Dyess (DDR 880) - Naval Cruise Book

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U. S. S. DYESS (DDR-880) Care of Fleet Post Office Pier Five CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA SUNRISE: V V SUNSET: XZr SUNDAY 22 August 1960 UNIFORM OF THE DAY: To be announced later (at approximately one-hour intervals) Additions to the Plan of the Day — Not to be Removed from this Book 0200 — Flaghoist drill for all Quartermasters. 0300— (About) Fueling from USS Aucillianna (AOB-1), the world ' s first. 0530— Call the CMAA, XO, and Navigator. 0545— Call the CMAA, XO, and Navigator. 0600— Reveille for all hands except Spivey. Call CMAA. Coffee for XO. 0615 — Sweep, clamp down, polish all topside brightwork. 0620— Blow tubes. 0625 — Sweep, clamp down, polish all topside brightwork. 0700— Breakfast for the crew. 0715 — Remind CMAA if he doesn ' t get up soon, he ' ll miss breakfast. 0720 — Spivey get up in time for breakfast. 0730 — Secure from calling CMAA (even if you are calling him these things in fun) 0740— Officers ' call. 0745 — All hands to Quarters for muster and inspection: all divisional leading PO ' s send strikers to make report to ship ' s office. 0800 — Turn to, commence ship ' s work. Engineers knock off block smoke. 1115 — Dinner for personal friends of duty MAA. 1130 — Dinner for the crew. Oncoming watch and yeomen to the head of the line. 1159— Darken ship. 1200 — Tops for one hour. 1230— Spivey take LAN. 1300 — Reveille, turn to, continue ship ' s work. 1400 — Carter request daily progress report on Cruise Book and inspect all pictures for own appearance. 1630 — Knock off ship ' s work. Engineers resume black smoke. 1700 — Darken ship. Station the plane guard detail. 1715 — Supper. 2000— Movie Coll. Movie scheduled is ALLIGATOR PEOPLE. 2200— Reveille for TAPS. NOTES OF INTEREST 1. A well-done to the ship ' s office for shouldering up to their increased work load during YNSN Wisler ' s tour on the mess decks. A well-done to everybody, in fact, during YNSN Wisler ' s tour on the mess decks. 2. Thought for the day: Everybody should try to have at least one everyday. 3. DiFranco and Cabiness not allowed to go on liberty together. 4. Instruction in COUTH offered today at 1600 on the fantoil; Kielty RD2 and St. Yves RDSN in charge. sixty-four

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