Yellowstone (AD 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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