J IN DEPARTMENT OF TAE NAVY LPDS/PAOZL APR 88. Commanding Officer, USS OGDEN CLPD-S3 Director of Naval History COP-OSBH3

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1 DEPARTMENT OF TAE NAVY USS OPDEN (LPD.6) FPO SAN FRANCISCO. CA BBBl+lfOB J IN REPLY REFER TO: LPDS/PAOZL APR 88 From: To: Commanding Officer, USS OGDEN CLPD-S3 Director of Naval History COP-OSBH3 Subj: COMMAND HISTORY FOR CALENqER YEAR 1987 Ref: Encl: a3 OPNAVINST S750.12C 11 Basic Narrative 123 Statistical Data C31 "elcome Aboard" pamphlet Cq3 West-Pac 87' Cruisebook I. In accordance with reference Ca3, are submitted. enclosures 13 through C43 Copy to: COMNAVSURFPAC, San Dieqo - {Code 081) COMPHIBGRU THREE COMPHIBRON NINE CHINFO, Washington, DC

2 HISTORY OF USS OGDEN CLPD-5) FOR 1987 COMMANDED BY: D-F. SANTAMARIA, U-S-N.1 I JANUARY - 3 I DECEMBER HOME PORT: LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA ASSIGNED TO: 3rd AMPHIBIOUS SQUADYON, 3rd GROUP, 3rd FLEET I, JAN - 29 JAN 3rd AMPHIBIOUS squad~~on, 1st GROUP, 7th FLEET 29 JAN - 23 JUN 3rd AMPHIBIOUS SQUADYON, 3rd GROUP, 3rd FLEET 23 JUN - 9 JUL 9th AMPHIBIOUS SQUADdON, 3rd GROUP, 3rd FLEET 9 JUL - 3% DEC MISSION: THE PRIMARY MISSION QF USS OGDEN CLPD-51 IS TO TRANSPORT AND LAND MWRINE UNITS ALONG WITH THEIR ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES BY MEANS OF LANDINc CRAFT, BOATS, AMPHIBJOUS VEHICLES AND HELICOPTORS-

3 JANUARY Moored starboard side to Pier 71 Blerth 971 Long Beach Naval Station Underway for SOCAL OPAREA 154b-floored starboard side to Pier 7, Berth 971 Long Beach Naval Station 0837-Underway for OGDEN'S 12th Western-Pacific Deployment Underway replenishment with USS WITCHITA CAOR-13 Entering Kulak Bay, Adak, Alaska to conduct amphibious operations Departing Kulak bay enroute t~o Shemya Island, Alaska. 204b- Class "Charliew fire onboard LCU 1631 Away the Flying Squad 2116-Secure from fire I 1127-Underway replenishment with USS WITCHITA CAOR COflTHRDFLT Arrives 1652-COMTHRDFLT Departs 1247-Underway rep1,enishment with USS WITCHITA CAOR-13 starboard side to 1b42-Underway replenishment with USS WITCHITA CAOR-13 port side to Now a member of 3rd Amphibious Squpdron, 1st Group, 7th Fleet. FEBRUARY Underway from Shemya Island, Alaske enroute to Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines. Steaming in formbtion with USS BELLEAU WOOD CLHA-33, USS ANCHORAGE CLSD-3b3 and USS CAYUGA CLST-118b3. O7Ob-Underway replenishment with USS PONCHATOULA 'CTAO Underway replenishment with USS PONCHATOULA CTAO floored portside to USS ANCHORAGE CLSD-3b3, Boton Wharf, Cubi Point Naval A i r Station, Republic of the Philippines Underway 1000-floored port side to Pier Br,avo USS CAYUGA CLST moores port side to USS OGDEN 0832-Underway enpoute to Thailand to participate in Operation Cobra Gold with the Royal Thai Navy AGI sighted 550 yards port side: away the snoopy team 0622-Anchored. Sattahip, Thailand 1456-Underway to OPAREA Anchored. Sattahip, Thailand

4 1441-CONSEVENTHFLT Arrives 1532-CONSEVENTHFLT Departs 1559-Underway FEBRUARY Ccont Anchored. Chong Samet, Thailand 0534-Underway 0718-Underway replenishment with USS PONCHATOULA CTAO Anchored. Chong Samet, Thailand NAIRCH 0708-Anchored. Pattaya Beach, Thailand 1008-Underway for Subic Bay, Philippines 1049-Moored starboard side to Leylte Pier, Cubi Point Naval A i r Station, Republic of the Philippines Underway enroute to Okinawa Anchored. Buckner Bay, Okina~a 0928-Underway 1008-Moored starboard side to Navy Pier, White Beach, Okinawa 0730-Underway to participate in operation "Team Spiritn offthe coast of the Republic of South Korea Anchored. Pohang, Korea 0235-Underway 1b2b-Anchored. Pohang, Korea 1b57-Underway 1708-Anchored. Pohang, Korea 1245-Anchored. Han Ran Ri, Korea 1423-Underway 0745-Anchored. Han Ran Ri, Korea 1411-Underway APRIL Underway Cor Tok Sok Ri, Korea OPbREA with various units of the 7th Fleet. Ib44-Anchored. Tok Sok Ri, Korea 15'40-COMSEVENTHFLT and AMPHIB 7th?leet Arrive 1545-COMSEVENTHFLT and AMPHIB 7th FLEET Depart 1303-Underway to OPAREA 1432-Gunnery Quarters I

