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ZZ2222Z22222Z SSSSSSS LA SALLE ' S HISTORY On 22 February 1 964, USS LA SALLE was commissioned as an Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD) and joined her sister ships. USS RALEIGH and USS VANCOUVER as the newest class of amphibious ships In the Navy. Mobility, flexibility, and versatility were the trademarks of these ships. In 1 965, LA SALLE served as the flagship for Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Forces during the Domini- can Crisis and participated in the evacuation of Construction Battalion SIX from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1966. LA SALLE became the first ship of her size to success- fully recover and return a Project GEMINI space capsule to Cape Canaveral. During 1969. LA SALLE served as the test platform for the prototype AV-8 HARRIER VTOL fighter-bomber. In January, 1972, after an extensive overhaul, LA SALLE was designated as a Miscellaneous Command Ship (AGF) and assumed duties as the flagship for Commander, Middle East Force. Painted white to reflect the hot sun. The Great White Ghost of the Arabian Coast steamed an average of 55,000 miles annually calling on ports in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East in support of COMIDEASTFOR. In 1979, LA SALLE assisted in the evacuation of 260 American and foreign civilians from the Iranian seaport of Bandar Abbas and became the focal point of United States activity in the Arabian Gulf at the outset of the Iranian Hostage Crisis. In 1 984, LA SALLE embarked CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters and equipment from Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron 14 to conduct minesweep operations in the Red Sea in response to at- tempts to disrupt the free passage of shipping. In the beginning of 1986, LA SALLE conducted contingency operations off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden during that country ' s civil war. With the onset of the Arabian Gulf Tanker War, and throughout 1 987, LA SALLE served as the command platform for all Arabian Gulf Convoy Escort Opera- tions. In May 1987, LA SALLE provided the primary fire fighting and rescue assistance and crew sup- port to USS STARK (FFG-31) following an Iraqi missile attack. In September 1987, LA SALLE acted as the launch platform for the assault on the Iranian minelaying vessel IRAN AJR, Crews and assault craft from LA SALLE conducted the assault on the vessel and effected the detention of its crew while LA SALLE ' S prize crews manned IRAN AJR . In October 1988, LA SALLE assumed duties as flagship of the newly established Commander, Joint Task Force Middle East. On 2 August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait. LA SALLE and five other ships in the region represented the only United States naval presence in the Arabian Gulf during the early days of the invasion. LA SALLE continued to serve as flagship when COMIDEASTFOR assumed the added responsibility of controlling and coordinating the Multinational Maritime Intercept Force during OPERATION DESERT SHIELD. At the request of Kuwait ' s recognized government. United States and allied navies in the Ara- bian Gulf and Red Sea intercepted merchant shipping and vigorously enforced sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council against Iraq, LA SALLE concurrently served as the flagship for Commander United States Naval Forces, Central Command, VSSSSSSS3SSSS3: 222Z22Z22Z2
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222Z22222ZZZZ LA SALLE ' S NAME Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD) ships are named for cities which take their names from explor- ers and developers of the United States. Thus, LA SALLE is named after the city of La Salle, Illinois, which took its name for the French explorer, Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle. LA SALLE ' S CREST The ships crest combines features relating to the explorer, the city and the ships mission. Its upper right corner bears the charges from the coat-of-arms of LA SALLE ' s family, an eight-point star and a rabbit. The fort on the lower left side represents Fort St. Louis, which was built by La Salle in 1682 on the banks of the Illinois River. The elevated ground on which the fort stands is known as Starved Rock. The city of La Salle is not far from the site of this fort. The background anchor symbol- izes the Navy and the sea. The motto across the anchor ' s base, Facilitas Ad Marem, translates to Versatility At Sea. S3SSSSS3SSSSS:
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