Roanoke (AOR 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS RO OKE AOR COMMA D HISTORY USS ROANOKE CAOR 71 is the seventh and last of the WICHITA Class replenishment oilers and the only one to be built by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company of San Diego, California. Her keel was laid january 19, 1974 and USS ROANOKE was launched December 7 of that same year. Turned over to the United States Navy Sep- tember 30, 1976, USS ROANOKE was commissioned at Long Beach Naval Shipyard October 30, 1976. After months of alterations and testing, including the installation of the NATO SEASPARROW Missile System, USS ROANOKE made her first appearance in her home- port of San Diego in mid-january of 1977. In February she participated in cold weather operations in the Bering Sea to test the ability of Naval ships to conduct underway replenishment in extreme cold weather. After a four-day visit in Anchorage, Alaska, USS ROANOKE sailed for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and a three- week refresher training period before returning to San Diego. In june, USS ROANOKE steamed up the Columbia River to take part in the Portland Rose Festival along with other U.S. and Canadian ships. At the close of the festival she returned to San Diego. It was December when USS ROA- NOKE made her first visit to the San Francisco area, and her new homeport. After a brief stay, she returned to San Diego for the Christmas Holidays. USS ROANOKE completed refresheer training in Febru- ary and departed on her first Western Pacific Deploy- ment where she visited Pearl Harbor, llawaii, Guam, Su- bic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, Hong Kong, Mahe, Seychelles, Diego Garcia, Perth Australia, Singapore, Phattaya, Thailand, and Keelung, Taiwan. She returned to Alameda, California October 30, 1978, her sec ond anni- versary, after completing a successful and rewarding de- ployment. USS ROANOKE then participated in a major fleet exer- cise in Southern California waters in january 1979 and had her first change of command February 7, when Cap- tain Clifford M. lohns relieved Captain Paul A. Asmus. In june of 1979, USS ROANOKE went to Portland, Or- egon for her second visit to the annual Portland Rose Festival.'ln August refresher training was completed in preparation for the upcoming WESTPAC cruise. ln late September and October, USS ROANOKE took part in a combined Canadian and American Naval exer- cise, Kemal Potlatch ll near Vancouver Island, British Columbia. After a brief port visit in Seattle, Washington, she returned to Alameda for her pre-deployment avail- ability period. On November 13, 1979, USS ROANOKE departed for her second WESTPAC cruise. During her deployment USS ROANOKE visited Hawaii, Guam, Subic Bay, Repub- lic of the Philippines, Phattaya, Thailand, Sasebo, japan, Diego Garcia, and Singapore. On june 11, 1980, USS ROANOKE returned to Alameda for a thirty-day stand down period. On july 25, 1980, USS ROANOKE had her second change of command, Captain Riley D. Mixson assuming com- mand from Captain Clifford M. johns. On Labor Day USS ROANOKE went to San Diego, Cali- fornia for her first open house since the laying of the keel almost four years prior. From October 1980 until February 1981, USS ROANOKE prepared for the Operation Propulsion Team's testing of her power, steering ability, and general mobility. USS ROANOKE finished her OPPE in March 1981 and completed it as a leading contender for the Battle Effi- ciency Award given by Commander Service Group ONE. After OPPE, USS ROANOKE visited Mazatlan, Mexico for two weeks before returning to her homeport of Alame- da, California in May 1981.

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CAPT I WILLIAM H. REED COMMA DING OFFICER CAPTAIN WILLIAM H. REED IR, COMMANDINC- OFFICER, USS ROANOKE IAOR 7l Captain William H. Reed Ir. entered the Nlavy in De- cember 1958, was commissioned as an Ensign in May 1959 and was designated as a Naval Flight Officer in November 1960 while serving in Hawaii with Airborne Early Warning Barrier Squadron, Pacific. Upon comple- tion of his tour with the Barrier Squadron, he was as- signed to the Pacific Missile Range, Point Mugu, Cali- fornia. Returning to sea duty in April 1965, Captain Reed's next assignment was in USS ORISKANY ICVA 345 where he made three Vietnam combat deployments as the ship's Assistant CIC Officer. Captain Reed then under- went tansition training in the EZA aircraft and in May 1968 reported to carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE HUNDRED SIXTEEN. During this tour of duty, in which the squadron made two Vietnam combat deployments as a unit of Attack Carrier Airwing FIF- TEEN embarked in USS CORAL SEA ICVA 439, Captain Reed served consecutively as Administrative Officer, Maintenance Officer and Operations Officer.