Ruth, David, MR1

Deceased

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class

Last Primary NEC
MR-0000-Machinery Repairman

Last Rating/NEC Group
Machinery Repairman

Primary Unit
1982-1985, MR-0000, USS Vulcan (AR-5)

Service Years
1965 - 1985

Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates

OPSAIL 200

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Arizona

Year of Birth
1946

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Contact Info

Home Town Bisbee, AZ	Last Address Warner Robbins, GA
Date of Passing Feb 21, 2010

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

1966-1967, USS Esteem (MSO-438)

From Month/Year - / 1966	To Month/Year - / 1967
Unit USS Esteem (MSO-438) Unit Page
Rank Fireman	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Long Beach	State/Country California

Patch	USS Esteem (MSO-438) Details
	Builder: Martinolich Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, California Laid down: 1 September 1952 Launched: 20 December 1952 Commissioned: 10 September 1955 Decommissioned: 20 September 1991 Reclassified: MSO-438, 7 February 1955 Struck: 20 September 1991 Homeport: Long Beach, California and Seattle, Washington Fate: scrapped in 2000 General characteristics Class & type: Aggressive-class Displacement: 620 tons Length: 172 ft (52 m) Beam: 36 ft (11 m) Draft: 10 ft (3.0 m) Speed: 16 knots Complement: 74 USS Esteem (MSO 438) was an Aggressive-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships.
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Minesweeper
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Apr 15, 2008

Yearbook

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