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The second USS ''Seattle'' (AOE-3), a , was laid down on 1 October 1965, at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington; launched on 2 March 1968; sponsored by Mrs. William M. Allen, chairman of the board of the Children's Orthopedic Hospital Association, Seattle; and commissioned on 5 April 1969, Capt. Bruce Keener III in command. After fitting out, ''Seattle'' departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 24 September 1969, en route to Norfolk. ''Seattle'' visited Long Beach, San Diego, Acapulco, the Panama Canal, and New Orleans, arriving at Norfolk, her designated home port, on 22 November. ==1970== ''Seattle'' left home port on 2 January 1970, for Guantanamo Bay and shakedown training. On 13 January, ''Seattle'' took attack carrier, , alongside for refueling. She departed again on 19 January for more exercises and a visit to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, before returning to Guantanamo on 26 January. Following additional exercises and battle problems, ''Seattle'' steamed for Mayport, Florida, and thence proceeded to Norfolk, arriving on 12 February. On 26 February, ''Seattle'' was struck by a yard tug, puncturing a tank, and spilling black oil for almost two hours. The oil was quickly skimmed off the water, and no adverse reaction resulted from the mishap. ''Seattle'' departed Norfolk on 27 August for her first overseas deployment. She entered her first European port, Lisbon, Portugal, on 6 September. On 8 September, she anchored off Rota, Spain. Passing through the Straits of Gibraltar the next day, ''Seattle'' loaded cargo onto and then proceeded to the eastern Mediterranean Sea via Augusta, Sicily. The Jordanian Crisis had brought matters close to a boil, and ''Seattle'' served as the primary logistic support ship for and her escorts. Toward the end of the month, ''Seattle'' was one of 12 ships reviewed by president Richard Nixon. ''Seattle'' continued her support of ''Saratoga'' in the eastern Mediterranean until 20 October, when she arrived in Athens, Greece. Leaving Athens on 29 October, ''Seattle'' replenished ships until 9 November, when she pulled into Augusta, Sicily, for another one-day fuel lift. She then proceeded to Taranto, the Italian Navy's largest base, arriving on 12 November. ''Seattle'' departed Taranto on 16 November and continued replenishment of 6th Fleet ships. She spent from 25 November to 1 December in Naples. From 8 to 14 December, she was anchored in Barcelona, Spain; and ended the year at Villefranche, France. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Seattle (AOE-3)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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