Buchanan (DDG 14) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 86 of the 1969 volume:

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ANDERSON IDD-7861. This was followed by tours on the Staff of Commander AmphibiOuS GVOUD THREE and as Flag Lieutenant and Aide to Commander Training Command, Pacific. In 1965, Commander CONGDON attended the General Line School in lVIonterey, C8Iif0fVl'a- Commander CONGDON then served as a member of the recommissioning crew of the U.S.S- NEWELL IDER-322i and later served as NEWELL's Executive Officer until 1959. He 'Chen served as Executive Officer of the U.S.S. SPROSTON IDDE-577i until 1960. Commandef CONGDON attended the Command and Staff Course at the Naval War College in Newpoftf Rhode Island. After completing this course, Commander CONGDON served on the Staff at the Naval War College in the War Gaming Department through 1963. After leaving the Wal' College, he served as Operations Officer aboard the U.S.S. SPRINGFIELD ICLG-7I which Was then Flagship of the U.S. SIXTH Fleet. Following this, Commander CONGDON served on the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific until receiving orders as Commanding Officer, U.5-9- BUCHANAN IDDG-14l. Commander CONGDON was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V while serving as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. BUCHANAN IDDG-14I. Commander CONGDON is married to the former Colleen P. lVlitchelI of Los ADQGIBSI California. With their two sons, the CONGDON's currently make their home in San Diego' California. 15 August 1968 - Present CDR GREFF Commander Clarence H. GREFF, Jr., USN, was commissioned as Ensign in January, 1952 at the Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. Commander GREFF, a native of Jackson, lVlississippi, first served as Communications Officer aboard U.S.S. BEALE lDDE-471l followed by a tour on the Staff of Commander, lVline Force, Atlantic Fleet. He then assumed duties as Executive Officer U.S.S. DOIVIINANT llVlSO-431l. He was Commanding Officer U.S.S. DEKALB COUNTY lLST-7151, from June of 1958 to October of 1959. From 1959 to 1963 he served in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and subsequently as Flag Secretary to Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Pacific. ln June of 1963, Commander GREFF became the Executive Officer of U.S.S. H.B. WILSON lDDG-7l. He served in that capacity until lVlarch 1965, at which time he assumed command of U.S.S. FALGOUT lDER-324l. ln lVlarch 1966, Commander GREFF was assigned as European Operations Officer and Operations briefer to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. He has recently completed a year of study at the Naval War College. Commander GREFF is married to the former Patricia Ann Robinson and with their three children make their home in Coronado, California. Commander GREFF's decorations and awards include the Joint Service Commendation Medal, National Defense lVledal, European Occupation Service lVledal, Vietnam Service lVledal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign lVledal. 22 November 1967 - 16 July 1969 CAPT NlVlSON Captain William Nivison was commissioned in June 1946 upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy. For his first tour he joined the heavy cruiser BREIVIERTON, then on China Station as Assistant Navigator. From 1947 to 1951 he participated in the Bikini Resurvey and was assigned in succession, duty at the Recruit Training Center San Diego, as Executive Officer of LS lFFl 790 and as Operations Officer of LST 542 where he participated in Operation BLUE JAY. He then joined USS Wl LTSlE lDD-716l for her second Korean employment. Captain Nivison completed the Communication Engineering Course at the Naval Post Graduate School in 1953. This was followed by assignments at the Naval Communication Station, Guam, Operations Officer in USS LAWS lDD-558l and as Assistant Test Officer at the Naval Facility, White Sands Missile Range. ln 1960 he joined COIVICRULANT staff in USS CANBERRA lCAG-2l as Communications Officer followed by a tour as Executive Officer of USS FORT SNELLING lLSD-30l- In 1963 he returned to Wl LTSIE as Commanding Officer. After completing a cruise off the coast of Vietnam to attend the Naval Warfare Course at Naval War College. An assignment ai the Bureau of Naval Personnel as the Cruiser!Destroyer!lVlinecraft Placement Officer followed the War COHBQB 355l9l'lm9l'lt and gave Captain Nivison an opportunity to complete his studies leading to a lVlaStGl' of Arts in International Affairs at the George Washington University. From the BUPE RS tour he then went to San D' ' ' lego based Destroyer Divsion 152. He holds the Navy Commendation with Combat V, American Area Campaign, World Wall' Victory, Occupation Ribbon lFar Eastl, China Service lextendedl, K0l'9an Cam ai V' ' - - D QU. letnam SGFVICS, Armed Forces Expeditionary, United Nations, National Defense and KOFSSU Presidential Citation. Captain Nivison in July 1965 he left WILTSIE is married to the former Betty Joyce Leeper of San Diego, California. They reside