Chipola (AO 63) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 29 text:

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:

Page 28 text:

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

Page 30 text:

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.