Noble (APA 218) - Naval Cruise Book

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11Hs bbok is dedhxued.to the nunnory of JCHN F. KENNEDY 1917-1963

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U The NOBLE returned to her normal duties in the States, with a tour to the Western Pacific each 18 months. While on such a tour of the Far East in February 1955, she was ordered to sail for the Tachen Islands to assist in the evacuation of the Nationalist Chinese civilian and mili- tary personnel. The NOBLE had a busy week, but highly productive, she had carried over 4,800 Chinese Nationalists to Formosa. During the period 1955 to 1962 the ship participated in several amphibious operations and tours of duty in the Westem Pacific. The NOBLE even became a star in the movies. The ship's services were loaned to Hollywood, and the NOBLE appeared in three movies: MAWay All Boats, D-Day: Sixth of June, and MBetween Heaven and Hell. On 27 October 1962, the NOBLE departed San Diego for the Caribbean loaded with over 1,400 Marines. The Noble operated in that area until tensions subsided in Cuba and she returned to her home port in December. Since that time, the ship has continued to maintain its high state of readiness through refresher training, amphibious operations, and now another tour to the Western Pacific. CHARACTERISTICS Over-all-length ....... -,----- 4. 55' . 3 Beam ....,................ ,---- 6 2' . lwn Maximum Draft ....--. ---------- 2 LL' Maximum Speed ,,,.,,, --R-,----,-----.------------------ 1 3 kts 5hip'S Personnel .-...... ........ 3 15 Enlisted, 30 Officers TTOOP C3P3CitY ------ .... ..... 1 , 500 Enlisted, 100 Officers Afmament ------------------------------. 40 mm mounts f 1 quad, 4 dualj Water Capacity fdistillingj .,.... ,-,-,,,-,,..,,-,,-.-. 4 0,000 gals per day Displacement ...........,,,,,.,,,,. --------------- 9 ,500 tons Weight of Anchors C25 ........ r,,r..rr 1 1,00O1bS each Number of Landing Craft ,.,,-- --.-.------.---------- 2 4 ....f...e.-. uu-..,........ - 1... ..g-4.-...:..ua.4.-..:.......w ' ' ' H- u ' ' H ' - b- ,. Y'

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.-.............s.-.--- CAPTAIN H. W. HALL JR. USN COMMANDING OFFICER CAPTAIN H. W. HALL, ,I r., who assumed command of the f APA-2181 on 7 December 1962 was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on 17 December 1917. After attending San Diego State College and the University of Cali- fornia at Berkeley, he graduated from the Naval Reserve Midshipman School at Northwestern University in December 1940. CAPT HALL,s active and varied career includes tours on the USS MISSISSIPPI QBB-415, the USS MISSOURI fBB-631, on the Staff of Commander 7th Fleet, and with the Bureau of Naval Personnel. He has commanded the USS KLEINSMITH IAPO-1341 and the USS HAILEY IDD-556j. A graduate of the General Line School of the U.S. Naval Acad- emy, he has also been a student at the Armed Forces Staff College and the Naval War College. CAPT HALL came to the NOBLE from duty as Assistant Chief of Staff with COMSTBIKFORSOUTH at Naples, Italy. CAPT HALL now lives in Coronado with his wife and son. , .- . , H, . V .. - - ,,,, '-ff. 'ry-f--. -1.-f : 1.-'15-1 - - E..-1 .- .3 Um -'A V Zi- - 4,.,,nm5,, i