Spiegel Grove (LSD 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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June 18 oepartutuecreeltferrioaruanaiigcran June 19 Arrive Morehead City. N.C. lor Embarkation ol Marines 8 Equipment June 20 Depart Morehead City, N.C. tor Rota, Spain July 1 Arrive Rota. Spain July5 DepanRota.Spai1lorSierradeReurijSpar'lishAmpribiouSExermse2-87 July 5-8 Spanish Phiblex July 8 Depart lor Port Said. Egypt July 15 Transit lor Suez Canal July 18-19 Transit Red Sea July 19-24 Transit to Mombasa Kenya July 23 Cross the 14451460 snellnaclrs Initiated July 25 Arrive Mombasa, Kenya July 28 Depart Mombasa, Kenya July 28-Aug. 1 Transit to Somalia lor Exercise Eastern wind 1987 August 1 Arrive Geesaley, Somalia August 2-9 Exercise Eastern wind 1987 August 9 Depart Somalia tor Suez Canal August 9-14 Transit to Suez via Red Sea August 15 Transit Suez Canal August 19 Arrive Al Amman, Egypt lor Exercise Bright Star 1987 August 18-21 Exercise Bright Star 1987 August 22 Depart lor Athens, Greece August 25 Arrive Athens lor RAVQ Hellenic Shipyards, Skarmangas Aug. 28-Sept. 15 RAV Sept. 18-19 Transit to Capo Teulada, Sardinia for Exercise Display Determination 1987 Sept. 21-28 Exercise Display Determination 1987 lPart 11 Sept. 28-Oct. 4 Transit to DoganbeylSaros Bay Turkey for Exercise Display Determination 87 Oct. 4 Arrlve Saros Bay. Turkey Oct. 5-10 Exercise Display Determination 1987 QPart Ill Oct. 11 Depart Saros Bay for Augusta Bay Sicily for turnover Oct. 11-14 Transit to Augusta Bay Oct. 14 Arrive Augusta Bay Oct. 14-15 Turnover Oct. 18 Depart lor Palma de Mallorca. Spain Oct. 18-19 Transit to Palma Oct. 19-27 lMAVlPor1 Visit Oct. 27 Depart lor Rota Oct. 29 Arrive Rota Nov. 1 Depart Rota for U.S.A. Nov. 11 Ottload Marines. Onslow Bay Nov. 12 Arrive Morehead City, NC Offload Marines Nov. 13 Arrive Little Creek MARG 3-87 SCHEDULE

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7iT ' 'lv' SHIP'S HISTDRY , commissioned on 8 June 1956. The ..-I-Op DOGH, as she is known inthe Fleet is currently the oldest amphibious ship inthe ' h d lo ed often to the Mediterranean and Caribbean. In the Mediterranean, she participated in the Atlantic Fleet and as ep y i - amphibious landing at Beirut during the 1958 Lebanon crisis and steamed 58 consecutive days at sea in readiness forthe Cyprus Crisis. In the Caribbean, she has taken part in training anti-submarine warfare techniques and in testing techniques of vertical envelopment. She has gained national attention by rescuing 282 American and other foreign nationals stranded in Beirut during the 1976 Lebanon Civil War and in 1981 when she represented the Atlantic Fleet during a goodwill cruise in the Caribbean Sea area. For that later action, she was awarded, the Meritorious Unit Commendation by the Secretary of the Navy. ln March of 1982, the SPIEGEL GROVE became the first ship in her class to successfully complete a Combat Systems Post Overhaul Exam. The SPIEGEL GROVE was the first ship to work with the Landing Craft Air Cushion Boggs lLCACl. The SPIEGEL GROVE was busy during 1983 as she participated in Solid Shield '83, deployments to South America for UNITAS XXIV and West Africa for WATC '83. In late 1983, SPIEGEL GROVE made a deployment above the Arctic Circle for United EffortfTeamwork '84g conducting exercises with our NATO allies. The remainder of 1984 found the ship preparing for another deployment to the Mediterranean. The SPIEGEL GROVE conducted extensive training operations throughout the summer months, including several with Marine and Army Forces. SPIEGEL GROVE spent most of 1985 and 1986 in a Restricted Availability lRAVl repair period replacing engineering equipment as well as upgrading habitability conditions throughout the ship. The latter half of 1986 saw the installation of the Vulcan Phalanx Close - ln Weapons System lClWSl. Early 1987 brought the completion of the RAV, as well as all required examinationsltraining leading up to the deployment with Mediterranean Amphibious Readiness Group 3-87. The USS SPIEGEL GROVE is designated a Landing Ship Dock. Her primary mission is to carry various type boats, vehicles and construction equipment used in amphibious warfare. She also has the capability of launching and landing helicopters carried on her flight deck. The most striking feature of the ship is a huge well deck which can be floated toa depth often feet by ballasting. Once down, with her stern gate open, the various landing craft can be launched to proceed to the assault area under their own power. The ship also has two 50-ton cranes which she is able to hoist equipment topsige for storage and transport. Last but not least, the hallmark of the LSD is versatility, because of her many capa iities. A U53 Spigggi, GROVE QLSD - 322 was built in Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and was

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CAPTAIN RICHARD J. MCCARTHY CONIMANDING OFFICER Captain McCarthy was raised in Framingham, Massachusetts. He is a 1964 NBOTC graduate of the URIVGVSIIY OI Notre Dame and was commissioned as an Ensign in August of that year. He received a Master of Business Administrative degree from the University of Hawaii in 1971 and graduated from the United States ArmY Wa' College in June 1982. Captain McCarthy's duty assignments include: USS BBATTLEBORO QEPCER 852133 Damage Control Assistantg USS DOMINANT QMSO - 4317 as First Lieutenant and Minesweep Offlcefi US REEDBIRD lMSC Q05 51l as Officer in Charge, Headquarters, United States Forces Japan Tokyo, Japan- as an Aide and Protocol Officer, Aratu Naval Base, Salvador, Brazil, as an Exchange officer in a Brazilian NavY Ship Repair FSCIIIIYQ USS CONYGHAM QDDG - 173 as Engineering Officer. He served as Executive on USS NASHVILLE LP , . ' I l D - 13lg and as Executive Assistant to the Director of Plans and Policy, Rapid D9PI0YmemJ0m Task ' ForcefUnited States Central Command. He assumed command of the USS Fort Snelling QLSD - 307 in March 1984 with the ship assigned to the U.S. Multi-National Peacekeeping Force Lebanon. Following FORT SNELLlNG's decommissionin ' S ' ' Q In elbtember 1984 he served as Chief Staff Officer for Commander, AmPhIbI:Jg35 Squadron Twelve. Captain McCarthy assumed command ofthe uss sPiEeEL onovii QLSD-32I In Januaw t , - dal Cap ann McCarthy has been awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation llgeand Meritorious Service Medal Navy Comm d ' . . en ation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal and various unit, C3mpa'9 service medals He is marriedt h . o t e former Kathleen Donlan of Framingham, Massachusetts. They have four children, M B ' ' ' egan, righid, Seamus and Kieran and reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia.