NSA Technical Ship Paper

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i, :;,-;:"Y';.1:;l"tSTS and MonthLy Schedule Sribnissions.........,....103i{brupt Changes in Schedules. ... . . ,, ... ....106Conversion to I4STS. , ... . .... ,..107

, ..I09CPA Restrictions. . . . . . . , . . ......113Escolt and Protective Operations. ......,,117Iniiian Ocean Environrnent.. ......I21usNs vAr,DEz l-----le"puliliry., ....,. ...... .,.,. r.24

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couriet Problen in Africa. . . . , , , . . . . . , . . 1 2 6Document control. ...,.128Aging Hu1ls. . . ,. . ,.., ,.130SECTION 6

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that is

convert al1 TRSS to T-Acs

BasicalIy, the operating schedule for aT-AC

-A116.1 F^r < /irt'c iF ^^Y- +^-(not to exceed 25 days), Length of cruises, portcal1s and shipyard schedules were established bythe Military Sea Transportation Service in coordin-ation with NSA.

Ori inaIl the T-AGgja turned

two- folde plan ior

the Chie fIn

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JuLy 1967, sponsoj.ship hrasof Naval Operalions, as part

g10n wag never realized but the sponsorshipshiftedThese ships, with a naximurn operatj-nq speed of

10-L1 kt6.were not capable of quick reaction orghaalowing nisslons but were r,rel1 Eultetl for sustainedtin-depth cgye-Ea.qer of a limited area (e.9. the USNSMULLER off | |

o'roan"-r .*t" of these ships was the compara-tively economical conversion anal operating costs.The lower cost of converej.on ($3,300,000.00 &91,89f,000.00) was due to the size and less ligldstandarcis of the Military Sea Transportation Serviceas compared to those of the US Nanl'. Alsor theannual operating cost ($2,586,000.00) was signiflc-antly less per year than that of the AGTR9 when on-station tirne is taken into consideration.

The on-station time of the T-AGS r./as consist-encLy higher than that of the AGTRS because theseships were able to operate at sea for l-onger periodsof time and the yard perioals and overhauls could beperformeal in overseas ports (e.9. the USNS VAIDEZoperated from capetoi{n south Africa 1961-1957) unlikethe AGTRS whj.ch wele requireal to return to CoNUS ' orin the case of Lhe oXFoRD,/JAIIESTo!iN, to subic, foryard periods.


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USS OIT'ORD (AGTR- 1)

Folmer Hull" Nun$er: AG- 159Liberly Ship type I Z-EC2-S-:5Displacement: 11,15 7 tonsrorniex Nafie:. uss sAMilE! ATTKEN (!AcE-3127)Generaf Selvi-ce Personnel Allowed: Officers

I lPersonnel Allowed: Officers - 6;Enlisted - L10Propulsion! Reclprocating Steam

Ilaximum Speea: tl ktsFirst Corunanding Office!! CDR Eoward R. Lundconversion: New York NavaI ShipyardCommissioned: ,JuIy 8, 1961cost of conversion: $13,300,000.00

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USS GEORGETOWN (AGTR-2)

Eormer HulI Nunber: AG-f55Liberty Ship HulI type: A-EC2-S-C5Displacenentr 1I,I57 tonsLength: 447'Former Na$e. SS ROBERT W. flARfGeneral Service Personnel Allowed: Officers - 9i

tj}lra6tecl - 15 L

I lPersonnel Allowedrtirrll

Enlisted - I3?

Propulsion: Reciprocati.ngMaximun Speed: 11 ktsFlrst Corunanding Officer:Convetsion: Newport News

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Steam

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Shipbuil-dingA, Gleasonanal Drydock

ComPany

Conunisaioned: Novenber 9, 196 3Costr 3,I00,000.00

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USS JA-IIESTOWN {AGTR-3)

Former Hull No: AG- 156

Liberty Ship Hul1 Lype: z-EC2-S^c5Displacenent: 11.157 tohsFoTmeT Nane: SS J. I{OWLAND GARDNERceneraf service Personnel Al1o\red: Office"s

anListed - 15II lP"tronner A1 Iolreil! Officers -

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8 !.- l{iPropulsion: Reciprocating steaml,laximurn Speed: Il ktsFlrst Cotunanding Officer: CDR Allen J.Conversior: Ne\,qlort News Shipbuj-ldingcornmissloned: Decenber 13, 1953cost: $3,000,000.00

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Foriner Hul1 Nulnber. r AG-157

vrcLui y JrLaP lurr EyPe:Displaceftrent: 11,500 tonsEolmeT Name: IRAN VICTORYGeneral Service Personnel Al- lowed:

ljn-Lrsted - -L 5.trbr (:i :0 j-rs4!?ib) i:) r.r,.a6 36Propulsion: Stearn turbine

Maximum Speeil: 18 ktsPirst Conunand,ing Officer: CDR Jerome E.Conversion: wiflianette lron and Steel

Portfand, OreganCommissioned: November 2, 19 64Cost:

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USNS VALDEZ (T-AG-169 )

Hull Nuntler: T-AG- 169Knot Ship hull typer C1-M-AVIDispfacement: 5r000 tonsFoTmer Name: ROUND S P I,I CE,/,'OS EPHShip Personnel Allowed: Offi cers

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J. MARTINEZ

l-------l P"r"onner A1loriTed: Officer6 - 4iEnlisted - 9IPropulsior: Diesel

Maximum Speeil: 9 ktsFi!st Master: Willian F.Re-acquired from MariLitnereturned to Navy in 1961Conversion: 3. 300 r 000.00

OrReillyAdmini6tration in 19 59;

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USNS MUII"ER (I|-AG- 171)

liuI1 number: f-AG-17f

lbot Ship hu1l type: C1-M-AVlDisplacernent: 5?000 tonsForme! Name: CHECK KNOTShip'e Personnel Allowed:

Enl"isted - 48rr+fi ^o16 - 11 .

[eerso!tn61 Alrowed: officers - 4tEnlisled - 90Dz^h,rl ci ^^. niadal

Maximum Speeal: 10 ktsFi!6t Master: Wj.lliam F. OrReillyRe-acquired Marit.ime Administration in 1.962Reclassified T-AG-171 in L9 63conversion cost: 1.891,000.00

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SECTION 4

SHAREDOWN AND FIRST DEPLOYI,IENT

The USS OXFORD, convelted fronto a Technical Rsearch Ship (rRs),

east coast of South Americaand operational quidanae lias

An evalua on of the OXFORDTS first t\alo cruisesindi

a Libeit]' )rul]U. S. Naw vesse I

n fi^l hl.ne -:l lfor OXFORD to deploy to the African coast inat GTYO. Auqmentation of a latin American TRS

f--------l piogram however, necessitsated the ship'sdiversion to South America.She arrived on-ELaeionin mj-d-January 1962. The operatj-ons area was the

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ut 1966, the OXFORDprov!4i raqe ofoperated

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As i- ad

The OXFORDT s operations in Southeast Asia in1966 resuLted in a series of firsts: a DRV nessageforwalni[g of B52 strikes; unique viel cong trans-missionsi viet cong maritime infiltration conununica-

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there was no requirement f,or diversion of the shipduring the last nonths of operations. tilission objectivesfor TRSS in gEA w3s bubtished in January 1969.

DEACTIVA:TION

O.IO published its 703 list of ships toaE a result of the DOD budget cut.ae well as aI1 the fRSs were inclualeal

the 1isps from Navy lprogrammlngg lnventory

orwas coreleteal.

on 20 october. the Uss OXFoRD departed her opera-tlons area and sailed to Yokoguka. ilapan to conmencestripping anat deactivation. The ship was strickenfrom the Naw ledcrer and strippeal fof, re6ale,

beThin

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USS GEORGITO9{N I ,

On 2 January 1964, the USS GEORGETOI,V-IIPortsmouth, virginia enroute to Guantana$othree weeks of general shakedolio trainingOn cornpletlon of the traiDing periodr theceedea to Montego Bay, ilahaica and then to

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on 5 ,lanuary 1965. the Uss GEoRGETOWNNorfoIk. Va. tg conaluct special operationsI rarea and along rllel

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1966.

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Norfolk where she remalned in port until 4 october 1956.DEPT,OYMENT OCTOBER - DBCEMBER 1966

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The USS GEORCETOVfN returned Eo Norfolk,

DEPIOY},IENT }IARCH - MAY .I9 6 7

for dep loynrent to n< i h r-Fc2 Ehases:The USS GEORGETO$N deparled No.rfolk ? y,a:c. l97

Onout off

to Cristobal. c. Z. onrepair until 15 April 31 uarch1"9 67 .MULLER RELIEF MAY -.TUNE 1967

On 23 June, the USNS MULLER returnedthe USS GEORGETOWN sailed to Norfolk.I IDEPT,oYVEN'I - NoIEMBER 1967

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olk,October enroute the Fl"eet Training CenterBav for trzo greeks uflderrdav refre

fhete ltere no petsonnefnecessiLateil hei returnwhere she renained under

to station and

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the game day becauseevaporators and 1or,on 31 Decenlcer L967.

of salt water corlosion in thefeed gater. Repaits wele comeletei

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The GEORGETOWNarrived in Nolfolk

relieved btr the USNS MULLER on 1 Augustf7 August 1968.

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On 13 Noveriber, the shj.p reported a boile! ouiaoewhich the ship's forcewas abie to correct by 16 Novexber.On I January 1969, the shiD reported the loss of thenunrber I diesal- generator and engine craDkshaft; the latter'srepair was not within bhe capability of the shiprs force,

DBACTIVATION OF THE USS GEORGEEO'{N

The GEORGETOWN arrived in Nolfo1k on 6 uarch 1959af ter an extenaled east [ruise.


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LSS ]AYESTOi"A' I I?3e USS J!,!{ES?OI\t, a converted Liberty hulL, began

s=:-.'i.e as a Technical Research Ship on 20 January L964;:..r she left Norfolk for shakedown operatlons in the:a!::iraan, The five week cruise included stoDs at::airanano Bay, Kingston, Janaica and a week of operationsc:: ?avana.II?ST DEPLOY}IENE

The J-AmSTOWN's first full depl-oyhent, a scheduledc i rc j.mnav j- gation of Africa, began on 9 April 1964. The130 day deploymenl covered approximately 31,000 engine:niles and took the ship into th Mediterranean, Ehrouohthe Suez Canal, the Red Sea, south along the East AfricaFccast, north al

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During the first quarter 1965, aliscuasions werehelal concerning t.tie doploymenL of a Technical Researchship to southeast Asia (sEA) (see sec. 4 , p. 18). Arelief ship wa-le--be-avai lab Ie within six nonths.13 April 1965,1 lrecorMdended to cNo that thebe selected as-E E-FE ief shlp for the o)GoRDr thebeing the ninimal disruption to the TRs program ifJAMESToWN $rere choseu. l------__lreconsnenalatLon wasby CNO on 24 ApriL.

OnJAMESTOWNrationaleaccePted

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DEPLOYI{ENT TO SOUTHEAST ASII-

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the general SIGfNT objectives aele as ic:le'*.s:(A) North Vietnarn/viet cong

(1) Intercept of vc military, ro deter-mine strength, equiphent, localion. alesposition, organ-ization anil mission of enemy forces, in reallime suppoLtof U.S. llilitary Conunand.ers requirenents.

(2) To identify, catalog nevunusualcomaunications antl signal charac teris ti cs , known otsuspecteal of enanating from south or North VietnamaDal peripheral areas.

(5) Tovc party cofilnudications

maintain techiical dontinuity onaPpatatus.


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(G) fo assist U.s. ARDF tesources in locatingenemy transmillers off the coast of south Vietnafi by-?^r,l A i -^ +i^-^aF

' (H) To establish, maintain continuity, anddeterinine operational status and capability of specifiedsignals.


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fhe ,fAMESTowN's operations between January and October1969 we!e, prinarily routine in nature. On 7 October theship lef! Southeast Asia enroute to its annual overhaulat sasebo. During this period' the decision was made byDEpSECDEF to deactivate all the technical reseatch 6hip5.The ship rdas tihen moveal from sasebo to Yokosuka to bedeconnissioneal in mid-Decedter 1969.


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USS BELI.IONT

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The BELI4ONTI s shaketlownbeqan on 20 January 1965.during dayl-ight hours with

cruise to the Caribbean areaUndenray training was conductealthe ship returning to cuantanamoeach night and on eekenils. , From 20-26 February, theshi6 ^.Francd in +ha I larea anil teturneal to Norfolkon -01 i,tarch 1965.

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ril 1965, was sqheduled. forhe BEtIrlONf r s first full deployntent, starti

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lhe BEr,$oNT did no! depart for[again untit$id-1968 due to nuneroug delays encoultered during theship's valal overhaul peliod and the need fo! refreshertralnin| for tteflpersollne1 on board. The BELI4ONT'soperations orilers were changed Eeveral tifies enroute toWest coa6t

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After a brief pott caII in Rota, spal-n the ship dePartedthe llediterrabean enroute Norfolk, On 31 Oclober, theBETMONT arrived ln Norfolk lshete stlLpFing anal ileactivacionprocedured began. Dactivation was coDpleted in January 19?0.


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SECOND DgPLOYMTNT ro WEST COASTI Iod 3 Januarv 1966, the U

Norfolk enroute

The ship operatedfor approximately 2 inontltson 21 tlarch 1955.

SUBSEQUENT DEPIOYMBNTS TO WEST COAST

on 31 May 1966, the uss TTBERTY sailed fronlg4qlL !obegin her third deployneflt to the ]/est coa6t of L-lThis miEsion, which lasted until

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fhe LIBERTY returned to Norfolk on 28 leb:!ar1' L9a7for upkeep,FINA], DBP IOYI',IENT

On 3 May 1967, the LIBERTV sailed fton Norfolk to thewest coast of f---__l

On 8 ,June, the ship \das attacked by Istaeli topetlo boatsand fighter jetE. serious alanage was sustainea by the shiPand casualilies \,aere high. The ship was subseguently tottedto MaLta to unalergo tenrporary iepairs and later to the U.S.rhere she remaideal out of codrLission until the end of theshipborne coll-ection progran. (SEE"Report to the oirectcrNSA - USS LTBERTY (USN-855) 23 May - 8 June 1957)."


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EXTENSION OF THE USNS VAIDEZ

The USNS VALDEZ vras oliginatfy slated to be Eiasea c.::in 1964. As the time for inactivltion approacheC, aj:iprospect of losing t-t!e ship becane tlore appare!1t/ s::.:_!voices hrere heard in favor of extending the shi9. tlebasic rationale for the proposal vae as follo\*.s: lpJs 2and 3 which were ptoglammed for conulissioning by ..]1e e:.3of calendar year 1963 would not become operatjoil_lvavailable r&til late FY64. At that time , the re-LDZZ . }:iL:::Fand ROBINSON were due for deactivation, this le.f t orlv3 TRS8 to be applied to all exisLing requ.ilements, riSs4 and 5. progranneil for Decedber 1964 would not be opera-

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to east coast on 3,Jan-I April \dhen she beganto the Mediterranean

cotnmisBioneal iD I95? to meetDroctrammed sr'rce on a -vear-tolEai basis- until 1957.she had been operateil excluaively flon foreign ports since196I and because overhaul had rouelnely been acconplishedin capetosn, she had been virtually lrlaccessible for modifie-ation and updabing of the research depaltrnent faoilitiesand electonic installations. In L967. the ship was pro-q:latltrled for overhaul plior to .lu1y l-957.


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USNS VAIDEZ REHABILITATION

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The USNS VAIDEZ departed for the west coast of

In uay 1968,where she operaleilsail for New York

USNS VAI,DEZ OVERHATJL 1968-1969

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ThE USNS VAI,DEZ,:,S,, \r'a s exanined as

then commencing overhauL in theto lts capability to provide this

During the shiprs overhaul period, a TRSSCOMM AN,/SRC-33system r,/as installed. It was hopeil that this additionalequipment would provide the Ehip trith a ftore reliablecordnunications capability. The USNS VAIDEZ, in the past,had.experienced chronic conununications problens espe;ia1iy\,/nr re operatrng in the | |

. Froh the. .rn. ,,," tuIlllllll"ste$ was cotnpleted,problems with the equipnent began prina;iLy involving theantenna and it6 conrols. The ship, oliginally scheduledto.ggpart for E] on It pecembe-r l968-postp-oned saiiinguntrl January 23, 1959, dueto recurrihg problems involvingthe installation anal testing of the nerr - TitS SCOMlil.

During its rernaining days in the U.S.. the ship receivedscuttle/alestruct devices and conducted lraIk throuq-h drills.


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In Aprll, the ship experienced failure of transnitterslrhich required 26 days in port lvtonrovia, tiberia to correct.At the same tine, TRSSCOMM systen developeil problens.correction of these problenE vras hanpeved bi excessive heatin the equipnent bays. It waa necessdry to send a tech-nician andpafts fre:m the U.s, to I'Ionrovia to accomplishrepatrs.

on 5 ilune, the ship suffered a nain englne disablementwhich l-eft it dead in the water off Luarda. The ship wastowed to port lihere repalls wele completeal on 14;tune.

On 13 August, CNO withbeld the obligational auLhotityro cover the operations of vbe! 1969 (ref section 6),

estimate that 60 day6 would bethe shi.p, orilered her retuln on

inmediat.eon COMSTS'deacti.vate

return of the VA-LDEZ-To the-T.ElER beyond 1 Octo-recomnenaleal the

and CINCLANT,Ilecessaly to

23 August,

The USNS VALDEZ, in port Monrovia for routine pott cal1,receiveal oraleles to sail to Norfo1k, Va. on conpletion ofthe in port period. The ship departed on 27 August andarriveal in Norfolk on 18 September to

cotnmencealeactivation.eptember to

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USNS MUI,],ER

In response to the mDe---a.Ddjo determine the resources thj"s wouiCI ldeveloped a two-phased progra-n i-or su-b-c-6-TFe Assistant Secretary of Defense and arianged

di. re ctivrni ss ionfor the!4i1i tary

Hi99ensShipyard30 ADri 1 the shi

In August L962, COMSTS advised tbat the USNS Mitl,LERhaal been selected for reoutfitting and by SeptemS-erl a1-teration procealures had begun.

chalter and convelsion of a ship through t'heSea Transportation Service (MSrS).

23 April 1963, the USNS MULT,ER T-AG-169 left


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/tr 5rl us.lti P,t, a

FIRST DEPTOY}TENI APRJ], 1963 - APRI' ]964

On 21 April 1954 the ship saiJ.ed to Tanpa, Floridato uhalergo ils first annual overhaul.SECOND DEPLOYMENT MAY 1964 - APRIL 1965

on 19 May the MULLER s3j_Ied_jEIg4lbC ards tores ume ne! norna.L m]-ssaon

TIITRD DEPLOYMENT MAY 1965 - MAY 1965

when sheUSNS MULLER returned to oDerationgrelie e USS GEoRGET'oI{N !n K 9{es t.

,1i .l


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FOURTH DEPLoYMENT ,ltl,IE 1966 - MAY 196?On

drydockTOI'|N at

on 1roverhaul.directed

29 Jwre 19 6 6,anal overhaulKey tles! anal

orGEORGE-

the USNS MUILER, on corFletionin New York, relieved the Uss

MulLer cenerator cagualtyJul-y, the USNS MULTERIreported failure of 2

the ship to rglEll1-jlgIpreclude drifting intotow could be arrangeal,

having ju8tgenerators.

conpletealCOMSTSTANT

before a


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i!-:i:e a?aiting tow, the ship established airas s:r.!i:ed.ret'Jlriing io

er back

all powerand then

for approxinately elght hours whife',c iTe Research Operations spaces.i..s original pasition by shiftin all shi.prs

The follolring dayf tjre uss EATON took the MUT,LER intow to Key West vhele repairs were conpleted on 29 July.Underwater Eull Inspection

COMSTSLAI{I in turn reconmended that nernbers of theMULLERts ulr,onpr f--------------- be traineil to accomplishhu1l inspection rather than contracteil personnel becausethis qoul-d offer an opportunlty to attach objecte to thehu11 as \4ell as illaw unalesira.ble attention to the ship.

DIRNAVSECGRU objected to the use ofl lpersonnet forthis tagk anal recornmenaleal use of shore-baE6?l-military pet-Eonnel. COMSTS Port Canaveral subsequently alrangecl forin-port iliving services to accomplish hul]' inepection analthe M[J],LER was directed to report satisfactory completionof the job in the first srTnEP follorling the inspection.FIFTH DEPLOYMENT JUNE 195?-JUNE 1968

June, the USNS K re-Lleved tne u55 GEUKUts-TOm{ at West and resumealOn22


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The l'luLlER was acconganigd by an escore at all timeeuntil he! finat recall iD october L969. The three 'lestroye!3siignea normally opelaled outboalal of the MULLoR but withinquici reaction r-a:rge for Periods of no less tian flve gayB'

The special Ptovi"sioning and refueling requilementsof the destroyers necesEitateal several cnanges Eo tneechealule rout-ine the ship had Previously employeil (seeSectio$ 5, p. 103).SIXTH DEPLOYMENT AUGUST 1968.OCTOBBR 1969

to be he!August 1968,

1the

the ship was off-station in dryundergtoing repairs lo qenerators.

o

1as t

L6-l-7 DecernberTanpa, Florida

ninock

leacEvation of t'h{tlsNs lluLr,ERfn July 1959, cNo in response to the ProPose'l Navy

Fy-70 reduclion in funding' reconmenaled the inunediateinactivation of the OSNS VAIDEZ and USNS MULLER' TheMLnTLER was due for her annual yard overhaul in septemloer.but due to CNOrs Proposal to wlthhold obLigatl-ona1.authorityto cover her operltions, COMSTS recordnended the ship beJiuuat"a a" robn .s posiilre eo NoRVA to cofimence striPping

oPerations.


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fhe ship arrived on f6 October and removal of theOn 28 OqtoberS-pgn-Eglls equipnent began ifiunediately.

I lwas deactivated.

Ll-l (1, 5! USc 4irl1Li13r t3 U9C 79LL.l (lr ?.L. E., 3a

(1t(.1I 5n rlsc 40_l(:i f,L.36-36


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CHRONOLOGY OF CRUISES BY SHTP

04 January 1962 - 08 May 196216,fu1y 1962 - 02 Uarch 1963

lvlay 1963 - 06 september 19633I Decenber 1963 - 3l ,fune 196419 February 1964 - 10 ,lune J96405 August 7964 - 02 Decernber 1964

uJ leprualY J.yo5 - uJ Lrune lyb517 ,lune 1965 - 31 August 196525 September 1965 - 31 October 1965-Lr NOVenDer r9b5 - ru DecelnDef rvb5

]6 February 1966 - 05 Malch 196612 !4arch 1966 - 05 June 196619

June1966

- 28 July1966

12 August 1966 - 07 Septenber 196613 Septenrber - 28 oqtober 196603 November 1956 - 5 December 196613 Decer'ber 1966 - f2 January 196723 January 1967 - 24 April 195705 May 1967 - 03 July 1967

20 septehber 1967 - 29 Novenber 195712 Decenber 1967 - 15 March 195818 April 1968 - l7 July 1968

West,/East .ou"t l----lsubicSouth China Sea

East coastca!ibbeanWest coast

West coast

South China Sea

South CbinaSea

South China Sea

South

South

50ucn

South

SouthSouth

south

China Sea

china Seachina seachi.na sea

chlna SeaChina sea

china Sea

South china Sea


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28 July 1968 - 23 August 1968?1 Sepletrber 1-968 - 2I Decentber 1968

03 Jaltuarf 1969 - 09 April 196924 Apri] 1969 - 27 ,lu1y 195911 August 1959 - 03 November 1959DEACTIVATED

South China Sea

South China sea

south Chi"na SeaSouth China Sea

South China sea


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03

2I

18

0505

08

North

Nofth

East coastNorth coa6l:

19 April f964 - 26 May 1964

0I JuLy 1964 - 26 October 196406 January 1965 - 30 March 1965

Aprt] 1965 - 08 l4ay 1965JuIy 1965 - 13 October 1965Dece$ber 1965 - 07 March 1966Uay 1966 - 30 ,lulte 1966

July 1966 - 23 August 1966ucEoDer -Lvbb - zr uecemDer rybt)March 1967 - 13 May 1967May 1967 - 30 June 1967

Cqast

coasL

17 october 1967 - 04 Novenber 196?07 Novenbe! L967 - 22 Nove$ber 196723 Noveniber f967 - 13 December: 1957

15 December L957 - 26 March 195808 June 1968 - 09 Auqust 196818 September 1968 - 05 October 196806 October L96a - 21 ilanualy 1969

28 ,January 1"969 - 07 March 1959

DEACTIV.AT!D

Refreshe!

Ea6tOcean

South

fndian

AtlanticNorva

nasl- co4st


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qqs .r44Eqlqryryl rAGrR- 3 )09 Apri-1 1964 - 17 Auqust 1964

14 october 1964 - 03 February 196524 I'iarch 1965 - 23 July 1965

w"st coas-t IEast/west .ou"t I---__l

23 October 1965 - 02 ,ranuarv 1966

07 January 1966 - 0I April 1966 south China Sea off S.Vietnam22 April 1966 - 03 July 1966 South China Sea14 July 1966 - 30 septerlber 1966 South china sea.11 october L966 - 23 December 1966 south china sea31 Decernber L966 - 02 February 1"967 south china sea12 April- 1967 - 11 July 1957 south china Sea07 August 1967 - t3 Novenibe! 1967 South china Sea19 Novenber 1967 - 20 February 1968 south china sea

03 March f968 - 13 ,fune 1968 South China Sea02 JuIy 1968 - 30 Septenrer 1968 South china seaL7 october 1968 - 15 ,tanuary 1969 south china sea07 February 1969 - 17 Malch 1969 south china sea31 t{arch 1969 - 30 June 1959 south China Sea18 JuLy 1969 - 18 October 1969 gouth china sea

DEACTIVATED


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02 Decerlber '1"964 - 2I December l-96418 January 1965 - 0l March 196526 April 1965 - 16 ,July 196515 Septeniber 1965 - 28 January 196617 March 1966 - 19,lu1y 1966

uss BErr'loNT I yAcTR-4)

Bremerton-No:fc Ik

shakedown cruise to GT]1o

West

WeE tcoast

coas!

08 September 19 66

02 February 196?

15 August L96? -04 october 1967 -1? Novenber l-967

15 May 1968 - 14

rd !, une -Lvb9

- 08 ,lune 1967

03 October 196715 Novenber 1957

- 14 Decenlcer 1967

June 19 68

Northwest "oastE

circumnavigation

West coast L__l"-.* ^^.-* r--------1Wa"t "o."t. Itransit to CONUSRefresher traj.ninq atGTMO

west ioast| |Indian OceFn,/Wert /,

West coaat L_l

Meditefranean

15 June 1968-

25 September 1968

26 Septenber 1968 - 30 October 1"968

31 october 1968 - 28 Novmeber 1968 gransit South AtlanticEast coatl-----------1

- 30 october 1969DEACTIVAII.ED

Norva


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nC FaF,v,,.F' 1O


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USNS VA.LDEZ I /T-AG-I69 )

i. -F+hAr 'q6- - FpLr.lF'v 1962

october 1962 - March 196308 March 1953 - 24 ,fanuary 196426 February 1964 - 09 August 195415 August 1964 - 10 February l-9652I March 1965 - 20 Oatober 196526 october 1965 - 15 Decenrer 196527 Decemirer 1965 - 24 May 19662I Juhe 1956 - l0 October 196620 October 1965 - 13 Decenber f96603 iranuary 1967 - 30 March 196709 April- 1967 - l-6 April 196721 April- L967 - 22 May 196718 Decenber L967

-L6 May 1968

l-7 May 1968 - 28 August 196829 August 1968 - 18 september 1968

23 \lanuary 1969 - fB February 196919 February 1969 - 26 August 196927 August 1969 - 18 septenlJer 1969

DEACTIVATED

Souti

West

wes!

wes twest

East

East

West

Ea6t

East

Wes tEast

Mediterranean

n""tl---lWest coastTransit tooverhaul

CONUS for

operatlonsw".t "o.=t[Transit to CONUS

coas tcoast

coas tcoast

coas t

coast

coast


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usNs uuLr;ER I fr-AG-171)

30 epril 1963 - 21 April 1,964

26 t4ay 1964 - 01 April 196510 Malr 1965 - 21 May 196502 July 1966 - 15 May 196725 June 1967 - 11 June 196806 Auqust 1968 - 07 October 1969

. DSACTIVA'IED


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R.ITIO OP OY-STATION TIME BY SHIP

:'.uss o)slf,RD | 11967-1969

-

.L9b /

ON STATION 668OFF STATION . 33g* 80 days off statlon for annuaL overhaul in Japan and

further delay due to englne faifure.

1968

ON STATION 738

* 33 Days delay in subic, P,f,. for engine repaire.

!9!9 (308 days only)ON STATION 798OTF STATION ].IB

b r :. . :: :'

oI'P sfATroN '272


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uss GEoRGETowN | 11967-1969

ON STATION

OFF STATION

* 65 days inI09 days in

1958

38S

6 2Z*

Norfolk,NorfoIk,

5rt

1957

OFF

* L37474

Va. for nornal RAV.Va. for annual overhaul,

t i : 'l:::'.il: a a.L- :.', 3a

ON STATION

STATION 49Idays delay in NapLes, Italy due to USS PUEBLO incident.daya in Norfolk, Va. for nortnal IIAV.days in Norfolk, Va. for nornal I{Av,

1969 (only 63 davs)85r

158

ON STATION

OFF'STATTON


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uss JAuEsrowN I lr9 6?-19 69

ON STATION

OFF STAEION

* 69 days for27 day6 in

1958

ON STATION

OFF STATION

" r/ oays an

64*

36*

overhaulSubis Jor

to

1ff9 ( 291 alays only)oN sTArloN 744OFF STATION 22N* 23 days in Subic for engine repairs.

18 days in subic for upkeep.

81S

geaeralor failure.


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ON STATION

OFF STATION

nornal llAV.normaf RAV.

uss BBI,MONT I 11957-1969

48r

* 32 days in Norfolk,67 days in Notfolk,

t_968

ON STATION 34IoFF STATTON 65t** 105 day6 annual overhaul /tefteat.et

14 days in Terna, chana for engine33 days in Norfolk, Va. for nomal

Va. forva. 1:or

training.reparrs.

RAV.

f9!9 (304 days only)oN slrATroN 34*OFF STATION 66t ** 140 day6 in port Norfolk.


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uss TJTBERTY (usN-8ss) 1966

1966

ON STATION 51tOFF STATION 49I ** 72 days annual overhaul

53 days in Norfolk, Va. for RAv.


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L9 6'7

usNs .

ON STATTON 59*OFF STATION 4]"8** 86 days state-Bide

6 days in Luanda.

1968

ON STATION

OFF ST.ATION

* 35 day6 in26 days ln

ON STATION 55?OFF STATION 45*** 9I day6 in Norfolk, Va- for TR.SSCOMM repairs,

!959 (26L days onl-y)

overhaul in New York.Angola for engine repairs.

64t

36r*pott Nevt York for TRSS COMI4 rapairs.Monrovia. Libelia for transnitter rebairs.


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l)I, :0 !i:c 4 )-i

,:t-!.L.34 3;

1967

ON STARION 58tOFE STATION 42X** 23 dalrs-for yatil overhau!-

40 days annual overhaul.,

196 8

OFF STAfION 48T** 24 days in port alue to pUEBtO incidenl.

12 days in Key West tlue to engine failure,42 days annual overhaul in Hoboken, N-.t.14 daye in Earnpa, Florida for gelterator repairs.

1969 ( 289 days only )ON SITIATION

OFF 6TAIIION

* 41 daysfor4 days for4..i.ve F^,

63S

3?t*

installation of ilestruct and 6cuttlecooling systern repairs.hi 'lrlarrc arFrr6r,

\82

alevi6es,

1967-1969


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.^NJ-T NFDATTNNq IFFF''T!TNIi1 dP!]PAITIdNq

MSTS AND MONTSLY, SCIIEDULE SUBMISSIONE

-The

monthly prepalation anal submissiorl a! schedules byI lfor the MSiS vesels (USNS vAaDEz and USNS I{[]'LLER) ,

-iesultedin a rocurrlng problern. rhe lonthly schedules

were prepared and subnitted accortiing to the informal ouiale- ,lines esta.blished h'hen the ship6 lirst joined the L--------ltleet (i.e., Eprepaled schedriles for the fgllowing monthand coordinated then infornally wlth MSTSLANT before sub-rnittl-ng.them through official channels to 'fcs). This-_plocedure ccintinueal

aI channe-Ls to JCS). lnrs plo-dullnq procealures were definetl

and docunentedl in On n1merousoccasions, proposed--s-dFe-du-I5F-Fdi- dE-Ed fi odi f ications

IIO!4STSLANr ln Brooklyn. N,Y, \.tas arrangedthe development of schedules (the UsNsar) - The meetind took place on 0l Nov-

at the requeBt of MSTS. These changes apPealeal inconsistenLwith tl.'e informal guiilelines alevelopeil in the past andcauseil an excessive anount of comnunications in finalizingthe sqhedules.

A TDY visit toin order to discugaMULITERTs in parenber 19 68 with

rt \,/as agreed that tha operating latio should be main-tained at no nore than 25 days at sea folloving 5 days jnPort Everglades. This was the MSIS requiretnent for. nolmaloper.atlons - for occasional operational requirements, -MsTswould Dotobject to a sLight extension of on-statlon tlnebeyond the 25 day operating period.

Because of ptovisioning and refueling requirelrents forthe MULLER and her excortf Msl]s lequested the 25 day at-seape:iod be subdivided as follolts: I day enloute from PortEverglades to station; 9 days on-station (ninth day forvisit at Key West Buoy for mail etc); 4 daya on-stationtI day to Xey wese for water and teturn to Etai:ion; 9 days-on-slation; L alay return to poit' Etelglades. fhe 5 days inporit Everglailes included the day of arllval and day of de-

partuie._Naturally,

due to norrnal constraints, thisschedule

tould be interupted flom tine to tine, but it \das aleemedimpractical to deliberately vary the Patteln without sounilj usti ficatj-on.


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YS:S .:e:er::ed ilai arrivafs to and departures fromfc::s be ::s::icaed :o days other than SaLurdav, Sundd,'o: ioliCa!s. irouch such E.ining had lit.tle cost effect^h il6 Itqrni -rau .Fre^nhFl :.ldiri6hal .d.fs fdr +rrdqbertl.inq, sEevedore supgort/ eEc., nade these arrivaLsand departures expensive. However, MSTS agreed to supportthese arrivals and departures in emetgency or urgenioperational situations.

MSTS would not support the need fo! an overnioht oorlcall ln Key west (once standard operating proceilure) ,except in the case of an energeocy or urgent operationalrequirernent. STS aLlov)ed only 5 days in port Liberty foreach 25 days at sea; any additional in port tine wouldreduce the 5 da:/ port call in Port Everglades, Since thenajority of the l4sTs c!e\^r maintain homes altd fandlies in

Port nverglades, port cafls elsewhere could result ina

fhe one-day port call in Xey west for trater anal pro-visioning took place mostly during day 1ight' hours. Theship nornally departed Key l,lese at 2030arrive on station at the first liqht of

hours, s

i_ : : .: - :L, : :. . :: :

ride out storm in port. At t

f -F&ii Efon511y, 7 knots (6peed ofship) nas insufficient to maintain a headi4g against thebeaw wind and seas which nonnalfy extend far bevond theactull eye of the storm. It was lgree


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I lshould include L---1E-g. n urgent technical lequirement'reason for t-lte cianqe

so that l..lsTs coul.d better appreciateeffectively coordinate ilrternal MSTS

This proposal \das formally nade to anal accepled I Iconcluding the neeting,n

for cooralination of operatipns.tisit Msrs atproximately every

MSTS requested thatl Icroximately every gix i1o-n-A1s

Lbl ill 9.r. !i-:a

r05


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AERL?T CE4N6ES IN SCHEDULES

Earfy publicatlon of fironthly schedules y?as nece=j:-to allolr anple time for MsTs and Na!'}' to coordiDa+-e,thfough Ealitihe and comnerciaJ authotities, tle ava:1-ability of berth. tug support, and delivery of perisha:lefood and other supplies, etc,, Hith the arrival a.d Ce-paltures of other vessels.

A-brupt changes in schedules aLso involved oLher aoenciessuch as the U.s. State Depart-nent in arrangj-ng for porEclearance anal visas for person[el joining the ship alforeign ports.

In etnergency or quick leaction situations these in-coveniences coulai noL be avoided but it was generally re-cognizeil that nial-stream changes in schedules reqqirfl

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CO]I\TEFS ION TO }ISTSi.

Fleet. gis objection was basecl on the r]se

The use of AGTFS as TRS (entirelv Naw :r2:.-eC)was challenqed in Novefilbe! 1963 and aqaib in February 196+by PGDId ,1.n, Aifes I1I, Conunander, Selvice lorce, AtIar_,:!e

The recom enalation was rejected by cNo in Jurle1964, but was subsequently apploved by that'office inNovehber 1964. At that tine CNO directed a proErarn"beprepared for an orderll' transfer of the Navy's responsi-bility for operation of the AGIRS to l.'ISTs.

The Bureau of Ships estimated the cost for conversloqat 1.4 million per ship and the tlme in the yard to accom-plish conversion at 4 honths. MSrS estimated annual opela-ting cost for the three r,iberty ships at I.42 nillion andthe tido Victory shLps at 1.65 rni11ion.-(7)

lans for hodificatlon of the ehips to accomo_

The objection washe TRSg to MSTS

thus releasingop-erdEions. (6)

forwarded to ct{o wilh a prooosPli :looerations in support ofl Itl]e involved Navy bil Lets lot

ii

date bogged down ln 1966 for the following

an estimateof co6ts to converl_aLI 5,[S6{'f rom-the BUSUIPS.The estirnate, in April 1965, of eigh iaonars for expen-diture in FY68 \r'as Eubsequently approveil by SECDEF in aPcR of 21 Decedcer 1956. Howeve!, in 1966, in additionto other alterabions, the nunber of pereonnel to be

. accomodated rose fron 735 to 813 anil it becane appatentthe basis for SECDEF's apptoval for conversion was unreal-i sti c.

ffi 2l November l-963, "usenf !'lacf rlniis in Srmoor.t cf Non-Military Operations"(7) BUSHIPS ltr ser: 44-042, dtd 29 May 1965-

of Eleet Units in support cf

IO ?


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:he :ev-iseC estiftate cane to 28.7 ni11iod. This::lcI icec : ncreasei r.anning f iqures, habitalility inrorover.P:1!s,aCiit:cn o: traciiine automation equipnent and Coast Gualc

it was decided that it vtasnot feasible to convert five ships in one yeai and inview of lhe fact that only eight million was included inFY57 CCP for conversion of all flve ships it was necessaryfor Naqr to replograr its manpo\./er resources in FY68 to pro-vide for continued opetart[on of these ships during thatfiscal year.

I land Navy's proposed ptggrans for con!'ersionilenonstf,ated the atlvantage6 of ope"ating unaler MSTS inpeacetime conditions. opexational days per year undelMsTs operation would be 259 conFareal to 193 undet Nav!'operation,

NSA's propoal, however, calleal for conversion of onlythe two victory ships 1,'ith an estinateil life e>Qecbancy oft'en more years, If accepted, this program would requilethat orle ship be out of opelation for tnost of FY68 andone for seven months in FY69. Under the Na1'l7 program oneshi-p would be out fo! tnost of FY68 anil three in FY69 andone ln !,/u.

I{hen the above proposals were submitted to the OSDRevlew Group during the cCP subniasion 5?*73, the gtoupdecided. that the operational need fbt the AGTRS would notalecline in the coning years and that until the hostilitiesin Southeast Asia were telminated, it t{tould not be fea-sible to a11ow any ship to be out of selvice dutillq FY69.

Ehe Revie\,r croup recomnenaled t.B:_L49!39......-operated by the Nav-v and thatl Iadjusted accordingly.

Therefore,be

The reconnendation was subsequently approved by SECDEF.

lr lrl F.L, Bb lE


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well as studies fronrwarded on 5 June tothence to the UnCler

wi.thpl-ansties.

linsorporated into DDR&E's paper, asNavy. ai! Force and NASA, were for-

the Deputy Secletary of Defense analSecretaly of the state Department for

In the interim,CNo and MSTS in

an exchange ofvelop mutual ly

for rnaxirdun use of the extremely l initedcorrespondence

acceptableh^?+ F,^ili-

On 27 April 1967. co!4sTs provided cNo wi t-h cominentsand recorunendations for alternative solutions:

]s:20 uarch f967, "DoDREQUIREMENTS FOR FACIT,ITIES AND CONTRACTUAL SUPPORTIN THE RIPUBLIC OF SOUTI] ATRICA (U} ."

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aSVqrq :lc- n^inra.l ^,r+ +h:+ limiri+i-nc..:ja.iIi::es .rou1d require larget and nore freoue]:: s:.:---T-.r< -i:11 c,hnli-c t^ +hd ahinc ^nAF.+ind

ir -io:-6:axd because of this, operating flexibj-lity \could re !e-drced by !he necessity to scheduLe opelatio:1s ::oL::.i s--F:-6 fr>ne^6rf ranAaTrr^,rc mMcnc ac+iF:po.{ : ,i; -5: --i -in productlvity fron the VAl,DEz as a result of ::ese :ehres trictionE.

CINCLA.IITFLT, in providing clrnments l.a__eIQ St !5Lreffe-slE t+s new _situ-ation woild have "n T---------------L__________l stated:

...present 16 week deplo)4nent remains !!ost efficientin utilizaLion anal produccive covelage of desired areas,lecognlzing that there will be some d.egradation ofcf fd-i- /r11-i nd 1 ef -pr na-l- af ,Jan'^wch. d.1- -.iarialproblems, inadequate logistic support and operato!fatigue.,.with I0 day logistic resupply perioal atRolar depLoianent can be incleaseal !o 21 weeks nith-out degrading operational capability of AGTR,.,IfNavy respoDsibility extended to cover east coast inaddition to lrest coast duxing overhaul of MsTs ship'21 week employment with 10 day l"ogistic support stopat Rota i'l mid-cruise feasible...anv increase over L6week depl.oyrnent shouf il incluale comrfensurate increasefrom 8-1I weeks CONUS time between deployments... (11)

,- In July,l lrepresentaLive6 rnet r"ith .TCS, CNO aodLlrepresentaEs to discuss the denial of south Africanports to U.S. Naval ships. fhe result was a proposal Lo

initiate a tesC actj.on by scheduling aport

call for theUSNS VALDEZ at Durban, South Africa. The Director ofAfrican Xegion, ISA, indlcated a wiLllngness to processsuch a request and try to obtain State Departoelrt clear-ance, A rnessage was sent to AsD,/IsAIrequestingASD/f,SA make preliminaxy approach to State Departtnent tohelp iasure a favorable response in regaral to Dutban entrywhen JCS/JRC request for cleaxance was presented.

Thlough informal channels, l-]"u" advised lhat clear-ance for the shiprs entry into Durban voulal not be forth-coming bu! state Departrnent had indicated that if suff-icien! justification l^ras providedr they would not objeclLo a porr call in souLh Africa by a TRS.ffiRDEPLoYMENTSn.

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lgtl.een July of 1957 ana the

:rcs t-he Afrjcan waters in 1969,r.lrgeDcy arose thal s'ou1d pernit

final de'parture of TRssno situation of sufficienC

t]re Euggestion to be testeil

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T26

Afier he! January port call/

6T2L2

6 (13 )

ogera: ion"CP-A fo!shal l De t-hirty- five the 100eyon

(14)ur!.e whichevet is greater. "At the trernination of the

the GEORGETOWN colrlnenced

GEORGETOWN I s Medite rranean

l LI)

-,r , ji i! rJscLr l l -P.1, !i-

(13)

(14)

(15)

COMSIXTHFLT SATIO 2:6f--Eor UsS GEoRGEToWN, dtder 1967?to .lcs^Rc, ADP-43, 2621492 January

to CINCUSNAVEUR I K-731 . l8224azIIED OPS (U) bt(3) p.i,. 8a l.

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! ::. :.i :e:riary n ai , f-l tolwariieo a dep-o],nent::::---:.:1::c.-. fo= the us-s eluoNT, to crNclANb. :his:oymen: !o Lhe Mediterra.')ean Sea

:--. l: J-,me, JCS approveai the schedule for th;:t;!;t.-'lj:!-.:-r := :re .:roposed deplolrment excepe fot the CpA to-_---__lrr::f. ,as increased fron 12 NM to SO NM. (16)

.: )it I

(16 )(r7)(r8)(19 )

USCINCEUR 25I5192 Julv 1969 EEbT-rv scnsourn'"DF.FDT-f,T^Ia ^n | |JCS L320522 .luen 69;nJUNE

E=oPERArroNs".@ug11gg1-:1-134e2 ruly 1e6e, rlnsrRrcrro*s oor If] oennar rous'.CO!{SInHFLT 0 91510 Z August 1969,

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!{-hlle tle USS BELMONI nas suceessfuf ln completioD oiher prisrary missioh, t?te cruige pointed out a prob.lenLhal eould have to be faced in subsru sst

The USS BELMONrTS Elrfiner cruise was the last by a TRsin the l4editerranthe fall of 1969.

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cove r

]j : : '.:.: i:i ' .. '. :.

ESCORT AND PROTECgIIT OPERATIONS

s were introduceal to

t wouldand

applied to U.S.ree offore ign

t-he re6 erictioasPOlts,

The ifinediate solution to the ploblen wa6 to provide theships \,tith the protedtion they needed in order to caryy outtheir operations without undo lisk Lo the ships theinselves,Thls was a cott[nanil deciEion and took the forn, in certalnlnstances, of arned escortg (ueually DDs) and air cover.

There 9/as initial concern over the qustion of whetherlhe appearance of an armed vessel in conpany vtith a TnSmight not provoke the velY hostile reactlon we were lryj.ngto avoid, ft wa6 aleetned however, that if th role of LheDD excort i{as fairly passivg; i,e,, it renained outboardof the TRS, maintaining a l-oose patroL and not cl-ose inunless requested to do o by the TRS, it probably wouldnot cause overt hostile reaction.

The niasion of the esrth I,XR

Lbi 11i1Lr I -tl 5,r usct'Ittl:. -ra

"Enclosure (?) to CINCLANT letter sefial OO02?8,/331 of 15 September 1966..,provided guitlance for pro-tive measures to be taken in applying ttre riqht of

ES:LE:PIggervaLiqn ir1 PeacetiRe and rules of engagenentIn addition to these rulesr the followlngengagement were prof ided:

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v'-rrER i6 forced to enterL--------l territorial vatels, the coEunanding office:ci i-l1e escort is authorized to pulsue.(2) :r. lhe evenE of an engineering or other cajllgllic YULLER q/hich causes the ship to drift inlo

||

'territorial lraters, every effort shal! be made--T6-tow the MULLER into international waterE. The escortvesselr in any case, will temain with MULIER toorovide Drotection i.n the event the MUltfR driftsrnto i----l te rri Ler;Lj":- waters.(3) ri-EE event I lforc"e are declared hostile...u.s. forces i n--Ee-fr-defense, may deliver suchfile and perform such tactics as are necessary toprovide for alefense of MIILER as well as themse].ves,including firing into f--lterritorial waters andalr6pace. -' Izu,Fha Aaq +r^rra F

maintained a fooselibenever she novealassroneo co tne mulLl;rr

4- I-ndles

outboaral of

This, of

The alestroyereecort

atrolassig nents for duty were levied by COMSECONDFLT andCOMASWFORIANII on a quarterly basis.

In addition to the destroyer, fighte! aircraft, asmade availabl-e to COMXWXSTFOR, were put on alert. Theseaircraft were expeched to be on station approxinatelyIO minutes after call and had an estimated 6tay tirne ofapproxinately I hour and 20 minutes.

The requirement for alestroyer escort, rdhich remainedin effect until the MULTER discontinueil olterations, thouqhnot

hanperingMULLERTS activitles to any extent, did

result in several changes in hel routine 'l:: l l The destroyer, accordiDg- hriF!r,- tnc.f i1-s FueL at.' -_ -ary for the escdrt to leave

approximately every 9 ala:/s.

to Nav!' regulations, haal toall tines. fibis made it necess-station to refuel at KeY Wes!

the MULLER, noC atlowed to lemainNorth without her escort.

ci+,'-+i^nc ^-^"..a FI lthac r'equired the YULLER to be on statjon cturlng=j-e-Fio-dJwheD

she was scheduleil to be in Key west with her.gio.t, Normally, a schealule rnodification for the MULLERHoufd quickly aFend Lhe situatioo, but ln vievJ of theescortr tv/o schealules had to be taken into account.

t20) CINCTANTFLT2130, "USNS0223042 februar:yMI]LLER PROTECTI!'E

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I:1 urgeni situation6 howeverr the descroyer could:e:--ain oi1 station longe!, or, if lead-time pernliEted, bebrought into Key West early for fueling, During severalinstances when !escheduling of the escort was neceBsaryjr-+rder to sacisfy high prjoriry technical req[irementss,

Like the lfUtLER, the USS GEORGETOWN, conaluctino op-erations io the t4editerraaF.h Fl- i-hA t-imF df l-hal --l

| | was assigneal a desLroyer escolt. ADMINO CINC-USNA\IEUR in January 1968, directed one desbroyer escortvide direct ort to USSr

alroyef sras topatro etweenCPA of no less

GEoRGETOWN and the shore, and naintain athan 25 NM. t21)

lil q ::i- q lr i: 1:i I ri ,!;,. :-.,. aa a.

schedule with one exceptioni the escor! lras !o renain 10NM outboatil of GEORGEToWNTg track. l22l

on 1l Februar}, one UAR BeagLe airclaft maile threelow passes ove! the GEORGETOWN. As a resuLt of the over-flight, COI{SI)fxHFtI! took further precautionary neasuresfor advisory warningi to the shj.p. rr additioA, the UsSF.D, ROOSEVELT and her escort'g the USS PUTNAM and USScoNINGgAM, were placed on one hou! notice in support ofGEORGEIOIIN ' s operatioqs. (23) The USS SrORMES rias assignealas an addacaona.L escort l:or tne Ri-rJ!jEV!j.L,t. '.!.ne ussTALAIIATCHIE C{)UNEY !/as placed on t'wo hour standby.!'urther. orle VP aircraft waE placed on 24 hour coverageto maintaj-n and document a continuous naviqational plotof the ship,

Later. an SP2H aircraft was assigneal to report allsurface conLacts within 50 Nlt of the GEORGaTOWN. (24)

j

(22) ,JCS 8863, 0723L12 Februafy 1968,iFEBRUARY

1968

Jcs approved the GEoRGETowN ' s Februaly

RECONNAISSANCE SCHEDTIII' .(23) CINCUSNAVEUR 1-111352 February 1968,(24) cTE 67 IL2038z February .1968.

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Un1lke thewere increaseal

the USS GEORGETCi,'r--ri I s a:-:.to the escort,

SNS MU',IER,in addition

a 1 +h^,rrth

er hbr operations the excessive !:c --ec--:_,_ecover involved a number of Mediterranean .eso\::ces a:dconsiderable reaction planning.

The requireloent for escort was dropped as cEc?cE:'O',\'llmoveal eastvard anal eventual-Iy out of the iledi te Lra.neai .

Again. unlike the USNS I4ULLER, the USS GEORGETOFN'Sescort and cover was not to become a routine operationsince the Mediterranean lras not her Dermanent oDerations

Evaluation of the tvro situations (the srnooth transltionto escort and protective cover by tie l'lUtLEn; the rapidaddition of escort anil protective cover pertraps as anover-reaction to the UAR overfliqht), indicatetl that re-

gircBenlpf esEort for _TRss ali al-not degrade f---:I lbuc dlct polht out tnac escor! operaElonsE d proEectlve cover planned in aalvance createal less up-heaval in ffeet operatione arld aLlowed for the properprograftning of the resources involved,

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COURIER PROBLEM IN .AFRICA

Th llahiri:rrr 1q(q r ra-lrviihd nr^hl-Fthe disposition of courier material handlei iry ::lsoperating in African taters was addressed by -re :_,Regearch Operations Detachment, USNS VAI]I5 Z.

until t'his time, $rhen a ship arrived ir. :{o:-}asa,Kenya, a courier fron the redearch deDarulen: h3l :cfly to Nairobi to deliver the outgoing ARFCOS tuaterialto the .American Enbassy and pick up the incomihg material.The problem lras a nratter of security, The courierstraveled in civilian clothes and carried only their niLi-tary I.D, anal goverlmeht pasEports. on alemand by localnilitary or police authorities to open the package thecourier woulal have no choice but to conply. fhough theKenyan governnent was traditionally pro-west, the generallyunstable conalitions throughout Africa naale such procealuresrisky and revelation of some sensitive material couldprove extrenely eEbarrassing to the u.s..

I lrecornrnended that the Departrent of Statearrange to nave tne Amerlcan lirnbassy provrde coutrerselvicb to neet the shLp on arrival in Mornbasa ot providethe RScdoPDET with some kind of authorization whichwoulal glant the detachmGiit couriers diplomatic tmnunityF^7 +hAa6 +vi hd

Liaison vrith tl|e Pouch anil courie! Division, U.s.Department of State revealed the fact that the courierservice is ope!.ateil from washLngton and is not subjectto local controls nor is the setvice obligated to handleARFCOS or other Depalt$ent of Defense courier rnaterialbeyond the llmits of established courier roqtes. Nairobi,(enya is a point of entry for state Departnto,lrt courlernaterial- anal a regular top oa State Departltlent courierroutesi there ls no U.S. gonsulate or other post inMombasa,

The u.s. Enbassy in Nairobi had iro resourcee specificallyallocateil for courier tluties anil used its own personnel toperform couiier functions. ft perforfied Eimilar functionsfor u.s. lavat ships on a courlesy basis r,,hen personnelvere avai Iab Ie,

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Tal(ing the above into account, I lproposedtwo possible solutions to NsA/ Nrc.

-ana

DrRAnrms, Th;Pouch anal Coulaier Division, U.S. DepartmeEt of SLateadvisedl lthat it could request the Afi.bassador ioKenya to provide Letter or l'aen tification for specifiedcouliers of the RSCHOPSDEMLDEZ. fhese leteef,s eroulalprotect. the material only and confer no diplornatic im-munity on the couriers. AdditionaLly. funds 9,ould probablyhave to be provided to coqer coflnercial air costs between

On the other ha!d. V.IA-LDEZ could digconCinue usingMonbasa as a courier point while continuing to utilize portfacilit.ies thefe fof, liberty and dock serviceE. thehaterial $rould be handled only through African ports wherethe State Department maintainea foreign mlssions irith rOPSECPST CONTFOL Officers such as Aalen, !4ogatliscio, Dar esSaLaam. Lourenoo llarques and Capetown. Thls would result

io an undeglrable accumulation of sensitive naterial onboard lhe ship ahd voulil require rescheduling procedulesto arrange for coutier drop-offs in ports not nof,mal1yutilized. l32l

The aalalressees of the nenoranilum were asked t.o cormenton the proposal-s lrith respect to the adequacy lrom astandpoint of security ana the feasibility from an opera-tional standpoint.

I4or(8laaa and (airobi.

then involvedvridebe sses ac

for the moluent.

an on-going review of t'heI redotrunended, the p roblem33) fhere were no 6hiDs

world-

Ifssels

however

the ptoblem w

RSCEOPSDET A]co

ave to sses agarn.

then anil later eventss eliminated the probleil

1969, "courie!USNS VA],DEZ (T-AG-

L i3r F.t, 8a li

May

( 33) [:]094, 2aLTzBz rqayMATERIAL AT UOMBASA

Material for169) ". 1969 , "UOVE}{ENT OF COURTER

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In addition, CNO authorized the u6e of certain existingordinance alevices for alestructlon puf,pose. They !,rere theM-3 Destruct.ion Kits permanently installed in the ResearchoperationB spaces of sohe 6hips in netal _Ll!g_l{tsLgb__g199serve as the normal Gtol.age location forL-

the ABC M-4 PiIe@, loceledj-r__sCp

Des-

conpartrnents thtouqhout the ship and the

wlth sliqht variationr the TRss.were equipped with the"VAIDEZ Ouick-Fix" type systern for equlprnent/ilocumentdesLruction and scuttling:

"fhe qSNS VALDEZ has on board alevices to scuttlelhe ehip aud to tlestruct electonic deviceE and flocu-ments. An electric ignition and firing method hasbeen provtded...The scuttle devjces are 14 squareshaped e)rplosive qharges which vi1] cause a total of


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14 agproxi(ateIy 18r gquare hul-I peaetrdtions befowt}Ie waterline in 3 conpalt-nentg. , , The file destructare standaral stock itens (sodiun nitrate) (M-4).The etectronic eguipment alestruct devises

are standard stdck iters(therttit) (H142).

fhedocument and circuit board destroyers ate stanalardstock itefts (sod1u$ nitrate or Fodilun trlcalciumnitrate) (H-3), NWC China Lake devised and lnstalleda methoal to electrically ignite file andl electronicdestruct devices from a central point nrithi[ theresearch spacesr scuttle chargies are fired ftorn outsidethe research spaces. Scuttle firirg and destructignition are lnstalleil separately by standard t[inesafety appliance blasting units. These are liatterypowered anal independent of shiprs power.rr (34}The destruct alevices were repeatedly tested fo! effec-

tiveness. fhe syEtem was iever proven totally satisfaccoryregardlng the 30 ndnute -goal set fof, destructioni however'it was aleternined that if allalred to fire. Eifter 30 rninutes,the process of conflagration woulal be too great .to levelse.

