Beaufort (ATS 2) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1979 volume:

- Ni i v - ' v  mmi:iSi - •mvi- . .,:: - -x :i ' -r.,s amx-yi ' Ari USS BEAUFORT (ATS-2) COMPLIMENT OFFICERS: LCDR R. L. Lyons IT C. T. Shcrcr 1 TJG M. D. Anhall I.TJG R. V. Ciunburn I TJG W. C. Fit gerald LTJG S. H. King ENS M, C. Plumb CW02 A. S. Moddesctte FMISTFD: HT3 (DV) C. A. Alaimo SN T. Aldridge EMCS R. M. Almirol HTl S. L. Anderson IC2 P. B. Aranda HT2 (DV) R. Apodaca HT3 (DV) C. J. Ausmus HT2 (DV) E. J. Baker MSI A. E. Banaticla HT3 C G Beaudoin R 11 W. H. Beck EN3 J. S. Bisson OSSN C. G. Brannan ENC J. A. Carson RMSN M. J. Casper QM3 D. .1. Castagnier ENC E. R. Chance SN D. P. Chclossi BMl W. D. Clark EM3 (DV) J. A. Cocchiola MS3 B. G. Connollv EM2 J. R. Copelan ' d ENl E. R. Copes PNl A. R. Cruz FN H. F. Edwards HTFN D. S. Fachner HT2 (DV) A. C. Frank SN R. Fra ier MSI R. F. Galganu. { VlllJ. I ' .Tiayya FA J. D. Geler HT3 (DV) J. A. Goggans ETC F. R. Green BMCS (MDV) W. A. (iulirre RMSA II. (i. Guillory SN IF .1. Hagen SN P. A. Hall HMl O. T. Halcher V1S3 T. R. Higbie RMSN B. D. Holloman SMI T. W. Holwig MRC (DV) S. A. HiilTman SVVl R. L. Hurl GMG2 P. G. Jackson EN3 J. R. Johnson BM3 M. W. Johnson ENl K. L. Keigcr SN G. Kcllv HMC (DV) D. M Kiser MR2 J. Knuijl ENFN J. K. Kreighbaum EM3 L. P. Krempecki SKI R. L. Lewis SK2 C. Magsaysay RM3 L. McAulilTe EN 2 M. K. McCleland QM2 A. McDermid QMl D. R. Meland QMSN C. W. Mellon EM FA T. A. Meanev SHSN J. L. Milar EN2 G. L. Moats ET2 J. L. Monicll SN M. A. Moser ET2 C. W. Naslund HTFN (DV) K. E. Nelson EN2 (DV) J. A. Noe ENFN J. A. Ohler EN3 J. A. Parsons SN R. A. Perdue QM2 M. R. Peterson ENFN M. W. Pilsner YNI B. D. Pineda SMSN M. Pollard BUI R. J. Pollev BTC (DV) W. H Prill SA W. G. Proctor MSC R M. Radovan RM3 T. Ramirez FN T. L. Reeves BM3 R. C. Rettmann ENFN R. J. Roberts SA J. Rodriguez BMC A. Roman SHI A. Ruaya SA R. P. Ruppert HTFN R Salmans BM2 R. Schneider HTl J. E. Schwab ENFN S. J. Sellon BM2 M. S. Shubin MSSN S. M. Skates IC3 R. D. Smith IC3 J. S. Soper 0S2 W. Sprinkle ENFN S. Swangler SN J. Telles SA J. D. Teske SK3 D. Thibodeau EM2 D. Tingey RMl S. L. Tupper SHSN G. Villcgas EN2 D. L. Walker GMG2 K. Wagner EN2 (DV) D. P. Waterman EN 1 A. Weidner EN3 (DV) G. Wheeler ET3 R. L. Williams SKSN R. Yarbrough TM2 (DV) J. C. Ziegler I i . - USS BEAUFORT (ATS-2) MISSIONS AND MILESTONES NAMED IN HONOR OF THE CITIES OF BEAUFORT, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, THE USS BEAUFORT IS THE SECOND OF A NEW CLASS OF RESCUE AND SALVAGE SHIPS TO BE COMMISSIONED INTO ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY. SHE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE FLEET WITH THE LATEST AND MOST ADVANCED SALVAGE DIVING CAPABILITIES. THE USS BEAUFORT IS HOMEPORTED IN PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII AND ASSIGNED DUTY WITH THE U.S. PACIFIC FLEET. BEAUFORT ' S PROPULSION, AUXIL- LIARY AND DECK MACHINERY IS LARGER, MORE POWERFUL, AND MORE SOPHISTICAT- ED THAN THAT PREVIOUSLY FOUND ON U.S. NAVY SALVAGE VESSELS. HER DIVING CAPABILITIES