Chipola (AO 63) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1966 volume:

,. x- - . ka i P WHY? We are in Vietnam to fulfill one of the most solemn pledges ofthe American nation. Three presidents - President Eisenhower, President Kennedy, and your present president-over ll years, have committed themselves and have promised to help defend this small and valued nation. Strengthened by that promise, the people of South Vietnam have fought for many long years. Thousands of them have diedg thousands more have been crippled and scarred by warg and we cannot now dishonor our word or abandon our commitments, or leave those who believed in us and trusted us, to the terror and repression and murder that would followf, L'This, my fellow Americans, is why we are in Vietnamf' Lyndon Baines Johnson . .President ofthe United States UNITED STATES SHIP CHIPCLA CAO-635 WESTERN PACIFIC TOUR 0F DUTY 1965 1966 OAS 5 4, mmm - Cla '- -8 I+ , fx 3' 'E 2 4 : I 'Pa In - 0 ,- 2 5 4 If fu 0,6 Q I '17, Pe , . . 'RE' Q36- r M - 5 1.-1.0 - is-wnzlg '-:z.M ' ' A...n.. :.:: y . J:iT? '5i3il:5Tm'?a1 -11 f . - N..- -ggggefjffri' 1 1 1 I + 5 I l '7 ' -+4 W 4f Aa fn ak, 4-I :gn -S Uss CHIPOLA 4.40 63D Named after a river flowing -through Georgia and Florida, USS CHIPOLA QAO 632 has had a long, if interrupted, career since her launching at Sparrows Point, Maryland on 21 October 1944. CHIPOLA was commissioned on 50 November 1944 in plenty of time to engage in action in the Pacific Theater of World War II. She received three battle stars for her refueling of attack ships in the campaigns at Iwo Jima, Oki- nawa, and Third Fleet operations against Japan. CHIPOLA was on hand for that historic moment when the instrument of surrender ending WW II was signed aboard USS MISSOURI in Tokyo Bay. After the war the CHIPOLA served as a tanker transporting fuel from literally one end of the world to the other, making about twenty trips around the world while so engaged. - Upon the outbreak of hostilities in Korea, CHIPOLA served with the Seventh Fleet for which participation she earned the Korean Service Medal. On 1 August 1955, shortly after the war,s end, CHIPOLA was placed out of commission. Her rest was fairly short lived as she was recommissioned on 29 September 1956 as an MSTS tanker. In this capacity she carried fuel along the Fast coast of the United States until she was again placed out of commission on 7 November 1957. CHIPOLA remained in moth balls until September 1960 when she was once again called on by the Navy to resume her role in the auxiliary Heet. Out- litted and readied for sea, she was recommissioned in Baltimore, Maryland on 17 December. One month later she left those snowy climes for the natior1's only Pacific Island state. She arrived in Pearl Parbor on 10 March 1961. Since arriving in the Pacific, CHIPOLA has completed three previous deplop- ments with the Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific. During her fourth deplop- ment in WESTPAC, CHIPOLA refueled more than three hundred ships, an example of the continued reliability and effort of the ship and crew. CHIPOLA's record of service is an impressive one. Her officers and men look forward to continued operations in the Pacifie area, upholding the Service -Force Motto-Service, Mobility, Support. This is the story of her fourth deploy- I'I1CI1f. WITH THE CHALLENGE AHEAD AS PLEASANTLY AS POSSIBLE. j WE SAID ALOHA ' ffm iff v ko CHIPOLA does not have a powerful and sophisticated weapons system such as pictured to the left. CHIPOLA serves such a system with a main battery of equal ultimate power, if not sophistication: Black Oil. CHIPOLA does have gun mounts, however, which are ready at all times and manned by the Well trained and competent personnel of Third Division. The most sophisticated weapons. system is represented here at the left. CHIPOLA serves this system as well. Aircraft can not fly without