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A HISTORY Since her assignment to the U S. Pacific Fleet a few months after commissioning July 2, 1945, at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, COMSTOCK has been a proud member of the Pacific Fleet Amphibious Force. From April 16 to November 24, 1959, COMSTOCK Called at Oahu, Kwajalein, Republic of Philip- pines, Okinawa, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Guam, and participated in Seventh Fleet exercises. This Book sets down some of the events of this, the latest in her numerous Far Eastern tours of duty. Earlier, COMSTOCK completed four tours in Korean waters from September 1950 to June 1953. While operating with United Nation forces, COMSTOCK served as flagship for Mine Squadrons 3 and 7 and Minesweeping Boat Division 1, as gunfire support ship, and as boat haven for landing craft used in a Commando raid by British Royal Marines. She was active in Inchon and Wonsan landings of the Korean War, also. Peace - time duties included participation in Operation Passage to Freedom in the summer of 1954 when the U. S. evacuated thousands of freedom - loving Indo-Chinese from Communist do- mination in what now is known as North Viet Nam. Twice COMSTOCK has spent tours with Joint Task Force 7, aiding in nuclear weapons test preparations at the Pacific Proving Grounds. The most recent period was in 1957-58 in the build- up phase of Operation Hardtack . COMSTOCK, named in remembrance of the famous Comstock Lode at Virginia City, Nevada, is home ported at San Diego, California, as a unit of Amphibious Squadron ONE.
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