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lIannl pendered all appropriate alatan 8BJEft rooH484

thro~ the lfaivan Straits a tmit ot IfO 21 11Ioe JanUJ7

bullbullme on the rat-ran tralb bullbullnol bad b80~ t1M tor

IBREft while 111 trtlMlt rrc the QuU or oDJc1D to Japan

(0) Arter a brlr top 1ft Sable Ba1 SBUft proobullbullded

to 4uty aa the Gulf or tronkin rlRA Ship (ClU 1102) Dong

the 1l1gn1t1eant eventz or this line period WAS tbe one thoushy

aanc1th helo landIng on STERErIIB deck which occurred on 2

Maret Ihe pl1o~a Dr the dally Gulf Lopatias Belo vere

eurpriaed by a cake cutting oerelllony at whieh the BmRElT

Co_ending Ofticer Captain Claude L fiLER pres1ded

(s) be Qvlt or lfODlcln DLO AAW ploketa nora1l7 operate

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1t DD bullbullaart ----- 5 - l aDRETT opetcs at a

-20D--bB -Werth Vietna oaat

as her bullbullOOJ Tbe patrol area pp _ 1t ttl 8a1 fhuOftE

~ ~-~~ Airfield Whlab at that te tor three HI -21 ~~ to _ _

-_ and three KIG-I OILAH

the nozral DD aaoo an4 SBMIft paaad track informat1on en

hotl1 a1rcaraft ftr lorth Vltll 0 the lALOB ahip Y1a ~e

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- A1b~ thla 1Ilbullbullile ~ U-oeneelft4 thre wu no

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IIDJtOLOO anppd 1n larel ODD on 22 Aprl D1Irtns the

briet middotgpkbullbullpperlod ID YokeaMka whioh follobullbulld COMCRUDEPAC

JADII PLAB natteA 8BRIft aDd COJll)URON 1RItEE lIbark4 On

21 April ttiora or tb Japanes Karltta Slt-Detanbullbull Force

toured STlR1fl tor er1antlan on arrent USN bullbullapons 8711teu

Cbullbullbull ane1oa 1) lOft 4epartd okouka an 2 Ma1 and

proceded to tbe euu or fonJdD 1amp the traiwan atPa1ts bull On

3 Ray the ship c Doell a nau period SlROPAC termination J

an innovation which baa greatly laproY~ the speed stability

continuity and reliabilIty t SlfEREfTs co~lcatlonB

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porte~ 13 BLUE ~REE reoonnaiaance aislone oyer North Vietnam

IICIB 23 to 27 MIlJ COMDESftOJI WHEE bullbullbarked bullbullned )Porce

ENCL OSURE ( I ) SECftEil

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b the Korean Straite IBDft middot l p t ed the Bonet axel Clu

DE hull number lOT

(C) SlERErT depart Tolcollka tor tlaJUllt to cons on

29 lUi 190 1n rerutl with 1 other _hlp or DEBRO

lfHftD C BSJltOll ftJlU Uka bullbull em TOO3 bull -

chopped trom CaallDde tJS Sbullbullenth let 0 Co_andel U8

Plrat Jileet and u delpted Co~der Task unlt 159 bullbullbull

Enroute the Sq1~ a tbree 4amp1 port u in ful Harbor _

Bawaii rrc 6 Aqut 1970 to 9 Aqut 1970 On 13 Aupt 19TObull-

middot While enroute to Ian Dlep Calltomta CapQ1n faa) HILm peshy ~ - shy

Uend Captain Cla1l4e L tLEJIt C-ft41ft~ Otfioer DSS middot SlERErl (DLO 31)

(U) be hiphllpht or the osean transit was SmUfta arshy

rInl in San Diego Serving ae rlagablp to COBDander Dbullbulltrorer

8quadron tHREE J STERElT led 81x deatroJers into San Diego

harbor Aa1dt he hUndreds or ludly aemben and trlenda on

hand wa1t1nc at be pier were Senator Oorge MURPHY ot

Camp11tomla Reu Adalral Dougla C PLAm Commander Crulbullbullz-shy

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tTl - --- -tDlAI-rw ot-1aB1a1 tHRBE bull tl7 into Ian