5 cal FIREX on focsle 0831-Anchored. Tok Sok Ril Korea 0852-COMPHIBRON THREE Arrives 0950-COMPHIBROW THREE Departs 1506-PHIBFORCE 7th Fleet Arrives 1558-PHIBFORCE 7th Fleet Departs 2203-Underway APRIL Ccont Underway replenishment with USS NIAGRA FALLS CAFS Underway replenishment with USNS MISPILLION CTAO-LO Anchored. Tok Sok R i l Korea Underway 1000-Moored, Pohang, Republic of South Korea 9 Crewmembers visited the Sung Rin brphanage in Pohang, Korea as part of the Navy's Project Handclasp and Community Relations Program. The sailors - delivered toys, food and health 8 comfort items to the L50 children Underway 0931-Anchored Underway Pohang, Korea Moored portside to Pier 33, berth 33, Pusan, Republit of South Korea crewmembers visit the Chung Duk Won Orphanage in Pusan, Korea to deliver toys, food and health 8 c@mfort items as part of the Navy's Project Handclasp and Community Relations Program Underway enroute for Okinawa 1608-AGI sighted. Away the snoopy team b-Moored starboard side to Navy Pier, White Beach, Okinawa L8 104b-Underway enroutk to Subic Ba Philippines 1647-CONREP/VERTREP with USNS SPI f A CAFS Underway replenishment with USNS PASSUMPSIC CTAO-LO Gunnery Quarters 1139-floored. Port side to USS ANCHORAGE CLSD-3611 Rivera Pier, S-R.F.1 Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines SRF Arrives 1030-SRF Departs 8 Moored Port side to USS ANCHORAGE flsd-3b3, Rivera Pier7 S.6.F.- I Subic Bayl Republic of the Philippines.

6 May Ccont.) 2 OGDEN crewmembers participate in their third Project Handclasp Program in less than a month by spending a day painting, putting in ceiling panels and other general construttion work at a rehabilitation center in Zambales, Republic of the Philippines Flooding in E, Forward Compressor Room Underway dead stick 1400-Moored starboard side to Rivera Pier, S.R.F Underway enroute to Australia unde6way replenishment with USNS PONCHATOULA CTAO OGDEN Shellbacks spend the day initiating the lowly Wogs as they cross the Equator at Latitude 00 00' and Longitude 'E th MAU Arrives th MAU Departs 27 Quickfire Exercise PHIBRON THREE Arrives, shifting his flag from USS BELLEAU WOOD ILHA-33 to USS OGDEN Underway 1-7 Underway enroute to Australia June I 3728-PHIBRON THREE Departs Phibron Three Arrives His Excellancy Govenor ojf Tasmania and Lord Mayor of Hobart arrive to accompany OGDEN into port floored starboard.side to NcGuire Pier 3, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Underway 0935-floored starboard side to Princess Wharf, Hobart, Tasmania Underway enroute to Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A Underway replenishment with USNS PASSUMPSIC ITAO-1073 ' Underway replenishment with USNS PASSUMPSIC CTAO Gunnery Quarters.. 2' Fired Chaft.Launchers 1543-Gunnery Quarters?, 23 Rejoined 3rd Amphibious Squadron* 3rd Group, 3rd Fleet OGDEN crewmembers cross Latitude 00 00' and Longitude LBO 00' 00" to enter the Imperial Domain of the "Golden Shellbacks".

7 JUNE Icont.3 2b th MAU Arrives th MAU Departs Underway replenishment with USS CIMARRON CAO ~endered Honors to USS ARIZONA Memorial 0938-Moored starboard side to Kilo Pier, Berth 71 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. JULY 1 Moored st'arboard side to Kilo Pier, Berth 71 Pearl Harbor, Ha~aii 2 Underway enroute to Del Mar B ~ a Basin, t California with 82 civilians embarked for "Tiger Cruisen 87' Anchored. Del Mar Boat Basin, Californita offloading embarked Marines and equipment Underway 9 O91b-Moored starboard side to Pier 9, Berth 99, Long Beach Naval Station, California completing OGDEN'S 12th Western-Pacific Deployment Moored starboard side to Pier 9, Berth 991 Long Beach Naval Station, California Moored Starboard side to Pier 9, berth 99. Long Beach Naval Station, California; ( Underway Underway replenishment with USS MARS IAFS Moored starboard side to Ballentine Pier, Vancouver, Canada Underway Launched motor whale boat with extra firefighting equipment for rescue and assistance aboard "$ea Hunt 11" {civilian craft) 1255-Moored starboard side to Pier Echo, Long Beach Naval Ship Yard, CalEforn ta;. - ' Moored starboard side to Pier Echo.

