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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'-'
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Oh Lord, it 's hard to be humbl Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble When you 're perfect in every way, We 'll unrep anything floating And we get better at it each day. To know us is to love us Cause you know that we're a hell of a crew Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble When you're doing it the way that we do. Our skipper now he is a winner . A virtual man among men, When things get too tough for others Well that's when they 're just right for him. No problem will the let disgust him He just calls on his hard charging crew, Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble When you 're doing it the way that we do. A Our helo's are stroking and smoking Vertreppin ' those loads through the air, Our unrep stations are tensioned Showing that grace, style and flair. Please excuse our shining devotion To a ship with which none can compete, Oh Lord, it 's hard to be humble When you know you 're the best in the fleet! - revised version of Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble or ship's underway replenishment break-a-way song By CDR Sellers, ENS HIHCS and MM2 Wlley - SS V f,,,4 x . X , Q
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