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	LPD 15 Ponce
		USS PONCE is the 12th and last ship in the AUSTIN - class of Amphibious Transport Docks.
		The contract to build the Ponce was awarded on May 17, 1965, the keel was laid on October 31, 1966 and she was launched on May 20, 1970.
		USS Ponce (LPD 15) returned to Norfolk August 24, 1996 after a two-and-a-half month mission of providing security and other assistance to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/lpd-15.htm (418 words)

	USS Ponce (LPD-15)
		USS Ponce (LPD-15), a Trenton-class amphibious transport dock, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which in turn was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, the discoverer of Florida and first governor of Puerto Rico.
		On 2 February 1982 during a towing exercise while en route to Portsmouth, England, Ponce collided with USS Fort Snelling (LSD-30)[?], causing minor damage to Ponce's port side, mainly to the accommodation ladder and flight deck catwalk.
		Humanitarian aid to the recently-liberated Iraqis was being blocked by naval mines in the Khawar Abd Allah[?] river and the port of Umm Qasr.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/us/USS_Ponce_(LPD-15).html (653 words)

	USS Ponce (LPD 15)
		Moorehead City, NC Either in the fall or spring of 1977 or 1978, the USS PONCE runs aground outside of the harbor of Moorehead City, NC, after missing the harbor entrance.
		USS PONCE collides with USS FORT SNELLING (LSD 30) during a towing exercise which causes minor damage to PONCE's port side, mainly to the accommodation ladder and flight deck catwalk.
		Radio Island, near Moorehead City, NC During attempts to move an assault craft to Radio Island, USS PONCE suffers a major casualty when her sterngate is damaged and eventually lost.
	navysite.de /ships/lpd15.htm (264 words)

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		USS Adirondack (AGC-15) General Characteristics Displacement: Length: Beam: Draught: Propulsion: Speed: Range: Complemen...
		USS Ponce (LPD-15) List of amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy...
		USS Whipple (DD-15) General Characteristics Displacement: 600 tons Length: 259,6 ft Beam: 23,3 ft Draught: 6 ft Propulsi...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/15.html (1069 words)

	USS PROVIDENCE
		U.S.S. Ericsson officially christened and launched for shakedown and three-month final testing phase.
		U.S.S. Marco Polo's warp core develops a problem due to an unsteady matter-antimatter mixture inconsistancy.
		U.S.S. Marco Polo renamed U.S.S. Providence and enters active service under the command of Captain Robert P. Stuart.
	www.lighttrek.com /e-project.html (259 words)

	Amphibious Squadron TWO
		USS George Washington (CVN 73) Carrier Battle Group (CVBG) and USS Guam (LPH 9) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) began a six-month overseas deployment 03 October 1997.
		USS Guam, USS South Carolina (CGN 37) and USS John Rodgers (DD 983) were making their final deployment.
		Gunston Hall, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and USS Ponce (LPD 15) were called to the sea of Marmara after the earthquake struck in support of operation avid response, the U.S. military's humanitarian response to the quake.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/phibron2.htm (1514 words)

	Memory: myth or fact?
		The batteries were used for two-way radios on the aircraft carriers USS Eisenhower with 1500 batteries and USS George Washington with 600 batteries, and the destroyer USS Ponce with 500 batteries.
		Identical results were attained from the USS George Washington and the USS Ponce.
		These statistics were drawn from batteries used by the US Navy on the USS Eisenhower, USS George Washington and USS Ponce.
	www.buchmann.ca /Article10-page3.asp (630 words)

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		Was transfered for a short period in an emergency deployment to the USS Bordelon to be on the blockade of Cuba as a radioman, transfered back to the Luce afterwards.
		I attended the funeral of President John F. Kennedy while in DC.My last duty was aboard the USS Salish out of Mayport Fla. We were the prime ship that fought the fires aboard the cruise ship Vi king Princess as she burned in the Carribean.
		Subsequently, I was assigned to USS Indepen- dence CVA-62 at NOB Norfolk.
	www.navetsusa.com /mates.txt (11637 words)

