Talk:Operation Fiery Vigil/@comment-64.113.172.12-20160727070212

In the days during and after the eruption, the USS Arkansas' (CGN 41)  nuclear reactor was used to power communications and power to COMNAVPHIL. The Arkansas remained docked at Alava Wharf at the Subic Bay Naval Station to provide that service. Her draft eventually decreased significantly due to the accumulation of 500 tons of volcanic rock and ash, so she was ordered to sea. Arkansas made two evacuation transits to Cebu City before proceeding on duties assigned in the Arabian Gulf.