Haze Gray & Underway.
As one of the Navy’s top ammunition ships, Santa Barbara participated in numerous fleet exercises (FLEETEX) and 6-month deployments. Her voyages include 3 oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian) , 5 seas (Arctic, Caribbean, Mediterranean, North, Red), and various bodies of water (Guantanamo Bay, Panama Canal, Persian Gulf, and Suez Canal).
Listed below is an UNOFFICIAL list of deployments.
|
Month |
Year |
to |
Month |
Year |
Deployment |
|
SEP |
1970 |
– |
MAR |
1971 |
Mediterranean-West Africa |
|
OCT |
1970 |
– |
MAR |
1971 |
Mediterranean |
|
APR |
1972 |
– |
MAY |
1972 |
Caribbean |
|
JUN |
1972 |
– |
FEB |
1973 |
Western Pacific / Vietnam War |
|
JUN |
1972 |
– |
FEB |
1973 |
Western Pacific / Vietnam War |
|
JAN |
1974 |
– |
MAR |
1974 |
Guantanamo Bay |
|
APR |
1974 |
– |
OCT |
1974 |
Mediterranean |
|
JAN |
1975 |
– |
MAR |
1975 |
Guantanamo Bay |
|
APR |
1975 |
– |
SEP |
1975 |
Mediterranean |
|
OCT |
1978 |
– |
APR |
1979 |
Mediterranean |
|
NOV |
1981 |
– |
MAY |
1982 |
Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
|
NOV |
1982 |
– |
JUN |
1983 |
Mediterranean |
|
FEB |
1984 |
– |
APR |
1984 |
Arctic Circle |
|
OCT |
1984 |
– |
FEB |
1985 |
Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
|
APR |
1985 |
– |
MAY |
1985 |
Caribbean |
|
SEP |
1986 |
– |
MAR |
1987 |
Mediterranean |
|
JUL |
1988 |
– |
FEB |
1989 |
Mediterranean |
|
APR |
1989 |
– |
APR |
1989 |
Caribbean |
|
NOV |
1989 |
– |
NOV |
1989 |
Caribbean |
|
DEC |
1990 |
– |
JUL |
1991 |
Mediterranean-Red Sea / Persian Gulf War |
|
MAR |
1992 |
– |
MAY |
1992 |
North Sea |
|
OCT |
1992 |
– |
APR |
1993 |
Mediterranean |
|
OCT |
1992 |
– |
APR |
1993 |
Mediterranean |
|
OCT |
1992 |
– |
APR |
1993 |
Mediterranean |
|
OCT |
1992 |
– |
APR |
1993 |
Mediterranean |
|
MAY |
1994 |
– |
NOV |
1994 |
Mediterranean |
|
NOV |
1994 |
– |
MAY |
1995 |
Mediterranean |
|
NOV |
1997 |
– |
DEC |
1997 |
Caribbean |
|
FEB |
1998 |
– |
SEP |
1998 |
Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |