Franklin D Roosevelt (CV 42) - Naval Cruise Book

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After only a five month turnaround period she got underway for her tenth cruise where she relieved the INDEPENDENCE CVA-62 on February 23rd. Carrier Air Group One remained unchanged for this deployment with the exception that VA-46 was replaced by VA-12 flying A4D-2N Skyhawks. At Rota, Spain she disembarked VF-11's F8 Crusaders which were temporarily stationed at the Naval Air Station Rota. She arrived in Naples March 3rd for a five day visit, followed by strike exercises witnessed by Vice Admiral Brower of the Royal Netherlands Navy. On March 20, 1961, Commander A. R. Hawkins, flying an A4D Skyhawk made FDR's 100,000th arrested landing. The following day she entered the harbor of Tripoli, Lybia, for a three day goodwill visit, which was followed by a cruise out of Cannes with members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization War College embarked for flight and firepower demonstrations. Anti-submarine warfare exercises were conducted April 14, followed by simulated exercises along the coast of Italy, Greece, and Turkey . On May 26, 1961, ROOSEVELT received an urgent message that an American citizen aboard the SS ATLANTIC had suffered an acute stomach disorder and required immediate medical assistance. Aircraft were launched, the merchant ship was located, and by late afternoon FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT had arrived on the scene. A doctor was transferred by helicopter to the ATLANTIC. He returned the patient to the FDR where the necessary surgery was performed and within two weeks, the patient had recovered sufficiently that he could be ,k , W. .swww Qu transferred to a hospital in Nice, France. On June 24, 1961, ROOSEVELT and twenty-four other ships of the Sixth Fleet and other allied nations took part in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's tenth anniversary review in the Bay of Naples. Later she gave close air support to task force operations off southern Sardinia from August 7 to 14, and then reembarked VF-11's Crusaders at Rota, before sailing on the 18th for Mayport. Her tenth cruise ended August 28, 1961. On November 19, the ship got underway on short notice, because of the political crisis in the Dominican Republic, to join Second Fleet units in the Caribbean. During seven days of operations near Santo Domingo, the presence of the task force had a stabilizing effect. Returning to Mayport November 27, she remained in the Florida area until February 2, when she sailed for the New York Naval Shipyard where she arrived February 9, 1962. During the two month availability repairs and alterations were made to the catapults and arresting gear. Upon completion of the yard period the ship sailed from Bayonne, New Jersey, April 7, enroute to Norfolk where training, carrier qualifications, and orientation cruises were conducted. The ship steamed to Guantanamo Bay and operated there from July 27 to August 4 before returning to Mayport. September 14 brought the first day of her eleventh Mediterranean cruise. The make up of Carrier Air Group One remained unaltered for this deployment, but VAW-12 flying E1 B Tracers or Willy Fudds was added. if