Castor (AKS 1) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1966 volume:

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NL 7 We sa1l to strange and faraway places travellmg 1n the footsteps of Perry and Magellan We sa1l from the land of the R1s1ng Sun to d1stant ports Troubled by dissent and discontent 'X 'x .,....,, . ,. 1. g V. as We sail, not for exploration or travel, but to serve the fleet which defends us. Manhandling stores by the ton from sunset to sunset, or lazing under a tropical moon, we meet our commitments 1 ,1 - M' fi QA a ll-M l.. xvm 7 I N I ,fin ,Z W kgywfm sz h! ' I ., ,T :iW' ,1Kl2' 5 Ky 4-.g'y'EFf'., 521 ' fgv-WX. ' f, p reps:-cor '- iiil., lgsgfzl, ' ,V j ' X ' ' -if AM We sail to Strange and faraway places to distant lands with strange folkways and customs. . .with different languages and unlikely currency But somehow We always manage to find a touch of home. . . To some the sea lanes are familiar roads. To others, they take us to the far side of the moon Qiiim This cruisebook is a record ofthe past year aboard the WESTPAC CANNONBALL. . . . those who served aboard her, the ports visited, and the things that happened. . ,, . - ,rc 2 mr' mf . Z -md ,, f ,.,. , sw i Section one is the men who sail the WESTPAC CANNONBALL. In each Division are shown our leaders and those whom We lead. 2 Section three shows our ports of call for the past year, . ,The strange and exotic cities of Southeast Asia. Section five covers activities and special events. . .The things we do for amusement and relaxation. . .The events that break up routine and give us things to Write cruise- books about. Section two is the UNREP story. Shown is the complete story of how We peform our primary mission of mobile logistic support to the Seventh Fleet. Section four covers our overhaul and re- fresher training. We renovated our ship and retrained our crew. HISTORY OF THE USS CASTOR iAKS-ll Her keel was laid as the first of a new breed, the C-2 cargo vessels for the U.S. Maritime commission. Designed by the Federal Ship- building and Drydock Company, she was chris- tened S.S. Challenge and launched at Kearney, New Jersey on May 20, 1939. Challenge sailed for the Cuba Mail Line until purchased by the Navy in October of 1940. Converted for the Navy at Brewer's Ship- yard, Staten Island, she became the first of another breed, a Stores Issue Ship. Designated AKS-1 and renamed USSCASTOR, she has been ichi-ban C'number one l since her com- missioning in March 1941. The CASTOR'S mission was to carry gen- eral stores, ship's store stock,clothing, small stores, and medical and dental supplies: over eleven thousand different items, to forward operating areas for fleet issue. She was to provide logistic support to fleet units, in port or underway, in areas where advance bases were not available. She received her initial load in April 1941 from Naval Supply Depot, Norfolk, and the following month arrived in San Diego to begin her career in the Pacific. After only a few months of Navy service she added Marines to her load, along with their field gear and artillery. With the USMC First Defense Battalion aboard,CAS-- TOR headed west, and on November 2, 1941, she landed two hundred men at Wake Island. These men formed nearly half of the island's defense force when the Imperial Japanese Navy struck thirty-six days later. Returning immediately to Mare Island, California, CASTOR took on another load re- flecting the tension of the times: ammunition and high explosives. With this hot cargo she arrived at Pearl Harbor on December 4, 1941. Most of it was still aboard three days later when the Japanese attacked, but an obscure berth at Merry's Point protected her from a direct hit. The vessel was strafed but returned to the States, this time to Alameda with a load of pineapples which were used primarily for ballast. For the rest of the war CASTOR con- tinued to make her supply runs to the central and southwest Pacific with cargos of troops, ammunition, and general stores. Wherever the fleet was, there was CASTOR. By the war's end, she had made twenty major supply runs, steaming nearly 