13525153513155iisffsgiis s--?s T,.14:354:5537.:5s:-qsssmigfgifr:s'a5'4..g,,-:Ea in - . asa.. 5 ,...:-,1 ':. es I X FACT SHEET USS DeSotogCounty's GreatlLakes Cruise The threesmonth cruise of the tank landing ship USS DeSoto County to the Great Lakes -- June 8 to September 10 -- will take her more than 1,200 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. During her visit the ship will stop at 17 Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway cities. Ports of Call I Q Ogdensburg, N.Y., June 14-15 Marquette, Mich., Aug. 3 Rochester, N.Y.,, June 16-21 USNTC Great LakesfChicago, Aug. 7 Buffalo, N.Y., June 25-28 Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 8-ll Erie, Pa., June 29-July 2 Chicago, Ill., Aug. 13-16 Toledo, Ohio, July 3-9 Muskegon, Mich., Aug. 17w18 Detroit, Mich., July 9-16 Manitowoc, Wie., Aug. 19-20 Bay City, Mich., July 17N2O A Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 22-29 Sault ste, Mari., Mich., July 24-27 oswego, NJ., Aug. 31-sept. 1 Duluth, Minn., July 29-Aug. 2 J Clayton, N.Y., Sept. 3 V The ship will be open for general visiting in each port of call. Visitors will get a look at the modern NavyaMarine Corps Team through . displays, demonstrations and units which include: Cine-Globe Cruiser Theater . -Navy Underwater Demolition Team frogmen Tracked landing vehicle ,Four Ocean Challenge exhibit A 52-ton tank Navy's Polaris ballistic missile Q Self-propelled howitzer- Marine Corps' nMechanical Mulen Navy helicopter WOntos,U Marine Corps' tank killer A Marine karate team and a 25-voice chorus will also be on board, along with the l3spiece Amphibious Force Band. ' DeSoto County, one of the newest ships of her type, is designed to transport and land tanks, other heavy equipment and weapons in amphibious landings. With her shallow draft forward, she is capable of moving close to shore and being attached to pontoon causeways over which cargo can move, thereby bridging the gap from ship to shore. She can also move in to a hostile shore, beach herself, and discharge her cargo through her bow doors directly onto the beach. J Commissioned June 10, 1958, at New Grleans, la., DeSoto County is 442 feet long and 62 feet wide. When fully loaded it displaces 8,000 tons, more than five times that of a World War II LST. It can steam 14,000 miles without refueling and has a top speed in excess of 15 knots. Lieutenant Com ander Horace D. Mann, Jr., of Manteo, N.C., and Portsmouth, Va., has com anded Desoto County since July 15, 1963. iY 'T Qi ' 'W'z ? - 7: ': 7 '5i ' i+ :7 ' i'1 l-liikinl'-' 'Y ' ' '.F ' ' ' D' ' ' ' ' ' '
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