Klondike (AR 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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The BEST REPAIR SHIP in the Navy ' From February 1968 until November 1968, KLONDIKE furnished repair services in San Diego and then, on the 14th of November she departed the United States for her fifth deployment, with the world-famous U.S. Seventh Fleet. During the course of this deplojonent, KLONDIKE provided repair services for U.S. ships in Yokosuka, Japan; Kaohsiung, Taiwan; ' ung Tau, RVN; and Subic Bay, Philippines; in direct support of our effort in Vietnam. Since her recommissioning iiUgSj KLONDJK as been honored as the recipient of two major awards1 ffTro ' 4,iryfc ' , ?Sffl969, the ship received the Battle Efficiency Pennant as the Repair Ship exhibiting the highest degree of general excellence in the Service Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. In 1969, she also received the Blue E for supply efficiency. For six consecutive years, frorr t through 1967, the KLONTDIKE was selected as the best large ;v r : float ir. the Service Force. In 1968 KLONDIKE was selected as runiier-up in the Service Force Competition. This honor nominated KLONI ' lI-lZ as the Service Force ' s representative in the large mess afloat category of the Edward Francis Ney IMemorial Award with goes annually to the U.S. Navj general messes considered most outstanding in managen.ent and the preparation and service of food. 1 The general mission of KLONTDIKE as a tmit of Wk mobile logistics support force is to furnish repair services and lin.lted support to various ships of the Fleet. As a repair ship, KLONDIKE funct::;.; as a floating shipyard whose principal advantage is mobility. The crew of about 25 officers and 600 men primarily accompliaif repairs to theJmU, r-.achinery, electrical, electronic and ordnance equipment of irher ships, but they stand ready to perform battle and qpEaFSctional damage repairs on ships in battle areas and to provide medical and dental services, fleet logistics support, and command facilities for a Service Squadron Commander and Staff. It is KLONT) IKE ' S earnest desire to furnish in the future, as she has in the past, the best repair service available in the Pacific Fleet, and to acquaint as many ships as possible with the appropriateness of her motto: WILLING AND ABLE .

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