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On 22 October, Spiegel Grove was assigned to PhibRon 10, the new Fast Squadron. The years 1959 and 1960 saw the LSD participating in numerous operations along the east coast and in the Caribbean. Spiegel Grove stood out of Norfolk in April 1961 with Task Force 88 (TF 88) for "Solant Amity II," a good will tour to the African coast. The force ...
On 20 June 1976, USS Spiegel Grove transported 110 Americans and 157 nationals of other countries from Lebanon to Piraeus, Greece. [2] On 27 July, 300 additional persons, including 155 Americans, were evacuated to Piraeus. [3] The cruiser USS Little Rock was present off the Lebanese coast during both evacuations. [4]
A group of 263 Americans and non-Lebanese residents boarded U.S. Navy transports that took them to the USS Spiegel Grove for a 40-hour journey to Athens on the Mediterranean Sea. [ 65 ] [ 66 ] June 21, 1976 (Monday)
The Spiegel Grove, a Cold War-era U.S. Navy troop ship, was sunk about six miles off Key Largo in 2002 Scuba diver dies while exploring popular shipwreck, a third tragedy in the Florida Keys Skip ...
6 March 1986 Renamed Thunderbolt. A mine planter that was sunk as an artificial reef off Marathon. USS Morris United States Navy: 11 October 1846 A schooner that was wrecked off Key West in a hurricane. USS Nemes United States Navy: 21 August 1917 A patrol vessel that exploded off Key West. Nuestra Señora de Atocha Spain: 6 September 1622
That day, 110 Americans and 157 nationals of other countries are transported from Lebanon to Piraeus, Greece aboard USS Spiegel Grove. [5] Approximately 300 additional persons, including around 150 Americans, are evacuated on July 27, aboard USS Coronado, and also taken to Piraeus Greece. [6]
Returning to sea duty, he commanded the USS Spiegel Grove, the South Atlantic recovery vessel for the Apollo 13 lunar mission. Kinnear was then assigned as commander of NAS Miramar in San Diego, California in July, 1971, home of the Navy's " Top Gun " school, where he expanded the air station to enhance "Top Gun" and integrate the F-14 into the ...
March 14, 2024 at 10:55 AM Capt. Kurt Balagna, commanding officer of the Gold crew of the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726), addresses the wardroom during an operations brief ...