Portland (LSD 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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I I , HI TORY 5 Irage, CLSD 362 class dock landing ships. Built by V id on 27 September 1967. She was commissioned - . om 1972 to 1983, PORTLAND completed 11 . Atlantic as a member of Amphibious Squadrons - ertaken a variety of unique missions. In 1970, she j p Iderwater research habitat. She was later awarded ' A THANKSGIVING IN THE WARDRooIvI. A CI Navy Patrol Gunboats, USS DEFIANCE CPG 955 lg October 1973, PORTLAND carried the Navy's I Ittom suwev and data collection in rho virfinitv AF 1 ,' I I I 1 I I . Q ' I I -I I 4. 1 ,A 7i ' ' I A R-DIV GETS BEST X-MAS SET UP. j I 7 Q75 v CHANNEL 13 NEWS VISIT FOR X-MAS 2 I . L I tri I A E l '- :jffxlk R QM-3 gf., , ' A USS PORTLAND HAD A CHANCE TO B E AT I ROME FOR MIDNIGHT MASS 24 DEC 1989 I WITH JOHN PAUL II, PHOTO BY HTC BARNES I I FW 1

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T THE PORTLAND IS NAMED AFTER TWO FA- MOUS SEAPORT CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES, . PORTLAND, OREGON, AND PORTLAND, MAINE. LCDR A. F. I THE TWO CITIES SEALS ARE APPROPRIATELY A LIVERS, JR. PART OF THE SHIP,S INSIGNE. THE SEA OF PORTLAND, OREGON, PRESENTS THE CITY AS A LT J. P. MAJOR SEAPORT THROUGH THE SAILING VES- STMANTQN SEL. THE ERUITEUL LADY IS STANDING AT THE CONELUENCE OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER ON WHOSE WATERS FLOW THE MANY INDUSTRIAL LTJG T- AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OF THE RE- WALDRON GION. THE FIR TREES REPRESENT THE LARGE LUMBER RESOURCES AND MT. HOOD, THE SCE- BT3 J, NIC ATTRIBUTES OF THE REGION. THE SEAL OF PATTERSON PORTLAND, MAINE, IS ONE OF HERALDRY. THE PHOENIX CHERONJ SYMBOLIZES IMMORTALI- TY. THE ANCHOR IS FREQUENTLY USED IN CIT- BTFA S- A- IES HAVING A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OTTESEN SEA AND IN HERALDRY THE ANCHOR REPRE- AUSS PORTLM SENTS HOPE. THE DOLPHINS SYMEOLIZE DIL- IGENCE, LOVE, AND SWIFTNESS. THE SHIP IS T 1 INTERPRETED AS REPRESENTING THE CITY AS I 1 I .L I L.,, A GREAT SHIPEUILDING CITY. ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT OF THE INSIGNE ARE THE NAVY EMBLEM AND THE MARINE CORPS EMBLEM. THESE EMBLEMS TOGETHER REPRESENT THE JOINT EFFORTS OF THESE SERVICES IN THE PERFORMANCE OF MISSIONS ASSIGNED THE AMPHIBIOUS FORCES. THE STERN VIEW OF THE PORTLAND REVEALS THE SHIPIS CHARACTERISTICS INHERENT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS PRIMARY MISSION. THE FLOODED WELL DECK REPRESENTS THE SHIP'S CAPABILITY TO LAUNCH, RECEIVE, AND REPAIR SMALL CRAFT, THE FLIGHT DECK REPRESENTS THE SHIP'S CAPABILITY TO LAUNCH AND RECEIVE HELICOPTERS CARRYING CARGO OR MARINES, THE CRANES SYMBOLIZE THE SHIP'S ABILITY TO LOAD AND UNLOAD CARGO RAPIDLY.

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J--f H.. LCDR A. F. LIYERS. JR. LT J. P. SIMANTON LTJG T. WALDRON BT3 J. PATTERSON BTFA S. A. OTTESEN BTFA D. REYNOLDS OSSA C. TISON FR. B. BROWERS RMC CSWD J WEAVER A FRENCH VISITORS, TOUR OF MEDICAL DEPT A SIXTH FLEET VISIT V SELF HE OO LP ANTIBES, FRANCE ECOLE ST. MARIE SCH pI