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USS Moinester FF1097

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US Navy Site Listing of all Ships(click here).

Good Source of World Naval Information (click here).

Military Site to Locate Old Shipmates.

Timeline:
    Contract Award Date:          08.25.1966
    Keel Date:                            08.25.1972
    Delivery Date:                      10.17.1974
    Leased to Egypt:                  06.28.1994  
    Decommission Date:             07.28.1994
    Transfer to Egyptian Navy:   03.25.1998 
Renamed "Rasheed" Hull Number 966.

Click to see diagram of the Moinester

The End of the USS Moinester:

H.R.3471 One Hundred Third Congress of the United States of America AT THE FIRST SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three An Act To authorize the leasing of naval vessels to certain foreign countries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO LEASE NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to lease to the following foreign governments the following naval vessels: (1) Brazil.--To the Government of Brazil, the ``KNOX'' class frigates HEPBURN (FF 1055), PATTERSON (FF 1061), FRANCIS HAMMOND (FF 1067), DOWNES (FF 1070), BLAKELY (FF 1072), and PAUL (FF 1080). (2) Egypt.--To the Government of Egypt, the ``KNOX'' class frigates JESSE L. BROWN (FFT 1089) and MOINESTER (FFT 1097).

Plank Owners

This page devoted to the USS Moinester,  my last ship while serving in the US Navy.  Until complete, any old shipmates please sign in the visitors log on the index page (click on "HOME" on the left side of this page).   I would like to hear from anyone who served on this ship! See the bottom of the page to see all the contacts!                                                                         Got any pics? Email @ ferret969@charter.net. Put "Moinester" in subject line.

Pictures from the "early" years...

Dan Misevicz & Jim Borak....                   "Waldo"..in the Fireroom                Gard Parker

All pictures taken March 1975 Shakedown cruise GTMO.

Commissioning day 2 November 1974. D&S piers, Norfolk Virginia.
Below is a listing of all plank owners (commissioning crew).
Bold Italics indicates nucleus crew. 

Commanding Officer:       Commander George W Stewart
Executive Officer:            Lt Commander Theodore Fijak Jr  
Engineer Officer:             Lt Robert M Combs 
Weapons Officer:             Lt Charles T Creekman
Operations Officer:          Lt Warren E Small
Supply Officer:                 Lt Thaddeus F Zychowski

P Division:
LTJG Leslie W Barnes        Main Propulsion Assistant
BTCS Carrol F Biehle          
MMCS John W Blakeway Jr
  

R Division:
Ensign Harold D Covert     Damage Control Assistant
EMCS David S McConnell
HTC Wilbur L Joiner

First Division:
Ensign Cecil A Trosclair    First Lieutenant
BMC Charles E Williams

Second Division:
Ensign James T Carroll III    Gunnery Assistant
FTGC Seawood Murray Jr

Third Division:
LTJG Frederick D Gorris    ASW Officer
Ensign Stuart J Cvrk         Lamps Officer
GMTC Richard A Ditson

OI Division:
LTJG Stephen C Mischen    CIC Officer
OSC Eddie C Kinchen

OC Division:
LTJG Ronald C Bogle    Communications Officer
SMC Robert J Brookshire
RMC Thomas Sobers

OE Divison:
Ensign John D McHenry    Electronics Material Officer
ETC Paul N Durbin
EWC Kenneth A Bates

S Division:
Ensign H J Hall        Disbursing Officer
CSC Raymond E Hooper

Nav/Admin Division:
LTJG James L Goyer        Navigator/Personnel Officer
YNC Jesse Washington Jr
QMC William E Thrift
MMC Salter

Crewmembers who have contacted me:

Name/Year Onboard/Current Address/Last Known Email/Date of Addition

Jim Malmgren 1975 (Michigan) jjmalmg0408@comcast.net (02.14.02)
Wilbur Joiner 1974 (S Carolina) joinerfamily@mindspring.com (02.26.02)
Michael Sterlacci 1974 (New York)z062k1@optonline.net (02.28.02)
Robert M. Combs 1974 (Unknown)Combs/US/MCS/PwC@Americas-US (3.01.02)
Theodore Fijak 1974 (Rhode Island) FijakTrees@aol.com (03.01.02)
Thomas Havenner 1974 (California) thavenner@aol.com (03.07.02)
Rick Marchant 1974 (Wisconsin) btcmretusn@webtv.com (03.07.02)
Charles Creekman 1974 (Washington DC) nhfwny@msn.com (03.07.02)
Robert Styles 1974 (Wisconsin) no1nc@netzero.net (04.11.02)
Robert Brunning 1976 (Unknown) bbruning@usa.net (04.11.02)
Ernie Smith 1974 (Arizona) damato@theriver.com (06.21.02)
Jesse Limon 1974 (Virginia) (no email) (06.23.02)
Steven Tisor 1984 (Unknown) usnret90@mepotelco.net (09.05.02)
Chris Garrett 1977 (Unknown) sjugwu@aol.com (09.05.02)
Stanley Hill 1974 (Unknown) vze2szrb@verizon.net (09.05.02)
Larry Gunn 1989 (Unknown) gunn2323@bellsouth.net (09.05.02)
Gordon McNeeley (Unknown) grmwsmr@netzero.net (09.08.02)
Bill Butler 1974 (Unknown) bbutler88@aol.com (09.23.02)
Christopher Hornung (Unknown) CMH1273@AOL.COM (10.05.02)
Dave Ashton 1976 (New York State) dave.ashton@westgroup.com (12.02.02)
Raymond Hooper 1974 (Tennessee) rayhooper@charter.net (03.02.03)
James Baumhardt 1989 (Texas) DBAUMHARDT@CS.COM (03.09.03)
Tim Poustka 1976 (Illinois) balplate@aol.com (04.01.03)
Michael McGlothlin 1974 (Missouri) mac1097@email.com (04.24.03)
Mitchell Cooperman 1977 (New York) mcooperman@manhattanmortgage.com (05.07.03)
Jim Scarbrough 1974 (Unknown) BIGTRUCK112756@aol.com (08.05.03)
Mark Benkelmann 1979 Florida mbenkelmann@lycos.com (09.08.03)
Terry Brentlinger 1988 (Unknown) t.brentlinger@worldnet.att.net (09.15.03)
Steve Sanford 1985 (Ohio) samf@suite224.net (10.19.03)
Greg Bourgond 1974 (Minnesota) Dr. Gregory W. Bourgond (11/06/03)
Michael T. Hamilton 1974 (North Carolina) sampsonblue@connectnc.net (12.23.03)
Curtis Thomas 1974 (Unknown) curthom@earthlink.net (02.10.04)
Ronald F. Hentges, Jr (Mississippi) rhentges@bellsouth.net (03.02.04)

Don't forget, if you change email address, or find an error or omission, drop me a line so I may update the list.   

This Page Was Last Updated On 01/28/05.