EXCEED THOSE OF OLDER SALVAGE SHIPS AND ARE COMPARABLE TO THOSE OF SUBMARINE RESCUE SHIPS. SHE HAS SELF TENSIONING TOWING WINCHES WITH 70-TON STATIC PULL CAPABILITY. HER FORWARD AND AFTER CRANES HAVE LIFTING CAPABILITIES OF 10 AND 20 TON RESPECTIVELY. SHE IS EQUIPPED WITH A BOW THRUSTER UNIT TO IMPROVE MANEUVERABILITY AT THE LOW SPEEDS NECESSI- TATED BY MANY SALVAGE OPERATIONS. HER BOW ROLLERS ENABLE BEAUFORT TO PROVIDE A 300-TON BALLAST TIDAL LIFT AND A 150-TON DYNAMIC LIFT. BEAUFORT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO RECEIVE THE PORTABLE MARK 1 DEEP DIVING SYSTEM WHICH WILL SUPPORT DIVING OPERATIONS TO DEPTHS OF 300 FEET. THE DESIGN OF THE USS BEAUFORT REFLECTS THE NAVY ' S INCREASED EMPHASIS ON HABITABILITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL. THE BERTHING SPACES ARE LARGER THAN THOSE OF OLDER SHIPS AND MUCH OF THE SHIP IS AIR CONDITIONED. THE GALLEY AND MESSING ACCOMMODATIONS ARE AMONG THE MOST MODERN IN THE NAVY AND CON- TAIN THE LATEST CONVENIENCES. THE USS BEAUFORT IS A SHIP OF NEW DESIGN, WITH A UNIQUE AND ALREADY PROUD HERITAGE. SEVEN YEARS OF PROVEN SERVICE AND AN EXTENSIVE REGULAR OVERHAUL HAVE PLACED BEAUFORT WELL AHEAD IN HER SALVAGE ROLE IN THE PACIFIC. DEPLOYMENTS: MAY73-DEC73 WESTERN PACIFIC AUG74-NOV74 NORTHERN PACIFIC SEP75-MAY76 WESTERN PACIFIC NOV77-MAY78 WESTERN PACIFIC APR78-OCT78 W ESTERN PACIFIC COMMANDING OFFICERS: A. R. ERWIN W. R. FLADD S. H. FUl TON R. L. LYONS 22.IAN72-26SEP73 26SEP73-30Oct75 30Oct75-30Sep77 30SEP77- C0MMJNDISG 0 ' LIEUTENANT COMMANDER RICHARD L. LYONS ENTERING THE NAVY IN 1959, LCDR LYONS SERVED ON VARIOUS SHIPS AND STATIONS AS A BOATSWAIN MATE AND ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN, AFTER BEING SELECTED FOR OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AND SUBSEQUENT COMMISSIONING IN 1965, LCDR LYONS SERVED AS COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC MATE- RIAL OFFICER IN USS VOGELSANG (DD 862); OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF A PCF (SWIFT BOAT) IN VIETNAM; A STUDENT AT NAVAL DESTROYER SCHOOL; ENGINEER OFFICER AND OPERATIONS OFFICER OF USS CORRY (DD 817); FIRST LIEUTENANT IN USS SPARTANBURG COUNTY (LST 1 192); AND COMMANDING OFFICER USS AFFRAY (MSO 511). AFTER LEAVING USS AFFRAY, LCDR LYONS SERVED IN THE BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL AS AN ASSIGNMENT AND PLACEMENT OFFICER IN THE SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER DISTRIBUTION DIVISION. LCDR LYONS REPORTS TO BEAUFORT FROM DUTY UNDER INSTRUCTION AT THE AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COL- LEGE, MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, ALABAMA. LCDR LYONS WEARS THE FOLLOWING AWARDS: BRONZE STAR, NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, AND NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. A NATIVE OF BOSTON, MASS., LCDR LYONS NOW MAKES HIS HOME IN FALMOUTH, CAPE COD, MASS. LCDR LYONS HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR PROMOTION TO COMMANDER. OPERATIONS AND ADMIN DEPARTMENT Well! What do you