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US Navy - Guided Missile Destroyer DDG 58 - USS Laboon |
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Type,
class: Guided Missile Destroyer - DDG; Arleigh Burke
class, Flight I Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA STATUS: Awarded: December 13, 1988 Laid down: March 23, 1992 Launched: February 20, 1993 Commissioned: March 18, 1995 IN SERVICE Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia Namesake: Captain John Francis Laboon (1921-1988) Ships Motto: WITHOUT FEAR Technical Data: see: INFO > Arleigh Burke class Guided Missile Destroyer - DDG |
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 returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - July 2018  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - July 2018  5th Fleet AOR - May 2018  Suez Canal - March 2018  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - July 2017  Mk-45 Mod.2 (5"/54-caliber 127mm) gun live fire exercise - 5th Fleet AOR - May 2017  Combat Information Center (CIC) - 5th Fleet AOR - May 2017  aft steering station - 5th Fleet AOR - May 2017  electrical panel control console in the central controlling station - 5th Fleet AOR - May 2017  Atlantic Ocean - September 2016  casualty control station - July 2016  Bosphorus Strait, Turkey - July 2015  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - July 2015  Mk-38 Mod.2 25mm machine gun system in manual use - June 2015  combat information center (CIC) - Black Sea - June 2015  combat information center (CIC) - Batumi, Georgia - June 2015  Dardanelles Strait - June 2015  Mediterranean Sea - June 2015  Mediterranean Sea - June 2015  Mediterranean Sea - June 2015  Mediterranean Sea - May 2015  Mk-45 Mod.2 gun live fire exercise - Mediterranean Sea - May 2015  Souda Bay, Greece - May 2015  Souda Bay, Greece - April 2015  Souda Bay, Greece - April 2015  Mk-45 Mod.2 gun live fire exercise - Mediterranean Sea - April 2015  central control room - April 2015  Mk-32 torpedo tubes exercise - Mediterranean Sea - April 2015  Mk-32 torpedo tubes exercise - Mediterranean Sea - April 2015  Mk-45 Mod.2 gun live fire exercise - Mediterranean Sea - April 2015  Mk-45 Mod.2 gun control console - April 2015  engine control console - April 2015  5th Fleet AOR - April 2015  Mk-45 Mod.2 gun live fire exercise - Mediterranean Sea - March 2015  Haifa, Israel - March 2015  Mk-45 Mod.2 gun live fire exercise - Aegean Sea - March 2015  main engine room - March 2015  Combat Information Center (CIC) - March 2015  Mk-32 torpedo tubes exercise - March 2015  Mk-38 Mod.2 machine gun system live fire exercise - March 2015  Mk-45 Mod.2 gun live fire exercise - Atlantic Ocean - March 2015  Naval Station Rota, Spain - March 2015  USS Laboon launches a RIM-66 Standard Missile SM-2MR - February 2015  Combat Information Center (CIC) - Atlantic Ocean - November 2014  arriving at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - March 2013  Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - March 2013  Souda Bay, Greece - February 2013  Souda Bay, Greece - February 2013  Mediterranean Sea - January 2013  Souda Bay, Greece - October 2012  departing Norfolk, Virginia - July 2012  Atlantic Ocean - May 2012  USS Laboon launches a RIM-66 Standard Missile SM-2MR during an exercise - March 2012  electric plant control console - March 2012  Atlantic Ocean - March 2012  Atlantic Ocean - March 2012  Atlantic Ocean - March 2012  Atlantic Ocean - March 2012  Atlantic Ocean - March 2012  arriving at Norfolk, Virginia - February 2011  Souda Bay, Greece - January 2011  Souda Bay, Greece - January 2011  departing Norfolk, Virginia - August 2010  departing Norfolk, Virginia - August 2010  central control station - April 2010  Atlantic Ocean - February 2010  arriving at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - August 2009  Souda Bay, Greece - January 2008  Souda Bay, Greece - January 2008  Souda Bay, Greece - January 2008  Souda Bay, Greece - January 2008  Atlantic Ocean - April 2007  Atlantic Ocean - April 2007  Atlantic Ocean - April 2005  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - June 2004  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - March 2003  Souda Bay, Greece - October 2002  returning from deployment - November 1996  returning from deployment - November 1996  returning from deployment - November 1996  USS Laboon launches a BGM-109 Tomahawk land attack missile (TLAM) against Iraqi target - Arabian Gulf - September 1996  with USS Ticonderoga (CG 47) alongside - Norfolk, Virginia - April 1996  Chesapeake Bay - August 1995  returning from trials - Kennebec River, Maine - undated  after launching - February 20, 1993  christening & launching ceremony at Bath Iron Works, Maine - February 20, 1993  prepared for christening & launching at Bath Iron Works, Maine - February 19, 1993  prepared for christening & launching at Bath Iron Works, Maine - February 19, 1993  keel laying ceremony at Bath Iron Works, Maine - March 23, 1992 |