in Solana Beach, California with four of their five chil dren. Captain William A. Teasley, Jr. was commissioned in June 1946 upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy and reported for his first tour of duty to USS ATLANTA CCL-104l as Repair Officer and Ship's Training Officer. After a short shore duty billet, he reported to USS THOMPSON lDlVlS-38l as First Lieutenant. Two years later he reported to USS IVIOALE lDD-693l as Gunnery Officer followed by a tour as Gunnery Division Officer aboard USS SALEM lCA-139l. Captain Teasley then spent two years at the Naval Postgraduate School in IVlonterey, California from where he was ordered to USS EDIVIONDS lDE-406l as Executive Officer. ln January 1958 Captain Teasley reported for duty to the Bureau of Ordnance in Washington D.C., and for two years managed the research and development of Terrier and Tartar weapons control equipment. He then served as Weapons Officer aboard USS Little Bock lCLG-3l. ln lVlay 1965, Captain Teasley took command of USS PERKINS lDD-877l and was awarded the Bronze Star for action against the enemy off the coast of North Vietnam. For the next two years he served as Ordnance Engineering Curricular Officer at the Naval Postgraduate School, lVlonterey, California. Captain Teasley, in a change of command ceremony in DaNang Harbor, assumed duties as Commander Destroyer Division One Hundred Fifty Two on 16 July 1969. Captain Teasley is married to the former Barbara Ann O'Brien and with their four children make their home in Coronado, California. l l CAPT TEASLEY 16 July 1969 Present Executive Officer LCDR Robert S. Malone OPERATIONS OFFICER WEAPONS OFFICER ENGINEER OFFICER LT David L. Robbins LT Gary VV, Goftschalk LT Antony C. Cherin REMV' SUPPLY OFFICER V NAVIGATOR LT Russell D. anTasseI LT Ronald D. Horner -,.,.- 5 ,,. P , I J.. ', I 1 vw V ,, U14 L , 11- I 1 1 F I ' A - . 1, 1.1, ,MW 1 wwe -1-. Comdes Div 152 Staff ' A,1f!7.? W i I I 1 ,f- 1 ' W1 If 'ff ff W5 Y fuki- 1 fy 1 621 eyj- x1,x f NUI 1 1Q4!4f W 111- 1 . 1 J Q I 111. 2942 11 A JW 1V W A 15: ' ab Sf SSX W 1' 1 f 34 ' 2:1 111 1 1 K ' ww f1 -11710 111.131 1 1 , 1. R11 I. V , P Q! .X11 1, 1111 1 , I X, 1 ' I 03-1- - 11f11'1: 11 , . 1111 XS 111 1' w.1x1,!I wff-4. 1015? PM W ff ,Wff ' 2 ff' Af- 1ii I 1 ' 7 -1 .1 1 , ' 4: f? 4, 1 If-7 f?J f f 1 I 1? 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Blair LTJG Don Gaw E STAFF IVIEDICAL OFFICER LT Lawrence A. Price STAFF CHAPLAIN LT Edward E. Evans DESDIV 152 ENLISTED STAFF I I March 18,1969 Underway For Westpac i s Q S 4 Families and friends gathered for a final farewell . . .and a final kiss. BUCHANAN arriving! i if N ' 1 - 254 ,, xg4..f14 s,v1 - , TAKE in the brow! Underway flying the 200th Anniversary Flag of San Diego Upon departure from San Diego, vve set sail for Pearl Harbor where we had a short 3 day stay. While in Pearl Harbor, we witnessed the filming of the movie Tora, Tora by Twentieth Century Fox. We participated in USS BON HOlVllVlE RlCHARD's lCVA-31l Competitive Exercise and fired both a torpedo and an ASROC rocket successfully. i . ' ,fl s-L 5 -,, faq I I I II 1. A leisurely trip across the Pacific I I I I I I I I I t.4f f--f V I y ,f 3 i ,, .ll After a brief stop at Yokosuka, Japan vve proceeded to Yankee Station f . rw ' ' I I Carrier OPS while alongside Our Russian friend or duty. Barely inside the Vietnam Surveillance area, vve received vvord that a Navy EC-121 had been shot dovvn in international waters off the coast of Korea. We immediately reversed course to join the largest task force assembled since the Korean War, Task Force 71. Such an assembly was of extreme interest to some people and vve kept a close vvatch on a Russian destroyer sent to keep track of us. I 12 Helo details were short but frequent Yankee Station Gperations Unreps were less frequent but much longer After nearly a three week tour as a member of Task Force 71 and a week of upkeep in Sasebo, Japan, we returned to the combat zone and , joined USS TICONDEROGA lCVA-'l4l. For 30 days we acted as escort and plane guard ship for TICO as she launched attacks round the clock, penetrating deep into Vietnam to conduct offensive operations against the enemy. During this period our jobs fell into a routine and we became a veteran crew, working as a team to accomplish BUCHANAN's mission. While operating together, BUCHANAN developed an excel- lent working relationship and close friendship with TICONDEROGA. We initiated an exchange program whereby officers and men of the attack aircraft carrier spent a day or two of orientation aboard which helped us work better as a team. On the 14th of lVlay at 1400 an amazing coincidence occurred resulting in the following press release: 14 lVlay 1969 aboard USS BUCHANAN lDDG-14l in the Tonkin Gulf. Many might say the Navy planned it that way, but it was purely a coincidence when at 1400 hours on 14 lVlay, three ships carrying the number 14 made a rendezvous in the Gulf of Tonkin for an underway rearmament. uss BUCHANAN lDDG-14l and uss TICONDEROGA lCVA-14l were alongside USS FIBEDBAKE lAE-14l for a normal