USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8) F P O S A N F R A N C I S C O 96601

OPNAV REPORT 5750-1

From: Commanding Officer , USS DUBUQUE (LPD-~) To: Director of Naval History (OP-09~91, Washington Navy Yard,

Washington, D. C . 20390

Sub j : Command History; submission of (u)

Ref: ( a ) OPNAV INST 5750.12A (b) CINCPACFLT INST 5750.2B

Encl: (1) Rosters of Officers and Men ( 2 ) Complete Chronology of USS DUBUQUEts Movements (3) Copies of Ci ta t ions and Congratulatory Messages (4 2 Copy of Public Orientat ion Handout (5) copies of ~ a m i l y rams (6 ) copy of Cruise Book- (7) Change of Command Prog and Bibliographies

of t he Commanding Officers Assigned During 1970

1. (u) I n compliance with references (a) and (b) , the h i s to ry of USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8) f o r t h e period 1 January 1970 t o 31 December 1970 i s hereby submitted . 2. (c ) ~hronol'ogy of Highlights

02 JAN R & R s t op inCamRahnBay .

10 JAN Ship conducted b a t t l e problem which was observed by COMPHIBFORSEVENTKFLT .

.6 JAN Ship moored a t Berth 17, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Calls were made by CTF 76 and the Commanding Officer of DUBUQUE on Chinese Navy SOPA, RADM HSIM, KE-WU; Kaohsiung Mayor, YANG, CHIN-HU; F lee t Commander, VADM HSIM, CHU-NIEN; F i r s t Bavd D i s t r i c t Commandant, RADM HO, SHI-TU; Commander, Chinese Amphibious Force, VADM HUANG, HSI-LIN; Commandant, Chinese Naval Acadeq, VADM CHANG, JEN-YAO.

17 JAN 110 Chinese Naval Academy Midshipmen v i s i t e d DUBUQUE. 140 v i s i t o r s t o the ship from Rotary Club and Kaohsiung Junior Chamber of Commerce.

18 JAN 145 v i s i t o r s to the ship from Lions, Toastmasters, and Kaohsiung Export Processing Zone.

GROUP 4 Downgraded a t 3 year intervals:

declassified aftel: 12 years,

19 JAN 150 o f f i c e r students from the Chinese Technical Schools Command v i s i t e d t he ship.

21 FEB CTF 76 disembarked.

25 FEB Marines from various un i t s of the F i r s t Marine A i r Wing and equipment loaded aboard i n DaNang. 198 en l i s ted and 4 o f f ice rs . Cargo consisted of 227 vehicles and 34 l a rge skids. ( ~ o u n d f o r Iwakuni . )

27 FEB - 04 MAR R & R v i s i t t o Hong Kong.

15 MAR 268 Marines from F i r s t Marine Tank Battal ion and 83 vehicles loaded aboard.

15 MAR - 01 APR Enroute t o CONUS.

23 APR - 05 MAY COMPHIBRON THREE embarked.

04 MAY - 06 MAY Team of o f f i c e r s from the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) conducted mater ia l inspec t ion .

25 MAY - 27 MAY Administrative Inspection by COMPHIBRON ONE. Grade, excellent .

28 MAY Change of Command. Captain Donald A. SMITH rel ieved Captain Paul J. H A R ~ E Y , Jr . as Commanding Off icer , USS DUBUQUE.

01 JUN - 06 JUN Operation I'BEAGLE HOUSE^^.

16 JUN Awards presentation by COMPHIBGRU THREE.

18 JUN - 19 JUN 200 Marine Reservists and various vehicles l i f t e d t o Camp Pendleton.

29 JUN - 30 JUN Enroute t o San Francisco. Dependents and pr iva te ly owned automobiles embarked i n ship.

30 JUN - 02 OCT Moored at U. S. Naval Shipyard, Hunters Point , San Francisco fo r overhaul.

10 JUL - 21 AUG Ship i n drydock.

29 AUG DUBUQUE celebrated t h i r d bir thday.

DECLASSIFIED

18 SEP Sea T r i a l s .

25 SEP Sea Trials.

02 OCT Sea Tr ia l s .

05 OCT - 06 OCT Moored a t Mare Is land t o load ammunition.

08 OCT - 09 OCT Underway f o r San Diego. Dependents and pr ivate ly owned automobiles embarked i n ship.

1 5 OCT - 16 OCT 61 Marines aboard conducting LVT operations.

26 OCT - 20 NOV Refresher Training under Commander Fleet Training Group, San Diego.

23 NOV Ba t t l e Efficiency Award presented by Rear A d m i r a l GADDIS, COMPHIBGRU ONE, f o r competitive period 1 Apri l 1969 t o 30 June 1970.

