For the period detailed in the attached 39-page document, the USS Calvert underwent a significant overhaul (mid-January to early-May) and the ship and her crew then exercised as frequent training exercises in the vicinity of San Diego, Coronado Roads, and Camp Pendleton, mid-May to late-August in preparation for the August 1956 to April 1957 Far East Cruise.

View and download the document here: USS Calvert – Historical Research Notes – 1956.01.01 to 1956.08.27 (the document will open in a new tab).

Chronological highlights for this period include:

• San Diego Naval Station – January 1 – 3
• San Diego Fleet Operating Area – January 4 – 6
• San Diego Bay and Naval Station – January 7 – 16
• San Diego to Long Beach – January 17
• Long Beach Naval Station – January 18 – May 9
• Long Beach to San Diego – May 10
• San Diego and San Diego Operating Area – May 11 – July 10
• San Diego and Coronado Roads – July 11 – July 20
• San Diego and San Diego Operating Area – July 21 – 25
• San Diego to Camp Pendleton, and return – July 26 -27
• San Diego, San Diego Operating Area, and Camp Pendleton – July 28 – August 3
• San Diego Harbor and San Diego Naval Station – August 4 – 27 – Preparation for Far East Cruise (August 28, 1956 – April 1957)