I reported aboard the Henderson 21 Jan 1978 and was transferred back to ASW Training Center 29 Oct 1979. In 1979, we went to Acapulco. A lot of shipmates spent a hundred dollars each (1979 money!) for a night in a hotel on the beach. I speak Spanish, so I walked a block inland and paid fifteen dollars, and even that was a lot of money in those days.
I don’t recall the exact dates of that cruise, nor of any of the other cruises. I understand she went to the Portland Rose Festival, to Hawaii, and was hit by a practice torpedo (non-explosive). I would appreciate comments below from anyone who knows the dates and places of any cruises, or any other interesting events of her time as a Reserve Training Ship (1973-1980)
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