Durham (LKA 114) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1979 volume:

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In November of that year she was commissioned as the USS SHERMAN. That name did not last long and she was recommissioned USS DURHAM. She made three trips to Europe carrying war material and then was returned to civilian control where she faded from naval history. The present USS DURHAM is a modern, fully capable attack cargo ship. She was built by the Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock company. Her keep was laid on 10 July 1967. On 29 March 1968 she was launched and she was commissioned on 24 May 1969. She joined the Pacific Fleet on 19 August 1969. She was originally designated as an ' AKA ' , but was redesignated ' LKA ' on 1 January 1969. length. . . beam . . . displacement. . . draft... shaft horsepower. speed . . . complement. . . troops. . . crane capacity. . . boats SHIP ' S CHARACTERISTICS ...575 ft 6 in ...82 ft ...18,600 tons ...25 ft 5 in (max) ...22,000 . . .21 knots (max) . . .334 (war time) ...226 ...78.4 tons ...4 LCM-8 ' s ...5 LCM-6 ' s ...2 LCPL ' s DURHAM ' S primary mission is to carry material and equipment to support a waterborne assault upon defended enemy shores. She also may be called upon to act as an advance base to support boats and helocopters in remote, inaccessable This cruise was DURHAM ' S sixth. During the deployment she participated in an amphibious exercise off South Korea and a fleet exercise near Okinawa. The majority of the time found the ship transporting marines and their gear from one port to another. Inchon, Numazu, and Okinawa are places that will long remain in the hearts of the crew of the DURHAM. LKA-114 COMMANDING OFFICER Captain John A. Miller was born in Wilmington, Dela- ware on December 28, 1934. He attended the University of Delaware from 1952-1954 and entered the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in November 1954. Upon com- pletion of flight training in May 1956, he received his commission and wings. From June 1956 to April 1958 Captain Miller was at- tached to Attack Squadron VA-26. Three years of in- slructer duty followed in VA-125 at Naval Air Station Moffett Field. In July of 1961, Captain Miller reported to the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Cali- fornia, for two years to complete his Bachelor of Science Degree. Captain Miller joined VA-1 12 in December 1963 and in March 1966 reported to the Staff of Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, as the Force Scheduling Officer. Captain Miller then reported to VA-1 22 at Na- val Air Station, Lemoore in September 1967, and transi- tioned to the A-7 aircraft. He subsequently joined VA- 146 and in July 1969 detached and reported to the U.S. Naval War College, for the Command and Staff Course where he graduated with distinction. Upon completion he was ordered back to VA-1 46. He joined them in January 1971 as Executive Officer, and assumed com- mand in December 1971. A tour aboard USS HAN- COCK followed from March 1973 to February 1975 where he served as the Navigator and Overhaul Coordin- ator. He reported in March 1975 to Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet where he served as the assistant Force Readiness Officer and the Air Training Officer until June 1977. Captain Miller ' s personal awards include four Distin- guished Flying Crosses, the Bronze Star with Combat V, the Meritorious Service Medal, four individual and nine- teen strike flight Air Medals, the Presidential Unit Cita- tion, the Navy Commendation Medal and the Navy Unit Commendation Medal. Captain Miller holds a Master of Science degree in Management from the University of Southern Califor- nia. Captain Miller is married to the former Mary R. Sigel. He and his wife reside in Chula Vista, California, with their two daughters, Kristen and Tina. CAPTAIN JOHN A. MILLER COMMANDER NIGEL E. PARKHURST EXECUTIVE OFFICER Commander Nigel E. Parkhurst of