During her long service , she made eight Mediterranean cruises . Highlights included her participation in " Weldfast " a large-scale NATO operation in 1953 , standby alert for possible evacuation of U.S. citizens from Egypt during the 1956 Suez Canal nationalization crisis , and aid to earthquake victims of Greece in 1953 ; and to flood victims in France in 1959
earthquake victims of Greece
1953 Ionian earthquake
USS Rockbridge (APA-228)