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Naval and Maritime Events July 1974—December 1974
Compiled and prepared by Commander J. B. Finkelstein, U. S. Navy
On 19 November "The CENTO maritime exercise, Midlink 74, involving naval and air units from Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States, began in the Arabian Sea. ...” This view shows three British participants in the exercise, the nuclear attack submarine Warspite, the frigate Falmouth, and the tanker Green Rover.
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1 July According to the Maritime Administration, there were 588 vessels of 1,000 tons and over in the active oceangoing merchant fleet as of this date. There was a decrease of two active vessels and an increase of two inactive vessels in the privately-owned fleet compared to 1 June 1974. The number of vessels in the privately-owned fleet is 589. Of these, 565 are active. The total U. S.-flag merchant fleet decreased from
1 June by 12 to 965.
The 174-year-old Boston Naval Shipyard, the oldest in the nation, closed.
The Cunard Line reported the cruise ship Ambassador with 625 persons aboard went adrift 100 miles north of Venezuela because of a mechanical failure, but resumed course later in the day.
Marine Power and Equipment Company, Inc., Seattle, Washington, received a $9,390,370 contract from the Naval Ship Systems Command for construction of 22 ships-waste offloading barges (SWOB).
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General George S. Brown, and the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral James L. Holloway III, were sworn into their new positions.
2 July Admiral Thomas H. Moorer retired as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Bell Aerospace Company and Rohr Industries received $36,232,080 and $35,213,993 contracts respectively for further development and design of a 2,000-ton surface effect ship.
3 July The South Korean government reported one of its patrol boats sank an armed North Korean vessel in the second naval battle between the two countries in four days.
4 July The Soviet space craft Soyuz was launched with two cosmonauts aboard to link up with the Russian space station Salyut 3.
Retired Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., reportedly said he saw no reason why women should not be able to serve the Navy in any capacity, including chief of naval operations.
6 July The Panama Canal Company reported a record deficit of $12 million for the fiscal year ending 30 June 1974.
8 July Israeli gunboats sank 10 to 21 boats in a reprisal raid on Palestinian ports along Lebanon’s Mediterranean coast.
The Naval Academy announced that seven midshipmen had been dismissed and 13 others placed on probation for their actions in a cheating scandal involving a navigation examination. The instructor who provided answers to the exam was reprimanded and transferred to a non-teaching job.
The French Line announced the liner France would be laid up no later than the fall of 1974.
9 July The Department of Defense said the Soviet helicopter carrier Leningrad was heading into the Indian Ocean for the first time.
Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Inc., received a $97,721,584 contract modification for additional procurement or experimental development for research for the development and production planning for the Trident missile program.
11 July At the United Nations conference on the law of the sea in Caracas, the United States reportedly yielded to increasing pressure from other nations and declared its readiness to abandon the three-mile limit in favor of an "economic zone” of 200 miles.
The Defense Department announced that the navies and air forces of seven Latin American countries would join the U. S. Navy in the 15th consecutive naval exercises in Latin American waters, called Unitas XV, commencing from Roosevelt Roads on 2 August 1974.
12 July The President signed legislation making Admiral’s House, the former residence of the chief of naval operations, the official residence of the Vice President.
15 July Cypriot troops led by
Malta aboard a British air force | after being forced to take refuge °n^ British military base in Cyprus by coup that overthrew his government
For the first time, 15 women reP°ftj as plebes at the Merchant Marine Ac3 emy in the 348-person class of 19^
19 July The Icelandic gunboat ^ shelled the British trawler C. S. and arrested the trawler for allefj fishing in Icelandic waters.
20 July Japanese Foreign since systems to monitor radioac1 had been installed.
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Greece turned down demands P°r end to the military regime.
USS Saipan (LHA-2) was launched Pascagoula, Mississippi.
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An F-4 Phantom from the USS a (CVA-61) accidentally shot down a copter with a Sidewinder missile dn j training exercises near the PhihpP (£( All six Navy men aboard the helk°P were killed.
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23 July The Greek military / v turned over power to former Pre Constantine Karamanlis.
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25 July The Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation received a $285.4 million contract to begin construction of the first Trident submarine.
The World Court ruled roday that Iceland’s decision to extend exclusive fishing rights to 50 nautical miles from the coast could not apply to Britain.
