Barnstable County (LST 1197) - Naval Cruise Book

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The keel of STABLE bear the T e 18 Honora USS BARNSTABLE CGU TY LST 1197 Frank t Long Newport Clase of to P BSC 5175

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UNITED STATES SHIP BARNSTABLE C0 UNTYS TANK LANDING 51-11PQ TST 7 119 MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE GRENADAXBEIRUT LEBANCDN GCT 17 1983 MAY 2 1984 S 5 2 1 - 1 - 1

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ssxxx tO Us Ny - Q O42 N I 2-A C0 4 lil! 4 4' I cf 4 ' N 4? Xgfo X L,-1 xc XXXX SS X X X XXX On 17 October 1983 USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY sh1fted to the quay wgllwtdrgtlxfhqek Naval Amphrbrous Base to load one pallet of amrnunltlon She then proceeded to a rendezvous w1th the four othexkslups maklng up MARG 1 84 On 18 October BARNSTABLE COUNTY arrrved at Moeaarheacxfftity and oikgecgbd 219 Marrne personnel and 102 vehrcles BARNSTABLE COXNTY vias then enroutgto thi? Xedlterwge n 19 October BARNSTABLE COUNTY was drrectedgto chansewouw and anovg to Che 1slandXofYre1Xaa gBARNSTABLE COUNTY arr1ved 1n Grenada orxthe evening of 24 October gng:lXccfr5.d11sxEn III watches were XaekThe followrng mornmg U S hehcopters rnvaded Grenada Members ef the US Army RawersX lemeraiXsSf M8522 MAU had carned out the assault on the 1slandSDn 2.6 Octo ei U S AS and A7 arrcrats X Tbacfwehe bearh Qhge Cubans were res1st1ng and f1r1Qg upon U S Srogpsg n the 275 the groops erxourfxtered mgrexresrstange Anqhored only 20 O yards from the faeach BARNSTABLENCCSUNNY unloaded equr ent and pe1ifsonnelXEom I-I Battery Tenth Marlnes Second Marme TD1v1s1on of Camp Lejeune North Carolma TheyNq1erkwIel1vei'ecTfo Grand Mal Bay Grenada to act as a Qcurrty force for the BLT HEADQUARTERS X Nz X On 17 November, IW? NN SRCOUNTY arrrved off the coast of Berrut Lebanon and debarked Marrnes and Seabees and all thexr equrpm ?iiXost of whrch was offloaded 1n just 22 hours Thrs marked the begmnmg of BARNSTABLE COUNTY S rolem an unportant peace keepmg mrssron W at follows rn th1s book are p1ctures of the frne men that took part in thrs deployment Although the emotlorts exper1eXnced cannot be expressed rn a few photos the memones are here for all N Nfx XX 7 X Nfxx QfRX7S!SfS !SCS7XS X XWW ffm !XfXQ,N fXXKQQQX ef 949, U1 gm i 6 .-s ' . 'n r, ' ,x : Q, 4 99 all J -i 3 1 ' N 1 N n I ,X 7, 1 ,W it 4 Q f 3 X Q Q. lf 'll I I - Q Q 5 i X V I . xgsb XMWIQ ppp KL . . ,X C X CCXXC M, , C , , CXX X .H C C f ,4 X W XC. x ,f I . ' C C a X 5' ' ' I fCfC Tl, X , C Cb X . N QL , , X X X ,C , A Q X QNX C X ,f x CXX C' ' Nu, f EWMX ia Ayn SAX . ' 5 'f XX C ' X X237 ' X,X ' C f X he ' C X ,n 4 C X 4' ' f, X N Xe 5 a if X A X f . . . I X WIC xx 5553? My I X V- , I CC ' ' S' X CC P7 SX U L A XC XXXL ' 'RU X Q - N . . N C ffXC 6 K 80 C Xa Q 8 S ' v + Cs C 1 , CX CC C , C ,f XC - C C , fi ' S Q C XCC 7 I VX 1 CV C G fe C C 1 X iC 7X C CX fxkx f I XXX , I f ,MXN N V, he 'Q X 8 , ' XCC CXX . ' X C C 0 I 'C X C Ct C C C Cx 5 C VCC Q XC CQ X X , CX ,, X NTX4 X C 7'LQQXw C XX! , , C 'X X CC an Cn , C 7 XC if ' X X 1 ' XXX XXCXXZQF w C C C ' ' i ' 'WCC N ' 1 . 1 - XX XX . . '. Ik . 1 ' - C Cm X ' xx XC - . . X x K . D CCC, . C , R , . I CXWX XX X XXXXX -Xr X X , CC X I , I I C Q V XX WMM, XX! lc nf S Z X XC WRX M Q1 Z, X XX X- X XXX f X fw f X v ff ff X iCC 7, XCC ,ff X ,y CC :Q X ,g XC ' if f X af C XM' , f fr T C 7 C v V V v I Y' A ' V si' W xr ' 1 D A . Q. .Q S' X 5 .1 A 4 - .. 1 0 1 .Q If v Q .nZ- ' ' , . ' 1 1 4 I --- 0 . O -' 7' -' I ln , Q - 1 ' ' 1 9 '.- - 'v ' 'Q ' o.-0, , . A Q l D, ' L ' D U' Q-4 '