Dieco til dtaplar ot bull ~_rrd Bound Pennant- on

eaoh ot the ala ahip fh1 eam JlUlke4 the end ot an

lor 1fblob b aM 1~1J 1 _Jabol r a lone and

ardaoua deploerat -n14 be flon tit aD 118D7 ahips

SlKRErl benrd Ito bull pelUlut bullbullbullured 06 teet n

1ft - nol oataPe (19) In kp1Jllaquo w1th tradition the Ccun lng

Ottlbullbullr receld the blbullbull field ot the pennant and eaoh e1Jgishy

b1e orneer and aan CD bou-d reelftd one toot Captain Jaok

BILfOJI be e C__nCIDlaquo Ott1r pen~ CaptaiB Clade

L ~R the depart1Dc Cenrutin Otnbullbullr aD4 ral smUTT

plank ownJIII with their aolle p8DDant aepents nelolare

(20)~

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upkeep period prior to the aohecluled replar oTarnaul On 16

September 1970 8f1Dft boated a one dQ JlaY7 League erwae ott

San D1e~o tor 5 peneDa

(C) 8TERETT amp1114 at the Long Beach Nanl Shipyard on

15 October 1910 to cem-ence the hlpmiddot tlrat regular overhaul

lfhls vas des tined to be an 1JIportant oerhaul in that SmRETr

was to receive the conTe~ion to NaYJ Distll1ate uel a third

NTDS caputer and the Anti-Ship ~s11e Der~e (ASMD-10)

syst Representlnlaquo the next laquoeneration 1aprovement in

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p~tJQ

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be panl belt en 19 Deellber 19fO Oil oar4 IBalfT 1n

Long Beaeh and at be Plrstand Seeond el att Ott1cer s

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as her bullbullOOJ Tbe patrol area pp _ 1t ttl 8a1 fhuOftE

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the nozral DD aaoo an4 SBMIft paaad track informat1on en

hotl1 a1rcaraft ftr lorth Vltll 0 the lALOB ahip Y1a ~e

a BD ecure YOlee (It-I) bet anti titl JftDS L1Dk 1At hlepe

- A1b~ thla 1Ilbullbullile ~ U-oeneelft4 thre wu no

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_-- (C) lletum1Dc lapu 81Dl1 _spted tbe Sortet lSR

IIDJtOLOO anppd 1n larel ODD on 22 Aprl D1Irtns the

briet middotgpkbullbullpperlod ID YokeaMka whioh follobullbulld COMCRUDEPAC

JADII PLAB natteA 8BRIft aDd COJll)URON 1RItEE lIbark4 On

21 April ttiora or tb Japanes Karltta Slt-Detanbullbull Force

toured STlR1fl tor er1antlan on arrent USN bullbullapons 8711teu

Cbullbullbull ane1oa 1) lOft 4epartd okouka an 2 Ma1 and

proceded to tbe euu or fonJdD 1amp the traiwan atPa1ts bull On

3 Ray the ship c Doell a nau period SlROPAC termination J

an innovation which baa greatly laproY~ the speed stability

continuity and reliabilIty t SlfEREfTs co~lcatlonB

Dur1ng the ensuing tour as Strike Support Sh1p SlERErI 8UPshy

porte~ 13 BLUE ~REE reoonnaiaance aislone oyer North Vietnam

IICIB 23 to 27 MIlJ COMDESftOJI WHEE bullbullbarked bullbullned )Porce

ENCL OSURE ( I ) SECftEil

-

U -

ti-11r aPJaN Coor4111at tw bull On til fthID trip

lt~OlUa aftaft ftI1W Knl I Repe11bullbullr Ql1IIa --~--- _--_- _shy- Ieb ~pan vbl aftr uebullbullbull to IIrO 10