26July The USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN- 602) successfully test fired a Polaris A-3 missile while submerged about 30 miles off Cape Canaveral.
Australia and New Zealand said France had conducted an atmospheric nuclear test at the Mururoa Atoll test site in the South Pacific.
27 July A Marine AV-8A Harrier crashed and burned at an air show in Milwaukee, but the pilot survived after ejecting just before the aircraft hit the ground.
The USS Valdez (DE-1096) was commissioned at Charleston, South Carolina.
28 July Turkish naval and merchant ships and helicopters continued landing more troops and armor on Cyprus but did not attempt to advance beyond the 200 square mile area Turkish troops held between Nicosia and Kyrenia.
29July Turkish troops reportedly continued to expand their area of control eastward from the Kyrenia beachhead.
30 July The Department of Defense announced the reassignment of Rear Admiral Julien J. LeBourgeois as President, Naval War College, replacing Vice Admiral Stansfield Turner, who was ordered to command the Second Fleet.
31 July Deputy Secretary of Defense William P. Clements, Jr., approved Air Force plans to proceed with initial production of the A-10 close air support aircraft.
The Navy reported it had moved to stop Grumman Aerospace Corporation from profiting on millions of dollars of ad-
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The British government announced plans for nationalization of the shipbuilding, ship repairing, and marine engineering industries.
Total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on 31 July 1974 was 2,161,505, a decrease of 500 from the previous month. Navy and Marine Corps figures were 546,989 and 189,393 respectively compared to 568,353 and 193,587 one year ago.
1 August According to the Maritime Administration, there were 584 vessels of 1,000 tons and over in the active oceangoing merchant fleet as of this date. There was a decrease of four active vessels and an increase of two inactive vessels in the privately-owned fleet compared to 1 July 1974. The number of vessels in the privately-owned fleet is 587. Of these, 561 are active. The total
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1 July by 14 to 951.
2 August In closed-door testimony given the Senate Armed Services Committee last month and made public today, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, William E. Colby, predicted any substantial expansion of the U. S. Navy’s presence in the Indian Ocean would be matched by the Soviet Navy.
The Department of Defense announced it had received approval from the Civil Service Commission to waive provisions of the Dual Compensation Act to hire retired regular military physicians as medical officers in pay grades GS-11 through GS-14.
5 August Seaman Timothy Nunley and his parents filed $5 million and $1.5 million damage suits respectively against the federal government charging Navy doctors were reckless in failing to diagnose Nunley’s cancer earlier in his terminal illness.
The President signed a $22.2 defense procurement bill into law- bill provided $12.9 billion for equipmen^ procurement, $8.9 billion for resejr and development, and $263 milli°n 1 aid to South Vietnam.
General Electric Company, Kn°. Atomic Power Laboratory, SchenecM . New York, received a $125,631,603 c0^ tract modification for naval components and a $50,493,000 contr^ modification for naval propulsion search and development.
6 August John P. Diesel, preside”^ Newport News Shipbuilding, told1 House Armed Services SubconTi&Jf. , on Seapower that problems in wal\| construction were a result of Navy estimates, Navy delivery dates, and arrogance. He told the congressmen the Navy chronically underestim1’^ shipbuilding costs so that it can get money from Congress.
8 August The Navy announced the 54 sailors who missed the USS way’s 14 June 1974 sailing from
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to tro°p reinforcements were flown itig to°Rbasts on Cyprus but, accorded] flt'sb officials, will not unilat- tep*** fhe Australian government ^OtTib C- brance had detonated a nucleat bn, _ln her current Pacific test series
PoititK°bert C. Gooding for ap httued16111t0 ^ce -Admiral and con K,:aVa| asstgnment as Commander T, ea Systems Command, he Der,
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LTV Aerospace Corporation, Dallas, Texas, received a $50,762,566 contract for procurement of A-7D and A-7E aircraft for the Navy and Air Force.
The Department of Defense announced that the President had nominated Rear Admiral Shannon D. Cramer, Jr., for appointment to Vice Admiral and assignment as Director for Plans, Defense Mapping Agency.
The Department of Defense announced that the President had nominated Rear Admiral Earl F. Rectanus for appointment to Vice Admiral and assignment as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Resources and Management), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Intelligence).
