1969 USS New Orleans LPH-11 Picayune Ship Newspaper 27 Issue Lot Vietnam War Era

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This is a lot of 27 Vietnam War era issues of the USS New Orleans Picayune which was the ship newspaper for the US Navy Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship USS New Orleans LPH-11,.   This lot includes the issues dating between September 17 and December 31, 1969 which are all in Volume One of this ship newspaper.   All issues measuring about 10” x 6.75” and most are four or eight pages.   All issues have photos and articles of interest to the officers and crew of the USS New Orleans serving in 1969 during the Vietnam War.  All issues are vintage originals in very good condition.   Email any questions.  Thanks for looking.
The following is a list of the issue dates in this lot all dated 1969:
September – 17, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29 and 30
October – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11. 12, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21
November – 19 and 21
December – 9 and 31
The following is some Vietnam War era history on the USS New Orleans from Wikipedia:
USS New Orleans (LPH-11) was an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship to be so named, and is the first named for the Battle of New Orleans, which was the last major battle of the War of 1812.
New Orleans was laid down on 1 March 1966 at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was launched on 3 February 1968 and sponsored by Mrs. Arthur A. De la Houssaye. She was commissioned on 16 November 1968 with Captain G.M. Even in command.
1960s and 1970s
New Orleans made her first appearance in the Western Pacific in August 1969 as flagship for Amphibious Ready Group Bravo. Her embarked Marine helicopter squadron and battalion leading team were ready to be landed within hours. In October, she hosted the Eighth Vietnamese Awards. Later that month, she participated in Operation Keystone Cardinal, a retrograde movement of Marines out of South Vietnam. The ship's first deployment terminated in March 1970. After having participated in five amphibious exercises, conducted many weeks of Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) maneuvers in the South China Sea, and visiting such ports as Hong Kong, Manila, Subic Bay, Okinawa, and Taipei, New Orleans returned to San Diego.
Two other interesting assignments were given to New Orleans prior to her next Western Pacific deployment. In August 1970, she became flagship for Commander First Fleet and provided support for president Richard Nixon's visit to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and made a port call to Acapulco. Then, in late 1970, she prepared for the recovery of Apollo 14. On 9 February 1971, she picked up astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell some 900 miles (1,450 km) south of American Samoa.
In May 1971, New Orleans made her second Western Pacific appearance, conducting various contingency exercises, a multi-national cruising exercise simulating a convoy under combat conditions, and a simulated assault with the Marines on the island of Mindoro, Republic of the Philippines. This deployment was completed in November of that same year.
New Orleans during Operation End Sweep off Hai Phong Port, 1973.
Following a rather extensive yard period, New Orleans began her next Western Pacific deployment on 17 July 1972 under the command of Captain R.W. Carius. She became flagship for Amphibious Squadron Three and later Amphibious Ready Group Alfa under Commodore W.H. Ellis. During late July and early August, New Orleans and her embarked units participated in the Philippine flood relief operations, earning the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.
The helicopter carrier became engaged in contingency operations again with the ready group off the coast of Vietnam until early February 1973, at which time she became the flagship for Commander Task Force 78 and the control ship for Operation End Sweep. CTF 78, headed by Rear Admiral Brian McCauley, was tasked with de-mining operations for the coast and harbors of North Vietnam. She ceased operations in Haiphong Harbor on 17 April 1973.
New Orleans next participated in recovery operations for the Skylab 3 mission (28 September 1973) and Skylab 4 mission (8 February 1974). She was also present for the recovery of astronauts Thomas Stafford, Deke Slayton, and Vance Brand during the joint American-Soviet Apollo-Soyuz mission of 24 July 1975.
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