"OPERATION USS LEAHY"
Prompted by a Leahy Guestbook Entry....
Date: 01-Jan-08, 20:46:48, EST
Name: A Dunn
Email: dunnandrew@excite.com
Number: 4Anyone working to name DDG-112 USS Leahy?
Thanks Andrew!
Our goal is to ask the Navy to name the DDG-112
(Hull 506),
an Arleigh Burke Class AEGIS destroyer, which is currently
at
Bath Iron Works, Maine.
Bath Iron Works, a General Dynamics company, was awarded a
$562 million contract for the construction of the final Burke-class
destroyer, known as DDG 112, on January 21, 2005. DDG 112,
the 34th
ship of this class built by Bath Iron Works, is expected to
be delivered
to the US Navy by December 2010. The ship is part of fiscal
year
2002-2005 multi-year procurement contract which was originally
awarded
in September 2002. DDG 112 completes a series of 62 ships built
in
three variants 
and
Bath Iron Works Contact Info:
http://www.gdbiw.com/contact_information/
Ship Status:
http://www.gdbiw.com/image_gallery/Bath_Built_Ships/
This destroyer has a prospective launch date in the year
2010.
It would have been befitting to name this ship
USS Leahy (DDG-112).
but...it will not happen with DDG-112...
http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=58397
as of 7 May 2008 - DDG-112 will be named USS Michael Murphy
USS Sterett (DLG/CG-31) is now DDG-104
FADM Leahy bio:
http://www.ussleahy.com/FADMLeahy.htm
Note:
Admiral Leahy's grand nephew, Ryan Leahy, is currently
in the
Navy as an ET2 on the USS George H.W. Bush.
Ryan's Email: leahy.ryan23@hotmail.com
The process for ship naming starts
with the Secretary of the Navy,
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) info:
Responsibilities:
The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) is responsible for, and has the authority under Title 10 of the United States Code, to conduct all the affairs of the Department of the Navy, including: recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing, and demobilizing. The Secretary also oversees the construction, outfitting, and repair of naval ships, equipment and facilities.
SECNAV is responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies and programs that are consistent with the national security policies and objectives established by the President and the Secretary of Defense. The Department of the Navy consists of two uniformed Services: the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps.
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/leadership/ldrDisplay.asp?m=325
Note that:
The Under Secretary of the Navy
is the second-highest ranking civilian official
in the United States Department of the Navy.
The Under Secretary, called the "Under" in
Pentagon slang, reports to the Secretary of
the Navy (SECNAV).
----The office of Under Secretary currently is vacant.
There are
TWO methods to get this process moving:
---->METHOD ONE:
It is asked that you write a letter in which you
include the
history of USS Leahy, your feelings as to why it is important to
name DDG-112 Leahy and your commitment to this cause.
Send your letter to:
The Honorable Donald C. Winter
Secretary of the Navy
1000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20350-1000
Or Email
----> METHOD TWO:
Contact your Representative/Congressman with the
request for "he or she" to contact
The Secretary Of The Navy
......We should be talking "horsepower" here!!!
Guide to writing the letter
A Sample Letter
More Sample Letters: Letter 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9
The above sample letters are .doc files
courtesy of Martin J. Miller
Senior Chief Damage Controlman, USN RET
--->
Download a free MS .doc viewer Here
Or compose your own (and have it hand delivered for $8.95)
(click on the below underlined links for contact
info)
Contact The Naval Historical Center
Write Your Representative - Contact your Congressperson in the U.S. House of Representatives
Email Or Phone Your U.S. Senate
Senate And Congressional Email Info
Email me with comments or suggestions 
