England (DLG 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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TYPHOON EVASION A typhoon— the South Pacific name for a hurricane— is so immensely powerful, it defies description. When they threatened our Yankee sta- tion area, we left, for a typhoon can tear a ship apart. Just skirting the periphery of one (as we did) is an unforgettable experience. I October 1973, seen from ENGLAND ' S bridge, a ghostly column of ships trespassing in Typhoon Paula ' s misty, stormy gulf. 61

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UNDERWAY YANKEE STATION Thirty days in Xhe Gulf (of Tonkin). Usually pret- ty boring, but ENGLAND ' S trips to the Gulf this time were anything but. First there was the PENDLETON. Then we got to evade typhoons— four of them— not to mention the nighttime rescue of a seaman over- board from USS CAMDEN, and an airshow, seen from 400 yards off the aircraft carrier USS HANCOCK ' S port beam. Even so, thirty days at sea gets to be a long time, and sailors are always glad to leave the Gulf. BIG MOTHER SIX -ONE Big Mother Six-One and a crewmember standing by. Flight deck gear festoons the after launcher, ready for flight quarters at a moment ' s notice (right). 60

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UNDERWAY September 25, 1973, was the day that USNS SGT. JACK J. PENDLETON ran aground in the Gulf, on a tiny sandbar called Triton Island. ENGLAND was first on the scene, just hours after the groun- ding. We left one day later, relieved by USS COOK. In spite of valiant salvage efforts, PENDLETON ' S fate was sealed. The utility boat shoves off for the ground- ed PENDLETON. - ' ' ' !. !iW ' i i-k — ' s. 4 9 . 1. «R- ,r S ( ». -- ' •» i BB the PENDLETON 62