Cabildo (LSD 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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HISTORY CONTINUED FEB 62 COMMENCED A SERIES OF INSPECTIONS AND EXTENSRT REF- RESHER TRAINING TO RE-QUALIF ■ THE OFFICERS AND CREW FOR AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS FEB 62 PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION DOMINIC AS A UNIT OF JOINT TASK FORCE 8 IN SUPPORT OF NUCLEAR TESTING IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN AREA OCT 62 DEPLOYED THROUGH PANAMA CANAL IN COMPLIANCE WIIH ORDERS FOR A CUBAN BLOCKADE ' DEC 62 RETURNED AND OPERATED IN THE LONG BEACH AREA. UNDER- WENT AND COMPLETED OVERHAUL AT AAA MACHINE SHOP SHIP- YARD AT SAN FRANCISCO MAY 62 COMMENCED A SERIES OF INSPECTIONS AND EXTENSIVE REF- RESHER TRAINING TO RE-QUALIFY THE OFFICERS AND CREW FOR AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS JUN 63 COMMENCED OPERATING IN THE LONG BEACH AREA SEP 63 DEPLOYED TO HAWAIIAN ISLAND AREA TO PARTICIPATE WITH VARIOUS UNITS OF AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRON SEVEN IN OPERATION DULL KNIFE . OCT 63 DEPLOYED TO WESTERN PACIFIC FOR TOUR OF DUTY WITH THE U.S. SEVENTH FLEET MAR 64 HOMEWARD BOUND APR 64 ARRIVE CONUS MISSION AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE LSD The landing ship CABILDO is 457 feet in hngth, is the largest landing ship of all amphibious type ships. It is a ship built around a floating dr doek and carries loaded landing eraft, tanks, In avy vehicles, and troops into tlu b( (lehlu ad art a. This dry dock or well deck is tlun flooded and tlu landing craft art- launelud. The LSD is armed for limited anti-aircraft defense anil functions as a rt pair ship for landing craft: is (quipped with a lulieopter platform; boat control facilitiis. and acts as heavy transport and a general workhorse of the Am phibiowi Fleet.

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