Trenton (LPD 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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THEN bg XD' TRE 'l'0N S TRADES The USS TRENTON CLPD 14D IS the thrrd Navy vessel and the seventh shrp to bear the name of the crty of Trenton New ersey The frrst USS TRENTON was an 1884 wooden sloop man Owar AH Omaha class crus1er CL 11 carr1ed the name of TRENTON durmg World War II and played a major role agamst the apanese The current USS TRENTON was commlssroned 6 March 1971 at Bremerton Washlngton Captam Kar1R THIELE took charge as her frrst Commandrng Offrcer Durrng the transrt from the Pacrfrc Fleet to the Atlantlc Fleet TRENTON v1s1ted San Drego Call forma Acapulco MEXICO the Panama Canal and St Thomas V1rg1n Islands The prrmary m1ss1on 1n TRENTON s frrst year 10 comm1ss1on was to tram a new crew rn general shlp board evo1ut1ons flrst and later rn amphrbrous operatrons TRENTON started her trammg at Guantanamo Bay Cuba Whrle trammg at GTMO on 28 JUNE 1971 an accrdent 10 number two engmeroom took the lrves of s1x crewmen and serrously Injured two others After a two month reparr perrod TRENTON underwent trarnlng 1n amphrbrous operat1ons and ln October completed tralnmg at GTMO Followlng a yard perlod rn Phrladelphra TRENTON part1c1pated rn her frrst major operatron cold weather CXCICISC SNOWY BEACH TRENTON s role was to act as the advance force shrp and as a mother shrp to four mrnesweepers and a m1ne countermeasures helrcopter squadron that were clearrng the amphrbrous assault area for the amphrbrous landrng A v1s1t to New Orleans and the Mardr Gras rn February brought to a close TRENTON s frrst year of naval servrce The begmnmg of year two found TRENTON steamrng wrth the other shrps of PIIIBRON FOUR rn type trarmng rncludmg a Mlfll Crurse to the Puerto Rrco area hlghlrghted by a VISII to San Juan In May TRENTON was among the unrts part1c1pat1ng 1n EXOTIC DANCER V a 1o1nt U S mrlrtary exercrse cllmaxmg In an amph1b1ous landmg at Onslow Beach North Carolma Her mrssron was bas1cal ly the same as IH exercrse SNOWY BEACH On 28 july 1972 TRENTON sarled from Norfoll for Morehead crty North Carolrna The Medrterranean would be next TRENTON TRACK s w1ll tell rn prct ures the story of LPD 14 s frrst extended deployment , I , 7 7 ' ' 7 ' 7 , I - 7 ' - . 1 7 ' 7 7 7 ' 7 ' 7 ' 7 ' 7 ' 7 7' 7 - zz 77 7 V ' . H ,, . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . ,I , . 1 u Q I n u A A c 1 0 I 5 - . . . . . . . H , Y. ,, , . - - - , . . , . - - zz - 77 . .C , - , . . . , - . . - A '

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