Shreveport (LPD 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS SHRE EPGRT LPD- - ' ding and Construction Company. She was commission d b the Lockheed Sh1pbu1l I The USE IZg'5t'fiovhiEsc:2Il:EuN:val S!hiPYard locaped itn Brfemftgggiovggllxfgggkhe Sixth Fleet in the Mediterran 12 Decem er - 1973 or er 1rs , , . rf lk earl january SHREVEPORT departed No o in Y S d Two SHREVEPORT v1s1ted ports 1n France Ital G . l 1973. . . Crete and Turkey before returning to dis lbniheedhgitgdifeliddeyan Sea in july 1975 with Cfmlmandefa AmPh1bl0uS Sfluadmll n SHREVEPORT again tieploye- gall Spain SHREVEPORT returned to Norfolk in earlY Februa1'Y 1976, having susta cmb k d Followin Christmas in 21 H13 1 at C D f foot wave resulting from the North Wall Effect Off CaPe Hatteras' North Carolina' fb , . . ya reece 1 . h1b1ous ua ron - ' 1::. Sea. serving as na85h'P for Commander' Ainp - q Two med ght I damage from a masstgeSplrRYEVEPORT deployed to Northern Europe as flagship for Commander, Amphibious Squadron Ei , ln late August 197 , , . . . - i h'b' A l E ' d ' ' During this two and one half month cruise, the ship pairigtpaged in two major NATO Amp 1 1ous ssau t xercises an visited ' ' om. 1 , ports in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and URS. de ilfymem to the Mediterranean Sea, returning to Norfolk m February In 5fP'cmbe' ww' SHREVEPORT began ano d the Flumanitarian Service Medal for their .On-scene assistance to the Cuban ww' In August wsu' SHREVEPORT S Crew eamgl-IREVEPORT visited Cancun, Mexico while supporting the President of the Flotilla in the Florida Straits. In September 1921i ic Summit Conference. y , .tg .X United States' participation tn the North-Sourt conom M dkerranean deployment as Hagshipifm. Commander, Amphibious ln August 1982, SHREVEPORT departed Norfolk for a e .1 b 1982 and gserlvedfor four months off the coast of Squadron Six. SHREVEPORT ioined the multinational force 1nVSE5g11pTeraS awarded the Navy Unk .Commendation and the licirut. Lebanon. UPOn return to Norfolk tn March 1282, SLHEE Coast W i ' 4. lfh 'oteeanese . 9 A 1 it , ,, Nasty hxgpetltt2pln.'pyiFolrceeSdtgd:ini2 Iilcgligrgggnean Sea July 1984. While in Rota, Spam, SHREVEPORT, received mission ildkhviffltpnd hcti-Pegiybarkgd marines and embark Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fourteen ,fl-IIVE-141. CIEJSSEIZ 'M 'UH '0 ' ' . . . - SHREVEPORT articipated in Operation ntense oo , the Mediterranean Sea and transiting the Suez Canal tn record time, P. . I 0 y p 7 PORT . . - - ' ' f this crtticaloperation, SHREVE WHS ' nl 'ting mine clearance operations in the Red Sea. For her actions in support o i p p . th hiifitcrdbtl the Meritorious Unit Commendation. SHREVEPORT was again called to action off the Lebanese coast following e b b' fthe U.S. Embassy in Beirut. 9 i h it fi . . I olh l:tll?y1l9H5, SHREVEPORT was present for the opening ceremonies of the Tennessee-Tombtgbee Wategwayxin bitmd. ln October 1985, SHREVEPORT departed Norfolk for overhaul in Brooklyn, New York. Whlle 10 I C 58gPY9 1 ttntlcrwcnt extensive refurbishment. modernization and upgrade. SHREVEPORT returned to Norfolk 1njulyg19 - REFTRA, at After several weeks at sea in December 1986 and january 1987, SHREVEPORT conducted l1efresher.Tra1n1ng ins lid Shield Guitntnnitmo Bay. Cuba in February and March of 1987. In April 1987, SHREVEPORT participated in eiterctse 0 8 in preparation for her upcoming deployment. i I I I 1 , p . , ln September 1987. SHREVEPORT departed Norfolk for another deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. Embarkedxvill :lid iinni. of inn Ti,-cnt, Second Marine Expeditionary Unit Q22 Mem, SHREVEPORT, along with Uss NASSAU QLH lm. USS MANITOXYOC QLST 11801. composed the first Mediterranean Amphibious Ready Group QMARGQ I0 dePl0Y lnllioqlfltxin tion with .1 regularly scheduled Aircraft Carrier Battle Group QCVBGQ deployment. SHREVEPORT returned to N01'f0 1 March 1988. if lnjune 1988. SHREVEPORT entered the Metro Machine Corporation Shipyard in Norfolk where shegunderwent four mffnfhs of extensive repair. upgrade and refurbishment. january 1989, SHREVEPORT departed Norfo1k,for Refresher .Training QRPFTRAJ at Guantanamo Bay. Cuba. During this most successful training period, SHREVEPORTfbecame the f1rstsll1P ever pass six ot' six main space fire drills on the first attempt. , I and ln late May 1989. SHREVEPORT deployed to the Mediterranean Sea visiting ports in Spain, France, Israel, ESV? Ita XFN' Portugal. ln july 1989. SHREVEPORT became the first U.S. Navy ship to ever visit St. Cyr Sur Mer, France. SHREVEROR d P lllrnt-'sl 10 Norfolk in November 1989 for a two month maintenance availability. In june 1990 SHREVEPORT Was agam un ew way. spending the majority ofthe summer months in support of Western Atlantic operations. Four days after receiving Ofdffsus deploy. SHREVEPORT sailed to the Persian Gulf in support of operation Desert Shield with Commander, Amphlbm Squadron Six embarked. During operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm , SHREVEPORT steamed nearly 50,000 nautical miles and servedas the Primary Control Shi dur' f ' ' ' I P mg OU! Sea Soldier amphibious assault exercise. SHREVEPORT was an integral member ofthe Persian Gulf Amphibious Task Force which was the la ' ' War r e bl d 1, 1 ' 1 h d the Kofean ' returned home to a hero'S 1 g SI OI16 ZSSCIIJ C SIIICC I C Bfldlllg af DC Ofl llflflg mn H 5 we come and 1 b l ' h B k Fl et Tr0PhY for 0 standing readiness and performance in 1991. was Su sequent y awarded the Arlelg ur e e Later that year. in December 1991 SHREVEPORT ' Cl 1 ' ' d r Amphibious Squadron Six embarked. During the six mgnth d agam ep oyed to the Mgcinerranean Sea with Comman e land Turkey. SHREVEPORT rem: d v ePl0Yl11ent SHREVEPORT visited Spain, France, Crete, Israel, Portugfl N ne to homeport in june 1992, Cl ' A b ' 'l bility. In Allgust' 1995. smtrvspoar d8Pl0ved once again for the M d' an In ugus' egan a four month Shipyard mi a the . - - hrough I 5 , ' . . . . e neffaflean, in a deployment that took her to the Adriatic, I ttftitcglgzllfiqihtilfffliflf soils! of Afnca to Pan'C1Pa'e in OP91'afi0H Restore Ho e II Cl D ln that deploy' , 1 I A h visited Spain. France. Italy. and Turke d P , an across thegquator ur g Sovfh w -' est Sm Senlce Medal. Y an earned the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the .-s II, H Q, iii Tl di U' .J