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Richard George Voge was born on 04 May 1904 in Chicago, Ill. He completed the course at Harrison Technical High School in Chicago in 1921 and entered the Naval
Academy later that year. He graduated on 04 June 1925 and received his ensign's commission. His first assignment, three years in Pittsburgh (CA 4), took him first to European
waters for a year when his ship served as the flagship for the Commander, Naval Forces, Europe. During the last two years of that tour, he cruised the western Pacific while Pittsburgh
carried the flag of the CinC, Asiatic Fleet. That cruise afforded Voge his first hint of action in April and May of 1927 when Nationalist Chinese attempted to take Shanghai from the hands of the
foreign forces which held the city. Voge served with the landing forces put ashore to deter the attack. Though the Chinese quickly captured the native sections of the city, they demurred at taking
on the American and European forces protecting the International Settlement. In early 1929, Voge returned to the United States from the Far East to attend the Submarine School at New London, Conn.
After completing that course and qualifying for submarine duty, he spent the bulk of his remaining time at sea in submarines. In January 1931, he went to the Far East to serve in S-29
(SS 134) until June 1932 when he returned to the United States for war plans and intelligence training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. That assignment lasted from July 1932 to September
1933 when he became an instructor in marine engineering at the Naval Academy. In June 1935, Voge assumed command of S-18 (SS 123) at Pearl Harbor. He remained in Hawaii, in command,
first of S-1/8 until May 1937, and then of S-33until June 1937 when he departed in the latter submarine, bound for the east coast. S-33 was decommissioned
at Philadelphia in August 1937, and Voge was reassigned to the Naval Ordnance Plant at Baldwin, Long Island. A four-month tour of duty as commissioning executive officer of Rowan
(DD 405) from late September 1939 to late January 1940 followed the two years ashore at Baldwin. In mid-February 1940, Comdr. Voge returned to the Asiatic Fleet and assumed command of Sea Lion
(SS 195), based at Cavite in the Philippines, and commanded that submarine until the opening day of American participation in World War II. At the outbreak of hostilities on 08 December 1941, Voge
suffered the double ignominy of having his command caught in overhaul and, three days later, of losing her to enemy bombs while still at Cavite Navy Yard. Voge recovered from that blow, assumed
command of Sailfish (SS192) on 17 December, and led her on five successful war patrols during the first eight months of 1942. Until the Battles of Coral Sea and of Midway in May and
June, respectively, only Pacific Fleet submarines like Sailfish were able to fight to impede the Japanese onslaught; and their war patrols provided the one bright spot for the Allied cause in the
Pacific. In August 1942, upon the completion of his fifth war patrol in Sailfish, Voge received orders to join the staff of Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, as operations and combat
intelligence officer. He retained that position, in which he was promoted to captain to date from 20 July 1943, until late in the war, when he was ordered to Washington, D.C., to serve in the
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. On 01 November 1946, Capt. Voge was retired from the Navy and advanced to the rank of rear admiral. A little over two years later, Rear Admiral Voge died
at the United Hospital at Port Chester, N.Y.
USS Voge (DE 1047) (1966-1989) was the first ship to be named in his honor. (Photo from the U.S. Naval Academy Yearbook; The Lucky Bag, Class of 1925.) |
Bill Gonyo
Downey, Cal.
Assoc. Researcher
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04 February 1965: Bay City, Mi. - Voge being side-launched at Defoe Shipbuilding Co.
(wire service photo dated 08 December 1965) |
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Benton City, Wash. |
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Bob Hurst
Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
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05 May 1967: Newport, R.I. - USS Voge underway in Narragansett Bay.
(U.S. Navy photo #K-37486 by PH1 Donald C. Grant from the Naval Photographic Center, Naval Station, Washington, D.C.) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Archive Manager
DE / FF / LCS Archive
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undated: Newport, R.I. - Postcard view of Pier 1. USS Julius A. Furer DEG 6)
and Voge are alongside USS Yosemite (AD 19), USS
Dealey (DE 1006), USS Cromwell (DE 1014), and USS
Compton (DD 705) are behind them nested alongside another tender.
(Photo © The John Twomey Distributing Co., Newport, R.I.) |
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February 1970: the Atlantic Ocean - Three shots of Voge, photographed while highlining with Koelsch in the North
Atlantic. In the center photo, Koelsch's CO, Commander Richard W. Trimble, keeps an eye on the evolution.
