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Sharp, Ulysses S Grant, Jr., ADM USN(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Chinook, MT
Last Address San Diego, CA
Date of Passing Dec 12, 2001
Location of Interment Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery (VA) - San Diego, California
Our air power did not fail us; it was the decision makers. And if I am unsurprisingly critical of those decision makers, I offer no apology. My conscience and professional record both stand clear.
–Adm. U.S. Grant Sharp
After his retirement in 1968, Admiral Sharp lectured widely. His chief message reflected his continuing frustration over Vietnam.
''That lesson is that we should never commit the armed forces of the United States to combat unless we have decided at the same time to use the nonnuclear power we have available to win in the shortest possible time,''
Other Comments:
Admiral Sharp was CINCPACFLT during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Admiral Sharp was CINCPAC during the Pueblo Incident
FOREIGN AWARDS:
Taiwan - Order of Cloud and Banner with Grand Cordan
New Mexico Class Battleship: Displacement 32,000 Tons, Dimensions, 624' (oa) x 97' 5" x 31' 1" (Max). Armament 12 x 14"/50 22 x 5"/51, 8 x 3"/50 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 13 1/2" Belt, 18" Turrets, 3 1/2" +2" Decks, 16" Conning Tower. Machinery, 27,500 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines with electric drive, 4 screws. Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 1084.
Operational and Building Data: Laid down by New York Navy Yard, October 14, 1915. Launched April 23, 1917. Commissioned May 18, 1918. Decommissioned July 19, 1946. Stricken February 25, 1947.
Fate: Sold November 9, 1947 and broken up for scrap in New York.