30 NOV - 11 DEC Amphibious Refresher Training. 200 Marines embarked from 7 u n t i l 11 December.

1 4 DEC COMPHIBRON ONE embarked. DUBUQUE hosted a b r i e f demonstration of amphibious operations f o r Chairman of I t a l i a n Defense S t a f f , General Enzo MARCHESI.

11 DEC - 31 DEC Leave and upkeep i n San Diego.

22 DEC Christmas Party. DUBUQUE was host ship f o r dependent wives and children of USS CLEVELAND (LPD-7) and COMPHIBRON THREE.

3. (.c) Basic Narrative

a. Command Organization and Relations

(1) USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8) served as a un i t of Amphibious Squadron ONE. The following o f f i ce r s commanded t he ship:

1 January 1970 - 28 May 1970 ; CAPT P . J . HARTLEY , JR. , USN,

28 May 1970 - 31 December 1970 ; CAPT D. A. SMITH, USN,

DECLASSIFIED

09 FEB

0742 Anchored a t U. S. Naval S ta t ion , Danang, R. V. N.

1600 Underway f o r l o c d operations.

0816 Anchored a t Anchorage 13, U. S. Naval S ta t ion , Danang, R. V. N.

1823 Underway f o r night operations.

0830 Moored por t s i de t o South P ie r #1, U. S. Naval S ta t ion , Danang, R. V. N.

1821 Underway f o r Subic Bay, P. I.

1 4 FEB

1238 Moored por t s i de t o Alava Pi.er, U. S. Naval S ta t ion , Subic Bay, P. I.

22 FEB

0907 Underway t o b reas t out alongside USS ELDORADO.

1011 Moored starboard s i de t o USS ELDORAW, Alava P ie r , U. S. Naval S ta t ion , Subic Bay, P. I.

1919 Underway f o r Danang, R. V. N.

1447 Moored starboard s i de t o Deep Water P ie r , U. S. Naval Sta t ion, Danang, R. V. N.

25 FEB

1849 Underway f o r Hong Kong

1004 Moored t o Mooring Buoy One i n Hong Kong Harbor.

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DECLASSIFIED 04 MAR

1948 Underway f o r Iwakuni , Japan.

08 MAR

0822 Anchored i n Anchorage Bravo i n Iwakuni, Japan.

09 MAR

1422 Underway f o r Subic Bay, P. I.

13 MAR

0653 Moored at POL P i e r , U. S. Naval Sta t ion, Subic Bay, P. I.

1505 Underway f o r Danang, R . V. N.

15 MAR

0726 Moored a t Deep Water P ie r , U. S. Naval S ta t ion , Danang, R. V. N. .

2205 Underway f o r Guam.

21 MAR

0325 Moored starboard s i de t o Delta Whdf Fuel P i e r , Appra Harbor, Gum

0736 Underway f o r Del Mar, California.

01 APR

2203 Anchored o f f Del Mar, Cal i fornia .

02 APR

1204 Underway f o r San Diego, Cal i fornia .

1508 Moored starboard s i de t o P ie r 5, Berth #51, U. S. Naval S ta t ion , San Diego, Cal i fornia .

1003 Underway f o r independent ship operations.

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21 MAY

1620 Anchored by starboard anchor i n Coronado Boat Lane 4, off Red Beach 2.

22 MAY

1137 Underway f o r operations.

1515 Moored starboard s i de t o P ie r 5, Berth #51, U. S. Naval Sta t ion, San Diego, California.

0925 Underway f o r Del Mar, California.

1445 Anchored of f Del Mar Boat Basin.

1148 Underway f o r l o c a l operations.

1113 Anchored a t Coronado Roads, Anchorage 152.

1643 Underway f o r l o c a l operations.

04 JUN

1243 Anchored o f f D e l Mar Boat Basin.

1827 Underway t o change anchorages.

1850 Anchored o f f Camp Del Mar, Oceanside.

1105 Underway f o r San Diego, California.

1537 Moored starboard s ide t o P i e r 5, Berth #51, U. S. Naval S ta t ion , San Diego, California.

1710 Underway f o r Camp Pendleton, California.

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DECLASSIFIED

0752 Anchored off D e l Mar Boat Basin, Camp Pendleton, California.

1319 Underway fo r Seal Beach, U. S. Naval Ammunition Depot.

1718 Moored starboard s ide t o Seal Beach Ammunition Pier .

1227 Underway f o r San Diego, California.