The Department of Defense announced that the President had nominated Rear Admiral James B. Wilson for appointment to Vice Admiral and assignment as Chief of Naval Education and Training.
17 August The USS Parche (SSN-683) was commissioned at Pascagoula, Mississippi.
18 August Warning Turkey about advancing too far on Cyprus, Secretary of Defense Schlesinger said the United States would have to evaluate aid programs for Turkey.
19 August The U. S. ambassador to Cyprus, Rodger P. Davies, was murdered during a demonstration at the U. S. Embassy in Nicosia.
The Department of Defense announced that the USS Forrestal (CVA-59) had joined the USS Independence (CVA-62) in the eastern Mediterranean in response to the Cyprus situation.
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The British government announced plans to nationalize all British seaports.
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25 August France exploded another nuclear bomb in the series of atmospheric nuclear tests in the South Pacific.
Japanese fishermen tied 60 of their boats to Japan’s first nuclear-powered ship, the Mutsu, to prevent her leaving port in a demonstration against feared radioactive pollution of the sea.
26 August An Air Force F-15 Eagle flew 3,000 miles from Loring Air Force Base, Maine, to Royal Air Force Base at Bentwaters, England, without refueling by using two fuel pallets providing 10,000 additional pounds of fuel.
27 August The Soviet Union announced the launching of Soyuz 15 with two cosmonauts aboard, presumably to
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The United States turned over the tank landing ship USS Westchester County (LST-1167) to Turkey at Seattle, Washington, despite some public criticism of continuing aid to Turkey as a combatant in the conflict on Cyprus.
28 August The South Vietnamese government reported the discovery of oil off its coast, although the amount of the find had not been determined.
The Department of Defense announced that the Armed Forces obtained 45,100 enlistments or 95 per cent of their goal for July. Navy and Marine Corps percentages were 86 and 100 respectively.
29 August The new government of Iceland announced reversal of the plans of the previous government to close the NATO base at Keflavik.
The third United Nations Law of the Sea Conference, meeting in Caracas, ended with little to show except an
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30 August Greece notified the Llni(C States and other Atlantic alliance n'el1' bers that it wanted to begin talks a the future of foreign military instai tions in Greece.
The Israeli defense minister said S°vlt, minesweeping operations in the Gu* Suez would be coordinated with Ist3
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Admiral Hyman G. Rickover charged ^ a speech that the Navy’s ships we1* the worst material condition in years.
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The Armed Forces recruited 99 Per c^, of their overall objective for Aug 1974. Navy and Marine Corps %ut were 87 and 101 per cent respectiv
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Forces on 31 August 1974 was 2,154,' a decrease of 7,099 from the PreVt> month. Navy and Marine Corps figu. were 547,157 and 190,262 respect, compared with 566,423 and 192,410 0 year ago.
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A U. S. Air Force SR-71 reconnais5^ plane flew from New York to Lon ^ in one hour, 56 minutes to set a re for the 3,490-mile Atlantic crossing’
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4 September General Creighton ^ Abrams, Army Chief of Staff, die ^ complications following surgery t0 move a cancerous lung.
5 September Fred C. Ikle, director the Arms Control and Disarma*11
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ihn>te'>l^er Defense Department proved*^ that the President had ap- y' dle implementing directive for cerj3 ^ Incentive Pay for medical offi- f]a '^Qualified medical officers below not serving in residency or t0$la^ W0U^ receive a bonus of up duty l °° a year f°r each year of active in,( .[ cy agree to serve after completes initial -
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President Ford announced the appointment of General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., as Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, to succeed General Andrew J. Goodpaster.
The President announced establishment of a clemency program for draft evaders and deserters who committed their offenses between 1 August 1964 and 28 March 1973, which would provide for issuance of a clemency discharge following two years of alternate service.
17 September France launched the nuclear missile submarine Indomitable, the first to carry the M-20 missile, at Cherbourg.
The President announced appointment of Gary D. Penisten as assistant secretary of the Navy for financial management, and H. Tyler Marcy as assistant secretary of the Navy for research and development.
18 September Vanderbilt University officials announced that Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., had been named visiting professor and would lecture in the graduate school of management and in the departments of history, political science, and philosophy.
