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English: Map showing the disposition of U.S. Navy ships at the start of "Operation Frequent Wind", in April 1975. The command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) was located approximately 28 km from Vung Tau, Vietnam, at 1500 hrs on 29 April 1975.
Her sister ship was renamed Land and then Ponce (after the city of Ponce on the south coast of Puerto Rico). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1967, Sea-Land began regular container service under contract to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) in support of American forces in Southeast Asia, with the Mayaguez being one of many Sea-Land ships employed.
Department of Defense After Action Report US Military Operations SS Mayaguez/Kaoh Tang Island May 12–15, 1975, GAO Review and Congressional Hearings Part One; Part Two Archived 2017-02-03 at the Wayback Machine; Commander in Chief Pacific Command History 1975, Appendix VI, The SS Mayaguez Incident Archived 2016-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
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Mass evacuation/airlift of orphans from South Vietnam to the United States and other countries: Tan Son Nhut: Apr 12: Operation Eagle Pull [2]: 102–24 Evacuation of US citizens, "at-risk" Cambodians and 3rd country nationals: Phnom Penh: Apr 29 – 30: Operation Frequent Wind [2]: 178–201
List of United States Navy ships is a comprehensive listing of all ships that have been in service to the United States Navy during the history of that service. The US Navy maintains its official list of ships past and present at the Naval Vessel Register (NVR), [ 1 ] although it does not include early vessels.
When the ship pulled out of port to continue to Southeast Asia, another 53 sailors were missing. [4]: 112–113 In January 1972 with the ship off Vietnam, Secretary of the Navy John Chafee visited the Coral Sea. SOS activists on board held a demonstration and presented the Navy Secretary with a petition which 36 of them had signed. [41]
She served during the entire Vietnam War and returned home with numerous battle stars and commendations. The third ship to be named Vega by the Navy, AF-59 was laid down on 7 June 1954 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 28 April 1955; sponsored by Mrs. Theodore C. Lonnquest; and commissioned on 10 ...