fuel. And until nuclear aircraft are a reality, CHIPOLA and her type will continue to serve this system as an integral, necessary functioning part. Her lines are not quite streamlined. She shows her age occasionally no mat- ter how proudly she carries it. She may even emit an occasional lady-like belch of dark gray smoke. But she has a proud crown of masts, winches, span wires and hoses. This is the sys- tem through which she disperses her main battery. As surely, as swiftly and as professionally as the newest. ' 4 i I F Y 1 1 1 I 1 K 5 V I 1 I 1 i 1 W , i , 2 1 W 1 1 l 1 .xx H3 fs I H la 'S 5 S :Ii U 3 E. R Z- ,. A ,V 'faifvz 'Fl rg- ' ' ' -'f:3'f'f'1'n.1'r:.., ,uv IN GOD WE TRUST AND THE USS CHIPOLA F .-sl. ,Q OUR SPECIAL MSO RIG ih':.'1r When an oiler needs oil there are two possible solutions: head for port or replenish at sea from another oiler. FLIGHT OPS OOPS I I A , 12r'7'i,,. w, :gl ' W. ., .X 'l E 1 1 5 , i My -I 1 ' 1,. . in . F:-7, 31 , ac.-V A ' V' -wlax ff NHT: ,471 y fy' f ll. M Q'5 3W9lQ g4g5g,lM V ,11- W-...Nu-.1 'Ny .ww Qlialfmmm TN., K 'N 41'- , A - - ' -'r.f- -Y 1--4.2-1 -f-y,f,5,,,. ff-im.. . ,,...V, , - Y - -14.1-.vf-A--W :fb-ae:-.-an mf P .fv1r,5:-:.'T:-Hrwffga-E-prfvff.--:A . --,1y,.,,., -, Q R Y, . . Af:-1.1:Z1:ff..f.:f3:1-Q-D,-,p:.g:z5gfQ:: f..-mzlqszssxziff .L-ga gausrfa 4 -,A uw,-4,3 Q . 4? wa, N-:f , M , v M4 FROM: COMCARDIV THREE TO : USS CHIPOLA UNCLAS EFTO THANKS AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS. WE HAVE LOTS OF POWER IN OUR CORE BUT NEED YOUR JP-5 RADM MILLER FROM : 76.6 TO : 73.5 X USS ELKHORN X USS ZELIMA X USS HALEAKLA X USS NAVASOT A USS CALIENTE X USS MARS X USS PARACUTIN X USS POLLUX X USS ASHTABULA X USS CHIPOLA X USS FIREDRAKE X USS CHEMUNG X USS GUADALUPE UNCLAS EFTO DOUBLE EAGLE 1. THE FIRST PHASE OF OPERATION DOUBLE EAGLE ENDED AFTER TWENTY- THREE CHALLEGING DAYS SINCE THE INITAL LANDING. I WISH TO CON- VEY MY SIN CERE APPRECIATION TO CTG 73.5 AND THE THIRTEEN SUPPORT SHIPS THAT PROVIDED TG 76.6 WITH THE FUEL, AMMUNITION, FOOD AND HARDWARE REQUIRED TO KEEP THE OPERATION GOING, AND TO CARRY OUT THIS LARGEST OUT THIS LARGEST AMPHIBIOUS OPERATION TO DATE IN THE VIETNAM CONFRICT. I WAS MOST IMPRESSED WITH THE STEADY, DEVOTED RELIABILITY OF THE SUPPORT SHIPS ASSIGNED, THEIR CAN DO SPIRIT AND SKILL IN ALL ASPECTS OF REPLENISHMENT OPERATIONS AND MOST OF ALL IN THE DETERMINATION TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST ORDER OF SUPPORT. DUE TO THE TEMPO OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGING DEMANDS, OFTEN ON SHORT NOTICE, PRECISELY PLANNED REPLENISH- MENTS WERE IMPOSSIBLE, HOWEVER TG 73.5 SUPPORT SHIPS CAME THROUGH SEVENTEEN TIMES WITH VERT X PHIB X UNREPS AS AND WHEN REQUESTED, DEMONSTRATING AGAIN THE REMARKABLE READINESS AND CAPABILITY OF OUR LOGISTIC AFLOAT SUPPORT CAPABILITIES. FROM: USS DYNAMIC TO : USS CHIPOLA UNCLAS 1. OUT OF THE SEVEN OILERS WE HAVE FUELED FROM IN THE PAST YEAR SIX OF WHOM HAVE BEEN IN WEST PAC THIS IS THE BEST RIG OVERALL EVALUATION OUTSTANDING. 2. WISH OTHER AO TYPES WOULD COPY SAME. FROM: USS CHIPOLA TO : COMSERVGRU THREE UNCLAS FOR RADM JANNEY FROM CAPT GRACE MANY THANKS FOR THE FINE SUPPORT AND HELP FROM YOU AND YOUR STAFF DURING THE PAST SIX MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING FOR SUCH A GUNG HO OUTFIT. I CAN HONESTLY SAY WE ARE GLAD TO SEE THE SOUTH CHINA SEA BEHIND US. WE DO SO KNOWING THAT EVEN WITHOUT THE BLUE CHIP THAT UNDER YOUR COMMAND THE BLACKOIL, BEANS AND BULLETS WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW. BEST REGARDS J.A. GRACE WESTPAC DEPLOYMENT STATISTICS Miles steamed Fuel used by CHIPOLA Water distilled Cargo transferred Fuel oil Qships boilersj Jet fuel Cjets, dieselsj Aviation gasoline fpropelle Movies Fleet freight Mail for othes ships Fresh Water to other ships Bottled gases r driven aircraftj 55 gallon drums of lubricating o1l Meals served Coffee consumed Stores consumed