Guided Missile Destroyer

DDG 89  -  USS Mustin

 

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin patch crest insignia

DDG-89 USS Mustin Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer AEGIS

Type, Class:

 

Guided Missile Destroyer; Arleigh Burke - class / Flight IIA;

planned and built as DDG 89

Builder:

 

Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA

STATUS:

 

Awarded: March 6, 1998

Laid down: January 15, 2001

Launched: December 12, 2001

Commissioned: July 26, 2003

ACTIVE UNIT/ in commission (Pacific Fleet)

Homeport:

 

forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan

Namesake:

 

Named after and in honor of the Mustin family

> see history, below;

Ship's Motto:

 

TOUJOURS L’AUDACE  ‘always be bold’

Technical Data:

(Measures, Propulsion,

Armament, Aviation, etc.)

 

see: INFO > Arleigh Burke - class Guided Missile Destroyer

 

ship images

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Hong Kong 2011

Hong Kong - November 2011

 

USS Mustin DDG-89 and ROKS Wang Geon DDH-978 Korea Strait 2011

USS Mustin (DDG-89) and ROKS Wang Geon (DDH-978) - Korea Strait - October 2011

 

USS Mustin DDG-89 and ROKS Wang Geon DDH-978

USS Mustin (DDG-89) and ROKS Wang Geon (DDH-978) - Korea Strait - October 2011

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin replenishment at sea RAS

Pacific Ocean - March 2011

 

USS Mustin DDG-89 off Okinawa

off Okinawa, Japan - February 2011

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Sihanoukville Cambodia 2010

Sihanoukville, Cambodia - December 2010

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Sihanoukville 2010

Sihanoukville, Cambodia - December 2010

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Philippine Sea 2010

Philippine Sea - June 2010

 

USS Mustin DDG-89 Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean - June 2010

 

USS Mustin DDG-89 and JS Hiei DDH-142

USS Mustin (DDG-89) and JS Hiei (DDH-142) - Pacific Ocean - June 2010

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin dry dock Yokosuka Japan 2010

Yokosuka, Japan - May 2010

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin VERTREP 2009

Pacific Ocean - October 2009

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin RAS 2009

Pacific Ocean - August 2009

 

USS Mustin DDG-89 MH-60S Seahawk HSC-23 vertrep

MH-60S Seahawk (HSC-23) - Pacific Ocean - August 2009

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin

Pacific Ocean - August 2009

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin

Pacific Ocean - August 2009

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin

Pacific Ocean - August 2009

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin fires a recoverable exercise torpedo REXTORP from Mk-32 torpedo tubes SVTT

Mk-46 recoverable exercise torpedo (REXTORP) launch - Pacific Ocean - August 2009

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin SH-60 Seahawk HS-14 flight deck

SH-60 Seahawk (HS-14) - Pacific Ocean - August 2009

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin SH-60B Seahawk HSL-51 Coral Sea 2009

SH-60B Seahawk (HSL-51) - Coral Sea - July 2009

 

USS Mustin DDG-89 SH-60B Seahawk HSL-51 night operations

SH-60B Seahawk (HSL-51) - Coral Sea - July 2009

 

USS Mustin DDG-89 fires her Mk-45 Mod.4 5-inch 62-caliber gun

Mk-45 Mod.4 5-inch/62-caliber gun fire - Pacific Ocean - July 2009

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin fires her Mk-45 Mod.4 5"/62-caliber gun

Mk-45 Mod.4 5-inch/62-caliber gun fire - Pacific Ocean - July 2009

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Sydney Australia 2009

Sydney, Australia - July 2009

 

USS Mustin DDG-89 Sydney 2009

Sydney, Australia - July 2009

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Sydney Australia 2009

Sydney, Australia - July 2009

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin replenishment Andaman Sea 2008

Andaman Sea - June 2008

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin replenishment at sea RAS

Andaman Sea - May 2008

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin fires a Mk-46 recoverable exercise torpedo REXTORP from her Mk-32 torped tubes SVTT

Mk-46 recoverable exercise torpedo (REXTORP) was launched from Mk-32 surface vessel torpedo tubes (SVTT) - Pacific Ocean - February 2008

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin fires her Mk-45 Mod.4 5"/62 caliber gun

Mk-45 Mod.4 5-inch/62-caliber gun fire - Pacific Ocean - February 2008

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin counter measure wash down sprinkler system

counter measure wash-down sprinkler system (CMWDS) test - Pacific Ocean - February 2008

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Yokosuka Japan 2007

Yokosuka, Japan - October 2007

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Port Klang Malaysia 2007

Port Klang, Malaysia - September 2007

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Mk-46 REXTORP Mk-32 SVTT

recoverable exercise torpedo (REXTORP) launch from Mk-32 SVTT - Philippine Sea - April 2007

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Yokosuka 2007

Yokosuka, Japan - March 2007

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin

Pacific Ocean - October 2006

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Yokosuka Japan 2006

Yokosuka, Japan - October 2006

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin and DDG-56 USS John S. McCain Yokosuka Japan 2006

USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) and USS Mustin (DDG-89) - Yokosuka, Japan - October 2006

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin

Yokosuka, Japan - July 2006

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin

Yokosuka, Japan - July 2006

 

USS Mustin DDG-89 San Diego California 2005

San Diego, California - August 2005

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin San Diego 2005

San Diego, California - August 2005

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Persian Gulf 2005

Persian Gulf - June 2005

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf - June 2005

 

USS Mustin DDG-89 Mk-32 surface vessel torpedo tubes SVTT

Mk-32 surface vessel torpedo tubes (SVTT) - Persian Gulf - April 2005

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf - April 2005

 

USS Mustin DDG-89

Persian Gulf - April 2005

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer AEGIS

Persian Gulf - April 2005

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin San Diego

San Diego, California - February 2005

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin

San Diego, California - February 2005

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin commissioning NAS North Island California July 26 2003

commissioning - NAS North Island (San Diego), California - July 26, 2003

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin commissioning NAS North Island San Diego July 2003

commissioning - NAS North Island (San Diego), California - July 26, 2003

 

USS Mustin DDG-89 commissioning NAS North Island 2003

commissioning - NAS North Island (San Diego), California - July 26, 2003

 

USS Mustin DDG-89 Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer AEGIS

Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island, California - July 2003

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Pensacola Florida 2003

Pensacola, Florida - June 2003

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin Pensacola FL

Pensacola, Florida - June 2003

 

 

Namesake & History:

The Mustin family:

 

The Mustin family has recorded a tradition of service in the United States Navy spanning more than a century.

Often referred to as "The Father of Naval Aviation," Captain Henry C. Mustin (1874 - 1923), an 1896 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, was the principal architect for the concept of the catapult launch. As a Lieutenant Commander, Mustin established Naval Aeronautic Station, Pensacola, the Navy’s first permanent airstation together with a flight school in January 1914, and became its first Commanding Officer. The first flight was made from the station on February 2 by Lt. J.H. Towers and Ens. G. de C. Chevalier. On November 5, 1915, while underway, Lt. Cmdr Mustin successfully flew an AB-2 flying boat off the stern of the USS North Carolina (ACR-12) in Pensacola Bay, FL, making the first ever recorded catapult launching from a ship underway. In 1899, he earned a commendation for distinguished service in the capture of Vigan, Philippines. The first operational missions of naval aircraft were flown under his command during the Veracruz operation in 1914 and he was the first to hold the title: Commander, Aircraft Squadrons, Pacific Fleet. Designated Naval Aviator Number Eleven, Captain Mustin was instrumental in the design of the Naval Aviator Insignia.

His son, Vice Admiral Lloyd M. Mustin (1911 - 1999), a 1932 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, took part in developing the Navy's first lead-computing anti-aircraft gun sight, which proved of major importance in the air-sea actions of World War II, and served on the cruiser USS Atlanta (CL-51) during the naval battle of Guadalcanal. His ship was lost during that action; with other survivors he landed on Guadalcanal and served ashore with a naval unit attached to the 1st Marine Division. His post-war service included commands at sea and development and evaluation of weapon systems. He later served as director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Vice Admiral Lloyd M. Mustin's two sons, retired Navy Vice Admiral Henry C. Mustin and Lieutenant Commander Thomas M. Mustin have continued their family's tradition of military service. Vice Admiral Mustin, a 1955 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, is a decorated Vietnam veteran who served in the 1980s as the Naval Inspector General, Commander, Second Fleet and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Plans and Policy. Lieutenant Commander Mustin, also a Naval Academy graduate (1962) earned a Bronze Star during the Vietnam War for river patrol combat action.

Additionally, Vice Admiral Henry C. Mustin's sons, Captain Lloyd M. Mustin II and Commander John Mustin both continue to serve in the Naval Reserves following an initial tour of active service. Captain Lloyd Mustin II is currently serving as Commanding Officer of the Detachment supporting the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and America's Security Affairs. Commander John Mustin, a 1990 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, returned to active duty service as the Commanding Officer of Inshore Boat Unit 22, deployed to Kuwait, from 2004-2005.

Several U.S. Navy facilities have borne the name Mustin in honor of the Mustin family. These include two destroyers of the United States Navy named the USS Mustin, as well as the Mustin Beach Officers' Club and Mustin Hall (the Bachelor Officers' Quarters) aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. Additionally, the Henry C. Mustin Naval Air Facility was operational at the Philadelphia Navy Yard from 1926 to 1963.

 

Captain Henry C. Mustin (1874 - 1923):

Henry C. Mustin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 6 February 1874 and graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1896. He spent the two years at sea then required by law before he was commissioned an ensign in 1898. From then, until he reported to duty in aviation fifteen years later, he distinguished himself as a remarkably capable officer in the surface Navy.

After receiving his commission, Mustin served during the next eighteen months on board six different vessels. In December 1899, he assumed command of the USS Samar, a gun boat on the Asiatic station. While commanding the USS Samar, during the capture of Vigan, Philippines, Mustin won a commendation for towing the boats of the battleship USS Oregon to shore and aiding in covering the landing.

Aside from his early work in ship operations, Mustin was busy with the technical aspects of ordnance. His work resulted in a telescopic sight that would aid in increasing the accuracy and range of naval gun fire.

Mustin made his first flight while on duty at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. In January 1911, he aided Holden Richardson in an experiment with a glider, which Richardson designed and built. Lt Mustin soloed on 13 March 1913 and was designated Navy Air Pilot No. 3 on 6 January 1914. He received the designation as Naval Aviator No. 11 when Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels initiated Naval Aviator status in 1915.

In April 1914 USS Mississippi, with Lieutenant Commander Mustin in command as Acting Captain, sailed for Vera Cruz carrying an aviation detachment for operations in the Mexican Campaign. The airplanes assigned to Mississippi operated daily for forty-three consecutive days marking the first operational use of naval aircraft. Mississippi was relieved by North Carolina as Station Ship at Pensacola in July 1914. Lieutenant Commander Mustin served as that ship's executive officer and sailed in her to European waters, with an aviation unit of four planes aboard, to look after American interests following the outbreak of World War I.

In December 1919, Commander Mustin assumed command of Aroostook with additional duty as commander of the Fleet Air Detachment, Pacific Fleet. While in command of the Fleet Air Detachment, later designated the Aircraft Squadrons, Pacific Fleet, Mustin led a flight of a dozen airplanes on a record breaking 3,019 mile flight from San Diego, California, to Balboa, Panama. Mustin was ordered to report to the Navy department for duty as Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics in late October 1921. He reported on 6 November and was promoted to Captain on 1 January 1922.

Captain Mustin was admitted to the Naval Hospital, Washington, DC, on 17 January 1923 suffering chest pain. He died after a protracted illness on 23 August 1923.

 

Henry C. Mustin Captain US Navy  Captain Henry C. Mustin US Navy  Henry C. Mustin Captain US Navy

 

 

Vice Admiral Lloyd M. Mustin (1911 - 1999):

 

Lloyd Montague Mustin was a Vice Admiral in the US Navy who served during World War II. He was born at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a family rich in naval tradition. His father, Captain Henry C. Mustin, USN, was a pioneer in naval aviation. His great grandfather, Commodore Arthur Sinclair, USN, commanded the US Naval Squadron on Lake Ontario during the War or 1812. His great grandfather, Captain Arthur Sinclair, USN, commanded one of Commodore Perry's ships in the opening of Japan and later served as a captain in the Confederate States Navy during the Civil War.

