Brumby (DE 1044) - Naval Cruise Book

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the pier the next day. The people were as anxious to see us and talk with us as they were to see the ship. Many of us gladly gave white hats and other items to the young people who wanted a souvenir. Several of the crew were able to meet Yugo- slav individuals and accept invitations to their homes. All of us at one time or another found the people willing and eager to answer our questions and give us directions. There was a high level of interest in a soccer match between Split's team and the Polish National team. Split did not win but should be one of Yugoslavia's best teams by the end of the season. The BRUMBY left Split on the morning of 9 February. It was an experience we will not soon forget. Most of us would like to go back to Split to see those we met during our short stay. But, BRUMBY was headed to sea to join the Sixth Fleet for war games, ASW exercises, and plane guard duty. These drills and exercises are a necessary Part of the training program designed to keep the Sixth Fleet on its toes and maintain a high level of readiness. Plane guard duty consists of follow- ing 2000 yards behind the aircraft carrier and having a rescue team ready at all time to fish out any Pilots that did not make it back to their floating -A

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5 can leave the country freely to work if they wish. There are no collectives. There is competitive advertising. Marshall Tito called upon the Yugoslavian people to unite against the axis powers during World War II and he called each Slav by his na tionality This bet on regional autonomy freedom of intellect and independence has been the key to Yugoslavian unity It d1d not take long to discover that the people of Split were eager to meet us and talk with us Many of us met 1nd1v1duals that have corresponded after the Shlp departed The Youth especially were , happy to practice their English and to discuss the issues that are currently hot the world over. Some discussions were made over a locally made plum brandy whose delayed reaction consist of an ex- plosive internal earthquake The sh1p hosted the people of Split during two days of general visiting They were welcomed aboard with a pamphlet about the sh1p in Serbo Croation Over 6000 people toured the weather decks and pilot house and were given refreshments on the mess decks The BRUMBY band performed on the O 1 level during the first day They at tracted so many people that they were forced to Q Q Q Q 0 0 . y p , - . . . 7 I 0 D I ' . ' a , ' . . ' ' ' 1 - . 0 ' 7 - . . I 0 I . a 0 I . 0 I 0 - . . . - . . .

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airstrip. The war games were fought by two forces set up with the task group and included many hours of general quarters. The personnel of operations department had a particularly rough schedule during these exercises. The most dangerous evolutions carried on at sea during peacetime are vertical replenishment and refueling. It takes precision and skill to com- plete these operations safely. Slippery decks, heavy seas, and the darkness ofrughtincrease the hazards of these operations. The vertrep and refueling details from the bridge to the fireroom, however, always completed their tasks with dis- patch and purpose each time it was necessary to do so. We refueled from Oilers, ammunitionships, a carrier, and a stores ship. Food and supplies came by helicopter from the USS SYLVANIA These helos came with two tons of cargo every three minutes but we never failed to clear the decks 1n time We were always happy to set the helo detail because that meant the coming of mail from home A favorite sight was the approach of the helo 4007 from the carrier FORRESTAL CCVA 599 On 24 February after a long fifteen days at sea the BRUMBY pulled into Palermo, Sicily for fuel Our orders were to fuel and leave the same day but a delay made lt necessary to stay over 1.1 2 0 7 KW Q, U vgfdi ful, , :umm , ,..f4,,4,g,fei,,N ,Mu Q 'G . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Q x f ' 3 , A V , V 4 - - . -' 1' ,J a - .. gk 2 Q 'a li 'K ff n 4 - K- A In ' ' .1 i f 1f Z- t an W K P-'I , . , nf, Q .yhkn f Mi 'L ' e , K. ,, K X A 3, 27.97 fxtwgizg ,FQ I :X , .I K . sg ' ,Q ww , 1 2 'f-x - ' - ' , V SWF? il, SW X' ' - . Xa ' y .. evict if fc ,Q : V , .s.,W.'5H x y r A. en- H -4 ig ff h f L X , , , 'lf' 11 , , - ., -A H f . T . S, f t if Jw- t , , We MJ- f .7355 ,' rp' ,,, :ln V-ig, - ' - 2, , xx 4 I ff ' ,vinft .H-4 ., I nvvigtihz M N VME, I s - ie jgg-am.. '., ..--' , X Y , X Ng f .1 Rf. Q 1 lj . 1 ,51 'g . x Sky, 4 1' ' . ' - 'I !,,.,X:'ffHiA 15 -Z' 'I' - -f 'iff'2f,fL.sg2E1: Qf-s if 'gg .nbc if , -1-.-fy.,--. ff- A . . ,, .,. -. at 'N , , , , 4 3 ' 0 4 :.u,fZ N'f'7 'x ' X gf., f g ' 1 t i l' 'E . Q Wal K F V + V V M , f f 4 , p . . , :-