Late in August, bacillary dysentery broke out among the crew and soon reached epidemic proportions. Laid down in 1941, launched in 1942 and commissioned in 1943, she was decommissioned in 1986 and finally sold for scrap. On 25 May 1945, AJAX headed for San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf to help prepare for the final assault on Japan, spending July repairing typhoon-battered BENNINGTON (CV 20). Although that port was a rest and recreation center for the allied forces, Ajax worked without break for 13 days making badly needed repairs and providing services to ships and small craft operating in the Mekong Delta, as well as to various Army and Air Force equipment ashore. The repair ship tied up at pierside at the Naval Station, San Diego, on 19 September. Any poor soul who has served on the USS Ajax AR-6 The resulting casualties for Ajax were two dead and three wounded.[1]. Second Row - Navy Expeditionary Medal (Iran/Indian Ocean) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal She moved to Yokosuka in August to begin her first yard overhaul in the Orient. AJAX remained in or near San Diego for the entire year 1976. Dale Norris became the first woman officer on board AJAX to become surface warfare qualified. This cover is in good, but not perfect condition. Three days later, the ship got underway and steamed via Sri Lanka to Diego Garcia where she arrived and relieved L. Y. Fifth Row - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive). This is the story of the USS BLACK (DD-666), as published on the Internet from www.hazegray.org, DANFS (Dictionary of American Fighting Ships), also a history furnished by Commander Bert.Myatt Jr., Commanding Officer of the USS … Ajax returned to San Diego on 26 April and devoted the next four and … That activity lasted until the second week in September when she began preparations to go out of service. On 12 February, AJAX stood into Subic Bay where she was relieved by HECTOR. She visited Taipei, Taiwan, in December and spent four days in January 1978 in Pusan, Korea. Besides carrying out their normal duties, they helped run the base utilities and acted as firemen, bus drivers, and skilled practitioners of many other occupations to aid the naval activity. Ironically, while she was carrying out this task, typhoons forced her to go to sea herself on 28 September and on 7 October. Bump, Karen: EN3: Apr 11, 1985 – Dec 1986: R-2: Hummel, Teresa (The Hum) RMSN: Apr 16, 1985 – Jul 1, 1985: Radio Shack: Chambers, Chris: E4/HT3: Apr 27, 1985 – Dec 12, 1986: R … The Okinawa was Benjamin Sisko's assignment prior to his posting on the USS Saratoga. She labored in the Philippines for a month before proceeding to Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where she ended the year. Ajax carried out repair assignments at Alameda until the third week in September. On 16 October, the ship reached another milestone in the "Women at Sea" program when Ens. However, the vessel soon again proceeded to Vung Tau and worked diligently for the first three weeks in November. The repair ship departed San Pedro on 9 December, arrived at Pearl Harbor on 16 December, and began preparing small craft to be used as control vessels in the Marshall Islands campaign by installing radar, sound detection equipment, and antiaircraft guns. Upon learning of Japan's capitulation on 15 August, AJAX began readying amphibious and transport ships to carry occupation forces to the Japanese home islands. John L. Brown in command. Upon completing that mission, the ship returned to Funafuti on 26 February, only to sail three days later for Majuro. The first three weeks of February brought more repair work; however, on the 22nd, she put to sea again bound for Long Beach. USS Hector relieved Ajax as flagship on 10 July; and, on the 15th, the latter headed for San Diego where she arrived on 6 August. Ironically while she was carrying out this task, typhoons forced her to go to sea herself on 28 September and on 7 October. Following repairs on JESSE L. BROWN (FF 1089), AJAX set sail once again on 31 December bound for Diego Garcia Island. Dale Norris became the first woman officer on board Ajax to become surface warfare qualified. ... 1976 ZIPPO LIGHTER USMC OKINAWA CAMP HANSEN SO MANY GIRLS SO LITTLE MONEY. She then became the permanent flagship of ServRon 3 in the Far East. Meanwhile, ground forces took outlying islands, including the forward base for the operation, the Kerama Islands. Quarantine ended on 10 October, and Ajax steamed to Ulithi to resume repair work and to handle her first major battle damage job. The ship reached her destination on 20 December. USS Ajax IV (AR-6) A Greek hero during the Trojan War, second only to Achilles' prowess and valor. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information. She continued so engaged into January 1985, though she interrupted those efforts from the 19th to the 21st to carry out sea trials in the southern California operating area. She then became the permanent flagship of ServRon 3 in the Far East. $9.99. Nevertheless, Ajax spent part of January repairing her own damage. Although asbestos itself is an inexpensive material used in the ships’ construction, removal can be extremely costly, as one study concluded that it would cost $945,000 to remove asbestos materials from engineering spaces on the USS Anchorage warship. The USS Abatan, which looked like a big tanker, distilled fresh water and baked bread and pies. Spear on 6 July. Army troops were making a final drive to clear the island, and Tennessee ‘ s gunfire again helped to clear the … The ship was quarantined on 1 September and detached on 9 September to proceed to Kwajalein to combat the epidemic. Struck from the Navy list on 16 May 1989, Ajax was finally sold for scrapping by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service on 23 May 1997. Late in August, bacillary dysentery broke out among the crew and soon reached epidemic proportions. 