Kearsarge (LHD 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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l . . ' - to a shipyard. L lo I c9'r5lcGl1Jlc9i5'frHl6lI'Q-70913 Bohroin MCPON Visit 5 l L - , t PSYTUGU1' Y M T Steel Beech - T On 1 April KEARSARGE ' moored at ASRY Shipyard in Manama, Bahrain. Several major steam valves in the Main Machinery Rooms needed replacement. Because of the size of the jobs, it was necessary to make a visit Having been underway for all but 36 hours of the first 80 days of deployment, the 10-day visit to the f. shipyard provided the crew an opportunity to complete a lot of maintenance. lf? l C . 5 Because Naval Support . h Unit QNSUQ Bahrain was in Threat Condition Charlie, oft-base liberty was not permitted. Instead, the crew was shuttled, via water taxi, from the ship- yard to Mina Sulman Pier, and then bused to NSU. The crew took full advan- tage of all the senfices located at the Desert Dome, including good food and shopping. X , T .JJ The crew also had the opportunity to purchase carpets and other Asian merchandise at vendor fairs at the NSU courtyard. Wt 15' W Ap I AXl'Rll fi:-

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