(All Three Photos © Joseph Sweeney)
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Joe Sweeney
Havertown, Pa.
USS Koelsch (DE 1049)
QM3, 1970 |
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12 June 1970: Voge in the North Atlantic.
(Photo © Richard Leonhardt) |
Richard Leonhardt
Bethlehem, Pa. |
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1972 movie, one minute. Shows USS Voge (DE 1047) moving up from lifeguard station to refuel from USS Nantahala (AO 60), after USS Edward
McDonnell's breakaway. My ship, the USS Intrepid (CV 11) was on port side of Nantahala, so my vantage point was excellent. We had pretty heavy seas
that day, she took some hefty white water over the bow ....exciting footage. |
Jim Converse
former Lt.(jg),
USS Intrepid (CVS 11) |
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On 28 August 1976, while operating in company with USS Moinester (FF 1097) in the Ionian Sea at 36°2'N and 20°36'E near Greece, Voge saw the periscope of
the Soviet Echo II-class missile submarine K-22 shadowing Moinester, and apparently unaware of Voge's presence. For about two hours Voge's
crew kept K-22 under surveillance, even to the point of getting a number of photos of the periscope. K-22's skipper apparently lost track of Moinester a
number of times. Soon the sub skipper noticed Voge for the first time and realized he was about to collide with her. Too late he ordered an emergency dive, and seconds later
K-22's bow and sail rammed Voge's port quarter. K-22 had damage to missile container No. 1, extension devices and the fin structure, and went to Kithira
in the Aegean Sea for repairs. Voge was damaged at the stern, and had to be towed to Crete. She sustained serious structural damage that necessitated drydocking at Toulon, France.
On 07 November, Voge successfully completed post-drydock sea trials, and then headed for Rota for turnover. On 20 November, she stood out of Rota bound for Mayport. She reentered her
home port on 02 December 1976.
(Eugene was the Antiaircraft / Guided Missiles Operations Center Commander aboard the Soviet Kashin Class guided missile destroyer Krasny Krim
and an amateur photographer.)
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Eugene Ivkin
St. Petersburg, Russia |
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early September 1976: Toulon, France - Voge in drydock at Toulon after the collision with a Soviet Echo II submarine in late August 1976. |
John Locke
Austin, Tex.
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25 March 1977: at sea off the Virginia Capes - The Frigate USS Voge (FF 1047) comes alongside the aircraft carrier USS America (CV 66)
to take part in a refueling operation.
(U.S. Navy photo #K-116928 by PHAN McHugh from the Naval Photographic Center) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Archive Manager
DE / FF / LCS Archive
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03 March 1985: at sea - Voge photographed enroute to the Mediterranean. |
Carl T. Orbann
Executive Officer
USS Underwood (FFG 36) |
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circa 1986 - 1987: Marseille, France - Voge photographed by Philippe while on a port visit to Marseille. |
Philippe Gonzales |
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20 November 1986: At sea - A aerial port quarter view of Voge underway.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-87-01420 from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Archive Manager
DE / FF / LCS Archive
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12 August 1988: At sea - A port beam view of Voge underway with the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) battle group. The ship,
which is part of Task Group 24.2, is in the 18-ship formation that is transiting the North Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-89-01279 by PH2 William Lipski from the DVIC) |
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01 September 1988: At sea - A starboard quarter view of Voge conducting a high-speed evasive maneuver while operating with the USS
John F. Kennedy (CV67) battle group.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-89-02073 by JO1 Millie Tamberg from the DVIC) |
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08 November 1988: Augusta Bay, Sicily, Italy - A view of ship's composing the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) battle group tied up alongside each
other. They are, left to right: Voge, the frigate USS McCandless (FF 1084), the destroyer tender
USS Yellowstone (AD 41), the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS Bainbridge (CGN 25) and the guided missile frigate USS
McInerney (FFG 8).
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-89-02109 by JO1 Millie Tamberg from the DVIC) |
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January 1989: The Mediterranean Sea - Voge approaching the starboard side of USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). |
Bob Royes |
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date unknown: Philadelphia, Pa. - Voge outboard, and Edward McDonnell
(FF 1043) sharing a berth just ahead of the heavy cruiser Des Moines (CA 134) at the Inactive Ship Facility in
the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
(from the authors collection, photo taken from Warship Boneyards by Kit and Carolyn Bonner) |
Bob Hurst
Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
England, United Kingdom |