The French Line announced that the liner France was being removed from service immediately instead of on the planned date of 25 October 1974.
19 September Senator John C. Stennis, chairman of the Senate Armed Services
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24 September The Defense Department announced that a Soviet naval force of two "Kresta II” cruisers, a diesel submarine and an oiler were scheduled to arrive in Cuba, reportedly the 12th time since 1969 that Soviet naval units have visited Cuba.
The Senate Completed congressional action on an $82.6 billion defense appropriation bill, $4.5 billion lower than requested but the largest single appropriation ever passed by Congress.
The National Science Foundation reported that scientists at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, reported a violent ash eruption from Mt. Erebus, the only large active volcano in the Antarctic Continent.
26 September President Ford nominated General Frederick C. Weyand to succeed the late General Creighton W. Abrams as Army chief of staff.
27 September The Washington Post reported that about 200 Soviet sailors died when their "Kashin” class destroyer caught fire and sank in the Black Sea about two weeks ago.
30 September The Defense Department announced that the Armed Forces recruited 99 per cent of their goal of 49,500 during September. Navy and Marine Corps figures were 92 and 100 per cent respectively.
Total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on 30 September 1974 was 2,156,638 compared with 2,153,481 the previous month. Navy and Marine Corps figures were 546,464 and 192,203 respectively compared with 566,653 and 192,064 one year ago.
1 October According to the Maritime Administration, there were 562 vessels of 1,000 tons and over in the active oceangoing merchant fleet as of this date. There was a decrease of six active vessels and an increase of six inactive vessels in the privately-owned fleet compared to 1 September 1974. The number of vessels in the privately-owned fleet is
587. Of these, 541 are active. The tot U. S.-flag merchant fleet decreased 1 September by 3 to 939.
The Department of Defense announ£°J, that inflation had increased the cost0 completing 42 major weapons pr°ieCl' by $16 billion over estimates made months ago.
3 October The Grumman Aerospjtt Corporation, manufacturer of naval $ craft, announced it had received up $200 million of financing over the ne* four years from a group of U. S. ban and Bank Melli Iran.
The Defense Department said the S°Nlf Union test fired two new long-r3njl submarine-launched missiles about 49 miles from the Barents Sea into 1 Pacific.
4 October Navy civilian procure!”®^ specialist Gordon W. Rule, writing ^ the chairman of the House At01® Services Committee seapower s committee, reportedly called the n®" Trident submarine contract with G®n eral Dynamics Corporation "one o* most imprudent” he ever saw, built-in overrun and assurances that builder would be bailed out of finaflCI trouble.
6 October Japanese demonst®*1®1 marched through Yokosuka’s streets ^ three hours demanding that the Midway (CVA-4i), which is based at1 city, be withdrawn from Japan.
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Nineteen sailors from ships and in the Norfolk area reportedly ^ breach of contract suit charging ^ Navy with failing to pay them ProfnlSn, reenlistment bonuses ranging fr $4,000 to $6,000.
McDonnell Douglas Corporation - j the Northrop Corporation annoUn^.( an agreement to develop jointly a(1 ^ combat fighter for the Navy base^ ®^ the Northrop YF-17 Air Force des$
9 October The Naval Training Cen' San Diego, reported 78 sailors hosp
30 October In a Pentagon press con ence, Admiral James L. Holloway indicated the Navy will drop below
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10 October Lockheed Aircraft Corporation received a $275,139,394 contract modification to exercise an option for Lot VI of S-3A Weapons Systems for FY 1975.
14 October Japan’s nuclear-powered merchant ship Mutsu was allowed to return to port at Ominato by fishermen after the government of Japan granted concessions to the fishermen. The ship had drifted for more than a week in the northern Pacific.
Two Americans were rescued when their midget submarine was freed by divers after being ensnarled 275 feet down in the North Sea for more than six hours.
16 October A Japanese construction company announced it had signed a $168.7 million contract with Egypt to enlarge the Suez Canal to permit accommodation of 150,000-ton ships by 1979.
Grumman Aerospace Corporation repaid in full the $52 million in advance payments made by the Navy under the advance payment agreement. [2] who were killed or wounded during an alleged attack on their cargo ship, the MS Joseph Conrad, by American aircraft in Haiphong harbor during the Vietnam War.
