Gallery (FFG 26) - Naval Cruise Book

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YVldL Trivia Trivia Cruisebook Editor: ICC(SW) Schneider (Some) Statistics: over 600 flight evolutions. 5,600 nautical miles sailed 1,695,025 gallons of fuel consumed $150,192.95 ship store sales $2,969,652.00 money order sales 1 16,826 cans of soda consumed 73,500 pounds of laundry processed 1 ,500 pounds of coffee consumed 1 1 newborns 70 rounds of 76mm fired 3,200 rounds of .50 cai fired 480 rounds of 20mm fired over 200 expendable bathhermographs (XBT ' s) 2 exercise torpedoes (one from Gallery, one from the helo) 13,200 pounds of mail transferred 19,800 pounds of mail received 201 most letters received bv an individual (EM2Lashley) Si) Wcdsivorth Publishing Company Marceline, Missouri 64658 USA Barrv Brown, Janaf Office. Suite 201 Norfolk, VA 23502 804)466.7: 75 HOW THE CRUISEBOOK THEME WAS PICKED. Suggestions were enter- tained for two weeks. The bait: a FREE copy of the cruisebook, thanks, largely in part to the XO ' s Lucky Bag sales (thank you guys!). Entries were then placed in the POD and the crew then voted on their favorites at divisional ouarters. The winning entry sub- mitted by ET2 Lawson was Changes in Atti- tudes, Changes in Lati- tudes. A close second submitted by (then) STG2 Sittmann was As The Shaft Turns. There was a good number submitted and deserve to be men- tioned: There and Back Again; The GALLERY Cruise That Finally Sailed; The Cruise that Almost Wasn ' t; It Took Sooo Long to Get Sooo Gone; Changing Cur- rents, Changing Times; Crusades; What a Long, Strange Trip It ' s Been; GALLERY Gazette; Trust Me; Going, Going ...; Underway At Last, But, Not Last Underway; Underway Again; Surface Sailors: Surface Warriors At Their Finest; It ' s Been A Hard Dav ' s Night; Riding The Storm Out; Life At Sea Aboard the GALLERY; Anchors Aweigh Aboard the GALLERY; Better Med Than Red; Our Screws Never Cease!; Thev Saved the Best For Last; Carpe Diem (Latin for Seize the Day ); Help Me! I ' ve Sailed And I Can ' t Get Back!; Sea Gypsies; First Med, Then Red; Storm Relief; Seasaw; Fine Line in Time; The Ship That Would; Let the Games Begin; Backin ' the Storm. Thanks to all! A ote From the Editor; Well ' hi- has been one hell of a project Starta working with little material and a lot of people then it got to be more material and a lot c ; t ' c ple The original Editi ' transferred, so if fell intt mi tap awn f r-ay that I have done W0 ' - of thi boot but, it sure feels tike it! Oh, ill a edge a few people Inter on I would tike to share SOME valuable lesson that come to mind I ' m not going to tell von ah this to scare won oft from making a contribution kind I really want to give you a bettei niea what to expect and why it is so important fot everyone to participate — ■ after alt, it is youi , ruisebook ' First (before the cruise starts), you must haves theme or direction to go in, an idea what sizt book you want (80 pages is fine), and a vision o ■what you think : ' ■:,- book should look like when you finish (see other cruisebooks tor ideas) Remember, the book is only as good as you? inputs Second, send out tor different materials at resources ' pictures, artwork, articles, etc I When getting facts or information, make sure that they are as accurate as you can make it (see ■ ' Nobody likes bad data (names, hull nos., rates ranks, places, dates, etc ) Third assign responsible people (the volun- teers, of course!) with pages to do and deadlines Follow up Suggest plugging away on a about an hour a day. every other day at sea ana everyday inporl homeport — until it is done h took me approximately one and one-half hours tc do a com ing all materials on hana. and no distractions. Do things in pencil, as. you will find thai you want to change thing- Lastly, keep things light Enjoy H partu when you are ' lone (mail the entire book- sc you Jon ' t accidentally spill anything on it Keg pi mind this is not an all inclusive list. And now. for the disclaimers I offer no excus- reasons ami no defense tor the tard this book For that reason. I take all the en 1 glory I accept no blame A little forgiveness is in order if names are misspelled rates ranks an wrong, misidentified pictures, improper English or invariably omitted someone. It wa: bound to happen Many thanks are due here First, all those peo- ple who are sitting at home or on a different ship saying Where is my cruisebook? or III proba ■ set it Thank yon n r patiently waiting (especially G5EC Goodeil, G5MC l - RMCS Leonard, and others ..). Many, many many many thanks to my wife, Kathy; my chil rystal Joseph and Cynthia Hey! I can do that, I ' m the Edil i family hour denied them A heap of praise to the major contributors tc the cruisebook. donating pictures, time, pictures ideas and pu lures, the tashley - Ens Quentel ■ tin, myself F.T2 Lawson, DC! 1 1 I iepelt SH3 Potter and FC3 Osowski (and if i inadvertently left someone out reread the above text) Thanks goes to the CPO mess atl peatedly moved the mysterious cat h. ' in the mess and not chucking it over the sidt (it has supplies v the ruisebook in it now you can quit wondering) Thanks fot the super help. I Tjg Meredith tor me a rough to work with for the statistics f GALLERY ' S activities There is so much more to say but you probably dozed off already so U close I want the crew to I that the Air Det had then stuff together Thank- AT2Vassey ■ | 1 .

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