View and download the 58 page document here: USS Calvert – Historical Research Notes – 1965.08.23 to 1966.06.30 (the document will open in a new tab).
Chronological highlights for this period include:
Final Western Pacific Cruise
- Underway from San Diego to Buckner Bay, Okinawa – August 23 – September 12
- Buckner Bay – September 12 – 13
- Underway to Yokosuka, Japan – September 13 – 16
- Yokosuka, Japan – September 16 – October 8
- Underway to Inchon, Korea – October 8 – October 12
- Inchon, Korea – October 12 – 13 | Underway to Pusan, Korea – October 13 – 15
- Pusan, Korea – October 15 – 17
- Underway to Qui Nhon, Vietnam – October 17 – 23
- Qui Nhon, Vietnam – October 23 – 25
- Underway to Subic Bay – October 25 – 27
- Subic Bay – October 27 – November 15
- Underway to Okinawa – November 15 – 18
- Okinawa – November 18 – 20
- Underway to Da Nang, Vietnam – November 20 – 24
- Da Nang – November 24 – 25
- Underway to Subic Bay, Philippines – November 25 – 28
- Subic Bay, Philippines – November 28 – 29
- Underway to Hong Kong – November 29 – December 2
- Hong Kong – December 3 – December 8
- Underway to Okinawa – December 8 – 11
- Buckner Bay, Okinawa – December 11 – 13
- Underway to Sasebo, Japan – December 13 – 15
- Sasebo, Japan – December 15 – 17
- Underway to Okinawa – December 17 – 19
- Buckner Bay, Okinawa – December 19 – 20
- Underway to Da Nang, Vietnam – December 20 – 25
- Da Nang Harbor, Vietnam – December 25 – January 17 |
- Underway to Chu Lai, Vietnam – January 17 – 18
- Chu Lai, Vietnam – January 18 – 19
- Underway to Subic Bay, Philippines – January 19 – 21
- Subic Bay, Philippines – January 21 – 27
- Underway to Hong Kong – January 27 – 29
- Hong Kong Harbor – January 29 – February 3
- Underway to Pearl Harbor – February 3 – 17
- Pearl Harbor – February 17 – 19
- Underway to San Diego – February 19 – 26
Final days in San Diego
- San Diego – February 26 – May 18
- Underway to San Francisco – May 18 – 20
- Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco – May 20 – June 30
Decommissioning – Hunter’s Point, San Francisco – June 30, 1966
Additional documents covering other periods of WWII are available here: https://www.usscalvert.com/history/1960s-vietnam-war/
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Document version history and notes:
- First published December 7, 2024: v2024.12.07.