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MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE 10 March ' 86 10 September ' 86
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3 ■ - 1 1 USS Aylwin The USS AYLWIN was commissioned as DE-1081 at the Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans, Louisiana on 18 September 1971. Built as an anti-submarine escort, she was originally homeported in Norfolk, Virginia. In June 1974, AYLWIN departed on her initial deployment to the Indian Ocean and the Middle East. Upon her return to Norfolk, she was awarded her first Battle E for overall outstanding per- formance. In October 1975, AYLWIN deployed on her first Mediter- ranean cruise. Upon her return in May 1976, she went into a twelve month overhaul at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, after which, AYLWIN moved to her present homeport of Charleston, South Carolina. She then began a series of inspections, exercises, and refresher training to improve combat readiness. Following the training period, AYLWIN joined the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean where the deployment took her to Israel and Egypt. AYLWIN returned to Charleston in October 1978 for upkeep and local operations and was underway ten months later for the Indian Ocean where she was the first USN ship to arrive off the coast of Iran during the U.S. F-mbassy Hostage crisis in Teheran. Her part in the crisis forced AYLWIN to extend through Christmas and she returned to Charleston on 7January 1980. In April 1980 AYLWIN entered Brooklyn Naval Shipyard for a twelve month overhaul. The ship received improvements including the AN SQR 18A Towed Array Sonar. On 8 June 1982, AYLWIN got underway for her fourth deploy men! to the Mediterranean. She played a major role in the evacuation of the PLO forces from Beirut and supported the MULTI-NATIONAL Peacekeeping Force efforts in Lebanon. AYLWIN returned to Charleston on 23 December 1982 and conducted inport maintenance until late spring when she deployed to the North Atlantic. AYLWIN returned to Charleston in July to prepare for an autumn of heavy operational activity. The ship deployed for a five week Caribbean cruise as Caribbean Ready Ship, participated in three major exercises, and conducted numerous local operations. During that time the ship visited six countries and was awarded her second Battle E for overall outstanding performance. MED CRUISE 84 tasked AYLWIN with extensive independent duty. She steamed with a battle group less than three weeks out of seven months, reaffirming the title Rogue Frigate. November 1984 through March 1985 found AYLWIN in a Selected Repair Availability followed immediately by a period of refresher training, midshipman training cruise, and INSURV. Her new skipper, CDR J. St. C. Craighill gave her the new moniker A Team, which accurately described the way she blazed through a myriad of inspections and operational periods. AYLWIN cruised the North Atlantic in the Fall of 1985, returning for a short port visit to Charleston before tackling FLEETEX 1-86 and MED 1-86, where extensive exercising with NATO forces honed the teamwork vital for a man-of-war. Today AYLWIN remains one of the world ' s foremost anti- submarine combatants, an asset to the Fleet and the Free World. h
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