Benner (DD 807) - Naval Cruise Book

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I I Y jst 1 i I f if j ,P ix. if ' b 1 Y, E we if 'C f I' I Q 1 1. Q 1, ELL 1 ri 'wiv-an v a 3 Once the necessary repairs were made on the evaporators BENNER proceeded to rejoin ASWGRUONE already enroute to Yankee Station. After a short stop in Okinawa for fuel, BENNER sped south. BENNER prepared for war zone duty by exercising at General Quarters realizing that the next GQ may not be adrill. Upon entering the Tonkin Gulf, BENNER was assigned picket duty off the coast of Hainan. On December 23 the USS O'BRIEN was brought under enemy gun fire while patrolling the North Vietnam coast and BENNER was called upon to relieve her. BENNER took her place on the line as Sea Dragon Flagship of COMDESDIV 232 and subsequently COMDESRON 25 with the task of keeping water-borne craft from carrying supplies from North Vietnam to the Viet Cong operating against friendly forces in the South. With the major inland supply routes under heavy bombing attacks by both Navy and Air Force jet, bombers, the sea hadqbecome the major supply route from North to South. Day and night BENNER fired upon any craft that ventured to move south scoring heavily against enemy traffic even though operations were hampered by bad weather. To maintain her fighting trim it was necessary for BENNER to refuel and replenish often during the thirty days that she spent on Sea Dragon. Day or night, foul weather or fair, she had to take on fuel for her boilers, ammunition for her guns, and food for her crew. All hands worked together to accomplish almost two dozen underway replenishments. J f 1 1 Intewening water-borne logistics craft, fs. X-M V X A S Q 'W-217, . - ,X x , ' ' ' f cqi ,Q . A M 1 A j r . NN

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