DEPARTMENT OF THE NAV USS OGDEN (LPD-5)

FPO SAN FRANCISCO. CA 96674-1708 IN REPLY REFER TO:

5750 Ser 11/ 172 86 Mar 24

From: Commanding Officer , USS OGDEN (,LPD-5) To: Director of Naval History (OP-d9BH)

Sub j: COMMAND HISTORY FOR CALENDAR Y ~ A R 1985

Ref: ( a ) OPNAVINST 5750.1 2C

Encl: ( 1 ) Basic Narative (2) S t a t i s t i c a l Data (3) Welcome Aboardw Pamphlet ( 4 ) West-Pac 85' Cruise Book

1. I n accordance with reference ( a ) , enclosures (1) through (4) a r e submitted .

Copy to : CHINFO, WASHINGTON DC COMNAVSURFPAC, SAN DIEGO (CODE 021) COMPHIBGRU THREE COMPHIBRON SEVEN

Camanded by: D a v i d R . ~ ~ , C a l p t a i n , U . S . N a v y , IJanuary - 31Decmber

Harport: Long Beach, California

Assigned to: Pnphibious Squardron SEVEN

Mi ssion: The primary mission gf USS OCEEN (-5) is to transport and land brine units al~ng with their essential equipnent and supplies by m a n s of 'boats, landing craft, mphibious vehicles and helicopters.

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1 USS OZX34 began 1985 m r e d starboard side to Pier 9, Berth 13, U.S. Naval Station, Long Beach, California.

1-6 Moored

7 1340 Underway for San Francisco

7-9 Enroute to San Francisco

10 1505 Moored starboard side to Pier 45 of San Francisco

10-13 Port visit San Francisco

12-13 USS OCDEN was host to nearly 4,000 visitors during open house activities at Pier 45

14 Underway for Long Beach

14-15 Enroute for Long Beach

16 0856 Moored starboard side to Pier 9, Berth 13, U.S. Naval Station, Long Beach, California.

16-31 Moored

1-10 Moored starboard side to Pier 9, Berth 13, U.S. Naval Station, Long Beach, California.

11 0804 Underway for San Diego

11 1505 Moored Pier 6, U.S. Naval Station, San Diego, California

11 1755 Underway to anchorage 175, San Diego

11 1941 Anchored

12 1207 Underway fran anchorage 175 to Pier 6 San Diego, California

12 1354 Moored starboard side to Pier 6

12 1458 Underway for Long Beach, California

12 2203 Moored starboard side to Pier 9, U.S. Naval Station, Long Beach, California

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Moored

15-31

APRIL

1-3

Ill5 Underway for SOCAL CPARJ3

Prrphibious training in SOCAL @AREA

OCEEN logs its 19,000th accident free landing

1447 Moored starboard side to Pier KH3, U.S. Naval Station, Long Beach, California.

Moored

Moored starboard side to Pier EUD, U.S. Naval Station, Long Beach, California.

1057 Underway for WZ4L C P W

Underway repleni shmnt with PVO (AE-24)

Underway replenishnt with USS WITCHITA (AR-I)

1700 Moored starboard side to Pier ECl-D, U.S. Naval Station, Long Beach, California

Moored

Moored starboard side to Pier KID, U.S. Naval Station, Long Beach, Cal ifornia.

1056 Underway beginning OCEEN's llth Western Pacific Deployrrent. Accqanying 0333 were USS PaILIU (M-51, USS C A W (LST-11861, USS ilCl'W~ (LSD-35) and USS /+UUKE (LSD-36).

Enroute for Okinawa, Japan.

Underway replenishmnt with @S M A S CITY (AR-3)

1413-1417 Gunnery Quarters

0905-0941 Gunnery Quarters

Underway replenishnt with U5S WILLIt%fTE (FO-180)

1054 Moored starboard side to Amy Pier, West Buckner Bay,

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Ckinawa, Japan.