Clackamas, Or- egon, received his commission in June 1963, upon graduation from Oregon State University. Following his first duty assignment as Main Propulsion Assis- tant on USS MULLANY (DD 528), he attended the U.S. Naval Destroyer School in Newport, Rhode Is- land. He then reported to USS RICHARD S. ED- WARDS (DD 950) as Engineer Officer, to be fol- lowed by duty as Staff Material Officer for Com- mander Destroyer Squadron ONE. Commander Parkhurst had additional sea duty as Damage Control Assistant on USS CONSTELLATION (CVA 64) and Executive Officer of USS THOMASTON (LSD 28). In 1970 and 1971 Commander Parkhurst was as- signed as Special Intellige nce Officer on the staff of Commander Naval Forces Korea. He has served ashore as Weapons Training Officer for Commander Training Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Damage control Training Officer for Commander Naval Forces Pacific Fleet. Commander Parkhurst is married to the former De- lores E. Bee of Portland, Oregon. He and his wife reside in Chula Vista, California with their daughter, Melissa. DEPENDENT ' : CRUISE L -■• • l ii ?J mmam A GOODBYE SAN DIEGO rh • TVi -mfv. F, A ■ , 9 R IK; . , -3 ■ H P. , .a _  . .w« •- «• JiCL- ' .). THE DAY BEGINS ' GOOD MORNING ON THE DURHAM ' 4 i ' w % € r::t OFFICER S CALL -A. iA . QUARTERS: PRECISE, MILITARY FORMATIONS. n L .A ' ' %§: H f t i - ' It Ml « COMMENCE SHIP ' S WORK SEA D w r 4 ' fE fif r Wj i t wmkii ssts. - '  ' ' , '  - ' COMMAND INSPECTION ' ft.% f •• ' P . v I ' ' , ' V. ' 2;lt?i ' j When ' lA ' is set, the entire ship turns out to handle boats and move cargo. Personnel from near- ly every department must man stations to make the ship ' s perfor- mance of her primary mission smooth and safe. .1 r4. .S 1 FLIGHT OPS DURHAM ' S aviation capability is a icey factor in maintaining readiness at sea and carrying out our mission. Personnel must be ready to respond at any time so that Navy and Marine helo- copters may speedily deliver vital material- . . new movies or, even more important, mail. DURHAM SPORTS Through out the cruise DURHAM conducted an active sports program. Teams competed between themselves and with teams from other ships. Our flag football team was particularly successful, winning the Division 11 Seventh Fleet champion- ship. Sports that DURHAM sailors participated in ranged from bowling to Scuba diving. Some of the sports with participants are listed below. WESTPAC DIV 1 FOOTBALL CHAMPS BASKETBALL CHAMPS: Gene Cioni David McCouistion Albert Edwards Joe Porter Walter Horton Luther Gibbs Douglas Moore Rodney Moore Rickey Moore Adhron Blanchette Richard Fogarty Randall Foskin Warnzie Culpepper Albert Elliott Alton Bloodworth Carlton Oden Glen Cogswell The Bombers Joe Porter Luther Gibbs Thomas Snell Carlton Oden Rickey Moore Warnzie Culpepper Guy Rollison Alton Bloodworth Douglas Moore RUNNER UP: The Tops Phillip McGee James Felty Charles Smith Daniel Blue Bob Lede Donald Green Calvin Furlough RACQUETBALL TOURNAMENT: First: Wilborne Smith Second: Mike Sloan SOFTBALL CHAMPS: Ops Easy Money Daniel Shuff Steven Hammond Joseph Kelly Gary Yeakle Terry Springfield Robert Rady Marion Moore Randall Foskin Alfred Tafoya William Birge Ronald Barton Thomas Snell Carlton Oden Roy McKeller RUNNER UP: Corpsman And Company Jerry Cooper Phillip McGee Daniel Blue James Felty Dwight Jones Kevin Hammond Donnell Byndom Michael Hornberger Merle Anderson Franklyn Brown Guadalupe Cortez Charles Stevenson NONSKID 200 MILE RUNNERS Nigel Parkhurst Ralph Day Jim Fowler Glenn Knapp Robert Zelenak Ed Jones Mark Clark Wilborne Smith Spencer Combs Robert Holl Thomas Snell Andrew Fluke James Felty Dennis Clay GOLF TOURNAMENT: First: Ralph Day 500 MILE RUNNERS: Glenn Knapp (1000) James Felty Ed Jones 20 BASKETBALL F I ' l 1 1 1 — 5 ; l VM 1 isR 22 SOFTBALL r i 25 KEEPING IN SHAPE n ' THE MAIL TRUCK IS ON THE PIER THE MAIL IS QUICKLY SORTED . THEN MAIL CALL 28 30 I one SKSA can do two times as much work as one SHSR. how long .Duld it take for two SKSA ' s to complete a job which required 5 HllSRV? Mr. Jackson, you sure dressing up like this will get us out of the Navy ' . ' Hey! You! Don ' t you salute officers? Bridge. !V1ain Control, release your but- ton I IRI-; AT Wll.l.! He ' s the guy third from the Ic l ' l, Smells like the cooks burnt ihe hoi water again. 