Niagara Falls (AFS 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS NIAGARA FALLS QAFS-3, WESTPAC '82 SHIPS IN THE AFS CLASS ARE NAMED FOR IMPORTANT U.S. COMMUNITIES. USS NIAGARA FALLS IS THE FIRST SHIP TO BE NAMED IN HONOR OF THE INDUSTRIAL AND RESORT CITY IN NEW YORK STATE. THE SHIP WAS CONSTRUCTED BY NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, SAN DIEGO, COMMENCING 1 FEBRUARY 1965 AND WAS COMMISSIONED OF 29 APRIL 1967 AT THE LONG BEACH NAVAL SHIPYARD. CURRENTLY HOMEPORTED IN ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA. NIAGARA FALLS HAS ALSO BEEN HOMEPORTED IN SAN DIEGO AND SASEBO, JAPAN. NIAGARA FALLS DEPLOYED APRIL 20 FOR SEVEN MONTHS TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEANS. DURING THE CRUISE, THE FRIENDLY FALLS TRANSFERRED OVER 1,700 TONS OF PROVISIONS, 93,000 BARRELS OF FUEL, 5,800 PALLETS OF CARGO, 57,000 POUNDS OF MAIL AND 370 PASSENGERS DURING NINETY DAYS ON STATION IN THE INDIAN OCEAN. THE 450 MAN, 581 FOOT AFS OPERATED WITH THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER RANGER AND HER BATTLEGROUP ESCORTS IN THE ARABIAN SEA, MAINTAINING CRITICAL U.S. PRESENCE IN THE SEA LANES OF THE FREE WORLD. CREWMEMBERS ENJOYED VISITS TO PEARL HARBOR, HI, SUBIC BAY, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, DIEGO GARCIA, BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY, PERTH, AUSTRALIA, HONG KONG, GUAM CMARIANAS ISLANDSD, AND SASEBO, JAPAN. NIAGARA FALLS WAS AWARDED THE BATTLE EFFICIENCY E AWARD AND THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ENERGY CONSERVATION AWARD FOR 1982. 3 'M - 'fuzz'-'