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USS McCloy (DE 1038)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign:
N - Z - B - I
Tactical Voice Radio Call: "Bronze Warrior"
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation w/ 2 stars - CG Meritorious Unit Commendation
Second Row: Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star
Third Row: Humanitarian Service Ribbon - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon - CG Special Operations Service Ribbon w/ 1 star
"Above and Beyond"
Specifications:
Class: Bronstein
Type: SCB No. 199 / 1960
Number in Class: 2
Displacement: 2,360 tons (std), 2,650 tons (full)
Length: 350' 0" (wl), 371' 6" (oa)
Beam: 40' 6" (extreme)
Draft: 23' 0" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 Foster Wheeler 600-psi boilers; 1 DeLaval geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
Speed: 24 kts
Range: 3,000 nm @ 20 knots
Complement: 16 / 183
Guns: 2 - 3"/50 (76mm) Mk33 Guns (1x2) (300 rds)
ASW Weapons: 1 Mk16 ASROC launcher (1x8) (8 missiles), 6 - 12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes (2x3) / Mk 46 torpedos (18)
Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-40 (air)
Sonars: AN/SQS-26, TASS
Fire Control Systems: Mk56 Mod 39 Gun FCS, Mk114 Mod 7 ASW FCS
McCloy (DE 1038) Building and Operational Data:
  • 13 June 1960: Building contract awarded to Avondale Marine Ways, Inc.
  • 15 September 1961: Keel laid at the Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Westwego, La.
  • 09 June 1962: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Arthur Winstead, wife of U.S. Representative W. Arthur Winstead, of Mississippi's 4th Congressional District
  • 21 October 1963: Commissioned at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, S.C., Lcdr. Thomas Sherman in command, assigned to Escort Squadron 10 at Newport, R.I.
  • June - December 1968: Participated in UNITAS IX, making a clockwise circumnavigation of South America, and involving ships and planes of eight nations
  • early 1973: Homeport shifted to Norfolk, Va. as a unit of Destroyer Squadron 2
  • 30 June 1975: Reclassified Frigate (FF 1038)
  • 31 October 1983: McCloy snagged the Soviet submarine K-324,[4] a Soviet Victor III-class nuclear attack submarine with her towed array, causing damage to the submarine's propeller.
  • 27 April 1988: Assisted submarine rescue vessel USS Petrel (ASR 14) and salvage ship USS Hoist (ARS 40) in conducting rescue operations following a fire on submarine USS Bonefish (SS 582).
  • 14 December 1990: Decommissioned after 27 years and 2 months of service
  • 14 October 1991: Struck from the NVR
  • 16 November 1993: Sold to Mexico, renamed ARM Nicolas Bravo (E-40), still in service as of early 2000
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    McCloy
    0602103801

    McCloy    		 6k John McCloy was born on 30 January 1876 at Brewster, N.Y. and enlisted in the U.S. Navy 07 March 1903. He was warranted as boatswain 30 July 1903 and commissioned ensign 01 July 1917. He received his first Medal of Honor "for distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy in battles of the 13th, 20th, 21st and 22nd of June 1900, while with the relief expedition of the Allied Forces in China." His second Medal of Honor was awarded to him "for distinguished conduct in battle and extraordinary heroism; engagement of Vera Cruz, 22 April 1914." Immediately after World War I, he commanded minesweeper Curlew clearing the mines of the North Sea mine barrage. For this work he was decorated with the Navy Cross. He retired from active duty as a lieutenant on 15 October 1928 and on 23 February 1942 was promoted to lieutenant commander, retired. He died 25 May 1945 at Leonia, N.J., and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

    USS McCloy (DE 1038) (1963-1990) was the first ship named in his honor.

    (Photo courtesy of the Home of Heroes)     		Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.

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    McCloy
    0602103835    		 189k 09 June 1962: Westwego, La. - The future USS McCloy (DE 1038) is side launched after being christened.

    (Avondale Shipyard Photo #II780)    		 S. Dale Hargrave
    Newport News, Va.
    McCloy
    0602103832    		 108k 1962: Atlantic Ocean - News agency wire-photo of USS McCloy (DE 1038).

    (U.S. Navy Photo)    		 Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.

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    McCloy
    0602103802    		 61k 21 October 1963: USS McCloy (DE 1038) on her commissioning day. Fred Rudolph
    McCloy
    0602103803    		 93k date / location unknown -
    McCloy
    0602103834    		 167k date / location unknown

    (U.S. Navy Photo)    		 Tommy Trampp
    McCloy
    0602103804    		 68k circa 1964 Bob Hurst
    Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
    England, United Kingdom
    McCloy
    0602103833    		 172k 1965: Atlantic Ocean - USS McCloy ship portrait as sent out by the ship's Public Affairs Officer.

    (U.S. Navy Photo)    		 Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.

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    McCloy
    0602103805    		 64k September 1965: Atlantic Ocean - USS Wasp (CVS 18) in foreground.

