Initial Atlantic Ocean Operations
Wabash sailed for the West Coast on 5 January 1972, called at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; transited the bleak Strait of Magellan; and visited Valparaíso, Chile; Callao, Peru; and Acapulco, Mexico, before arriving at her home port, Long Beach, California, on 3 March, She underwent shakedown from 22 May to 16 June and operated off the coast of southern California into the autumn.
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