Following shakedown and training exercises , '' Everglades '' transited the Panama Canal and arrived at Norfolk , Virginia , for duty with Destroyer Force Atlantic . She played a vital part in keeping the Navy ready , repairing Norfolk-based destroyers and servicing ships in the Caribbean or the Mediterranean where she made four extensive cruises through the end of 1960 . '' Everglades '' removed aircraft wreckage from the Palomares Incident for dumping in the Atlantic
Palomares Incident
1966 Palomares B-52 crash
USS Everglades (AD-24)