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Torpedoman's Mate
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Service Details
Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Current/Last Primary NEC
TM-9502-Instructor
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Torpedoman's Mate
Primary Unit
1986-1990, TM-0000, USS Birmingham (SSN-695)
Previously Held NEC
00E-Unknown NEC/Rate
TM-0000-Torpedoman's Mate
MA-9545-Law Enforcement Specialist
MM-4233-SSN/SSBN Weapons Equipment Technician
Service Years
1986 - 2006
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Operation Desert Storm
Cold War
Deep Dive Diploma
Neptune Subpoena
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose)
Order of the Rock
Order of the Spanish Main
Order of the Shellback
Voice Edition
2006, American Cold War Veterans
- Assoc. Page
2012, United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. (USSVI), Asheville Base (Vice Commander) (Ashville, North Carolina)
- Chap. Page
2016, United States Navy Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC), Camp Lejeune Battalion (Training Officer) (Camp Lejeune, North Carolina)
- Chap. Page
2016, Silent Service Motorcycle Club
2017, American Legion, Post 317 (Adjutant ) ( Marshall, North Carolina)
- Chap. Page
2018, Patriot Guard Riders, North Carolina Chapter (Member) (North Carolina)
From Month/Year November / 1986
To Month/Year April / 1990
Unit USS Birmingham (SSN-695) Unit Page
Rank Petty Officer Third Class
NEC TM-0000-Torpedoman's Mate
Base, Station or City Pearl HarborState/Country Hawaii
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Radio Call Sign: November - Uniform - Zulu - Foxtrot
USS Birmingham (SSN-695) , a Los Angeles -class submarine , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Birmingham, Alabama . The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 24 January 1972 and her keel was laid down on 26 April 1975. She was launched on 29 October 1977 sponsored by Mrs. Maryon Allen, and commissioned on 16 December 1978, with Commander Paul L. Callahan in command.
Birmingham was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 22 December 1997. Ex-Birmingham is scheduled to enter the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington .
Footage taken during the commissioning trials for the USS Birmingham was used in the film The Hunt for Red October . The hull number (SSN-695) is easily readable on the submarine in the film. This denotes that the footage was taken during commissioning trials as the numbers are removed before active service.
Career
Name:
USS Birmingham
Awarded:
24 January 1972
Builder:
Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down:
26 April 1975
Launched:
29 October 1977
Commissioned:
16 December 1978
Decommissioned:
22 December 1997
Motto:
Simpliciter Optimus
Fate:
To be disposed of by submarine recycling
Badge:
General characteristics
Class & type:
Los Angeles class submarine
Displacement:
5,789 tons light
6,159 tons full
370 tons dead
Length:
110.3 m (361 ft 11 in)
Beam:
10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft:
9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
Propulsion:
S6G nuclear reactor , 2 turbines, 35,000 hp (26 MW), 1 auxiliary motor 325 hp (242 kW), 1 shaft
Speed:
15 knots (28 km/h) surfaced
32 knots (59 km/h) submerged
Test depth:
Greater than 400 ft (120 m)
Complement:
12 Officers; 98 Enlisted
Armament:
4 �? 21 in (533 mm) bow tubes, Mk 48-AdCap torpedoes, SubRoc anti-submarine rockets and Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Type
Sub-Surface Vessel
Parent Unit
Los Angeles-class (688 Class)
Strength
Submarine
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
Last Updated: Nov 21, 2018
Best Friends STS2/SS John Ruppel, TM3/SS Dave Wolff, TM3/SS Aruthur
Best Moment Eugene Claude Ipox III (Trey) was born on the 21st. day of Aug 1988. Went to sea for the first time out on the USS Omaha for 2 weeks for TRE and it was one of the beat times in my time in the Navy, thanks to all hands of the Omaha for a great time.
Worst Moment Having to be in shipyeard for most of my time on the Birmingham.
Chain of Command LPO: TM1/SS Stublefield, LCPO: TMC/SS Mac., Weps: LT Moyer, LCDR Brick XO, CO's CDR Frick, CDR Sullivan