Yellowstone (AD 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHIP'S USS YElLOWSTCXc AD-41 HISTORY The first YELLOWSTONE (originally named War Boy ) was a steel hulled, single screw freighter, commissioned in September, 1918. After a brief career near the end and shortly after World War 1, YELLOWSTONE was decommissioned and returned to the Shipping Board for use. Her subsequent tour was short-lived due to her running aground in the Azores. Although listed as stranded and a total loss, all 45 of her crew were safe. The second YELLOWSTONE (AD-27) was commissioned in January, 1946. For 28 years she tended the destroyers of the Atlantic Fleet. For her dependability and reliability she was awarded the coveted Battle Efficiency E ten times and earned the nickname Old Faithful . She was decommissioned on September 11, 1974. The present YELLOWSTONE (AD-41), commissioned on June 28, 1980, is the first tender to be equipped with a destroyer refueling rig capable of sending refueling probe, robb, and NATO refueling couplings to other ships. She has deployed to the North Atlantic, and three times to the Mediterranean. , ■ 4 First YELLOWSTONE (War Boy) Second YELLOWSTOiNE (AD-27)

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(?ovt£e d£ i Ship's History 4 Yellowstone Park 5 Departure 6 Cruise Map 8 Battle Group 10 Commanding Officer 12 Executive Officers 14-17 Chaplain 18 Command Master Chief 19 France 1 Marseille 20 Italy 1 Naples 22 Capri 24 Ischia 25 Pompeii Vesuvius 26 Picnic at Carney Park 28 Sicily Catania 30 Taormina Mt Etna 32 Syracusa 34 Bands. Burgers Beer 36 COs Receptions Catania Alexandria 38 Egypt Pyramids 40 Museum 42 Memphis Cairo 44 Alexandria El Alamein 46 Party at Consulate 48 Halloween 50-53 France II Villa 54 Nice 56 Monaco 57 USO Show 58-61 Sports Basketball 62 Volleyball 64 Repair 66-123 Supply 124-137 Engineering 138-153 Deck 154-165 Operations 166-173 Administration 174-179 Medical 180 Dental 182 Photo Stragglers 184 Autographs 186 Unrep 188 Vertrep 190 DC Olympics 192 Italy II Gaeta 194-197 Rome 198-201 Thanksgiving 202 Helping Hands 204-207 France III Toulon 208-211 CO Reception 212 Christmas Parties Shows 214-219 New Years 220 Palma Turn-Over 222 Stats 224 Battle Group Map Key 226 Ships Tended 227 Homecoming 228 Photo Contest 230-235 Other Stuff 236 Cruise Book Staff 238 Epilog 240 3

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Yellowstone National Park •mm The incredibly majestic Yellowstone National Park, from which the USS YELLOWSTONE takes its name, met with disaster in the fall of 1988. Almost half of the park's 2.2 million acres were destroyed by eight huge fires. But due to the Mediterranean deployment, our crew was unable to travel to the park to help in the enormous firefighting efforts. So we did what we could and generously donated $4,141.41 to help support the park and purchase some of the countless millions of trees needed to begin the renewal and replanting of the lost forests. d