He entered the United States Naval Academy in 1928. After receiving his diploma in 1932, he was assigned to the cruiser Augusta (CA 31). Four years later he was transferred to the destroyer Lamson (DD 367). He received instruction in ordnance engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School in 1938 before attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he completed course work leading to a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, awarded in June 1940. In the fall of 1940 he was assigned to duty in the Bureau of Ordnance were he served as Assistant Production Office at the Naval Gun Factory, Washington, DC and took part in developing the Mark 14 gunsight.

At the outbreak of World War II, Mustin was Assistant Gunnery Office of the cruiser Atlanta (CL 51) and was in her when she was sunk during the Battle for Guadalcanal on the night of 13 November 1942. He received the Fleet Commander's Commendation (with ribbon) for outstanding service in the battles. He landed on Guadalcanal with the survivors and served there for three months with the small naval unit attached to the First Marine Division.

In 1943-1944 he had consecutive duty in the cruisers San Diego (CL 53) and Miami (CL 89). He next served as Gunnery, Radar, and CIC Officer on the staff of Commander Battleship Squadron Two, Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee, USN, and in the summer of 1945 was with Admiral Lee in establishing the Operational Development Force, as Gunnery, Radar, and CIC Officer.

After World War II, Mustin was ordered to the Navy Department, Washington, DC, for duty as Head of the Fire Control Branch, Research Division, Bureau of Ordnance. This duty was followed by service afloat in command of the destroyer Keppler (DD 765) and later as ASW Officer and Readiness Officer on the Staff of Commander Destroyer Force, Atlantic. Between 1951 and 1954 he was assigned to the Weapons System Evaluation Group, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and after command of the destroyer tender Piedmaont (AD 17), had command of Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Pacific, from April 1957 until May 1958, when he reported as Commander Destroyer Flotilla Two.

While so serving he had additional duty from May to October 1958, in command of Task Force 88, a special task force organized to plan and conduct the Argus high-altitude nuclear tests which were fired in a remote part of the South Atlantic. In October 1958 he assumed additional duty in command of Antisubmarine Defense Group "Charlie", and from February through April 1959 commanded Task force 88 conducting combined ASW training operations with the navies and air forces of the countries on the west coast of South America.

On 13 June 1959, he became Commander Naval Base, Key West, and Commander Key West Force and in May 1960 reported for duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, first as Antisubmarine Readiness Executive and then as Director of Antisubmarine Warfare.

On 30 November 1961, he reported to Joint Task Force Eight as Deputy Task Force Commander and Commander Joint Task Group 8.3, to plan and conduct the Dominic series of nuclear tests in the Pacific. On 2 November 1962, he was designated Commander, Joint Task Force Eight, to conduct the remaining Dominic tests and to plan for and conduct future nuclear tests.

On 1 June 1964, he became Director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC. In May 1967 he became Commander Amphibious Force, US Atlantic Fleet and in July 1968 assumed duty as Director of the Defense Atomic Support Agency, Washington, DC. He served in that capacity until relieved of active duty pending his retirement, effective 1 August 1971.

Promotions:
Midshipman: 14 June 1928
Ensign: 2 June 1932
Lieutenant (jg): 2 June 1935
Lieutenant: 1 July 1939
Lieutenant Commander: 15 June 1942
Commander: 1 November 1943 to date from 18 November 1942
Captain: 1 January 1951
Rear Admiral: 1 July 1958
Vice Admiral: 21 August 1964

