Delta (AR 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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cific, providing repair services to ships of the Seventh Fleet, in slsuch ports as Yokosuka, Subic Bay, Manila, and Kaohsiung, TEUWHH- DELT ar' - 'f ' on 15 March, 1966, and rived at her new homeport of Alameda, Cali ornia i . began flying the flag of Commander Service Squadron SEVEN while serving th ir needs of the U.S. First Fleet. Cn 2 August, 1965, DELTATGPTS e repa sented Navy ships from the San Francisco area in the Seattle Sea Fair, re- turning to Alameda on 12 August, 1966. O 19 J r , 1967, DELTA set sail for her tenth overseas tour, her ninth n anua y to the Western Pacific, for duties in support of the Vietnam-exposed, but 18 thankful ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet. Upon her return to Alameda on August, 1967, DELTA had spent a total of eight years overseas away from the United States . DELTA served during the year of 1968 in support of the U.S. First Fleet. She left her homeport of Alameda early in January, to spend the first quar- ter of the year in the Long Beach area, where her services were badly needed. She returned to Alameda in March, only to return to Long Beach in May, to serve there for two more months. She was once again privileged to represent the many ships from the San Francisco area in the Seattle Sea Fair during the first week of August. Up- on returning to her homeport, she spent the rest of the year in support of Navy Units there. - On 3 May, 1969, DELTA deployed to the Western Pacific once again. In the course of her tour, DELTA visited Hawaii, Taiwan, the Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, and Viet Nam, and returned to the United States in mid Decem- ber of 1969. The jobs DELTA does and will continue to do for the operating forcesof the Pacific Fleet, range from tightening the smallest bolt, to re- building boilers and engineering plants on the ships that she serves. No matter what the job, DELTA does her best to help the rest, in keeping with her motto of DILIGENCE, DEPENDABILITY, DEXTERITY.

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After working out of San Diego for more than a year, DELTA headed over- seas in June 1952, to set up shop at Yokosuka, Japan. There she was part of Service Squadron THREE, supporting the United Nations Naval Forces in the Far East. In September, she was assigned to Task Force SEVENTY-SEVEN. In February 1953, DELTA returned to theWest Coast. She operated out of ' San Diego, and Long Beach, California for the next seven months, then went back to the Far East. This time she saw service at Sasebo and Yokosuka, Japan, and at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands. In July 1954, she returned to San Diego where she joined Service Squadron ONE. On DELTA's next Far East tour, which began in January 1955, she spent part of her time as the Flagship of Commander Blockading and Escort Force, Pacific Fleet. She returned to the West Coast that July, and the following month was ordered to the yard at Puget Sound, Bremerton, Washington for deactivation. She was decommissioned on 1 December, 1955, and became a unit of the Bremerton Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet. Cold war was the word of the day for the next few years. World tensions in- creased and so did the need for more mobile repair facilities around the Pa- cific Fleet. On 31 October, 1959, the DELTA was recommissioned by the crew of the USS KERMIT ROOSEVELT, aninternal combustion. repair ship, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington. She immediately sailed for Long Beach, California which was assigned as her new homeport. Her stay at home was short lived. On 12 April, 1960, she sailed once again for the Far East. As a unit of the U.S. Seventh Fleet and Service Squadron '4 THREE, she provided repair service in Sasebo and Iwakuni, Japan, and in Subic Bay, Philippine Islands. On 21 December, 1960, she returned to Long Beach for what was expected to be an eighteen month stay. ' Again the need for a repair ship in the Far East sent DELTA back to the Western Pacific on short notice. This time, she departed CONUS on 2 Feb- ruary, 1962, and provided repair service in Sasebo, Okinawa, and Subic Bay. Work was accomplished on Seventh Fleet ships supporting the U.S. Forces in Thailand, and the Taiwan Patrol Forces. DELTA returned from this Far East cruise on 20 August, 1962. From August 1962 until Christmas Day 1963, DELTA provided repair serv- ' 'ices to the ships homeported in Long Beach. On the 26th of December, DELTA deployed to the Far East, this time providing repair services in Su- bic Bay, Sasebo, Iwakuni, and Yokosuka. While in the Western Pacific, the DELTA not only served the fleet, but acted as a good will ambassador for the United States in Hong Kong, and Moji, Ja- pan, with outstanding success. With her tour completed, DELTA returned to Long Beach for a long awaited overhaul. Upon completion of her yard period, DELTA again became the workhorse of the fleet by rendering her time and talents in repairing units of the fleet homeported in Long Beach. On 1 July, 19515, the Homeport of DELTA was officially changed to Alameda, California, and on 22 July, 1965, DELTA deployed again to thef Western Pa-

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