250,000 miles. On June 30, 1947 as part of the post war cut back, CASTOR was decommissioned and placed in the San Francisco Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet. There she remained for nearly four years. As a result of the Korean conflict, she was reactivated in late 1950, and.for the next fourteen months carried vital supplies to United Nations forces. Inchon, Pusan, Sasebo, and Yokosuka were her main ports of call, Sailing for San Francisco in March 1952, CASTOR was caught in atyphoon as trouble de- veloped in her main reduction gears. All en- gines were stopped and the ship lay dead in the water for twenty-two hours while the storm raged about her. After sustaining considerable damage, she was taken under tow and returned to Yokosuka for repairs. By April she was back on the line, this time operating in the Philippine area. More runs brought a variety of duties. In 1954 she was in Indochina, issuing supplies to the ships evacuating refugees. In January 1956 CASTOR returned to the States to the Triple A and Todd Shipyard for five months of overhaul and conversion. She emerged in June as the most advanced supply ship in the U.S. Navy. She was the first to add technical spares to her cargo of general stores. Her new profile included petroleum products, electrical, electronic, ordnace, and machinery repair parts. In August 1956 she sailed west again and her home port became Sasebo. In October it was changed to Yokosuka. About that same time she picked up an SCS from the Philippine mer- chant ship SS LEPUS, caught in a typhoon and sinking off Cagayan Philippines. With the assistance of aircraft from Clark Air Force Base, CASTOR located and picked up the 11 survivors. For this she received acitation and plaque from Ramon Magsaysay, thenpresident of the Philippine Republic. In peacetime or at war CASTOR has always been number one . In 1961 she earned the battle efficiency E award for the Service Force Pacific Fleet. In 1963 she made a clean sweep of cargo transfer records for AKStypes. Her speed of transfer to aircraft carrier, cruiser, and destroyer type ships were more than double the old rates. In August 1964, CASTOR'S home port was changed to Sasebo, where this past winter she underwent overhaul. Along with extensive ma- chinery repairs, galley and laundry equipment was replaced and a new communication center was added. On the fantail ahelocopter deck was constructed, giving her a capability for ver- tical replenishment, one of the most advanced means of cargo transfer. At the end of over- haul, on 12 March 1966, the grey lady cele- brated her silver anniversary of commissioned service. She has not returned to the United States since 1956, and for more than 14 of her 25 years she has steamed in far eastern waters. Ichi Ban Maru is a familiar sight inthe orient. T J '1 r l Q 1 P D I 4 I 4 , 'N H.,-f1'F 'Y vm.. IN MEMORIAM JGHN TERRENCE BRCDERICK LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE SuPPLv CORPS UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE Who served his ship and his country as an officer and a. gentleman. He will b memb d by those wh d with him for his generous spirit and conscientious d d' t' t SQ Se My gas , f if K if 2 -J 5' ? These are the men who sail the ship: The Operations staff who plan where to gog the Engineers who get us thereg the Store- keepers who handle the cargog and the Deck gang that transfers it. A ship is likea small city, and every function must be provided for. Every man has a billet to fill, and must be a specialist in his field. X . l,.,, :f r .,.,,,,,, - . , - ,. , - ' g..,:x:.:., f-'- H H COMMANDING OFFICER CAPTAIN UNCAS L FRETWELL Captain Uncas L. Fretwell became CASTOB's Commanding Officer in August of 1965. He reported aboard from duty on Commander First Fleet Staff, Born in Valley Head, West Virginia, He attended Davis and Elkins College before starting Aviation Cadet Training in 1941. Captain Fretwell has attended the General Line School, Monteray, The Naval War College at Newport, and Test Pilot Training at Patuxent River, Maryland. The Commanding Officer served as a Carrier-based fighter