Buchanan (DDG 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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While on station in the Northern Arabian Sea. BUCHANAN was tasked to take part in an Earnest Will mission of escorting retlagged oil tankers into the Persian Gulf. This meant transiting the Straits ofHormuz through potentially hostile waters, being only 13 miles from the coast of Iran and hence their Silkworm Missile sites. As a result, BUCHANAN went to General Quarters for our entire transit through the straits, approximately 24-36 hours in duration. Each and every man on board was required to put forth extra effort and to remain always on the alert for trouble. With temperatures reaching over 100° F. and in full battle dress. Buccaneers safely transited the straits without incident, destined for a liberty call in Bahrain. This was a major achievement and testimony of BUCHANAN ' S competence since we were the first non-equipped NTDS ship to enter the Persian Gulf since the ill fated STARK in 1987.

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PERSIAN GULF AND STRAITS OF HORMUZ 1

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