8 SEPTEMBER 1-9 Moored starbord side to Pier Echo, Long Beach Naval Ship Yard Underway 1659-Anchored-Long Beach Harbor Underway 08002Anchored. Del Mar Boat Basin 1443-Underway to SOCAL OPAREA Underway 1831.Anchored. Camp Pendleton Underway 1938-Moored starboard side to Pier Echo, Long Beach Naval Ship Yard Underway to SOCAL OPAREA 1114-Anchored. Del Mar' Boat Basin Moored Starboard side to Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station Underway 2054-Moored starboard side to Pier 9, Berth 99.1 Long Beach Naval Station Moored starboard side to Pier 9 OCTOBER 1-14.Moored starboard side to Pier 91 Berth 99, Long Beach Naval Station, Calaifornia Underway 0934-Moored port side to Pier Underway Dead Stick to South West Marine 1215-Moored starboard side to South West Marine Pier 3lBerth 2402 San Pedro, California Moored Pier 3, South West Marine NOVEMBER 1-23 Moored Pier 3, South West Marine, San Pedro, California I - I

9 NOVEMBER Ccont Underway Dead Stick to drpdock 1415-Inspection of hull Dry docked, South West Marine DECEMBER 1-31 Dry Docked, South Vest Marine, San Pedro, California

10 COMMAND HISTORY DATA FOR 1987 ENGINE MILES STEAMED DFM USED FOR BOILERS JPS USED FOR DIESELS LUBE OIL USED FRESH WATER DISTILLED FRESH WATER EXPENDED FEEDWATER DISTILLED FEEDWATER RECIEVED FEEDWATER EXPENDED 3510b2.9 miles b5.0 gals gals. 2107b.0 gals gals gals b01.0 gals gals gals. DECK TOTAL NUMBER OF GUNFIRE EXERCISES DURING 1787: 3"/.50 b AMMUNITION EXPENDED 3'/ rounds 7.b2 1,373 rounds 12 guage 50 rounds -45cal rounds RADIO MESSAGES SENT RADIO MESSAGES RECIEVED OPERATIONS NAVY 5i581 52i37b MARINES 4, b I N 1987 OGDEN SPENT 180 DAYS DEPLOYED TO WEST-PAC OR 49.3% OF THE YEAR 125 DAYS AT SEA! 55 DAYS INPORT ' AIR DEPARTMENT LANDINGS REFUELINGS FUEL EXPENDED PASSENGERS ,b73 gals. 2,075, AIR ACHIEVEMENTS th ACCIDENT-FREE LANDING 20 FEB 87 2qi000th ACCIDENT FREE LANDING 26 MAY FIRST LPD TO PERFORM DUEL HARRIER LANDINGS: 4 JUN 87 2 OGDEN CREWMEN QUALIFIED FOR THEIR ENLISTED AVIATION WARFARE SPECIALIST UINZS. THIS MARKED THE FIRST TIME IN OGDEN HISTORY THAT ANY CREWMEMBER HAS ~ualified FOR THIS DISTINCTION WHILE ONBOARD OGDEN*

11 SUPPLY OPTAR DOLLARS SPENT: OPTAR FIGURES REPAIR PARTS CONSUMABLES DOLLAR AMOUNT SPENT L JAN - 31 DEC NUMBER OF REQUISITIONS SUBMITTED FROM 1 JAN - 31 DEC hi793 I ACCOUNTING PERIO JAN - 31 RAY JUN - 30 SEP OCT - 31 JAN B8 STORE SALES VENDING MACHINES 01 FEB - 31 MAY JUN - 30 SEP OCT - 31 JAN 88 PROFITS TO TRANSFER CANDYi M8M PEANUTS CANDYi M8M PLAIN CANDYi SNICKERS COMMAND BALLCAPS, PRE RECORDED TAPES BLANK CASSETTE TAPES DUNGAREE TROUSERS DUNGAREE SHIRTS SELECTED ITEMS FROM SHIP'S STORE LAUNDRY PROCESSED HAIRCUTS SHIP'S SERVICES FOODS HAMBURGER... 1b13s1 BEEF STEAK... Pqk57 LOBSTER... Z1Z7O CHICKEN q FRENCH FRIES... 91b9b HASH BROWNS... 91n'4n FRESH POTATO... 1b1428 WHITE MILK... 12,b44 CHOCOLATE MILK... 5,bL7 EGGS... Iq12bs BACON '1 b-s. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.. lbs. gals. gals. doz. lbs-

12 MEDICAL OUTPATIENT VISITS 2,325 by U-S-N by U.S.M.C. PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS 115 LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS 4,735 X-RAY EXPOSURES 124 PRESCRIPTIONS DISPENSED SHOTS EYEGLASSES 117 pairs OUTPATIENT VISITS RESTORATIONS EXTRACTIONS. CLEANING 8 FLOURIDE DENTAL CHAPLAIN DIVINE SERVICES 57 SERVICES FOR OTHER FAITHS 42 PASTORAL COUNSELING 219 PROJECT HANDCLASP 3