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USS JOUETT (DLG/CG 29)

Image courtesy of Al Grazevich

       
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Zulu - Tango - Victor


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 03 DEC 1966
Reclassified CG 29 on 30 JUN 1975
Decommissioned 28 JAN 1994
Stricken 28 JAN 1994
Fate: Sunk on 10 August 2007 as target during Valiant Shield 2007
011° 16' 0" North
143° 53' 0" East
4100 Fathoms
Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation (3) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (3)
Second Row - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Third Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (7) - Southwest Asia Service Medal (1)
Fourth Row - Humanitarian Service Medal - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (7) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
Fifth Row - Republic of Vietnam Civil Action 1st Class Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

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For Full Size Image		 Size Image Description Contributed
By And/Or Copyright
Jouett
04012900		 270k Ship's namesake, RADM James Edward Jouett. Robert M. Cieri
Jouett
04012916		 279k Commissioning booklet, 03 December 1966. (Original image cleaned up by Tom Kermen) Robert M. Cieri
Jouett 44k (Small) mid-ships detail. USN
Jouett 111k Port view underway. USN
Jouett 93k Port view, showing her smooth clear lines. USN
Jouett
04012918		 313k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1967. Robert M. Cieri
Jouett
04012919		 352k Starboard side view somewhere in the Pacific, 1967. Robert M. Cieri
Jouett
04012928		 406k

USS Jouett (CG 29) docked at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 11 March 1967.

City of Vancouver Archives, Photo #AM1506-S3-3-: CVA 447-5352, by Walter E. Frost.

 Mike Green
Jouett
04012927		 74k Underway circa 1968, location unknown. Robert Hurst
Jouett
04012940		 74k

USS Jouett (DLG 29) launching an RUR-5 ASROC from the Mk 10 missile launcher, 1 January 1969 .

U.S. Navy photo from the USS Jouett (DLG 29) 1969-70 cruise book.		 Robert Hurst
Jouett
04012941		 74k

USS Jouett (DLG 29) launching an RIM-2 Terrier from the Mk 10 missile launcher, 1 January 1969.

U.S. Navy photo from the USS Jouett (DLG 29) 1969-70 cruise book.		 Robert Hurst
Jouett
04012938		 74k

The U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Jouett (DLG 29) at Sasebo, Japan, 1 January 1969. The minesweeper USS Peacock (MSC 198) is moored alongside.

U.S. Navy photo from the USS Jouett (DLG 29) 1969-70 cruise book.		 Robert Hurst
Jouett
04012934		 108k Unrep with USS Mispillion (AO 105) while on WestPac, circa 1970. From the collection of Bruce Hevner, USS Jouett (CG 29). Robert Canchola
Jouett
04012935		 133k Unrep with USS Mispillion (AO 105) while on WestPac, circa 1970. From the collection of Bruce Hevner, USS Jouett (CG 29). Robert Canchola
Jouett
04012937		 133k

USS Jouett (DLG 29) underway, circa 1970. She was serving with the Seventh Fleet and was part of Cruiser Destroyer Division 11.

U.S. Navy All Hands magazine February 1971, p. 67.		 Robert Hurst
Jouett
04012926		 1.3m Wellington, New Zealand, 19 April 1971. Chris Howell
Jouett
04012932		 72k Vancouver, 8 August 1976. Carl Orbann
Jouett
04012931		 68k 2 February 1977, while on RIMPAC 77. Carl Orbann
Jouett
04012933		 57k 2 February 1977, while on RIMPAC 77. Missile launch. Note the blue Telemetry warhead on the missile. Carl Orbann
Jouett 67k USS Jouett (CG 29) at Midway Island, September 1977. Carl Orbann
Jouett 70k USS Jouett (CG 29) at Subic Bay, PI, December 1977. Carl Orbann
Jouett
04012924		 144k USS Jouett (CG 29) in drydock at Subic Bay P.I. in September of 1979 for some work on her starboard propeller. Richard Stiles
Jouett
04012925		 110k USS Jouett (CG 29) in drydock at Subic Bay P.I. in September of 1979 for some work on her starboard propeller. Richard Stiles
Jouett
04012936		 517k Aerial starboard bow view of the Belknap class guided missile cruiser USS Jouett (CG 29) underway in the Pacific Ocean, 15 October 1982. Photographer PHAN Mellendorf, USN. This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives Identifier: 6394998. DPLA identifier: 5a93a1bd6d973a84d9385fa745e8d3c1. Robert Hurst
Jouett
04012909		 71k Port bow view during a "Tiger Cruise", returning from WestPac 1982-1983. Taken from USS Decatur (DDG 31). STGC Lee Noland, USN (Ret.)
Jouett
04012910		 132k Port bow view during a "Tiger Cruise", returning from WestPac 1982-1983. Taken from USS Decatur (DDG 31). STGC Lee Noland, USN (Ret.)
Jouett
04012917		 255k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1983. Robert M. Cieri
Jouett
04012939		 55k

