Eldorado served as flagship for the Commander Amphibious Forces Pacific Fleet in rotation with USS Estes (AGC-12) and Mount McKinley during the Vietnam War. In 1967 her crew earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation for her role in twelve amphibious assaults in Vietnam in conjunction with the Amphibious Ready Group and the Marine Special Landing Force.
In the summer of 1956, Eldorado sailed to arctic waters with Army officers embarked, to resupply bases at Wainwright, Alaska, and Point Barrow, Alaska. From December 1956 to January 1957, she was flagship for Vice Admiral Carl F. Espe, Commander, Amphibious Forces, Pacific, and during the next month, for Vice Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Commander, United States First Fleet. From June 1957 through 1960, she served as flagship for four successive commanders of Amphibious Group 1, Rear Admirals Frederick C. Stelter, Jr., Charles K. Duncan, Charles O. Triebel, and Charles C. Kirkpatrick. The only interruption to this service was in October and November 1958, when she served Vice Admiral John Sylvester, Commander, Amphibious Forces, Pacific, as flagship.
Eldorado sailed from Naval Station Norfolk on 15 September 1944 and arrived at San Diego on 29 September to embark Rear Admiral Lawrence F. Reifsnider who broke his flag as Commander, Amphibious Group 4. In November, Eldorado sailed to Pearl Harbor and there became flagship for Vice Admiral Richmond K. Turner, Commander, Amphibious Forces, Pacific.
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.