(U) ~TEREfIl ~ bullbull -R-rPlC middotdep l ollt wttb an

lamaent u CV no- rHli21 lune to 11 1u17 Du to ~e

middot bull tan4down 1n aa r tlapan operatou SSD1I able ~~

pend a week ot ~ per1lMl 1ft abullbullebo Japan Vh11e CNftal shy

b the Korean Straite IBDft middot l p t ed the Bonet axel Clu

DE hull number lOT

(C) SlERErT depart Tolcollka tor tlaJUllt to cons on

29 lUi 190 1n rerutl with 1 other _hlp or DEBRO

lfHftD C BSJltOll ftJlU Uka bullbull em TOO3 bull -

chopped trom CaallDde tJS Sbullbullenth let 0 Co_andel U8

Plrat Jileet and u delpted Co~der Task unlt 159 bullbullbull

Enroute the Sq1~ a tbree 4amp1 port u in ful Harbor _

Bawaii rrc 6 Aqut 1970 to 9 Aqut 1970 On 13 Aupt 19TObull-

middot While enroute to Ian Dlep Calltomta CapQ1n faa) HILm peshy ~ - shy

Uend Captain Cla1l4e L tLEJIt C-ft41ft~ Otfioer DSS middot SlERErl (DLO 31)

(U) be hiphllpht or the osean transit was SmUfta arshy

rInl in San Diego Serving ae rlagablp to COBDander Dbullbulltrorer

8quadron tHREE J STERElT led 81x deatroJers into San Diego

harbor Aa1dt he hUndreds or ludly aemben and trlenda on

hand wa1t1nc at be pier were Senator Oorge MURPHY ot

Camp11tomla Reu Adalral Dougla C PLAm Commander Crulbullbullz-shy

0bullbull bull 9bullbull

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IliHt ear AGa1ral Anhv I DCBf e ar I 1t1 CC8W8 n dar Cn1aU-Da~r lot111a ELEYE bull

tTl - --- -tDlAI-rw ot-1aB1a1 tHRBE bull tl7 into Ian

Dieco til dtaplar ot bull ~_rrd Bound Pennant- on

eaoh ot the ala ahip fh1 eam JlUlke4 the end ot an

lor 1fblob b aM 1~1J 1 _Jabol r a lone and

ardaoua deploerat -n14 be flon tit aD 118D7 ahips

SlKRErl benrd Ito bull pelUlut bullbullbullured 06 teet n

1ft - nol oataPe (19) In kp1Jllaquo w1th tradition the Ccun lng

Ottlbullbullr receld the blbullbull field ot the pennant and eaoh e1Jgishy

b1e orneer and aan CD bou-d reelftd one toot Captain Jaok

BILfOJI be e C__nCIDlaquo Ott1r pen~ CaptaiB Clade

L ~R the depart1Dc Cenrutin Otnbullbullr aD4 ral smUTT

plank ownJIII with their aolle p8DDant aepents nelolare

(20)~

(U) Upon arrlyal in COIlUS STERETT commenoed a leaft and

upkeep period prior to the aohecluled replar oTarnaul On 16

September 1970 8f1Dft boated a one dQ JlaY7 League erwae ott

San D1e~o tor 5 peneDa

(C) 8TERETT amp1114 at the Long Beach Nanl Shipyard on

15 October 1910 to cem-ence the hlpmiddot tlrat regular overhaul

lfhls vas des tined to be an 1JIportant oerhaul in that SmRETr

was to receive the conTe~ion to NaYJ Distll1ate uel a third

NTDS caputer and the Anti-Ship ~s11e Der~e (ASMD-10)

syst Representlnlaquo the next laquoeneration 1aprovement in

de ten8e againa t the MCM threat the ASJID-TO lna tallatlon was

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by two Chrlltu pan1e ot all SBRErT D pendent Cbl14Pen

be panl belt en 19 Deellber 19fO Oil oar4 IBalfT 1n

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b the Korean Straite IBDft middot l p t ed the Bonet axel Clu

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chopped trom CaallDde tJS Sbullbullenth let 0 Co_andel U8

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middot While enroute to Ian Dlep Calltomta CapQ1n faa) HILm peshy ~ - shy

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(U) be hiphllpht or the osean transit was SmUfta arshy

rInl in San Diego Serving ae rlagablp to COBDander Dbullbulltrorer

8quadron tHREE J STERElT led 81x deatroJers into San Diego

harbor Aa1dt he hUndreds or ludly aemben and trlenda on

hand wa1t1nc at be pier were Senator Oorge MURPHY ot

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Dieco til dtaplar ot bull ~_rrd Bound Pennant- on

eaoh ot the ala ahip fh1 eam JlUlke4 the end ot an

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1ft - nol oataPe (19) In kp1Jllaquo w1th tradition the Ccun lng

