▁Fle et ▁ships ▁operating ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Vietnam ▁during ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁She ▁also ▁brought ▁am mun ition ▁to ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁Taiwan ▁pat rol ▁and ▁bases ▁in ▁Japan ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines ▁during ▁this ▁and ▁her ▁other ▁recent ▁deploy ments . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Port ▁Chicago , ▁Cal if ., ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Mount ▁Baker ▁prepared ▁for ▁a ▁year ‑ long ▁deployment ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁sa iled ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁During ▁much ▁of ▁this ▁tour ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East , ▁Mount ▁Baker ▁was ▁on ▁station ▁with ▁carri ers ▁off ▁Vietnam , ▁providing ▁am mun ition ▁for ▁aircraft ▁flying ▁strik es ▁on ▁North ▁Vietnam ▁and ▁against ▁enemy ▁concentr ations ▁in ▁South ▁Vietnam . ▁After ▁over ha ul ▁at ▁Hunter ’ s ▁Point ▁Naval ▁Sh ip yard , ▁Mount ▁Baker ▁sa iled ▁once ▁more ▁for ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁aid ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁fleet ▁well ▁into ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁she ▁had ▁under g one ▁numerous ▁minor ▁fixes ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁bo iler ▁ret ub ing ▁and ▁the ▁pit ▁sword ▁at ▁Port ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁Mount ▁Baker ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁for ▁a ▁final ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Mount ▁Baker ▁was ▁struck ▁from ▁the ▁Naval ▁Register ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Mar itime ▁Administration ▁for ▁dispos al