Milwaukee (AOR 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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THREE SHIPS NAMED MILWAUKEE Three previous ships have carried the name MILWAU- KEE: an IRONCLAD MONITOR of the Civil war; a turn-of- the-century CRUISER that make a valiant rescue attempt of a submarine; and a light CRUISER that had a long, varied and illustrious career. The present day L ' SS MILWAUKEE was commissioned on 1 November 1969 at the Boston Naval shipyard as the sec- ond of the WICHITA CLASS replenishment oilers. During her first decade of service MILWAUKEE completed five Mediterranean deployments, three readiness exercises, evac- uated American citizens from Cyprus in 1974 and Lebanon in 1976. and transported the treasures of the ancient Egyp- tian KING TUTANKHAMUM to the United States. Throughout the next decade MILWAUKEE continued to provide excellent service to the fleet, completing two more Mediterrenean deployments by 1984. In 1985 she participat- ed in Unitas XXVI, a joint exercise between the United States and our South American allies, during which MIL- WAUKEE was the sole logistics support ship for TASK FORCE ONE-THREE-EIGHT. In 1987 MILWAUKEE again displayed her ability to sup- port our allies during EXERCISE OCEAN SAFARI in the North Atlantic, providing services to over eighty NATO ships form eleven nations. Transferring over 30 million gal- lons of fuel and 2000 tons of cargo in waters above Arctic Circle, MILWAUKEE earned the venerable BLUE NOSE Award. In 1988 MILWAUKEE completed a Mediterranean and Indian Ocean deployment in support of American Forces in the Persian Gulf. During this deployment MIU WAUKEE spent 108 consecutive days at sea demonstrating her unique ability to remain on station for extended periods of time. MILWAUKEE was honored in July 1989 by being selected to serve as host ship for the historic Soviet ship visit in Nor- folk, hosting the officers and crew of the Soviet Fleet replenishment oiler GASTANOV. In November 1989 MIL- WAUKEE distinguished herself during the Soviet Presiden- tial Summit in Malta where she provided boats and crew to assist in transporting dignitaries, security agents, and the press between USS BELKNAP and the Soviet Cruiser SLAVA. In April 1990 MILWAUKEE completed her ninth Mediter- ranean deployment and immediately redeployed in May to support the U.S. Coast Guard during a two month COl TER-NARCOTICS OPERATION in the Caribbean. Mil WAUKEE completed her fifth PMA overhaul in Decem- ber 1990 while OPERATION DESERT SHIELD was reach- ing its peak in the Persian Gulf. In keeping with her proud tradition. MILWAUKEE stood ready to deploy as OPERA- IION l)t SKRT SHIELD became OPERATION DESERT STORM. The ship ' s insignia is pattern after the official seal of the city of MILWAUKEE. The insignia has the ship ' s motto SER- VICE , imposed on the traditional Navy anchor. The four surrounding fields signify replenishment aspects of the ship. Above is the helicopter used in vertical replen- ishment. To the right are rigs for refueling, and to the left the weapons cargo. Below is the cargo net for transferring the multitude of dry cargo. the insignia is completed with the rope, chain and stars of I the official Navy seal.