On 16 March 1967 , '' Diamond Head '' left Norfolk , Virginia , for a nine-month deployment off Vietnam . She transited the Panama Canal on 22 March , arriving at Pearl Harbor on 5 April 1967 . She arrived in Subic Bay , Philippines on 22 April . From May through October , the crew rearmed almost 200 ships , transferring almost of ammunition . '' Diamond Head '' supplied the antiquated bombs that led to the disaster aboard the aircraft carrier . The ship also visited Manila ; Hong Kong ; Sasebo , Japan ; Pearl Harbor ; San Diego ; and Panama City for much appreciated Rest & Recreation . '' Diamond Head '' arrived in Norfolk on 19 December 1967
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USS Diamond Head (AE-19)