Beef Poultry Pork Bacon Seafood Milk Eggs Potatoes Apples Lettuce Tomatoes Cabbage Flour Sugar Shortenlng Passengers carried to other ships Pounds of mall received for CHIPOLA Messages sent Messages received Days at sea Days 1n port Number of different ports visited Ports visited 50,409 miles 3,300,000 gallons 2,055,380 gallons 22,000,000 gallons 12,000,000 gallons 800,000 gallons 2,145 1,750 pieces Weighing 175,000 pounds 3,380 bags 8z parcel 36,926 gallons 325 cylinders 250 drums 126,000 at cost of about S 73,000 172,000 cups 16 000 pounds 7 000 pounds 5 200 pounds 2 500 pounds 2 000 pounds 9 700 gallons 8 600 dozen 36 500 pounds 6 500 pounds 5 200 pounds 4 500 pounds 4 000 pounds 21 000 pounds 14 000 pounds 6 000 pounds 3 486 2 100 5 500 5 Sublc Bay Republic of the Philippines Manila pplnes Hong Kong, Bri tlSl Crown Colony ,Sase bo Japan Yokosuka, Japan ' ' 2.334 160 ' 77 Republic of tlie Phili: SFI! The distribution of food, clothing, medical and educational supplies to people of friendly foreign coun- tries by pacific Fleet ships through project Handclasp has served to successfully promote international under- standing and win friends for the United States throughout the world. I-Iandclasp-type materials, collected by charit- able groups in the United States, are delivered under this program to needy persons by U. S. Naval ships deploy- ing from the United States to forward areas. Used clothing weighing a total of three hundred pounds was collected by the Maryknoll Sisters of Honolulu and Ford Island Wives Club and consigned to the USS CI-IIPOLA QAO 635 for delivery to the Mary- noll Refugee Center in Hong Kong. CHIPOLA carried this clothing from her departure from Pearl Harbor in December, until final delivery was made on her April call in Hong Hong. CHIPOLA crew members loaded one of the ship's boats and, accompanied by Father M. W. Krumpelmann, MM, the catholic chaplain from Fenwick pier in Hong Kong, carried the used clothing to Kowloon, where it was taken from the boat and placed into waiting trucks. The clothing was immediately taken to the Mission Center and cartons opened. Within a few minutes, people had gathered to collect the clothing for their families. The quick distribution of this used clothing points out the urgent need for more effort along these lines. It was a pleasure for CHIPOLA to have been a part of this people to people program. She continues to look forward to future participation and solicits assistance from any charitable group that would like to work toward that end. FATHER HOFSTEE RECEIVES TOYS FOR DISTRIBUTION AT THE TALA LEPROSARIUM THE KRAUSS MEMORIAL FUND Last October while CHIPOLA was at sea as Part of the recovery force for GEMINI V we had the unfortunate occasion to lose William G Krauss Boatswain Mate second class one of our most esteemed shipmates The Krauss Memorial Fund was created by the crew of CHIPLA in memory of Krauss The money from the fund has been offered to assist a two and one half year old Filipino child who is suffering from a heart defect Through contact with Father Antony Hofstee American Dominican Priest who has given his life to the care of lepers in the Philippines CHIPOLA came to know Reynaldo Cajucom Reynaldo was born 2 November 1962 in the leprosarium at Tala on the island of Luzon Due to a severe heart condition he was placed in Our Lady of the Star Nursery where he can be cared for by Father Hofstee and his team of nurses The crew has con and seriousness of Reynaldo s heart defect a suspected hole in the ventricle The money donated by the fund will continue to be used to defray surgical expences with hope that a cure can be found so that Reynalde might grow to live a normal life The money will be later used to assist in his childhood needs and education Without this assistance lf is feared that Reynaldo may not live past the age of eleven ' D , . . . l . , an , . tributed generously enough for laboratory tests to begin to determine the nature . , . . , . 