underway rearmament when this unusual event occurred. BUCHANAN and TICONDEBOGA, both homeported in San Diego, have been operating together since they departed Task Force 71 in the Sea of Japan in April. While alongside, during this interesting replenishment, BUCHANAN proudly displayed the official flag commemorating the 200th anni- versary of San Diego, California's oldest city. To add to the coincidence of the day,-for cross training purposes, USS TICONDEROGAV had sent LTJG' Walter Buchanan of Lebanon, Indiana to ,USS BUCHANAN lDDG-14l. This transfer was part of a program the destroyer BUCHANAN had initiated and the dual coincidence had not been preplanned. While on board the DDG, LTJG Buchanan had the pleasure of meeting RlVl3 Robert L. Buchanan, who hails from Redondo Beach, California and is one of BUCHANAN's crewmembers. USS BUCHANAN's commanding officer presented LTJG Buchanan a ship's plaque and a certificate making him an honorary member of BUCHANAN's crew. After an overnight visit, LTJG Buchanan departed DDG-14 to return to CVA-14. I Z N V J., - P Z. Q. I E, U v 9 e : r x 1 15 d . h 1-'CONDERQGA for over 25 days in the Gulf of Tonkin and our jobs became routine. 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G 11 1 , 1 1 111,11 r , 11 11 .11 J 1 11111r1,,l111111 1r111 1,1111 111111 111 1111111111111 1 1111 111111 111 1 111 111 11 1111 113 1 1 11 1 ' 1 11 1 Q11 111111 f'1 h,1 1111'1f 111111 1 11 1111111 111111111 191111 11 111 111,1'11' 1 1 1 ,X 11 1 1 11 43 iq! 1 1 -.1 1 K1 5 11 11 MP1 111 1 1 nl Q11 1f1q :L 11 111111 11,111 I fx 521 QM: S 75,1 1 N gg ' 1 y 1 fx.-fan . mesmvzunaneufu-mvauu -..--- 1 --'----H A--. 1- - Z , ,f We fired many, many rounds aided by an aerial spotter seen below buzzing the ship after a successful mission. We fired so much that vve vvere required to rearm every other day. ' 92 cream and steak. We were constantly beseiged by our small river boats for such luxury items as ice Wye ' j 'V ' j,,.f,ff5t ' ff ff W ,.-wap. Y' 'f' C MMM CDR Congdon gives 173BD Brigade C.O. a shiD'S plaque XO welcomes Major Tram, Vietnamese District Chief. XO makes our visitors honorary members of BUCHANAN's crew A. Following Presrel submitted for clearance and release 1. 2 July 1969. After firing her 5 f54 caliber guns on suspected enemy positions and infiltration routes in the vicinity of Qui Nhon, USS BUCHANAN lDDG-14l played host to a contingent of officers and enlisted men from the 173rd Airborne Brigade for whom she was conducting naval gunfire support missions. The group was served excellent hot meals from BUCHANAN's mess and were treated to a showing of the Navy's film Who needs you Buchanan? . Those who remained overnight enjoyed a full night's sleep with 'clean linen for the first time in quite a while. Upon their departure it seemed the Navy almost had a few new recruits. One Army officer was overheard to say, When I joined the Army I thought it had advantages over the Navy. Now I can't think of them. 2. Joining this group for lunch and a tour of this San Diego based guided missile destroyer was Colonel Bletz, USA, Deputy Commander of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, LT Colonel 22 1 GRA Visitors from the 173BD Airborne Brigade assemble for a picture just prior to their departure. Berke, Executive Officer, and Major Tram, ARVN, District Chief of Phu lVli district. Besides having an enjoyable afternoon playing hosts to the Army, the officers and men of the BUCHANAN learned first hand how their gunfire support could be best utilized. 3. The visitors were given a full tour of the ship, the highlight of which was watching the operation of the 5 !54 rapid fire guns. While on board, Colonel Bletz and lVlajor Tram were presented ship's plaques and all of the visitors were made honorary crew members by CDR B.N. Congdon, USN, BUCHANAN's commanding officer. B. For FHTNC: Upon clearance, request apply t0 mV hold me No. 04680 C. This unit scheduled for Hong Kong visit 18 July 1969 GP-4 BT ' if WWII FONDA-The wardroom's mascot for the gunline period wwf DESDIV 152 bids farewell on the last day of the gunline CAPT William Nivison is relieved by CAPT William TeasleV period as . . . 'T Westpac Reenlistments 2 .I Ps I, 1 GMG1 LONG SK1GALLAGHER SP2 EVANS ss-12 LINKOUS , , p R BMC HUNT i X K N CDR Congdon addresses the crew for the last time. 15 August 1969 Change of Command CDR Greff relieves CDR Congdon as BUCHANAN's i Commanding Officer The official cake cutting ceremon Recreation Time technicians formed a rocket club and periodically put on a show on the fantail. All the launches were Tartar Division's ace nes shown below but on the whole the program showed the expertise of BUCHANAN's missilemen, not as successful as the o ,,..,,,,-IM Wa.-,,,,-.wwf-,-. Y , X 'HS N f w ,A ,...,:-A-vague ' if le I f ,x ,Q 1 f' 11 nfs 'L-ix ,r Y ',,.: g M. ,,,,.--- NW' - ,TC Y - r W-Y. . nfwmrsr l,--. -..w.