Merrell, Harlan, SM1

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USN Retired
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Petty Officer First Class
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SM-0000-Signalman
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Signalman
Primary Unit
1997-1998, SM-0000, SSU/MSCO - Guam, Military Sealift Fleet Support Command (MSC/MSFSC)
Service Years
1977 - 1998
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  1978-1980, SM-0000, USS Ranger (CV-61)

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March / 1978
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September / 1980

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Seaman Recruit
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NAS North Island
State/Country
California
  
 
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 USS Ranger (CV-61) Details

USS Ranger (CV-61)

USS RANGER   (CVA-61)
(later CV-61)




CLASS - FORRESTAL
Displacement 56,000 Tons, Dimensions, 1039' (oa) x 129' 1" x 37' (Max)
Armament 8 x 5"/54, 100 Aircraft.
Armor, Unknown.
Machinery, 280,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 34 Knots, Crew 3800 - 4280.

                      Namesake History

CVA-61 was named after "famous ships of the past" that had borne the name Ranger.

The first American Ranger was an 18-gun Continental Navy sloop, launched on 10 May 1777 by James K. Hackett, master shipbuilder, at Portsmouth, NH. Captain John Paul Jones in command.

Ranger vs. HMS Drake, 24 April 1778. Ranger captures the British sloop-of-war Drake, 20, Commander George Burdon, in an hour's action off Carrickfergus, Ireland.

Previous Rangers:

  1. Continental Navy sloop.
  2. An armed schooner.
  3. A brigantine.
  4. A steam-powered gunboat.
  5. A steel-hulled patrol craft.
  6. A wooden patrol craft.
  7. A canceled battle cruiser, originally named Lexington.
  8. A canceled battle cruiser, renamed Constitution.
  9. The first American aircraft carrier designed and built as such from the keel up.
   Source: https://www.navsource.org/archives/02/61.htm
 

Builder:

 

Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia, USA

STATUS:

 

 Awarded: February 1, 1954
Laid down: August 2, 1954
Launched: September 29, 1956
Commissioned: August 10, 1957
Decommissioned: July 10, 1993
Fate: planned for use as a museum-ship

Homeport:

 

-

Namesake:

 

-

Crest Motto:

 

-

Displacement:

 

approx. 59500 tons (light) / 79000 tons (full)

Length:

 

325 meters

Beam:

 

76,80 meters

Draft:

 

11,30 meters

Propulsion:

 

 4 geared steam turbines; 8 boilers; 4 shafts; 4 screws;

280000 shaft horsepowers (shp);

Speed:

 

30+ knots (55+ km/h)

Crew:

 

approx. 5200 (incl. airwing)

Armament:

 

 see: INFO > Forrestal – class Aircraft Carrier

Aviation :

  

full flight deck with island, up to 85 aircraft

For the USS Ranger long naval history, please click the link below:

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/r/ranger-x.html
 

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Forrestal-class
Strength
Aircraft Carrier

