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USS STERETT (DLG/CG 31)
Image courtesy of Al Grazevich
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Uniform - Kilo - Juliet
 Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski |
CLASS - BELKNAP Displacement 8,957 Tons, Dimensions, 547' (oa) x 54' 10" x 29' (Max) Armament 1 Terrier/ASROC (60 Missiles) 1 x 5"/54RF, 2 x 3"/50, 6 x12.75" TT. Machinery, 85,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws Speed, 34 Knots, Crew 400. Operational and Building Data Keel laid on 25 SEP 1962 by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA Launched 30 JUN 1964 Commissioned 08 APR 1967 Reclassified CG 31 on 30 JUN 1975 Decommissioned 24 MAR 1994 Stricken 24 MAR 1994 Fate: Dismantling completed by International Shipbreaking Corp., Brownsville, TX, 30 NOV 2006 |
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon - Navy Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (4)
Second Row - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon - Navy Expeditionary Medal (2) - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Third Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (7) - Korea Defense Service Medal
Fourth Row - Humanitarian Service Medal (2) - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (13) - Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Fifth Row - Korean Presidential Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Service Medal
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98k | Starboard bow underway. | USN | |
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146k | Memorabilia from the 24 June 1967 Dependants Cruise. | EMC(SW) Brian Kroenung | |
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919k | Port side view while at anchor in Da Nang harbor in July 1968. | Walt Loetell | |
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450k | USS Constellation (CV 64) with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 engages in underway replenishment with USS Kansas City (AOR 3), circa 1977. Also being refueled is USS Sterett (CG 31), as USS Waddell (DDG 24) follows. National Naval Aviation Museum photo, # 1996.488.103.085. |
Mike Green | |
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207k | Starboard bow view taken in 1978 while steaming up the Columbia river for a port visit in Portland, Oregon during the Rose Festival. | Mike Marusa | |
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151k | Starboard bow view taken in 1978 while steaming up the Columbia river for a port visit in Portland, Oregon during the Rose Festival. | Mike Marusa | |
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123k | Welcome aboard pamphlet, Circa 1986 - 1988. | Peter Clark | |
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135k | Welcome aboard pamphlet, Circa 1986 - 1988. | Peter Clark | |
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103k | Welcome aboard pamphlet, Circa 1986 - 1988. | Peter Clark | |
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134k | Welcome aboard pamphlet, Circa 1986 - 1988. | Peter Clark | |
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123k | Welcome aboard pamphlet, Circa 1986 - 1988. | Peter Clark | |
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139k | Welcome aboard pamphlet, Circa 1986 - 1988. | Peter Clark | |
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126k | Welcome aboard pamphlet, Circa 1986 - 1988. | Peter Clark | |
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160k | Welcome aboard pamphlet, Circa 1986 - 1988. | Peter Clark | |
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72k | Port side view at anchor in Hong Kong Harbor, April 1989. | William Chiu | |
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62k | Port side view at anchor in Hong Kong Harbor, April 1989. | William Chiu | |
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661k | Starboard bow view of the Guided Missile Cruiser USS Sterett (CG 31) underway, 7 September 1990. U S Navy Photo taken by PH1 Mike D.P. Flynn. ID: DNSC9011968. |
Robert Hurst | |
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69k | Starboard side view, Hong Kong Harbor, December 1990. | William Chiu | |
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71k | Port side view at anchor in Hong Kong Harbor, December 1990. | William Chiu | |
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58k | Starboard side Harpoon launcher and Phalanx. Hong Kong Harbor, 3 December 1990. | William Chiu | |
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79k | Looking aft from the bow. Hong Kong Harbor, 3 December 1990. | William Chiu | |
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64k | Starboard side of the forward superstructure. Hong Kong Harbor, 3 December 1990. | William Chiu | |
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61k | The Terrier launcher with T-SAM's loaded. Hong Kong Harbor, 3 December 1990. | William Chiu | |
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60k | Forward from the helo deck, Hong Kong Harbor, Dec. 1991. | William Chiu | |
Commanding
Officers |
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| Name/Rank | Class | Final Rank | Dates |
| Christofferson Jr., Edward Albert, CAPT | 04/08/67 - 11/28/68 | ||
| Tyler, Claude Leonidus, CAPT | 11/28/68 - 08/12/70 | ||
| Hilton, Jack, CAPT | 08/12/70 - 03/06/72 | ||
| Reichert, Herbert Emil, CAPT | 03/06/72 - 04/26/74 | ||
| Collins, Philip Kent, CAPT | 04/26/74 - 10/09/75 | ||
| Farnham, Charles Gordon, CAPT | 10/09/75 - 02/03/78 | ||
| Donnell III, Joseph Stover, CAPT | VADM | 02/03/78 - 02/06/80 | |
| Richardson, Daniel Charles, CAPT | RADM | 02/06/80 - 02/13/82 | |
| Sullivan III, George Edward, CAPT | 02/13/82 - 02/15/84 | ||
| McCoy, Jimmy Hurst, CAPT | 02/15/84 - 10/10/85 | ||
| Lockett III, Joseph Louis, CAPT | 10/10/85 - 08/06/86 | ||
| Bailey, Fred Wilkin, CAPT | 08/06/86 - 09/27/86 | ||
| Genet, Richard Paul, CAPT | 1965 | 09/27/86 - 08/19/88 | |
| Plott, Barry Merrill, CAPT | 1964 | 08/19/88 - 09/10/90 | |
| Blount Jr., Thomas Edward, CAPT | 1966 | 09/10/90 - 12/16/92 | |
| Dorsey, Gordon Owen, CAPT | 12/16/92 - 03/24/94 | ||
(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)
USS STERETT (DLG/CG 31) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Chuck Bond
Address: Oak Harbor, WA
Phone: (360) 720-4401
E-mail: acts.9.15.saul@gmail.com
Reunion Date: 16-19 September 2021
Reunion Location: San Antonio, TX
Note About Contacts.
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
USS Sterett Association
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