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The Okinawa was the second ship of the Iwo Jima-class LPH. The repair ship got underway for Subic Bay on 22 June, arrived on 25 June, and undertook a repair job of considerable significance - the regunning of four 5-inch mounts on BOSTON (CAG 1). That activity lasted until the second week in September when she began preparations to go out of service. The ship got underway for Subic Bay on 22 June, arrived on 25 June, and undertook a repair job of considerable significance—the regunning of 4 × 5-inch (127 mm) mounts on USS Boston. History of USS AJAX: On her 1953-1954 cruise to the Far East, Ajax, in addition to her operations out of Sasebo and Yokosuka, participated in the two-month operation "Passage to Freedom", providing support for a group of U.S. Navy ships sent to carry refugees from the Hanoi/Haiphong area of Communist North Vietnam, down to Saigon. She spent the next five months—save for five days underway locally in May—performing repairs at Long Beach. As 1970 began, she received word that her home port would revert to San Diego effective 1 June. Prior to that date, AJAX continued servicing Vung Tau from 13 April to 9 May in support of the American offensive in Cambodia. Here, the repair ship USS Ajax made repairs, cutting away damaged plating and installing new guns to replace those lost. Crew List:This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS AJAX. From Subic Bay, she voyaged to Singapore where she stopped between 24 September and 3 October. During that deployment, Ajax visited Berbera in Somalia, Singapore, and Pattaya in Thailand, before she returned—via Pearl Harbor—to San Diego. USS OKINAWA served her country for 30 years, 8 months and 3 days, until decommissioned on 17 DEC 1992. AJAX returned to San Diego on 26 April and devoted the next four and one-half months to operations in various shipyards and ports along the coast of California. However, the vessel soon again proceeded to Vung Tau and worked diligently for the first three weeks in November. Upon completing that mission, the ship returned to Funafuti on 26 February, only to sail three days later for Majuro. Continually moving, she performed repairs at widely separated locations. On 5 February, she headed via Pearl Harbor for San Diego, where she arrived on 24 February. AJAX returned to San Diego on 15 February 1975. Following refresher training, underway replenishment, and towing exercises with CASTOR (AKS 1), AJAX returned to Sasebo on 17 December. The repair ship entered San Diego on 21 October and commenced post-deployment stand-down. $49.99 $ 49. On 20 September, she sailed for Guiuan, Samar where she embarked troops for passage to Okinawa; once there, she repaired other typhoon-damaged ships. On 20 May, she sailed for the Orient and reached Subic Bay on 17 June. On 27 January 1972, ComServGru 3 shifted his flag to HECTOR; and AJAX steamed via Pearl Harbor to San Diego where she arrived on 16 February and served for the remainder of the year. On 31 July, the repair ship embarked upon the final overseas assignment of her Navy career. She then became the permanent flagship of ServRon 3 in the Far East. She headed for Sasebo on 1 May and spent the rest of the year and early 1952 engaged in repair services in those two ports. The repair ship embarked upon the long voyage across the Pacific Ocean on 21 February. One notable occurrence during the year was the reporting on board for duty of the ship' s first 30 enlisted women. USS The Sullivans (DD-537) was a United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer.The ship was named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers (George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert) aged 20 to 27 who lost their lives when their ship, USS Juneau, was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Naval Battle … The first bomb was dropped 8 miles away from the ship, the second only 6 miles away. Following the usual leave and upkeep period, Ajax resumed her repair services. On 12 February, Ajax stood into Subic Bay where she was relieved by Hector. USS AJAX was laid down on 7 May 1941 at San Pedro Calif., by the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp., launched on 22 August 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Isaac C. Johnson commissioned on 30 October 1943, Comdr. AJAX returned from the United States to Japan in February 1960 and in June received orders changing her home port from San Diego to Sasebo. She headed for Sasebo on 1 May and spent the rest of the year and early 1952 engaged in repair services in those two ports. On May 26 a bomb fell only 25 to 40 feet away from the ship. During her busy three months in the Indian Ocean servicing 31 ships, Ajax made a brief visit to Port Louis, Mauritius, for recreation. The ship was part of the clean up of the Pearl Harbor attack. On 22 January, the ship left Diego Garcia in her wake and set course for Pattaya, Thailand, where she spent most of the first week in February. USS AJAX served her country for 43 years, 2 months and 1 day, until decommissioned on 31 DEC 1986. But for these two incidents, her work at Okinawa was uninterrupted until 28 November, when she sailed for the United States with 800 passengers. On 13 June, she sailed for Eniwetok to help set up an advance repair base where she labored through August, at one time working extensive jobs on 19 cruisers and nine battleships. In 2360, just after the ship had undergone a refit, Captain Leyton brought the Okinawa, with Curzon Dax aboard, to Renaga, where they rescued Sisko, Tuvok, Selar, and Zetha. AJAX received five battle stars for service in the Vietnam conflict. On the 2nd, she headed back to Diego Garcia where she arrived on the 9th. After fit out and post-commissioning shake down training, USS AJAX joined the Pacific war effort in December 1943. $8.22 shipping. She labored in the Philippines for a month before proceeding to Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where she ended the year. She operated there until 8 November when she headed for Subic Bay to provide fleet repair services. USS Okinawa (LPH-3) was laid down on the 15th anniversary of the invasion of Okinawa at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and commissioned on April 14th, 1962 with Captain William E. Lemos at the helm. She stopped at Pearl Harbor between 8 and 10 March and arrived back in San Diego on the 18th. Over the next seven months, the ship provided repair services for units of the Pacific Fleet at San Diego, served as a training facility for naval reserve detachments undergoing their annual two weeks of active duty, and made preparations for a regular overhaul. Ajax was decommissioned at San Diego on 31 December 1986. Her last deployment afforded AJAX a real opportunity to carry out the function for which she had been designed and built. From the beginning of April to late June, Ajax performed repair missions at San Diego. USS Guadalupe (AO-32), a Cimarron ... USS Ajax (AR-6) repairing ... Okinawa marked the end of Guadalupe's service in the Pacific war.