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
   
 

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