", ▁she ▁received ▁both ▁the ▁Mer itor ious ▁Unit ▁Comm end ation ▁and ▁the ▁Battle ▁E ffic iency ▁" E ". ▁ ▁O z b ourn ▁returned ▁to ▁Long ▁Beach ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁remained ▁there , ▁with ▁inter mitt ent ▁movements ▁to ▁Port land ▁and ▁San ▁Diego , ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁she ▁deployed ▁again ▁to ▁West P ac , ▁where ▁she ▁operated ▁with ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Fle et ▁into ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁( F rid ay ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ) ▁O z b ourn ▁left ▁Long ▁Beach ▁for ▁a ▁six - month ▁oper ational ▁deployment ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁Pacific ▁to ▁Vietnam . ▁Sub ic ▁Bay , ▁Philippines , ▁was ▁its ▁deployed ▁base . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁O z b ourn ▁joined ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁USS ▁Han cock ▁Task ▁Group ▁at ▁Yan kee ▁Station ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁China ▁Sea . ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁O z b ourn ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁USS ▁Han cock ▁Task ▁Group ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁Task ▁Group . ▁O z b ourn ▁also ▁took ▁on ▁oil ▁from ▁USS ▁Ki wh is wi . ▁The ▁third ▁week ▁of ▁January , ▁USS ▁O z b ourn ▁was ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁The ▁fourth ▁week ▁of ▁January , ▁they ▁did ▁repair ▁work ▁in ▁Sub ic ▁Bay , ▁Philippines . ▁From ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 2