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65-424: A tropical disturbance was first detected on October 8 near Truk (now Chuuk) and Ponape (now Pohnpei). Due to the wind and sea conditions, the disturbance moved west quicker than expected at near 17 knots (31 km/h or 20 mph). A circulation developed on the morning of October 9, and it was a tropical storm by the time it passed Ulithi Atoll . Joan continued to strengthen, and by October 11 had become

130-422: A Compact of Free Association with the U.S. (effective 3 November 1986). As of recent times, Chuuk has been pushing harder for independence . An independence referendum was originally scheduled to coincide with federal elections on 3 March 2015, but was pushed back to 5 March 2019. The independence referendum was further pushed back to March 2022 , with a date to be announced, while the constitutional legality of

195-469: A g-force reading of 2.5 g s as the storm was at its peak. The readings sent back put Joan with 150 knot (280 km/h or 175 mph) winds and a minimum central pressure of 905 mb. The storm made landfall near noon the same day in the Lagonoy Gulf region of Luzon, but not before it had threatened and brushed the coast of Catanduanes Island . Bicol and Tagalog Provinces were affected as

260-473: A 250-mile (400 km)- (400 km) radius from its center. Its eye diameter also grew to 80 miles (130 km) - double the average eye diameter. This area filled almost the whole northern South China Sea and made Joan the largest storm of the season in size. A trough over central China interacted with the ridge line and made Joan turned more northerly, and the storm took aim at the northeastern tip of Hainan Island on October 17. It made landfall on

325-522: A local operation schedule. From 10 to 13 October 1978, the Board of Inspection and Survey conducted a survey of Agerholm to determine her material condition and the feasibility of keeping her in active service. The board found that her age and lack of modern capabilities could not be corrected economically. Agerholm was decommissioned on 1 December 1978, and her name was struck from the Navy List on

390-572: A major fire broke out on the aircraft carrier Forrestal on 29 July all ships in the area, including Agerholm , aided in the rescue operations and stood by until the damaged carrier was able to steam under her own power for Subic Bay. The destroyer departed "Yankee Station" on 1 October and arrived in San Diego on 25 October. Agerholm spent most of 1968 on training cruises for United States Naval Academy and ROTC midshipmen. In May, she participated in tests conducted off San Clemente Island by

455-590: A peak gust of 84 knots (156 km/h or 97 mph) and a minimum pressure reading of 976.9 mb, while a U.S. Coast Guard ship, the USCGC Blackhaw anchored in Manila Bay reported a 75-knot (139 km/h) gust. The storm caused damage bad enough to rank high as some of the most destructive figures ever. Joan left over 80,000 people homeless, in addition to killing 575 people (193 people were unaccounted for, and have since been declared dead, bringing

520-576: A small population of foreign merchants and missionaries, mostly linked to the Catholic Church . Spanish control over the islands was in part nominal. The Spanish stopped to raise a flag over Chuuk in 1886, and returned in 1895 as part of an attempt to assert control and negotiate peace between the tribes of Chuuk. No major Spanish settlement was established and traditional life continued until the German colonial era. The Caroline Islands were sold to

585-518: A typhoon. However, it had slowed in forward speed due to it moving near an anticyclone that was located 300 miles (480 km) southeast of Okinawa . As Joan continued to strengthen, it reacted to the ridge line, and turned to the northwest, aiming the storm straight at the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon . An aerial reconnaissance crew (similar to Hurricane Hunters ) sent to investigate Joan on October 13 encountered severe turbulence and

650-644: Is a lack of information about damage and deaths in China . Chuuk State Chuuk State ( / ˈ tʃ uː k / ; also known as Truk ) is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It consists of several island groups: Nomoneas , Faichuuk , the Hall Islands , Namonuito Atoll (Magur Islands), Pattiw (Western Islands), and the Mortlock Islands . Chuuk

715-477: Is by far the FSM's most populous state, with 50,000 inhabitants on 120 square kilometers (46 square miles ). Chuuk Lagoon is where most people live. Weno island, in the lagoon, is Chuuk's state capital and the country's biggest city. It may hold a referendum on independence in the near future, although this referendum has been repeatedly postponed. Chuuk was first settled by Austronesians , believed to be from

