DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY USS BqONE [FFG-28) FPO MIAMI. FL 34093-484 5750 FFG2 8-PA0 22 Fcb 90 Fron: Coi;;mar?ding Officer, USS BOCNE$ (FFG-28) To: Director of Kaval Iiistory (C *E : GF-09BIlI), V::'ashiny t0i2 Kavy Yard, Flashing ton, DC 20374 Sub j : CQ.;EflJUd3 HISTORY FOR I JAEUW 983? 7 L 3 ~ DElCElBW. ~ 389 mcl: () C o d Composition ancl Organization (2) Chronology (3) Narative (4: Supporting Dccur~ents I. In accordance with reference (ci), f orwsrded. enclosures () through (4) are /7 ti. K, >.$EJW
USS BOONE (FFQ-28) IS A M MBER OF THE OLIVER HAZARD PERRY CLASS OF GUIDED MISSILE FRIGAT S. SHE I$ DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE CAPABILITY OF SURFACE COMBATANTS TO DEFEND NON-CARRIER FORCE6 AND CONDUCT ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER SEA CONTROL FrORCES TO ENSURE ESSEN IAL USE OF THE SEA LINES OF COMMUNICHTION. USS BODNE (FFQ-28) IS A MEMBER OF DESTROYER SQUADRON EIQHT BASED IN NAYPORT NAVAL STATION, MAYPORT, FLORIDA. HER COMMANDING OFFICER IS MICAJAH W. NEWMAN, (tdr, USN, OF BRYAN, TEXAS. 4 ASSIGNED TO USS BOONE IS ETACHMENT THREE OF HELICOPTER ANTISUBMARINE SPUADRON LIGHT F RTY-SIX, $ASED AT MAYPORT NAVAL AIR STATION, MAYPORT, FLORIDA. DETACHMEMT THREE'S TAIL CODE IS HOTEL QUEBEC FOUR SIX THREE W I H CALL SIQN "CUTLASS FOUR SIX THREE ". ENCLOSURE ( )
N 3M ASSIST VISIT ADVANCED ASW TRAI ING AT AUTEC WITH HSL-46 DET 3 EMBARKED CV ESCORT SERVICE E WITH US8 CORAL SEA CCV-43) HSL-46 DET 3 EMBA KED PORT VISIT ST THO AS, U.S.V. I. BEGIN DCMTT DCMTT TAIL PROFICIENCY RAINING 4-89 WITH HSL-46 DET 3 EMBARKED COMBAT SYSTEMS AS CDS-8 PRE-OPPE AS COMBAT SYSTEMS RE OPPE JAX OPAREA COMBAT SYSTEMS RE FLAGSHIP FOR CCDG IMAV MAYPORT REVIEW PHASE I IMAV MAYPORT SUPPLY MANAGEMENT INSPECTION SEA TRIALS-JAX OPSREA MEFEX 3-89 WITH H L-46 DET 3 EMBARKED PORT VISIT ST CRO X, U.S.V. I.
JUNE MEFEX 3-89 CONTIN ES IUC INSPECTION 3M INSPECTION POM -PO DEPLOY; MEF 3-89 ITH HSL-46 DET 3 EMBARKED TRANSIT COMMANDER CDS-20 PORT VISIT-PONTE ELGADA, AZORES INCHOP COMSIXTHFL PORT VISIT-ROTA, PAIN PORT VISIT-IBIZA, SPAIN DEPLOYED - i ARABIA GULF HELICOPTER MISHAP LOSS OF SW-608 ANCHOR PORT SAID, EGYPT CHOP TO COMUSNAVC NT/CTF 80 ANCHOR HODEIDAH, ORTH YEMEN PORT VISIT-DJIBOU,DJIBOUTI TURNOVER WITH USS ELROD (FFQ-54) PORT VISIT-MINA SULMAN, BAHRAIN LAMPS I AIRCRAFT -30 6-5 27 30-8 OCT DEPLOYED -! ARABIA OULF PORT VISIT-DUBAI, SULMAN, BAHRAIN ARAB EMIRATES PORT DEPLOYED - 3 ARABIA GULF PORT VISIT/MAV-MI A SULMAN, BAHRAIN OPS - ARABIAN QUL~ ENCLOSUEE ( 2 )
PORT VISIT-MINA S ENROUTE TURNOVER TURNOVER WITH USS ENROUTE DJIBOUTI, PORT VISIT-DJIBOU ENROUTE SUEZ CANAL INCHOP COMSIXTHFLl' ENCLOSURE ( 2)