Ottlbullbullr receld the blbullbull field ot the pennant and eaoh e1Jgishy

b1e orneer and aan CD bou-d reelftd one toot Captain Jaok

BILfOJI be e C__nCIDlaquo Ott1r pen~ CaptaiB Clade

L ~R the depart1Dc Cenrutin Otnbullbullr aD4 ral smUTT

plank ownJIII with their aolle p8DDant aepents nelolare

(20)~

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upkeep period prior to the aohecluled replar oTarnaul On 16

September 1970 8f1Dft boated a one dQ JlaY7 League erwae ott

San D1e~o tor 5 peneDa

(C) 8TERETT amp1114 at the Long Beach Nanl Shipyard on

15 October 1910 to cem-ence the hlpmiddot tlrat regular overhaul

lfhls vas des tined to be an 1JIportant oerhaul in that SmRETr

was to receive the conTe~ion to NaYJ Distll1ate uel a third

NTDS caputer and the Anti-Ship ~s11e Der~e (ASMD-10)

syst Representlnlaquo the next laquoeneration 1aprovement in

de ten8e againa t the MCM threat the ASJID-TO lna tallatlon was

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the first hr bull raquoLI lu Xu eQIIP1x1t ftbullbullDMd bull olear

tbe -

lDaal11Dc an teat1Dc et1~tlbullbull

(U) ttbe tl ftO aonths of the oYerba 1 e JilabllPlted

by two Chrlltu pan1e ot all SBRErT D pendent Cbl14Pen

be panl belt en 19 Deellber 19fO Oil oar4 IBalfT 1n

Long Beaeh and at be Plrstand Seeond el att Ott1cer s

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tTl - --- -tDlAI-rw ot-1aB1a1 tHRBE bull tl7 into Ian

Dieco til dtaplar ot bull ~_rrd Bound Pennant- on

eaoh ot the ala ahip fh1 eam JlUlke4 the end ot an

lor 1fblob b aM 1~1J 1 _Jabol r a lone and

ardaoua deploerat -n14 be flon tit aD 118D7 ahips

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1ft - nol oataPe (19) In kp1Jllaquo w1th tradition the Ccun lng

Ottlbullbullr receld the blbullbull field ot the pennant and eaoh e1Jgishy

b1e orneer and aan CD bou-d reelftd one toot Captain Jaok

BILfOJI be e C__nCIDlaquo Ott1r pen~ CaptaiB Clade

L ~R the depart1Dc Cenrutin Otnbullbullr aD4 ral smUTT

plank ownJIII with their aolle p8DDant aepents nelolare

(20)~

(U) Upon arrlyal in COIlUS STERETT commenoed a leaft and

upkeep period prior to the aohecluled replar oTarnaul On 16

September 1970 8f1Dft boated a one dQ JlaY7 League erwae ott

San D1e~o tor 5 peneDa

(C) 8TERETT amp1114 at the Long Beach Nanl Shipyard on

15 October 1910 to cem-ence the hlpmiddot tlrat regular overhaul

lfhls vas des tined to be an 1JIportant oerhaul in that SmRETr

was to receive the conTe~ion to NaYJ Distll1ate uel a third

NTDS caputer and the Anti-Ship ~s11e Der~e (ASMD-10)

syst Representlnlaquo the next laquoeneration 1aprovement in

de ten8e againa t the MCM threat the ASJID-TO lna tallatlon was

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the first hr bull raquoLI lu Xu eQIIP1x1t ftbullbullDMd bull olear

tbe -

lDaal11Dc an teat1Dc et1~tlbullbull

(U) ttbe tl ftO aonths of the oYerba 1 e JilabllPlted

by two Chrlltu pan1e ot all SBRErT D pendent Cbl14Pen

be panl belt en 19 Deellber 19fO Oil oar4 IBalfT 1n

Long Beaeh and at be Plrstand Seeond el att Ott1cer s

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(U) ttbe tl ftO aonths of the oYerba 1 e JilabllPlted

by two Chrlltu pan1e ot all SBRErT D pendent Cbl14Pen

be panl belt en 19 Deellber 19fO Oil oar4 IBalfT 1n

Long Beaeh and at be Plrstand Seeond el att Ott1cer s

ClUb in San D18CO

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