapid rate of climb and a high· angle of attack before crashing and. killing· the. crew ·of four and six passengers, Personi1el killed: (1)
LT H. o. McCOX, .. .Tit, LTJG A, J. PI]IBSAIIT:, ~R. ADJJ J •. SZALPA ADJJ C, C •. OlfillJS BTC1'I C. J, DEUSO AQF2 W. S. STEWART R. G, DEPERIO (Civ) A, G, FLORES (Civ) P. G, SARMIEJli'TC (Civ) P. Q, LOFAJ!IA (Civ)
VRC..50 vac..50 VRC-50 VRC-5o
Pilot Co-pilot
MSU DEr BRAVO VA.-113 SRF SUBIC SRF SU!3IC SRF SUBIC SRF SUBIC
SAR forces, consisting of USS JOHN R. CRAIG (DD-885), USS GOLDSBOROUGH (DDG-20) and RANGER SHJG, recovered the bodies of AQF2 STEWART and ADJJ SZALPA.
All C2 aircraft were imrnediatel;y- grounded pending determination of the cause of the acci.dent •. Interim Yankee.Station logistic sup-port was effected by three C1A aircraft operating from Da.nang,
Subsequent investigation detemined the cause of the accident to be a cargo shift of two 1525 lb generators creating an excess aft center of gravity, All C2 crews were directed to be re-indoctrinated in C2 cargo loading and certification. ( 2) Upon completion of tho •re-indoctrination C2 aircraft were released for unrestricted carrier op-erations.(3) .
On 16 December an EKA.-JBSKYWARRIOR (BU!IO 147667) from VAQ-134 crashed into the port catwalk upon a;rrestment. No injuries were received by PnY of the crew. RAIJGER. was t11..."!l1ng sli12htly starboard while the A-3 was in its approach and the LSO was uEaware of the turn.
RAHGER's :first Yankee st~tion Flare Exercise (FLAREX) was conducted on 16 December. Two A.-7E CORSAI!lS., loaded with flare dispensers, were vectored to the USS JOH!! R, CRAIG (D])...885) by an E-;1B, The aircraft acquired the JOHN R'. Ql'!AIG aJ:).1 her wake on radar 20 NM out and dropped their f'lares from 4,QOO feet,. The USS JOHN R, CRAIG terir.ed the FLAREX an "enlightening Eixperience''•
( 1 ) : USS RANGER 15,0442Z Dec 7¢ (2): COHHAVAIRPAC 171926~ Ds1c 7,0 (3): CTF SEVEH SEVEH 24,04,06Z Dec 7,0
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(.a+, RA.1'lG~ departed Yankee Station on 17 December enroute Subic. As RANGER entered Subic Bay she had been away from Alameda for ~3 days with 2-} days in-port, including a high speed transit and minimum work-up followed by 23 days of combat operations. Upon arrival in Subic on 19 December R.AHGER moored at Alava Wharf vice the usual mooring spot at Leyte Wha,rf tn order to be close to the Ship Repair Facility during the short du:ration of the upkeep period. Poor material condition on deployment, a long at-sea period and a series of casualties combined to overload RANGER 1s engineering department. Many engineering personnel were standing watch and watch, leaving few manhours f!V:t.ila'blc .for PMS and causing some concern for the future of the plant. It was essential that the general condition of the engineering plant be improved to the point ·where a normal level of effort by ship's force could maintain a satisfactory condition of readiness.
~ RANGER departed Subic Bay on 26 December enroute Yankee Station to begin her second line period of the deployment.
{'f!fJ On the first day of SPECOPS, 28 December, a VA-25 pilot ejected from A7E (BUNO 1575~ of oil pressure during a combat mission. LCDR -, was recovered uninjured by a Jolly Green SAR helicopter.
(U) The year 1970 ended the way it began, with RANGER conducting SPECOPS on Yankee Station.
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( U) For the YEl?X 1970., RANGER was in port 165. q days and at sea 199. 1 days. A further ibreakdo1om of in-uort and at-sea periods is as follows:
.. -· _.,,.- .. :· . ... ,I;··" . .--: -~· ....... · .. ·. . . . .• .