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' 'Lp,2pi ' '.Qf3 NN K A x . ' -' L4 Lia,-ln ' - YL ' A e . EL X ---' 'IX 4 E , ' 43: J! 2' 5: .' , Y ' Y Y! - F l . CAPTAIN JOSEPH A. GRACE, II Captain Grace was born in Plaguemine, Louisiana in 1921. He attended Louisiana State University prior to his entry into the United States Naval Academy in 1940. Upon gradua- tion in 1944 Captain Grace was assigned to the USS CONNER QDD 5825. He attended the United States Navel Submarine School at New Londen, Connecticut in 1945. After service in the USS GRAMPUS QSS 523D, USS SEA ROBIN QSS 407D and the USS QUILLBACK QSS 4241, Captain Grace reported, in 1949, to the NROTC at Rice Institute, as an instuctor. In April 1951 Captain Grace was assigned as Executive Officer of USS POMODON QSS 486j. Upon completion of this tour of duty in junuary 1953 and until November 1955 Captain Grace was Head of the Engineering Department, United States Naval Submarine School, New London, Connecticut. After serving as Commanding Ofiicer, USS BLENNY KSS 3241, he reported to the Bureau of Ordnance in November 1957 for duty as Head of the Underwater Fire Control Brrnch, Research Division. Captain Grace received his Master's Degree in Management from the United States Naval Post-graduate School in 1961. A Following a tour on the staff of Commander Carrier Division FIFTEEN, Captain Grace reported in March 1963 to the staff Commander ASW Forces Pacific as Shipping Control Officer and later as Assistant Chief of Staff, Plans. He assumed command of the USS CHIPOLA KAO 63D on 24 june 1965. When detached from CHIPOLA Captain Grace reported to the Staff, Commander in Chief Allied Forces, Mediterranean Malta, B.C.C., for duty. sind! LIEUTENANT COMMANDER C. W. LEARNED Charles William Learned was born in 1932 in Chicago, Illinois. He entered the U. S. Naval Academy in August 1950 and graduated in june 1954. As an Ensign he then reported aboard the destroyer rader picket, HERBERT -I. THOMAS. He then reported to the re- frigeration ship, ALSTEDE. Following this tour of duty he attended the Fleet Gunnery School in San Diego until March 1959. He was then ordered to duty under instruction at Groton, Connecticut in the Advanced Nuclear Engineering Course. In September 1959 he continued nuclear engineering training at the air craft carrier A-1-W reactor plant in Arco, Idaho. In August 1960 he was ordered to the precommissioning unit of the USS ENTERPRISE being built in Newport News, Virginia. He served aboard the ENTERPRISE during the construction and propul- sion plant test program, the commissioning, and the initial fleet operations. In August 1962 he attended the Basic Submarine OHicer's Course at Groton, Connecticut, followed by a one year tour of duty on the submarine, SKIP-IACK. Lieutenant Commander Learned holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Naval Academy. He has achieved the qualification of Chief Operator for A-1-W reactor plant and he has also qualined on the A-2-W and S-5-W reactor plants. He has the National Defense Service Medal and the Vietnamese Service Mecal. . V 5 4 T fx fi ff W9 X f TTJ T g gg, 11231-'wif 1 , Aw I V . Q ,L'f. , 'Ax gy my 'wwf 40 Tk ,Lk. 'g . . A Y W 7 is T if Q 1 . QW if ggi? K A-1 vt Q A .T 'nm X 1 3 UNITED STATES SHIP CHTPOLA CAO-635 o Jazfg 'v 'vu A Q ,' , arf fag 550 FE' ! p i Th! W! Q . gm? 555.3 l -ev 52a,0 mf4MEbfW TOOO SATURDAY 2 JULY T966 UNITED STATES NAVAL BASE SASEBO JAPAN CAPTAIN JOSEPH A. GRACE, II U. S. NAVY A f Wf4,4iaQi, ,lf ,ff ,,AA CAPTAIN K ROBERT B. BALDWIN gy U. S. NAVY Captain Robert Bemus Baldwin was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1923, He attend- ed the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned in june 1944. His first duty was served aboard the USS BIRMINGHAM during which time the cruiser participated in the