The Defense Department announced that problems with the Poseidon missile had been corrected, about 13 months after they were reported. It was estimated that installation of the improved missiles would cost more than $100 million.
19 October France launched the diesel-powered submarine Agosta at Cherbourg. Reportedly this combat submarine can be converted to nuclear power.
The attack nuclear submarine USS Philadelphia (SSN-690) was launched at Groton, Connecticut.
20 October The Soviet Union opened a new missile test series with the launch of an ICBM from Tyuratam in central Russia into the Pacific.
24 October Navy officials confirmed plans to end phase one of its racial awareness program, rap sessions.
For the first time the Air Force successfully test fired a Minuteman I missile dropped from a C-5A transport flying at 20,000 feet over the Pacific off southern California.
26 October The first prototype F'1 U. S. Air Force inter-continental strate gic bomber was unveiled at Rockvc International Corporation, Palmd^ California.
27 October The liner Queen Elh^ 2 was damaged when high winds dr°'c her against a pier as she was depart111? Cherbourg for New York. She was pected to be delayed in departing at'e 48 hours.
ships, the first time since 1939, bef°re the total number of ships begins t0 increase.
USS La Salle (AGF-3), flagship of the D- ^ Navy Middle East Force, made her fifSt visit to Dubai, United Arab Emirat®
Grumman Aerospace Corporation ^ ceived a $136,449,000 contract for ^ 1974 F-14 procurement.
31 October The Defense Departme11 announced that General Dynamics ^ the leading defense contractor dud11!’ the past year with contracts valued s $1.9 billion, replacing Lockheed, k* 6 for the past five years.
The Marine Corps reported it had re
sumed Harrier flights, suspended afo
a 9 October fatal crash.
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2,156 4si°n r °Ctober '
ptevi' ’ a ^ecrease °f 542 from the C0r.°? month. Navy and Marine tespV gUreS Were 550-720 and 192,355 191 7anVdy comPared with 564,426 and
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tjle .^ePartment of Defense reported rmed Forces recruited almost 101 jn 1C'U their total objective of 41,500 fipn Ct° Cr' NavY and Marine Corps W were 97 per cent each.
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htne J^ccor<f'ng to the Mari-
vess I tn'nistration, there were 562
activ^ ° 1,000 tons an<f over in the
this (ja°CeanS°ing merchant fleet as of
of act^Je‘ ^here were the same number
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Mcd Octobcr by 5 to 934-
ceiveclnnC^ Douglas Corporation re- 1975 * ^4^’4S1,000 contract for FY
Ptocurement of C-9B aircraft.
e»iber The USS Moinester (de-
Spainl^n^er The United States and of tjJee^an negotiations on the renewal rightsaSreement on defense and base
The Sh u
H°u0a" °f lran and Admiral James c'ses f ay Watched Iranian naval exer- a formr°- the Iranian flagship Palatig, 0manW destroyer, in the Gulf of
1 ember Hughes Aircraft Com-
m°dificeCeiVed a ^194.137,914 contract Py j cation to exercise an option for troj s T°t the AWG-9 weapons con- instjji Crn anc^ associated equipment for atl°n on the F-14A aircraft.
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Natio^ Members of the French the ^ssembly reacted angrily to P°tCeI(!Cklosure that former French Air had 0 'eT°f Staff General Paul Stehlin bni]t jTP0sed ac<fu‘s'tion of the French- favor
The the 182,000-ton Krym, had begun her Black Sea trails.
7 November A U. S. Navy carrier task force headed by the USS Constellation (CVA-64) sailed into the Indian Ocean today.
French President Valery Giscard d’Es- taing spent a day at sea aboard the French nuclear missile submarine Terrible.
9 November The Pegasus (PHM-i), the first of a new class of patrol hydrofoil missile ships, was launched by the Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington.
11 November The Navy announced that the deployment departure date of USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) had been moved from 27 November to 5 December to accommodate work items identified during a recent Inspection and Survey. In another report the delay was attributed to a shortage of technical and engineering petty officers.
12 November Meeting in Quito, Ecuador, the foreign ministers of the Organization of American States failed by two votes to remove the economic and diplomatic sanctions imposed on Cuba more than ten years ago.
