Yosemite (AD 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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I sHlPsiHlsToRv For more than 35 years the USS Yosemite has served proudly as one of the best destroyer tenders in the United States Navy. I I A HDixieH class destroyer tender, the Yosemite had its keel laid on January 19, 1942. After receiving its commission on May 25, 1944, the Yosemite was assigned to Pearl Harbor where it worked for six months repairing war-damaged destroyers of the Pacific campaign. Upon completion of this mission the Yosemite moved on to the Caroline Islands, where it was tasked with preparing destroyer forces for their part in the assault on Okinawa. Dur- ing one twenty-day period the Yosemite provisioned 60 destroyers and escorts and had to be completely reloaded three times. Following the war Yosemite proceeded to Portland, Maine, where it became the flagship of Commander, DESTROYER FORCE, U.S, ATLANTIC FLEET on June 17, 1945. In December, 1947 the Yosemite was moved to Newport,Rhode Island,where it began nearly 23 years of distinguished tender service and flagship duty in the New England area. . In October, 1969 Yosemite proceeded to its present homeport of Mayport, Florida. Its duty includes providing tender services for ships in Mayport, Gulf Coast ports, Norfolk, and Charleston. It also deploys to the Mediterranean periodically to service ships of the Sixth Fleet. The Yosemite, with a crew of approximately 9OO officers and enlisted personnel, is 531 feet long, 73 feet wide, and displaces 15,735 tons. Its engineering plant of four boilers and two main engines gives it a cruising speed of up to 17 knots. 'tluqm