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780-792: Is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of the Caroline Islands ( Diocese Carolinensium ) suffragan of the ecclesiastical province of Agaña in Guam . Other churches in the state include Sacred Heart Church on Lekinioch Island, Christ the King Church in Neiwe, Houk Catholic Church, Holy Family Church in Weno, St. Ignatius Church in Fonoton, among others. The people of the country speak

845-732: The 7th Fleet , Agerholm visited the Chinese ports of Tsingtao , Shanghai , and Amoy , before they were closed to American traffic. She also visited Kwajalein , Okinawa , Hong Kong , and several ports in Japan. The destroyer returned to San Diego on 26 November and remained there for the holiday season. Between January 1948 and June 1950, Agerholm alternated two WestPac deployments with operations out of San Diego. Upon her return to San Diego in June 1950, she commenced overhaul at Mare Island , California, while other ships steamed to Korea as part of

910-753: The Battle of the Coral Sea . In May 1960, the destroyer reported to Mare Island for extensive modification and changes under the Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM) program. Agerholm left the shipyard in March 1961 equipped with the latest antisubmarine rockets ( ASROC ), torpedoes , helicopter facilities, radar and sonar. During 1961, the destroyer devised and tested new techniques and tactics for use of her new capabilities. On 11 May 1962, Agerholm participated in nuclear weapon testing in

975-580: The China Lake Naval Weapons Testing Center , and fired the new rocket-assisted projectile (RAP). Two days before the year was out, Agerholm sailed from San Diego on her 16th WestPac cruise. During the transit to the Gulf of Tonkin via Pearl Harbor and Subic Bay, the destroyer escorted the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk , and subsequently served as plane guard for that carrier's first combat launch from "Yankee Station" during

1040-827: The Chuukese language , a Micronesian language . The New York Province of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits ) maintains a mission school on the island of Weno in Chuuk. Xavier High School is housed at the former Japanese communications center. It is a coeducational institution, drawing students from all the island groups of the Federated States of Micronesia, as well as Palau and the Marshall Islands . Teachers are both Jesuit and lay and come from Micronesia,

1105-557: The Chuukese language , treating guests, and on beliefs in the sci-fi book "Reefsong" from Carol Severance . Of the 40 municipalities of the state, 16 fall within the Chuuk Lagoon and 24 in the Outer Islands. In the table below, each is followed by its population at the 2010 Census: The State of Chuuk is one of the four federal states of the Federated States of Micronesia. As a democratic federation , each state has

1170-695: The Florida during August or September 1528. They were later visited by the Spaniard Alonso de Arellano on 15 January 1565 on board the galleon patache San Lucas. As part of the Caroline Islands , Truk was claimed by the Spanish Empire , which struggled to control the islands in the late 19th century. The Chuuk Lagoon was then inhabited by Chuukese people (an Austronesian group) that participated in intermittent wars, as well as

1235-921: The German Empire in 1899, after Spain withdrew from the Pacific after the Spanish–American War in which it lost its main colony in Asia, the Philippines . Germany incorporated the territory into its domain in the German New Guinea . During World War I, the Imperial Japanese navy was tasked with pursuing and destroying the German East Asian Squadron and protecting the shipping lanes of Allied trade in

1300-835: The Korean War had ended the 7th Fleet conducted various operations to ensure the continuation of peace in the Far East. Agerholm steamed many miles in support of the Formosa patrol, designed to deter both the Chinese Nationalists and the Chinese communists from invading each other, before she returned to her home port on 16 April. The destroyer made her seventh WestPac cruise from November 1954 to April 1955. While operating with TF 77, she again found herself involved in peacekeeping operations. Task Force 77 covered

1365-540: The Lapita culture of Island Melanesia . Archaeological evidence indicates that islands of Feefen and Wééné Islands had human settlements in the second and first century BCE. Later evidence indicates that widespread human settlements appeared in Chuuk during the 14th century CE, as the Chuukese culture was formed. The first sighting recorded by Europeans was made by the Spanish navigator Alvaro de Saavedra on board

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1430-469: The Luichow Peninsula (now Leizhou Peninsula) as a minimal typhoon and dissipated over southern China on October 18. A United States Coast Guard LORAN station on Catanduanes , 30 miles (50 km) north of where the centre of the storm passed, recorded a windspeed of 90 knots (165 km/h or 105 mph) gusting to 110 knots (205 km/h or 130 mph). In Virac , on

1495-648: The Medal of Honor . Agerholm was laid down on 10 September 1945 at Bath, Maine , by the Bath Iron Works , launched on 30 March 1946, sponsored by Mrs. Rose Agerholm, mother of Pfc. Agerholm; commissioned on 20 June 1946. After commissioning and fitting out, the destroyer conducted shakedown training at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base , Cuba, and underwent post- shakedown repairs at the Boston Naval Shipyard before receiving orders to duty with

1560-816: The South Vietnamese coast, Agerholm provided call fire for a Marine Corps air spotter who was drawing heavy gunfire. The destroyer silenced the Viet Cong machine gun nest with just four rounds from her 5 in (130 mm) guns. On 17 June Agerholm aided a South Vietnamese patrol boat and took off 12 badly wounded men while on a SAR mission in the Gulf of Tonkin . The ship visited Subic Bay , Yokosuka , Kaohsiung , Hong Kong and Pearl Harbor before returning to San Diego in July. While in Yokosuka, Angerholm

1625-418: The cruiser Chicago on PIRAZ station in the Gulf of Tonkin for her last assignment. On 10 June, the warship was relieved and ordered to Subic Bay to prepare for her return voyage. After port visits to Brisbane , Australia, and Auckland , New Zealand Agerholm set a course for San Diego, where she arrived on 24 July. The destroyer entered Hunters Point Naval Shipyard on 11 September for overhaul, which

1690-594: The destroyer escort Stein for the western Pacific. She arrived off the coast of Vietnam at "Yankee Station" on 28 May to serve as plane guard for Constellation. The destroyer then underwent a two-week availability alongside the auxiliary vessel Ajax in Sasebo, Japan commencing 8 June. Upon completion of those repairs, she put to sea for radar picket duty in the Gulf of Tonkin. Another two weeks at "Yankee Station" followed by two weeks on PIRAZ station brought her Vietnam service to an end. On 30 August, Agerholm departed

1755-546: The graveyard . USS Agerholm (DD-826) USS Agerholm (DD-826) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy . She was the only ship named for Harold Crist Agerholm (29 January 1925 – 7 July 1944), a Private First Class (Pfc.) in the 2nd Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps . He was killed during the assault on Saipan , and posthumously awarded

1820-505: The California coast. On 29 June, the destroyer began another WestPac cruise, taking up gunline duties near Binh Thuy, South Vietnam , on 6 August. In addition to NGFS, Agerholm served as planeguard and SAR ship before departing the area on 4 December. She returned to San Diego for the holidays, and closed out the year with post-deployment standdown. Local exercises and inspections occupied Agerholm until 24 July 1972 when she entered

1885-495: The Federated States of Micronesia. However, tourism is relatively under-developed. In the FSM's Development Plan for Chuuk, published in 2016, factors which disadvantaged the development of tourism in Chuuk included a lack of infrastructure, in particular irregular ferries between islands and a lack of regular electricity supplies on all islands apart from Weno. The report recognized that it is primarily Chuuk's underwater assets that would bring tourism, including its marine diversity and

1950-543: The Gulf of Tonkin en route to MacKay, Australia , for liberty. After that port visit, the destroyer sailed to Auckland, New Zealand to join the other ships participating in Operation Longex 73 , a joint surface, air, and submarine warfare exercise. From 25 September to 3 October Agerholm drilled in ASW and anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) exercises – including night surface attacks on the task groups. Upon completion of

2015-664: The Long Beach Naval Shipyard for a five-month overhaul. The destroyer departed the shipyard on 21 December and steamed to San Diego, where she began preparations, both at sea and in port, for refresher training on 7 February 1973. After seven weeks of continuous drills, Agerholm successfully completed refresher training and qualified in NGFS at San Clemente Island. On 7 February 1973, three sailors were injured in an engine room fire aboard Agerholm while off San Diego. On 26 April, Agerholm set sail in company with

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2080-539: The Pacific Fleet. Proceeding to the Pacific by way of the Panama Canal , she reached her new home port of San Diego on 21 January 1947. Agerholm was assigned to Destroyer Division (DesDiv) 12 and settled into a routine of local training operations in the waters off southern California. On 10 March, the warship sailed from San Diego on her first extended cruise to the western Pacific. While operating with

2145-740: The Pacific Islands (TTPI) which were administered by the United States under charter from the United Nations from the end of the Second World War to the mid-1980s. The termination of U.S. administration of the Chuuk, Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Mariana Islands districts of the TTPI occurred on 3 November 1986. The Federated States of Micronesia , including Chuuk, Yap, Kosrae, and Pohnpei, was established in 1979 and signed

2210-886: The Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the course of this operation, the Japanese Navy seized German possessions in the Mariana Islands, the Carolinas, the Marshall Islands and Palau groups by October 1914. Chuuk then became a possession of the Empire of Japan under the mandate of the League of Nations after the defeat of Germany in World War I. Chuuk was one of six districts of the Trust Territory of

2275-423: The Pacific in the "Swordfish" test, part of Operation Dominic . During this exercise the destroyer became the first surface ship to fire an antisubmarine nuclear weapon; the nuclear explosion occurring only about 4,000 yards from the ship. The submarine Razorback participated in the test, at the same distance as Agerholm . In November, following continued training in the San Diego area, Agerholm sailed to

2340-563: The Second World War shipwrecks around the coast. Where tourism does exist, it is reliant on the diving industry, which was established in the islands by Kimiuo Aisek . A legacy of his work to make Chuuk a dive destination was the establishment of the Kimiuo Aisek Memorial Museum . The American attacks on the Japanese fleet in 1944 were such that today Truk lagoon is the largest underwater military cemetery in

2405-695: The Subic Bay operating area, Agerholm participated in gunnery, ASW, AAW, and ship handling drills until 13 December, when she shaped a course for Apra Harbor , Guam. She ended the year at the ship repair facility there. The destroyer visited Hong Kong and Singapore for liberty, but received orders on 8 February 1975 to join Operation Eagle Pull , the evacuation of the American embassy in Phnom Penh , Cambodia. Agerhoim completed her role in

2470-431: The U.S., Indonesia , Japan , and Australia . Although Chuuk is an overwhelmingly Christian society, traditional beliefs in spirit possession by the dead still exist. Allegedly, these spirits overwhelmingly possess women, and spirit possession is usually brought on by family conflicts. The spirits, speaking through the women, typically admonish family members to treat each other better. There are some references on

2535-615: The United Nations task force defending South Korea from the aggression of her northern counterpart. Completing her overhaul in late 1950, Agerholm trained for war and set a course for the Far East. She entered the combat zone on 19 February 1951 and was assigned to Task Force 77 as screening ship and plane guard. The destroyer also aided in shore bombardment, training her guns on Wonsan on 28 April and 1 to 4 May, and on Kojo on 29 April. Agerholm returned to San Diego on 20 September for upkeep and local operations. In May 1952,

2600-424: The ability to retain large number of power within the state as well as a certain level of sovereignty typical of federal states. The chief executive of Chuuk is the governor . Chuuk has a bicameral legislature. Chuuk State Department of Education operates public schools. Public high schools: Private secondary schools: Private primary schools: Chuuk State received the largest number of visitors of any of

2665-413: The advent of 1967, Agerholm once again prepared for deployment to the Far East. On 15 May, she departed for the Gulf of Tonkin, joining the aircraft carrier USS  Intrepid at Subic Bay . The ships sailed to " Yankee Station " where they arrived on 20 June. For the next four months, Agerholm provided plane guard assistance for the carriers Intrepid , Constellation , and Coral Sea . When

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2730-402: The destroyer began to open the typhoon center late on 16 October. The remainder of her deployment was spent at PIRAZ station until 4 December when Agerholm cleared the area for Guam, Midway, and Pearl Harbor. The ship arrived back in San Diego on 20 December and spent the remainder of the year in her home port. Agerholm spent the first six months of 1971 in port at San Diego or operating off

2795-506: The destroyer served on the gunline, on the northern SAR station, as PIRAZ escort, and as plane guard. On 14 October, Agerholm was detached for independent transit to Hong Kong. En route, the destroyer passed within 60 miles (97 km) of the center of Super Typhoon Joan in the South China Sea . For two tense days, the crew was uncertain of surviving the 60 knots (110 km/h; 69 mph) winds and 40-foot (12 m) seas, but

2860-472: The drill, she steamed to Sydney, Australia; Suva , Fiji ; and Pearl Harbor, before arriving back in San Diego on 1 November. Upon arrival, Agerholm commenced a post-deployment readiness improvement program of schools, on board training, and a repair availability. On 25 February 1974, the warship got underway for readiness exercises in the southern California area until 17 September, when she departed San Diego on her 20th WestPac cruise. Remaining primarily in

2925-512: The eastern islands. Chuuk State also includes several more sparsely populated "outer island" groups, including the Mortlock Islands to the southeast, the Hall Islands (Pafeng) to the north, Namonuito Atoll to the northwest, and the Pattiw Region to west. The Pattiw Region is of particular interest in that it has some of the most traditional islands in the Pacific and is culturally related to outer islands of Yap . This group includes

2990-672: The evacuation of the Chinese Nationalist forces from the Tachen Islands in Operation Pullback . Following this mission the destroyer returned to the United States and commenced an overhaul at Mare Island on 29 April. During the next five years, Agerholm deployed to the western Pacific four more times, and briefly stopped in Australia during the summer of 1958 to participate in ceremonies commemorating

3055-426: The evacuation on 26 February, and she began the long voyage home. Agerholm arrived in San Diego on 8 April and spent the rest of 1975 and 1976 on the west coast participating in local operations and midshipman training cruises, and eventually landing a role in the movie Airport '77 . The year 1977 began the same way with only a drydock period at Todd Pacific Shipyards in San Pedro from May to July to interrupt

3120-479: The island, the Philippine Weather Bureau station recorded a minimum sea level pressure of 950.7 mb and winds of 150 knots (280 km/h), but was heavily damaged. Typhoon Joan made a direct hit on Naga City , where many people died from flying debris, collapsing homes, falling trees and floods. By doing so, the storm became the most intense storm ever of the Bicol Region — until it was surpassed by Typhoon Durian in 2006. Manila International Airport reported

3185-401: The islands of Pollap , Tamatam , Poluwat , and Houk . There are still traditional master navigators—Poluwat and Pollap are considered to have some of the best navigators and ocean-going outrigger canoes in the Pacific. In the islands of the Pattiw Region, and some of the Islands of Yap, are the last two remaining schools of navigation, Weriyeng and Faaluush . Visiting the Pattiw Region in

3250-455: The new year 1969. From 28 January to 10 February, Agerholm served as escort for the destroyer leader William H. Standley in the positive identification radar advisory zone ( PIRAZ ). She then proceeded to the Southern SAR station to ride shotgun for the destroyer leader Fox . The destroyer shifted to the gunline on 23 March, and provided naval gunfire support to troops in the Viet Cong-dominated Rung Sat Special Zone (RSSZ). Anchored in

3315-423: The proposed secession is determined. To the west is Yap State . To the east are Pohnpei State and Kosrae State is further east. The main population center of Chuuk State is the Chuuk Lagoon , a large archipelago with mountainous islands surrounded by a string of islets on a barrier reef . The two major geographical and dialectic divisions of the Chuuk Lagoon are Faichuuk, the western islands, and Namoneas,

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3380-446: The routine. On 6 September, the destroyer made her 21st and last WestPac cruise. Agerholm conducted NGFS training, ASROC test firings, and participated in Exercise Fortress Lightning , a full-scale amphibious landing on Mindoro Island in the Philippines . She stopped for liberty calls at Suva, Auckland, Whangārei , and Nelson, New Zealand , Newcastle and Devonport, Australia , before returning: to San Diego early in 1978 to resume

3445-487: The shallow restricted water with the Viet Cong less than 6,000 yards (5.5 km) away, Agerholm was vulnerable to enemy fire, underwater swimmers, and mines. On 25 March, the destroyer first fired both RAP and conventional ammunition into the RSSZ with great accuracy. On 13 April, she retired from NGFS to visit Singapore , Hong Kong, and Kaohsiang . Agerholm returned to the gunline on 15 May, conducting shore bombardments off Phan Thiet until 23 May. She then reported to

3510-473: The state's deadliest weather disaster. The landslides occurred throughout the day, some within just minutes of each other. Chuuk is the most populous of the FSM's states. At the census held on 1 April 2000, it had 53,595 inhabitants, compared with 34,486 for Pohnpei , 11,241 for Yap and 7,686 for Kosrae ; at the census held on 4 April 2010, it had 48,654 inhabitants, compared with 36,196 for Pohnpei , 11,377 for Yap and 6,616 for Kosrae . The majority of