31 KNOCK OFF SHIPS WORK 32 CONCERT ON THE MESS DECKS 33 ffim?i r 3 5r vii5lLC Af ii wlvnki ? t 111 fi... ,W3SII ' P -::: • ' - ' cN t.v-  '  i-..i Jti ■1 V- ' ■ ■-7: a .%W, ..- -.:. PS- i:r 1 iS-JJ- __ - {WB P! gi)Wgggj|gli|glljl| wmm K : ' it t Jt ' t 1 m P n . -k, J iimnpi nm . vs.. '  ..;   : .4 ir s j I M L4 1 7 ' - . ' y JANUARY 1979 ... INCHON SNOWBALL AMBUSH! THE WEAPON %. COUNTER BATTERY HIT ALFA lb. i ' « 37 • f-Ii 1 J COloNii WOW, J. ihr v-- as .iP ' PWP siisB jfettuebifHtdfliitfa. 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MONROVIA 1 i 1 iC ' m e 1 i - rOTT n ■B : ssoom Glenn Knapp, Navigator Robert Lawrence NAVIGATION James Juchau Michael Hornberger Alan Kaufman Mark Dennison James Cook James Draper 48 Nanuck of the North. The Na vigator tried to turn down my chit, so, I made him an offer he couldn ' t refuse. A moth a day keeps the corpsman away. Rule One: The Chief is always right. Rule Two: If the Chief should be wrong see rule one. What do you mean sex change hormones ! I ' ve got us just outside Toledo. Ohio or Spain? 49 X DEPARTMENT Gary Lundeen, Combat Cargo Officer Lou Mathias, Administrative Officer ■0A Gary Coatney, 3M Assistant Carlton Elmore Brad Chamley Robert Fulton Lawrence Saul Daryl Clippinger Francisco Berlan Joseph Kelly James Felty Gary Yeakle Gary Taylor Steven Hammond Thomas Bendyk Pedro Rodriguez Terrence Wecker Charles Stevenson Would you buy a used navy career from this man? That ' s the last time I ' m telling the chief I ' m tired of typing. How much are your leave papers worth to you? Take this library and shove it! RATEE IS IMMATURE, LAZY, AND . . . Hey, this is my eval! Typing pool. 51 SUMEO i«,i,.i m. I.mI [ia.lt- poK-.pt, So Take Ht •■ ■rfrit. .i«t. Robert Zelenak, Medical Officer  Preston Allen Dwight Jones Andrew Fluke Charles Smith Kevin Hammond Guadalupe Cortez S2 think this typewriter is running a little temperature. No, it doesn ' t hurt — unless I get my finger stuck over the nozzle. When I say a tooth has to come out, that tooth will come out. He shall be called FLUKENSTEIN 53 Gary Schnurrpusch, Operations Officer Mark Clark, Communications Officer Robert Jackson, EMO Jeffrey Crane, CIC Officer 01 DIV Albert Edwards Clifford Ramsey Daniel Schuff Bradley Enlow Douglas Moore Andrew Czapla Colin Rickenback Troy Parker Randall Lash 54 OE Randy Anderson Robert Coonrod Jerry Hollar Bernard Reaser Charles Brock David McCuiston Wilborne Smith Warden Newel! Glen McNeil Marion Moore Raymond Favors Thomas Snell Gilbert Reger Robert Rady Fred Tafoya Eddie Sturgis Carlton Oden Michael Martin Clark Postal Terry Springfield Carlos Mirelles Roy McKeller Lawrence Haxton oc 55 You sure Stevie Wonder started like this? Ifa million radiomen at a million typewritters typed for a million years do you think one of them could produce a completely legible message? So then Little Red Riding Hood said, Grandma, what big eyes you have! . God of patch chords, make this work. se TILT? Hi! I ' m Mr. Signalman. Today I will show you how to ruin a brand new set of dungarees by painting while wearing them. Tell the bridge skunk ' B ' CPA is Frame 76, portside. O-L-O-N-G-A-P-O L-l-B-S S-T-I-L-L G-O-O-D. 57 crrdjigiiw Ralph Day, Chief Engineer Robert Fail, MPA John Curran, Eng Admin Asst Herman Parish, A Div Off James Holland, Electrical Off Rich Freeman, DCA M DIVISION Armand Corso Stacey Pennington Walter Horton Patricio Beltz William. Truitt Kenneth Eggers Richard Tucker Christopher Stowers Paul Allison Douglas Umland John Masserant Robert Vandever 58 Harold Harris Kyle Higgins Allen Morphis Eugene Eillison Darrell Hall Cristopher Jones Steve Marquez Lcroy Lewis William Moon Joel Dunn Randy Vial Tim McMurrin Ron Mills Jeffrey Morphis Richard Fogarty John Menghini Steven Glover Glen Cogswell Melvin Petrosky Richard Jewell Robert Murdock Louis Hemm Ronnie Anguiano kjl Sr B DIVISION 59 i Yeah, it ' s a new uniform, ' Summer Working Funky ' . What to read tonight; The Three Little Kittens, The Little Prin- cess, The Fox and the Pussy Cat, . . . 