Shenandoah (AD 44) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE HISTUR Y OF SHE A The name Shenandoah is derived from an Indian word meaning Daughter of the Stars. The first USS Shenandoah was a wooden-hull sloop, launched at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on December 8, 1862 and commissioned on June 20, 1863. Displacing 1,375 tons and 225 feet long, it spent the next 18 months cruising off the East Coast searching and en- gaging Confederate raiders and reinforcing the North Atlantic Blocking Squadron. In December, the ship moved just off Fort Fisher, which was the protecting fort for Wilmington, N. C. The ship distinguished itself in the ensuing bombardment of the fort, which lasted for the next three weeks until the fort fell to the largest amphibious operation prior to those mounted in World War ll. After the war's end, the ship's service was with the Asiatic Squadron and surveyed several japanese and Chinese ports which were to be open to trade. The ship also saw service with the European Squadron and later with the South American Squad- ron, and finally once again in the Asiatic Squadron, until its decommissioning at Mare Island, Calif., on OCl0lJCl' 23, 1886. During the Civil War, the Confederate Navy also had a ship named Shenandoah. As a merchantman known as Sea King, it sailed surreptitiously from a British port and outfitted at sea as a steam sloop under Lt. 1. T. Waddell, CSN. CSS Shenandoah's mission was to destroy northern commerce in areas still not being disrupted. It headed for the Cape of Good Hope to prey on merchantmen and whalers. The ship took six prizes, most of which were scuttled due to the small number of crewmembers on board. Melbourne, Aus- tralia, was among the ship's ports of call and, after provisioning in January 1865, the ship took more prizes off the Kurile Islands. Sailing north into the Bering Sea, on Iune 23 the crew learned of Lee's sur- render from a prize, but continued hostilities near the Arctic Circle and captured 21 more whalers before heading south. On August 2, nearly six months after the war, a British barque confirmed the war's end. Lt. Waddell surrendered Shenandoah in Liverpool, En- gland, on November 6, ending the ship's extraordi- nary career. The airship Shenandoah QZR lj, the first rigid, D0 lighter-than-air craft to be designed and built by the U. S. Navy, was 680 feet long, contained 2,100,000 cubic feet of gas and was capable of attaining a speed of 60 knots. Built at the Naval Aircraft Factory, Phila- delphia, Pa. Shenandoah was christened on October 10, 1923. After being damaged by a storm in january 1924 which required lengthy repairs, the airship re- ported to the Atlantic Scouting Fleet in August and took part in highly successful tactical exercises. On September 2, 1925 Shenandoah departed Lakehurst, N. j., and in heavy weather over Ohio on September 3, the airship was destroyed, killing 14 crewmen. The fourth Shenandoah QAD 261, the first of its class, was an 11,755 ton destroyer tender. lt was com- missioned on August 13, 1945 at Todd Pacific Ship- yards in Tacoma, VVash. After fitting out, the ship sailed to the Atlantic Fleet. Homported in Norfolk, Va. Shenandoah tended its charges at various ports up and down, the East Coast until deploying for duty with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. Shenando- ah's rescue of the crew of a sinking merchantman won the ship international attention in 1964. Again, in 1965 the ship was recognized for repairs to the bow of USS Shangri-La QCV 381 after its collision at sea. Battle Efficiency of pennants and many departmental E's were among the ship's honors. The ship was decom- missioned on April 1, 1980. Our Shenandoah QAD 441 was launched at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, on Feb- ruary 6, 1982. The ship was commissioned on August 15, 1983 in San Diego prior to arriving in its homeport of Norfolk, in December 1983. The ship was named for the Shenandoah Valley and the adjoining Shenan- doah National park, which are located in the western part of the state of Virginia. Displacing 22,000 tons, the ship is the fourth of the Yellowstone Class of destroyer tender which is 641 feet long and has a draft of 24 feet. Eighty-five feet in beam, the ship's two 600 pound steam boilers develop 20,000 shaft horsepower, driving it at a maximum speed of 20 knots. The ship possesses capabilities unknown aboard tenders a few years ago, including nuclear propulsion plant repair facilities and equipment to refuel other ships at sea.