page_title: USS Howard W. Gilmore (AS-16)
section_title: 1962–1980
hierarchical_section_title: USS Howard W. Gilmore (AS-16) / Service history / 1962–1980
caption_attribution_description: The U.S. Navy Fulton-class submarine tender USS Howard W. Gilmore (AS-16) at La Maddalena, Sardinia in late 1973/early 1974.
context_page_description: USS Howard W. Gilmore (AS-16) was a Fulton-class submarine tender, originally named Neptune but renamed Howard W. Gilmore in honor of Commander Howard W. Gilmore, a Medal of Honor recipient. She was launched by the Mare Island Navy Yard at Mare Island, California, on 16 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. H. W. Gilmore, widow of Howard W. Gilmore and was commissioned 24 May 1944, with Captain D. N. Cone in command.
context_section_description: In October 1962 the introduction of offensive missiles into Cuba brought strong response from the American President and people, a naval quarantine of the island. The Howard W. Gilmore's crew worked around the clock servicing two squadrons of submarines for Caribbean operations.
  From 1963 into 1967, the veteran tender continued to serve submarines from her home port, Charleston, making short cruises for training off the South Carolina coast and in the Caribbean.
  In 1970, The Howard W. Gilmore relieved the Bushnell (AS-15) at Key West, then after some yard time on the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast, Howard W. Gilmore departed for her new homeport of La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy - where she provided service and support. From 1973 until shortly before being decommissioned, the ship's home port was La Maddalena, Sardinia.  Howard W. Gilmore returned to Norfolk, Virginia and was decommissioned in 1980 and scrapped in March 2006.
caption: USS Howard W. Gilmore at La Maddalena, Sardinia sometime after 1973
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