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Naval Base Subic Bay was a major ship-repair, ... Alava pier was extended by 600 feet (180 m) in 1967. The record of 47 ships in port was set in October 1968.
After repairs and an investigation at Subic Bay, Neches continued to fulfill her mission in support of 7th Fleet ships. She returned to Hunters Point in July 1970, and was moved up the San Francisco Bay to Vallejo, California for decommissioning soon after that. Her crew departed her for the last time at Vallejo on 1 October 1970.
On 17 May 1968, the USS Mauna Kea departed the Gulf of Tonkin en route to Subic Bay, arriving 18 May 1968. The ship visited Hong Kong during the period of 10 to 15 June 1968. Mauna Kea departed Yankee Station on 26 September to return to her homeport, Concord, California, arriving on 14 October 1968.
USS Ajax (AR-6) and USS Higbee (DD-806) at Naval Station Subic Bay, Philippines, c.1968. On 10 January 1968, Ajax sailed for Subic Bay, where she remained until mid-March, before returning to her home port. On 3 June, the repair ship headed for South Vietnam and arrived at Vung Tau on 9 June.
Leaving San Francisco on 7 August 1967, she arrived at Subic Bay on 30 August via Pearl Harbor. Rearming operations were conducted in the South China Sea and off the coast of Vietnam with carriers and fire support ships. Mount Katmai was underway from Subic Bay on 11 March 1968, and arrived San Francisco on 28 March. After a three-month ...
The ship was at Subic Bay from 9 to 18 May and then sailed back to Vietnamese waters for wet-well lifts to Vung Tau, Hoi An, and Danang. On 24 May, she took part in Exercise "Song Thanh 6-72". She reached Okinawa on 14 June to embark troops bound for the Philippines and arrived at Subic Bay on the 20th.
On 12 June 1968, the ship stood out of San Diego on her way to the Far East. She stopped briefly at Pearl Harbor , Hawaii and at Okinawa before arriving at Subic Bay on 1 July. Between the 2nd and the 5th, she embarked the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines , HMM-265 , Detachment Bravo of TacRon 13 and other supporting units of the ARG "Bravo."
On 22 January 1968, Biddle put to sea bound ultimately for the combat zone off the coast of Vietnam. Along the way, she transited the Panama Canal and made stops at Pearl Harbor and Guam before reaching her base of operations at Subic Bay in the Philippines on 24 February. After an availability, the guided-missile frigate departed Subic Bay for ...