Moored

1544 Underway for Pohang, Korea (EN? Pohang but end up in Pusan)

0711 Moored starboard side to1 Pier 8, Berth 83, Pusan, Korea.

Moored

0749 Underway to anchorage

1424 Anchored in anchorage 10, Pohang, Korea.

1655 Underway

1053 Anchored Pohang, Korea.

1703 Underway for Prrphibious ioperations with units of the Korean Navy.

Steaming in forrmtion with USS PELILIU (llt9-5), USS CAMI39 (LST-1186) and various units of the Korean Navy.

1-2 Pnphibious operations in Korean waters.

3 1920 Moored starboard side to Pier 8, Berth 85, Pohang, Korea.

4 1624 Underway for Sasebo, Japan.

5 1102 Moored starboard side to India Basin, Berth one, Sasebo, Japan.

Moored. Working port.

1250 Underway for Pohang, Korea

0725 Moored starboard side to Pier 8, Berth 82, Pohang, Korea.

1658 Underway in the Sea of Japan operating with USS PELILIU (M-5) and USS C A W (LST- 11 86).

Enroute to Philippine Sea

Underway replenishnt with USS PELILIU (M-5)

Enroute for Subic Bay, Philippines

Underway replenishnt with LbS FUUX4TULA ( T ~ 1 1 5 )

4

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1128 Moored starboard side to Alva Pier, Berth 5-6, Naval Station, Subic Bay, Philippines.

Moored starboard side to Alva Pier, Ship Repair Facility, Subic Bay, Philippines.

OGDEN volunteer crewran and harked Marines spent two days assisting needy residents in Marivales, Bataan located sixty miles south of Subic Bay and within sight of the f m d World War I1 stronghold of Corregidor. Under the Navy's Project Handclasp and C m n i t y Relations Program, the twenty eight OtDEN volunteers gave of their time and skills in providing medical and dental care to local residents and distributing food, toys, and medicine to those in need.

CClXN celebrated its 20th year of cmissioned service. The two day birthday party, held at Naval Air Station Cubi Pt, consisted of a cookout, giant cakecutting and various sporting events.

0730 Undemy to anchorage 28, Subic Bay, Philippines

0825 Anchored

0736 Underway for Singapore steaming in fomtion with USS PELILIU (W-5) and USS C A W (LST-1186).

Crossing the line cermnies. This is a time honored decree m n g seafarers that no one m y cross the equator for the first time without proper initiation and sanctification.

Consequently, the Shellbacks aboard (those who have crossed the line) w r e given the task of preparing the Polymgs (those who have not crossed the 1 ine) for acceptance into the darain of King Neptune and Davey Jones. The lawly and deprived uogs w r e put through a challenging array of obstacles designed to test their worth as future Shellbacks. Through the two days of festivities all maintained a decent sense of h w r . By nights end the trials and tribulations w r e over and a new cadre of Shellbacks had taken the place of the wog s . 0706 Anchored at Man-of-war anchorage, Singapore Harbor, Singapore.

0855 Underway to Sen-bawang Naval Shipyard, Singapore.

1207 Moored starboard side to Sen-bawang Pier, Naval Shipyard, Singapore.

Moored

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28 1401 Underway for Pattaya Beach, Thailand in carpany with USS PELIWI (M-5) and USS ~~ (LST-1186).

28-30 Enroute for Pattaya Beach, Thgiland

30 Underway replenisbnt with U$S EKFU34W (Tell51

1 1323 Anchored Pattaya Beach, Thailand

7-16 1627 Underway to participate in Operation "Cobra Gold 85". A m l v e day joint qhibious exercise with the Arrmd Forces of Thailand.

12 1426 Anchored Pattaya Beach, Thailand

13 1853 Underway for Cobra Cold $5 exercises

14 1433 Anchored Pat taya Beach, nai land

15 1740 Underway

15 Anchored Songkhla, Thailand

16 1519 Underway for Hong Kong

16-22 Enroute for Hong Kong

18 1308 Class "Charlie" fire in NJurt>er 2 switchboard.

18 1330 Fire out

19 1301 Cammdore R. A. Dykes, Ccmmnder Prrphibious Squadron SEYEN, arrives onboard USS OCDEN. Carmodore Dykes was the passenger for the 20,000fh safe landing on CQXN. OCDEN's Air Officer

pi loted the he1 icopt~r.