Iwo Jima and Okinawa Campaigns. Captain Baldwin earned the Purple Heart for Wounds received during a kamikaze attack at Okinawa. In 1946 Captain Baldwin entered flight training, earning his wings in September 1947. He served with Attack Squadron 44 as a lighter pilot until 1944 when he was assigned to VC-5, the Navy's first Operational Special Weapons Squadron. In january 1956, Captain Baldwin attended the Naval Aviation Training Center at Patuxent River, Maryland, for test pilot training. He graduated in june 1957 and went to VC-3 as a team leader during tests of the FJ-3 Fury Fighter jet. After transitional training with VC-3 he reported to Fighter Squadron 154, the first F-8 Crusaders squadron in the Pacific Fleet, as executive oiiicer and later became Command- ing Ofiicer. Following this he went to the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Promotion Plans. In 1959 Captain was a finalist in the Original Project Mercury screening. He returned to Aircraft Carrier Squadron duty as Commanding Ofiicer of Fighter Squa- dron 51 in 1961. In February 1963 he Commander CVG 61. Captain Baldwin comes to the CHIPOLA from BUPERS Where he served a year as Executive Assistant to the Chief of Naval Personnel. Captain Baldwin's decorations include the Bronze Star with Combat the Purple Heart and the Pacific Theater Medal with two battle stars. CAPTAIN ROBERT B. BALDWIN LIEUTENANT COMMANDER D.A. ALECXIH Lieutenant Commander Alecxih graduated from the United States Naval Academy in june 1955. As an Ensign he reported aboard the destroyer HARWOOD QDDE 861j Where he served as Engineer Officer until July 1957. He then reported to Submarine School for six months training after which he served aboard USS Creoalle QSS 291D and USS BECUNA CSS 319D. From January 1961 to December 1962 Lieutenant Commander Alecxih served as instructor at the United States Submarine School, New London, Connecticut. After a tour of duty as Navigator and Operations Officer of USS GRAYBACK QSSG 574D he reported to Staff, Commander Hawaii- an Sea Frontier in May 1964 as Assistant to the Operations Officer. He reported aboard CHIPOLA for duty on 4 April 1966. 5,5 vw -1 -,5 V, jk., ll.. J E .jg P B E1 W F J VT' K W Q , xv 4 'mg . M' xm- Qpwh -U. ,Q W, , Q Sl - if . x V ' ' Top ENS ANDERSEN, ENS WRIGHT, ENS ESSER, ENS HARRIS, LTJG KEYSERLING, ENS MIYAKE, CW03 HAVENS Bottom, LTJG KELLEY, LTJG TURPIN, LCDR LEAR- NED, CAPT GRACE, LT POLASKI, LTJG FISHER, LTJG STELLPFLUG FICERS HIEFS Top, VERTREES, DCCS, BARRETT, BTC, HICKMAN, MMC, GIFFORD, EMC, HOSKINS, GMGC, TELLIER, SFC. Bottom, BOMAR, SMC, ANDREWS, SKC, RABICO, HMC, KEYES, BMCM, SMITH, RMCM, MCAFEE, CSCS, FIRL, MMCS i i n 1 1 X 5 .ni- JATJ A -:W - - ----- r--- .--. .. ' . , ' ' --K --- '- -f--W ' + ' ' -ff ' 1, fi V 0 f , ,v .' 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A I ,V ' JUST SIGN HERE WOULD YOU BELIEVE I FELL OUT OF MY NOW I'M WORKING ON THE POD FOR 9 AUGUST I987 I'VE JUST MASTERED THE SPLATTER LETS MOVE UP THERE, SHORTY ,I -:',fE,gI I ix' I STANDBY TO BLAST OFF! S, 43. Maggy I COMMENCE HOLIDAY ROUTINE THIS IS A DRILL THIS IS A DRILL, .Ali TWO MORE PAPER CLIPS AND SOME MASKING TAPE SHOULD DO IT YOU A MEDIUM WELL LUMP OF CHARCOAL .X-x I I X Ig ' IW? . I DON'T HAVE THE HEART TO TELL HIM THAT TI TELEPHONE HAS ALREADY BEEN INVENTED. WHERE'D EVERYONE GO? IF THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SERVI AT THE FIRST SITTING. 5 W I WOULD GET THE OLD MAID. WHAT DO YOU MEAN-ONE FOR YOU, ONE FOR ME AND ONE FOR THE FUND? I GET TWO. -. If, ling! ' . W - I JUST ADD HOT WATER AND SERVE gg, R. HERE KITTY KITTY VERY WELL, KEEP US INFORMED. WE SHOULD REACH OIL SHORTLY. M ,L .gf ga --P , NO SWAP ? - , g al 3-?l Ari v L'I IV' ' .L 'E 4, if X MW - ,gg ,M M-M.. ,,,. - . 'I 'Wi I . YAY? ' 5' ,QI A,fe.7Imi1'5i1I.f-15: .1 I , Q www Nw ' . 'Z 5 : -?4y:fg , 5'.f'wgv35K f: . 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