13 November The Navy announced that 78 former crewmen of USS Pueblo (AGER-2) would receive personal decorations for their actions while captives of the North Koreans. Commander Lloyd Bucher was not nominated for an award.
The Navy reported the carrier USS Coral Sea would be delayed in deploying from 27 November to 5 December because of a shortage of technical and engineering petty officers.
14 November The Air Force Tactical Air Command received its first operational F-15 from McDonnell Douglas in ceremonies at Luke AFB, Arizona, attended by President Ford. The delivery was two weeks ahead of schedule.
15 November The Coast Guard icebreaker Staten Island (WAGB-278) was decommissioned after 33 years of service with the Coast Guard, U. S. Navy, and Soviet Navy.
16 November Twenty western and eastern European nations and Tunisia
signed an agreement on the operation of four ship-borne weather stations in the North Atlantic, replacing a network of stations operating under the International Civil Aviation Organization since 1948. The United States did not join the accord because of the weather satellites it already maintains.
17 November Four Egyptian passenger ships, none larger than 8,000 tons, began the 100-mile Port Said to Suez trip—the first attempt at the transit since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War closed the canal to navigation.
18 November Striking machinists caused the shutdown of Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, halting work on a number of Navy ships.
The Navy announced formation of the new Mess Management Specialist (MS) rating, consolidating and superseding the present Steward (SD) and Commis- saryman (CS) ratings in early 1975.
79 November President Ford arrived in Tokyo, the first U. S. President to visit Japan.
The House Appropriation Committee cut the Navy’s requested Washington area construction budget by one-third and directed the service to come up with a plan to begin moving Washington naval facilities to other areas of the country.
The Department of Defense announced assignment of Vice Admiral Robert E. Adamson, Jr. and Vice Admiral Robert S. Salzer as Commander, Naval Surface Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet and Commander, Naval Surface Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet respectively.
Rear Admiral Howard E. Greer was nominated for appointment to Vice Admiral and assignment as Commander, Naval Air Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet.
The Cento maritime exercise, Midlink 74, involving naval and air units from Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States, began in the Arabian Sea. The antisubmarine, air defense, anti-surface, and mine warfare exercise was scheduled to end 30 November 1974,
20 November Media reported the Navy had assigned Seabee builder construction apprentice Leon L. Louie a
tvK°Vember The
USS Constellation
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in 21 ’ satfe<d into the Persian Gulf wnat Wt
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*l-4hrVemher The Cairo newspaper of the^* Sa'd *n an e<fitorial the impact j entry of an American aircraft be tPle Persian Gulf should not
Week mirn*zed h*y [its] brief stay of one mission°’’ ostensible orientation
States Ve>>lber ShiPs fr°m the United e^erc' ^ Philippines began a 14-day an arnV-1^ t*le Philippines to include land ^ '^i°us landing on Mindoro Is-
^ Japanese
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for COurt‘martial on assault charges Tim 1r°wing a Pie in the face of CWO qu 0t ^ P Curtin during morning SUarters at Port Hueneme.
^ November Lockheed Shipbuilding WaK°nStrUCtion Company, Seattle, tontrlngt°n’ received a 1252,920,319 ,r‘lct Por construction of submarine ders AS-39 and AS-40.
r,61^’ accompanied by the destroyers
Deplat was described by the Defense She rtment as a "familiarization” cruise.
enter 'u t*1C ^rst aircraft carrier to ter *e Gulf since 1948.
retary ^°rd and ’’ov'et General Sec- Vladire2hnev signed an agreement at
the nV0SK0lC t0 pUt 3 ceilin& of 2-4o° on
miSsiiUm W *ntercontinental ballistic atld h^' SU^>rnarine'iaunched missiles, have TjV^ ^>omh)ers each country could try er the agreement, each coun- p]eU arm 1,320 missiles with multi- P'e ^rheads (mirvs).
Uss tB°T?ber The uss Constellation, PerrU ° and uss Cochrane left the rS,an Gulf after a two day
carri<
*iteraft"*'’*C navai force of destroyers, s't*k tl ' and a suhmarine combined to Maru , Urr>ing 43,722-ton tanker Yuyu Japan mdes °ff the east coast of
dh No
fense Ve>n^er The Department of De- ctuitedn?°Unced rhe Armed Forces re- Vtrnb 3p>out 1(31 per cent of their No- hfariqj °h)ective of 36,700. Navy and 98 r«.C <~orPs percentages were 102 and resPectively. rotai
Potcer'Urnerical strength of the Armed °n 30 November 1974 was
2,153,914, a decrease of 2,568 from the previous month. Navy and Marine Corps figures were 551,602 and 191,922 respectively compared with 561,801 and 190,853 one year ago.
