During her 1955 tour she took part in the evacuation of the Tachen Islands from 6 to 14 February , and the Vietnam evacuation " Operation Passage to Freedom " of 6 to 15 March . From February to August 1958 , she joined in Operation Hardtack I at Bikini Atoll . The intervals between deployments have found her operating locally from Long Beach , California
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I
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