pilot in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theatres in WorldWar II. During the Korean conflict, he served as Exective Officer of Fighter Squadron 111, the World famous Sundowners . Later, Captain Fretwell became Commanding Officer of VA 66, and in 1959 deployed to the Far East as Commander Carrier Air Group 19, on USS BONNE HOMME RICHARD LCVA-313. Shore duty assignments have included duty on the Staff of Chief of Naval Air Reserve Training, as project pilot, Naval Air Test Center, and a operational planner at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska in the Joint Strategic Target planning Staff. Captain Fretwell is married to the for- mer Miss Eulah Moore of Abingdon, Vir- ginia. Their two children, Vincent and Farlee Jeanne are both enrolled at the University of California's San Diego Campus. The Captain takes his relaxation on the golf links. my EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMMANDER WILLIAM B. SHIELDS Commander William B. Shields became CASTOR's Executive Officer in October of 1965. He reported aboard after being releived as Commanding Officer, U. S. Naval Facility, Pacific Beach, Washington. Born in Forkville Centre, New York, Com- mander Shields graduated from Kemper Military Academy and then went on to the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, graduating with the class of '49, He attended Naval Post Graduate School at Monteray,Califor- nia in-1959. . The Executive Officer's Naval career began in 1949 when he accepted a direc-t commission as Ensign, Previous duty assignments at U.S. Naval Training Center, San Diego, and Chief Staff Officer for Com- mander Destroyer Squadron SEVENTEEN. Commander Shields is married to the former Miss Ruth Baudreau of Maynard, Massachusetts, previously a Navy Nurse. Their six children range in age from three to twelve. The commander Wfeilds a Cannon Pellix in pursuit of his hobby of photography, and is also an avid stamp collector. awk, D -ef New J ., -W, UPPLY OFFICER COMMANDER RICHARD D. JOHNSON Commander Richard D. Johnson became CASTOR's Supply Officer in July of 1965. He reported aboard from the De- fense Construction Supply Center Where he served as Chief, Inventory Management Division, Supply Operations Directorate, and Chief, Engineering management Division, Office of Planning and Management. Born in Dickenson, North Dakota, Com- mander Johnson Was commissioned after graduation from the University of Minne- sota, where he majored in Business admini- stration and Naval Science. The commander holds a Master of Science in management degree from the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School at Monteray. Previous assignments include USS ASKARI QAR L-3055 Puget Sound Naval Ship- yard, Staff, Commander Naval Forces Far East, NAS Jacksonville, USS Iowa KBB-61Jg Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, U.S. Naval Mission to Peru, and Staff, Commander Fleet Air Wing Eleven. Commander Johnson is married to the former Miss Elizabeth Phillips of West- bury, Long Island. Their two children are Margretta 6 and Richard 3. In his free time, the Commander is a golf enthusiast. nz 5 UPPLY DEPARTME , ,... T' 34 S A,,, , 57 veg., 1 is n -Q .: 1 . ,, - .al X, f M ' 4 4 .- LTJG Pettigrew LTJG Carlson LCDR Sterner ENS Barnes Contol Officer Commissa,ry!Ship 's Assistant Supply Disbursing Officer Store Officer Officer S -I D IV IS IO 4- L. .U W Q Salazar SK1 Smith SK1 Snethen SKCM Sapinoso SK1 Free SKC Contreras SK1 Farley SK1 Crum SKC OBrien MA1 Blackwell SK2 Parks SK2 Foster SK2 Malinao SK2 Wiley SK3 Knuckles SK3 Thelander SK3 Berry SK3 Snow SK3 Bland SKS Androshko MA3 Grodis MAB Verdugo SN Cardoza, SN Glennon SN Frazier SN Davis SKSN Wood SN ' ' . .. ' - ' , H ' ....V ' W W 3 r .,,. 3 .. U' H , X - fi w e f If ,W O if g , f 1 ' N 11- ' if -41-'ff .f de fy 1 .., K sf S - -ff 1 gg if so O + ww Q O K B 'N ,i W .1 '1 f ii ,. ,. is . T Q? . ,..,. g I nf' LTJG Notar Stores Officer Vaughn SK2 Lewis SK3 Telford SN Tibayan SK2 Clasen SK3 Rassier SKB Krause SN Brown SN M V , Q-..