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Rhodes, Chris, PO2, (1976-1980) SM SM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
McCrimmon, Douglas R., CAPT, (1955-1978) OFF 131X Captain
Bostwick, Steven, CDR, (1977-1997) OFF 111X Commander
Sego, Tom, CDR, (1965-1988) OFF 111X Commander
MacDonell, Rory, LCDR, (1968-1994) OFF 132X Lieutenant Commander
MacDonell, Rory, LCDR, (1968-1994) OFF 132X Lieutenant Commander
Rickman, Loy, LCDR, (1960-1982) OFF 132X Lieutenant Commander
White, Robert, CAPT, (1960-1995) OFF 132X Lieutenant Commander
Curran, John, LCDR, (1976-1995) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Daugherty, Terry, CDR, (1972-1995) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Robison, Lee, LCDR, (1979-1989) OFF 410X Lieutenant
Berry, Bill, LCDR, (1961-1989) OFF 616X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Foley, Byron, CDR, (1977-1997) OFF 163X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Peterson, Roy, CDR, (1968-2002) OFF 632X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Berardi, Rick, CDR, (1968-1999) OFF 636X Ensign
Jaster, Raymond, PO3, (1976-1980) AO AO-0000 Other Service Rank
Cahill, Joseph, MCPO, (1960-1980) OFF 716X Chief Warrant Officer 2
LaMarche, Rene, MCPO, (1961-1980) PN PN-9614 Master Chief Petty Officer
Davis, Jess, CMDCM, (1956-1987) AC 9580 Command Master Chief Petty Officer
Williams, Tom, CMDCM, (1961-1985) CMC 9580 Command Master Chief Petty Officer
Freitas Jr., John, MCPO, (1956-1989) RM RM-0000 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Moss, Fred, CMDCM, (1970-1998) AC AC-6902 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Carlson, Curtis, MCPO, (1969-1994) IS IS-3901 Chief Petty Officer
Laurin, Robert, CPO, (1977-1998) ABF ABF-7022 Chief Petty Officer
McGregor, Alan Mark, CPO, (1967-1988) AO AO-0000 Chief Petty Officer
McKee, Michael, CPO, (1971-1991) OS OS-0318 Chief Petty Officer
Ramos, Joe, CPO, (1971-1993) AT AT-6673 Chief Petty Officer
Scherff, Charles, SCPO, (1971-1991) AB ABH-9508 Chief Petty Officer
Arnold, Bill, CAPT, (1974-2008) ET ET-1589 Petty Officer First Class
Bell, Alton, PO1, (1980-2000) IT IT-2318 Petty Officer First Class
BRANNAN, WILLIAM, MCPO, (1959-1989) AT AT-6673 Petty Officer First Class
CAPEL, EDWARD, PO1, (1978-1998) OS OS-0324 Petty Officer First Class
Coffman, Wilbur, LT, (1966-1997) MA MA-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Coffman, Wilbur, LT, (1978-1997) MA MA-0812 Petty Officer First Class
Drake, Ronald, PO1, (1973-1983) AZ AZ-0000 Petty Officer First Class
FLEMING, DANNY, PO1, (1957-1978) IS IS-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Gibson, James, CPO, (1965-1992) CT CT-9116 Petty Officer First Class
Gordon, Tony, PO1, (1972-1992) AB AB-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Hantzsche, Don, PO1, (1975-1981) DS DS-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Hennon, Ken, PO1, (1972-1980) CT CT-9190 Petty Officer First Class
Hennon, Kenneth, PO1, (1972-1980) CTA CTA-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Hinton, Winfred, PO1, (1979-1990) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Jones, Jack, PO1, (1965-1978) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Lane, Jediah, SCPO, (1967-1995) RM RM-2318 Petty Officer First Class
Lang, Donald, CPO, (1967-1991) ABE ABE-7006 Petty Officer First Class
Lieberman, Jay, SCPO, (1973-1998) DP DP-2757 Petty Officer First Class
Long, Leo, PO1, (1973-1979) CTM CTM-9225 Petty Officer First Class
Mister, Charles, PO1, (1972-1980) AO 8286 Petty Officer First Class
Mogge, Charles, MCPO, (1969-1991) HT HT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Mortellaro, Sam, CPO, (1974-1994) CT CT-9128 Petty Officer First Class
Murr, Bruce, PO1, (1977-1996) AC AC-6902 Petty Officer First Class
Nagle, Clinton, PO1, (1980-1994) ABH ABH-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Nelson, Ronald, SCPO, (1966-1993) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Parkinson, Joseph, SCPO, (1964-1985) AQ AQ-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Peterson, Steve, SCPO, (1971-1993) PH PH-8192 Petty Officer First Class
Schwake, Gary, MCPO, (1965-1992) AD AD-6422 Petty Officer First Class
Senda, Mark, PO1, (1976-1983) DS DS-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Sevigny, Dean, SCPO, (1973-2001) PH PH-8133 Petty Officer First Class
Shadwick, James, PO1, (1962-1984) AG AG-7412 Petty Officer First Class

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