Cacapon (AO 52) - Naval Cruise Book

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ALL HANDS NOT ACTUALLY ON WATCH OR AT UNREP STATIONS, LAY TO THE AFTER CARGO DECK TO HANDLE EMPTY BRASS, This call goes whenever the CACAPON receives a ship that has been shelling the coast of Viet Nam. Besides receiving fuel from us many ships also unload their empty shells onto us. This is a task that calls for every available member of the crew. Like clockwork, as soon as a cargo-net full of brass is hi- lined to us it is unloaded one by one and sent by human chain to the stacking areas, where it is piled in every possible space and secured for sea. What happens when a hose breaks There are times when a ship along- side is plagued with other difficulties be- sides heavy seas and broken hoses, such as loss of steering control. This is what happened when the CACAPON was side- swiped by a minesweeper, the GUIDE, MSO 447. No serious damage was caused ...except Captain McC aughey's vocal chords 4 Now you're too close, and I mean it! 7.