Mobile Bay (CG 53) - Naval Cruise Book

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GTMO S OPPE Central. Aux ONE letterrrip! Fleet Training Group Guantanamo the Navy ' s finest instructors. Top Gun athletes conquered all to earn Git mo Warrior honors. Whaddaya mean the drill was unsat? Following commissioning. MOBILE BA Y proceeded directly to Guantanamo Bay. Cuba, for three weeks of shakedown training in preparation for upcoming Shock Trials. After pass- ing through a severe winter storm, which quickly made sailors out of the pre-com crew, we arrived in Cuba to conduct around-the-clock engineering and damage control exercises, punctuated by weekend sporting events against other Navy ships undergoing refresher training. Our engineering team quickly jelled and MOBILE BA Y became the first Navy ship on record to successfully complete accelerated engineering qualification so rapidly after commissioning. Our lime at Gitmo proved to be a great operational start for the MOB. setting a high standard of excellence for future challenges. Underway for another day of drills.

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MOBILE, ALABAMA Mobile s Mardi Gras must be seen to be believed. It was a storybook week, complete with a band and fair maidens. Our arrival in Mobile was a sight to behold. We were graced with the duty of Mardi Gras flagship, and the city really made the MOB feel welcome from the first minute. Native Mobilians made us all feel like family; there is no doubt that Mobile was our number one port visit of 1987. The BIG GUNS ofUSS ALABAMA. m x ' ' V l ■ , 1 fJ m - 1M H PVr Mobile shows its welcoming sign. Some cuties from the USS ALABAMA.

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UUk ' sI ' » ■ ' 4-- mi iBS¥%»| i Aegis strike cruiser takes a brea titer. Dockside UNREP training. Windmill Beach weekends another day in paradise. just Hi Mom, send cookies! OPPE certified 21 days after commissioning: an engineering clean sweep !!! Sorry guys . . no riders