Saipan (LHA 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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Mission Statement SAIPAN. along with her sister amphibious assault ships. is designed to put troops on hostile shores, serving as primary landing ships for assault operations of Marine expeditionary units. Assaults are carried out by landing craft and helicopters. In a secondary role. using AV-SB Harrier aircraft, we also perform sea con- trol and power projection missions. Our purpose is to sail in harm's way and provide a rapid built-up of combat power ashore in the face of opposition. The United States maintains the largest and most capable amphibious force in the world, and SAIPAN sails proudly on its front line. The third mission of the USS SAIPAN is to provide for evacuation and disaster relief. Hundreds of tons of medical supplies and food can be transported by SAIPAN for delivery to disaster victims anywhere in the world. In addition, fresh water and electricity can be provided by SAIPAN's engineering plant until domestic services are restored. The ship's Medical and Dental departments can accomodate nearly 400 patients, providing daily outpatient treatment for hundreds of additional sick or injured. Whether at peace or war, USS SAIPAN is the ship that Does It All. The First SAIPAN 9 . p The keel for the first ship to bear the name of USS SAIPAN, the light aircraft carriertCVIf2l8,j5yvas,rilaid on 10 July 1944 bythe New York shipbuilding corp., Camden, New Jersey. She wee July 1946, 11 months after the close of World War II, and under the command of Crommelin trained student pilots out of Pensacola, Florida for almost 2 years. In May 1948, she embarked Fighter Squadron 17A, the first carrier-based jet squadron in the Fleet. SAIPAN plied the Atlantic and Pacific, employed in maintaining an uneasy Korean truce and conducting several humanitarian missions in the Caribbean. She was decommissioned on 3 oereber 1957. Reeieseified Avro 01115 May 1959, SAIPAN remained in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet until March 1963. She then entered the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. yard at Mobile to begin conversion to a commandjship. On 8 April 1965, she was renamed ARLINGTON C AGMR 21 in honor of Arlington County, Virginia, theisite of ioneof the Navy's first wireless test stations. ARLINGTUN CAGMR 21 earned 7 Campaign service on Yankee Stationv off Vietnam, relaying vital communications. She was finally decommissioned on 14 January 1970. Yyjp lift? -, 'S ,t'z.., . '31 .1 ,, , 1 ..e,1,',,.-g,.,,5,..j,,.. ., .-.e,,...Z'f' ' , we .ggcarzsfgv -1.41 'ffm-4'-92.1.5 . ' 4 f ezg:1.,3:gyqgeg1s1 .1 3, -my - ,, utr?-. 2:73355-Q:fa8k'gs:1,1313, ' ' 'uf.g,f1:13-.,,-.xgesw H sg . 1i Tii'i1':Si-yiefaw A ,I , ,, 1 ty,,..A,' .Mex eg. L I., .1 .A Nw . ,, ee