-f ie: f 'ff' V S it Q U3 k i its ir. ' A ' il i 1 1 P 1 W N v E Wade SN Mitchell SN Hall SN Wright SN l Morse SN Entwistle SA it ,J 1 7 c ga Beyers SKSN Pratscher SN Strinz SN 'i WN, '7 1 ,, 'ay L fl 53 : 51. , ' ,Mg wiv X R ,tv l 18 James SNg -I DIVISIO McClure SA Winfrey SN McCarro1l SN Carlson SN Gardiner SN Jones SN Cawley SN Yeager SN Alexandria SN Varnes SKSN Crockett SN Stearns SN Flynn SN Miniex SN Grierson SKSN Vandemark SN Wilk SN A , fy ,gt-,wr 133, 9 - ' ,3,,w:. 3, x .L I ,W S i, Y lt,.. , . X' ' t,,l ' - 1 , K S .mp H ' f. f Q., H M M! Bythrow SNQ Lloyd SNQ Pogor SA. Eskridge CS1 Dyg C S3 Kraft SKSN far'- W If , vi ..: l ,- 5 ff 'YZ 52 3' 6 -F a :gf.,.N 6 ..: Q , 5 Jose DK1 Tulagan SD3 Del Rosario TN if , K' X I K Vg? f- Mwnwaxfgiw X ' . X fffzf' x S-2 DIVISIO ' W , X. S aw QQ? +A ,f 48 if Mona. Pulido CSC Honeywell CSCS Willinghaln SH1 Lavender SH1 Smith SN Ludwig TN Gibson SA . . E3 ,gl L yr, I ,Q ,A-A9 Busch CS2 Balzer SN Cruz TN Gurtowsktl SA Price SD2 Bacon SN Dimalanta. Willis TA 'X-1, ., , la ,f - M 4- 1 A xr., , ' X If V - J G YW : Q I X' M 'ff ' L TN Roper CS3 Meltzer Domantay TN .4 ,307 5 V 3 l -715 1711: jj . ,, ' 'f ll B ' ' 4 if f f ' . R W V' ..,. I 'vw .. , Y, . A Q A w ,gin ,I 7 ' 1 .,.. if gif , f QM ' gg if 1 ,, i . 2 A T' Q W' - Diero SNQ Ranlett SNg Stimpson SNg Rivera SD3g Williams SH3g H eigert CS1 Cobarrubia SH3 O' Donnell CS3 Schedlin SN Pedroza SN Espinosa TN Normand SKSN m a- M W ' WWW . 1' Q ,M M ..1,, , V A D My 5 ,M ' ' 1 47, ,Q + '55 -ww LY u fy a X, 2 av Q PERATIONS DIVISIONS a X l .,. -21 N, , ., . -, xr ff .R 1 Q ,,., ' W ' lg . ll 6 W, Q ' 'A ., .Sf 1 A - f ' , A t t J ' ' -.. QE Q sl. 5 , ' ' 'M gf- W-1' Godfrey HMCS Lt Rannells LT J enldns LTJG Allen Dietrich QMC Navigator Operations Officer Communications Officer Justice GMG1 Biddle RM1 Blankenship RD1 Ashlock ETN2 Silva ETR2 Stephan RM2 Samonte PN2 Leisen PC2 Wallace QM3 Hullinger QM3 Jackman QM3 Burns QM3 Fender SM3 Wagner RM3 Roach RM3 Nansell RM3 Mashek RD3 Braddock YN3 Ehrhart ETN3 Alvarado HMB Tibbetts SN Womick SN Bower SN Mitzel SN Norvell RMSN Sicks SN Budzynski SN Debish RDSN Haser ETRSN Galofaro ETNSN Natividad SN Hensley SN Haar SN Overfield SN Gugino SN James SN Jackson HN Cowman HN Loraw RMSA Montoya SA Ackermann FA X ' Q t I X Q 1' ,Q . ,Z I K f il gi S , 5 . 1 rv V J I 1 i i ig?-fav' g J: 4 fm R f J w e T W i I , . EL 6 S gp W , RQ sl ' V 153 ' ' ' V B - , W Ivlbv A , J I ,A,,p, P f QQ K + 5 56 ' f if . 1- T555-N? I P . I V X, V 11- T , ..A, , o Q -1 , i 1. .. H -M as W4 J is f J H .1 J. .,-:,t avw- A Qraaaa at - mx ,x:. AW ' 3 ' .ti I A ': - ' 5 X A - 1 ,6 . Q - .-... f ' ip ' If M' 5, L L p up ,, you Liv' 1 - ' 5 on ' Y 'Y ' g?fi1:TYIgfiWI3i 111213: Hijaerdsma SM3: Martin RM3g Peake RMSNg Rod RMSAQ Reed SA: Smith crzg I, E GI EERI G DEP '- ENS Beauchamp Main Propulsion, Assistant :E ,, ,T I 'Q .W I Ie, ,, Fenner DCCM Smith DDC Q Q Spencer EN1 Van Dusen MM1 Penix MM2 Porter EN3 Lindenberg YN3 Pearson MM3 .W , -, xr , Q, X el rf, , , U 2 , 3' S 1 'X Y 5' , . -W.. , , J . 9 Q 4 if. -425 ,Z ff' 3? N, 2? RTME T i n A ' K . . mam ' my LT Jensen LTJG Schneider ENS Nelson Chief Engineer Electrical Officer Damage Control Assistant I .3 I I 1' ,, , M 'T I ' If '5 , w ff W 1. f ., f ,M .. W I A ,I 4, M ' lj M Q W 'Q ' 'Q 'I Merritt MMC Shaw BTC Kottke EMC Frank EMC I' D IV I S I 0 Cruz MM2 Sharpe EN3 Jennings MM3 Barlow MM3 Markwith EN3 Gonzales FN Hendrix FN Johnson FN Ferger FN I f 'S VVQI . aw. Q W ru y I 4.1 MQ f,: i1:3Q ' A 2' , fa 2 ,Q I-4. v' ax' ' 1. - fr - I , ,. v. , MI I I ws' ABSENT Reid FNQ Willhite MMC. 21 I 4 I I I QQ DIVISIO ,f I M B d MM1 Lawson MM3 Clifford MM3 Jones MM3 . Teeters MM3 GoodsonMM3 EZZZHMIIIIVIRIIFN ga1.:31ji,IVIM1I1FN Bgsigck MMFN Bennett MMFN Hernandez FN Fo1en FN Alvarado FN Ward FN Delacruz FN Dalsky FA Gonzales FA I -f 1' If ' 'F IGN? Q F ' , 3 5 M ff -0- -if , I J ,gg-along V . I 3 5 1 aj' I ' , V y I if wg ,1 ,,,, W V, L K I , ABSENT: Roberts FNQ Dawson I MMFA N M D IV I S I 0 Mackinnon SF1 Fvgqua DC2 Rizor FN Robertson FN Mins FN Hanley FN WIIIIBXDSOH FN Rowe FA Subia FN Siniard FN I 6 . , , ff N - I IU- Q 1 I LI , I ', f :, ' aff. ' F155 , f 1, Absent: have SFP1g Tausaga 5 SFPZQ Smith SFM3 ' W, I I III , II I ,I I 22 1 QQ 99 Stokes BT1 Raghianti BT1 Huston FA Norvell BT2 ' v ,Wi ff f f A Morrow FN Q 4' sf Q1 so f 'fi 2' Q F DIVISIO Mulkern BT2 Hodge BT3 Abitz BT3 Meehan BT3 Clulow FN Webb FA Robinson BT2 Barnard FA 'M I ,. 