10 PSI, close enough for government work. How come we gotta analize the urine specimens? I didn ' t use a deodorant today, and, I ' m not going to use one tomorrow. 60 •. SXS-- 9 •j ■i The quality of this Deep Throat tape is really good. Just put all your peso ' s into the tool box. Steam iron ' C falls off window ledge ' D ' striking cat ' E ' . Cat ' E ' leaps onto curtain ' F ' causing bowling ball ' G ' to. , . Sure is a lot of trouble getting a shower with the heads secured. The Hole-in-the-wall Gang. 61 A-GANG James Doran Robert Rodkey Phillip Wilson William Spinks Richard Antill Gregory Downing Thomas White Lawrence Jackson Kenneth Main Johnny Hill Robert Holl Ricky Foster Timothy Zoruba Richard Pierce Walter Gilday Kenneth Leiplein Duane Sherman Robert Bonnell Alberto Tabares Scot Loomis Darrell Jones Rickey Moore Wendell Hurley Steven Swiger 62 Don ' t worry your head anymore about that report chit. They say that the Navy can get to you, but it hasn ' t, has it ' . ' Would you believe that this little propeller could move the ship at a speed of 21 knots through the water? If somebody told you to eat a pencil, you ' d probably do it, wouldn ' t you. Gibala ' s gabooney. 63 k HI Edwin Carothers Rufus Ethington Manuel Laranang James Darrough Daniel Nordhagen Trevor Nelson Ramon Floro Daniel Knouff Dennis Clay Anthony Crudo D aniel Oneill Edward Post Terry Tyler Joel Hanson Michael Imbirowicz Byron Smith David Spitz Robert Walker l.uisito Anualao Jose Guillcrmo James Larsen Curt Corbcille Bcnigno Guadiano {QHBSBIlQHBaB B 64 R DIV George Carey Jackie Evans Frank Pierce David West Larry Mortimer Joseph Mourhess Terry Bequette David McQuaid Warren Parker Mclvin Smith Slcvin Wade George McMannus Robert Rennle Paul Cooper Joseph Beldeld Thomas Farrow Samuel Norton Thomas Dixon Vince Roberts 65 James Fowler, Supply Officer Harold Hale, Disbursing Officer i B : ' i « ' ly H m 53 Bobby Abrams Nicasio DeGuzman Charles Willis Maximo Limos Phillip McGee David Mitch Lawrence Churchill Thomas Floyd Moses Markowski Carmelo Saul Mark Pcra Joseph Wall John Smith Robinson Bucmil Vincent Hill ee Robert Douglas Vcnancio Olarte Arturo Mejia Roberto Roa Roger Hopkins Danilo Silvestre Edward Tuell Franklyn Brown Edgardo Tumaneng Warren Davis Peter Abbot Manuel Bakagak Guy Rolison Gregory Bayes Donald Green Roger Bailey William Nick Daniel Whelan ■M -J ' ' V 67 Who ordered these female hygene kits? Hey! I won the Pillsbury Bake Off. Goodness, these dinner rolls are so light and fluffy. . .I ' m so glad 1 used Crisco. I ' ll see your 1250 and raise you the XO ' x LES. 4 The Navy, it ' s not just a job, it ' s an adventure. Wait till they taste this rice pudding. 68 1 , i ' Wc do il all for you. Mow bad you want to hit the beach? i It tastes a little better, but there ' s still too much turpentine in it. Who you calling bus boy? Flight jacket, aviation, 1 each; glasses, eye, sun, aviators, I each; suit, flight, 1 each. Mr. Cioni, you gotta be kidding. Big hoot and handler. 69 Ted Krai, First Lieutenant Greg Webb, Boat Group Commander Ed .lones. Assistant First Lieutenant George Austin, 1st Division Officer Don Cook, 4th Division Officer Gene Cionc, 2nd Division Officer Michael Sloan, Assistant Boat Group Commander Gary Beadle, Ship ' s Bosn 70 Charles Fulfer Joseph Wolf Jeffrey Wright Steve Cochran John Guitierrez Donald Daugherty David Ebeling Bob Lede Calvin Furlough John Conklln Bruno Calisti Peter Dearmore Roger Larson Michael Long Amada Veloira Michael Zoll Donald Hinkle Albert Elliott 1ST DIVISION 71 It ' s either a CW attack or else the boatswain ' s mates haven ' t been taking showers again. Trained Killer. Only a bird in a gilded c-a-g-e. What are you using for bait? 0r .