USS Moosbrugger (DD-980)
Destroyer
SitRep:

Reunion Information
Patch
Unit Details

Strength
Destroyer 		 
Type
Surface Vessel 		 
Year
1977 - 2000 		 

Description
Hull number DD-980

Namesake: Frederick Moosbrugger
Ordered: 15 January 1974
Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down: 3 November 1975
Launched: 23 July 1977
Acquired: November 27, 1978
Commissioned: 16 December 1978
Decommissioned: 15 December 2000
Struck: April 25, 2006
Fate: Scrapped in Brownsville, TX 2006
Class and type: Spruance class destroyer
Displacement: 8,040 (long) tons full load
Length: 529 ft (161 m) waterline; 563 ft (172 m) overall
Beam: 55 ft (16.8 m)
Draft: 29 ft (8.8 m)
Propulsion: 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp (60 MW)
Speed: 32.5 knots (60 km/h)
Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
3,300 nautical miles (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement: 19 officers, 315 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems:		 AN/SPS-40 air search radar
AN/SPG-60 fire control radar
AN/SPS-55 surface search radar
AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar
Mk 23 TAS automatic detection and tracking radar
AN/SPS-65 Missile fire control radar
AN/SQS-53 bow mounted Active sonar
AN/SQR-19 TACTAS towed arrayPassive sonar
Electronic warfare
and decoys:		 • AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System
• AN/SLQ-25 Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures
• Mark 36 SRBOC Decoy Launching System
• AN/SLQ-49 Inflatable Decoys
 
Armament:

2 x 5 in (127 mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 dual purpose guns
2 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 guns
1 x 8 cell ASROC launcher (removed)
1 x 8 cell NATO Sea Sparrow Mark 29 missile launcher
2 x quadruple Harpoon missile canisters
2 x Mark 32 triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes (Mk 46 torpedoes)
 

1 x 61 cell Mk 41 VLS launcher for Tomahawk missiles
Aircraft carried: 2 x Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters.
Motto: More Than Required




Notable Persons
None
 
Reports To
Spruance-class
 
Active Reporting Unit
None
 
Inactive Reporting Unit
None
 
526 Members Who Served in This Unit


 

  • ABBOTT, DONALD, CPO, (1993-2007)
  • Abel, Mike, PO2, (1988-1992)
  • Abrams, Barry, PO1, (1980-1997)
  • Ajao, Gracey, CPO, (1999-2013)
  • Alexander, Darrell, CPO, (1986-2009)
  • Alexander, Scott, PO3, (1980-1984)
  • Allen, Gerald, PO1, (1984-2006)
  • Alligood, Brian, PO2, (1990-1996)
  • Alspaugh, Edward, PO2, (1996-2005)
  • Andrews, Gregory, PO1, (1991-2011)
  • Anyikam, Ikenna, PO2, (1997-2003)
  • Arant, Kelley, PO3, (1998-2001)
  • Archer, Dillon, PO2, (1998-2007)
  • Averre, Shanna, PO2, (1997-2004)
  • Bacon, Clayton, CPO, (1979-2000)
  • Ballard, John, SCPO, (1992-2017)
  • Ballenger, Jay, PO1, (1986-2017)
  • Baptiste, Claude, PO2, (1993-1999)
  • Barlow, Mark, PO1, (1982-2003)
  • Barr, Richard, CWO3, (1989-2007)
  • Barrett, Cory, PO2, (1996-Present)
  • Bell, Geisha, PO3, (1992-2000)
  • Benton, Damien, CPO, (1997-2017)
  • Bituin, Alfonso, CWO2, (1991-2011)
  • Bjur, Daryle, PO1, (1969-1990)
  • Blais, Robert, PO1, (1988-Present)
  • Blankenship, George, CPO, (1979-1999)
  • Blumhoff, Erik, PO3, (1988-1996)
  • Bolduc, Edward, CPO, (1981-2005)
  • Bone, John, PO2, (1979-1988)
  • Bonifer, Alan, CPO, (1978-2005)
  • Bonney, Benjamin, PO2, (1994-2004)
  • Bosanco, Jack, CPO, (1996-2016)
  • Boudreau, Kris, PO3, (1991-1994)
  • Boudreau, Kris, PO3, (1991-1994)
  • Branaman, Brad, PO3, (1990-1994)
  • Bressette, Donald, MCPO, (1979-2002)
  • Brewer, Charles, PO1, (1992-2008)
  • Brinkley, Tracey, PO2, (1976-1982)
  • Britt, Jason, PO2, (1992-2002)
  • Brock, Robert, PO1, (1987-2007)
  • Broussard, George, PO2, (1983-1988)
  • Brown, Randall, PO2, (1997-2007)
  • Brown, Robert, PO3, (1991-1994)
 
If you served in this unit, reconnect with your service friends today!
service friends today! 2 million members.
JOIN TOGETHER WE SERVEDTWSLOGIN
  Unit History Detail
Date
 Dec 16, 1978

Title
Unit Crest:

The official crest of the USS MOOSBRUGGER symbolizes the dedication and courage displayed by her namesake, Admiral Moosbrugger, during World War II.

The trident, an attribute of Neptune, god of the seas, represents the awesome strength and dominance of the modern destroyer. It also resembles the letter "M," an allusion to the initial letter of MOOSBRUGGER, the ship's namesake.

Through the heraldic fountain for water, the grappling iron (a device used for close range, early naval encounters), and the torpedo, the crest commemorates the Vella Gulf incident in the South Pacific during World War II. The then Commander Moosbrugger led his ships into exceedingly close range against Japanese Naval Forces; took the enemy by surprise, and delivered a devastating torpedo attack, thereby annihilating the hostile force. For this action, he was awarded the Navy Cross. The gold laurel wreath is symbolic of Vice Admiral Frederick Moosbrugger's long and distinguished career.

Content
N/A
   

Photos for this item
0 Photos