    (Photo © Richard Leonhardt)    		 Richard Leonhardt
    Bethlehem, Pa.
    McCloy
    0602103829    		 194k circa 1966: USS McCloy (DE 1038) underway.

    (Photo courtesy of her Commanding Officer; from "Jane's Fighting Ships, 1966-67")    		 Bob Hurst
    Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
    England, United Kingdom
    McCloy
    0602103827    		 68k .. June 1968: the Caribbean Sea - McCloy underway off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
    ***Dealey / McCloy***
    0602100614    		 190k 25 July 1970: Newport, R.I. - USS Cascade (AD 16), with USS Dealey (DE 1006), USS Joseph K. Taussig (DE 1030), and McCloy alongside, tied up at Naval Station Newport.

    (Photo © Richard Leonhardt)    		 Richard Leonhardt
    Bethlehem, Pa.
    McCloy
    0602103824    		 36k .. September 1972 Bob Hurst
    Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
    England, United Kingdom
    McCloy
    0602103825    		 125k An undated postcard view of McCloy as an FF.     (Postcard #P3126 © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, Va.; shown at 150% of original size)

    Caption reads: U.S.S. McCloy (FF-1038) - Commissioned on 21 October 1963, this Frigate is one of the first of a new generation of escort ships of the Untied States Navy.     		Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.
    McCloy
    0602103830    		 147k 12 September 1974: the Atlantic Ocean - USS McCloy (DE 1038) pitches into heavy seas while refueling from USS Savannah (AOR 4) during NATO exercise "Northern Merger."

    (U.S. Navy Photo #K-105495 and #K-105493 from the United States National Archives)    		 Mike Green
    Port Angeles, Wash.
    McCloy
    0602103831    		 204k
    McCloy
    0602103806    		 165k 24 June 1977: off the coast of Norfolk, Va. - A port bow view of McCloy underway.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-89-00623 by PH3 R. Payne from the Defense Visual Information Center)    		 Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.

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    0602103807    		 153k 24 June 1977: off the coast of Norfolk, Va. - A port beam view of McCloy underway.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-89-00622 by PH3 R. Payne from the DVIC)
    McCloy
    0602103808    		 180k 24 June 1977: off the coast of Norfolk, Va. - A starboard bow view of McCloy underway.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-89-00621 by PH3 R. Payne from the DVIC)
    McCloy
    0602103809    		 135k 24 June 1977: off the coast of Norfolk, Va. - A port bow view of McCloy underway.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-89-00619 by PH3 R. Payne from the DVIC)
    McCloy
    0602103810    		 143k 24 June 1977: off the coast of Norfolk, Va. - A port quarter view of McCloy underway.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-89-00618 by PH3 R. Payne from the DVIC)
    McCloy
    0602103811    		 208k 24 June 1977: off the coast of Norfolk, Va. - A starboard quarter view of McCloy underway.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-89-00616 by PH3 R. Payne from the DVIC)
    McCloy
    0602103828    		 221k 14 November 1977: Genoa, Italy - McCloy while on a port visit to Genoa. Carlo Martinelli
    Genoa, Italy
    McCloy
    0602103826    		 401k 1987: Tampa, Fla. - Large photo of McCloy while on a port visit to Tampa, Fla.

    (This photo was shot in segments and recently stitched together by Tom    		 Tom Burgdorf
    McCloy
    0602103812    		 136k 27 April 1988: At sea - The submarine rescue ship USS Petrel (ASR 14), McCloy and the salvage ship USS Hoist (ARS 40) approach the disabled attack submarine USS Bonefish (SS 582) off the coast of Florida. An on board fire disabled the Bonefish and claimed the lives of three crew members. An aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) is in the foreground.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-88-07598 by PH2 Rech from the DVIC)    		 Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.

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    0602103813    		 116k 27 April 1988: At sea - A starboard view of McCloy. The vessel is approaching the disabled attack submarine Bonefish off the coast of Florida.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-88-07597 by PH3 Smith from the DVIC)
    McCloy
    0602103814    		 113k 27 April 1988: At sea - McCloy pulls alongside Bonefish during rescue operations for the stricken sub.


    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-88-09329 by PH3 Smith from the DVIC)
    McCloy
    0602103815    		 212k 28 April 1989: At sea - A port beam view of the tank landing ship USS Fairfax County (LST 1193) (foreground), and McCloy (background), underway. The ships are part of the battle group accompanying the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CV 59) to New York City for Fleet Week 89.
    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-09242 by PHCM Dittmar from the DVIC)
    McCloy
    0602103816    		 174k 29 April 1989: New York Harbor - The aircraft carrier USS Forrestal lies at anchor during the parade of ships at the start of Fleet Week 89. McCloy is at upper left.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-09492 by PH2 Waterman from the DVIC)
    McCloy
    0602103817    		 102k 29 April 1989: New York Harbor - McCloy passes Forrestal while taking part in the parade of ships at the start of Fleet Week.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-09478 by PHC Ed Bailey from the DVIC)    		 Fred Weiss
    McCloy
    0602103818    		 154k 29 April 1989: New York Harbor - McCloy steams along the city skyline during Fleet Week.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-08823 by JO2 John Leone from the DVIC)    		 Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.