Prior to tbe deactivation ofoccureil that w4rranted the use ofthe systen has never been tesLed

the [nss, no incidentthege devices so to clate

unde! actual conditions.

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Re-oei.itive nechanical failure was a problefl conmo:lEo ail the Technical Research Ships. The origianl 'fRS-r^d':h -:l I6.1 F r ral-i rAnan+ ^f +hA fi rc* ehi ha re i +advanced tonards that time when TRSS wete nerdly con-structed from the ground up. but, \,rhen the time came toretire the usNs vAfDEZ j,n 1964, the progralr had reacheda point where funtls i,,rere not available for new construc-tion anil strong justificacion for euch on-gioing construc-tion \aas required.

Funals and justification for fu!:ther shlps were lreverapproved so the original 6 ehipa represented the totalresources of the fRS program until its conclusion. (TheVIcorRY ships LIBERTY/BELMoNT had a life expectancy of10 years beyond 1967; the Liberty ships OXFoRD/GEORGEToWN/JAMESTOWN had a life expectancy of 5 years beyord 1967).

rhough yearly overhauls and periodic upkeep was thesLadalaril opelating procealure, the vessels and installealequipment suffereal nutnerous casualties t-hat can be bland

,p rinelllvri t-hveBsel not constructed originally for that purpose - Forexa&p)e: the USS GEORGETOWN suffered a boiler casualtyoff venezuela on 25 March 1967 which lequired 15 days inport for .rbpafrs; lost pump engine 14 December 1967 \^'hileenroute to the Medilerranean on a quick reaption nission;suffereal a generator outage I - 26 May 1968i main enginedisablerenL 27 l4ay - 05.rLrne 1968; failure of a fuel in-jec'ion syslem in August 1968r lost sA-01 positlon due toa hydraulic pump failur.e 14 - 25 August I968i experiencedboifer steam rl1ain ala$age 13 - 15 Novenber L969r and hada crank shaft dardageal beyond repair Deceniber 1968 - 1Biaiuary 1959. The USNS MULLER lo6t $to generators 1I -29 Jrly L969; suffereal a nain enqine failure 23 March -a5 Aplil 1966 vihich requlreil the ship to be tolreil tos3fe!y, lqst DCGB-o4 position alue to a ahort in theeq.ri_lnent with llo spare parts availabLe on boaral 2l- Deq-ej::e r - 29 December 1968; and lost a iliesel generatorl2 --une 1969.

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reac!iontixement

"The e*Lent of GEORGETOWN I s engineering D:_o51e:..,canaoL be deterndned for several days because c! lackot inforrnaEioD on avaija-loiljty of parts for an arc:e:::power plant qhich has been out of production ic= :r:tlyears.

r' (35)wi +h AltAnr r:+6ri:1

decxeased and as the da

unable to

caEualtv the re liabl lltvE off. station for

as reoulces for quickmany were apgloaching re-nal

anal satisfv these requirelirents.

I5t usc ti:

crNcLANf 0516402Reconunendatiol!".

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SECTION 6

reduction to each DOD departmentrsIn JuLy 1959, oSD becaue ef budgetaqr. fi4j&g!.ip$

Each departEent *as askeal to slbmit a plan ba6etland 109 DloDosed realuction to indicate flom where

the cut6 i.ioulil come.cNo srbsequently "drri".d [of thoseprograrns con s i de re d mos t e xpei?iii6l- and propoEe-d-TfiE-

imneiliate inactivaeion of tl.e USNS VAIiDEZ and USNS MULLERI" . . . irl_yie.__9ljhe high cost and difficulty in protectingthese L_Jand due to the f act that the program aloesnot proviile sufficlent !esources for aalequate upqrading."(36)

on tB ,lutv, f----lforwarded to DEISECDEF, che proglamadjugbnents for -F!76-lasea on a J-!-3!!4-l!!--fgduction - infunds. With the tog reduc;Lqr, I llo retain only2 ships for deployment inl lwaters anal one for aleployment

i1l

.t\Ll':.:

1.-

with a pos6ibi 1:-ty of ottrer aleployments in thet-u-id-Tt- priortties chanqe. ( 37)

Tha first indication of Na\,'l' I s actual deactivation movecarne in A.ugust when CNO, because of retluction ilr oPeratingfunds, initiated some preliminary shlp novenents piior tothe final desposition determination by DEPsEc. The AGTRSvrere placeal on the Navyrs 703 list- the names of the shiPsto be inactivated as a result of budget cuts and the UssGEORGETOWN, undergoing upkeep prior to relief of tlle MUtl,ERrwas orderetl Lo remain in port until further notice.

As a resuLt, cNo advised coMsTs that obligation to coverthe operations of the VAIDEZ and MUI,LER itould be ltiLhheldeffectr ve 19b9.

E6tinating that 6q days would be necessary to stripthe equipment, obtain disposition directions anil preparetbe ships for lay up, COMgfSLAIflI reeommendeal that CNO3i-reri-the vAi,DEz, then operiiting of f the L__be returneal to CONUS innediately fot ileactivation.

On 22 August, CNO directed CINCLANT to teturnand indicated the l4uLr,ER would continue operatinguntil earLy Sept_ember before aleactivation. (38)

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rnent to retain three AGTRg as previously suggested | |was not of sufficientLy hish priority to warrant thE-TEft6fa]

f

l-o6s of Ehipborne capability, forwarileal a nes6age to CNOexpressing reaction to the tnoves taken by that office todeactivate the ships. These action6 \irere neithel coord.in--F-r

tr---------------l-

| |,,-+ir aF+a, +ha rr--

In view of the possible deactivatlo;n 6f the-TRSs,-Erequested corndenta from the CINCS regaraling their posi'EIo-hon this natter- CINCLANT lecodnended retention of oneo! nole of the TRSS for use in contingedcy support role. 1l'l i.llCfNCPAC recomended retention of the lwo Tf(s6 in SoutheastAsia because of tlelr 'rvital role i4 support-ing current

L2I246Z

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By nid-Septernber, Deputy Secietary of Defense haalnot yet maale a final aleciaion concerning the dispositionof the TRSa. In t}!e mean while, CNO proceeded with de-activation planning. The USNS VALDEZ- was oralereal hone andarrived in Norfolk on l8 Septen oer to connence deactivationand the MULLER departed etation 7 october and proceededfrorn Port Everqlades to Norfolk Lo arrive 16 Octobe!.

On 01 october. Deputyconclualeal that'rretentionfleet is not requireal toor military requilements.

of, Defense PackardAGIRS in the active

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Ttre s tudy hail been concludea apparerrtly with out knou-ledge of the DEPSECT9 final decision on 01 October i:o de-activate the M.UL].ER. fn view of his decislon, no furtheracLion on the feport was corsidered necessary. The fitstenclosure to the meno was hwoeve!, forwarded to DEPSEC aadditional infornation relating to the deactivation of theUSNS }TULLER,

once the decision on final- dispositj.on \das firm.schedules aAd guiilelines fot aleactl,valion were formulatedfora each ves6e1.

The USNS VALDEZ arrived in Norfolk I8 Septr,leber 1969.The UsNs MULiER Norfolk on 16 october and

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