	Amphibious Group Two - Ships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		USS Bataan served as the harrier carrier for OIF.
		USS Saipan, one of the two Atlantic Fleet LHAs, recently deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom as part of ATF East.
		USS Austin was commissioned in 1965, making this work horse and her sister ships nearly 40 years old.
	www.cnsl.spear.navy.mil /cpg2/ships.html (633 words)

	US Navy Press Releases: U.S., Greek Forces Team Up During Exercise Alexandros '93
		USS Pensacola's embarked air cushion landing craft (LCAC's) from Assault Craft Unit Four provided the rapid movement ashore of some of the forces involved in static weapons displays and cross-training.
		USS Pensacola served as Primary Control Ship (PCS) for the exercise, controlling all movements of landing craft to the beach.
		USS Pensacola is participating in MARG 2-93 with USS Saipan (LHA 2), USS Ponce (LPD 15) and Marines from the 26th MEU (Special Operations capable).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_pnav/is_199307/ai_3183923471 (374 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Upon arriving in the vicinity of Borrenmill, Ponce, along with a detachment of Assured Response command element personnel, assumed duties as on-scene coordinator.
		USS Ponce (LPD 15) and an embarked Marine Air/Ground Task Force (MAGTAF) relieved Guam and the 22nd MEU (SOC).
		USS Laboon (DDG 59) and USS Doyle (FFG 39) sailed with Platte, providing a chance for all three warships to practice their ship handling, combat systems, and damage control skills.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/news/eurnews/eur96/eur96028.txt (4311 words)

	Three Cushing chiefs promoted (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		His first ship was USS Bowen (FF-1079), based in Charleston, S.C. He went on to the cruiser community on USS Richmond K. Turner (CG-20), also based in Charleston, from 1988-1991.
		His next ship was USS Lewis B. Puller (FFG-23) in Long Beach and San Diego, Calif. He taught at the cruiser engineering trainer in Great Lakes, Ill., from 1995-1998 and reported to Cushing in April 1998.
		USS Cushing, commanded by Cmdr. Martin S. simon, of Bronx, N.Y., is a Spruance-class destroyer forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan as a member of the U.S. 7th fleet.
	www.c7f.navy.mil /news/2000/05/02.htm (548 words)

	The National Maritime Center - USS Wisconsin - RQ-2A Pioneer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		However, the most famous incident occurred when USS Missouri (BB 63), using her Pioneer to spot 16 inch gunfire, devastated the defenses of Faylaka Island off the coast near Kuwait City.
		Shortly thereafter, while still over the horizon and invisible to the defenders, the USS Wisconsin (BB 64) sent her Pioneer over the island at low altitude.
		When the UAV came over the island, the defenders heard the obnoxious sound of the two-cycle engine since the air vehicle was intentionally flown low to let the Iraqis know that they were being targeted.
	www.thenmc.org /wiscpioneer.html (745 words)

	USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)
		USS KEARSARGE is the third ship in the WASP - class and the fourth ship in the Navy to bear the name.
		The ARG, which left Apr. 14, 1999, was composed of the KEARSARGE, USS PONCE (LPD 15) and USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44).
		Upon arrival on station in the Adriatic Sea, the ARG deployed its Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit into Albania, to construct a camp for refugees fleeing the fighting in Kosovo.
	united-states-navy.com /ships/lhd3.htm (622 words)

	HEADLINE: USS Roosevelt CVBG Ready to Deploy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		USS Roosevelt CVBG Ready to Deploy NAVEUR NEWS SERVICE By 2nd Fleet Public Affairs NORFOLK (NWS) - Ships and squadrons of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Battle Group deployed March 26 from their east coast bases for a scheduled six-month deployment.
		The USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Amphibious Ready Group is scheduled to begin its six-month deployment April 14, relieving the USS Nassau (LHA 4) Amphibious Ready Group.
		Departing April 14 with Kearsarge are USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and USS Ponce (LPD 15), along with more than 2,000 Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/docs/990327-eurnews.htm (214 words)

