ANDROSCOGGIN
U.S.
COAST GUARD CUTTER
ANDROSCOGGIN
SHIP'S LOG
3 November 1967 to 2 September 1968
| 3 Nov- Departed Miami for Far East Deployment. | 12 Apr- Fire in Seabag Locker. |
| 6 Nov- Arrived Panama Canal. | 15 Apr-3May Yokusaka, Japan - upkeep period. |
| 20-25 Nov- Honolulu, HI for briefings, repairs, and fuel at Pearl Harbor. | 10 May- Relieved CGC Minnetonka on SW coast of Viet-Nam. UNREP with USS Navasota. |
| 28 Nov- Crossed International Date Line. | 12 May- UNREP with USS Kennebec. |
| 5 Dec- Arrived Guam for fuel. | 14 May- Naval Gunfire Mission. |
| 10-15 Dec- Arrived Subic Bay for fuel, ammunition, and repairs. | 15 May- Naval Gunfire Mission. |
| 18 Dec- Relieved CGC Yakutat of Market Time Patrol duties, Western Coast of South Viet-Nam. | 16 May- Naval Gunfire Mission. |
| 22 Dec- Fired first Naval Gunfire Support mission. | 17 May-
Naval Gunfire Mission. UNREP with USS Taluga. |
| 23 Dec- First replenishment at sea (UNREP) with USS Bellatrix and USS Tolovana. | 19 May- UNREP with USS Procyon. |
| 27 Dec- First night UNREP with USS Katamai. | 22 May- Naval Gunfire Mission. Part of the first amphibious landing participated in by a WHEC in the Viet Nam War. |
| 29 Dec- UNREP with USS Aludra. | 25 May-
Naval Gunfire Mission. UNREP with USS Navasota. (See Plan Of The Day) |
| 30 Dec- Fired first night NGFS mission. | 26 May- Naval Gunfire Mission. |
| 31 Dec- UNREP with with USS Cacapon. UNREP carried over into the New Year. | 27 May- UNREP with USS Pollux. |
| 2 Jan- First NGFS mission of 1968. | 28 May- UNREP with USS Guadalupe. |
| 3 Jan- UNREP with USS Pollux. Fired 57 rounds in the afternoon. | 30 May- Naval Gunfire Support Mission. |
| 4 Jan- Relieved of patrol by CGC Bering Strait. | 31 May- Naval Gunfire Support Mission. UNREP with USS Bellatrix and USS Caliente. |
| 7-18 Jan- Subic Bay. Upkeep (repair) period. | 3 Jun- Naval Gunfire Support Mission. |
| 20 Jan-12 Feb- Arrived Hong Kong, relieved USS Newell, assumed SOPA ADMIN duties. | 5 Jun- TWO Naval Gunfire Support Missions. UNREP with USS Kennebec. |
| 14 Feb- Relieved CGC Duane of Market Time Patrol duties just off Danang. | 6 Jun- TWO Naval Gunfire Support Missions. |
| 15 Feb- UNREP with USS Zelima. | 7 Jun- Naval Gunfire Support Missions. |
| 16 Feb- UNREP with USS Caliente. | 8 Jun- UNREP with USS Chipola. |
| 17 Feb- Visited Danang for operational briefing. | 9 Jun- Relieved by CGC Winona. |
| 19 Feb- UNREP with USS Neches. | 10 Jun- Crossed equator. |
| 24 Feb- UNREP with USS Tolovana. | 11 Jun- Singapore for R & R. Moored H.M. Naval Dockyard. |
| 27 Feb- UNREP with USS Toluga. | 19 Jun- Relieved CGC Winona, SW coast of Viet-Nam assumed Market Time Patrol Duties. |
| 29 Feb- Commenced suveillance of enemy trawler. | 20 Jun-
Naval Gunfire Mission. UNREP with USS Pollux. |
| 1 Mar- Engaged enemy vessel. Enemy destroyed. Holiday routine. UNREP with USS Castor, USS Firedrake, amd USS Mattapoint. | 21 Jun- UNREP with USS Belletrix. |
| 2 Mar- Rescued 27 refugees aboard small junk, in storm. Transported refugees to Cua Loa Re Island. | 22 Jun-
Naval Gunfire Mission. UNREP with USS Chipola. |
| 6 Mar- UNREP with USS Caliente. Relieved by USS Hissem of patrol. | 25 Jun- UNREP with USS Tappahannock. |
| 9-13 Mar- Bangkok for R & R. | 27 Jun- Naval Gunfire Mission. |
| 14 Mar- Relieved CGC Winona on the Western Coast of South Viet-Nam. | 28 Jun-
Naval Gunfire Mission. UNREP with USS Manotee. |
| 15 Mar- UNREP with USS Mattaponi. | 29 Jun- Naval Gunfire Mission. |
| 17 Mar- UNREP with USS Caliente. | 1 Jul- UNREP with USS Kennebec. |
| 18 Mar- Naval Gunfire Support Mission. | 2 Jul- Naval Gunfire Mission. |
| 20 Mar- Naval Gunfire Support Mission. | 3 Jul- UNREP with USS Caliente. |
| 21 Mar- UNREP with USS Tolovani. | 4th of Jul- Naval Gunfire Mission. |
| 23 Mar- Naval Gunfire Support Mission. | 6 Jul- Naval Gunfire Mission. UNREP withUSS Vega and Tappahannock. |
| 26 Mar- UNREP with USS Regulus. | 8 Jul- Changed stations for a Patrol Barrieroff the South Coast of Viet-Nam. |
| 27 Mar- UNREP with USS Regulus. | 9 Jul- TWO Gunfire Missions. |
| 29 Mar- UNREP with USS Tappahannock. | 10 Jul-
VERTREP with Niagra Falls. UNREP with USS Manatee. |
| 1 Apr- UNREP with USS Caliente. | 11 Jul- TWO Naval Gunfire Missions. |
| 3 Apr- UNREP with USS Pollux. Naval Gunfire Support Mission. | 13 Jul- Naval Gunfire Mission. |
| 6 Apr- UNREP with USS Tolovana. | 15 Jul-
Naval Gunfire Mission. UNREP with USS Guadalupe. |
| 7 Apr- Naval Gunfire Support Mission. | 16 Jul- Naval Gunfire Mission. Relieved by CGC Winona. Homeward Bound by way of Subic Bay, Guam, Honolulu, and Panama Canal. |
| 8 Apr- Relieved by CGC Minnetonka. Departed enroute Yokusuka, Japan. | 2 Sep- Arrived home, Miami Beach Florida. |
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