Belle Grove (LSD 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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ESCAJEDA SH3, MENDIOLA SHSN AND HOYTER SN ON STATION SERVICE ' ' WHAT DO YOU WANT? LUBAG SD2 DISHES OUT SOME STEAKS SCOTT TN AND CREEN TN WORK IN THE PANTRY

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NOW, SET CONDITION ONE ALFA ; MAN THE FORWARD HIGHLINE STATION; STANDBY TO RECEIVE LCU TO PORT ; FLIGHT QUARTERS. STANDBY TO RECEIVE HELICOPTERS ; MAN ALL DOCKING STA- TIONS. All familiar words - - and all words that mean the Deck Department will be swinging into action again. The tasks which fall to the Belle Grove Deck Department are as varied as the roles assigned the ship herself. And whether Deck is the star or a mere bit player, she always strives for the critic ' s acclaim : A job well done. WESTPAC 1960 presented ample opportunity for the boatswains and gunners to strut their stuff. From BLUE STAR to SEA HAWK it was an endless chain of load-unload, embark-debark, anchor-get underway, and, during our spare time, vs » that never ending chip-scrape-paint. We loaded Marines and LVT ' s at Okinawa for Taiwan - - and then at Taiwan for Okinawa ; Marines and 17 LCU loads of vehicles at Taiwan for Iwakuni ; a i i%- DISPATCH SERIAL 523