-- ' ' j L. y Men, don ' t fire until you can sec the flies of their whites. No. no, the bullet goes in with the pointy end towards the barrel. 72 Who stole the whale blubber? Excederin headache number 8. L Mow much longer do we have to hold the starboard list off? I am eating a balute. mm .f .. IJIiJU ' i! Van Gogh, look out! Kor six pesos we ll take you all the way to Subic City. 73 THAR SHE BLOWS! That ' s one large coke, a small root beer, three jumbo corn dogs, and a six pack of Coors to go. Take me to your leader. Take me to your corpsman. 74 William Cox Thomas Andrews Steven Hartley Gary Mackay Luther Gibbs Robert Chavez Richard Davis Donnell Byndom Alton Bloodworth Richard Maida Rogelio Maza Lloyd Murray Dale Varner Randall Foskin William Bousquet Arturo Lewis Warnzie Culpepper Clyde Linam 2ND DIVISION 75 Jerry Sipes Lawrence Hughes Joe Porter Thomas Finney Mitcheal Williams Steven Weisser Merle Anderson Michael Savory James Kieninger Daniel Blue Terry Harris Walter Manning Rodney Moore Robert Scofield Scott Boyd Monte Kelley ' Mitchei Caw Jeffrey Martin 3RD DIVISION 76 KEVIN P. MURPHY Sn Kevin Patrick Murphy lost his life in a tragic motor- cycle accident shortly after the ship returned from West- pac. He was a member of Third Division in Deck Depart- ; ment, assigned as an Assault Boat Coxswain. He partici- pated in Operation Team Spirit 79 and in all the many backloads through out the cruise. Murph, as he was known to his many friends, was active in the ship ' s photo lab and taught dark room techniques to many of his shipmates. He assisted in the production of the cruise- book; contributing many of the photographs appearing in this publication. He was an active member of DUR- HAM ' S Assault team and a true shipmate to his many friends. He was twenty-one. Willie Purnell Thomas Park Alfred Vanscoler Kenneth Stewart Warren Breslin Patrick Frances Adhron Blanchette 4TH DIVISION KiiiStIf 78 5TH DIVISION Bradley Hooey Dale Miller Larry March ■ ' ' ■m Fix it! I don ' t even know what it is. Take her down to 300 feet! 1 wonder if the QMOW has gone new day on DRYAD and PELE? The ' Smith Brothers ' . If you ' re good, it pays to stay in No, we don ' t give green stamps. 79 Deal. You get 30 days basket leave and I get an extra six months FSA. My God! You mean all the Merle Haggard tapes were destroyed? Who says deck apes don ' t have enough sense to come in out of the rain. Roses are red, you aren ' t that short, if you don ' t get a haircut, you ' ll be on report. 80 ; ' I had 20% fewer cavities with Crest! It ' s Dialing - For - Dollars. XO. I want my mommy. Runners up. John Wayne Look-a-like Contest. !t. XO. we ' re officers. Why do we have to have a rsonal hygene lecture? it ' s cither the OOD playing with his frisbe or a UFO. 81 I just love 10 turn down request chits. One last time, you can ' t write a 2K on evening chow no matter how bad the mcatloaf was. 4ffl iif5 I don ' t care what Lt Day said, you can ' t SCUBA in the forward peak tank. What crotch straps? This is the funniest tech manual I ' ve ever read. Orange. 82 ? I think the peanut butter must have been bad. Having the conn is no big particular strain in my opinion. Don t you ever call me that again! Oh bur-y me no-t in Subic B-a-y. Double your pleasure, double your fun. Leave the driving to us. Gosh, this Mickey Mouse Club show is great. LTJG CURRAN, you have go! to clean up your stateroom! 83 ;r A 2SesiSaB : ' i ' .S? ; , - N( , CHRISTMAS A Christmas party was held in San Diego for our families in early December. Many DURHAM wives were involved in plan- ning and conducting the party. A great assist came from the USS MOBILE who hosted the party and provided support. The children were video taped talking to Santa Claus and some of the wives also recorded messages. The holiday was over and long gone by the time the tape caught up with the ship, but that did not lesson our joy at seeing our families and friends at Christmas. 