4 1 -f Q ,D 4 W A Q,, ' 'Q ,VI , A ,.,. , x ABSENT2 Looney BT1g Smith FNg King FA, Bennett FA Q! Graham Icz Judy EM2 Mckelvy EM2 Carlin EMFN Earl EMFN DIVISIO Swen EM2 off A A ' fg' Cox EM3 Hoover EM3 Wientraub FN Parsons FN Perry ICFN ' i f ,, li ,Qu A 29752. W - Thompson Lewis FN 9: 5 5.16 , S . EM3 Rodgers EM3 DECK DEP RTME vs., Muay fm- , 2 A, . f3'.,,,, ff? ' ' N :W ,, , A . 1 gf N if rg W 5 Q Z ' , - , 3 is ' Lf, P65 'S ' , ' f. ' fe- fr 2 -Q-.1 V , -1 52 ?f A 5 D W, ENS Winkelman First Division Officer Q!ISt9? LTJG Carlmark First Lieutenant LTJG Adler Second Division! Gunnery Officer DIVISIO ., ,,,,l W ,. ' ' , ff ' 'VG is , H Q S , 'WA Qn i A A f nn n . W f A ,Q is -f A i , Y 'vs , ,,Q f L WWW . ,'., rg-M 1.3 3 WWE , V W ,.,V,. ., N A, , , ,, , I 7 S A 1 A. , ini A Q - 9 4' 41.1 4 f e , I S - 1. 'N 5 ' A ' 3 i ' ' ' ,-', , Q W I A wg -- f M A '-v1l Armit BM3 Burris SN Gill SN Lindenberg SN Winne SA McGrew SA Sullivan SA Herbel SA Delepine, M, SN Martin SA Kowing SA SA ABSENT: Arnold BM1g San Angelo BM1g Harshman SAg Bates SAQ Meyers SN, Lewis SN. Clark SN Nevell SA Emitt SA Delepine D. SN Hinkle SA Schultz SA Deitch SN Gonder SA Hewitt SN Waterstraat SA Glaude SA XL xl awful HSA sLw1f2,,m:Qfvl 1 ' J- fp A 6+ 'be' +5 X I hh lt X17 , -A if' :fi X , X 1 1 I x . ' ' ill-J 2 , of , K X I R5 I I L I ff 1 'ff i A ZLK4 ' N fbi Ind DIVISIO Medley BM1 Nichols BM3 Adkins BM3 Jenson BM3 Hoppe SN Perryman SN Royal SN Burkey SN McGee SA McDonald SA Floyd SA Bigelow SA Strauss SA Delarosa SA Lerma SA --vv ' '4 -a ' A fyd 5 . S , , , X ce sig A on fy. lx S- e o A A NE' A 3' -L ' J '7 7 J M ,. N i- . V , 44:5 's lv 4 1 Ghilotti SN Pace SN Mortimore SN Arrington SN Allen SN Vittori SN Branch SN Curtis SA Bjork SA Pruess SA Davis SA Hill SA H . V' ' ' 1 S,,. o f , V' A4 A' 4 'M fx f .1 ,Y ' ' ffm,-W' 3 Y V , yn ., . J - .lee A ' 5 Vf Hb , K3 . 'N ' Q wi v '1 W ' ,V 1:1-S, 'V ' J ABSENT Pascllal SN: Rough SN AND Away M4 Gof , 7 R f 'S Pj CRDANCE DIVISIO V , , f J S , Karge GMGSN Ba1icldFTGSN Vaillancourt SA If ' ,-' W X , M 1 , QOBUHIS , A 1 ' BM?- -A, ,A+ 2. Ja-by X- , A. , of . ' A -' . , a-...,4,. ' 5, -'gg Mg f M' f ,Q l 5.51. is iwvsw-f,,,i ,H -, . 2 Wim .I 9 kk XX, ABSENT: Layton SN, Martin GMG2g Croft GMG2g Gamer FTG3 25 UNDERWAY REPLENISH- The primary mission of CASTOR is to deliver the goods, any time, anywhere. It is CASTOR and her sister ships of the Service Force that enable the U,S, Seventh Fleet to patrol over one-fifth of the Earth's surface While remaining on station over 10,000 miles from the national base. This is the story of an UNREP,where vitallyneeded supplies are delivered to ships of the Seventh Fleet. x F Requirements customer Ships are received by mail, by signal light, but most often by radio. P l l' l l . N il 5 ' , The information is then routed to the Supply Department where needs are checked and O J wk wall , v i I N ,.,, s QM 1, n e processed by IBM equipment. F' ,- 1 Q 1' A ,Q f. W , , 'rfew 'S . ggvltl I vJ!?+k H 5...--M' Lf Y if r x. fro X' L ,IQ -A I Ll' K7 .. 'AISH ' M'-F. rx 4Q M59 From the Control Office,requi1-ernents goto Fleet Issue for distribution to the holds. FLEET ISSUE In the holds, items are selected from bins and storerooms, and packaged for transfer Time is important. Prior to rendezvous,a1l hands are called to breakout stations. ir V+ , ,. A Q. ' lx ' K ., , - gm ' 'ffL 5'!?f'Jf ,f , , ' , l :J ' f : '1,,,,f P9 vw 1' +- 1-ww 0 J ' f was K , ' 'A f 2, 2. fy,-WV, .J we V 5 if wir ' , , 'W - A fy Wi? ' W s,gv. ' V A , a 4-nf 'f 5 f7g .z j' , ,.,, , , V ' R V ygfffcy , 1 ' 'Z 1 Y' 'I ' ' .'5 if -'V , A Q ,. .,iJ - W ff f 5 - ,L I ff ' f V . 