19 1353 Cammdore Dykes departed

19 1437 Lookout spotted two mll craft adrift.

19 OJXN rescued seventeen Vietnwse refugees in the South China Sea, 125 miles off the coast of Vi$tnan. The five m n , four m n and eight children including a on$ year old girl, had been adrift in two barely seaworthy craft for twb days and nights prior to the rescue. Upon aCEN's arrival in Hong Kong, the refugees =re turned over to United Nations authorities. In gesture initiated b the sailors and Marines frankrine Service Group Eleven (h5SG-11) 3 845.00 was delivered to the Counsel General in Hong Kong for safe keeping and

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future distribution to the refugees.

22 1037 Moored to buoy A51, Hong Kong Harbor, Hong Kong, with USS PELILIU (W-5), USS C A W (LST-1186) and various merchant vessels.

22-26 Moored

23 0435 Recieved call fran Fenwick Pier, Hong Kong reporting that SGT , 7, MSSG-11, fell in the harbor. Navy divers

and Seal teamwre notified.

27 1527 Underway for Subic Bay, phi lippines

28 Underway replenishnt with U$S KXl-RnBA (T-115)

29 0731 Anchored in anchorage nwber 2, Subic Bay, Philippines.

29 1354 Underway to Alva Pier

29 1416 Moored starboard side to Alva Pier, Berth 7-8, Subic Bay, Philippines.

30-31 Moored

30 2222 Flooding in forward refrigerator room (6-68-0-1). Isolated 3 feet of water in space.

30 2240 Boundaries set

30 2244 Under control. Cause of flooding was that the strainer in the A/C unit fell out.

3 1 0003 Secured frun flooding

3 1 1109 Class "Charlie" fire in ca-rpartrrent 3-232-2-E, aft diesel

31 1120 Fire out

1-12 Moored starboard side to Alva Pier, Berth 7-8, Subic Bay, Philippines.

6 1438 Class "Charlie" fire on Boat Deck

6 1443 Fire extinguished

12 1102 Underway for Pearl Harbob, Hawaii

12-25 Enroute for Pearl Harbor, Hawi i in carpany with USS PELILIU ( M - 5 )

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and USS CAWS4 (LST- 11 86) . 2 6 Arrived Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. O C D E N w l c d aboard family &ers

for a "Tiger" cruise back to Long Beach, California.

26-27 Moored portside to Pier 5, Pe+rl Harbor Naval Station, Hawii.

28 0909 Underway for Long Beach, California in carpany with USS PELILIU ( W - 5 ) , USS C A W (LST- 1 186) , USS FRESN3 (LST- 1 182) and USS

(LSL136).

28-31 Enroute to Long Beach, California.

1-4 Underway for Long Beach, California

3 1253 Anchored Del Mar Boat Basin

3 1400 Carmodore Higginson, Ccmmnder Pvrphibious Group 7HEE arrives

3 1430 Carmodore Higginson depaaits

4 0503 Underway for Long Beach, California

4 1018 Moored portside to Pier EClD, Berth 125, U.S. Naval Station, Long Beach, California.

4-30 Moored

1-9 Moored portside to Pier EU-D, Berth 125, U.S Naval Station, Long Beach, California.

1 1927 Flooding in carpartmnt d-160-0-E

1 2040 Flooding secured

10 0702 Underway for Monterey, California

11 1649 Anchored in Monterey Bay, Monterey, California

11-16 OCDEN goodwill visit to Monterey in conjuction with the San Francisco Bay Area Fleet Appreciation Week c m r a t i n g the Navy's 201st Birthday.

While in Monterey, CUXN sailors had the opportunity to visit the mny attractions offered by this historic Northern California ccmnity including Cannery ROW, Fisherman's Wharf and the Monterey

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Bay Aquariun. Softball and Bgsketball g m s were also arranged betwen OCEEN and team reprebenting the Naval Postgraduate School and the Fleet Oceanography Center.

12 In celebration of 'the Navy's birthday personnel =re guests of honor at the Enlisted Ball held at the Naval Postgraduate School.

13-14 Nearly 1300 visitors were welcaned aboard CmEN during the two day open house.

