Monticello (LSD 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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O TICELLCTS M Rather than an ordinary history of a ship's deployment, or an journal of a WESTPAC Cruise, this book is intended primarily to be about the men of the MONTICELLO - those who command her, those who chip and repaint her, and all those who sweep, fix, sort and stow, keep the boiler fires going or put the unwanted fires out, plot, type, issue, cook or serve - all the men who, as important members of the team, get the ship from here to there safely. smartly, and on time. During the long period of our opera- tional committments on this cruise, our schedules were often uncertain and sul:- ject to sudden change. Time afte r time - and on short notice - we loaded our Marines and their equipment aboard and landed them on the beaches or Vietnam. We spent endless days oft' those beaches, supporting the troops ashore with equipment repairs and supplies, and even acted as a rest and recreation haven, offering fresh water showers, hot meals, movies, and warm racks for the weary. The MONTICELLO acquired such a reputation with the troops who used her welcome mat that she received messages of grateful appreciation from the Commanding Generals of both Marine and Army Forces. We had days and nights of much work and little sleep. but we had our happy times too. Although the liberty ports were few and far between. when ashore in japan, the Philippines. Okin- awa. or llong Kong. we conducted ourselxes in ti manner which added to lile reptitatioii of the ship. Wiietitet'k'.Hl'iilI1i.1 or playing. anchored or steaiiiiiig, our record is one ot xahich we .ire niost proud. 'il'he ioll-ri.-. ine pages. filled with MUN'l'l'e t'lfl.l.l VS Xlt n in action, will show you '- lr e proiidlr s ix' welcome nlvoa rd. 'ni v V- l- v l t .F if A , ,nf is .1 kr 1-I.. , ' . . ' -- 7 9 975' if -fl- Q ff' ..-an --'H , , i l 1T..1.1Y 9

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Monticello s Histor and Mission The keel of the USS MONTICELLO QLSD-355 was laid in the yard of Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Ptiscagoula. Mississippi, on ojune 1035. She was launched on 10 August ING and commissioned seven months later nn 20 Nlarch NST. Her proud sgniztt be.1i's the same as the home of Eiioiizas .Ie11'ei'so11. our third Presi- dent .ind .tuthor ot the Decltiraition of liiti.-gk ntietice. lin' lll'lllil.ll'k' mission ul' the 5-.1t1N1'1t'1-11,111 is to t iltiisport 11f1a1i1iE1i.1tts xelnclt-s. 1111011 vehicles. Qviiiiiitttis bogus. LX' l' tl..111ding ith! lizxtckedb. IJIIXS, lit-lict1ptc1's, .1,s.a11,ic--11111.11c.11'gt1.111det1L11ps . .Jil 1.1 ix l.n1tlt-tl 111 t'.1l'ik' nssnnlt 'lfl . :rt-1:11. bt-.tclit-s. She cnn t -fthttt 1111 111 intlI1't1t1pt1lil'ice1's t' 1zc11111tt11'l.1l1ly. gtntl ifiii ---h-tit 11t'l'lt1tlH. . wilt!.11.ti111g1Sl11pDucky. A' X11 IN I ltTIil.l.t1. ncts ns to111111-lSl11px-,l11cl1is Vee 1 i 511 -qt lllllil 11'11t111s illlti t tht -111 1:1x i1t'JlL'ill't1lit1XK'lIl4LQ' 1: 4,111 illlit' 1.11111-. .Ns St'cf111dzi1'y t , 1'5i.ii1.El lilt'L1H?m'llIil lietich, I it 1s.1l1.1xt'111f111n111pIi1l1it1t1s V fi' nit? '11lnthsv.'l1t'111l1t'wt'ulllt'1' s l 11' -1 I1 lit'l1.1il'H :ire llL't,'tiL'li. '.'.-.Iii 11- l'iitiILL'1lllt'i' Iliiihtdeck, X11 1'-. i'1tT1ul.I,l,' C.lll land and launch A 1'11 5.i1'Qf.'.sl ht licupters now in i1 A ll-' .tgn1tt'lreqtietitly .. ,w.p111l11f111s opt-1'n11o11s, heli- 1 1 -rs I.111t1t-d on ilL'l'lUl,I'LlI1S' a' fl 1i3r1, light cnrgo nnd combat c frildi I -. 'lht' 7-lfJN'l'lCliLLO saw her first c11.nb.i1 .icti-tin on this cruise in Vit-111.1111 .is part ofthe Amphibious Rt-ntly Cimup oi' the Seventh Fleet, t1cl'if11'1111Iig ti prime role in the liLllllL'I'1JU5 niajor' amphibious opera- tions serving as Primary Control Ship in most of them. The many capabilities and versatility of the MONTICELLO make her and other LSDS of her class, the most sought after ship in the Amphibious Forces. When not on detached duty, the MONTICELLO is directly under Commander Amphibious Squadron Five, and is homeported in San Diego, California.