7, 5, Y. , L' 4- ., - 5 ,Za Jw . , ' A,,,.,,jfi5's,f ' ., ',.0xvW,4gi, Wff' ..,,'! f-Rag? s' f , Q5 ft .4 Z'7f ,- 'gy' '- ,-, QL W F 4 A 1- 4 ' ,w h fain X K R'-,4, ' fziffw U 'A F w v-me f ff, ' W r,J,4f 3 W w A w 4 I Once stores are out of the holds, working 1 parties haul cargo to preassigned stations K I on deck Where it is loaded onto pallets and netted for transfer. l I On older ships, lacking mechanized cargo handling equipment, stores are moved primarily by manpower. lm Working Parties, in tropical heat, break out and spot gear on deck for the next customer. With stores inposition for trans- fer to a carrier group, little room is left on deck. Q Often only moments after breakouts are complete, the customer appears on the horizon and all hands are called away to UNREP stations. Frequently, late requirements are received by flashing light and must be broken out as the customer ship makes her approach. ! if fs' SHA , 4 if Y , ri g! 4 14 13: Q' ' - , 'V '-' 5 W t X gif if n. f-,f ' -' .ZCNZIW4i7f:,7?':fnLw,gfggxigl.-1Qs1.,' ff ,, f'-,gi V , ff I ff fi? ff f X if 5491, f ..-.f, ,- , LA, W l f'7 f ,fifty . l WML ' ' ,632 ,ff?ff':l, vinyl-Cir 449' ' ,ygfff Wf' S 1 J ff UNREP stations are manned throughout the shipg on the bridge, at deck stations, in the engineroom .... all hands are re- quired to perform this precision maneuver. f,.. All stations manned and ready, the next customer prepares to make her approach. As she comes alongside, less than 100 feet away, Deck personnel take cover from bolo and shotline, Whistles b1ow,and heads up is shouted prior to firing the shotline, ini 'C93'5 ff 5 ,fra j ' mmap rfj fwkl WF fb if at sf From Aircraft Carriers to tiny minesweeps , the Cannonball is prepared to replenish all comers. Lines over and transfer rigs in place, netloads of stores are dragged into posltlon 2 P' - -f El , W f' f Wg: ' A W ,. 5- Tia - fu f x pu A T51 -' Q! fig rasrf as A W - - Q W wi ' 5 f d gg gf., M I .W V ' fy ,,, .. fl Araa I . do ,sis ' ' ' Y ?2ie?Wf2?f2' if ' ' yy QW U, r, g . K K- 1 Lf W4 ' ,,..r.Qr1+.+ f 1 , 2, Qs. ,xi f vga 5 A 1 seg? an A4 , f' K., X 'A ff 1 ,Y , 1 1 Ji! f,f,.f,7,qx 1: 1 V75 9,1 , l 'f 'fi ,,f:a.4af1Af, w 1 'fijv ,..-,I -, , .ywf . Z wa 4 1 ,K KA S 1 ., ,. As the first load goes up, the next one is positioned. 1-u If Paint, rags, ship's store stock, electronics f - lbw!! 1 spares, and paper products are all part of cAsToR S load. f i N r f :W' -'.f?'9'eZ 'i . , c ,.,,g Q , - H 1 --f-' ,,-,, ' 1 AL by ,L !MiLT?l,4Q,ilgMk gf fi f c,,cc A Also office supplies, medical items, clean ing gear, clothing, bottled gasses, repair parts , and lubricants. V Stores are not the only transfer item. 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Vg , L ,f ' 5 K if 'A Q 5 I ' ' Y -, ' ,, V .. - --': QT A ' 'N 'Q Y -'F 5 , -..' f F M74 'v,' ffl ' . J'i V- 0 t. A - 'ti' ' T, ry- Ali, 1' df' 5 . W A . , yn' - 5 I ing , , r ,rf 1 During Overhaul CASTOR had a Helo deck installed on her stern. Giving her a cap- ability for Vertical Replenishrnent, she can now keep pace with faster and more modern methods of transfer. The Vertrep, being utilized more and more, increases her flexibility, enabling her 'CO make transfers with ships at longer range. Up to three times faster than conventional methods, the Vertrep is the newest look in fleet logistic support. P we X L' 57 V ,if an f '- ' i w tiki? 5 -1 'V gf ef -5 uhfffi If R2-'ff 0r.lHCHSHR,, omni Once the stores aretransferredandall lines With regular replenishments, combatant are clear, the customer makes her break- ships are able to remain on station for away and steams off over the horizon, extended periods. in SERVPAC ships are on call twenty-four hours a day. Men must be ready to go at a customer's convenience - night or day. With alternating UNR EPS and breakouts tak- ing up to eighteen hours a day, the sleep budget is often inthe red. Every slack mom- ent is utilized to restore the deficit. PORTS OF CALL When one speaks of the East, it is easy to include Japan, Thailand, and the Phili- ppines as one block. An Indonesian and a Japanese are as different as a Texan and a Frenchman, in reality. CASTOR'S travels have taken her to many places and shown of the East's many faces to her Occidental crew. Her Ports of Call for 1965-66 in- cluded Bangkok, Subic Bay, Yokosuka, Hong Kong, Singapore, and of course, her home port of Sasebo, ., nt, lfllsv' I ,fi-., ,ia ,, V RF 5513:-1 -1-xii sax, REX, I 1i PHILIPPINES One picture, the Orientals say, is worth a thousand Words. Here, then, are several thousand words. 