IN PORI'
Home.Port Hot in assigned lio:rae Port RAV - not in Home Port In SEVE!ITH Fleet
AT SEA
Special Operations Uajor Fleet Exercises Hiner Fleet Exercises Transit
OPCON C01IFIRSTFLT OPCON 001-TSEVE.NTHFLT
Total:
Total:
44~'3 12;9 62;7 46.0
165.9
Qfil
105,. 1 7.6
35.2 51.l
199.1
172.3 192.7
(U) During the yee.:r thirteen pilots made one-thousand landinga as indicated:
IJUIDING PILOT !18ll TYPE A/C §.9.PlI DAY/HIT]:
129,000th LT 04 Jan A6 VA-196 NIGHT ·130,oooth LTJG 02 Feb A? VA-56 HIGHT 131,000th LTJG 11 Feb F4 VF-154 DAY 132.,00oth LTJG 03 Har F4 VF-154 DAY 1.33,000th CDR 14 Har A5 RVAH-5 DAY 1.34,00oth LTJG 18 Apr F4 VF-154 DAY 1.35,00oth LTJG 27 Apr A7 VA-93 HIGHT 136,000th LT 06 Hay F4 VF-154 DAY 1.37,000th LCDR 23 Sep F4 VF-154 DAY 1.38,000th LT 01 Oct F4 VF-21 DAY 139,000th LT 22 Hov F4 VF-21 DAY 140,000th LT 06 Dec A7 VA-113 DAY 141,000th LT 17 Dec A7 VA-25 DAY
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~ lionthly day and night traps, hours flm-m and sorties were as follows:
TRAPS liONTH FLT HOURS SORTI::S DAY lllilli!
Jan 2091,5 963 772 ;1?2 Feb 3803.0 1817 1097 834 Nar 4072.7 1813 1117 814 Apr 3805.3 1684 1032 777 liay 2144.2 954 615 408 Jun N/A lr/A H/A N/A Jul N/A N/A li/A Ji/A Aug IT/A N/A N/A lf/A Sep 1757.5 882 955 391 Oct 679.2 315 181 98 Nov 2976.2 1362 1107 308 Dec 4192.5 1830 1153 659
(U) The following is a nonthly brcakdmm of all Eade IA, Node II and Eade III instrunent approaches made during the year using the SPll-10 systen. (!Tote that the last column is for the SPli-35)
!:!91!1] HODE IA NODE II HODE III SPN-35
Ja.-i 26 203 125 120 Feb 40 422 326 Nar 101 595 408 205 Apr 90 543 374 26 Hay 28 257 157 387 Jun Jul Aue 0 0 0 64 Sep 4 41 656 Oct 3 8 224 Nov 27 356 451 29 Dec ...1Q ...31.!. ..iilfJ. -
Totals: 389 2749 3397 831
Overall: 4228
(U) The 1970 total of catapult J.atmchcs was 12,409 (8,249 day/4,160 night),
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~ During the yee:r 1970 the Weapons De;,art,c1ent received, stowed and issued to the Air Wing, 14,6S'9 short tons of aviation ordnance consisting of l!K 80 series bombs, cluster nuni tions (ROCKEYE II and CBU 24), 20MH, Flares, Air-to-Ground and Air-to-Air !iissiles,
I1!] ( Combat To::i,edi tions)
!TI, 82 500 lb bor.JJS llk P-2 Con Fins J.lk 82 S/E Fins llk 83 Bombs Nk 83 Fins rn: 84 Bor.1bs Ek 84 Fins H 904 Fuzes H 907 Fuzes 346 Tail Puzes DST 1 s T 45 Boosters T 46 Boosters .01 Delays .025 Delays }lk 5 Arra Assy llk 2 Ctgs l !le L,5 Flares 2dMH Nose Plugs Sup Cups H 990 E4 CBU 24 ROGKEYE II 7E SPARROW 9D SIDEWIIJDER AGH 87A FOCUS 7D SPJL!l..c'l.OW WALLEYE
(Training
:Kk 82 Bombs l'k 82 Fins Ek 83 2.ombs !ll( 83 Fins Nk 84 Donbs Ek 84 Fins
E::pendi turcs)
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47,959 41,790 6,169
426 426
4 4
43,705 1, 141 3,328 1,284
43,721 3,321 6,854
480 3,281
64,287 371
129,770 3,137 3,137
315 1,409 1,427
4 5 4 2 2
1,059 1,059
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M 904 Fuzes T 45 Boosters llk 2 Ctgs Ilk 76 1 s Ilk 106's llk 4 Ctgs tik 15 Para Flares
PART III STATISTICS (cont•d)r...,
