Montrose (APA 212) - Naval Cruise Book

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Steamed 71 davs or 1701 liouis in loiinatidii. Steamed 97 days while deployed in W estPae. Sui i lie(l enoiitili eleetrieity each da lo su|)]ilv a eitv of 15.000 |)eo|)Ie. Spent over 75 hours in aeliial taetical maneuvering. Participated in ten actual ampliihioiir. landings — eiglit olWhich were pre-dawn landings. Boats hit the beach a total of 763 different times. Was approached or went alongside another ship 27 times in either actual or practice underway replenishments. Changed time on 24 different occasions due to changing lime zones. Softball team had a record of 27-1 while in W estPac claiming the champio nship of tlie entire Seventh Fleet. Used 1,338,116 gallons of fuel, enough to provide a Volkswagen with enough fuel to drive one-half way to the sun or 1612 times around the earth. Witnessed 78 inches of rain in the II dav jicriod from 15 .lulv-20 July- 1 7 inches in an eight-hour jieiiod. Went to Sea and .Anchor Detail 61 times while dcjiloved. Participated in the Rescue and Assistance of Hong Kong victinr- of Typhoon Wanda. Dental Officer filled 750 teeth in the ix-monlh tour ami pulled 100. Either sent or received a total of 3,749 messages. Participated in a Search and Rescue mission off the coa t of the Philipjunes when a jilane earning 13 passen- gers was reported as jnissing in the area. 47

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Celehiated her 18tli birthday on 2 November 1962. Steamed 21.600 miles from 11 June to 15 Deceml)er or approximately 879 ' r of the earth ' s circumference. Medical Department gave over 3000 inoculations to ship ' s company personnel. Donated $730 to the United Fund. Donated $250 to the Kochi Orphanage. Donated $130 to a Hong Kong Relief Fund. Carried 200 measured tons of HANDCLASP material for distribution overseas. LEAF. the ship ' s newspaper, published when the ship was at sea, used 48,000 pieces of mimeograph paper in ])rinting 60 issues. Commanding Officer. Captain J. P. COLEMAN, was commander of the Amphibious Ready Group for a period in WestPac. Has these dates to remember ; 20 June — 23 June 2 Sept.— 8 Sejn. 21 Sept.— 24 Sept. 13 Oct. —20 Oct. 20 Oct. —23 Oct. 30 Oct. — 6 Nov. 15 Dec. Operation Flying Disk Visit to Hong Kong Visit to Manila Operation Lone Eagle Visit to Okinawa Visit to Hong Kong Arrival in San Diego Respectfully submitted: The EDITORS: Ltjg. J. C. Heath Dr. J. R. Judge Dr. T. G. Stenger 7a ARMED FORCES PUBLICATIONS TAYLOK PUBLISHING COMPANT DALLAS • US