USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - Naval Cruise Book

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rvk..-s-L-'---.Q---Q'bt-1 7 - .Y ,.t,:,..,,q,,,.a-Q...----p-W. - N - HISTORY ship of the specially-created Task Force 71 Relieved inthe Sea of Japan on Feb. 16. she proceeded to Yankee Station. commencing combat operations on Feb. 22. On June 26. the Big E and her veteran air wing finished their third combat deployment. - ENTERPRISE arrived in Alameda on July 18. made a brief Call in her homeport. and departed July 27 for minor overhaul at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Washington. She left Bremerton on Sept. 28. After Christmas in port. she departed California on Jan. 6. 1969. arriving in Pearl Harbor on Jan 11. when she began preparing for her operational readiness inspection off the Ha- waiian Islands. On Jan. 14. the ship was struck by an unfortunate and untimely disaster. Fire and explosions resulted after a missile on an aircraft on the flight deck was accidentally set off. cost- ing the lives of 28 crewmen. the loss of 15 aircraft. and exten- sive damage to her flight deck. The ship returned to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Crewmen and Pearl Harbor employees began immediate repairs on the Big The efforts and cooperation of these men were such that the worlds mightiest carrier was again ready for sea on March 5. After five days of sea trials. the Big E departed Hawaii on March 11. en route to Yankee Station for her fourth Vietnam tour. She reached the Gulf of Tonkin March 31. beginning immediate air strikes against the enemy. When the North Koreans shot down a Navy EC-121 recon- naissance aircraft on April 16. ENTERPRISE was once again ordered into the Sea of Japan. where she was joined by three other carriers and numerous support ships. As flagship for the newly reinstated Task Force 71. ENTERPRISE became an integral part of the largest task force assembled in more than 25 years. . ENTERPRISE returned to Alameda in July 1969 and soon sailed for her new homeport in Norfolk. Va.. arriving in August 1969. I . From Norfolk, the giant carrier returned to the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company where she under- went her second refueling and overhaul. Having been refitted and refueled, ENTERPRISE completed her sea trials in Janu- ary 1971 and then began the trip around South America for her homeport at Alameda, Calif. ln July, ENTERPRISE arrived at the Subic Bay Naval Base in the Rebulic of the Philippines, and later that month, began her first line period of the cruise in the Gulf of Tonkin. After a six day port visit to Singapore in September, EN- TERPRISE and the nuclear-powered guided missile frigate USS BAINBRIDGE commenced a transit into the Indian Ocean. During this transit, Task Group 77.5 demonstrated the quick response of nuclear vessels. conducted extensive train- ing gperations, and collected hydrographic and meteorologi- ca ata. After ENTERPRlSE's run into the Indian Ocean and the Java Sea. she returned to Subic Bay on Oct. 2. After a 10-day stay. she returned to Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin. On Dec. 10, while on the line, ENTERPRISE received orders to proceed to the Malacca Straits south of Singapore and await further orders. This movement was a result of the Indo- Pakistani War, which had begun a few days earlier. While awaiting further orders, ENTERPRISE was joined by several destroyers and a helicopter carrier. This task force became Contingency Force, Seventh Fleet, with ENTER- PRISE as its flagship. Shortly after its formation, the task force was ordered to proceed into the Indian Ocean. On Elan. 7. 1ta72'. SNTECISIPRISE received orders to cease opera ions in e n ian cean an roceed ' . ENTERPRISE ended her fifth West?Pac d9lg3IJEf:g:1i gg!! headed home. arriving in Alameda Feb. 12. 10fHistory . -E .-.. . .. ,Tn W ,,,Y,,Y , 1 I . nl-aonnsarn-,,...4........, , -, , , . ' f f '. '! CfP!4' On Sept 12. 1972. ENTERPRISE departed Alameda for ner sixth combat OGDIOYITIBHI to Southeast Asia The arrival of 1973 brought good news to ENTERPRISE and the world. the announcement of a cease-fire in Vietnam In March 1973. ENTERPRISE earned her second Battle Efficiency E for attack aircraft .carriers of the Pacific Fleet The ship left Subic BQWVISYBO to'ret'ur'ri to-her homeport of Alameda. On July 30. ENTERPRISE sailed from Alameda to Bremer- ton. WA.. and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. for a six-month shipyard period of alterations and refitting in preparation for taking on the Navy s newest fighter aircraft. the F -14A Tom- Cat. Returning to Alameda in early February 1974. ENTER- PRISE began refresher training. carrier qualifications and air wing operations. In August. ENTERPRISE won her third Bat- tle Efficiency E ' for Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers. On Sept. 17. ENTERPRISE departed Alameda for her sev- enth deployment to the Western Pacific and the first oper- ational deployment overseas for the Tomcat. Between October and December. ENTERPRISE conducted routine operations in the South China Sea. After spending Christmas and New Years at Subic Bay. ENTERPRISE got underway on Jan. 7. 1975 to begin her fourth cruise in the Indian Ocean. A four-day visit to Mombasa. Kenya in early February was followed by disaster relief operations at Mauri- tius. a tiny island nation in the Indian Ocean that had been struck by a devastating cyclone. The 40-day excursion into the Indian Ocean ended with a four-day visit to Singapore in February while en route to Subic Bay. On April 29. ENTERPRISE aircraft flew 95 sorties in sup- port of operation Frequent Wind. the evacuation of Saigon. After a 15-day transit from Subic Bay. the Big E arrived at Alameda on May 20. 1975. ENTERPRISE left Alameda July 30. 1976 on her eighth Western Pacific deployment. The ship arrived in the Philip- pines Sept. 6. Operation Kangaroo ll in the Coral and Tasman Seas with ships of the Australian and New Zealand navies followed. ENTERPRISE visited Hobart. Tasmania from Oct. 29 to Nov. 5. ,On Jan. 15. ENTERPRISE left Subic for the first all-nuClear- powered excursion into the Indian Ocean since 1964. The ship was joined by the guided missile cruisers LONG BEACH and TRUXTUN, and the submarine TAUTOG. The long at-sea period was broken by a visit to Mombasa, Kenya Feb. 19-23. Following the Indian Ocean cruise, ENTERPRISE made a final stop in Subic before leaving for Alameda March 17. She arrived in Alameda March 28. 1977. On April 4, 1978, ENTERPRISE departed Alameda for her ninth Western Pacific deployment. 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