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X-. ---my - my q f A- , Q 1 . fi' 5.1 ,U iw- Y if A ,Q A 4 by . gd X 5 Sfmt l Pearl of the Orient, Where one can go broke Saving money. . .as intriguing and exotic as her reputation. . .a mixture of British efficiency and Chinese merchandising. w , 4' iii we A pg ZWWAQKM 1 ,,-I .4 ,f 47i'3 P3 't . if 'ff' 5 yr rf, ' ,wr v-f.r D ' U f .' if f, A ' , Q 2. 2 , 1 ,, V t 1 is , ,- T r v kv! A 34 'fn-3 X ' . Q X - yi .i vomit 1 it 2 f or fi -est R ii, . ,J ,,,f'.s,, -, Q5 ,b . he . - -a .dawg ui g 'Kylie' L 2 , 7- ' le Q4 . . A I? G+, ,X Swag For shopping, sightseeing, and e nt e 1' t ai n ment, Hong Kong ranks among the best liberty ports in the world. 1 1 5' VIET Though not for liberty, we stop frequently at Vietnamese ports. The face of War is evident everywhere as this ancient 1 and struggles to catch up with the Twentieth Century, 3 x WMM AM fri' rlmr L11-lze :ze Boogy mar' ffmlcen Msg .yr ,Q i N 'Q 9 ,f J it QQ' ,Ulf igffi Q- ' 1' 1 .f 51343 Sir -A Q ? mf? vffr Cano 'xcffikllk QD G'-V! SINGAPORE A key to Southeast Asia and a memory gf the British Empire, -f - . MP'-w. ., , t i mes MJ if in i . 4' .J I , .ik gf -45- ,www VAA l q v QQV 'EI4 Q : ' v I f4Lv ', J f - 2 ef gwmfmfwhffwvfvvmfv OVERHAUL REFRESHER W V V v Navy ships undergo major overhaul once every two or three years, and for the Winter of 1965-1966 it was CASTOR'S turn. From November to March we stayed in Sasebo and renovated, repaired, and replac- ed, in order to keep pace with a fast- changing modern navy. Upon completion of overhaul we went to Yokosuka, Japan for Refresher Training where we drilled at all evolutions to become a Well coordinated team. TR NIN Overhaul meant Scaffolding, compressed air hoses, welding, and as always, chipping and painting. 58 Haven' Chief H75 EXTRAUOR f?ff '7 Wf'R QUBZW l 6. Mio-' 1 X-A. ,5 .4 Q47 I, .. 1 G r - y ' . l. , 54 fa A- I 1 It also meant the loss of half of our fire- power as our two after gunmounts were removed to make space for the hele deck. ff e J f. F The overhaul took place between Novem- ber and February. Winter's first snow caught CASTOR with her boilers torn down. Donkey boilers on the pier provided minor relief and portable electric heaters helped. up f f' Nearly five months in the yard and 3 forty Percent turnover in personnel meant CASTOR needed training and practige to again become a Well-coordinated team. For this, CASTOR steamed north to Yokos- uka for three weeks of Refresher Training, General Quarters around the clock, fire drills, abandon ship, damage control and gunnery exereisesg all were practiced until they became second nature. l ds.-. Battle drills are held frequently to keep proficiency high. Operations and traffic permitting, small arms practice is held on the helo deck, 4- . S , mag, a .aw-M ' ' 'v :i4:IfWz1s1wwwW-K'wiiwfmw ' 'JM 1 , H M.. V,.,,,,A,-:e.'m, 'ffm' f M, ,,Qf,.,q, -v Y HM., Q er fi .binge zzmnnmwwyff KW gm ww J Wyman M- .L 4, W., ata. ' 1 LJ: ,R V f,.,l1fys, L ' A3 ,v:,'-A1511 1 1 56 Wh Q , '-9-glfi ,,', fffw, if 20 f CTIVITIES SPECIAL F Al 57 Life at sea isn't all work - there is festiv- , ,1 3 ity and ceremonyinmintary ufe as wen as a lot of just plain fun. On the following pages are shown some events of the past year, the events that memories are made of... EVE TS 65 WRESTLING TEAM CQMNAVPHIL CHAMPS FRONT: Clulow, LT Jenkins, Montoya. REAR: Gonzales, Cobarrubia, Hal1,Branc:h, Absent: Sellers. .... ' 1 Y- BASKETBALL TEAM Front: Delacruz, Salazar, Del Rosario, Gonzales, REAR: Mitchell, Floyd, Yeager, Hall, Adkins. Absent: Varnes, Ehrhart, Jose, Glennon. f-'fl 6 'wy- wee? SOFTBALL TEAM Front: Cobarrubia, San Angelo, Chief CIWUT1, Contreras, Rod. Center: Wood, Gurtowski, Pedroza, Strinz, Green. Rear: Adkins, Knuckles, Beyers , Floyd, Gonzales , Branch, Absent: Ashlook, Jackman. , BOWLING TEAM Overfield Jose Justice Sal z r A sent: , , , a a . b Sjoerdsma, Cobarrubia. SOCCER TEAM Front: Cobarrubia, Jackman, Center: ENS Barnes, Wade, Pedroza, Budzynski, LTJG Notar. Rear: Glennon Delacruz, Floyd, Branch. fbi 'Wil 'V , BOXING TEAM Front: Wade, Delacruz, Mitchell, Pedrozai Rear: Han, Pearson, Floyd, Frazier Absent: Price. Q KA SN, Wiley SK3, Front - Espinosa TN, Many of the crew study this ancient Jap- anese art of self-defense and self- disoipline. While in Sasebo,regular classes are conducted. Underway, the club holds their own practice session on the helo deck. '. x SWIM CALL With the sun high and the humidity higher the crew takes to the cool sea for an after- noon dip. in I Back - Grodisy MA3, Farley SK1, Gardiner ' Salazar SK1, Free SKC, Del Rosario TN, Absent - Nielson HM2, Jose DK1, Spencer i EN1, Smith SK1, Verdugo SN, James SN, ' Varnes SKSN fl + I ! I 4 1 I u K an ' ' -' w Lf2ew1f:-'-Yi. qxxmwwuinxr MAKING OF A CHIEF CASTOR saw many men make Chief these past months, Here we have the picture story of what happens when a sailor makes the change from dungaree to khaki. SEA BAT Captured on the homeward run from the Philippines by an always alert division officer, the sea bat was a new experience to many. Few men have seen this strange animal of the deep, but many live who have felt its bite. PULLYWUG :mv , ,, 'L V , a 5 3 f E ' . ,P L ,Q 53 ef , 5, fig 'I 35221 5 ' ln 4 ' V 1 54' 5 5 f' 1 ' ' I 1' 9 , WYE W, - A 'A , 37 , . , 72' 0415 ra I M ' 7 Y H F Cgogf TH: lule' ' - au f I ' 1 - pa gf! 1, . . 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A x V'?ew ' V K WV M ' 3 .pw 5 gums K . x , 'iw , A 'Qty K. f I f X V .Q EK ikzi?-'fw lf' - f as SHELLBACK DAY 5 1 1 AM , 3 'N r' :5' 1 ' 1 lie ,-7-1 ' Fav y., ,. by 'f'J2,f -f'H?fw .. ' w- S.giy:f. , EEN: Qian, xt fnmqzw f . '55 I 3 ll CDPERATIO SCHOGLHOUSE Operation schoolhouse, under the auspices of Naval Communications Station Phili- ppines, is a program by which Seventh Fleet ships contribute tuition fees to send Filipino children to high school. CASTOR last year sponsored eleven such students at Magsysay Memorial College in San Miguel. During one trip to Subic Bay, the children came to the ship for a visit. t ' f ---i 1 f Q ', fQ,f.,, . V ' 1 W il-4f fsWf 2 W we , 2' . . 9 ,fm N fi 'W r it fi' P 1 ,L , A 5 t ' -- ' 5 'ttt' Vim 4' 'L 'Q-66 ' K Tifif- U. JH , p iff, '-'KW - - 7 in , W ,,, A ,H ' L i 2 , r . li'is ii Q ,. A CHRISTMAS P RTY With Christmas close by and holiday sprit running high, the CASTOR crew takes time out to bring Christmas to twenty-five girls from a Japanese orphanage. ...AND THE BOS'N MATE RETIRES. Pop Miller, the ship's Boatswain, re- tires after 30 years of service. COMSERVGRU THREE VISITS... REAR ADMIRAL JANNEY, Commander Service Group THREE visits CASTOR, T ' gshrwwwvwf V - ff 0 Q... ,.,..,., ...saws , INSPECTIO With hair well trimmed and shoes shinedto glass the Captain gives We11 done. It is a day of pride for many as awards and commendations are presented. 3 Qin. f HlP'S PARTY p's Party at the end of the overhaul was a time to relax after along Winter of hard Work. Burgh!! 1 I-: Q gl V s I. 11' 'V LJ rf Q21 BARBECUE Not to be outdone by our friends on firmer ground, The CASTOR Commissarymenpre- pare charbroiled steaks to better many a backyard barbecue. The sea air, good food, and a long Work day make for good appetites. V ' ' ,I W .5 !' -N I HH f- ' . 1 f ' f I Ui X ' ij f'7 y '1 ,Ltr M Y- 2 ' , ffl' ' fg J, .f 8olHfX9A DYSIIVX DA, 4 A March 12, 1966 marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of CASTOR 'S service. Cele- brating their birthdays With the ship were two of CASTOR's crew. A birthday meal on the mess decks and holiday routine for all made for a proper celebration of the Grey Lady's silver anniversary. ILVER ANNIVERSARY From her b1rth at Indla Bas1n To NSD at Sublc Bay, She steam down to Da Nang and stops at Cam Ranh Bay Llsten to the Jlngle The rumble and the roar As she sh1fts her stores up forward She pulled 1nto Sasebo One cold December day, You could see dependents wavlng As she steamed into the Bay She's mlght tall and handsome and known qulte well by all She's the combmatlon called The Westpac Cannonball J D Farley, SK1 4 7 And breaks out six ton more.