think? I don ' t know but just fake it. Orders! What orders? Hello GOD!! So, you have a headache. And I ' m striking for PN. A Yes! Then what do I look for? Tim, I told you ' ihi Jimk .. r. ' - . ' Practicing for chief. How do I gel up to the bridge. ' LI VOUR Bi;ST SHOT FORWARD ROAD BLOCKED! AH. -4 ECH ■ DIRTY YEAH! STILL WAITING FOR MY ORDERS TO JAPAN NOW THE WORLD SEEMS RKillT TO ME AIL SHI STILI_ LOVES ME 1 VOL! [| AVt TO TURN IT ON FOR IT TO WORK NOW WHAT WAS I THINKING ABOUT Hi, IM Tl Tl NG CABALLO HI HO. OFF TO RADIO I GO W HERFS n ' CHECK OUT SHEET? I WISH I KNEW WHAT I WAS DOING I DIDN ' T KNOW THIS WAS COMMUNICATIONS DECK AND SALVAGE DEPARTMENTS I found the trigger. Good but leave it alone ' til I put this bullet in. You still got it. Skipper Skating! Who Me? I told you I could lake il apart. Taking a Siesta I wonder who made the bathroom walls today I got seconds How do you sa ihut in Mexican, Chief? t x im Now what did I do ' ' I ' m ready for anything wonder if they vmII nolice Ihc leaky water pipe Salt water washdown ' . ' fewA ; It ' s here somewhere And I gave up mess cooking for this .. I think I ' m going to be sick Sharks What Sharks ' . ' I RAZITR. Don ' t miss the pier. More paperwork!!! I ' m serious, thai outboard passed me without the boat. No you can ' t use this Diving Suit for Holloween What do all these BLEEPS mean? Is this where I ' m going? Once a Scabee, Always a Seabee My divisional First C aiM told me to han- dle it. i Gentlemen, that ' s not my Bonka Bout I ' ve always dreamed of being a Diver go, I ' ve got the perfect remedy rmtM Memories Okay, I ' ll fold up my blanket •i • IM A DIVER NOW THIS IS HOW YOU CLEAN A ZODIAC ALL DIVERS READY THINK I ' LL GO HAVE A 5 ' ?t;P SANDWICH ' l. ■ ' « l m ) B IS J .■ - 4 GUS ' S GUYS?? ALMOST A DIVER. R 230111Z JUL 79 FM CTF SEVEN THREE TO USS BEAUFORT BT UNCLASS NOOOOO THE NIGHTFIGHTER TRIBUTE THE BLAND WAS THE FIRST, AND THEN THE ANTARTIC FOLLOWED; WHEN THEY SPOTTED THE NIGHTFIGHTER THEIR ENGINES SOON CROWED. THEIR PRIDE WAS AT STAKE, OH HOW THEY RESENTED THE TOW; BY YOUR PRESENCE ALONE YOU GOT THEM TO GO. WITH A ROUGH SALVAGE BEHIND, YOU FINALLY SET SAIL; THIS TIME YOUD MAKE IT. DOWN SOUTH FOR A REGALE. BUT AS SCHEDULES HAVE A WAY OF CHANGING THEIR PLACE; THE CALL CAME AGAIN, NOW THE CHINA SEA HAD LOST FACE. THIS TIME YOU DID IT. YOU GOT HER IN TOW; AT SEVEN KNOTS BACK TO SUBIC WE FOLLOWED YOUR SHOW. NOW YOURE IN UPKEEP, ALTHOUGH MUCH LATER THAN PLANNED; PASS TO TINY TIM AND A. R. CRUZ A WELL DESERVED HAND. THE NIGHTFIGHTER NOW KNOWS WHAT ADVENTURES LIE WEST; FOR ALONG THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY YOU SURE ARE THE BEST. 13 ! i£ P-3 SALVAGE OPERATIONS 18 _ -ir P I 19 20 na « mmmw — wwaw—H iip iiwi i y TRAINING 22 23 r 9 r 24 ■r ' ca ' tl- ' 25 AWARDS AND INITIATION i,J , It tf,tt 26 27 28 ■V; 11 u I tfT 29 jfcTff r 30 LEISURE IN ACTION ilfc 31 nnm CHINA .PAN HONG KON( C THlLANDi [ TAIWAN ? « VIETNAM % GUAM % HAWAI SINGAPOREj DEPART PEARL HARBOR, HI 23APR79 ARRIVE ARRIVE GUAM 05MAY79 DEPART DEPART GUAM 27MAY79 ARRIVE ARRIVE