Donald Beary (FF 1085) - Naval Cruise Book

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MIDDLE EAST CRUISE 1976 Chronological History 10 MAY 11-18 MAY 19-22 MAY 24-26 MAY 27-31 MAY 1-3 JUN 3-9 JUN IIJUN 12-15 JUN 16 JUN 17 JUN 18 JUN 19-23 JUN 24 JUN 25-30 JUN 1-4 JUL 5-6 JUL 7 JUL 8-11 JUL 12-17 JUL 18-22 JUL 23 JUL 24-28 JUL 29 JUL 6 AUG 5 AUG 7 AUG 8-15 AUG 16-19 AUG 20-25 AUG 26-31 AUG 1 SEP 2 SEP 3-4 SEP 5-6 SEP 7-9 SEP 10 SEP 11-21 SEP 22-27 SEP 28 SEP - 02 OCT 3-10 OCT 11 OCT 12-13 OCT 14-15 OCT 16 OCT 17 OCT 18 OCT 19-20 OCT 21 OCT Departed Norfolk Transited Atlantic enroute PVST West Africa PVST DAKAR, SENEGAL PVST MONROVIA, LIBERIA Enroute Rota, Spedn PVST ROTA, chop to CINCUSNAVEUR Transited Mediterranean Sea enroute Port Said, Egypt Transited Suez Canal, chop to COMIDEASTFOR SURVEILOPS Red Sea Turnover with USS SEMMES (DDG 19) at Jidda, Saudi Arabia SURVEILOPS Red Sea Gulf of Aden BSF ASSAB, BT. SURVEILOPS Red Sea Gulf of Aden BSP ASSAB, ET. SURVEILOPS Red Sea enroute to Jidda, S.A. PVST JIDDA, S.A. Commanding Officer accompanied AMAMB PORTER on official visit and Bicentennial presentation of ex-USS MURPHY Ship ' s Wheel to King KHALID. SURVEILOPS Red Sea BSF DJIBOUTI, FTAI SURVEILOPS Gulf of Aden enroute to Mombasa, KE. PVST MOMBASA. KE. SURVEILOPS enroute Djibouti, FTAI; rendezvous and refuel USS CAPODANNO BSF DJIBOUTI, FTAI. SURVEILOPS Gulf of Aden, Ariabian Sea, Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf enroute to Bahrain. RESUPPLY UPKEEP BAHRAIN Embarked 9 Royal Saudi Naval Personnel for OJT Cruise, underway from Bahrain. BSF BANDAR ABBAS, IR. SURVEILOPS enroute to Mombasa, KE. PVST MOMBASA, KE. SURVEILOPS enroute Karachi, PK. PVST KARACHI, PK. Underway in PKN OP Areas. USN PKN bUaterial exercise with PNS HANGOR (S-131) SURVEILOPS Gulf of Oman PVST BANDAR ABBAS, IR; Pre-exercise briefing onboard. USN IIN bilaterial exercise with IIS RARAMARZ, ITS NAGHDI, IIS BUSHEHR and USS CAPODANNO joining 8 SEP. SURVEILOPS Persian Gulf RESUPPLY UPKEEP BAHRAIN, Debarked Royal Saudi Naval Force Personnel. SURVEILOPS Indian Ocean enroute to Seychelles Is. PVST PORT VICTORIA, SEYCHELLES IS. SURVEILOPS Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden - enroutiB to Djibouti, FTAI BSF DJIBOUTI, FTAI. PVST HODEIDA, YAR. SURVEILOPS enroute French OP areas of Djibouti, FTAI. USN FN PASSEX with Commandant BOURDAIS (F 740) and LA COMBATTANTE (P-730). SURVEILOPS Red Sea enroute to Jidda, S.A. TURNOVER WITH USS DUPONT (DD 941) SURVEILOPS enroute to Port Suez (OUTCHOP). Transited Suez Canal

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U.S. Ships to Visit W. Africa NORFOLK— A Navy ship from Norfolk and one from Mayport, Fla., will visit west African ports north of Angola. The ships are the frigates Donald B. Beary from Norfolk and Capodanno out of Mayport. Atlantic Fleet spokesmen said the purpose of the African visits is to underline our historical ties with this region from which the ancestors of a significant portion of the American people origin- ated, and to reinforce the friendship which exists between the people of Senegal, Liberia, Guinea, Gambia, and the United States. The Beary is scheduled to visit Dakar in Sene- gal today through Saturday, and Monrovia in Lib- eria Monday through Wednesday of next week. The Capodanno will make a brief refueling stop in Dakar today, then call in Conakry, Guinea, May 21-24, and Banjul, Gambia, May 25-28. After their African visits, the ships will entei the Mediterranean, transit the Suez Canal, and re- lieve two vessels now attached to the U.S. Mideast Force. All of the ports to be visited are well up the African coast from Angola. No U.S. Navy vessels have stopped ' in Guinea in recent memory, and nex t week ' s visit to Gam- bia will be the first of a Navy ship since 1970. Both Senegal and Liberia were visited by American mil- itary ships early last year. WE DEPART....

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Rear Admiral W. J. Crowe, Jr COMMANDER MIDDLE EAST FORCE