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Ship's The USS MAZAMA was built by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company at Tampa, Flo- rida. Her keel was laid on l4 April l942 and she was launched on l5 August l943c The ship was named after Mount Mazoma, a former volcano which is presently the site of Crater Lake, Oregon. MAZAMA joined the fleet on IO March l944, After a shakedown in Chesapeake Boy, the ship made ready for seo at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard Taking on her cargo at ammunition at Boston, the ship sailed on 6 May l944 for the Pacific The USS MAZAMA earned two Battle Stars in the Asiatic-Pacific Area, one during the capture and occupation of Saipan 2l423 June l944 and the other for Third Fleet Oper ration against Japan, I5 August l945 She also earned the Navy Occupation Service Medal, Asia, lor the period from 2 to lO September I9-15 The ship was placed out at cornmrssion in reserve as part ol the Pacific Peserve Fleet at San Dicqa, California. urvjf,-r o directive ol I947 She was recornrnisswned .sn '24 April l952 She was rlC0li'ryeal in the Meclttter ranean with the Sivth Fleet and was part it the logistic lnrce rlurinq the Suez Cr,-.is She was plOCCfl Out of Cr'rfnfTN'r.ifin Ofjain in Juni: l957 at Oranqe, Texas MAZAMA was reactivated in Orange Tells an Bl July l96l Eaten-.ive fi-verh f, : ul ftnrl m0dttiC0ttnn wat. urtilvrtftlr r:ft Vit the Sun Shit! builrlinq Cooperation, Chester Penri-.,lvari.'i MAZAMA was rt?Ciirrtnw,r,i.irierl at this Phila delphia Naval Shipyard an P7 tl-rvernbvr l96l The ship rcrnainerl in Philviilr-lgihifz ur'it.l ll DCCC'rnbCr l96l, at which tinwr' glut' rpit Underway for 'tea trials. anal trairiiriq e-errisi . On l5 DtL'CCrnliCr MAZAMA prnreerlfvl tis the Jacksonville Oriieratinq Area anil alter -.ev oral days ol independent '.tv:nmir'ia t'1t'VC '-C -, arrived at her new hivrttcpiirt Ntitvfwrt Fila rida ln January l962 MAYAMA werqlirr-l an Char and proceeded tn Guantunamn Flaw Cuba, for shalnetlawn and relrenlter traininq Her refresher traininq Cnrttiniietl until 9 March, but she rlitl earn .1 little respite in the form al a visit tu Manteqn flat, Alter leaving Guantanamo Bay, the ship prnreeileil to Roosevelt Roads, Puerta Rico The nrvfrntinn was completed an the l2th and the ship prev pared to act underway tor Mavpnrt Florida MAZAMA was detached nn I8 October and proceeded in company with USS ALDER BARAN lAF lOl to another rendezvous in the Caribbean Alclcrbran and MAZAMA parted company on the 22nd and MAZAMA proceed ed to o scheduled rendezvous with USS TRUC- KEE lAO-l47t lt was at this time that MA ZAMA intercepted President Kennedys speech via a Miami Commercial radio station and learned unatficiallv that the United States was imposing a Naval Quarantine against Cuba MAZAMA was thus presented with the opportunity to show her mettle and perform her primary function. On 27 October, USS EN- History TERPRISE QCVAN-65l came alongside port and received ammunition from MAZAMA. It was the first time since MAZAMA's recommis- sicning that the ship had transferred live am- munition at sea Enterprise was topped oft in less than 90 minutes For the next Seven weeks MAZAMA Grid other units ot the Service Forces Atlantic Fleet operated os the support elements of the ready l:rCeS During this time, MAZAMA fearmed USS ENTERPRISE USS INDEPENDENCE 'CVK62' and several destroyers. The ship returned to station and on l De- cember wos detached tram the Quarantine Fsrces and ordered to Mavpart, arriving there on 3 December .MAZAMA's participation in the Cuban Quarantine earned her a letter ot Commenda- t,,in from the Commander Service Farce, At- 'oritic Fleet lt was also a tribute to the ship and her crew that not once during the Quaran- tine did she sutter ans molar material break- cfjrwrt nor any lessening at morale Atter two weeks in Maypart during Christ- rviss MAZAMA sailed at Quantanoma Bay, Cult: tar three weeks refresher training on 7 Juriuorv l9a-1 The weeks were hard but pro- rluigtive .md NKAZANUK was ready ta try the Ntetl mga n g-rt 27 April l96-4 In carlv August the MAZAMA WCS near Santini.: rt the Central Meditc-rranean when -.tie wtlaflirritmltHt'hKt't'LlYUODOINYttC'CJftl1C lsigrirl .it Cvtirus There was a near state ol w gr .1-,i the Ctferii. and Turks on the island were Y--Yjtitirirg Eur the next three weeks MA- ZAMA and the unit-, ut TG 602 stood by wf:,t.ri.3 t f rjivt' c1i.5ixtaVtf'e in C050 Ut ttttal WO! ri C4 rin. MAXAMA returned from the Meal in Des Cernlrr-r -rn-l un-lerwent a yard period in early lfitfi Vitiilv -fpertttiriq in the Narlallr. area .ri Ag-ni l'iJf,'i MAZAMA was ordered to pro' er-il t i the tfiu-tilw-un urea tn gain Tasl-, Farce lf-S t i ri-Qtr if the waters in the vicinity ol thc P -ruin.: in ling-i,,tiIrr Stir- remained there until rvii-l Pvt-3, rtnrl rvtirrrtril to Mavtittt l1Ovtt1g it-Jrrxvil tltf' Arrtwrtrl Fllfffnv EQ-'f'1CtlltlOt'tOfy Medal lrt SCli'lr'rt1l'ir1'r MAZAMA rnnvttd home- rvirtf. till the was t-H Dijvisvillc, R l The Ship cg-mit an ithrr winter in the CartlJb00r1 for triiriirwrj rjntl in fxdrjrfli wQ', Ott lOl' Seventh Fig-et 'YLtCl '2fl9Y't'. rilt Virtnam COMSERVLANT wel' -rtuj-rl the '.l1it't hack in DCCCYTtbCY MAZAMA went tn Staten lsland in Feb' rimrv V767 tar n 'yard period, and in June w05 hqfl- tn Cuba tar refresher training Auaiist IQQS7 tnund the MAZAMA 0Q0irt h-:orlinq tnr the Med Snr months, were spent operating with Sisth Fleet and participating in vartnus e-crcises before she returned to Davis- ville in March nf l968 The remainder of l968 the MAZAMA conducted local operations on the East Coast and participated in Operation Silvertawer, a 'aint Fleet exercise in the North Atlantic January l969, the MAZAMA began the arduous task of loading-out for the upcoming WESTPAC deployment On February 25th MAZAMA sailed for Subic Bay, Philippines.
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