LEGAZPI, R. P. 31MAY79 DEPART DEPART LEGAZPI, R.P. 04JUN79 ARRIVE ARRIVE SUBIC BAY, R. P. 08JUN79 DEPART DEPART SUBIC BAY, R.P. I8JUN79 ARRIVE ARRIVE KAOSHIUNG, TAIWAN 20JUN79 DEPART DEPART KAOSHIUNG, TAIWAN 24JUN79 ARRIVE ARRIVE SUBIC BAY, R.P. 25.IUN79 DEPART DEPART SUBIC BAY, R.P. 26JUN79 ARRIVE ARRIVE SUBIC BAY, R.P. 27JUN79 DEPART DEPART SUBIC BAY, R.P. 11JUL79 ARRIVE ARRIVE SUBIC BAY, R.P. 15JUL79 DEPART DEPART SUBIC BAY, R.P. I5JUL79 ARRIVE SINGAPORE SINGAPORE SUBIC BAY, R.P. SUBIC BAY, R.P. CHINHAE, KOREA CHINHAE. KOREA SASEBO, JAPAN SASEBO, JAPAN YOKOSUKA, JAPAN YOKOSUKA, JAPAN NUMAZU, JAPAN NUMAZU, JAPAN YOKOSUKA, JAPAN YOKOSUKA. JAPAN PEARL HARBOR, HI n SUPPLY DEPARTMENT BUT DOC! HONEST I ' M SEASICK I SO THAT ' S HOW YOU MAKE BUTTERSCOTCH PUD- DING AND I SEW TOO! I ' VE BEEN IN THE NAVY 18 SP FFV YEARS NO . . . NO SIGN OF SUBIC YET IDV 33 THE FILIPINO MAFIA IS DOING IT TO ME AGAIN AH! SUBIC NO MORE OFFICERS MESS. QUIT. I THOUGHT THE LAUN- DRY WAS BORING RECIPE! WHAT RECIPE? THIS DOESN ' T LOOK LIKE MY SPACESHIP CONTROLS BUT I DONT DO WINDOWS Li ft; t F mmm ' ' ' tHJI HPiii piLvL..- it i8ii£u. i , Mm ' ,, -1 ■- ■ t ■ 4 ■ u li I KNOW THAT ROACH IS HERE SOME- WHERE THINK WELL BE GOING BACK TO SLJBIC CHOP STANDING WATCH??. ' THEY NEVER SHOWED ME THESE IN BOOT CAMP PRETEND YOU ' RE TtHNKING; AND MAYBE THEY WONT GIVE US ANOTHER BOX FIELD MARSHALL POLLEY OUT OF UNIFORM: ' ff P i ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WHERE ' S THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOR THIS? HOW DEEP ARE THE BILGES? WHAT ' S THIS FOR?? I TOLD YOU THAT WASN ' T RIGHT PART A WITH PART B? OR WITH PART C. SO THIS IS WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE A WARRANT. OUR SUPERVISOR YEAH! I ' M A TARHEEL SOMEONE STOLE MY SMILE AND I THOUGHT I WAS WORKING ON AN ALCO I KNOW KARATE TOO I ' VE GOT My GOODIES THIS IS MORE INTERESTING THAN DAMAGE CONTROL A BREAK AT LAST WE CLEANED IT TOGETHER POOH! CAUGHT WITHOUT MY SAFETY GLASSES I ' M LOST I BROKE THE GYRO I WONDER WHAT HE HAS PLANNED FOR US TODAY 38 PREREQUISITES FOR CHIEF MY NAME IS NOT DOZER WHAT? THIS ISN ' T THE LOVE BOATCRUISE!! WHAT I DO BEST LOOK MA! CLEAN HANDS SALVAGE LOCKER, YOU ' VE GOT TO BE KIDDING 39 BUT IT WAS ONLY ONE COFFEE CUP THE WONDERS AND THOUGHTS OF SELLON THIS IS RIDICULOUS, I LOOK WHAT I FOUND IN THIS MADE THIS A YEAR AGO DRAWER WHERE? STICK IT HERE. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE FIXED? ' ilHi 40 1 I THOUGHT I WAS FUEL KING. ANOTHER ROUND THROUGH THE THEY NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT PITS THIS IN EM SCHOOL I FINALLY HIT THE RIGHT NOTE WHY DIDNT SOMEONE TELL ME THIS WAS GLUE? THEY CALL ME SMILIN ' GREG CLEANING HOUSE WHAT AIRPLANE? 41 1 ' r ■i v ,, x w; i(R:i CHilRCH OF XA( ♦ ■ ' ' ■ AH EARLY ChimCN WAS ■U H MP gS J4«.y rfi36, Sr THE DUTCH «IMO L£CASPt BA%iTl«S CMURCH WHa AFTER 1724 6y TRAY FRAHOSCO Sl;AMCO, 0.r M.. 