We are seeking information on the USS Sarsfield and her crews. Files and photos may be E-mailed to us and we will incorporate them into this page. When enough information has been assembled we will then build the ship her own section.

11/21/07:

As a green Ensign and Asst. Navigator, I was a plankholder of the Sarsfield, from her commissioning at the Charleston Navy Yard in Boston (July 1945), to my release from active duty in June, 1946. I wrote my memoirs, which have 24 pages relating my Sarsfield experience (far too many for posting on the website). Shipmates I mention were the Captain, Hepburn A. Pearce (followed by Cmdr. Putnam), Exec. Stanley Craw, Lt. Hollyfield (1st Lt. and Damage Control Officer), Lt. Weed (Gunnery Officer), Lt. Bartram (Asst. Engineering Officer), Ensigns (some Lt. j.g.'s) Nelson B. (Pete) Delavan (CIC), John Ahearne, Wm. O'Connell (Torpedo Officer), Nurnburger, Savage (Sonar Officer), James (Jim) Worsely (Supply Officer).

Am 82, will be 83 by end of 2007, not too many of us who put her in commission still around.

George F. (Fred) Richardson

8/23/06:

Mark,

I never served on the Sarsfield, but knew it well. My husband served on it in 1974 and 1975. I just wanted to share two pieces of information....during that 1974-1975 time frame the Sarsfield made a North Atlantic cruise. During an at-sea refueling on that cruise, the Sarsfield left her anchor in the side of a tanker. She came home without her anchor and a distinct wrinkle in her bow - starboard side, if I remember correctly. After all these years, all the details of the event escape me, but I always wondered if the "wrinkle" was ever ironed out.

The other piece of information......she was decomissioned by the Taiwan Navy, along with the other six ships in that class, when they acquired four ex-Kidd DDG-993 class guided missile destroyers. Sorry I don't have a decomission date.

Sibyl Stringer

3/11/06:

I am writing on behalf of my father, who does not have internet service.

He served on the Sarsfield when it was first launched, during WWII. He was in the Navy as a Fireman First Class from 1944 - 46. I have his photo of the ship that was given to each sailor who served then, and several photos of the men on the ship in 1945.

He will be 80 in October this year, and I'm sure he would enjoy receiving letters from other vets.

Let me know if you are interested in any further information or photos. His name is Charles L. Foster.

Regards,

Rhonda J. Foster

3/05/06:

Hi Mark!

My name is Paul B. Hamblin and I was on the USS Sarsfield in 1975. I remember going through the mediterranean and stoping at Naples for a while I remember we stoped in Athen's Greece for a while too and I was allowed to have shore leave there. I believe shortly after that we went through the straights leading to the Black Sea and I believe the Kennedy was with us for that tour and we also had a Russian Ship about 10 miles on the horizon staying with us.

I don't remember too many of my shipmates and I can't find any photo's either. I also remember while we were in Naples, Italy The Belknap collided with the USS Kennedy and really messed up the Belnap pretty bad. I heard rumors from people on the Kennedy that there were fires broke out all through the Belknap and people jumping overboard. I saw the ship being towed back to Naples and the smoke stacks were bent over and it was in real bad shape.

If I find any pictures of me on the ship I will email them too you. in the meantime you can add my name to the crew members. I was a seaman E-2

Sincerely,

Paul B.Hamblin

5/4/05:

JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU MORE INFO ON THE SARSFIELD AS I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING ABOUT HER IN THE TIME I WAS ABOARD HER I STILL HAVE HER YEAR BOOK FOR 1962 I WAS ON HER FROM 1962 TILL 1965 THE PICTURE YOU HAVE OF HER IS BEFORE THAT TIME SHE WAS IN BOSTON HARBOR WHEN I CAME ABOARD HER . DURING THAT TIME SHE WENT THROUGH A COMPLETE OVER-HALL THE AFTER GUN MOUNTS WERE TAKEN OFF AND SHE WAS GIVEN AS-ROCK AND THE RAT TORPEDO MOUNTED ON HER FORWARD GUN-MOUNT . SHE WAS HOME-PORTED IN KEY-WEST FLA .SHE ALSO TOOK PART IN THE CUBAN BLOCKADE .I WAS STILL ON HER WHEN PRES KENNEDY WAS SHOT

FRED MC NULTY CS3 USN