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USS Laboon (DDG 58): Laboon's keel was laid down on 23 March 1992 at the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. She was launched on 20 February 1993. Laboon was commissioned on 18 March 1995, commanded by CDR Douglas D. McDonald. In the fall of 1996, she fired Tomahawk missiles at targets in Iraq, thus becoming the first Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to engage in combat. In 1998, Laboon took part in NATO Exercise Dynamic Response 98, together with USS Wasp's Amphibious Ready Group. On 12 September 2012, Laboon was ordered to the coast of Libya in what the Pentagon called a "contingency" in case a strike was ordered. This was in response to the 2012 diplomatic missions attacks. On 21 June 2015, Laboon entered the Black Sea along with the French ship Dupuy de Lôme as part of NATO's presence missions following the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. While in the Black Sea, Laboon participated in joint maneuvers with a Romanian Navy Rear-Admiral Eustațiu Sebastian-class corvette for two days beginning on 22 June 2015. On 27 June 2015, Laboon began a two-day visit to the Black Sea port of Batumi, Georgia to participate in training with the Coast Guard of Georgia and offer tours of the ship. On 14 April 2018, she fired seven Tomahawk missiles from a position in the Red Sea as part of a bombing campaign in retaliation for the Syrian government's use of chemical weapons against people in Douma. source: wikipedia |
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Captain John Francis Laboon (April 11, 1921 - August 1,
1988): In the words of Cardinal John O'Conner, Father Jake was "a man who treated a seaman as respectfully as he treated an admiral." He constantly worked to improve living conditions, and address the needs of officers, enlisted personnel, and their families. "Everyone was sacred in his eyes - a person of priceless worth." Born in Pittsburgh on 11 April 1921, Father Jake attended Carnegie Technical Institute for one year after high school. In 194O, he entered the Naval Academy, where he excelled in both athletics and academics. In 1942, he was a member of the All-East Football Team, and in 1943, "jumped ship" to Lacrosse, where he was selected for the Intercollegiate National Championship Navy Lacrosse Team, defenseman on the All-American Lacrosse Squad, and participated in the North-South All-Star game. He also served as President of the Newman Club, a Catholic support group. After accelerated graduation in 1943, he trained as a submarine officer in New London, Connecticut, and upon completion, was assigned to USS Peto (SS 267). During his tour, Father Laboon served as Communications Officer, Gunnery and Torpedo Officer, and Executive Officer. Surviving numerous war patrols in the Western Pacific, Lieutenant Junior Grade Laboon was awarded the Silver Star for his heroic actions on Peto's tenth war patrol. The actions for which Father Jake was awarded the Silver Star, are indeed extraordinary. Following pick-up of a downed American pilot near the Island on Honshu, the crew was searching for his "wingman". The second aviator was soon spotted, but the water was shallow and most certainly mined, preventing the Peto from maneuvering closer. To make matters worse, they were under intense enemy fire from a Japanese shore battery. The Commander called for a volunteer, and without hesitation, LTJG Laboon dove off the submarine. Swimming throughout the mined waters, he rescued the pilot. This unselfish act underscored Father Jake's character, and set the tone for how he lived his life.....an inspiration, a true hero. Lieutenant Laboon resigned from Naval service shortly after the end of World War II, and entered the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) on 31 October 1946. On 17 July 1956, Father Jake was ordained a Jesuit Priest at Woodstock, Maryland. Father Jake then applied for a commission in the U.S. Naval Reserve Chaplain Corps in February 1957, and in December 1958 was recalled to active duty. Over the course of the next 22 years, Father Jake served in various duty stations around the world, including Alaska, Hawaii, Japan, and Vietnam. While in Vietnam, he was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat "V" for his fearless actions as battlefield Chaplain with the 3rd Marine Division in April 1969. Other notable milestones in a truly distinguished career, include the honor of nomination for promotion to the rank of Admiral and services as Chief of Chaplains. The Polaris Submarine Program was also blessed with having Father Jake as its first chaplain. The U.S. Naval Academy was likewise honored with his services a Senior Catholic Chaplain. On 31 October 1980, Captain Laboon retired as Fleet Chaplain, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. After retirement from the Navy, Father Laboon returned to Annapolis to oversee the construction of the Jesuit-retreat facility, Manresa-on-Severn, which was within view of the U.S. Naval Academy he so loved. His final assignment was pastor of St. Alphonsus Rodriquez Church in Woodstock, Maryland. He served faithfully until his death on 1 August 1988, exactly 28 years after his beloved Peto was struck from the Navy list of commissioned ships. Throughout a lifetime of service to God and country, Father Jake was an extraordinary example of dedication to Sailors and Marines everywhere. His genuine interest and concern for all his shipmates made him the most widely known and respected Roman Catholic Chaplain in the U.S. Fleet. Father Jake's fearless nature, compassion, and determine sense of pride will be reflected in the officers and crew of the ship which bears his name the USS LABOON (DDG 58). source: US Navy
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