84 Christmas found DURHAM in Taiwan. We arrived only a few days after the State Department ' s announcement that diplo- matic ties with Taiwan were to be greatly reduced. Many of us were concerned about our reception during the visit. Our fears were groundless and we received a warm welcome from the people of Taiwan. On of the highlights of the cruise was a Christmas party held aboard the ship for an orphanage. Over 30 children of all ages came for the festivities, which included Christmas dinner, Santa, presents, and a tour of the ship. The children were delight- ed and had a wonderful day. Those of us who helped also had a wonderful day and felt perhaps a little of the true meaning of Christmas. REJECTED PHOTOS Reproduced here are photographs which, for one reason or another, are not suitable for use in a quality publication such as this cruise book. Reasons for rejection include: poor photographic quality, poor subject matter, poor focus, silly expression on the subject ' s face, photograph in bad taste, photograph not in keeping with high standards of US Navy, photograph not dignified, etc. 86 OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY ENGINEERING HAND SIGNALS Start number two SSTG and put it on the line. Number two SSTG is rolling. 88 These VD lectures are really gruesome. Bui some of the pictures aren ' t too bad. One Big Mac to go! Anyoneknowing the whereabouts of this man please notify the ship ' s office immediately. Friends, Romans, countrymen. . .lend me your cars! You are under my power. You will believe that you are a chicken. You arc a chicken. 89 -: : WEST P DULE 1978-1979 ■ m t • ' r w m: 4mi ' .Vii hi M i Ps0m 51 Aug 78 -9 Sep 78 17-21 Sep 78 26 Sep 78 30 Sep 78 2-3 Oct 78 5 Oct 78 9 Oct 78 13-14 Oct 78 14-22 Oct 78 30-31 Oct 78 3-8 Nov 78 1 1 Nov-2 Dec 78 ,5 Dec 78 59-11 Dec 78 4 Dec 78 ■ Dec 78 27 Dec 78 ' ec 78-3 Jan 79 Jan 79 CI Jan 79 f 24 Jan79 iSiMfi] b Feb 79 3 Feb 79 4 Feb-5 Mar 79 !Vf8-9 Mar 79 ,((12-18 Mar 79 I 26 Mar79 J.-4 Apr 79 ■i Air 79 . ,. Deploy, San Diego, California Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Enewetak Okinawa Okinawa Iwakuni, Japan Numazu, Japan Okinawa Numazu, Japan Yokosuka, Japan Okinawa Inchon, Korea Yokosuka, Japan Okinawa Inchon, Korea Okinawa Numazu, Japan Keelung, Taiwan Hong Kong Subic Bay, Philippines Inchon, Korea Okinawa MiiiiMtp.iyj Okinawa Numazu, Japan Operation Team Spirit 79 Okinawa Subic Bay, Philippines Enewetak Pearl Harbor, Hawaii rive San Diego, California ' ■ . ■ i Xi t K l « 2?f-4 ? . ♦ ' --a ' r. ' , ,■ . y Si? r o SW i ' MVO On the way from Hawaii, DURHAM partici- pated in Operation Tiger, a program ran by the Navy as a part of its public relations effort. Male guests of DURHAM sailors came aboard and made the trip side by side with their spon- sor. The program gave the Tigers a unique eye- witness view of the Navy and the ship, and gave us a chance to show our fathers, brothers, sons, and friends what we do in the US Navy. OPERATION TIGER 92 DRAW THE BULL CONTEST WINNERS A Draw the Bull contest was held for the younger tigers. The eight to sixteen year olds were divided into two groups and a prize was awarded to the winner in each group. All the entries were outstanding and the judges had a difficult time picking the winners. 12-16 YR AGE GROUP BILLY SIPES 13 POINT LOMA FINALLY APPEARS 3000 YDS TO THE BRIDGE HOME AT LAST CREDIT The following people involved in one way or another in producing this Cruise Book. Complaints about this publication should be directed at them. -the editor- Editor. . . . . .Glenn Knapp Photography. . . . . .Nigel Parkhurst . . . Mark Clark . . . Herman Parish . . .Glenn Knapp . . .David McCuistion . . . Wilborne Smith . . .Daryl Clippinger . . .James Darrough . . .Thomas Finney . . .Joseph Mourhess . . .Alan Kaufman . . .Steven Cochran . . . Kevin Murphy . . Steven Wcckcr . . . Mary Miller Copy... . . Glenn Knapp . . . Herman Parish . . .Alan Kaufman Art... . . 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