Tempest served both the U. S. Navy and Coast Guard.
Specifications:
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73k | Tempest - A violent windstorm that is often accompanied by rain, snow, or hail |
Tommy Trampp | |
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195k | 1 April 1993 Lockport, LA Tempest is moored to a pier while undergoing construction at the Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyards Defense Visual Information Center photo DN-SC-93-04170 by OS2 John Bouvia |
Bill Gonyo | |
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45k | Photo by EN1(SW) Tommy Beard, USN | Jack Spratt, LT, USNR | |
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60k | 28 Oct 1993. A starboard bow view of Tempest moored next to the museum ship Barry (DD-933) at the Washington Navy Yard. Tempest is assigned to Special Boat Squadron 2 at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., and is under the operational control of Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command Defense Visual Information Center photo DN-SC-94-00632 from the Naval History and Heritage Command |
Original photo: Fred Weiss Replacement photo: Mike Green |
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404k | 29 July 1994 A starboard bow view of Tempest preparing for a refueling rendezvous with a U.S. warship off the coast of Haiti during the United Nations sponsored embargo. Defense Visual Information Center photo |
Original photo: Fred Weiss Replacement photo: Robert Hurst |
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803k | 29 July 1994 Haiti A view looking down on Tempest as the vessel comes alongside the destroyer USS Spruance (DD 963) for refueling off the coast of Haiti U.S. Navy photo DN-SC-96-00063 by PH2 John Sokolowski |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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210k | 12 September 1998 Guayaquil, Ecuador Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton visits with the crew and embarked SEAL squad aboard Tempest that was training with the Ecuadorian Navy and Coast Guard on a variety of maritime skills U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Senior Chief Terry A. Cosgrove, USN |
Bill Gonyo | |
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352k | c. 2000 Welcome Aboard pamphlet |
Jim Sanderson | |
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221k | 23 January 2002 Off Onslow Beach, NC Tempest is driving off USCG Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) playing terrorists. Photo taken from USS Hue City (CG 66) |
LT Steve Dundas, CHC, USNR | |
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109k | 9 February 2002 Off Onslow Beach, NC Tempest is driving off USCG RHIBs playing terrorists. Photo taken from USS Hue City (CG 66) |
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304k | 15 June 2002 Bucksport, ME. Tempest passing Fort Knox, a civil war era granite fort that protects the entrance to Bucksport, ME. She is also passing under the US Rte 1, Waldo/Hancock bridge, a suspension bridge built in the early 1900's |
David L. Milan | |
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323k | 15 June 2002 Arriving in Bucksport. She had been updated and now has a ramp installed on the stern for launching/retrieving the RHIBs. |
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671k | 10 July 2003 Norfolk, VA Tempest escorts the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as Truman departs Naval Station Norfolk to begin conducting Carrier Qualifications (CQ) and an ammo off load in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo 030710-N-4953E-041 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Danny Ewing, Jr. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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272k | 22 August 2008 Virginia Beach, VA USS Monsoon (PC 4) and Tempest are moored at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek during an Inter-Service Transfer Ceremony. The Monsoon and Tempest returned to Naval service after being on loan to the U.S. Coast Guard. U.S. Navy photo 080822-N-5033P-005 by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Derek Poole |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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314k | 22 August 2008 Virginia Beach, VA USS Monsoon (PC 4) and Tempest are moored at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek during an Inter-Service Transfer Ceremony. The Monsoon and Tempest returned to Naval service after being on loan to the U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Navy photo 080822-N-5033P-048 by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Derek Poole |
Original photo: Robert M. Cieri Replacement photo: Robert Hurst |
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487k | 26 May 2010 New York Tempest, left, and USS Monsoon (PC 4) make their way down the Hudson River en route to Fleet Week New York 2010 U.S. Navy photo 100526-N-5244H-002 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Monique K. Hilley |
Original photo: Ron Reeves Replacement photo: Robert Hurst |
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151k | 3 July 2013 Patrol coastal ship (from left) USS Squall (PC 7), USS Thunderbolt (PC 12), and Tempest prepare to float off the motor transport vessel M/V Eide Transporter. The PC arrival brings the total number to eight PCs here to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danielle A. Brandt |
Robert Hurst | |
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82k | 3 July 2013 Bahrain Tempest being moved to a pier U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danielle A. Brandt |
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215k | 7 October 2013 Underway off Bahrain with Manama, the capital city in the background. Patrol coastal ships support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility U.S. Navy photo 131007-N-QL471-106 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Billy Ho |
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244k | 8 April 2014 Arabian Gulf Tempest, assigned to Patrol Coastal Squadron ONE, transits in formation alongside other patrol ships [Squall (PC 7), Whirlwind (PC 11), Firebolt (PC 10), Typhoon (PC 5) and Thunderbolt (PC 12)] during a maneuvering exercise. Tempest is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts Coastal Patrol Command photo 140408-N-LO156-837 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin Cuaron. U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet |
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| Commanding Officers | ||
| 01 | LCDR Henry Clayton Smith, USN - USNA Class of 1983 | 21 August 1993 - 23 September 1994 |
| 02 | LT Shawn Michele Cali, USN | 23 September 1994 - August 1996 |
| 03 | LT Vincent Derrick McBeth, USN - USNA Class of 1987 | August 1996 - June 1998 |
| 04 | LT Thomas Lamb Dearborn, USN | June 1998 - February 2000 |
| 05 | LT Richard John Dromerhauser, USN - USNA Class of 1990 | February 2000 - 7 September 2001 |
| 06 | LT Jeffrey Scott Miller, USN | 7 September 2001 - 22 May 2003 |
| 07 | LT Raymond Galen (Ray) Hartman, USN | 22 May 2003 - December 2003 |
| 08 | LCDR Christopher Micha Senenko, USN - USNA Class of 1994 | December 2003 - 1 July 2004 |
| 09 | LT Raymond Galen (Ray) Hartman, USN | 1 July 2004 - 29 November 2004 |
| 10 | LCDR Bradley L. Stallings, USN | 29 November 2004 - 2004 |
| 11 | LT David G. Zook, USN | 2004 - 30 September 2005 |
| 12 | LT David P. Wroe, USN | 22 August 2008 - 2009 |
| 13 | LCDR William McCormick Harkin, USN - USNA Class of 1999 Awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Award, and three Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medals | 2009 - October 2009 (Crew Bravo) |
| 14 | LT Kelley T. Jones, USN - Awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, three Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medals, two Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medals and the Joint Service Meritorious Unit Ribbon | October 2009 - April 2010 (Crew Mike) |
| 15 | LT Matthew W. Foster, USN - Awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals, three Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medals and two Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medals | April 2010 - October 2010 (Crew Echo) |
| 16 | LCDR Richard Alan Robbins, Jr., USN - USNA Class of 1999 | January 2011 |
| 17 | LCDR Steven Lawrence Schmidt, USN - Awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, three Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medals and two Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medals | (Crew Mike) 2011 |
| 18 | LCDR Andre Devon Cleveland, USN | 2018 |
| ?? | LCDR Christopher J. Schwarz, USN | |
| ?? | LCDR Nathan P. "Nate" Diaz, USN - Awarded three Meritorious Service Medals, five Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medals and five Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medals | (Crew India) |
| ?? | LCDR Austin Wood Duff, USN - Awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, five Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medals and two Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medals | (Crew Charlie) |
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