A Kaman SH-2F Seasprite helicopter of Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 31 (HSL-31) hovers over the Guided Missile Cruiser USS Jouett (CG 29), off Southern California coast, ready to practice removing a man from the deck of the ship, 5 June 1989.

Photographer PH1 Wilcox. Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives Identifier: 6442850. DPLA identifier: 66c647656356cc0fe6cc0a5fac66cb07.		 FCCM(SW) George Shileikis USN-RET
Jouett 55k Passing under the Golden Gate bridge into San Francisco Bay for Fleet Week in 1991 FCCM(SW) George Shileikis USN-RET
Jouett
04012923		 222k

1992/1993 - Port quarter view of the guided-missile cruiser USS Jouett (CG 29) as she prepares to conduct an undeway replenishment (UNREP) with the replenishment oiler USS Wichita (AOR 1).

U.S. Navy photo #DN-ST-87-00705 by: PH1 Richard Oriez.

 Robert M. Cieri
Jouett
04012922		 83k

1992/1993 - The guided missile-cruiser USS Jouett (CG 29), after topping off its fuel supply from theUSS Wichita (AOR 1), moves out smartly off the coast of southern California.

U.S. Navy photo #DN-ST-87-00505 by: PH1 Richard J. Oriez.

 Robert M. Cieri
Jouett
04012915		 212k Decommissioning booklet, 28 January 1994. Robert M. Cieri
Jouett 591k USS Jouett in mothballs in Susin Bay, CA. Picture taken 21 May 2006. Harold Newbill
Jouett
04012929		   USS Jouett in mothballs in Susin Bay, CA. Ron Reeves
Jouett
04012930		   USS Jouett in mothballs in Susin Bay, CA. Ron Reeves
Jouett
04012920		 186k ex-USS Jouett (DLG/CG 29) on 29 January 2007 under tow of the USNS Navajo (T-ATF 169) in San Francisco Bay outbound to sea. Captain Jack C. Goldthorpe, USCG (ret.)
Jouett
04012921		 216k ex-USS Jouett (DLG/CG 29) on 29 January 2007 under tow of the USNS Navajo (T-ATF 169) in San Francisco Bay outbound to sea. Captain Jack C. Goldthorpe, USCG (ret.)
Commanding Officers
Name/Rank Class Final Rank Dates
Hayes, Robert Samuel, CAPT 1945   12/03/1966 - 11/28/1968
Barnhart Jr., Robert Chauncey, CAPT 1945   11/27/1968 - 05/22/1970
Gravely Jr., Samuel Lee, CAPT   VADM 05/22/1970 - 06/02/1971
Briggs, Edward Samuel, CAPT 1949 VADM 06/02/1971 - 07/25/1972
Wilson Jr., Ralph Ensign, CAPT     07/25/1972 - 02/12/1974
Stalder Jr., Roy Frederick, CAPT     02/12/1974 - 01/23/1976
Poling, William Edward, CAPT     01/23/1976 - 01/31/1978
Martin, Donald, CAPT     01/31/1978 - 05/17/1980
Fulk, Gerald Albert, CAPT 1956   05/17/1980 - 05/22/1982
McCartney, Roy Scott, CAPT     05/22/1982 - 03/10/1984
Cormack, James Peter, CAPT     03/10/1984 - 04/26/1986
Mays, Michael Everett, CAPT     04/26/1986 - 08/19/1988
Negin, Jerrold Jay, CAPT 1964 RADM 08/19/1988 - 01/11/1991
Weeks, Floyston Allan, CAPT     01/11/1991 - 04/24/1993
Gregory, Thomas Joe, CDR 1975   04/24/1993 - 01/2819/94

(List courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)

USS JOUETT (DLG/CG 29) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: John Hutchinson
Address: P.O. Box 309, Scottsmoor, FL 32775
Phone:
E-mail: handsomehutch@gmail.com
Date: 3-6 October 2018
Location: Alameda, CA

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 Jouett (DLG/CG 29) Website By Tim Kane.
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