Antietam (CV 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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DESTROYER Qabovej makes big splash as she nears Antietam Below she has come alongside will soon start to receive fuel oil I REFUELING qmall ships, such as Destroyers, cannot carry enough fuel oil for many days of high speed operations Frequently the Antietam received a destroyer alongside for refueling as shown on these two pages The destroyers often paid for such serv- 1ce Once, on replenishing day, there was no mail for the Antietam Three thousand men aboard were elated when the baptam an- nounced later in the day that a destroyer en- route to the Task Force from Japan would arrive shortly with several bags of mail. On another occasion a crew member of the Antietam who had been seriously injured l I f I Was transferred in a dramatic midnight-race- against-time to a destroyer for further transfer to a Navy Hospital Ship. .,, ,qi GUN SHOOTS li hc line fr h' h 1 8 Om S IP to s ip as leader for series of larffcr and heavlef f0PeS, last of which is heavy enough to pull end of fuel linebto destroyer. Fuel line is supported by boom which extends Over Water-

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I p .n m :eg rzmvvpemvefiaera 5 A-W ,,, , , I , V . A, ' 9 W Q X- HX v iw V I 4 fm PM I 4, , W G-UNNERY DEPARTMENT personnel stand by in fueling pocket making preparations to receive stores from approaching supply ship. FLIGHT OPERATIONS OEASE AND SUPPLIES COME ABOARD Every fourth day the Antietam moved south with the Task Force to meet replenishing ships. For pilots and air personnel it meant a change in daily routine. However, replenishing Was frequently referred to as an 'Gall hands evolutionf, The Gunnery depart- ment, the deck force, handled lines to other shipsg held down key positions in the complex shuttling of materials. Plane cap- tains and others left their regular stations to form Working parties for the movement and stowage of supplies as they came aboard h ' . I EXECUTIVE OFFICER keeps sharp eye at I e me of 105 tons PCI hour trained as replenishing teams go to Work. BIG BOOM on supply ship swings net of needed stores over Side ae winch on Antietam takes UP Slack in line QUICK TRIP Over ICY Wflfef fCI'I1'1iI1'lted WSU hands guide Supplies to skid Tractor will move to less congested area for unloa ' S . 'O ' K 31 C din. 6