FOLLOWSNQ A WELL EARNED H LIDAY LEAVE AND UPKEEP PERIOD, BOONE BEGAN MAKINQ PREPS TO TA i i E PART IN ADVANCED ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE TRAININB AT AUTEC IN C MPANY WITH THE USS SPRUANCE CDD- 963). OM THE TWENTY-THIRD DAY OF JANUARY BOONE SET SAIL FROM HER HOMEPORT AND HEADED SOUTH TO T E AUTEC RANGE. SHORTLY AFTER A LATE NIGHT RENDEZVOUS, THE USS SPRUANCE WAS GROUNDED AND SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAQE. AS A RESULT, M CH OF THE PLANNED TRAINING WAS CANCELLED AND BOONE WAS TASKED TO REPLACE SPRUANCE DURING UPCOMING ADVANCED CARRIER ESCO i T SERVICES IN FEBRUARY. BOONE RETURNED TO HOMEPORT ON 27 JAN ARY AND QUICKLY MADE PREPARATIONS TO MEET HER NEW TASKING. ON FEBRUARY BOONE DEPAR ED MAYPORT BASIN AND BEGAN NEARLY A MONTH OF OPERATIONS WITH THE USS CORAL SEA CCV-43) BATTLE GROUP WITH HSL--46 DETACHMENT THREE E BARKED. C4 FOUR DAY PORT VISIT TO THE ISLAND OF ST THOMAS IN THE U. S. VIRQIN ISLANDS WAS A WELCOME BREAK FROM THE INTENSITY OF CA RIER ESCORT OPERATIONS. BOONE COMPLETED THE REMAINDER OF THE CARRIER OPERATIONS WITH STYLE AND RETURNED TO MAYPORT NAVAL STATION ON 25 FEBRUARY. BOONE'S SCHEDULE REMAINED AT A HECTIC PACE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS. FOLLOWING A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL DAMAGE CONTROL MOBILE TRAINING TEAM VISIT IN ARLY MARCH, BOONE'S COMBAT SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT FLEXED ITS ANTI-SUB ARINE WARFARE CAPABILITIES DURING TAIL PROFICIENCY TRAINING CTPT) 4-8'3 WHERE BOONE CHALKED UP AN IMPRESSIVE RECORD OF MAINTAIN C O CONTACT. FOLLOWING TPT, BOONE UNDERWENT HER FIRST COMBAT SYS EMS ASSESSMENT CCSA) FOLLOWED BY COMBAT SYSTEMS READINESS REVIE CCSRR) PHASE I. IN EIARLY APRIL BOONE'S EN INEERING DEPARTMENT DEMONSTRATED THEIR CAF'ABILITIES DURING AN 0 ERATIONAL PROPULSION PLANT EXAMINATION COPPE). OPPE WAS C MPLETED WITH A TREMENDOUS SHIPWIDE TEAM EFFORT AND BRILLIANT RESU TS. APRIL ALSO BROUGHT PHASE OF CSRR AND THE BEGINNING OF A THREE WEEK IMAV. MAY BROUGHT SUPPLY MANAGEMENT INSPECTION AND MIDDLE EAST FORCE EXERCISE 3-8, WHERE BOONE BEGAN ORIENTING HERSELF WITH THE THREATS SHE W ULD FACE DURING HER UPCOMING DEPLOYMEhIT UNDER THE GUIDANCE F COMMANDER DESTROYER SQUADRON TWENTY.! JUNE FOLLOWED WITH THE LA T SET OF INSPECTIONS. A HIGHLY SUCCESSFLIL IUC INSPECTION WAS OLLOWED CLOSELY BY A EQUALLY TRIUMPHANT 3M INSPECTION. THE AST OF THE INSPECTIONS BROUGHT A WELCOMED PRE-OVERSEAS MOVEMENT PERIOD. ON JULY, USS BOONE LEFT HER HOMEPORT FOR THE LAST TIME IN 989, NOT TO RETURN UNTIL A NEW YEAR AND NEW DECADE HAD OME TO PASS. BOONE SET HER SIGHTS ON T E EAST AND BEGAN AN ARDUOUS SIX MONTH DEPLOYMENT AS A PART OF HE JOINT TASK FORCE MIDDLE EAST IN COMPANY WITH USS DEYO {DD-969) R AND USS JACK WILLIAMS (FFG-24). DURING THE TRANSIT TO THE PERSIAN GULF, TRAINING WAS COMPLETED UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF COMMANDE DESTROYER SQUADRON TWENTY.
AT THE DEPARTURE OF CD BUT ENJOYABLE PORT VISIT IN E MADE A BRIEF N REJOINED HER OMPLETE THE DURLNQ THE TRANSIT, ON AN UNFORTUNATE AFTEIR A BRIEF LIBERTY POR VISIT IN DJIBOUTI,DJIBOUTIT BOONE DURING HER TENURE IN THE GUL OONE SHOWED HER TRUE COLORS BY MANNER. DURING THE DEPLOYMENT, 00 E ESCORTBD THIRTY U. S. MERCHANT VESSELS, COMPLETED TWENTY-NIN ARNEST WILL MISSIONS, SAFELY COMPLETED OVER 500 FLIGHT DE EVOLUTIONSt HER EMBARKED LAMPS MK I HELICOPTER FLEW R 700 HOURST AND THE SHIP PERFORMED TWO FREEDOM OF NAVI ION OPERATIONS. ON 5 DECEMBER, ON HER RETURN TRANSIT TO TATES AND HOME, BOONE MADE A PORT CALL IN DJIBOUTIT ENJOYED A QUIET ITH THE ENITRE CREW