Chronological Record of Naval Service:
Jun 1932 - Apr 1936    USS Augusta (Gunnery)
May 1936 - Jun 1938    USS Lamson (Communication and Torpedo Officer)
Jul 1938 - Oct 1940    Postgraduate School, Annapolis, Maryland and MIT, Cambridge (instruction in ordnance engineering)
Oct 1940 - Aug 1941    Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C. (Assistant Production Officer)
Aug 1941 - Nov 1942    USS Atlanta (Assistant Gunnery Officer)
Nov 1942 - Jan 1943    Staff, Commander Naval Bases, Solomons (Guadalcanal) (Operations Officer)
Feb 1943 - May 1943    USS San Diego (Assistant Gunnery Officer)
Jun 1943 - Nov 1944    USS Miami (Gunnery Officer)
Nov 1944 - Jun 1945    Staff, Commander Battleship Squadron Two (Gunnery, Radar and CIC Officer)
Jun 1945 - Feb 1946    Staff, Commander Operational Development Force (Gunnery, Radar and CIC Officer)
Mar 1946 - Sep 1948    Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department (Head, Fire Control Section, Research and Development Division)
Oct 1948 - Jan 1950    USS Keppler (Commanding Officer)
Jan 1950 - Jul 1951    Staff, Commander Destroyer Force, Atlantic (Readiness Officer)
Aug 1951 - Sep 1954    Weapons System Evaluation Group, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC (Military Studies and Liaison)
Oct 1954 - Dec 1955    USS Piedmont (Commanding Officer)
Jan 1956 - Feb 1957    Commander Destroyer Squadron Thirteen
Mar 1957 - Mar 1958    Staff, Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Pacific (Chief of Staff and Aide)
May 1958 - May 1959    Commander Destroyer Flotilla Two
Jun 1959 - Jun 1960    Commander Naval Base, Key West and Commander Key West Force, Florida
Jun 1960 - Nov 1961    Antisubmarine Warfare Readiness Executive, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Deptartment
Nov 1961 - Oct 1962    Deputy Joint Task Force Commander, JTF 8, and Commander Joint Task Group 8.3
Oct 1962 - May 1964    Commander Joint Task Force Eight
Jun 1964 - May 1967    Director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC
May 1967 - Jul 1968    Commander Amphibious Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, Washington, DC (changed to Defense Nuclear Agency on 1 July 1971)
Aug 1971     Transferred to Retired List of the U. S. Navy

Decorations and Medals:
Distinguished Service Medal, with Gold Star in lieu of 2nd Medal.
Legion of Merit, with Gold Star in lieu of 2nd medal.
Letter of Commendation (ComSoPac) (Pendant & "V")
Letter of Commendation (CinCPac) (Pendant & "V")
Presidential Unit Citation (USS Atlanta)
Presidential Unit Citation (First Marine Division, Reinforced)
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two silver stars and two bronze stars
World War II Victory Meal
China Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two stars
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Badge

Foreign Decorations:
Peruvian Cross of Naval Merit in the Degree of Senior Officer White Badge
Decoration of the Grand Star of Military Merit (Republic of Chile)

 

Lloyd M. Mustin Vice Admiral US Navy  VADM Lloyd M. Mustin US Navy  Lloyd Montague Mustin Vice Admiral US Navy

 

 

Vice Admiral Henry C. Mustin:

 

Henry C. Mustin Vice Admiral US Navy commander 2nd fleet  VADM Henry C. Mustin US Navy commander 2nd fleet

VADM Henry C. Mustin, Commander 2nd Fleet,  during the commissioning ceremony of USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) - April 1986

 

Vice Admiral Henry C. Mustin US Navy  Henry C. Mustin Vice Admiral US Navy

 

Henry C. Mustin VADM (ret.) US Navy

VADM Henry C. Mustin (ret.) speaks at the

commissioning of USS Mustin (DDG-89) - July 2003

 

 

USS Mustin (DDG 89):

 

In July 2006, Mustin and her crew of 300 was deployed to Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan, home of the Navy's 7th Fleet, for permanent assignment. Though coming at an opportune time in response to the recent North Korea missile tests, the deployment was previously ordered, unrelated to the incidents.

During the 2008 Myanmar Cyclone Nargis crisis and the subsequent Operation Caring Response aid mission, as part of the USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group (also including the USS Juneau and the USS Harpers Ferry), she stood by off Burma from May 13 to June 5, waiting for the Myanmar junta government to permit US aid to its citizens. However, in early June, with permission still not forthcoming, it was decided to put the group back on its scheduled operations.

In March 2011, in company with the carrier Ronald Reagan, the ship was deployed off northeastern Honshu, Japan. The mission was to assist with relief efforts after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

 

(source: wikipedia)

 

patches

 

DDG-89 USS Mustin patch crest insignia  USS Mustin DDG-89 crest insignia patch

 

 

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