	USS PONCE (LPD15) Ship Characteristics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		USS PONCE is the first United States Ship to be named after the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, which in turn is named in honor of the Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce de Leon.
		USS PONCE (LPD 15) is assigned to Commander, AMPHIBIOUS GROUP TWO as a unit of the Naval Surface Forces, United States Atlantic Fleet and is the 12th and last vessel of the AUSTIN class.
		Her mission is to embark, transport, land and support United States Marine Corps and Navy elements by sea and air, and to conduct amphibious landings or raids to secure beach heads for further prosecution of operations ashore.
	www.ponce.navy.mil /characteristics.htm (239 words)

	The Agonist: Deployment Update
		The USS Comfort, a 1,000-bed floating hospital, was scheduled to leave port at Baltimore for Diego Garcia in early January 2003.
		USS Milius (DDG 69): 266 crew, departed San Diego on Nov. 2, 2002, with the Constellation Battle Group, but tasked to MIOPS on arrival in the Gulf.
		USS Tortuga (LSD 46): 310 personnel, departed Norfolk on Aug. 26, 2002.
	www.agonist.org /archives/000526.html (5563 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		USS Ponce, commanded by CAPT Leon F. Mahoney, embarked SPMAGTF-Liberia and set sail for Mamba Station June 10 from Norfolk, Va., with a short stop in Morehead City, N.C., to embark Marine forces and all associated equipment.
		Although Ponce arrived on station with equipment in its well deck to exercise a number of assistance and evacuation options, air transport was used exclusively to transfer more than 2,800 troops and passengers to and from the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia and Freetown, Sierra Leone, during the operation.
		William Milam, where he was given a tour of Ponce and the various combat elements of the Blue and Green team, and personally spoke with many of the crew and embarked Marines.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/news/eurnews/eur96/eur96034.txt (2180 words)

	All Hands: Clearing the way: U.S. and coalition Sailors clear underwater mines from the waterways of the northern ...
		The Sailors of USS Ponce (LPD 15) and Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14 spent long hours getting the difficult and often dangerous job done.
		Ponce and HM-14 are using two different devices to search for and destroy underwater mines in the region; the MK-105 sled (magnetic device) with the MK-104 acoustic device, and the AQS-14 sonar.
		For Ponce, mine countermeasure (MCM) operations were a new thing, but they stepped right up to the challenge.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IBQ/is_1034/ai_105617584 (1614 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		On-site ACR rep was working job on USS HALYBURTON, passed job to Richard Starks, C4332.
		Our investigation reveals there is a 3 month window before and after the required 12 months in which the davit may be tested and still remain operational.
		During our investigation we revealed that the engine leaks at the sealing surface where the 2 blocks are joined together.
	www.spear.navy.mil /FTSC/961010.txt (1791 words)

	Royal Navy ditties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		He told me they went to England once, and on his first run ashore he wondered why everyone was laughing when he told them what the name of his ship was.
		By this time he understood the connotations of the word and was thoroughly disappointed when disembarking from the bus in London to find the driver had written in felt tip pen the words "USS Ponce" in the destination sign on the front of the bus.
		Apparently the British meaning of ponce is never used over in the States.
	www.axfordsabode.org.uk /ditty023.htm (262 words)

	Port (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		From USS Ponce, 16 Marines and Sailors put in more than 60 man-hours working in Floridia, Sicily at the "Instituto di Beneficenza" orphanage.
		The troops painted playground equipment and fences, pulled several bags of weeds from the driveway and removed trash and debris from the playground area, all to the delight of the children there.
		One sailor from the Ponce was very clear in his reason for helping at the orphanage.
	www.26meu.usmc.mil /Releases/0503-port.htm (379 words)

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		The next morning Dennis and I drove to the Norfolk Naval Base to board one of the 8 buses which would take us to Moorhead City, NC where we would board the Kearsarge.
		We saw both the USS Ponce and the USS Gunston Hall depart from our holding area while we waited for water transportation to take us 7 miles out to board the Kearsarge.
		We were on the second group to board a Landing Craft from the USS Ponce.
	www.jjgassoc.com /tiger.htm (757 words)

	Naval Station Norfolk -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		On July 12, 1921, the name was changed again under the command of Capt. S.H.R. Doyle, to NAS Norfolk, with direct reporting to the (additional info and facts about Bureau of Aeronautics) Bureau of Aeronautics in Washington, D.C. Using the same theories of Eugene Ely's flight nearly 13 years earlier, another milestone was achieved.
		In an effort similar to base closure struggles the military has today, civilian employees of the Assembly and Repair Department (forerunner of the former Naval Air Depot) joined the Norfolk (An association of businessmen to protect and promote business interests) Chamber of Commerce in successfully fighting the planned suspension of aircraft overhaul work.
		The training of air groups from newly-commissioned aircraft carriers such as Langley, (additional info and facts about USS Saratoga (CV-3)) USS Saratoga (CV-3) and (additional info and facts about USS Lexington (CV-2)) USS Lexington (CV-2) demanded expansion, but appropriations were meager for shore establishments.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/na/naval_station_norfolk.htm (5054 words)

	Henderson Hall Main Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Those Marines and Sailors, aboard the USS Kearsarge, relieved the 26th MEU(SOC) in Brazzaville, Congo, then proceeded to Freetown, Sierra Leone, where they conducted a real-world, non-combatant evacuation operation from May 30 to June 4.
		ABOARD USS PONCE (LPD-15) -- Twenty small rubber boats wait in the well deck of USS Ponce.
		The evacuees will be searched, registered, and temporarily moved to the USS Ponce to avoid any conflict.
	www.dcmilitary.com /marines/hendersonhall/archives/june20/hh_e062097.html (554 words)

	Gulf War: August 1990 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		USS INDEPENDENCE Carrier Battle Group is in Indian Ocean and USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Carrier Battle Group is in the Mediterranean.
		USS SAMPSON (DDG 10) diverts freighter in the N. Arabian Sea.
		USS JOHN F. KENNEDY Carrier Battle Group transits Strait of Gibraltar enroute Mediterranean Sea Operation SHARP EDGE continues as 15 more people are evacuated from Liberia.
	www.history.navy.mil /wars/dstorm/dsaug.htm (988 words)

	Dolphins help relief effort by searching for mines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		THE USS PONCE, IN THE NORTHERN PERSIAN GULF -- The U.S. Navy added two dolphins Wednesday to the divers and minesweepers looking for anti-ship mines in the southern Iraqi port of Umm Qasr and the murky waterway that leads out of it to the Persian Gulf.
		Waiting in the gulf is a British relief ship, the RFA Sir Galahad, loaded with fresh water and food for Iraqi citizens caught between colliding armies.
		Both kinds of mines were blamed for explosions that crippled the USS Tripoli and USS Princeton during the 1991 Gulf War.
	www.messenger-inquirer.com /news/war/5673641.htm (605 words)

	Marine Corps News -> 24TH MEU (SOC) BEGINS SPLIT-ARG, MSSG-24 LEADS THE WAY IN MOROCCO AND BEYOND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Meanwhile, USS Ponce has begun a challenging schedule of exercises and port visits, the first of which was Tangier, Morocco.
		Should the call to action come, USS Ponce and the 24th MEU (SOC) Marines aboard her will be ready to answer it.
		Marines and Sailors of the 24th MEU (SOC) and USS Ponce tour the Moroccan city of Tetouan during a recent port visit.
	www.marines.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/lookupstoryref/200152085557 (950 words)

	UNITED STATES NAVY IN DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		USS INDEPENDENCE Carrier Battle Group is in Indian Ocean and US~ DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Carrier Battle Group is in the Mediterranean.
		USS SAIPAN (~A-2), USS PONCE (LPD-15), USS SUMmR (1ST- 1188), USS PETERSON (DD-969), off Liberia inserts USMC reinforced rifle company into U.S. Embassy compound in Monrovia for increased secu- rity.
		USS SARATOGA Carrier Battle Group and battleship USS WISCONSIN depart East coast ports on scheduled deployment.
	www.gulflink.osd.mil /histories/db/navy/usnavy_084.html (304 words)

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