Yorktown (CG 48) - Naval Cruise Book

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E 82 Fleet Exercises OCEAN SAFARI A major fleet exercise in the Atlantic involving three aircraft carries, YORK TO VIZZN participilnfmg ZW jim h of Ocean Safari which included extensive air operations and live missi nrings. QWN p ase , . , demonstrated her abilities once again as the Battle Force s centerpiece, as she would for the remainder of the deployment. USXFR MISSILEX ' ' t US d French live missile firing exercise off the coast of France, YORK TOWN served as In a join an 0 . . . AW controlling the missile firings of seven ships, hersehf successfully firing a SM -2 Block 1 missile at an inbound drone. DISPLAYDE TERMINATION '85 KDD '85j DD '85 was a huge five phase NATO exercise, involving over 30 naval units, demonstrated NATOs commitment and resolve to support its fellow nations in time of crisis. The exercise, conducted from 23 September to 20 October 1985, found YORK TO WN operating throughout the Mediterranean, from the Cub of Lion to the Aegean. Workingclosely with Italian and Turkish naval units, YORK TO WN illustrated the U. S. Navy 's awesome jire power and sophistication. . . both of which could and would be used to defend herseh' and America 's allies. coN1NUEX '85 For three days following DD '85, YORK TOWN participated in a U. S. sponsored exercise including the Turkish Navy, in both the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean. The exercise involved both USS CORAL SEA and USS SARATOGA launchingsimulated attacks against one another with YORK TOWN protecting the CORAL SEA. ISLE D'OR Tlie F rencasyponsored exercise Isle D 'or was composed of F rench US Italian Byitish Greek and Spanish nava units. erating near Sardinia in support of the carrier CORAL SEA , I ' ' J he . . for the majority of the 6166031 ggfgi ffzgggggflted the fm' 61391591136 Of the baffle 8V0np so successfully that no 'enemy ' raid made itto ACHILLE LA URO YORK TO WN - - , was We Ufmdny U. S. ships ordered to the eastern Mediterranean in response to the hijacking ofthe Italian cruiseliner, Achille Lauro on 08 October Two days lm' YORKTOWN tmckgdlhe. ' - er ' EGYPTAIR 737 with the PLOt ' ig b - . . 1 , - teW07iSt,S Capmye at Sigonella Najzfg' Sfariitofard and assisted in intercepting the aircraft resultvlg mlm -I . - 1 . 'Qf '.i J' . ,. .,'w a.Q,Af.' - 1 , -.si -'-:fs-4 , .

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BSO f10-12 December 1985 and 1 0-1 6 March 19862 with USS CARON IDD 9702 operated in the Black Sea in December 1985 and again in March 1986. mmander Destroyer Squadron Twenty embarked YORKTOWN for both operations as did HSL 34 Detachment 3 and numerous riders from throughout the Sibcth Fleet area. YORK TOWN s operations marked the jhrst AE GIS cruiser to navigate in the area and the first dual LAMPS operations of any kind in the S ovzet s backyard the Black Sea. On 13 March YORK TOWN closed the coast of the Crimean Peninsula to six nautical miles providing the first look ever at the Soviet Union for everyone aboard YORK TO WN also got its jhrst look at snow on the 1 6th with heavy flurries most of the day. Numerous Soviet naval units were observed including the new cruiser SLAVA. Many ofthe ships and aircraft sighted are included on these pages DUAL! TRIPLE CVBG OPS YORK TO WN participated in three multi -carrier operations off the coast of Libya du ring the laterstages of the deployment. Operating in international waters, YORK TO WN served as Anti-Air Warfare Coordinator for both dual and triple carrier battle group operations, con trolling the entire air picture for over twenty five combatants, including the carriers CORAL SEA, SARATOGA, and AMERICA. 49 2223, X 'dip jf! A USJFR MISSILEX F DD85 PH 45.5 af' f B DD85 PH 2 G CONTINUEX '85 C DD85 PH 3 H ISLE D'oR Jxwgiwlfz D ACHILLE LAURO HIJACKING I BSO E TERRORIST INTERCEPT J OVL OPS ,Sq 0 fx KJIN X I R A B XX Xlxx JK xxx, xii Q. xi' A ,f ff S KH, fx 5 3 K Q5 H tlxf- S QF L 'C 'B A-Z M5 b il KN 2 Lwxffsfx ,.'f--f'-'JD' Nxxgx C E 'Yes Z4 ,rfkfsff , H1210 G f MED 3-85 HISTORY evfx, J j D V,-fT,.- I Vx Y C as Demonstrating the U. S. Navyls right to navigate in all international waters, USS YORKTOWNQ along C0 .