South Carolina (CGN 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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MED 8 DEPLO YMEN T SOUTH CAROLINA was deployed from Norfolk, VA to the Mediterranean Sea from 08 March to 04 October 1985 fora total of 210 days. From beginning to end it was a cruise of dedicated professionalism, fulflllment of goals and sheer delight at being the best among the Navy,s finest. Some of the events that happened on the deployment that made it what it was: DEPLOYED: 210 days INPORTI 38 ANCHORED WITHOUT LIBERTY: 4 LIBERTY PORTS VISITED: 5 NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS UNDERWAY: 69 FIRST SHIP TO USPLICE THE MAIN BRACE IN THE MED. FIRST NUCLEAR POWERED WARSHIP TO VISIT TURKEY IN 20 YEARS. ANTI-AIR WARFARE COMMANDER FOR BATTLE FORCE. CONTROLLED OVER 440 AIRCRAFT. OVER 900 AIRCRAFT INTERCEPTS. COMPLETED MORE THAN 400 HELO LANDINGS WITHOUT INCIDENT. PROVIDED OVER 22,860 GALS OF FUEL TO NIMITZ HELOS. TRAVELED OVER 54 THOUSAND MILES EQUAL TO TWICE AROUND THE WORLD AT THE EQUATOR SPENT 4037 HOURS UNDERWAY. OPERATED UNDERWAY MORE THAN ANY OTHER CGXXDDUFF IN THE BATTLE GROUP. 5 DISTILLING PLANTS MADE 3.7 MILLION GALLONS OF FRESH WATER, AND 2.1 MILLION GALLONS RESERVE FEED WATER. CONDUCTED THREE HIGH SPEED MEDITERRANEAN TRANSITS. 4 A PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANT IN SUPPORT OF SIXTHFLT EMED TASKING. PARTICIPATED IN FIVE MAJOR MED EXERCISES. OTHER STATISTICS WHICH OCCURED DURING THIS CRUISE ARE: NUMBER OF REENLISTMENTS: 23 NUMBER OF MEALS SERVED: 3,008 NUMBER OF DISCHARGERS: 68 NUMBER OF TRANSFERS: 72 1,133 T.V. SHOWS SHOWN ON WSOC NUMBER OF 5 f54 RDS FIRED: 454 NUMBER OF RECEIPTS: 134 MOVIES SHOWN: 627 APPROXIMATELY 52,374 INCOMING MESSAGES RECEIVED AND 8 535 OUTGOING MESSAGES. gIVIEhRE600,000 COPIES OF MESSAGES WERE REPRODUCED ON ONIIY ONE SAVIN REPRODUCTION MA- SUPPLIED OVER 1200 BOX LUNCHES TO HELO CREWS. COLLECTED 33395365.45 IN SALES FROM THE SHIPIS STORE. DISBURSED 2,062,689.29 DOLLARS. CONSUMED FORTY EIGHT CASES OF BEER DURING SPLICING THE MAIN BRACE. SOCAR CREWMEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN 100 MILE CLUB LOGGED 5117.9 MILES. CONDUCTED 538 ENGINEERING CASUALTY DRILLS. PROCESSED 24,665 POUNDS OF INCOMING MAIL AND 14,750 POUNDS OF OUTGOING MAIL MILITARY AFFILIATE RADIO STATION KMARSJ MADE 906 CALLS TO THE UNITED STATES TO OVER THIRTY SEVEN DIFFERENT STATIONS. FIRST IMAV CONDUCTED IN FRANCE. SOCAR WAS ALSO ON THE LOGISTICS SUPERSTAR LIST FOR MATERIAL SUPPORT OF OTHER SIXTHFLT SHIPS FIVE CONSECUTIVE TIMES ALL IN ALL MED 85 WAS A SUCCESSFUL CRUISE BUT ONE WHICH N ULD WANT TO DUPLI- CATE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. l O ONE WO .

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