Braine (DD 630) - Naval Cruise Book

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wave. This tidal wave had started from the disastrous earthquake in Alaska almost 7,000 miles L' away. So off to the Army and Air Force barracks to spend the night in cramped quarters Cfor if some of usb while the BRAINE steamed out to deeper waters for safety. 29 MARCH EASTER E SUNDAY IN BUCKNER BAY. Early this morning we pulled back into port, no damage, no wave. I I if Church services were held on the USS CARRITUK for all hands to attend. 30 MARCH With if' p everything chipped and painted and looking brand new, we were underway for American Shima I r with DesFlot Nine via Pearl Harbor. 6 APRIL Two days after crossing the International Date ' Line. Since our departure we had conducted highline transfer after highline transfer to under- ' go an ORI inspection. Cur newly painted ship was not new any more. The waves continued to crash our bow as we charged home anxiously. 9 APRIL Our fuel was low, but Oahu was in It it ll sight so we entered Pearl Harbor for our last stop before San Diego. l0 APRIL, Aloha to WestPac, tis homeward bound we be. Most of-the crew are counting the days until our return l 9 lj. but a few of the crew are also counting the days until our return to WestPac. I guess thats l just a sailor's life, you can't please all of them all of the time. As we leave, the land of Hawaii Q sinks slowly in the West. Now the preparations begin for our entering port in San Diego by I? cleaning up the ship in all spaces so that liberty will be as lenient as can be. 16 APRIL The hour draws nearer as we clean up the ship. The crew's morale is high and they are cleaning ii I I2 1. Sf .PWVVI l , . ,,,i , -l ' 37737-L'f5 ,. 2CV,fPf'f4ff6ff,f frfz-mffnifcffff,Ivfxoqffmr, ' eczffifvi 'wslfzypdxf -. 5, rf,-ffm :,.f,fpy- 'rf . I f f- 1, Qfffxifzfa igjqmyrgykgggwq fJ5fs,,f.,f ,f - ,p-fry f ,- I wxfyw '0Zf2f2i96?WCZ9f5052627535953f095fQV?SI542sf?7a55f15?YmX9Jf'iff G Z ' Dfw GT 2 f 4 0 . t 'Q ,f I - -. ff , fzrm-wfr 2 f , ' wYQ0WXy2QxQ6w.Qm2?QQvfQffvzczQfgwomgfx24fff2rwze'fqgwsfizf-ffzffxfx,fk.:,-'wr .-Liof-T' d24ZLxz.f ...- fvysff awwwwfwfwvsxfwqWafwswiw. U ..,wffw f f . , M ,f . ,A-... Usiyfzeyf f:,y4zs,fffffpf:vz-ffxf -of-ffvfszfs. ff f , N ez ' ,4., ' 2025.05 f?'fi1,2fa twin - - . , ' . , 1 if.-'is fllfxwi ' 9x ' fV awww.. ff 0 V' 1,74 ,,,,.f.,.,..iv.2,yz 's 9 f7w:4mm..t,..v I X pm ,,.. Q., up the ship for a sparkling arrival this morning. The ones who are leaving us are packing l their bags and there are others who can't use any more sleep. Past San Clemente and Point Lom.a to port. With the world still at peace we stand into the harbor and moor alongside the y anxious crowd waiting on the pier 5, U. S. Naval Station, San Diego, California, U. S. A. after six months away from home. Liberty Call!! Its been a long, but memorable cruise S and there are many tales to be told. ' THE END OF WESTPAC 1963-1964. MOORED APRIL 16 '64 W -.--M,--nan

