ˈæftɚɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst tˈuː mˈʌnθs ʌv ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɐlˈɔŋ ðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk sˈiːboːɹd, ɹˈɪtʃ dᵻpˈɑːɹɾᵻd ˌɔn twˈɛnti tˈuː fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn fɚðə mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən ænd ɐ fˈaɪvmˈʌnθ kɹˈuːz wɪððə sˈɪksθ flˈiːt.
After almost two months of operations along the Atlantic seaboard, Rich departed on 22 February 1971 for the Mediterranean and a five-month cruise with the Sixth Fleet.