1 December According to the Maritime Administration, there were 566 vessels of 1,000 tons and over in the active oceangoing merchant fleet as of this date. There was an increase of five active vessels and a decrease of six inactive vessels in the privately-owned fleet compared to 1 November 1974. The number of vessels in the privately-owned fleet is 587. Of these, 546 are active. The total U. S.-flag merchant fleet decreased from 1 November by 5 to 929.
The Coast Guard rescued fifteen seamen from Lake Michigan after the 200-foot Canadian freighter Jennifer sank about 20 miles northeast of Milwaukee. A British freighter picked up the other 11 crewmen.
2 December Two Soviet destroyers and a submarine began a four-day visit to Casablanca, according to Tass.
Responding to the recent seizure of a West German trawler off Iceland, the German government banned all Icelandic fishing vessels from West German ports.
The Air Force announced consolidation of all Air Force strategic and tactical airlift under a single manager, the Military Airlift Command (MAC).
Fred Hoffman of the Associated Press reported Navy confirmation that the USS Sanctuary (AH-17) would be decommissioned in the spring of 1975 and with it the women-at-sea program would terminate.
3 December The British government announced that Britain plans to pull almost all troops out of the Far East in the next ten years and to reduce forces in all areas outside NATO. Also included in the plan were negotiations to end naval cooperation with South Africa.
The Baltimore Sun carried a Tass report saying the Soviet Union’s second nuclear-powered icebreaker Artika had begun her first sea trials.
4 December The French Defense Ministry confirmed that France had signed
a contract to supply $800 million in arms to Saudi Arabia.
5 December Hughes Aircraft Company received a 198,310,972 contract modification to exercise an option for the AIM-54A Phoenix missile.
7 December The United Nations General Assembly endorsed a Soviet proposal that the five nuclear powers cut their military budgets by 10 per cent and transfer 10 per cent of the savings to aid for developing countries.
President Ford signed a bill providing compensation for any damage or casualties in foreign countries caused by nuclear incidents involving the reactors on U. S. warships.
USS Roanoke (AOR-7) was launched at San Diego, California.
9 December Congressional conferees agreed on a $3 billion military construction authorization bill including $18.1 million for Diego Garcia. The bill required Presidential certification that the improvements on Diego Garcia were in the national interest before the money could be spent.
The United States opened an embassy in East Berlin. It was the first time the United States had an embassy in East Germany.
10 December The Department of Defense announced plans to disestablish Pacific Air Force headquarters next year.
The Navy announced changes to a number of ship classifications and designations, to become effective on 30 June 1975, designed to "eliminate inconsistencies in ship class names and . . . more accurately describe the offensive capabilities of surface combatant ships.”
14 December The USS Elmer Montgomery (DE-1082) arrived in the Jordanian port of Aqaba for a five-day visit, the first U. S. Navy ship to visit Jordan since the 1967 war.
The USS Virginia (DLGN-js) was launched at Newport News, Virginia.
16 December The Associated Press reported the Navy planned to push for a new heavily armed, nuclear-powered "strike cruiser.”
17 December The Navy confirmed it
Compiled by Commander J. B. Finkelstein, U. S. Navy
Keel Layings:
15 Feb. 1975 John Young (DD-973)
22 Feb. 1975 Mississippi (DLGN-40)
Ship Launched:
28 Dec. 1974 Elliot (DD-967)
Ships Commissioned:
25 Jan. 1975 USS South Carolina (DLGN-37) 1 Feb. 1975 USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN-686)
Ship Transferred to Military Sealift Command:
24 Feb. 1975 USS Waccamaw (AO-109)
Ships Disposed of by U. S. Navy:
6 December 1974: Ex-USS Knudson (LPR-101) sold to General Metals of Tacoma, Inc., for $62,261.
14 January 1975: Ex-USS Laub (DD-613) sold to J. L. Southard Trucking Co.
Whippany, N.J., for $170,000.
had asked the Justice Department to investigate possible fraud by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in connection with a multi-million dollar shipbuilding claim.
