Yosemite (AD 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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Ships ileiaturp The 1974 dCpl0yment of Yosemite to the Mediterranean IS the latest in a remarkable series of cruises missions and deployments that have taken the Busy Lady throughout the world over the past thirty years Commissioned on 25rMay, 21944 at Tampa,yYosemite was immediately assigned to Pearl Harbor where she and her crew moved into the urgent business of ,repairing war-torn destroyers of the Pacrfrccampargn. Six months and more than two f , f. ,l . , .V K. .ix x f f hundred ships later, Yosemite left Hawaii for the-Caroline Islands where she was tasked with readying the destroyer orces or their part in the dassatrlt on Gkinawa During this period sixty destroyers and escorts were provisidned ins twenty days requiring complete reloadinigl fYosemite three times tember 1945 After six With Yosemite steamed on to Japan in a seven-ship convoy, arriving at Sasebo ini-Sep monthsfsheaeft Japan formed United States and Newport, Rhode Island, where she commenced duties as tender to the Atlantica Fleet destroyer forces and asfflagshrp to along succession of destroyer admrrals the most famous of whom was Arleiggftlrirfy-k11ot Burleegwho flew his flag from Yosemite pnor to being selected CNO in 1955 to the present, Yosemite has provided tender services in such far flung ports as Oslo Norway Portsmouth Englahdgvadletta, Maltagpdfithens, Greeceg Naples, Italyg San Juan .Puerto Rico New Orleans and last but certainly not least Augusta iBfayQp Sicily. And dilyecurse Mayport which became her new home port in 1969 in Mayportfyosemite has served, assflagshi-ppfor Commander Cruiser Destroyer Group TWELVE presently RADM JfiEi,sL,arigille, who paid' taffiilylediterraneanppvisit to his flagship when he and Yosemite crossed paths in Gaeta Italy rn August. 1 f tl and '73 feet in the beam Fully loaded she drsplaces The Busy Ladyehags-some impressive vyitalfstatistics. She 1553 ee ong 15,700 tons and caxriffesd fuel fover one-mirironigarronsp to take-helr nearly around-the world, She carries approximately thirty officers and GlghteljunidredWyenllistedymen, andjhas space to accommodate One,hufndre,dtfadditonaf officers and men if A ttfr ' f i J t ' 2 L X fiil Q smanned by acrack needed. Although her big havetidrsappeared over the years Yosemite still wields four 20 mm a erre gun crew C t William R Yetman Captain Yetman sliced a cake on May 25th of this year Yosemite is currently commanded by ap am to celebrate the Busy Lady s thrrtreth birthday her third decade of excellence . . . . . . 7 7 - C .1 -,W f , . . , p . . I I . , , - X -Q : gf . , x rs: - s f s f X A , , z no - Egg ' f .N ,, Q - , . N , - X , . 5 7 ms' f ,f X. A 'rf . V . , ,. ' Q sf, r f 9 5 - , 4 Q , 9 e . o ' W C f ' x- 'Q I - f in ,f Z 1 , u ' I 7 - - T: '+ X fx 'W - 'L f ' , ' . i 1 5 - y ' Q r, f , f , f is . r Z ww T fr! -5 X, I f , L I X- H V I D ' I 1 sl r V I , ' , ,, ' - Q I a , Q 9 f 4.. 7 V V, KX l E ' 1 - 1 f ' f sf-- 'Q 3 9 Q p L - 9 ser., 2 ,. r ,f .r , ' 1 I - ' , , ' , r K If ,Y XM M r , - -ri .5 r Xxaxp 1 . fr X p p , L K rr gg VV X-V i f, f ,V ' I K sm fl f x Q - r. f s , r , , f ja X 9 X 1, K ' 4 K I J D - , . - c , - I , X r . - , Z ', ' ,, 7 f 7 rs , , . f ff, - 7 A , fyaf,---J 5 - 1- ' I f , - f , f f WI, Zz f - Q i 'X , ' ' ' if f ' , tt rlpfw .. f --Q . 1 If , If f - p ss 7 , ,,,f f r , -r X -- X , , ,ey ' 4 K ' . - -L 5 my tw -- , 'f Q -r S , Q f wget. , 4, g - ' 9, , -Q Q V, ' f f , ff: f ' . ,a . . I A 5 I 'xx WA ff, , f I I 7 ' . , ff. ,f . Q-X I N , f p t , ix X ,xy V fy If V f K4 , f W, ig, f' -f -gy f ' , H 4 , . T ff' f , f' . ,mf X , , ff' ,X f ff ' ,f ' ff ' 'M 'ff ' ' ,af 1 1 . . . f' 'w ' ,M - - - , . . . - - . Q --Y,-w..-:elif-, we-1fg,,,, .,. . ,.- ,..,. . ,

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