USS LEAHY (CG-16) BASIC CHRONOLOGY 1988

January	01 - 10	Drydocked, Drydocked #3 Lony Beach, Naval Long Beach, CA
	11 - 15	Pre Light Off Examination #1 (PLOE I)*
	16 - 25	Drydocked, Drydocked #3 Lony Beach, Naval Long Beach, CA
	26	Bounce Ship*
27 January - 01 February		Drydocked, Drydocked #3 Long Beach, Naval Shipyard (LBNSY)
	02	Undocked
03 Febuary - 24 April		Pier #3 Long Beach, Naval Shipyard
	25 - 29	MTT* Assist Visit
30 April - 05 June		Pier #3 Long Beach, Naval Shipyard
	06 - 10	PLOE* II
	11 - 27	Pier #3 Long Beach, Naval Shipyard
	24	Crew Move Aboard
	28 - 29	PLOE* III
30 June - 05 July		Pier #3 Long Beach, Naval Shipyard
	06 - 08	LOE*
	09	Lit Fires
10 July - 07 August		Steam Testing
	08 - 12	Underway SOCAL OPAREA for Sea Trials I
	13 - 19	Inport Long Beach
	20 - 24	Inport Long Beach
	25	Completed Overhaul Long Beach Naval Shipyard (LBNSY), Long Beach, CA
	26	Enroute San Diego, California (Dependents Cruise)
27 Aug - 03 October		Upkeep, San Diego, CA
	03 - 06	MTT Phase I for OPPE*
	06	Enroute Seal Beach, California
	07	Inport Seal Beach, CA For Weapons Onload
	08	Enroute San Diego
	09	Inport San Diego
	10 - 14	Enroute Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
	15 - 16	Inport Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
	17	Commence CSSQT*
18 October - 23 November		Local Operations Pearl Harbor
	24	1st Successful Missile Shot
	25 - 29	Local Operations Pearl Harbor
	30	RTLOS* Missile Shot
December	01	Complete CSSQT*
	02 - 07	Enroute San Diego, CA
	08 - 11	Inport San Diego
	12 - 13	Training Readiness Evaluation (TRE) For Refresher Training "89"
	14	Inport San Diego
	15 - 16	Command Inspection (COMCRUDESGRU FIVE)
	17 - 31	Holiday Leave Period
*Bounce Ship		Bounce is a term used by helicopter pilots to describe their experience with the ship’s landing pad
*CSSQT		Combat System Ship Qualification Trials
*MTT		Military Training Team
*LOE		Local Operating Equipment
*PLOE		Propulsion Local Operating Equipment
*RTLOS		Remote Track Launch on Search
*OPPE		Operational Propulsion Plant Exam
		DECLASSIFIED