I was home-ported there from 82-86 on the USS Prairie (AD-15) the oldest ship in the Navy at that time. It was shameful to watch the US sell that land to build a cargo handling area for the CHICOMs.
Hey Shipmate. I served aboard USS PIEDMONT (AD-17) 64-67. We were homeported in San Diego. I remember being tied up to the pier across from DIXIE and PRAIRIE at various times.
My first WESTPAC cruise in 64 we relieved the PRAIRIE in Okinawa. No liberty that day. Just anchored out in the stream and when PRAIRIE arrived, we exchanged movies, some paper shuffling and we were off to Yokosuka and PRAIRIE went home to San Diego.
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USS PIEDMONT (AD-17)
64-67
That was Long Beach, wasn’t it? My bro-in-law was on the USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) when it was ported there in the late 60s, early 70s.
Not to be nit picky and all, but the oldest ship in the fleet is 200+ years old and berthed in Boston.