Harry Hill (DD 986) - Naval Cruise Book

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10 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 0700 1800 0900 1800 Underway Moored Sembawang Shipyard, Singapore Underway Crossed equator at 105 02.7 E longitude. Entered the Realm of King Neptunus Rex Moored NAVSTA Subic Bay, R.P. Underway Moored to buoy in Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong Enroute to Pearl Harbor Crossed International Dateline at 25 N latitude Moored NAVSTA Pearl Harbor Departed for San Diego with Tigers Home Sweet Home! Moored Pier 2, 32nd St. NAVSTA, San Diego DuRflg routine ' atfol operations in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. USS HARRY W. HILL participated in 28 escort missions involving various re-flagged Kuwaiti tankers, f-m «. u Nun er of days sTsea: Nurnber of days in port: Longest periojl ira port; Shortest p ticJ J irt joft: Longest- period at sea: Shortest period at sea: Shortest liberty:. Distance trailed: 141 hl i.t: ' CU : ' ' 40 ' hf ■ »•• . 7 days in Se Bay, 07-14 Oct 88 8 hours, 10 Jan 89, Mina Jabal Al] 15 days 12-27 Dec 88. onj trol IrTsouthern Persian Gulf 24 hours 2a ' 2?rnov 88, enroute Bahrain to )ubaruX.E. 7 hours, Singapore 28,967 nautical miles (equivalent to 33,891 stat- ute miles)

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Schedule of Events X 16 Sept. 88 1000 21 Sept. 0900 22 Sept. 1600 27 Sept. 0915 07 Oct. 1300 14 Oct. 1400 19 Oct. 1000 22 Oct. 0900 01 Nov. 1400 03 Nov. 0000 08 Nov. 1000 10 Nov. 0800 23 Nov. 0800 26 Nov. 0900 28 Nov. 0800 30 Nov. 0900 07 Dec. 0700 09 Dec. 0500 1 Dec. 0900 12 Dec. 0900 25 Dec. 27 Dec. 1100 29 Dec. 0800 01 Jan. 89 10 Jan. 0800 1600 14 Jan. 0900 16Jan. ,. 1O00 -•■ ■ ' 24 Jan. 0900 26 Jan. 0900 aD o 27 Jan. 1200 02 Feb. 0800 1700 06 Feb. -; ■3t)g3 N latitude. En- Depart NAVSTA, San Diego Moored NAVSTA Pearl Harbor, HI Underway for Subic Bay, R.P. Crossed International Dateline at 22 tered Realm of the Golden Dragon Moored NAVSTA Subic Bay, R.P. Underway Moored Penang Island, Malaysia Underway Relieved USS REEVES (CG-24) as member Joint Task Force Middle East Transit Straits of Hormuz for the first time. Entered Persian Gulf Moored Bahrain Underway for patrol southern P.G. Moored Dubai, U.A.E. for Thanksgiving port visit Underway for patrol southern P.G. Exit Persian Gulf Anchored alongside USS PRAIRIE (AD-15) off coast of Masirah, Oman, for tender availability Enroute to Straits of Hormuz Enter Persian Gulf Moored Bahrain Underway for patrol southern P.G. Christmas Day on patrol Moored Bahrain Underway for patrol in Gulf of Oman New Year ' s Day on patrol Moored Mina Jabal AH, U.A.E. Underway for patrol south pi P-,G. -r Moored Bahrain ■ ' lOOO ' - nd rway for patrol southern and central Persian Gulf MpjQred Bahrain 0900 yu« rway for Straits of Hormuz O io-- Exit Persian Gulf Relieved by USS JOHN YQiiNQ {DD-973) Moored CQliifiijMrSri Lanka »»» mwuiM «,n ' atong Bay, Phuket, Thailand

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Deployment Begins l W K - » ,» The morning of 16 September 1988 dawned gray and overcast along the San Diego waterfront. In the early morning gloom the crew of the USS HARRY W. HILL made final preparations for getting underway. At 1000 hours the mooring lines were cast off. With the crew manning the rails, the HARRY W. HILL slipped through the calm waters of San Diego harbor and began a six month deployment to the Persian Gulf. For those who sailed her, and for those who waited at home, it would prove to be a long and challenging six months. 14