18 December French Navy officials reportedly said France would begin construction of a nuclear-powered helicopter carrier next April, to become operational in 1980.
The U. S. Embassy in Cairo said the United States had ended the major portion of clearing operations in the Suez Canal.
21 December The Senate Armed Services Committee criticized the surreptitious removal of documents from the National Security Council for transmission to the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1970 and 1971 and said Rear Admiral Robert O. Welander had to bear "major responsibility” for the improper conduct. The incidents were said to be isolated and posed no threat to civilian control of the military.
The USS Glenard P. Lipscomb (SSN-685) was commissioned at Groton, Connecticut.
22 December France’s competitor with the U. S. YF-16 and 17, the F-l Mirage fighter-bomber, made its first test flight.
23 December CBS denied charges by Dr. Ernest W. Lefever in a study for the Institute for American Strategy that the network news had engaged in "partial or slanted reporting” on national defense issues during 1972 and 1973.
The B-l supersonic bomber made its first flight, lasting 77 minutes.
25 December Japanese Foreign Minister Kiichi Miyazawa restated his government’s opposition to allowing nucleararmed ships to pass through Japanese waters.
The Soviet newspaper Pravda reported that the Soviet Union had put the first atomic lighthouse into service on the Baltic.
29 December The Washington Post reported that South Africa was expanding its naval base at Simonstown to more than double the former size, including a new tidal basin, more berths for warships up to cruiser size, and several submarine pens.
The Navy reportedly confirmed that the cost of overhauling the USS Nautilus (SSN-571) at Electric Boat had quadrupled from the $12 million estimate 30 months earlier.
30 December The Soviet Union announced that Leonid I. Brezhnev’s New Year visit to Egypt had been postponed.
31 December The Department of Defense announced the Armed Forces recruited about 105 per cent of their December objective of 22,000. Navy and Marine Corps percentages were 114 and 103 respectively.
Total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on 31 December 1974 was 2,139,667, a decrease of 14,247 from the previous month. Navy and Marine Corps figures were 549,419 and 192,167 respectively compared with 556,209 and 189,392 one year ago.
Changes in Status of Ships and Shore £1 stablishment
Former U. S. Navy Ships disposed of by U. S. Department of Commerce Maritime Administration:
22 January 1975: Ex-SS Hope (ex-USS Consolation [AH-15]) sold to Andy Inter national, Inc., Brownsville, Tex., for $378,999; ex-USS Severn (AO-61) sold » Brownsville Steel & Salvage, Inc., Bro'*'nS ville, Tex., for $315,777; ex-USS Piscattf111 (AOG-80) and ex-USS Suamico (AO-49) sold to Fuji Marden & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, for total price of $726,800.
Editor’s Note: The following date c0< rections should be made to entries on 111 of the January 1975 Notebook seed0'’ LHA-2 launching: 18 July 1974; DD-9 launching: 24 Sept. 1974; CA-72 and CA4
sale:22Julyl974;DD-567,MMD-30,DE-l°'7'1;
DE-1024, DER-328, and DER-389 S>1‘[ 16 Aug. 1974; CA-71 and CA-124 sa^ 1 Aug. 1974; IXSS-269 sale: 7 Aug- 197 ^ DER-147, DER-333, and LFR-1 sale: 1 Sept. 1974; DE-1025 and DL-1 sale: 22 A^' 1974; CVS-14 sale: 16 Sept. 1974; APA4^ APA-189, APA-133, and APA-159 sale: July 1974; APA-128, AK-241, APA4 ’ APA-136, and APA-172 sale: 20 Aug- l9? ’ T-AK-275, ARG-2, and AK-70 sale: 26 A^ 1974; AO-95, AO-96, AO-81 and A0- sale: 9 Sept. 1974.
[1] July U. S. Navy divers clearing the Suez Canal encountered a layer of water so dense with salt that they bounced off it while attempting to reach the canal bottom. The layer was reported to be twice as salty as the water in Utah’s Great Salt Lake.
[2] October A $7 million lawsuit was filed in U. S. District Court in Washington on behalf of 28 Polish sailors