Spiegel Grove (LSD 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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Ship's Histor The USS SPIEGEL GROVE was built at the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and was commissioned on 8 June 1956. She is named in honor of the home and estate of Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States. The SPIEGEL GROVE has often deployed to the Mediterranean and Caribbean. In the Mediter- ranean, she participated in the amphibious landings at Beirut during the Lebanon Crisis in 1958 and steamed 58 consecutive days at sea in 1964 and 32 consecutive days in 1974 in readiness during the Cyprus Crisis. Again in 1976 she steamed 66 consecutive days in readiness for the eventual evacuation of foreign nationals from Beirut, Lebanon. In the Caribbean she has taken part in training on antisubmarine warfare techniques and in testing the techniques of Vertical Envelopmentf' In additio h h l d k assault. n, s e as p aye ey roles in numerous stagings of the amphibious SPIEGEL GROVE is designated as a Dock Landing Ship. Her primary mission is to carry the various types of boats, vehicles and construction equipment used in amphibious warfare. She also has the capability of launching helicopters carried on her deck. The most striking feature of the ship is a huge Well which can be flooded to a depth of ten feet by ballasting down. 0nCC down, with her stern gate Opened the ship can launch the various landing craft she has carried h to t e area of assault. These craft can then be driven out and to the beach under their own P0W9f- This ship also has two 50-ton cranes with whic age and transport. The hallmark of a Dock 'L employments. SPIEGEL GROVE participated in the U. S. Space Program as secondary recovery ship durin P ' ' ' 8 f0leCf.MCfCl1fY 111 1962 and Apollo 14 in 1971. Because of her many capabilities, She is of constant value to the Navy. To insure peace, the ability to occupy troubled areasgwifh Ma ' F ' ' rine orces must be maintained at a state of constant readiness. It is SPIEGEL GROVE's proud role to play an integral part in this readiness. h she is able to hoist equipment topside for stor- anding Ship is versatility. In addition to the aforementioned