The USCGC Half Moon's Deployments

1962 thru 1969
NBQR
Destination Departed Returned Comment-1 Comment-2
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Jan 29 1962 Feb 27 1962 Refresher Training Visited Port-au-Prince, Haiti
O. S. Echo Mar 30 1962 Apr 27 1962
O. S. Charlie May 19 1962 Jun 21 1962 Visited Argentia Visited St. Johns
Bermuda
Reserve Cruise
Jul 1 1962 Jul 13 1962
Nassau, Bahamas
Reserve Cruise
Jul 23 1962 Aug 3 1962
Curtis Bay, Md. Aug 10 1962 Oct 12 1962 Yard Availability Return via Norfolk, Newport and Earle
SAR F/V Monte Carlo & 5 men in the water Nov 15 1962 Nov 23 1962 Hostile submarine encounter during Cuban missle crisis
O. S. Bravo Dec 9 1962 Jan 12 1963 Visited Halifax Visited Argentia
O. S. Charlie Feb 9 1963 Mar 30 1963 Fatal Accident on OS/C Visited Dublin, Ireland
Bermuda
SAR Standby
Apr 16 1963 May 11 1963 SAR Cessna TJAAF Medevac USNS Croatan
O. S. Echo Jun 19 1963 Jul 18 1963
Bermuda
Reserve Cruise
Aug 11 1963 Aug 24 1963
O. S. Bravo Sep 11 1963 Oct 17 1963 Visited Halifax Visited Argentia
O. S. Delta Nov 6 1963 Dec 7 1963 Visited Argentia
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Jan 13 1964 Feb 23 1964 Refresher Training Ocho Rios, Jam. &
St. Thomas, Virgin Is.
SAR - BluePeter II
Bermuda
SAR Standby
Mar 19 1964 Apr 13 1964 SAR - Mormacpine 3 MEDEVACs
O. S. Charlie May 18 1964 Jun 19 1964 Visited Halifax
Curtis Bay, Md. Jul 13 1964 Oct 09 1964 Yard Availability Major Overhaul
Bridgeport, Ct. Nov 7 1964 Nov 9 1964 Community Relations Shakedown Cruise
Bermuda
SAR Standby
Nov 13 1964 Dec 08 1964 SAR - Yacht Adios MedEvac
USS Investigator
O. S. Bravo Jan 23 1965 Feb 24 1965 Ship Iced Up Visited Argentia
O. S. Delta Mar 28 1965 Apr 29 1965 Visited Halifax
O. S. Charlie May 27 1965 Jun 29 1965
Bermuda
Reserve Cruise
Jul 12 1965 Jul 24 1965
Bermuda
Reserve Cruise
Aug 09 1965 Aug 20 1965
O. S. Charlie Sep 16 1965 Oct 18 1965
O. S. Delta Nov 1 1965 Dec 1 1965
Bushey's Yard
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 2 1965 Jan 12 1966 Replaced Sonar X-ducer 3 times Infamous New York
City transit strike - no
cabs, buses, subways
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Jan 25 1966 Mar 9 1966 Refresher Training Visited Cap Haitien & Port-au-Prince, Haiti;
Kingston, Jamaica; Barranquilla, Colombia
Bermuda
SAR Standby
Apr 10 1966 May 10 1966
O. S. Charlie Jun 13 1966 Jul 17 1966 MedEvac to Argentia Oceano Mission
Curtis Bay, Md. Aug 1 1966 Sep 6 1966 Yard Availability Overhaul
O. S. Echo Oct 10 1966 Nov 10 1966 Visited Bermuda
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Jan 3 1967 Feb 7 1967 Refresser Training
Visited Miami
Cay Sal Patrol
Lobster Wars
Waters off
South Viet Nam
Apr 1 1967 Jan 22 1968 Member
Squadron 3
O. S. Bravo Apr 18 1968 May 22 1968 Visited Halifax Oceano Mission
O. S. Echo Jun 16 1968 Jul 23 1968 MedEvac
MV Brunsdeitch
Visited Bermuda
Curtis Bay, Md. Aug 12 1968 Sep 25 1968 Yard Availability
O. S. Bravo Oct 17 1968 Nov 18 1968 Visited St. Johns & Ile. St. Pierre SAR M/V ETNEFJELL
Philadelphia Navy Yard Nov 30 1968 Dec 14 1968 Collision with pier on return Spent 7 days at Todd's Ship Yard for repairs
O. S. Delta Mar 14 1969 Apr 15 1969
O. S. Delta May 23 1969 Jun 24 1969 Oceano Mission Final Ocean Station
DecommissionedJul 15 1969


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