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On 9 January 1957,
Spiegel Grove, with other ships of Transport Amphibious Squadron (TransPhibRon)
4, sailed from Morehead City, N.C., with elements of the 6th Marines
embarked, for a tour with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean. She
returned to Norfolk on 3 June and operated along the east coast for
the remainder of the year. In November, she transported 364 Army Troops
to Labrador. In January 1958, the LSD was deployed with her squadron
to the 6th Fleet on an extended tour which did not end until 6 October.
On the 22nd, Spiegel Grove was assigned to PhibRon 10, the new Fast
Squadron. The years 1959 and 1960 saw the LSD participating in numerous
operations along the east coast and in the Caribbean. Spiegel Grove stood out of Norfolk in April 1961 with Task Force (TF) 88 for " Solant Amity II," a good-will tour to the African Coast. The force carried tons of medical supplies, food and disaster supplies, toys, books, and seed. During the four-month cruise, the ships visited Gambia, Durban, the Malagasy Republic, the Seychelles Islands, Zanzibar, Kenya, the Union of South Africa, Togo, and Gabon before returning home on 8 September. She then entered Horne Brothers Shipyard, Newport News, VA., for an overhaul that was not completed until early January 1962. |
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| Spiegel Grove conducted refresher
training and then spent March and April in amphibious exercises in
the Caribbean. In May, she took part in operations supporting Malcom
Scott Carpenter's manned space flight. In July and August, she returned
to the Caribbean for "Phibulex 2-62." On 1 December 1962,
a tender availability period was begun to prepare the ship for "Solant
Amity IV." The LSD loaded supplies during January 1963 and sailed,
on 15 February, for her second good-will tour which lasted until late
May. The ship steamed over 21,000 miles and visited nine countries
before returning home. Spiegel Grove next deployed to the Caribbean
from July to September with PhibRon 8. The landing ship has spent the greater part of her active service participating in amphibious exercises along the eastern seaboard and in the Caribbean. Spiegel Grove was deployed to the 6th Fleet from January to June 1964; 3 November 1966 to 11 May 1967; and from 17 April to 9 October 1971. She participated in Operation "Steel Pike I" off Spain in October 1964 and made midshipman cruise to England and Denmark in 1970. Spiegel Grove still serves with the amphibious forces of the Atlantic Fleet into December 1974 |
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