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V, ,, ...12K23,,37,,ff,' . - , ' 26 FEB. Four hours into G. Q. for a practice battle problem and four more to go, battle ra- tions were served which introduced us to one of our best lunches yet on this cruise. 27 FEB. With a 12 foot rooster tail and 34 knots, our four hour full power run was on and our return to Subic was drawing nearer. 28 FEB. Our frustrated supply officer had jammed his money safe closed with only two days to go till pay day. CAgain?D 3 MARCH After successfully opening the safe, getting paid, and having a few of those good ole SAN MIGUELS , we steamed south of Subic Bay with the USS BON HOMME RICHARD and two destroyers for a turn at plane guard- ing. 12 MARCH Still plane guarding. The weather was very hot, with the water temperature being near 80 degrees. This offered quite a change from the cold climate of japan. Our water hours were now in effect. 14 MARCH After many days of plane guarding and watching movies over and over, we pulled into Subic Bay along with about twenty other ships from a joint allied fleet exercise off the coast of Taiwan. 22 MARCH With our trip to Sasebo cancelled we stayed in Subic for a week of general upkeep. We took a tour to Manila, through the rough roads in the dense green jungle of the tropical Philippines, only to arrive at one of the most beautiful cities on the cruise. Manila was quite historic with its memorials from World War ll , and a Spanish influence was quite evident. However, our thirsty and long awaited desire to see the Ole San Miguel Brewery was cancelled because it was Sunday today. At the USO in Manila, we saw George Montgomery and his assorted female stars making a few scenes for his next movie, Gorillas in Pink Lace . It should be a very good movie. So longO' beautiful home of San Miguel. 27 MARCH Underway and back to Buckner Bay, Okinawa. Only four days fr x N, Y g , fm, Mya, , f ,V Sv,-,, ftfiyjf-41 ,.,f,f,7 f- f 'Q-1 ,Ipaq ,ff.4f.:,,2.,?z20'A:a'f ,L W kfjfrigw ,wtf , ,,,'5g.fL3:,j-,:g6ff.,':,-Zffigwffr R' ,, f A v. r f ..f,.m.0f-fg.,,,5:.gff -fe ,W ' ff la.: - f+2,,...,' Mvf :1 ,pm ml' . . V 'I K- 221' :f'1S?:,ff-2.L,f? zz-ri'f ' 1 ,, ij fx ,-A fzf.'f.,.. 't-2 1' la w' ' . 'Til- T f' ' , Mi .f,l ,, Y 'f7 'v ..-- M... Jw . ' M-Tw 'Was-'rain' -b '-eww-'ff-' il':'.:'-va--a,,,f'.,,a--,..a:q.,,-A-f ' 3 w M1 an-watmf -M. -.,,,-1 A S ...-....v fr:J..'.-1- 'w ig., .gm M... , ..- to go and we're heading home. The ship has to be cleaned up for San Diego so we turned to chipping and painting just about everything that could be chipped and painted. 28 MARCH Hol- iday Routine. Many last minute purchases had to be made in Naha, Okinawa, an air force base, before our return due to the last chance at WestPac prices. As the crew returned to the ship, they saw BRAINE and eight other ships standing out of the harbor to weather a threatened tidal W 5 f- 4 MA .,,, ,H F . Q -5 , by 8 2 in 5 if ,., if at .6 Q , f' www, Q - MX 1 .WA wif. 6 Y , . , . ,,,,,,, , 3 , M2845 K W f . ' 1 ' sKf3'1f 'ff3,f'SMXw-4E'?32f.:.if2'5'ti -.. ' XJ' 7 ...--.MV 1 M1 :P ' -f .:,,4A3,,g3.2f, x Maja, ,Wx QW , ,gkmj , If ' 4 -,. . ,sf , ,,. -v-' 5 , ww ,fm X-X... 'f migfe , .X f inw t, iz.: I A Wtvwgz 5, .i

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HOW FAR we WENT . . . SAN DIEGO TO PEARL HARBOR 2,323 MILES PEARL HARBOR TO SUBIC BAY 5,040 MILES SUBIC BAY TO SASEBO 1,375 MILES SASEBO TO KAOHSIUNG S50 MILES FORMOSA PATROL 6,221 MILES A KAOHSIUNG TO YOKOSUKA VIA HKONG 2,029 MILES YOKOSUKA TO SUBIC BAY VIA BEPPU 1,953 MILES CARRIER OPS NEAR SUBIC 3,952 MILES SUBIC BAY TO BUCKNER BAY 925 MILES BUCKNER BAY TO PEARL HARBOR 4,219 MILES PEARL HARBOR TO SAN DIEGO 2,323 MILES ARRIVED SAN DIEGO - 16 APR. 1964 TOTAL WESTPAC MILES STEAMED 31, 210 MILES WHAT WE USED TO GET THERE HAZE GREY 325 GALS. LUBBERS LINE 6 FATHOMS DECK GREY 275 GALS. PLASHLIGHT BATTERIES 700 SWABS 150 SPUDS abs. 3 26,000 SNAKING STRETCHERS 8 COFFEE 475 f1bS.J 2,900 BRIGHT WORK POLISH 455557 200 LIGHT BULBS 3,700 RELATIVE BEARING GREASE - 135 TRUE LBS POPCORN f1bS.j 210 NSFO Qgalsj 1,666,223 FRESH WATER fga1S.j 1,283,415 GREEN WATER TOO MUCH CHRISTMAS TREES 8 MILK QNON-COW TYPEpqga1S.p 4, 500 TOILET PAPER Qrollsj 1,600 WATER HAMMERS Qlarge Sizej ll CIGARETTES QINDIVJ 939 , 800 CIGARS 7 , 927 MONEY EARNED: U. S. EQUIVALENT QEISJ 195,080 OI' JAPANESE EQUIV. 4Yenp 70,228,800 TAIWAN EQUIV. CNT, 7,803,200 HONG KONG EQUIV. QHKSJ 1,108,054 PHILIPPINE EQUIV. 41255559 715,058 AND MISC. 425