Dubuque (LPD 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Dedication 2. Table of Contents 3. Ships Schedule 5. Ships Mission 6. Commanding Officer 7. Executive Officer 8. Leaving San Diego 10. A Day in the Life 17. Ports of Call 28. Christmas Party 30. Show Time 33. Engineering 45. Deck 53. Operations 59. Supply 65. Aviation 69. Dental 70. Medical 71. Administration 74. MCPOC 75. Chaplain 77. Navigation 78. Tacron-12 79. Communications 84. Assault Craft Unit One 92. Tiger Cruise 93. Awards 94. Homecoming

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USS DIJBIJQUli: LPl -8 WESTPAC: 19»l-»2 DEDICATION . . . This cruisebook is dedicated to the continued diligence and determination of the fine officers and crew of the USS Dubuque. Their winning attitudes and actions are symbolized by the BATTLE EFFICIENCY AWARD PENNANT which proudly flies from the main mast. In Adm Walsh ' s words The USS Dubuque is the Best of the Best

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SHIPS SCHEDULE 12 NOV 18 NOV 21 NOV 23 NOV 29 NOV 07 DEC 13 DEC 15 DEC 17-29 DEC 30 DEC 3 JAN 6-7 JAN 10-11 JAN 13 JAN 15 JAN 19 JAN 22 JAN 25-26 JAN 29 JAN 12-18 FEB 21-22 FEB 24-25 FEB 26 FEB 14 MAR 17 MAR 20-21 MAR 22 MAR 25 MAR 26 MAR- 4 APR 6 APR 9 APR 12-13 APR 16 APR 7-8 MAY 15 MAY SHIP ' S SCHEDULE 1981 DEPARTED FOR WESTPAC WITH PHIBRON ONE ARRIVED AT PEARL HARBOR; EMBARKED BATTALION LANDING TEAM 3 3 PARTICIPATED IN MIDPAC OPS: EXERCISE BELL VOLCANO RETURNED TO PEARL HARBOR FOR REPAIRS TO UPPER VEHICLE RAMP TRANSITTED TO OKINAWA, STEAMING INDEPENDENTLY CHOPPED TO SEVENTH FLEET ARRIVED ATBUCKNER BAY, OKINAWA, JAPAN CONDUCTED LVT OPS AT ORWAN, OKINAWA; TRANSITTED TO SASEBO, JAPAN VISITED SASEBO FOR CHRISTMAS ARRIVED IN PUSAN, KOREA FOR NEW YEARS 1982 STEAMED FOR YOKOHAMA, JAPAN MOORED IN YOKOHAMA TO LOAD MARINES FROM CAMP FUJI STOPPED AT BUCKNER BAY TO OFFLOAD MOORED AT POSCO PIER, POHANG, KOREA TO LOAD EQUIPMENT MOORED AT INCHON INNER HARBOR TO LOAD CAFEX-82 RETROGRADE ARRIVED AT BUCKNER BAY FOR OFFLOAD MOORED AT INCHON INNER HARBOR TO LOAD MORE CAFEX-82 RETROGRADE MOORED IN BUCKNER BAY; EMBARKED CTF-76 DEPARTED FOR SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES ARRIVED AR SRF SUBIC BA Y FOR THIRTEEN DA Y UPKEEP VISITED HONG KONG; MOORED TO HMS TAMAR STOPPED OVERNIGHT IN BUCKNER BAY TO DISEMBERK CTF-76; LOADED TEAM SPIRIT 82 CARGO AND PERSONNEL VISITED PHANG FOR OFFLOAD ARRIVED AT SRF SASEBO FOR TWO-WEEK UPKEEP RETURNED TO BUCKNER BAY FOR ADDITIONAL TEAM SPIRIT CARGO MOORED IN POHANG FOR OFFLOAD LOADED REMAINING TEAM SPIRIT CARGO IN OKINAWA; ANCHORED IN BUCKNER BAY TEAM SPIRIT REHEARSAL AT KIN BLUE ANCHORED IN PHANG HARBOR FOR TEAM SPIRIT PRE-SAIL CONFERENCE PARTICIPATED IN EXERCISE TEAM SPIRIT 82 OFFLOADED TEAM SPIRIT PARTICIPANTS AND EQUIPMENT RETURNED TO POHANG TO LOAD TEAM SPIRIT RETROGRADE STOPPED OVERNIGHT IN OKINAWA TO OFFLOAD DEPARTED SUBIC BAY FOR PEARL HARBOR VISITED PEARL HARBOR OVERNIGHT; EMBARKED VISITORS FOR TIGER CRUISE MOORED PIER 6 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA