Gulf War
During the Gulf War the destroyer tenders Yellowstone (AD 41), Acadia (AD 42) and Cape Cod (AD 43) were deployed to provide the logistic requirements of a sustained naval presence. Based in the Red Sea port of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Yellowstone provided critical repair and rearming capability to the fleet. During seven months on station Yellowstone alone completed more than 10,000 repair jobs on 30 U.S. and allied ships. The Navy men and women serving aboard Yellowstone and the other tenders and repair ships provided a wide variety of services simultaneously to as many as flve ships moored alongside or nearby. She also earned a Naval Unit Commendation for her service in the Gulf War. President HW Bush also mentioned this ship by name as being the first naval command in a combat zone to have women serving on it.
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