Brumby (DE 1044) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHPPZU DIVISION Murray A. Kesten Alonzo Oats Joe Minardo Charles C. Parrish Ferris A. Altice S.J. Roberts Harry H. Robinson William Millar Edward M. Millan Larry E. Houston Giles L. Martin Chief Willey Robert Bartlett William Wells Paul E. Dixon Brett S. Lower Roy R. Rigsby iff

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61011.11 l9fl,4N C zfo wt gf I United States Ship BRUMBY QDE 10447 de- parted the Naval Station Mayport, Florida on the 28th of November 1970. It had been along, difficult struggle for all departments to prepare the BRUMBY for a major cruise. The engineering department carried the greatest burden in taming the ship's 1200 pound steam plant. Her sailing had been preceded by several embarrassing failures and local opinion was not encouraging. But the 28th of November was the beginning of anew chap- ter in the life of this GARCIA class escort and in a few short months the BRUMBY would be known at all levels in the U.S. 6th Fleet as reliable, dependable, and professional. Tension increased as the inevitable sailing time neared. While nobody wanted to leave, it was a relief, finally, to shift colors and get underway. It would be a long cruise, but a sailor and his family have learned a lot about the hardship of being apart. For some those first hours in a tossing sea were not the happiest. Most were still seeing vi- sions of loved ones waving frantically from the pier or sea wall. Soon, however, the crew settled into the at-sea routine as BRUMBY churned a path toward Bermuda. On the morning of 30 November, Bermuda Island appeared on the horizon. About 925 miles from Mayport, Bermuda is a group of coral islands