2016 Moored starboard s ide t o P ie r 5, Berth #51, U. S. Naval Sta t ion, San Diego, California.

1010 Underway f o r San Francisco, Cal i fornia .

1538 Moored starboard s i de t o Berth 3, San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard, Hunters Point.

1029 Underway t o Drydock #3.

21 AUG

1039 Underway f o r Berth #3.

1101 Moored starboard s i de t o Berth 3, P ie r 3, U. S. Naval Shipyard, Hunters Point.

0911 Underway (cold p l an t ) t o Berth 13, U. S. Naval Shipyard, Hunters Point.

0945 Moored starboard s i de t o Berth 13, U. S. Naval Shipyard, Hunters Point.

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DECLASSIFIED

0804 Underway f o r Sea T r i a l s .

2154 Moored por t s i de t o Berth 13, U. S. Naval Shipyard, Hunters Point .

25 SEP

0402 Underway f o r operations at sea.

26 SEP

0428 Moored por t s i de t o Berth 13, U. S. Naval Shipyard, Hunters Point .

02 OCT

0722 Underway f o r Sea T r i a l s .

2005 Moored starboard s i de t o Berth 13, U. S. Naval Shipyard, Hunters Point .

0859 Underway f o r Mare Is land, Cal i fornia .

1203 Moored starboard s i de t o P ie r 35, Mare Is land, Cal i fornia .

06 OCT

1210 Underway f o r Hunters Point .

1516 Moored por t s i de t o P ie r 1, Berth 23, U. S. Naval Shipyard, Hunters Point .

0900 Underway f o r San Diego, Cal i fornia .

09 OCT

1434 Moored starboard s i de t o P ie r 4 , U. S. Naval S ta t ion , San Diego, California.

13 OCT

1604 Underway f o r l o c a l operations.

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DECLASSIFIED 1 4 OCT

2052 Anchored o f f Del Mar Boat Basin, Camp Pendleton, Cal i fornia .

16 OCT

0803 Underway f o r San Diego, California.

1315 Moored starboard s i de t o P ie r 4 , U. S. Naval S ta t ion , San Diego, California.

23 OCT

0834 Underway f o r San Diego Harbor.

0923 Moored t o Buoys 25 and 26, San Diego Harbor.

02 mov

0837 Underway f o r Refresher Training.

1532 Anchored in Anchorage 212, San Diego Harbor.

1700 Underway f o r Buoys 25 and 26, San Diego Harbor.

1746 Moored t o Buoys 25 and 26, San Diego Harbor.

03 NOV

0638 Underway fo r Refresher Training.

1703 Moored t o Buoys 25 and 26, San Diego Harbor.

04 NOV

0436 Underway f o r Refresher Training.

06 NOV

1521 Moored t o Buoys 25 and 26, San Diego Harbor.

09 NOV

0825 Underuay f o r Refresher Training.

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10 NOV

1430 Moored t o Buoys 25 and 26, San Diego Harbor.

12 NOV

0826 Underway for Refresher Training.

1 3 NOV

1630 Moored t o Buoys 25 and 26, San Diego Harbor.

16 NOV

0910 Underuay f o r Refresher Training.

17 NOV

1711 Moored t o Buoys 25 and 26, San Diego Harbor.

18 NOV

0712 Underway fo r Refresher Training.

1g NOV

1800 Moored t o Buoys 25 and 26, San Diego Harbor.

20 NOV

0828 Underway f o r Refresher Training.

1222 Anchored in San Diego Harbor.

1355 Underway f o r Pier 6 , U. S . Naval Sta t ion, San Diego, Cal i f .

1452 Moored por t s i de t o P ie r 6, U. S. Naval S ta t ion , San Diego, California.

30 NOV

1018 Underway t o anchorage.

1142 Anchored right f l ank Boat Lane #5, Coronado Roads, o f f North Is land, San Diego, California.

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DECLASSIFIED 02 DEC

0609 Underway f o r Amphibious Refresher Training.

0835 Anchored Right Flank Boat Lane # 5 , Coronado Roads, o f f North Is land, San Diego, Cal i fornia .

1200 Underway.

1426 Anchored Right Flank Boat Lane #5, Coronado Roads, o f f North I s l and , San Diego, Cal i fornia .

03 DEC

0805 Underway.

0932 Moored t o Buoys 27 and 28, San Diego Harbor.

1 50 3 Underway.

