Mount Baker (AE 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHIP' The ship's keel was laid in 1939 at Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida for Merchant Marine service, and was Hrst named MS Surprise. Acquired prior to completion by the Navy in November 194o, she was commissioned USS Kilauea on zo March 1941. As Kilauea, she saw service in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters during the early part of VVorld VVar II. Carrying vital ammunition in support of the U. S. and Allied Navies, she made ports in Scotland, England, Ireland and Algeria, On I7 March 1943, she was renamed MGUNT BAKER, and moved to the Pacific theater: Ulithi, Eniwetok and Manus Islands, continuing her lifeline support of ammunition to the Pacific forces. At the end of World VVar II, she was decommissioned and placed in the PACRFSFLT at San Diego in 'mothballs'. Recalled to active service as a result of the added requirements placed on the Navy in Korea, she was recommissioned on 5 December 1951 and sailed 23 September 1952 to join the ever increasing replenishment fleet supplying ammuni- tion to United Nations combat units oil Korea. f ., ff' 1 ,1 , TL jf- l -ff , ' fx, ::. - E 'iff .' ix 'ST 33, Ql'Y,, D O O O O 0 W -1-' --rx '-gil' 43 E . 4:24-: r 5 ' -'55-,,:-g., 'H- 1 . V - -- . is. --,- , V uni-T-'-Q we E 9 -,.4e-m V -- 1 ig? ' I !M52GU F. F T K ,15..L.A.-L-1-I-5-'-A 89

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Annals of the USS Mount Baker CAE-42 1967 1968 WestPac Cruise I I

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5 oumouzo Pxofntt 1 v ecALf. We 1 AL4 soma 1:26005 3 f i For her accomplishments during this period, the Commanding Officer received the Bronze Star with combat distinguishing device. MOUNT BAKER received the U. N. Service Ribbon, the Korean Campaign Service Ribbon with 4 engagement stars and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation for her contributions to the Korean effort. Again, service to the fleet became her 'long suite' as she was awarded the American Expeditionarv medal for dutv in the Taiwan Strait's crisis of 1958-59. During the period from Korea to 196o, MOUNT B.-XKER dominated the Service Force, Pacific Battle ifihciencv Award for her class bv coping top honors in 1956, 1959 and 1960. Since 1960, MOUNT BAKER has been providing logistic support to ships of the First and Seventh Fleet. As of December 1966, she has proudlv and steadily given her services in direct support of the Vietnam crisis for zo oi' the last 26 months. For her efforts she received the Vietnam Service Ribbon and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon. 'T K -','., b yy I ,mmf-.1 ' .W 4 fy - 'mir 105,-111 ni 31 ft, ii,,:nNiNd.!A'-CfiUR1IGliI.1MHT WE REJUMEMENTS W 7 li :p11c11.-. 72 smcciicwess. ' s 1 , , 0' . 'K I i' 1 X 5- H121 I 5 Y li - li i'i f'l i 'i ' . . .15 1 5 5, ' 5 , . L' 8 IVA ll . 5 xg, l , G'-f lllsglf f-1, . . ,'Q.,1- :?i '5i'i? 1 1 - l-i'1Q7fDl I .1 , Aiacvwniisiai 5 A X 4 - 1- --N 1 N 1 J ' V, -' 1 ' f49in:Asv Dwi' . 1:5-l5Sc.X',Xv 1 3 .a - gs I A +2 1 , ' , A 422 sasvmteonp if ' 1 3 I 1 Q -ff? 1 ',.3':t ' W 5 V' l , 1 3 ' -: 1'1:. . ja ' Q ,Nl 'AWE LL' Zigi' R VK. Q: PURIABLE victim g,1'?g3i,., si, 51.45. IE: H 5 l Q .,.,.,4 ,iizksxrl .avi H -H D' 1 T 1 ' gg -N V R 1 U1 5 Q 6 -f'c i VFLCASTLE DECK ' J ff., - xif'-Q. HT QIDif-iv Mitzi. DECK -..v... Y. D 6 l ...., af! ' ' 1- sal' - VT-Li ' ,il I .il T ,,-Qi 9 ,1'e .ctr i Tfgpf ag:-QL ! 3 V M sigma cram '- 3-fi J ri'-'J iiivu 'ff' I ' v '5' 3 i ' if-A- ' u:uDi mg... ' I : IPS 1 5 5 mmm ---' ' ' 5 g uf, THIRD cm 1 3' 9 ... -,. ,, -..sim 5- l E 5 'Z 'WJ T 2 5 S 2 1 - 1 f 5 I : '---- ' .---- 7 'Luv 'QL ,SC l lt, lil ,155 1 5 '-51 '-52 'El K 'ff i50 ifgfi I A lift K A 4 : n '-g