Yancey (AKA 93) - Naval Cruise Book

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PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE NORFOLK, VIR5INlA BUILDING 7.012 UNITED STATES NAVAL AMPHIIIOUS BABE LITTLE CREEK. VIRGINIA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RELEASE NO. 11-62 NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 2 - The amphibious attack cargo ship Yancey ar rived at the Norfolk Naval Station today from the Pactllc Fleet. As a result of President Kennedy's military expansion, the Yancey was one of the first ships to be recommissioned. She was reactivated at Port- land, Ore. , in November. During the latter part of World War II, the Yancey participated in the lwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns. ln 1946, the 13,000-ton ship took part in the Navy's deep freeze operations in Antarctica. At the outbreak ofthe Korean conflict, she was serving in the Norfolk area as a unit of the Atlantic Fleet Service Force. The Yancey continued service in the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets until her decommissioning in December 1957, While operating with Amphibious Squadron 12, she will be commanded by Captain G. R. Keating. .30-

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