16 0801 Underway for SOC4L CPAEE.4

16-17 Underway in SOCALCPAREA

18 1242 Moored starboard side to Pier 9, Berth 13, U.S. Naval Station, Long Beach, California.

18-31 Moored

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1-3 Moored starboard side to Pier 9, Berth 13, U.S. Naval Station, Long Beach, California.

4 0819 Underway for SOGslL C P m

4 1300 Gunnery Quarters

4 1538 Secured f ran Gunnery Quarters

6 0808 Anchored San Diego Harbor, anchorage 215

6 1002 Underway for SOCAL CPAEE.4

6 1604 Underway repleni s h n t wl th U S FLINT (AE-32)

8 1245 Moored starboard side to Pier 9, U.S. Naval Station, Long Beach, California

9-11 Moored

12 1057 Underway for SOCAL CPARE4

14 1851 Underway replenishnt with USS FWEAKNA (AE-25)

15 1257 Moored starboard side to Pier 7, U.S. Naval Station, Long Beach, Cal ifornia.

16-18 Moored

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19 1047 Underway for SOCPlL CPAREA

19 1546 Gunnery Quarters

19 1624 Secured f run Gunnery Quarters

20 0727 Anchored between anchorages 152 and 164, Silver Strand

20 1254 Underway for SOGCU, CPAREA

2 1 0905 Anchored off of Carrp Pendleton Beach

2 1 1520 Underway for SOCPlL CPAREA

2 1 1852 Underway replenishrent with USS WLEAWA (E-25)

22 1100 Moored starboard side to Pier 9, Berth 9, U.S. Naval Station, Long Beach, California.

23-30 Moored

1-31 Moored starboard side to Pier 9, Berth 9, U.S. Naval Station, Long Beach, Calfornia.

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KIE MILES STEM33 30596.3 Miles DFM USED FtX BOILERS 1022495 Gals. ~~ 115 Galmile

JP5 USED FCR DIESUS LLBE OIL USED FRESH WTJ3 DISTILLED FRESH WTER REfXIVED FRESH WATER ExmED Fl3XWXTER DISTILLED FEEmARR RmZIVED FEIW4TER EXENED

Gals. Gals. Gals. Gals. Gals. Gal s . Gals. Gals.

LFCIZM 25000 Gals. (LFCEZM) CF JP5 USED 1050 Gals. CF MXX USED

rnIBICLIS m a3umED ASWT BQ~T ~ I N S / I - D I S T I ~ 40 ~ U E L L C P S 35 AWHIBICUS ASSAULT VEHICLE CPS 2

NABER CF T1hE.S AlWUED AN3 W I N USED DLRINS 1985:

14 TIM3 829-FAlIU6 CF W I N 4974 FEET

7 TIM23 495-FAm=MS CF m I N 2970 FEET

PAINT U S E D - M (XAY 670 Gals. IYXKCRAY 370 Gals. WITE 155 Gals. P R I m 215 Gals. l"ERmxA 50 Gals.

TXAL NMER CF W I R E EXERCISES lXRINS 1985: 311/50: 10 50 W : 4 PMvwITICN EXPEN3ED: 3"/50 206 RfXNX

7 . 6 h 1043 KlNX 12 C;AU;E oEZLXN3S .45 CAL 3603 EZIXN36

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W T CWLD CIFFIm STATISTICS RR U&TPPL3 EPURMNr CNLY

NMER CF VEHICLES C4?RIED afXMRD 92 ** N M E R C F m I ~ EhamKED 497 N W B E R c F ! 3 - K R T T C X \ 1 S c F ~ ~ I E D SKRT INXDINS 92 CF

ClASS I, 11, VIII, AN) IX ~ ~ 1 L C I J

CPLIFT FRJvI: SASEBO, JAPAN BQ9T TO: ~S1IX;PPCRE

AIR DEPAKMN STATISTICS KR 1985

IELIaSPTCR WINGS VERTICAL R E P L E N I ~ S r-ELIO=PMR E?EFmLINGS Fux E>6m

1859 288 180

30000 Gals

*a AXJST 25th PMIEVFD TI-E hOST WINGS IN A SINCkE D9Y EVER, 212 IXYINICHT WINS

*W PDIIEVED 'TI-E 19,000th FhD 20, OOOth PL13IDENT FREJZ WINGS THIS YEAR

***ERIK CPERATICN CBFW Q3.D 85 'NK) 02NPANIES (250) GXYXT MIN3 UlERE TRPN3KRTE.D TO TI-EIR CBJmIVE AREAS IN LESS THW 40 MIWES.

