The Cruise History of

ca 1956 The USS Spiegel Grove (LSD-32)
1956-1989

USS Spiegel Grove Sailors & embarked Marines! I'm gonna need a little help here to fill in the years that I wasn't aboard and missed ports/dates. Thanks!

FIRST MED. CRUISE/COMMISSIONING CRUISE
1956

8 Jun 1956: Arrived Pascagoula, MS - COMMISSIONING
26 Jun: Departed Pascagoula, MS
3 Jul: Arrived Port Everglades, FL
5 Jul: Departed Port Everglades, FL
7 Jul: Arrived Little Creek, VA
26 Jul: Departed Little Creek, VA
29 Jul: Arrived GTMO
17 Aug: Departed GTMO
18 Aug: Arrived Kingston, Jamaica
19 Aug: Departed Kingston, Jamaica
20 Aug: Arrived GTMO
31 Aug: Departed GTMO
1 Sep: Arrived Port-au-Prince, Haiti
3 Sep: Departed Port-au-Prince, Haiti
4 Sep: Arrived GTMO
7 Sep: Departed GTMO
10 Sep: Arrived Bermuda
13 Sep: Departed Bermuda
15 Sep: Arrived Little Creek, VA
3 Nov: Departed Little Creek, VA
7 Nov: Arrived Moorhead City, NC (embark US Marines)
15 Nov: Departed Moorhead City, NC
16 Nov: Arrived Little Creek, VA

***Missing Data***

7 Jan 1957: Departed Little Creek, VA
8 Jan: Arrived Moorhead City, NC (embark US Marines)
10 Jan: Departed Moorhead City, NC
20 Jan: Arrived Gibraltar
21 Jan: Departed Gibraltar
25 Jan: Arrived Polensia Bay, Balearic Islands
28 Jan: Departed Polensia Bay, Balearic Islands
31 Jan: Arrive Malaga, Spain
9 Feb: Departed Malaga, Spain
12 Feb: Arrived Porta Scuda, Sardinia
15 Feb: Departed Porta Scuda, Sardinia
16 Feb: Arrived Golfo-de-Palmas, Sardinia
17 Feb: Departed Golfo-de-Palmas, Sardinia
19 Feb: Arrived Beri, Italy
21 Feb: Departed Beri, Italy
22 Feb: Arrived Veletta, Malta
28 Feb: Departed Veletta, Malta
8 Mar: Arrived Solonica, Greece
14 Mar: Departed Solonica, Greece
16 Mar: Arrived Ismir, Turkey
20 Mar: Departed Ismir, Turkey
22 Mar: Arrived Suda Bay, Crete
27 Mar: Departed Suda Bay, Crete
29 Mar: Arrived Corfu, Greece
8 Apr: Departed Corfu, Greece
12 Apr: Arrived Soros Bay, Turkey
14 Apr: Departed Soros Bay, Turkey
18 Apr: Arrived Genoa, Italy
23 Apr: Departed Genoa, Italy
23 Apr: Arrived Rapallo, Italy
24 Apr: Departed Rapallo, Italy
24 Apr: Arrived Rome, Italy
25 Apr: Departed Rome, Italy
25 Apr: Arrived Naples, Italy
26 Apr: Departed Naples, Italy
30 Apr: Arrived Beirut, Lebanon
3 May: Departed Beirut, Lebanon
10 May: Arrived Rhodes, Greece
17 May: Departed Rhodes, Greece
2 Jun: Arrived Moorhead City, NC
2 Jun: Departed Moorhead City, NC
3 Jun: Arrived Little Creek, VA
8 Jul: Departed Little Creek, VA
9 Jul: Arrived Moorhead City, NC
12 Jul: Departed Moorhead City, NC
13 Jul: Arrived Little Creek, VA
22 Jul: Departed Little Creek, VA
23 Jul: Arrived Davisville, Rhode Island
25 Jul: Departed Davisville, Rhode Island
29 Jul: Arrived Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico
31 Jul: Departed Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico
31 Jul: Arrived San Juan, Puerto Rico
2 Aug: Departed San Juan, Puerto Rico
5 Aug: Arrived Little Creek, VA
20 Aug: Departed Little Creek, VA
23 Aug: Arrived Moorhead City, NC
23 Aug: Departed Moorhead City, NC
24 Aug: Arrived Little Creek, VA
16 Sep: Departed Little Creek, VA
17 Sep: Arrived Moorhead City, NC
18 Sep: Departed Moorhead City, NC
21 Sep: Arrived Vieques, Puerto Rico
22 Sep: Departed Vieques, Puerto Rico
25 Sep: Arrived Little Creek, VA
23 Oct: Departed Little Creek, VA
24 Oct: Arrived Onlsow Beach, NC
24 Oct: Departed Onlsow Beach, NC
25 Oct: Arrived Little Creek, VA
8 Nov: Departed Little Creek, VA
13 Nov: Arrived Goose Bay, Labrador
15 Nov: Departed Goose Bay, Labrador
17 Nov: Arrived Argentia, Newfoundland
18 Nov: Departed Argentia, Newfoundland
21 Nov: Arrived Little Creek, VA

