Posted on May 22, 2015

Saving Sammy B: A frigate's heroic legacy. What do you think of the crew's fight to save their ship?

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad

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It was April 14, 1988: the day USS Samuel B. Roberts, on her maiden cruise, should have sunk in the Persian Gulf but was saved by a herculean effort.

For the next four hours, the Sammy B's beleaguered crew waged a fight for survival that stands as a testament to the simple truth that a well-trained, well-led crew can overcome seemingly impossible odds. The lessons have been passed down to successive generations of Roberts' crew members through the ship's traditions and, even as the ship prepares to retire from active service May 22, it's a legacy that will live on.

http://www.militarytimes.com/longform/military/2015/05/22/samuel-b-roberts-frigate-legacy-1988-mine-report/27593135/

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That is why every Sailor is a Damage Controlman. The constant DC drills and the complete knowledge of the crew in knowing everything that needed to be done is what kept the Sammy B from ending up on the gulf floor. Also, there was some definite thinking outside of the box that saved her. With the hit she took, she by all rights should have gone down.

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