Yellowstone (AD 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commanding Officer Captain Edmund L Pratt Jr. Captain Pratt reported to the USS Yellowstone (AD 4 1) after a three-year tour at SACLANT as the assistant chief of staff of Personnel and Administration. In July 1987. he completed his tour as chief engineer aboard the USS Coral Sea (CV 43) after serving as commanding officer of the USS Kirk (FF 1087). which was hoincportcd in Yokuska. Japan. All of Captain Pratt's other sea tours were served in destroyers: executive officer. USS Turner Joy (DD 951): chief engineer. USS King (DDC 41); chief engineer. USS Mitschcr (DDC 35): material officer. Destroyer Division 22 Staff: and main propulsion assistant, USS Qobert A. Owens (DD 827) Captain Pratt's shore assignments include the U.S. Naval War College as a student: officcr-in-chargc of the USS John King (DDC 4 1) while she was out of commission undergoing overhaul in New Orleans. Louisiana: operations and plans officer. U.S. Military Training Mission. Dhahran. Saudi Arabia: CINCLANT indications watch officer, and Destroyer School Department Head Class 26 in Newport, Q.I.

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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time-honored tradition USS Yellowstone After guiding USS Yellowstone (AD 41) and her crew of 1.485 men and women through two successful deployments and many accomplishments. Captain Edmund L. Pratt Jr, turned over the helm to Captain Donald C berning in a mid-morning change of command ceremony Oct 17 in Alicante. (Spain. Captain Paul Qoinanski. Commander Naval (Surface Croup Med and Commander (Service Force (Sixth Fleet was the guest speaker. Captain Pratt who joined the Yellowstone team in August 1990 as her eighth commanding officer, will be staying in the Tidewater area as commanding officer, board of Inspections and Survey. Atlantic. Naval Amphibious base. Norfolk. Va. During Captain Pratt's 26-month tour on board, the ship and her crew spent most of that time on the tip of the spear as a deployed ship. From August 1990 to April 1991. Yellowstone and her crew played an active role in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. During the eight-month cruise the Qepair Department alone completed more than 10.000 jobs for three carrier battle groups. Another noteworthy accomplishment during Yellowstone's 1991-1992 cruise was being the first tender to transit the Suez Canal during the war. During the present deployment Yellowstone proved, once again, her diversity and ability to get the job done. She expanded her role as a tender by participating in numerous underway exercises with the USS Saratoga (CG 60) batUe Croup, completing more than 8.000 jobs and visiting countircs such as Spain. France. Turkey. Crete. Sicily. Italy and Israel.