USS Stein
She was named after Tony Stein, the first Marine (of 22) to receive the Medal of Honor for action in the Battle of Iwo Jima.Stein was laid down on 1 June 1970 at Seattle, Washington, by Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co.; launched on 19 December 1970; sponsored by Mrs. Rose S. Parks; and commissioned on 8 January 1972.[8][9] During the 1970s, Stein was refitted with an eight-cell BPDMS Sea Sparrow surface to air missile launcher aft, while the ship's flight deck and hangar were enlarged to allow a single manned, Kaman SH-2D/F Seasprite LAMPS 1 helicopter to be carried.Stein returned to San Diego in May and, late the following month, commenced post-shakedown repairs and modifications at Long Beach Naval Shipyard.She operated with the 7th Fleet until the end of August, when she cleared the area for a visit to Australia and New Zealand before returning to the west coast.The warship worked out of Subic Bay until late October when she sailed on a voyage that carried her to Singapore, and thence into the Indian Ocean.Nearly all of the cuts contained remnants of sharp, curved claws found on the rims of suction cups of some squid tentacles.