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U.S.S. DIAMOND HEAD
(AE-19)READINESS
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AE-19 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1945 | - | Launch Date: 3 FEB 1945 | ||
| AUG | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 9 AUG 1945 | ||
| SEP | 1945 | - | MAR | 1946 | Norfolk; Training |
| APR | 1946 | - | AUG | 1946 | Galvaston; Caribbean |
| AUG | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 23 AUG 1946 | ||
| JAN | 1950 | - | JAN | 1954 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1955 | - | SEP | 1955 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1957 | - | OCT | 1957 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1959 | - | AUG | 1959 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1960 | - | JAN | 1961 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1961 | - | JAN | 1962 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1961 | - | MAR | 1961 | Bay of Pigs |
| MAR | 1961 | - | MAR | 1961 | Bay of Pigs Invasion |
| MAR | 1961 | - | MAY | 1961 | Caribbean |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missile Crisis |
| JUN | 1963 | - | APR | 1964 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1965 | - | JAN | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1967 | - | JAN | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1967 | - | DEC | 1967 | West Pac |
| MAR | 1967 | - | DEC | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1967 | - | JAN | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JUN | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 JUN 1967 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 JUN 1967 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1968 | - | MAY | 1969 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1969 | - | MAY | 1970 | Guantanamo Bay |
| SEP | 1969 | - | MAY | 1970 | Sea Trials |
| NOV | 1969 | - | DEC | 1969 | Guantanamo Bay |
| MAR | 1971 | - | OCT | 1971 | Mediterranean |
AE-19 General Specifications
Complement: 267 Officers and Enlisted
Length: 459 feet 2 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Draft: 28 feet 3 in
Flank Speed: 16 knots
Final Disposition: Scrapped
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