Henrico (APA 45) - Naval Cruise Book

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l. gl 5 I ii 1 .i i I Ia I ll 4 1 i 1 33 '1 li is ,a r J I E V I Z 3 I May and June 1956 were spent in local Opera- tions off San Diego with a cruise to San Fran- cisco for the Naval Reserve in late June and early July. On 23 August the- ship entered a commercial shipyard in the Long Beach area for a major overhaul and conversion which was completed on 18 December. On 28 September CAPTAIN G. T. FERGU- SON, USN, relieved CAPTAIN COLEMAN as Commanding Officer. From January to August 1957 the ship en- gaged in refresher and amphibious refresher training, local operations and Exercises QUICK- STEP and WORKHORSE. HENRICO again deployed to the Western Pacific in August 1957 arriving in Yokosuka, Japan, in September. During October the ship participated in Operation MARLIFT, the move- ment of the THIRD Marine- Division fro-m Japan to Okinawa. On 16 November 1957, CAPTAIN G. C. CHRISTIE, USN, relieved CAPTAIN FERGU- SON as Commanding Officer. In December the ship participated in Exercise PHIBLINK, a combined U. S., Philippine am- phibious operation conducted in the Philippine Islands. Continuing to operate in the Philippine Island area, HENRICO ended the deployment with participation in Exercise STRONGBACK and returned to San Diego in March 1958. Local operations and Exercise ROCKY SHOALS with troops of the lst Battle Group, 12th Infantry Division, U. S. Army, embarked and conducted during the period 20 October to 21 November occupied HENRICO for the re- mainder of 1958 and until April 1959. On 7 December 1958 CAPTAIN W. H. SHEA, USN, relieved CAPTAIN CHRISTIE as Com- manding Officer.

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On 20 January 1961 CAPTAIN R M HAYES USN relieved CAPTAIN RHODEMYRE as Com manding Oflicer In February 1961 the ship entered a San Fran cisco shipyard for a two month overhaul period From April to October 1961 the HENRICO par ticipated in several exercises in the San Diego area which included WAGON MASTER PAPER CUTTER MARLEX 61 PACNARMIDLEX 61 and a NATO demonstration Amphibious re fresher and refresher training immediately pre ceded the ship s departure for the Western Pacific on 16 October With Commander Am phibious Squadron ONE embarked the ship participated in Exercise SILVER SWORD in the Hawaiian area with units of Service Force Pa ciiic Cruiser Destroyer Force Pacific Subma rines Pacific and personnel of the 1st Marine Brigade lst Division this exercise was con ducted during the period 27 October to 4 Novem ber 1961 Western Pacific operations included Visits to Okinawa Sasebo Yokosuka Iwakuni Keelung and Hong Kong The deployment ended with participation in Exercise TULUNGAN conduct ed in the Philippine area with Amphibious Squadrons ONE and SEVEN Departing WEST PAC on 17 April the ship arrived in San Diego on 5 May 1962 i During the Competitive Year 1962 HENRICO was awarded the Green E for Operations the Assault Award for the third consecutive year On 12 July the ship entered the Willamette Iron and Steel Works shipyard in Portland Ore gon for overhaul and returned to San Diego on 7 September On 18 July CAPTAIN J H DOLAN USN relieved CAPTAIN HAYES as Commanding Officer On 28 September the ship entered the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company shipyard in San Diego for additional engineering work 7 - 7 7 7 4 7 ' , ' ' ' 5 ' ' - Red for Engineering and the Amphibious 7 7 7 7 7 - 7 J .