1,113 1,113 1,200 2,025
120 2,145
160
~ During the year RAHGER participated in 102 underway replenishments (U!JREPS) out of 199 underway days, Specific statistics are as follows:
AFLAFS !Q.1i; AQE
:To. of UIIBEPS
Tons of ordnance brought aboard
Tons of stores brought aboard
Tons of fleet freight
Lifts
Tons of retrograde
Lifts of retrograde
Tons of ordnance received by VERTREP
Gallons of NSFO received
Ga.:Uons of JP-5 received
GaJ.lons of AVGAS received
GnlJ.ons of JP-5 backloaded
Gallons of l!SFO delivered
7 16 3
6098.2 881,9
979,0 30
10.0 116
1186 4533 745
200 125
82
297
7,236,400 1,519,700
6,867,600 1,570,900
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24 34 18
10,209
20 148
7,567
491
19,043,000
13,633,100
56,500
558,100
1,266,300
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TOTALS
l!SFO Received JP-5 Received AVGAS Received Ordnance Received Fleet Freight Received Stores Received Retrograde RettuY.1.ed Total Lifts JP-5 Backloaded NSFO Delivered to DD's
27,799,300 gallons 22,071,600 gallons
56,500 gallons 34,972,200 pounds (17,486,1 tons)
292,000 pounds (146 tons) 2,314,000 pounds (1,157 tons) 1,796,ooo pounds (898 tons)
15,443 558,100 gallons
1,266,300 gallons
(U) Reenli.st1:cent rates by non th for the, year were as follows:
FIRST TERH CAREER l:[Qfil1! ELIG :!IBEl!i PERCEllT fililll B:.m! PERCENT
Jan 10 3 30,0 2 2 100.0 Feb 12 4 33.0 8 7 87.5 Jlar 21 0 0 12 6 50,0 Apr 38 3 7.89 12 10 83.3 Nay 28 8 28.5 13 10 76,9 Jun 176 4 2.2 17 0 0 Jul 4 3 75.0 5 4 80,0 Aug 3 Sep 129
3 1')0,0 7 7 100.0 3 2.3 6 1 16,6
Oct 81 1 1,2 1 0 0 :Tov 12 L, 33,0 11 10 90,9 Dec ...l£J. ..i,. ...10...Q -2. ~ 88,_Q
Totals 554 40 7.22 103 65 63, 1
Overall Total: Eligible: 65? Reenlisted: 105 Percent: 15,9
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.A.WARDS
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(U) During the period 1 January through 31 December 1970 the ,following awards were received:
Ca.~paign/Service: Vietnam Service Medal for service in the contiguous traters of Vietnan during the period 17 November 1969 to 12 Hay.· 1970. . . . .
COHSEVEllTHFLT ltr FF/7/RB:dj ser N1/PD-1889 of 10 Jul 70 recollli11<.m9ed to ~ECNAV that RAHGER be awarded the Arm.ad Forces E:is.1)edi tionary 1-ledal for service in suppoi-t of the Republic of Korea for the period 1Z.:13 April 1970.
Individual awards were received for sustained meritorious service by ship's company personnel as follows:
Bi·onze Star - 7 l{i,.vy Commenclation Neclal - 22 Navy Achievement Medal - 94 CINCPACFLT Letter of Conmendation - 28 SEVENTHFLT Letter of Com.c"J.endat:i.on - 73
El!GINEERING
( U) During 1970 RAl!GER stea.-ned a total of 691177 .7 engine miles as recorded by shaft revolution counters.
(U) Boiler hours accunulated for each of the ship's 1200 PSI Babcox and Wilcox boilers during the year wereasfollq:'s (total hours for each boiler since commissioning are also indicated):
1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B l).
4B Totals:
.121Q
3,269,2 2,461,2 3,476.9 3,697.9 3, 165,6 3;037~5 3,201.0 3.512..J.
25,821,6
Since 1 o Ang 57
44,392.9 43,$g5l1 47,718.5 44,561,5 44,611.1 5?{196 .. 5 45;62:?:3 46.547,8
369,475.7
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~ The rmjor maintena.'lce problem du.ring the year was routine maintenance of boiler firesides ap,ctV(lctersides. Thirteen boiler CASR.EPr I s during the year negated orderly scheduling of routine maintenance since CASREPT boilers. were pµt of commi.ssion for from four .. "to twentyeight days with an avera.ge time out of CQlllt1iSsion o:f tl!irtien days. These boiler CASREPT1s coupled with essential maintenance requirements on other.rnac:hin(l:ry du.ri.ng depJ.oyedupkeep periods.resulted in exc,:issive boi:I.er fir.es.ide. hou.rs cm nany occasions which in turn contributed to additional ,casua.J.ties •. The boiler maintenance schedule was further upset by the requirement to accomplish more than routine maint<3nance when boi.le.rs ;were .. s.ecured for fireside or waterside cleanii:ig. oi:i \lie aver?ge, coprective maintenance required twenty percent more additiqna].timethan the e;chedule r.w.intenance times in order to accompJ.ish bo.il.ep casing repairs and/or major waterside repair such as hand-hole seat repairs or plugging of leaking tubes. In spite of these difficulties, RANGER only missed one operational com.m.tment whi.le deployed, an e.xercise in th,:i Sea of Japan in April; however, RANGER did ca!'I'y out an extra .i.ssignnent when the last line period in the Gulf of Tonkin was extended one week,
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The Department spent the fi.rs.t five mon"ths of 1970 in production supporting Air .'Wing TWO I s combat operations, processing a total of 26,275 components durine the 1969/70 cruise with a repaired and returned-to-use rate of 81,6% •. Apfil 1970 was the highest single production month in over two years with a total of 4,655 components processed, 80% returned :to use.
The day Rlu'!GER departed Yankee Station, 13 Hay, the C1A landed at Da.'lang, requiring an ,:ingine change. The C1A crew built-up the new engine, installed Jt ,under ve:ry adverse conditions and the aircraft returned to HAS Cubi. I'oint in two dcys, l<3aving a comfortab].e margin of time for loading aboard prior to sailing for CONUS. The next flight was a mid-,PacJf?,c J·lEJIE)TAC mission from RANGER to Hidway Isla.'ld and return, a distance of over 300 miles one way.
During the sumraer turn-,µ-pµnd months ll)allY new i ter2s of test equip.. ment were installed in the avionics shops for support of the A7E and A6C TRIM systems •.
Production in the Depll.r\J;!(lnt for FY 1970.totalled 28,428 coJW>onents processed with a repail:'(ld and returned-,to~use nedian of 82.1%.
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(U) Duxing the year 1970 the Comnunications Department expended 6,882,500 individual sheets of message paper, or, an average of 18,856 sheets per day. Some 2,216 separate messages (in excess of 50,000 sheets of message paper) were distributed about the ship during the year's busiest day,
DENTAL
(U) RANGIB Dental Department's accomplish.11,6nts for this period include a total of 26,926 dental procedures completed in 13,250 patient sittings; 2,212 of these procedures were stannous fluoride treat!'lents, At-sea periods were peak work times, In November, for example, 4,'100 dental procedures were perfomed during 1,369 patient sittings and 265 of thes.e procedures were sta.'1!lous fluoride treat!'lents, The Dental Officer, along with a Dental Technician, made twelve visits to accompanying destroyers during 1970 for the purpose of updating dental records and rendering dental examinations,
EDUCATION
(U) In September RANGER embarked on an aggressive educational program in anticipation of the 1970/71 deployL1ent. At the heart of the program was 11Top GWl University," a USAFI sponsored group study program in high school and college subjects, Upon deployraent over JOO students were enrolled in 18 classes ranging from high school English to college trigonor.ietry, In conjunction with 11TGU 11 the ship prepared eight week courses for non-high school graduates to prepare them to complete the GED, Additionally, during the first two ruonths of the deploy:1ent, RANGIB issued over 400 Navy Training Courses and 200 USAF! a.~d college courses,
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ACTIVITIES OF THE CHAPLAIN
Duxing the year 512 services were conducted on RANGER (11,146 attended/ 4,221 communed) and 62 services .were conducted on board other ships (1,424 attended/487 communed). Holy Helos were employed to the ma,umum e::."tent possible to provide Chaplain services to escorting destroyers, During some months the Chaplains logged more flight time than some ship's company aviators who were prevented from leaving the ship by the high tempo of operations in the Gulf of Tonkin,
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(U) Other activities included 1,337 counselling sessions, 87 Havy Relief referrals, 123 letters sent to fa.~ily homes, 664 Red Cross !llessages .delivered and 241 sent, Facelifting activities included .the supervision and builcling of the first permanent meditation chapel aboa..""'1 RANGER .and the remodeling of the ship's library facilities,
(U) Contributions from the Chapel fu'1ds were used as follows:
Seiwa School (Sasebo, Japan) $250.00 500.00 250,00 200.00 200.00 458,00 704.00 500.00
St, Peter's Church (Hong Kong) Ruttonjer Sanitorium (Hong Kong) Pope John XXIII Center (Olongapo, R,P,) Seifven Girls Home (Sasebo, Japan) Subic Serviceriw.ns Center (Olongapo, R.P.) Operation School Hou.se (R,P.) Olongapo Girlsto,m (R.P.)