-,awe s Vile also had ship's basketball, softball and bowling teams as vvell as a dedicated group vvho tried to stay in shape by lifting weights wherever they could find the room-signal bridge, ET shop or machine shop. I ,V If ,4 , ,- f l K J f ' 1 I X it 1, N igml yu A M V vgmr I . L i ,v I E1 gw vi -5 z , . I S , , 1.4- 1 AQ, 51:5 if v Vs 1 ll 2 Bl1ChEII1HI1,S Beauties lvuss TERRY ZALIAGIRIS Mass SUSAN TQTH MISS BETTY WELLS MISS GERRIE SMITH MISS DALE PIFIES MISS PAM BLEVINS Engineering Department Division LTJG F BASE Fl lVlPA II ii :Emmy The engineers, Snipes , Black Oil Gang , or whatever name they go by are the backbone of any Naval Ship. They are the unsung heros from below the main deck. They work in the firerooms and engine- rooms on board BUCHANAN. Nl-Division on board BUCHANAN consists of two separate groups, the boilermen and the machinist mates. lt is their job under the leadership of the lVlPA and the chief petty officers to furnish steam for the main engines and generators plus all the housekeeping services. Through sweat, hardwork, and very long hours in temperatures approaching 130 degrees and higher, the engineers of BUCHANAN were able to meet all of these requirements which enabled BUCHANAN to complete her fifth WESTPAC deployment and meet all commitments. During the cruise BUCHANAN steamed a total of 44,000 miles using a total of 3,800,000 gallons of Navy Special Fuel Oil. The fuel oil was taken on during 55 underway replenishments by BUCHANAN's professional Boilermen. During the cruise the crew used 1,896,197 gallons of fresh water and they were never on water hours. This can be attributed to BUCHANAN's proficient machinist mates and their evaporators. As you look back on BUCHANAN's fifth successful WESTPAC cruise you can say the professional engineers made it possible. lip -nf . - . V 1 I T -fy Q- A A J .L T- m,m,,.T,vm.,-W Tm.. WT K T T., The men of 51 fireroom The men of 7i1 engineroom The men of 1'fi'2 fireroom The men of in engineroom f QM ' X V ' Te 'Zap' , se 42 ' ' ' X T' ' ff . ' W Q .... f T , T f.T T A ,fra 1.. T 91,551 , 52 .T 1 1, Q, ,f ,T ,1!1..,? 1, ' ,. 7 775 .Tyyw 1,51 U 5 iw ZA T f 75 T f wg V 'ff T T 'T 13 ' 'M i' TT T 54 U fm- W2 WT ' K 3 X ff V f T Q WET f-'Ti f Tf TW, Tf I ef ET V 4 I ' 9 ,ff T M' ff T W fl ' W ff- TT A f W , ' XT! S guy, TT as new , Vg JT A 4, My T 1 TH T XM IT ,aw 4. W iw, T A Q T -T in ,QHTT ff.,--Ti jf T- T T Jw! A , V--f f Q ,Diff .TTT in I X W, w , T ,T -W f ,fy k Th I T J ,iffy 4, t fy' -' 4 vfwf fk T' ,T ,f T Z7 ff? If Lf fiffz ff-vf T ff! 1-QW 'wi .www iTTWkf'fs T kfdifl -ef! Tim' W fm ,Th 1' ffff X Tf7T we f f f mf y,TT fTTT 1 XM - Tf ,..T,.TT,, T. T -TQQ .T T ,TT ,W A T f' f' T, 'X M7 ff JV T 41 ff 7'-W T T an .. 2' TAT 4 mme kfx' f T ' if W' 44 'ff' T X ATM T TT ffl ' If h I XT T Q iq I T T In Vx f TT T TUT,-iw I' W v, - ff xl 5 ' ' ' ' h' f tt officers ' + IVI Dlvlslon sc ne pe y . N 31 1 T IVI Division's BT's handled all replenishments BT3 Caughel stands the lonely checks watch if ' --w -,M wifi- W A 1 I l 'zwf ?pf'I ff', f, JJJ A taut throttles watch BT3 Rider taking hourly readings Automatic combustion systems make fireroom watch standing a lot easier. KW Even the EOOW gets his chance on the throttles. IVHVI3 Toth makes adjustments on our tricky generators , Z f Z ,fA I 5 Q s. . J tj' uri., M 214 533232 R Division ru: zffrt my R Division is probably the most diversified division aboard ship consisting of machinist mates enginemen machinery repair- men shipfitters damagecontrolmen' electricians and interior communications men. R Division is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all auxiliary machinery the ship s electrical systems gyros telephones and for the control of disaster in case of fire or flooding ELECTRICAL OFFICER LTJG KOLARCI K s , C s if 55 34 DCA LT LONG R Division was kept extremely busy during our deployment effectively handling intermittent problems with ship's gener8'C0rS and gyro compasses, making parts for gun mounts and engi- neering equipment, keeping air conditioning systems Operating for the comfort of the crew and lending a hand wherever needed to help BUCHANAN complete a 6 month deployment without missing a commitment. - V - c , .k Electricians Machinist Mates and Enginemen f Shipfitters, Damage Controlmen and Machinery Repairmen --7...-J Two electricians work high atop the mast to replace an ASW grimes light MR3 P0Dlin works making precision pieces for the repair of shipboard machinery Q. W EIVl2 Morse parallels two generators on the electrical switchboard A , , , , SF2 Lange and SF2 Evans demonstrate fire fighting techniques during an underway drill. Operations Department GI Division Operational Intelligence Division and Combat Information Center are words that are synonymous with each other, for the Badarmen's daily activities are centered around the complex of CIC. To the average crewmember CIC is both a place of curiosity and mystery, shrouded in a state of eternal twilight, speckled with green and red lights with a collection of boxes and gadgets that blink, click, and hiss to him. As one enters this complex he is given the CIC OFFICER ENS IVIOFIRISEY impression of being on the inside of a radio, but to the radarman there is no mystery. For the radarman is responsible