Yellowstone (AD 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHIELD The USS YELLOWSTONE, o new destroyer tender, inherits the nome ond traditions of two former ships. They earned the sobriquet Old Faithful” for their long ond dedicoted service to the fleet. The geyser containment, o Y-shoped heraldic charge colled o poll, is symbolic of support. The color red is for heot ond energy. The vertical bonds ond the scolloped white ond blue cloud forms ore indicative of the upward surge of sreom ond water, in allusion to the famous geyser Old Faithful. CREST The seo horse is symbolic of the bosic mission of the destroyer render, the furnishing of supplies ond services to the fleer. The trident is symbolic of noval power ond authority. The head of the trident suggests the letter 'E”, the coveted bottle efficiency “E , which the second YELLOWSTONE earned ten rimes.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS ADMIN DEPT. 176 MONTE CARLO 30 X-DIV 176 NAPLES, ITALY 38,78 X-l 180 NON-RATES 120 CHAPLAIN 7 OFFICERS 220 CHIEF PETTY OPERATIONS DEPT. 202 OFFICERS 175 PALMA DE MALLORCA 52 CHIEF WARRANT PETTY OFFICERS 158 OFFICERS 195 PHOTO CONTEST 82 CHRISTMAS 98 REPAIR DEPT. 114 COMMAND MASTER RS PS DIV. 114 CHIEF 7 R-l DIV. 121 COMMANDING OFFICER 4 R-2 DIV. 131 CREST 2 R-3 DIV. 139 CRUISE BOOK STAFF 239 R-4 DIV. 145 DECK DEPT. 221 R-5 DIV. 149 1ST DIV. 221 R-6 DIV. 159 2ND DIV. 224 RM DIV. 162 3RD DIV. 226 QA DIV. 173 WEAPONS 228 ROME, ITALY 84 DENTAL 200 SHIP'S BOSUN' 112 DEPARTURE 14 SPORTS 28,80,104,234 DEPENDANT'S BRIEF 12 SUPPLY DEPT. 181 ENGINEERING DEPT. 206 S-l 181 EA DIV. 207 S-2 o 183 EB DIV: 210 S-3 188 EE DIV. 212 S-4 192 EM DIV. 215 S-6 193 ER DIV. 217 S-7 196 ESWS QUALIFIERS 83 TALENT SHOW 235 EXECUTIVE OFFICER 6 TOULON, FRANCE 22 FASHION SHOW 92 UNREP 34 GAETA, ITALY 20 USO SHOWS 59,70,100,106 HALLOWEEN 72 YARDS 10 HISTORY 3 YELLOWSTONE HOMECOMING 236 NATIONAL PARK 8 ISREAL - THE HOLY LAND 62,76 MEDICAL 198 MEMORIAL 240

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SHIP'S HISTORY The first YELLOWSTONE (originally nomed War Boy) wos a steel hulled, single screw freighter, commissioned in September. 1918. During o brief career near the end ond shortly after World Wor I, YELLOWSTONE wos decommissioned ond returned to the Shipping Board for use. Her subsequent tour wos short lived due to running aground in the Azores. Although listed os stranded ond o total loss, oil 45 of her crew wos sofe. The second YELLOWSTONE (AD-27) wos commissioned in Jonuory. 1946. For 28 years she tended the destroyers of the Atlantic Fleet. During this period she earned o reputation of dependability ond reliability, the nickname Old Faithful ond the covered bottle efficiency E oword ten rimes. She wos decommissioned on September 11, 1974. The present YELLOWSTONE (AD-41), commissioned on June 28. 1980. is the first render to be equipped with o destroyer refueling rig copoble of sending refueling probe, robb ond NATO refueling couplings to other ships. YELLOWSTONE hos participated in severol multi-norionol navol exercises, providing mobile repair ond logistics support. During the NATO exercise Ocean Venture 81 , the Repair Department, under simulated wartime conditions, completed over 100 jobs during o three day anchorage in Scopoflow. Scotland. During United Efforr Teomwork 84 , YELLOWSTONE completed over 300 jobs, sending Tiger Teams of repair personnel to other ships ond providing logistic support by transferring repair ports and supplies ond pumping fuel ond water to ships of the tosk force. USS YELLOWSTONE (AD-41) Second YELLOWSTONE (AD-27) 3