1958 Med Cruise (thanks to John Roberto, 2nd Marines-Tanks)

1. Leave Morehead City , NC
2. Gibraltar
3. Malaga , Spain
4. Valencia , Spain
5. Castellon de la Plana , Spain
6. Barcelona , Spain
7. Cannes, France
8. Nice , France
9. Livorno, Italy
10. Naples , Italy
11. Sardinia, Italy *
12. Rhodes , Greece **
13. Mersin , Turkey
14. Beirut , Lebanon

SOLANT AMITY II 18 April - 8 September 1961
1961

18 Apr 1961: Underway for Solant Amity II
30 Apr - 5 May: Bathurst, Gambia
19-24 May: Durban, South Africa
31 May - 5 Jun: Diego Suarez, Malagasy Republic (Madagascar)
7-12 Jun: Port Victoria, Mahe, Seychelle Islands
15-18 June: St. Denis, Reunion Island
23-24 Jun: Zanzibar, Tanzania
26-29 Jun: Mombasa, Kenya
4-7 Jul: Aden, Yemen
12-13 Jul: Mombasa, Kenya
19-29 Jul: Cape Town, South Africa
Aug: Recife, Brazil
7-12 Aug: Lome, Togo
14-19 Aug: Libreville, Gabon
1-2 Sep: Trinidad
8 Sep: In Port Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, VA

Task Group 88.2

SoLant Amity II

Task Group Commander Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey (MOH)

USS Spiegel Grove LSD 32

USS York County LST 1175

USS Jonas Ingram DD 938

USS New DD 818

USS Chewaucan AOG 50

SOLANT AMITY IV 15 FEBRUARY - 21 MAY 1963
1963

15 Feb 1963: Underway for Solant Amity IV
20-22 Feb: Port of Spain, Trinidad
4-5 Mar: Freetown, Sierra Leone
7-9 Mar: Monrovia, Liberia
13-15 Mar: Lagos, Nigeria
18-19 Mar: Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
27-31 Mar: Capetown, South Africa
5-7 Apr: Lourenco Marques, Mozambique
11-14 Apr: Dar Es Salaam, Tanganyika
20-22 Apr: Durban, South Africa
25-27 Apr: Capetown, South Africa
2 May: Tristan De Cunha
8-9 May: Recife, Brazil (This Port of Call was cancelled)
15 May: Port of Spain, Trinidad
17 May: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
21 May: Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, VA

MED CRUISE 1-64
1964

14 January 1964: Departed Little Creek
16: Arrived Moorehead City, NC (departed 16th)
19: Arrived Bermuda (departed 23rd)
31: Arrived Rota, Spain (departed 31st)
27 Feb: Arrived Soudha Bay, Crete (departed 1 Mar; arr 23rd; departed 24th)
26: Arrived Port Said, U.A.R. (departed 26th)
26: Arrived Suez Canal (departed 27th)
30: Arrived Aden, Federation of Southern Arabia (departed 1 Apr)
7 Apr: Arrived Bahrain Island (departed 9th)
10: Arrived Kharg Island, Iran (departed 13th)
14: Arrived Genevah, Iran (departed 14th)
15: Arrived Kharg Island, Iran (departed 16th)
17 Apr: Arrived Bahrain Island (departed 19th)
24: Arrived Aden, Federation of Southern Arabia (departed 27th)
2 May: Arrived Suez Canal (departed 2nd)
5: Arrived Athens, Greece (departed 9th)
11: Arrived Naples, Italy (inc. Rome) (departed 18th)
19: Arrived Santa Monza, Corsica (departed 22nd)
23: Arrived Genoa, Itlay (departed 28th)
29: Arrived Barcelona, Spain (departed 30th)
30: Arrived Rota, Spain (departed 1 June)
4 June: Arrived Cherbourg, France (departed 5 June)
7: Portsmouth, England (inc. London) (departed 10 June)
18: Arrived Moorhead City, NC (departed 18 June)
19: Arrived Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, VA

