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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]
USS Saufley United States Navy: 20 February 1968 A Fletcher-class destroyer that was sunk as a target in 420 fsw off Key West. USS Sea Hawk United States Navy: 10 September 1919 A patrol boat that was wrecked off Key West in the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane. USS Spiegel Grove United States Navy: 17 May 2002
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 ...
The horse was buried at Spiegel Grove upon his death in 1879, with a grave marker reading Old Whitey A Hero of Nineteen Battles 1861–1865. [4] Spiegel Grove was designated as a National Historic Landmark on January 29, 1964. [2] [3] On October 15, 1966, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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 ...
After amphibious training at Vieques Island until 9 January 1968, she departed with attack cargo ship USS Muliphen and landing ship dock USS Spiegel Grove for a port visit at Willemstad on Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles from 12 January 1968 to 16 January 1968; the three ships then headed back to Vieques Island to resume amphibious ...
USCGC Cuyahoga (WIX-157) was an Active-class patrol boat built in 1927 which saw action in World War II. Cuyahoga sank after a night-time collision in the Chesapeake Bay while on patrol in 1978.