Deployments
The crew of USS Seattle gave their best during her 36 years of service to the United States Navy. These men and women were on call for sometimes as long as 36 to 48 hours while refueling and replenishing the fleet and our allies making sure they had everything they needed from fuel oil to pencils and weapons to fresh fruits and vegetables while deployed. Seattle sailed on 20 such deployments as well as many shorter operations in the south. The crew needed rest and relaxation periodically to be able to keep up that frantic pace.
USS Seattle was deployed to the Mediterranian Sea and Indian Ocean and or Persian Gulf on 20 different occassions.
August 1970 - March 1971 Mediterraniain Sea
December 1971 - June 1972 Medeiterranin Sea
October 1972 - December 1972 Mediterranian Sea
July 1973 - December 1973 Mediterranian Sea
January 1976 - August 1976 Mediterranian Sea
July 1977 - February 1978 Mediterranian Sea
January 1979 - July 1979 Mediterranian Sea
August 1981 - December 1981 Mediterranian Sea - Indian Ocean
April 1982 - December 1982 Mediterranian Sea
April 1984 - November 1984 Mediterranian Sea
August 1985 - April 1986 Mediterranian Sea
September 1987 - February 1988 Mediterranian Sea
May 1989 - September 1989 Mediterranian Sea - Indian Ocean
August 1990 - March 1991 Desert Shield/ Desert Storm
April 1993 - September 1993 Mediterranian Sea
March 1995 - September 1995 Mediterranian Sea - Indian Ocean - Persian Gulf
October 1997 - April 1998 Mediterranian Sea - Indian Ocean - Persian Gulf
October 1999 - March 2000 Mediterranian Sea - Indian Ocean - Persian Gulf
February 2002 - August 2002 Mediterranian Sea - Indian Ocean - Persian Gulf
July 2004 - December 2004 Mediterranian Sea - Indian Ocean - Persian Gulf
In addition to these deployments Seattle made many cruises down to Guantanamo Bay and the Caribean Sea