i DEPARTME T OF THE NAVY COMMA DING OFFICER uss elu RIDGE (LCC-10) FPO P 06128-8300 5757 1 From: lzommanding Officer, US BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) To: Didector, Naval Histor'cal Center, Washington Navy Yard, 05 Kidder Breese SE, Was~hington DC 20374-50 Ser 00/0184 23 FEB 00 Subj: C O ~ HISTORY D (OPNAV REPORT 5740-1) Ref: (a) OPNAVINST 5750.12G 1 Encl: (1) Photograph of CAPT Ziemba, USN (2) Official Biography David Ziemba, USN (3) USS BLUE Brochure, 18 June 1999 (4) Copies of Family Year 1999 (5) Chronological (6) Command 1. Per reference (a), the co and history for calendar year 1999 is submitted as (1) through (6).
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF SIGNI 6 01-11 January ICANT EVENTS, CALENDER YEAR 1999 keep and inport training, Japan 12-22 January 18 January -Un Sattahip, Thailand -celebrated Martin Luther King. Jr's Blirthday 23-26 Jaauary -viisit Sattahip, Thailand 27-29 January 30 January - 02 February -qisit Singapore 31 January - 02 February -Command Assessment Readiness for Training I 03 February -UL ~lort Kelang, Malaysia 04-05 February -visit Port Kelang, Malaysia 07 February 09-12 Feqruary 13-17 February 1 -Un Bali, Indonesia -Crossing the Line Ceremony, Wog Day isit it Bali, Indonesia -Un Perth, Australia 18-21 February -Yisit Perth, Australia M 22-26 February -Underway for training,,enroute to elbourne, Australia 27 February - 02 March isit Melbourne, Australia b 03-04 Match -U Sydney, Australia 05-08 Ma$ch -Visit Sydney, Australia Encl (5)
09-10 March 11-15 Ma$ch 15-22 Match 1 -U Brisbane, Australia -V'sit I Brisbane, Australia -phrticipated in Tandem Thrust 99 C~PX 25-26 March -Visit Guam -uh ~bam 26 March - 04 April -Participated in Tandem Thrust 99 F h X 04 April -Conducted Brief Stop for Personnel in Guam. Underway for training, enroute to Saipan 05-09 April -visit Saipan I for training, enroute to okosuka, Japan 12 April -4rrive Yokosuka, Japan 12-20 April -P/OS~ Deployment Stand-down 21 April - 18 June 18 June 19-21 June 22-23 June 24 June - 06 July 06-10 July 08-10 July -SRA-32 -USS BLUE RIDGE Change of Command -ypkeep Yokosuka, Japan -ynderway for Sea Trails -qpkeep Yokosuka, Japan - i ommand Assessment Readiness for raining I1 nderway for Command Assessment for Training I1 2 Encl (5)
11-16 July -U b keep Yokosuka, Japan nila, Philippines Manila, Philippines 31 July - 02 August 02-06 August kosuka, Japan -I port Yokosuka, Japan P ilorsed Ship's Training 03-06 August derway for Tailor Ship's Training 07-08 August 09-10 August 11 August Japan -U F derway for training, enroute 0 inawa, Japan Brief Stop for Personnel Okinawa, Japan. Underway for enroute to Chinhae, 12 August 13-27 August 13-15 August 15 August 16-19 August inhae, Korea -P h rticipated in Ulchi Focus Lens Chinhae, Korea Picnic in Chinhae, Korea F -U P san, Korea -V'sit Pusan, Korea I inhale, Korea 3 Encl (5)
E CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF SIGN1 ICANT EVENTS, CALENDER YEAR 1999 k 23-27 August -C nducted Damage Control and E gineering LTT. 27 August -V' sit Chinhae, Korea h 28-29 August Japan 30 August i -C nduct Brief Stop for Personnel in 0 inawa, Japan. Underway for T aining, enroute to Yokosuka, J pan 30 August - 01 September ilored Ship's Training 30 August - 01 September 02-06 September 07-08 September 07-12 Serptember 07-08 Serptember 09-11 September 12-13 September derway for Training, enroute to kosuka, Japan port Yokosuka, Japan -T la ilored Ship's Training Assessment nducted sister ship cruise with SD Sharani -U F M roran, Japan isit it Muroran, Japan -Un Yokosuka, Japan 14-16 September -In port Yokosuka Japan 17-21 September Ship's Training ssessment -Underway for training, conducting Year r Two Thousand testing -I port Yokosuka, Japan Encl (5)
1 CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF SIGN1 ICANT EVENTS, CALENDER YEAR 1999 29-30 September 30 September nderway for Engineering ertification -4rrive Yokosuka, Japan 01 October - 02 December 05 October 22-23 November 03-06 December 03-06 December 07-10 December 11-15 December 11-15 December 16-31 December - LUE RIDGE/SEVENTH Fleet Command Iicnic -qnderway for Sea Trials n ong Kong, China onducted Damage Control and ogistics LTT -dnport Hong Kong, China -1 onducted Damage Control and ogistics LTT n okosuka, Japan pkeep and inport training, okosuka, Japan LUE RIDGE/SEVENTH Fleet Adult's hristmas Party LUE RIDGE/SEVENTH Fleet Children's hristmas Party Encl (5)