'' Catoctin '' left Naples 15 January 1945 , and after a brief repair period at Palermo , Sicily , sailed to Sevastopol , Russia . Arriving 26 January , she served as communications ship and as headquarters for the advance party planning the Yalta Conference . Her crew operated transportation , canteen , hospital , and dental facilities ashore , and in cooperation with other Allied facilities , operated an air-sea rescue net . On 11 February , she welcomed President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his party , including Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy , for an overnight stay . '' Catoctin '' cleared Sevastopol 15 February , returning to Naples 5 days later , then sailed for Oran
Yalta Conference
Yalta Conference
USS Catoctin