USS LEAHY (DLG-16) BASIC CHRONOLOGY 1969

 
January 1 - 3 Inport, Norfolk, VA
  3 - 9 Underway, SAN JUAN Op Area
  9 - 14 Inport, San Juan, PR
  14 - 18 Underway, CARIBBEAN Op Area
  18 - 23 Inport, Roosevelt Roads, PR
  23 - 27 Anchored, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
  27 - 28 Underway, VIRGIN ISLANDS Op Area
  28 - 31 Anchored, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
31 January - 1 February Underway, Fleet Operations Area
  1 - 3 Inport, San Juan, PR
  3 - 5 Underway, PUERTO RICO Op Area, Fired 13 Standard missiles
  6 - 10 Inport, San Juan, PR
  10 - 13 Underway, enroute to Norfolk, VA
  13 - 25 Inport, Norfolk, VA
  25 - 26 Underway, VACAPES Op Area
26 February - 4 April Inport, Norfolk, VA
4 April-21 May Inport, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Post-Shakedown Availability
  21 - 23 Inport, Norfolk, VA, Placed "In Commission" on 22 MAY
  23 - 29 Underway, VACAPES Op Area
29 May-10 July  Inport, Norfolk, VA, Nuclear Weapons Acceptance Inspection (NWAI) 9-11 JUN, Admin Inspection 16-17 JUN
  10 - 11 Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, VA
  11 - 25 Inport, Norfolk, VA, Preparations for UNITAS X
  25 - 28 Underway, enroute to San Juan, PR
28 July - 2 August  Inport, San Juan, PR
  02 - 06 Underway, enroute to Cartegena, Colombia
  06 - 10 Inport, Cartegena, Colombia
  10 - 12 Underway, enroute to Panama Canal
  12 - 14 Inport, Rodman Naval Base, Canal Zone
  14 - 18 Underway, enroute to Guayaquil, Ecuador
  18 - 21 Inport, Guayaquil, Ecuador
  21 - 22 Anchored, Salinas, Ecuador
  22 - 25 Underway, enroute to Galapagos Islands
  25 - 27 Anchored, Isla Baltra, Galapagos
  28 Anchored, Isla San Cristobal, Galapagos
28 August-4 September Underway, enroute to Callao, Peru
  4 - 6 Inport, Callao (Lima), Peru
  6 - 8 Underway, enroute to Arica, Chile
  8 - 9 Inport, Arica, Chile
  9 - 11 Underway, enroute to Mejillones Bay, Chile
  11 - 12 Anchored, Mejillones Bay, Chile
  12 - 13 Underway, enroute to Bahia Inglesa, Chile
  13 - 14 Anchored, Bahia Inglesa, Chile
  14 - 17 Underway, enroute to Valparaiso, Chile
  17 - 23 Inport, Valparaiso, Chile
  23 - 26 Underway, enroute to Puerto Montt, Chile
  26 - 29 Anchored, Puerto Montt, Chile
29 September - 2 October Underway, enroute to Punta Arenas, Chile
  2 - 3 Inport, Punta Arenas, Chile
  3 - 6 Underway, enroute to Puerto Belgrano, Chile
  6 - 10 Anchored, Puerto Belgrano, Chile
  10 - 15 Underway, enroute to Montevideo, Uruguay
  15 - 21 Inport, Montevideo, Uruguay
  21 - 30 Underway, enroute to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
30 October - 6 November Inport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  6 - 10 Underway, enroute to Salvador, Brazil
  10 - 12 Inport, Salvador, Brazil
  12 - 28 Underway, enroute to La Guaira, Venezuela
28 November - 2 December Inport, La Guaira, Venezuela
  2 - 5 Underway, enroute to San Juan, PR
  5 - 7 Inport, San Juan, PR
  7 - 10 Underway, enroute to Norfolk, VA
  10 - 31 Inport, Norfolk, VA
 

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