Our namesake…Lt. Andrew Sterett

by Charles Bond | Jun 9, 2020 | Steretts in Action

213 years ago today, Lt. Andrew Sterett passed away in Lima, Peru, at the young age of 30. In his short life, Andrew Sterett left the U.S. Navy with “a rich tradition of determination in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. His bravery, gallantry and...

Awards Webpage Added

by Charles Bond | May 31, 2020 | Steretts in Action

USS STERETT Association Members in Good Standing (MIGS), A new Awards page has been added to the Association’s website.  The only way to get to the page is to first log into the website with your membership login and password.  The link will appear on the main...

DDG-104 Leads the Way

by Webmaster | Dec 18, 2018 | Steretts in Action

USS Sterett (DDG-104) leads the way on a show of force transit training exercise with USS Dewey (DDG-105), USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108), USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and USS O’Kane (DDG-77) on Nov. 4, 2016.

Korean Airlines Flight 007 Shot Down

by Webmaster | Dec 17, 2018 | Steretts in Action

September 1, 1983, Korean Airlines Flight007 was shot down by Soviet interceptors. The US Seventh Fleet’s USS Sterett CG31 became the flagship of the US search and rescue/salvage task force 71.

1915 Sterett sailors secure an AH-12 type seaplane on hoist aboard DD-27

by Webmaster | Dec 16, 2018 | Steretts in Action

1915 Sterett sailors secure an AH-12 type seaplane on hoist aboard DD-27.

1947 DD-407 investigates an aircraft crash

by Webmaster | Dec 15, 2018 | Steretts in Action

1941 DD-407 investigates an aircraft crash at sea during November 1941. Some plane wreckage can be seen floating in foreground off the starboard bow.