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WHAT IS IT? 49 FM CTF SEVEN THREE TO USS BEAUFORT INFO CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR, HI COMNAVAIRPAC SAN DIEGO CA COMNAVSEASYSCOM WASHINGTON DC COMNAVAIRSYSCOM WASHINGTON DC COMSEVENTHFLT COMNAVSURFPAC SAN DIEGO CA COMNAVSURFGRU MIDPAC COMUSNAVPHIL SUBIC BAY RP COMFAIRWESTPAC ATSUGI JA COMPATWINGPAC MOFFETT FIELD CA COMFAIRWESTPAC DET CUBI PT RP NAS CUBI PT RP NAVSTA SUBIC BAY RP COMSERVRON FIVE CHINFO WASHINGTON DC CTF SEVEN TWO COMPATWING ONE KAMISEYA JA PATWING ONE DET CUBI PT RP COMPATWING TWO BARBERS PT HI PATRON TWO TWO BT UNCLAS N04740 P-3B (MOD SALVOPS PERFORMANCE) 1. YOURSUCCESSFULCOMPLETIONOFTHEP- 3B (MOD) SALVOPS IN SUBIC BAY IS A TRI- BUTE TO THE DEDICATION AND TENACITY OF THE BEAUFORT NIGHTFIGHTERS. YOUR RECOVERY OF ALL MAJOR PORTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING THOSE OF PRIMA- RY IMPORTANCE TO THE INVESTIGATING TEAM, REPRESENTED A SIGNIFICANT CON- TRIBUTION NOT ONLY TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT BUT ALSO TO PROVIDING A BETTER INSIGHT INTO VARIOUS DESIGN ASPECTS OF THE AIR- CRAFT. 2. THE FACT THAT THE OPERATION WAS SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT IN THE FACE OF ADVERSE WEATHER AND ESSENTIALLY ZERO VISIBILITY DIVING CONDITIONS IS INDI- CATIVE OF THE PROFESSIONALISM OF YOUR WARDROOM AND CREW. TYPHOON ELLIS PROVED TO BE NO MORE THAN A BOTHERSOME INCONVENIENCE TO YOUR HARD CHAR- GERS. 3. THE IMPACT OF YOUR SCHEDULE OF THIS OPERATION IS RECOGNIZED AND APPRECI- ATED. FURTHER CHANGES ARE YET TO COME. 1 AM CONFIDENT THAT YOU WILL BE UP TO THE REQUIREMENTS. 4. BRAVO ZULU. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. REAR ADMIRAL R.B. MCCLINTON, U.S. NAVY BT 50 REFUGEES iHl ?• 51 COMING HOME — - -— -.:s -i--. -— ■ -y- «:c -- - -i;- -  i fe j g uKPai II ■ I ■ «B«;e vr « |B( 52 53 SkM. 54 ' . ' ' ■i ■ e = ,1!55! ih 55 R 011204Z OCT 79 FM COMSE ENTHFLT TO LSS BEAUF ORT INFO CTF SEVEN THREE BT UNCLAS NOOOOO SA ONARA l.CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CREW OF BEAUFORT UPON THE CONCLUSION OF AN OUTSTANDING DEPLOYMENT WITH THE SEVENTH FLEET. THROUGHOUT. YOU DISPLAY EXEMPLARY SKILL. FLEXIBILITY AND PROFESSIONALISM IN MEETING CONSTANT AND VARIED DEMANDS FOR YOUR VITAL SALVAGE AND TOW ING SERVICES. ESPECIALLY IMPRESSIVE W . S YOUR RESPONSE TO URGENT TASKING FOR SALVAGE OF A P-3 AIRCRAFT IN SUBIC BA . OUR HUMANITARIAN SERVICE IN REFUGEE RESCUE OPERATIONS. VALUABLE PARTICIPATION IN A SALVEX WITH THE ROK NAVY AND SKILLFUL HANDLING OF A PORT VISIT TO KAOHSIUNG. ARE ALSO EXANfPLES OF THE VARIET OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CUTTING EDGE. THROUGH YOUR AGGRESSI E PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE IN MEETING EVERY CHALLENGE. YOU CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE SUCCESSFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SE ENTH FLEETS MISSION. 2. BEST W ISHES FOR A JOYOUS HO.MECOMING. WE WERE PROUD TO HAVE YOU ON THE TEAM AND LOOK FORW ARD TO WORKING W ITH BEAUFORT AGAIN. VICE ADMIRAL S.R. FOLEY. JR. BT 0014 56 OfA 01 ON - — ' CS ' : •«--.::- ' -.v: 1. 1 : ' ieL53t ■ !■ P r. - r ♦ ' 4 - Ik -- m m (£:. V} i M ri ' • .a ' ' S ' , ' :..