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In December 1944, VULCAN was transferred to the Pacific Fleet where she continued to perform vital repair and support services for allied merchant and naval ships while based in Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, and Leyte Gulf. Philippine Islands. In September 1945, VULCAN was deployed to Buckner Bay, Okinawa to assist the many allied ships damaged and driven ashore by the effects of a typhoon. As a result of VULCAN repair efforts many ships were saved and a disastrous situation averted. In October 1945, traversing one hundred and twenty miles of mine infested water through the Island Sea of Japan, VULCAN led a small force of service force ships to Hiro Wan, Japan and established a necessary and vital repair service facility in this forward area. During this Pacific deployment, VULCAN was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal for the period 2 September 1945 through 10 March 1946. In April 1946, VULCAN returned to the United States and the Atlantic Fleet for duty where she has remained fulfilling her repair mission. During the Cuban Crisis, in October and November 1962, VULCAN was deployed to the Caribbean area to provide repair service to those ships engaged in the Cuban Quarantine. In September 1964, VULCAN departed Norfolk to participate in the combined NATO exercise, “Teamwork”, during which time she served as flagship for Commander Service Squadron Four. VULCAN was deployed to Greenock, Scotland during this combined exercise and provided repair and service facilities to fleet units participating in “Teamwork . Upon termination of exercise Teamwork in early October 1964, VULCAN was deployed to Rota. Spain and participated in the largest peacetime amphibious exercise since World War II. Steel Pike I . Operating off Huelva, Spain, VULCAN provided repair service to the fleet units until completion of exercise “Steel Pike I in late October 1964. In May 1965, VULCAN served as flagship for a Mobile Logistic Support Group and provided repair and service facilities to fleet units engaged in Dominican Republic operations. In May 1970 VULCAN entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard where she underwent a four month overhaul period. During 1971-1972 a time of increased Navy commitments in Southeast Asia and frequent deployments of Atlantic Fleet units to that conflict, VULCAN undertook one hundred-fifty-three along-side and concurrent ship repair availabilities and completed them with enthusiasm, professionalism and dispatch. Quality work, increased ship-days on the line, and savings in maintenance funds were the result. In no less than eleven cases. VULCAN prepared ships to meet urgent operational commitments with minimal notice as dictated by exigencies of the tactical situation; in each instance the commitments were met and VULCAN'S contribution was vital. In 1972, VULCAN passed a Material inspection (by the Board of Inspection and Survey) and received a grade of Outstanding in the Administrative Inspection and was awarded the Battle Efficiency E” and the Red Engineering “E . These accomplishments were duplicated in 1973 when VULCAN added hash marks to the Battle Efficiency “E and Engineering E awards, and received an additional award, the Supply E”. In 1974, VULCAN received the Supply E again and the Communications E . USS VULCAN is presently assigned as a unit of Service Group Two Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and continues to perform repairs, provide medical, dental, engineering and supply support and conduct religious services for some 73 ships including aircraft carriers, amphibious, destroyer and service forces types currently assigned VULCAN parent tender. In July 1975 VULCAN was awarded the E as best of 7 Tenders and Communications “C”.
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