for the gathering, processing, dis- playing, evaluating, and disseminating of all tactical data and this involves spending long hours in CIC. By the time a cruise is over, a radarman is more familiar with his dark, hissing work space than he is with his own home. Always working behind the scenes, CIC is involved in every phase of operation that a DDG may undertake. During our stay on the gunline CIC was in constant communication with our troops on the beach and it was the radarmen, whose rapid evalua- tion of information, enabled the BUCHANAN to fire with pinpoint accuracy. No one radarman- is a specialist but rather a jack of all trades who must have a working knowledge of Anti-Air Warfare, Anti-Submarine'Warfare, Electronic Warfare, Aircraft Controlling, and Search and Rescue Operations. It now becomes obvious that the radar- men do indeed play' an important part on the BUCHANAN and in the Navy, and only through constant training and perseverence can the radarmen maintain the condition of readiness that their jobi requires. i Long arduous hours were spent in CIC during gunfire support operations Even radarmen must chip and paint to maintain the ship s appearance T-ik-.iffy CIC Watch Officer evaluates the course and speed of a surface contact The air picture can get pretty active and rather complicated . . . but not today of ww Mx . ..-MTW T, xrirwinb ft Q X- 4 S A x .5 tm A sub contact on radar? ,ff' GC Division -9 'ff'-Q Signalmen and Badiomen, comprising two ratings within the Operations Department, culminate their 6 month VVestPac tour with a sense of pride in their effort of a job well done. The Signalmen have enjoyed blinking their way from the balmy climate of Vietnam to the chilly weather of Korea. Their job encompasses not only the transmission and receipt of flashing light, semaphore, and flaghoist, but the timely delivery of such signalled information to the bridge and combat information center, the latter becoming vitally important in tactical situations where imminent danger of collision could result from inaccurate or untimely delivery of executive signals. Visual communications being their primary duty and responsibility, we're sure you'll find no sharper signal bridge on a destroyer type ship. The cleanliness, preservation and appearance of their spaces shows much BUCHANAN PRIDE . The Badiomen have stood arduous watches for the greater part of this years' WestPac deployment, but it has not stifled their high spirit and willingness to accept the chaIlenge . From long-haul teletypewriter communications involving thousands of miles, to short range intra-task group voice communications, the radiomen have met the challenge with repeated success. The gunline period offered the greatest challenge because BUCHANAN was flagship for the gunline commander and the message traffic load increased to nearly 10 times its norm. The most singular challenge has been maintaining the appropriate teletypewriter fleet broadcast which BUCHANAN is solely dependent upon for routine information, from weather, logistics, and personnel matters, to high precedence flash traffic perhaps assigning us to a gunfire mission. The crew might also like to know that they have received their baby-gram messages via this means. OC Division has its chow hounds, its liberty hounds and the like, but one thing is common to this division, a certain pride in 'upholding a part of BUCHANAN's smartness, and dedication to duty. llflmiB't,g, COMMUNICATIONS oFFicEn LT EDWARDS 41 i ! 1 V E A f i SIVI2 Drumm and SN Sisk prepare to hoist a signal WWWMM 7 Ex 3 2 ,, ff V SN Sisk receives a signal from the carrier while on plane guard duties , ' ' , 1 4 Lk i i1pC,'3v1'.'fii!-I .' P H ,tgzriggrli-L-4-,-.aft RM2 Zounar adjusts a radio receiver for better reception SNIC Greer and SM1 Johnson inspect, clean and practice the 50 cal. machine gun aboard especially for our deployment. ,A,,-..,,-, ffff -if , , , . 4 . . , , ,, Y M -welsh? -M W- ,V . . ' 1 ? if 4 i ,i i W i i i 1 5 3 i yl , 1 i'i OE D1v1s1on 1 MQ: ar!! Operations Electronics Division is composed of ten men vvho are responsible for maintenance of the ship s surface search and air search radars radio communication equipment and I e ectronic countermeasures equipment. The division is divided into three groups The Radar Group maintains the surface search and air search radars and all associated equipment including radar scopes and radar target identification equipment The Communi eceivers and transceivers used in keeping the ship in constant communicat' ' ' ions vvlth operating forces afloat ashore and in the air. This section also maintains specialized ground support e ui ' ' ' ' ' ' q pment which assists aircraft pilots in navigation. The Electronic Countermeasures Group maintains equipment vvhich renders the ship less vulnerable to attack from potential enemies. cations Group maintains the radio transmitters r ' 4 I l , . ,,,f , Mamma ELECTRONIC MATERIAL OFFICER 44 ENSIGN WHEELER x E' ET1 Flaherty and RD1 Evans plan the weeks work for OE Division - -f-fx :V v -' - mf' -7 'W-QAM Pm: slzfi.. .Q-an t f 'Nl , - N tt , . t N 2 4 ,IRNA- ET3 Lytle makes adjustments to our Tacan system ET3 Stoysich takes a break in radar room no. 2 ET3 Holden works on a troublesome repeater Jr - ...