3575-403: The state's population is affiliated with Christianity as a result of the activity of missionary groups first from Spain and then from Germany and the United States. Catholicism was introduced during the Spanish colonization period, followed by the arrival of various Protestant groups . The main religious building in the state is the Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Tunnuk, Weno , which

3640-424: The storm continued to move across Luzon, losing strength. On October 14, the storm passed within 20 miles (32 km) south of Manila as a minimal typhoon. Joan then entered the South China Sea . However, its path over Luzon had caused it to lose organisation around the vertical structure of the central eye region of Joan. Over October 14 and 15, the area of gale-force (tropical storm-force) winds grew to

3705-448: The total toll to 768) and injuring nearly 1600. US$ 74 million (1970 USD , $ 373 million 2005 USD) of damage was estimated, along with a 92% loss of agricultural crop in the regions affected. Later that same week, Super Typhoon Kate devastated the Philippines, making conditions worse. In the South China Sea, shipping traffic was disrupted and USS Agerholm was reportedly in distress for almost 24 hours. However, there

3770-407: The warship left San Diego for her second tour with TF 77 in Korea. In addition to screening and planeguard duties, Agerholm conducted naval gunfire support as required. During one exchange of gunfire with a communist shore battery a single enemy shell struck the destroyer in the after part of the ship, starting a small fire in the crew's after berthing compartment but causing only minor damage to

3835-416: The weatherdeck. Agerholm continued on assigned duties until December, when she set a course for San Diego, arriving there on 21 December. On 2 February 1953, the destroyer commenced another overhaul at Mare Island, followed by refresher training in May. After several months of preparation and fulfilling local training commitments, Agerholm got underway on 8 September for her sixth WestPac cruise. Although

3900-469: The west, however, is difficult due to the lack of reliable transportation. Houk probably has the most accessible airstrip in the Pattiw Region, with planes landing every one or two weeks. The state shares its longitude with Sydney , Australia, namely the eastern portion of the city including the CBD . On 2 July 2002, heavy rains from Tropical Storm Chataan caused more than thirty landslides that killed forty-seven people and injured dozens of others, in

3965-404: The western Pacific on her 12th deployment. She returned to her home port in June 1963 and commenced overhaul at the Naval Repair Facility, San Diego , to update and improve the electronic and weapons systems on board. Following completion of the overhaul in January 1964, Agerholm continued her routine of local operations and preparations for deployment. In August, the destroyer got underway for

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4030-637: The western Pacific where she spent six months patrolling off the coast of Vietnam and in the Taiwan Strait . Upon her return to her home port early in 1965, Agerholm underwent a brief overhaul and in August embarked midshipmen for a cruise to Hawaii. With the escalation of American involvement in Vietnam, the destroyer prepared for another cruise to that area. Agerholm began her next deployment in January 1966 when she departed San Diego for Vietnam. There, her assigned duties included Naval Gunfire Support (NGFS), anti-submarine warfare (ASW), carrier escort, and search and rescue (SAR). In May during NGFS off

4095-428: The world (60 ships and 400 aircraft scattered over several kilometers), which attracts divers from all over the world. The diving conditions are very good (visibility 15–40 meters, variations in depth, minor currents, 700 varieties of fish, generous coral). However, this source of income is jeopardized by preservation issues, from rapidly disintegrating carcasses to dynamite fishing that rapidly destroys whole sections of

4160-474: Was completed on 19 December. Agerholm returned to San Diego the next day for the Christmas holidays. Agerholm got underway on 26 January 1970 for type training, followed by eight weeks of refresher training. On 15 April, the destroyer completed the exhausting round of drills and commenced preparations for overseas deployment. Agerholm departed San Diego on 6 July and steamed via Pearl Harbor, Midway , and Guam , to Subic Bay, arriving on 28 July. From there,

4225-429: Was filmed and subsequently made a cameo appearance in the 1968 movie Nobody's Perfect . Agerholm began another modernization overhaul at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard in August. She received new 5-inch gun mounts, and advanced radar and sonar gear, as well as communications systems and engineering plant alterations. The destroyer left the shipyard in December to spend the holiday season in her home port. With

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