I just came upon this web page and had a look at the L Y Spear info. I was disappointed that it didn't list the CO who put her in commission at Quincy, Mass ... Captain Ghormley. I am a plank owner. I went to her during construction at Quincy as Assistant Repair Officer, and retired from her in 1972 at Norfolk. I was the senior OOD below the Navigator, and was on the bridge during her shakedown, and subsequent maneuvering watches, GQ and Gen Emergencies, and during her training at Guantanimo Bay before she joined the Fleet at Norfolk in Squadron Six. I also did a short tour on USS Orion as Nuc Repair Officer. Wrote her Nuc Repair Manual, Quality Control Manual, and co-authored her Radiation-Contamination Control Manual for Nuc repair work. That was just prior to going to Spear. Thanks. Harry mcafee, Lt, USN (ret) Jane, Missouri |