Caribbean Cruise 3-67
1967

4 Dec 1966: Underway for Carib 3-67
11-12 Dec: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
14-2 Jan 1967: San Juan, Puerto Rico
12-15 Jan: Willemstad, Curacao
2-7 Feb: Panama
15-21 Feb: Bridgetown, Barbardos
2-3 Mar: Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
11-13 Mar: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
14-16 Mar: San Juan, Puerto Rico
17 Mar: Depart for Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, VA

Med 1-71
1971

16 Apr 1971: Moorhead City, NC - embark US Marines
28 Apr: Rota, Spain
7 May: Timbakion, Crete
8-13 May: Saros Bay, Crete
7-16 Jun: Athens, Greece
18-22 Jun: Antalya, Turkey
1 Jul: Porto Scudo, Sardinia
3-7 Jul: Brindisi, Itlay
9-15 Jul: Navplion, Greece
16-18 Jul: Izmir, Turkey
22 Jul-6 Aug: Naples, Italy
8-13 Aug: Porto Scudo, Sardinia
31 Aug-7 Sep: Palma Mallorca, Spain
22-28 Sep: Barcelona, Spain
30 Sep: Rota, Spain
10 Oct: Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, VA

 

MARG 1-80
1980

Dates/times forgotten over time.... (any help out there?? Check your cruise books, guys - thanks!)
Rota, Spain
Naples, Italy
La Spezia, Italy
Palma de Majorca, Spain

Teamwork '80 - North Atlantic Cruise
1980

26 Aug 1980: Underway for Teamwork '80 (exact dates are unknown - no particular order)
Kristiansand, Norway
Copenhagen, Denmark
Amsterdam, Holland (Netherlands)
Antwerp, Belgium
Marseille, France
Paris, France

Caribbean Ops '81
1981

8 Mar 1981: Underway for Carib Ops '81 (exact dates are unknown - no particular order)
Cartagena, Columbia
Willemstad, Curacao
Castries, St. Lucia
Caracas, Venezuela
Roseau, Dominca
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

AHUAS TARA/KINDLE LIBERTY
1983

20 Jan 1983: Underway for La Cieba, Honduras
29 Jan: Anchored, La Cieba, Honduras
?? Feb: Anchored, Gatun Lake, Panama Canal Zone
March-April: In-port, Little Creek, VA

UNITAS XXIV/WATC 83
1983

15 Jun 1983: Underway for UNITAS XXIV (exact dates are unknown - no particular order)
Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico
Panama Canal Zone
Cartagena, Columbia
Covenas, Columbia
Lima, Peru
Salinas, Ecuador
Douala, Cameroon
Valparaiso, Chile
Tic Toc, Chile
Punta Arenas, Chile
Talcuahano, Chile
Concepcion, Chile
Montevideo, Uruguay
San Andres, Colombia
Mauritania
Ivory Coast
Oranjestad, Aruba
Montevideo, Uruguay
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
La Ceiba, Honduras
Matadi, Congo
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
12 Dec: In Port Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, VA

North Atlantic Training Operations

Portsmouth, England
Edinburgh, Scotland
Tromso, Norway

MARG 3-87
1987

18 Jun 1987: Underway for MARG 3-87
1 Jul: Rota, Spain
10 Jul: Port Said, Egypt
25 Jul: Mombasa, Kenya
1 Aug: Geesaley, Somalia
25 Aug: Athens, Greece
19 Aug: Teulada, Sardinia
4 Oct: Doganbey/Saros Bay, Turkey
14 Oct: Augusta Bay, Sicily
19 Oct: Palma de Mallorca, Spain
29 Oct: Rota, Spain
13 Nov: In Port Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, VA

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