Fred P. Moosally | |
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 Moosally (at podium) speaks at a ceremony on USS Iowa on January 4, 1990, to unveil a plaque commemorating the 47 crewmen killed in the turret explosion on April 19, 1989. | |
| Nickname(s) | "Moose" |
| Born | 4 October 1944[1] Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1966–1990 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands | USS Kidd (DDG-993) USS Iowa (BB-61) |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Legion of Merit |
| Other work | Executive for Lockheed Martin *Freedom-class littoral combat ship *Integrated Deepwater System Program |
Fred P. Moosally (born 4 October 1944) is a former captain in the United States Navy. During his naval career, Moosally served in many different assignments, including commander of a destroyer and the battleship USS Iowa. Moosally was captain of the Iowa when the center gun of one of the ship's main gun turrets exploded on April 19, 1989, killing 47 crewmen.
During the investigation into the cause of the explosion, Moosally testified that the Navy had assigned personnel of inferior quality to the Iowa. The investigation found that Iowa had been operating with severe deficiencies in safety and training procedures, for which Moosally was disciplined. The Navy stated that the deficiencies were unrelated to the turret explosion.
In December 1989 in testimony before the United States Senate Armed Services Committee, Moosally declined to fully support the Navy's conclusion that the explosion had been intentionally caused by Clayton Hartwig, one of the turret's crewmen. Moosally's testimony was widely reported in the media. Moosally retired from the Navy soon after in May 1990.
In 1999, Moosally began working for Lockheed Martin. In 2002 he was appointed president of the company's MS2 division. In this capacity, Moosally has helped lead Lockheed Martin's involvement in the Freedom-class littoral combat ship and Integrated Deepwater System programs.
It was announced on 12 February 2010 that Moosally was hired as president and chief executive officer of Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG), a subsidiary of Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A.[2]
- ^ D.E. Church; M. Collins; D.E. Abood, eds. (1998). Register of Alumni. United States Naval Academy Alumni Association, Inc. p. 385. ISSN 0500-0289.
- ^ "Fred P. Moosally Appointed President and CEO of Fincantieri Marine Group". Defence Professionals. February 12, 2009. Archived from the original (Newspaper article) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 2010-02-12.