Shreveport (LPD 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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locks which raised her 85 feet. She was pulled through the locks by ele- ctrically operated Htowing mules.H Being a large ship she required six mules. In prepare ation for the transit through the llOefoot wide ww YQSW fl locks much equip- limt' ment had been de- mounted from or cut off SHREVEPORT's catwalks. Even so, there was less than a foot on each side between the shin and the walls of the locks. The transit took aoproximatlev ton hours1 .the pilot departed the ship l6l5. l,4l4.5 miles later the SHREVEPORT was in New Urleans, La, mooring at the Poland Street Wharf at TZ33. lt had taken all morning to proceed up the Mississippi Nivvr to New Orleans. The arrival brought her in time for Mardi Gras and also enabled government official f F .- s ind citv dignitaries or Shreveport to see their namesake ship. Liberty expired at 2200 on l6 February, and the ship was underway at 2358. The 5'h0UV 5Dec1al Sea Detail was secured around Roveille. The ship continued its transit towards Norfolk. Oh lriday the l9th, all private automobiles in Upper and lower vphi- cge Stowage were started to ensure they could hp O1f-10ad- Eh Ugogmafjl Val- The Shi D moored at o734, 261 l'c?lir11a1 y. at ar , Aorehead City, to off-load Euclid tractorgu At l33jE fhedSh1p embarked Lcu l49O in the uei 1 lleclf El 1111 head- G Owar S home port. SHREVEPORT arrived l ii f 1 I 21 February l97l at lll6 'Gm' 1'l W'l' 2 n a2QKzaQ4zrQaa4Qa2Z2Qz,,if if 4-11, 1 fr- 1 Ti' i V, .,., ,Q fy . M L - 1' rv. 83 44 K. - 7.1: Y 'LJ ' gl -1 .,,v,, ' Ja F 4 i ltirc 1 e ii1 1 or T 1 , , f ,,f pw.-4f,ff.,'1'w: ,f ,-.-'L-ff ' rwqwwwmi W ,csW,

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advance one hour to con- form to +5 Romeo time. 0500--Revei11e, a11 you s1imy Po11ywogs. 0530-- Breakfast for a11 She11- backs Csteak and egqsl. A11 four supo1y deoart- ment officers serenade Sne11backs, 1ed by LCDR Francis. 411 Po11ywog officers and CPOs in diaoers: a11 en1isted po11ywoqs in dunqarees inside out and backwards 0615--Breakfast for a11 po11ywogs fgreen sauer- kraut, sardinesi. 0805- Gun Mount 33 fires 21 rounds. 0745--A11 Po11y woqs mustered at quarters on forecast1e. 0830-- Commence initiation. Wax 3 Tuesday, 09 February, saw the sbio moor at Rodman Nava1 Station, Cana1 Zone, at 1141, como1etinq a 2,047 mi1e transit from Acapu1co via the equator. The snip was under way 0542, 10 February, and transited the Cana1's severa1

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Her stay in Norfolk was very brief-ejust time enough to load some supplies and equipment. 0ne day the word was passed: HNow the chaplain lay to the ouarterdeckg your organ is on the pier.H At 0759 on 05 March the ship was underway for HGITMOH CGuantanamo Naval Base, Cubai, for Refresher Training. 0ne of the men had to depart on emer- gency leave, however, and the ship was turned around so he could depart 0529, 06 March. The ship arrived at Wharf BRAVO, GTMO, 0742, 09 March. GTMO is always a most trying who hardly knew each other. To emphasize damage control awareness, division officers were required to sign YOKE re- ports and special YOKE awards were given to men who could discover five YOKE discrepan- cies. The ship was awarded the highest marks ever awarded any type ship by FLETRAGRU GTMO in damage control and communications. while at RefTra, the ship em- barked several civilians and was underway l8l5, 25 Warch, for Montego Bay, Jamaica, an- choring 0730 the 26th. Monte- go Bay will be remembered by the Fleet Landing littered with venders, the luxurious Holiday Inn located seven miles outside the city which served delicious rum-coconut drinks, the Pelican Inn, and a place called Jollies. Divisi- on officers had to return to the ship from liberty at odd hours to sign YOKE reports even if they had no YOKE fit- tings. The ship was underway l749 on 28 March. While at GTMO the ship received its l00th safe landing as LTJG Buck BURNELL, USN, of NAS GTNO landed on 3l March. Also while at GTMO, the officers won decisively over the chiefs at a baseball gameg the tac- tics were to place the large can containing the ice and beer in the chief's dugout which caused their coordination to suffer somewhat. time, especially for a crew