Total: $3,062.00
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
(U) During 1970 RANGER played host to a variety of visitors, Some of the most notable ones are listed below,
12 January
1 !·larch
14-15 Harch
14 April
21-22 April
16 l!ay
Brigadier General C, H, BAIK, Republic of Korea Air. Force
Admiral J. J, HYLAl!D, USN, Comnander in Chief, U, s. Pacific Fleet and Vice Admiral W. F, BRilTGLE, USN, Commander SEVEllTH Fleet
Hajor General J, L. WAGSTAFF, USAF, Deputy Commander, U, S, Hilitary Assistance Command, Thailand
Vice Awniral HOU PING-CHO, Chief of Staff, Chinese Navy; Rear Admiral SHU CHI-UN, Chief of Operations, Chinese Navy; Najar General HSIAllG HSIH-TUON, Commander Tactical Wing, Chinese Navy
,A.cµniral J, J, HYLAND, USN, Commander in Chief, U,S. Pacific Fleet
Hanila Navy League
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2-17 August Sea Cadets (1 Officer/12 Cadets) and lfavy Reservists (10 Officers/2 CP0/8 Enlisted) on board during transit to Southern California
29-30 September Admiral R, E. PE.EI', USN, Commander FIRST Fleet
27 October - Secretary of the !Javy Guest Cruise 4 November
20 November Vice Admiral F. A. BARDSEAR, USN, Commander Attack Carrier Striking Force SEVEJITH Fleet
29-30 November Vice AcLm.ral L. D, EllPSOH, RN, Commander Far East Forces(1); Vice A&.liral H, F, WE!St!ER, USN, Commander SEVEllTH Fleet
7-8 December Doctor Curtis T&.'l.R, Director of Selective Ser-,ice
23 December Admiral B. A, CLAREY, USN, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet
(U) RANGER hosted nine Secretar'"J of the Navy guests during the transit from Alameda to Hawaii. All of the below listed SECNAV Guests are prominent business leaders in their communities:
Hr, Gus Levi
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Alvar Hanson
Joseph Mancini
1-lr. Willia"tl Secor
Hr, Robert Simcock
Hr, Ray Gimbal
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Vice Hayor of Alameda, California. Owner of tvo jewelery stores
Director of Santa Eonica Havy League
President of Brookman Company, J & P Enterprises and Mencini Enterprises
Owner of Guaranty Typewriter and Adding lfachine Coupany, San Francisco, California
P:resident of the Commonwealth Financia1 Corporation
Gimbal Brothers W'nolesale Confectioners
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Nr. William Alberto
J'.r, Francis Lobbett
Nr. Robert Dohrmann
Former ilational Tre.asurer of the Navy League
Chairman of the Board of the American Cherdcal Corporation
Active in Navy League, the Sierra Club and University Club of San Francisco
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December 1970 Officers Directory
1969 - 1970 Cruise Report
Photo: USS RANGER steams under Bay Bridge 1 June 1970
Photo: USS RANGER drydocked at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
Colill1landing Officer Biography and photograph
Photo: Change of Command USS RANGER
Photo: Flight deck fire drill
Photo: USS BENICIA (PG-96) alongside USS RANGER
USS RANGER Familygram
Photo: VADH L. D. Fl!PSON, RN, COMFEF
Photo: UNREP/VERTREP - USS CAMDEN (AOE-2) and USS RANGER
Photos: USS RANGER aircraft
1969 - 1970 RANGER Cruise Book
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