-...-... ..,,., ..,..,1 ll V ,l l l l l l l l l l 1 l E l 1 l 1 l r l NHV1gHt1OH Department BUCHANAN s Navigation Department is probably the most diversified department aboard ship with their responsibilities ranging from getti.ng the ship to where it s going safely and on time' caring for the health of the crew during thlstrlp insuring the ship s correspondence and ' ' personnel records are properly maintained' and of course insuring that those letters tg and from home are at a constant flow. Functionally the department is divided into two sections the Navigation Section an the-Administration Section. The Navigation Section is m way or a deployment the OIVI s are at the helm and various stations to visually navigate the h' ' s ip out of the channel Once in open water the ONI s day is filled with morn' 9 rs sun lines evening stars and a constant DB Besides their standard watches the OIVI s are busy correcting the hundred charts carried on the shi ' t k' ' ' ' p a ing and recording weather and navigational information' and taking the help and after-stee ' 9 for the many underway replenishments. eA ersonnelmen from Ship s Office' the Hospital Corpsmen V ' Bay' and the Postal Clerk Ship s Office s day is one of constant activity insuring all of the ship s rep0rtS are C0mP'9 mailed on time' typing the man y memos and instructions' correcting personnel records ordering tests and insuring ' oming correspondence is correctly routed and act' - ion taken. At special sea details these men are stationed on the bridge U Captain s phone talkers. I ' ' ' n Sick Bay it s a day of shots physicals colds emergencies etc. not forgetting the T35 c ecking the sanitation of the shi s ' ' ' p messing and berthing areas. ln the Post Office it s always where s the mail? did 9 a letter? why not? . a busy and importa t I n p ace at least once a day ether that is the N ' ' A ' ' ' avigation Department diversified but held together by the idea of working for the benefi BUCHANAN s crew anned by the Ouartermasters Getting under f dministration Section there are the Yeomen and P J . 11 11 The Crew of Ship's Office 11 111 11 H 11 11 11 11 111 11 11 11 11 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 ,1. 11 111 1 1 11 11 31 1 ,pw The Quartermaster Gang hw lm? g 5127? 1 lnw 1,,,M.e,, 1 1 1 1 U 1 1 1 1 1 47 1 1 Y, Y W Y V ------Y -Y,-Ze - ---'QA- .l 1-1-'M ' ' A 'A n----,.?f-'?frf4i1Z- . Tilg--1 L' 1 . - -- 1, , ,wi-wx. - 1 1 ' 1- ,pat . ,431 1, ,.. Ibn- fi., QNI3 Witherall makes his log entries el nf l V L H X' hid 1 . 1 2155 A hard day in the office T 'Mn if hs.. fi 1. .ae b f ff, 4 , 3, A ,Q -1'. ,a5ff Q ,-, 1 7 A small mail delivery on the gunline f 1 f , 4 'Y E HM1 Burns and SN McDermott administer shots in the wardroom az. .' f V ff-Q , 44 9 -gy Q, ,, 511- J M, X M -w-qgg If ,Cx E , YN3 Garcia and PN3 Stearns relax to the tune of a country western ballad PN1 Jimmerson instructs SN Groves on the duties of a personnelman- 49 or , 4. I i V I! F f I I: fi ii B 5 i 1 i i I 1 r i i ,L ti i ii 1, i il i 1. I 5 i i i W G i L 4 l i Y 4 L 3 5, 1 ' i it i i 1 xl! ii X, iv fi Li if 1? l, i W , r j L Suppl Department 'Wa up 7 W l 4 , 1 'U.., Y. 'eff gf sf ' wma ' X, 11. I 1 my . 1 '. qua' 'xg' ' V bmah ' f V Service to the ship was the goal of the Supply Department during the 1969 deployment to the Western Pacific. All hands were striving to meet this requirement. The following list of statistics bears this out. The Storekeepers issued approximately 2,500 repair parts to keep the vital machinery and equipment operable. This was between 75-85'Xi of all requests made for parts. In addition, numerous CASREPT parts were ordered promptly so that equipment could be repaired. The Commissarymen fed 654 separate meals during the cruise. There were 36,500 rolls, 15,200 loaves of bread, 1800 pies, and 5020 cakes made during this time. ln the shipservice area, the laundrymen washed approxi- mately 900,000 pounds of laundry. The ship's store sales figure for the period 1 lVlarch to 30 June 1969 was the largest the ship has ever had, with sales at 331,083.39 The barbers cut approximately 5,300 heads of hair. The disbursing clerks processed over 100 travel claims and transitioned all 340 pay records in June. The Disbursing Officer paid out 3562798.46 during this six month period. The Stewards also served 552 meals during the deployment, besides doing their daily cleaning. Numerous special meals and bakery products were turned out by the stewards during thIS period. While all these statistics were accomplished, military and ship evolutions were also met at optimum efficiency. Quarter- deck watches and general quarters stations were pI'OmPt'Y manned by all Supply Department personnel. Thus it can be said that the motto service to the ship WHS achieved by all members of the Supply Department. DISBURSING OFFICER LTJG STASIOWSKI H. tj, ., ..-...-- ff -mx.