Acadia (AD 42) - Naval Cruise Book

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Seven months and over 30,000 miles later, the USS ACADIA has completed her first West Pac. It seems for so long, we looked forward to January ' 83 with a mixture of curiousity, dread, anticipation, and for some, fear of the unknown, and impatience. Then, before we knew it, it was August, and we were steaming the last few miles back into San Diego. Some of us, taking advantage of the low prices and great selections, made purchases, or bartered for souvenirs and mementos of our cruise; and for those of us who aquired such things, and even for those who didn ' t, there remains things unique to our West Pac . . . Memories some good, some bad, but definitely unique. Many of us will experience similar situations and events on future West Pacs, while for some, this was their probably only glimpse of our wide and diverse world we live on. At any rate, we are now the ones saying, Yes, I remember that, or, I ' ve been there. This book was created to enhance and sut)stantiale those memories, to be brought out to share with families and friends or to just reminisce over more adventurous days. We, the staff, feel this book catches the essence of that cruise. We tried to record events that stood out and made ACADIA ' S West Pac stand out from ail the other c ruises, and also to save for later c omparison the happenings that are so much a part of our proud Navy tradition. It was in this spirit that when the cruise neared it ' s end, when the jobs completed and field days out of the way, a few choice people were gathered and asked to donate their time, ideas, and creativity for the purpose of approaching our amateur and professional photographers on the ship, to beg, borrow, or steal photographs that said WIST PAC and put thc m in an understandable, and appealing collection. Many, many man-hours and dedic ation went to this book, and, I, as editor, would like to extend my sine ere thanks to mv staff as well as to the contributors. It was fun and educational. This book is dedicated to a ship and her crew. I give you: The ' 83 West Pac of the USS ACADIA, AD42. Cruise Book Officer Ens. K.ithryn L Chandler Managing Editor ET2 Susan D Varnel Assistant Editors Staff fT3 Lori K. Ch.inibcrlam MM3 Arthur (j. MtKinnoy BT3 Leonardo R. Lope UN David C Siaiiler MM2 |.V. Lyons IC2 K.E. Lynn DKSN A. Aka ar ETC D.L. Henkel MRFN S.M. Brooks BT3 L.| March FN M.R Besdw TM3 U.S. Turner MM3 S.C. Barnes CDR LP. Meyers HT2 B W. Burkharl CW04 ).C Dale LT ( ' . M Drakcley C V (). ' P A Te a( Cartoons and Art Work MM3 SC. Barnes DM3 R.L. Carroll ET2 S.A. Sisco CSM2 R.A. McPherson Photography We wish we c ould list the names ot all tin- people who allowed thc ir photos to be printed, but we don ' t have enough room, it went to the photos. You know who you are, and you have our, and the crews, gratitude for helping making this cruise book a memorable one. We would likc to extend a spec ial thanks to the peo- ple in the photo lab, for the many hours they did in this book, and for the patienc e they exercised in pro- viding this staff with the high quality, well done, pho- tographic ,irt. PHC C. GAY PH2 ALLEN PH2 WIIKINS PH2 TIBBS PtH lilKIII A very special thanks to (T)R j, I . Richard, whose consideration and attention to detail mM v completion and publication ot this cruise book f)ossil)le. the 198

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1983 TIGER CRUISE MEMBERS Tiger Sponsor Division George LeBaron CDR LeBaron REP SR. Liberty Mann SR LT Mann REP R. Trautman HT2 Trautman (DV) R-1 Paul Trotter HTFN Trotter R-1 Floyd Campbell HTC Campbell R-1 Lloyd Lough HT2 Lough R-1 Robert Campos HT2 Campos R-1 Bill Edmonds MMC Edmonds R-2 T. Lomont MM1 Lomont RP Edward Ma|f ina BT1 Majcina RQ Ray Miller TM2 Miller RS Tom Gardner LI2 Gardner RS Ralph Van Norman GMT2 Van Norman RS John Homg IC2 Homg E Jack Furlong CDR Meyers D Gene Smith LT Smith D George Eccnboy CDR Gray S John Ray FTGSA Ray S2M Joseph Morcllo CDR Richard X Harold LCDR Long O Hoc hberger Harold Traulman HT2 Traulman (DV) R-1 Michael Wilson QM2 Bowers O Fredrick Cox ET2 Cox OE Gerald ET2 Chamberlain OF Chamberlain John Randall RM3 Randall OC Marvin Saustad HT2 Saustad R-1 Ed Thompson MR 3 Thompson R-2 William Hill MM2 Penny RQ Paul Abma EM2 Abma BC Skip LeBaron CDR LeBaron REP Jamie LeBaron CDR LeBaron REP Brian Spriggs HTC Spriggs R-1 Tom Goodlett HTCS Goodlett R-1 Jeremy Campbell HTC Campbell R-1 Steve Harker HT1 Harker R-1 O.J. Harger BT1 Harger R-2 Eddie Garza EN1 Garza R-2 Vance McKinney EMCM McKinney R-3 Sean McKinney EMCM McKinney R-3 Steve Bell RM1 Bell R-4 Pete Katausky HM1 Katausky R-5 Kirk Gray CDR Gray S Chad Gray CDR Gray S Shane Richard CDR Richard X Robbie Tass CW03 Tass (DV) R-1 R. Mangold GMG1 Richardson (DV) R-1 Louis Neckles HT2 Netkles R-1 Tiger Sponsor Division William Johnson HT2 Gathers R-1 Guy Kopperude HT3 Fisher R-1 RoId Flynn HT3 Baker R-1 Chris Barnes MMC Maticiw R-2 Rick Givney MR3 Senn R-2 Tim Harris BT3 Harris R-2 Cy Hamaski BT2 Solomcn R-2 Francis Hamaski BT2 Solomen R-2 Tank Thomas FR Thomas R-2 Jesse Duran Y 3 Duran RP Ed Majcina Jr. BT1 Majcina RQ Rey Riego Jr .MR1 Riego RQ Steve Steinmetn MR1 Riego RQ Doug Mantz HT1 Mani RQ Gerald Connell OM1 Connell RS Ted Townsend BTCS Dearie B Jeff Caiabrese LCDR Caiabrese ENG John Caiabrese LCDR Caiabrese ENG David Alvarado EM2 Alvarado f Mike Ratchford P 3 Plagge ES Dennis Deaton YN2 Doyle WFP Scott Crawford CW04 Crawford BC Andy Strong SA Strong BC Ryan Mones SKC Mones S-1 Scott Kichnc SKSN Kiehne S-1 Roger Afalla MSC Afalla S-2 Dennis Madriaga MSC Madriaga S-2 Mel Tiangson MSI Tiangson S-2 Fred Marinas MSC Marinas S-2 Mike Shaw RMC Shaw S-2 James Field RMC Shaw S-2 Genaro Thomas 1 M2 Thotnas S-2 John Medvec DK3 Medvec S-4 Bill Williams DK3 Leiweke S-4 Tim Esquivel DP3 Esquivel S-7 John Wayte DS1 Bayquen S-7 Martin Wayte DS1 Bayquen S-7 Glenn Baker YNCS Baker Rich Chandler ENS Chandler X Marshall Dixc n DP3 Carson S-7 Ron Schoborg MRFN Scholiorg R-2 Herb Mills MM3 Rodriguez A Ray Axelod MM3 Rodriguez A Scott FTM3 R-4 SchreckengosI SchreckengosI Rodney Booker SA Booker R-3 Dennis McMahon HTFN McMahon R Stanley Combs HTC Allen RQ Chris Combs HTC Allen RQ Donald Golden PNSA Golden 1 197

