USS Seattle (AOE-3) 1985-86 Cruise Sweatshirt

USS Seattle (AOE-3) conducted her 1985-86 deployment supporting Atlantic Fleet carrier battle groups in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Operating during a period that included U.S. strikes on Libya in April 1986, Seattle and ships like her kept the Sixth Fleet supplied and ready for action. As a Sacramento-class fast combat support ship, Seattle was capable of replenishing fuel, ammunition, and stores simultaneously to multiple combatants. This sweatshirt commemorates that cruise.