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    McCloy
    0602103819    		 95k 29 April 1989: New York Harbor - The crew of McCloy mans the rails as the ship takes part in the parade of ships at the start of Fleet Week.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-08797 by JO2 Barbara Shupe from the DVIC)    		 Fred Weiss
    McCloy
    0602103820    		 94k 29 April 1989: New York Harbor - The city skyline forms a backdrop as commerical harbor tugs maneuver McCloy into a berth during Fleet Week.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-08790 by JO2 John Leone from the DVIC)    		 Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.

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    McCloy
    0602103821    		 116k 29 April 1989: New York Harbor - The city skyline forms a backdrop as a commercial harbor tug maneuvers McCloy into a berth during Fleet Week.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-08791 by JO2 John Leone from the DVIC)
    McCloy
    0602103822    		 104k 29 April 1989: New York Harbor - A starboard bow view of, from left: the guided missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), McCloy, and the tank landing ship USS Fairfax County (LST 1193) moored at the pier in Brooklyn during Fleet Week.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-08772 by JO2 John Leone from the DVIC)
    McCloy
    0602103823    		 72k date / location unknown, as the Mexican Navy Nicolas Bravo (E-40)

    (Nicolás Bravo Rueda - born at Hacienda de Chichihualco, Guerrero on 10 September 1786, died at Hacienda de Chichihualco, Guerrero on 22 April 1854. Mexican politician and military man. President of Mexico on three occasions: 1839, 1842-1843 and 1846.

    (biography supplied by Francisco Javier Santos Vazquez)    		 Bob Hurst
    Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
    England, United Kingdom
    McCloy Memorabilia
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    McCloy
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    McCloy
    Courtesy of
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    McCloy History
    View the USS McCloy (DE 1038) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
    McCloy's Commanding Officers
    Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves
    Dates of Command Commanding Officers
    1.)  21 Oct 1963 - 17 Jul 1965Lcdr. Thomas Hanson Sherman Jr. (USNA '50) (Baltimore, Md.)
    2.)  17 Jul. 1965 - 21 Dec. 1966Lcdr. Paul Everett Treagy Jr. (prior enl. / USNA '54) (West Pembroke, Me.)
    3.)  21 Dec. 1966 - 09 May 1968Lcdr. Louis Colbus (NROTC '53) (Altoona, Pa.)
    4.)  09 May 1968 - 01 Aug. 1969Lcdr. David Taylor Rogers (Durham, N.C.)
    5.)  01 Aug. 1969 - 14 Jan. 1971Cmdr. George Smith Allen (OCS '57) (Syracuse, N.Y.)
    6.)  14 Jan. 1971 - 04 Apr. 1972Lcdr. John William Hilt (USNA '59) (Webster, S.D.)
    7.)  04 Apr. 1972 - 31 Aug. 1973Lcdr. Paul David Miller (OCS '64) (Roanoke, Va.) (ret. as Adm.)
    8.)  31 Aug. 1973 - 22 May 1977Lcdr. William Charles Miller (USNA '62) (Los Angeles, Cal.) (ret. as Radm.)
    9.)  22 May 1977 - 24 May 1977Lcdr. Edward Charles Long III (Oak Park, Ill.)
    10.) 24 May 1977 - 17 Jul. 1979Lcdr. Donald Alvin Dyer (ROTC '65) (Kansas City, Kan.) (ret. as Radm.)
    11.) 17 Jul. 1979 - 30 Jun. 1981Lcdr. Vernon Edward Clark (OCS '68) (Sioux City, Ia.) (CNO, ret. as Adm.)
    12.) 30 Jun. 1981 - 19 Aug. 1983Cmdr. Otto William Spahr III (Newport, R.I.)
    13.) 19 Aug. 1983 - 12 Jul. 1985Lcdr. Scott Allen Fry (USNA '71) (Bellefont, Pa.) (ret. as Vadm.)
    14.) 12 Jul. 1985 - 01 Aug. 1987Lcdr. James Augustus Woods Jr. (prior enl.) (Portsmouth, Va.)
    15.) 01 Aug. 1987 - 28 Jul. 1989Cmdr. Joseph Albert Benkert (USNA '73) (Frankfort, Ky.)
    16.) 28 Jul. 1989 - 14 Dec. 1990Lcdr. Paul Kenneth Susalla (USNA '78)
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    Next Reunion:
    23 - 25 September 2022 at Cleveland, Ohio
    Contact Name: Frank Surette
    Phone: (703)-901-2288
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