1613 Moored p o r t s ide t o P i e r 8, U. S. Naval S ta t ion , San Diego, Cal i fornia .

0831 Underway t o Camp Pendleton, Cal i fornia .

1218 Anchored on Right Flank of Blue Beach, Camp Pendleton, Cal i fornia .

08 DEC

0733 Underway f o r Amphibious Refresher Training.

0910 Anchored on Lef t Flank of Blue Beach, Camp Pendleton, Cal i fornia .

1422 Underway.

1550 Anchored on Lef t Flank of Blue Beach, Camp Pnedleton, Cal i fornia .

0754 Underway f o r Amphibious Refresher Training.

0921 Anchored on Right Flank Blue Beach, Camp Pendleton , C a l i f .

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DECLASSIFIED 10 DEC

0813 Undertmy fo r AmphZUous Refreshes Training.

0951 Anchored on Right FlankBlue Beach, Camp Pendelton, Ca l i f .

11 DEC

0638 Underway f o r San Diego, California.

1252 Moored por t s i de t o P ie r 8, U. S. Naval S ta t ion , San Diego, California.

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Citat ions and Congratulqtoi-y Messages-

March 1970 From: COMSEVENTHFLT

Upon departure from the Western Pacif ic I wish t o commend COMPHIBRON ONE, h i s s t a f f and t h e o f f ice rs and men of NEN ORLEANS, VANCOUVER, THOMASTON, and DUBUQUE f o r an excel lent record of achievement while completing a var ie ty of t asks with t h e SEVENTH Flee t . Performance t r u l y ind ica t ive of a high degree of dedication and eff ic iency was c l ea r ly evidenced i n t h e par t i c ipa t ion of NEW ORLEANS, VANCOUVER, THOMASTON and DUBUQUE i n redeployment operations i n Southeast Asia. Ve r sa t i l i t y and laudable profess iondism were evidenced by par t i c ipa t ion i n such achievements as t he Vietnam Awards Ceremony and numerous VIP demonstrations while maintaining a high s t a t e of readiness fo r RVN operations. These e f f o r t s BaYe contributed s ign i f ican t ly toward t he achievement of t he U , S. mission i n WESTPAC. Please convey q r appreciat ion t o a l l hands f o r a job wel l done. Best wishes fo r f a i r winds and following seas enroute t o a well deserved reunion with f r i ends and loved ones.

March 1970 From: COMPHIBPAC

Welcome home a f t e r a most successful deployment with SEVENTHFLT Forces i n support of our nat ion 's e f f o r t and t h a t of the f r e e world i n t h e Republic of Vietnam. The professionalism and can-do s p i r i t demonstrated by each of you i n t he successful execution of t h e many tasks assigned a r e indicat ive of a proud sh ip and a f i n e crew. From dl here, our be s t wishes t o each of you f o r a joyous reunion u i t h families and loved ones.

May 1970 From: Servicemen's Guides Association, Hong Kong

I wish t o extend ~qy congratulat ions t o each of your o f f i c e r s and men f o r the meritorious conduct ashore award reported by reference ( a ) . Although desired of dl u n i t s , t he accomplishment of a blemish-free conduct record i n Hong Kong i s r eg re t fu l l y not a commonplace occurrence. The conscientious e f fo r t required by a l l hands t o maintain such a record i s s incere ly appreciated. While exemplary conduct i s always desired wherever SEVENTHFLT personnel go ashore, it is, pa r t i cu l a r l y e s sen t i a l in Hong Kong. WELL DONE!

June 1970 From: COMPHIBGRU THREE on "operation Beagle House"

The professionalism, f l e x i b i l i t y and ever increasing a b i l i t y t o work a s a team t h a t was demonstrated by par t i c ipa t ing forces , which included a wide d ivers i ty of sh ip and a i r c r a f t types and capab i l i t i e s , was most heartening. I w a s pleased t o note not only this steady improvement i n t a sk force operations, but a l s o the professional execution of D-Day operations with the assau l t groups and supporting forces carrying out highly complex evolutions with maximum e f f ec t and minimum coordinating communications. f t Beagle House" provided a pos i t ive indicat ion t o me that our Navy i s ready t o carry out i t s assigned respons ib i l i t i e s .

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August 1970 From: COMPHIBPAC

1. COMF'HIBPAC proudly announces DUBUQUE (LPD-~) as winner of the PHIBRON ONE Ba t t l e Efficiency Auard fo r the competitive period 1 April 1969 t h ru 30 June 1970.

2. DUBUQUE is authorized t o display t h e Ba t t l e Efficiency pennant and t he crew ma$ wear t he appropriate "E" ins ign ia on t h e i r uniform, as authorized by references ( a ) and (b).

3. Congratulations t o t he Commanding Officer, o f f i c e r s and men of DUBUQUE f o r this most s ign i f ican t achievement. The excellence displayed by a l l of you i s indicat ive of outstanding professional competence and a dedicated team s p i r i t second t o none.

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