-- . , Y-W A 14 V WMS? W 4117 f' 5 W Shipservicemen H3515 W 4119 in-mnsnqv 'Wzf Stewards , 9 V W 57 X ,Mn ,, , W ,,.,, ,W y,,7,,,,. JVM WV , Eff ff M 4, f ' ,M wa aw W.. WN 4 Mn Q M W, ,, 7' f M Q, M I My .. 4 X 'Mfr f X W X A W ZW 42 Sto rekeepers 4 un 1 . I f ,Q VW W MZ' Wf X, I Zig? Commissarymen HHH HM lil 'WSH www .,.,.-,,,, - - . , suns- -.nw 255 IKE! iw' IH. 4 EET? M ,w 1 . W X ., -. S ,..... . Hifi? wg 5 f RSSB ggi Simms ww sei M .. gigs jig Z Qgig 3 ma me m..v my :L Mus ff- Q-me me MW? L-'X X- xixsQi ' 'xxx . X.g,,....,..N xr x ,-- w w XJ f Disbursing Clerks MAJ ,, , ,4 ,f ,af fm ' , ff , Y ,fm -.3 hz, 10 ,H ,YM by I ll..9f! Kv-an . co5'i1 X HH 0 , e. fl0 Iona I 2 ,C , ll M, 2011! icon ,agile , I fo-H0 Icon: ll! The laundry provided excellent servlce throughout the crulse SH3 Gravley goes bug business all year long Weapons Department 4- ist Division WV ,, ZW, ., - 7 X 'V , -944 ff ' 'I I AWN, When the BUCHANAN departed San Diego for this deployment, First Division knew it faced a long and difficult task. Eighty percent of the division was composed of green men-fresh from boot camp. They would have to learn quickly, for soon they would be doing the strenuous, demanding, and often dangerous evolutions of underway ammunition and supply replenishments, helicopter transfers, and anchor details. In addition, these men would have to become proficient watchstanders on the bridge as helmsmen, engine order telegraph operators, and lookouts. First Division is also responsible for the preservation and appearance of the BUCHANAN's hull, decks, and most of the exterior superstructure. On this deployment BUCHANAN successfully completed over 35 underway replenishments alongside various types of naval ships for ammunition, fuel, and stores. These unreps were often performed at night in rough seas. The ship also frequently received personnel and supplies from helicopters hovering over the fantail. lt is to the division's credit that all of these evolutions were performed successfully and with no serious injuries to the crew. On the transit back to San Diego, one of BUCHANAN's crew required prompt medical treatment late one night. Although the seas and winds were high, First Division , quickly rigged its high Iine and brought aboard a medical 1 officer from the USS TICONDEROGA CVA-14. The following morning First Division personnel skillfully rigged A a stretcher which enabled their shipmate to be hoisted aboard a helicopter hovering above the ship, and transferred , to the TICONDEBOGA for additional medical attention. ,i The division's continuous efforts to maintain the sharp appearance of the BUCHANAN were rewarded with compliments on the ship's appearance in every port we visited. The ship was completely repainted three times on if 'lr if 3 this deployment. 5' Through experience and long hours of work, the former green men in the division are now -capable and effective sailors. li lil? il? I Evil LTJG CONNOR .. 't ' SHKQYK' Sf. Es Q - is '79 s s Ss F W ,. X Hi 5 - s www xixsmi Q E x X ,ss-f , ss f ,, rf' .Q - s ,s s' 1 if M 'NX' sf V Q Q? if N - QU' 5,6 s k Q x 1 Q , R if 2 ,rfb R E Q K is ,rw , , 'V,, 'L ns H 4 f,f, ik f f 4 fh 1, X f , 5 ' 1 fi ' W K .Xa Z in g f x H ' i i Q- QW wr SX X W7 is .- I 4 s 'fr sf 7, iw yy- -ws-W s lixk W. Chief Hunt and his boatswains mates wh We 45' i i i ii i 4 42 W ' i yy.. 'A Fantail crew 1 Forecastle crew Portside crew Side Cleaners vi ... ,V -:aw-7 ,f.:,1f - 1'- vuf-A: ' I l 1 ff, ,, X Z4 I SFBD C e 01 level crew I' W Boat crews wg,-1.4-5,-,,. BIVl3 lVlclVlnchels uses a grappling hook to retrueve Oscar after a man overboard drill 'ii' - Q W 'Niew 1. Q -, ,Q it 901 Pretty cold on deck in the Sea of Japan A--.'-.-fin -.', 1 v, . r, -:-w . V as Hs. 1-NNSN hs?-X U,- 4 7 7 BlVl3 Norman passes a word throughout the ship with the aid of the traditional boatswains pipe. The Gig Crew readies for one of their frequent runs into Danang while on the gunline 59 Znd D1v1s1on fi F In L Fill ld ff ef if 11:33 .maui IF!! I W la KW if' Wm' .N gmt.: mi L. L M 4 W 'V' 5 rt. Blilgx ta ii X 1 -u w -7 'ai Y M'-iff, T' l ,.-10 Throughout the cruise 2nd Division personnel stood various watches throughout the ship. While being one of the smallest divisions on the ship 2nd Division was nonetheless a veritable monster in performance. The highlight of this years deployment was undoubtedly the 26 days spent on the gunline during the months of June and July During the previous deployment the ship fired a total of 5000 rounds of 5 inch ammunition on enemy targets. This Year BUCHANAN was scheduled on the gunline for a total of only 26 days. No one expected to fire nearly as many rour1dS HS during the previous deployment However friendly ground and air spotters continued to ferret out enemy locati0nS and called for our accurate and devastating gun fire. BUCHANAN responded without fail and completed the gunline period with an exceSS of 5000 rounds fired and an impressive list of enemy emplacemeflfs destroyed . BUCHANAN s accomplishments did not come easy. Our can- tankerous 5 X54 mounts contributed many problems and throughout many long nights 2nd Division labored to keep Our QUHS fi in9.Th.ere was also ammunition to be brought aboard ship and stowed pr019CUl95 to move from one mount to another virtually every flight and Wowd you believe at the usual hour of three- in the morning? Team effort which is a by-word of the BUCHANAN sailor became DV0Ud'V apparent as Snipes emerged from their holes Radarmen lVlessc0ekS etc. volunteered to move projectiles at this strange hour so aIreadV Wed men could sleep. 