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ACADIAS ORIGINS AD-42, the first USS ACADIA, is one of four new modified Gompers class destroyer tenders. The class will be composed of USS YELLOWSTONE (AD-41), USS ACADIA (AD-42), USS CAPE COD (AD-43), and USS SHENANDOAH (AD-44) when the ships are all completed. The keel was laid on Valentine ' s Day, 1978. On July 28 of the following year, Mrs. Ardis Bryan launched AD- 42 with a bottle of champagne, christening her ACA- DIA . Her namesake, Acadia National Park, is located on Maine ' s Mount Desert Island, the highest elevation on the eastern seaboard. The phenomenal beauty of Acadia National Park was created by a strange act of nature in which the ocean flooded ancient land sur- faces creating islands out of high hills. The gorges became rivers and wider valleys emerged as bays and gulfs. Woodlands, lakes, mountains and seacoast are all contained in the natural wonder of Acadia National Park, The USS Acadia has deployed twice to Hawaii, once to San Francisco and has just finished her maiden West- Pac. AND STATISTICS LENGTH 64ri0 DRAET 24 ' BEAM 85 ' DISPLACEMENT 21,916 tons MAXIMUM SPEED 20 knots PROPULSION Two 600 steam boilers; 20,000 total shaft horsepower; single propellor WEAPONS Two 20MM machine guns; Two 40MM grenacfe launchers CREW 44 officers, 1158 enlisted; accommodations f or 1595 BUILT BY National Steel and Shipbuilding, San Diego, California KEEL LAID February 14, 1978 LAUNCHED July 28, 1979 COMMISSIONED June 6, 1981 HOMEPORT San Diego, California A FINAL WORD FROM THE CAPTAIN To the crew of ACADIA: I This cruise book could not possibly chronicle all of our superb achievements - both individual and col- ective during the seven month deployment. You set a standard of performance for others to aim at. Each of you can take pride in being part of a winning team that excelled under the most demanding conditions a peacetime tender can experience. The efforts you put forth had a significant, measurable impact on fleet readiness in the region of the world where that readi- ness must be at the highest attainable levels. ACA- DIA ' s support to the fleet covered every area and that is what made it special. You repaired equipment; pro- vided superior medical and dental treatment; painted spaces; made other c r( w ' s living conditions more en- joyable through laurKJry, food service, retail assistance and boating; gave commands and individuals expert advice and counselling in legal, religious, administra- tive and personal matters; and kept snips running with water, steam fuel and supply support. You did all of this for other ships in addition to maintaining ACA- DIA herself in top notch condition. Your contribu- tions also took another vitally important form by en- hancing the image of your country and the United States Navy in the eyes of the foreign peoples you visited. Many of you gave unselfishly of your time to help those less fortunate. The community relations projects you completed showed the concern for oth- ers that can be understood and appreciated by people everywhere in the world. It is the type of feeling that promotes, among all people, cooperation and peace - the goals we all seek. That you were uniquely successful in all of your efforts was clear not only to me but to the countless others who observed your exceptional performance. The recognition you earned came in written messages and letters from a variety of sources ranging from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to relatives and friends who were Tigers. It came in superlatives from ship Commanding Officer ' s citing ACADIA as the best tender they had ever been alongside. It came in verbal praise expressed to me by high level diplo- mats, senior naval officers and foreign dignitaries. In closing this Cruise Book, it is fitting that I point out to you the distinctive record you earned during the period reflected in its pages. I nope that the book will remind you of the great team you were a member of and of the many things you achieved for your country and your Navy. I, for one, am extremely proucJ to have been a part of your efforts and to have served with you. 199