CPERATICF6 13EPK!JMN STATISTICS FCR 1,985

RADIO E S P L E S SEW m10 mSPL;ES REIEVED

102 D4NS AT SEA 51 D9YS IN PCRT

45 WYS AT SEA 145 WYS IN PCRT

20 D9YS AT SEA 2 WYS IN rn

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CPTM LX)LLARS SPENI': REPAIR Pl4kTS $567,271.82 cJJSWW3LES $596,192.10

DCUM PlMXNT SPENT 1 JAN - 31 I Y X $1,163,463.92

N-M3ER CF FUQJISITICNS S ~ I ? T E D ~ 1 JAN - 31 nU: 19$5 6031

SHIP'S SRRE/VENDING SALES $9706 1.75

SELECTED I l B 6 F K M SHIP'S STCRE 1985 SALES

CASSETIE TAPES.......................................... 1301 J l l U X E SHIRTS......................................... 463 lJJG4EE PMS.......................................... 189 O N W EMS.............................................. 54950 RlLSARWATaES.......................................... 29 CWS W ............................................. 281650

SHIP'S SERVICES

L P J - N R Y m S D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99939 LBS HqIEMJrS GIVEN.......................,.................. 3908

SHIP'S SERVICES

AmxNrING F'ERICD SHIP'S Sm?E W I N G M9MIE SALES

01 JAN 85 - 31 JAN 85 9486.75 01 FEB 85 - 31 M Y 85 l0880$. 90 01 JCN 85 - 30 SEP 85 12506P. 39 01 (XI' 85 - 31 DEL: 85 37439.72

P1033LNTIN; PERICD SHIP'S STCRE/WINC; M I E PRFITS

01 JAN 85 - 31 JAN 85 2092.19" 01 FEB 85 - 31 M Y 85 23123.65 01 JLN 85 - 30 SEP 85 22930.04 01 OCT 85 - 31 D K 85 6579.17**

XX"L SALES.. .................. .37785$.51 ................. 'IWAL RCFITS.. 54729.05

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* 01 JAN 85 - 31 JAN 85 PICFITS PJRE BTIMATED AT WERALL PRYIT AMGIN ff 17% FCRm PERICD 01 OCT 84 - 31 JAN 85 01 03 85 - 31 I K 85 -ITS AREi BTIMATEDAT RZL3FITAMGINff 13% PREDICTED FKR Tl€ PERICD 01 OCT 85 - 31 JAN 85

~T~ REBATES PlPlJD i'wshmr Mms -1CN.. ............... .$10615.17 .................. -ITS.. .$ 7272.63

PFUFITS AVAILABLE 2'0 W A R E A l Q F?EfXXTIQV: $6 1995.68 (ESTIWTED)

FoCD SERVIE DIVISICN (SWLY)

I-iwuum BEE.F STEM U3BSTER CHICxJm mEN3-I FRIES HUH l3Rmw EYJTATO CHIPS FRESH MATOES TCrrAL EYJTATrn MILK: WITE

cI-mmlTE EM;S &a133N SLICED E i W N SHIIGLE

CUPATIENI' VISITS PHYSICAL ExwIN9TIaVS IAEKRATCRY PKnxuw X-RAY m L R E S PRESCRIPTICNS DISPENSED

CUTPATIN VISITS RESTCRATIM l x R t 4 x I M CZEANINS AN3 FLCZRIDE 7REA'rhENrs

16220 LBS 5792 LBS 1418 LBS 11886 LBS 6318 LBS 8656 LBS 1456 LBS 27738 LBS 44168 LBS 19808 G4LS 2772 G4LS 23572 nrZ 178 LBS 9989 LBS

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