2nd Division is a small, proud, efficient part of the total team-but pleased to stand up and be counted and concertedly happy T0 be BUCHANEEBS . GUNNERY ASSISTANT LTJG PIERPONT if W Wy ew' ww f W Q4 X mga- 4 fg X ff ww ' f ww f Wifi' f Kwg G unnersmates Fare Control Techmcuans I i 2 i SN Finger checks the automatic operation of the magazine lower hoist system Another conference to discuss the failure. 62 solution of a gun system Always time for a coffee break! AS Division i'Sonar Qontact! The first words of the sonar stack operator heard over the ship's 29lVlC warn of an impending anti-submarine warfare action and is the signal which sends l3UCHANAN's ASW attack team into motion. At that point the highly trained and competent professionalism of AIS Division is brought to bear, as the contact is evaluated, tracked, and simulated attacks are carried out. This has been the job of the sonar gang while off the coasts of Vietnam and Korea. Additionally, while in the Tonkin Gulf, the sonar team was ever watchful for underwater explosions or hydrophone effects iunderwater sounds generated by small surface craft, generally constituting the first warning of a P.T. boat attackl. Sonar was also especially important while anchored in Danang Harbor, as the intense, low frequency sound which filled the surrounding water was capable of rendering a swimmer helpless, which did much to prevent underwater sabotage while the ship was engaged in naval gunfire support. The next step after achieving sonar contact, of course, is the employment of the ship's ASW weapons. This is the job of the ASROC gunner's mates and torpedomen. ASROC lstanding for Anti-Submarine Rocketl is the latest thing in anti-submarine weaponry and constitutes BUCHANAN's primary long range weapon. The surface launched torpedo tubes carry a variety of fish which constitute the secondary long range and primary short range weapons system. AIS Division had an opportunity to demonstrate its weapon employment skills this cruise while operating briefly on the BARSTUR range near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Hits were achieved during exercise firings of both an ASROC and a lVlK46 surface launched torpedo. All in all it was a busy cruise, met with quiet efficiency by BUCHANAN's AIS Division personnel whose motto throughout the arduous deployment was we can do it. , IH!! Asw oiflflcen LTJG SCHIERIVIAN 63 . ., f.. ...mg . , . nv. ' F - -, -,fn -: f ., Sonarmen ,Z ASROC Gunnersmates M3 -W Constant attention keeps our ASROC system operating at 1OO'M1 efficiency Searching for that elusive sub Not 8 real Sub? Tartar Division The task of maintaining the TARTAR Weapons system involves a number of very complicated and inter-related skills necessary to keep the system in a high state of battle readiness. Target information is initially detected in the Combat Information Center lClCl and sent to the Weapons Control Station for further processing and evaluation. Here targets are assigned to the gun or missile fire control systems. The missile loading and firing is also controlled from here. As can be seen, each area has to work in complete harmony with the other or the system can never function as a whole. Besides the many intricate adjustements required for the individual equipments, much critical interconnecting alignment is involved. TARTAR Division alone utilizes approximately 90 separate pieces of test equipment to attain its maximum operating effectiveness. The men of TARTAR Division have once more displayed their many talents and capabilities as Handlers this cruise. From their own work to the manning of the after refueling station, to supplying many key personnel to assist in the manning of gun plot and the gun mounts during our gun fire support missions, to standing bridge, ASROC, after steering and sonar vvatches, TARTAR was there. Several times this cruise missile shoots involving long hours of preparation were scheduled and cancelled, but TARTAR finally got to do their thing on 4 September, scoring a direct hit on a target drone. A fitting end to a long cruise. FIRE CONTROL OFFICER MISSILE OFFICER LT DAISLEY LTJG koPiNiTz W Y - f -' fmt' ' z ,,,A,,,,., , Nlissle Radar Gang X H 4 ' Three Dimensional Radar Gang , ' J i r l ,F Q, rl 'r H I 1 1 1 win:ivmwmfg'-,ww-rm-rf,-f.-1--. ,3...,.,:,,..,,,.,5,,.5,W., Y R , -,. .f ,, .. -, f -I ii . -. , e , N 7' . - -- rf ' W, Q ,. ' ' ' ' ,, f ' Z f ff ,4 ,, V ,X f ff Wwrflfw 914 , f Guided Missile Launcher Gang Q,,..Ka 'H vffgff Missile Telemeterin 84 C g omputer Gangs X. 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