Harold E Holt (FF 1074) - Naval Cruise Book

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X ' f ,Xt f Q DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY X '-'r x X f FPO SAN FRANCISCO 96667-1434 IN REPLY REFER TO: 4' fr Q50 Q, 9 Shins Of P' ,ggggwfggag -- N uss HAROLD E. Hon KFF 10745 2 'ai. H ,5f' . . 1 j cgms ifgv 9 August 1989 Shipmates, As WESTPAC 89 draws to a close, so does my tour as your Captain. we have gone a long way together in the last two years both literally and figuratively. In terms of geography we have steamed together for over 40,000 nautical miles. 0ur foreign port visits have included Diego Garcia, Port Louis, Mauritius, Port Victoria, Seychelles, Cochin, India, Phuket, Thailand, Penang, Malaysia, Sasebo, Yokosuka, Beppu, and Fukuoka, Japan, Pusan and Chinhae, Korea, Subic Bay, Republic of Philippines, and Hong Kong. We have steamed in the North Arabian Sea and across the Pacific with the USS RANGER battle group. We have participated in exercises with the navies of the Republic of Korea, Japan, Cand although not invited? with the Soviet Pacific Fleet off Vladivostok. Together we have compiled an enviable record of success in HOLT. Not only did we complete all required inspections and refresher training in a schedule that left no room for Hmake upsn, but more importantly, we conducted our operations in distant and often harsh, environments with the professionalism and expertise of traditional NDestroyermenH. High seas and dense fog always seemed to be with us yet we prevailed through professionalism and by God's grace. 0ur WestPac 89 NScore cardn sums up our operational achievement in ASW. Four US WNukesN, Three Soviet NNukesU and two Allied H0iesel boatsu, all detected, tracked, and Naccounted foru by our HASW teamn which includes everyone onboard. For the competitive cycle which ended on 30 JUN 89, HOLT won every departmental award that a frigate is eligible to receive. These are the awards for excellence in anti-submarine warfare, anti-air warfare, anti-surface warfare, electronic warfare, communications command and control, engineering, damage control, navigation and seamanship, and supply. We also shared in another kind of success on HOLT. That is, success in maintaining our sense of humor and spirit of camaraderie in spite of a tough schedule and long deployments. In HOLT, our own cartoons and underground newsletters kept us in tune with each other using the distinctive wit and humor that is unique to men who go to sea in warships. ' I have every confidence that our WESTPAC 89 Cruisebook will capture the spirit, pride, humor and sense of adventure that we shared together in HOLT. I pray for God's continued blessings on all of you in the future. Sincerely, W A. C. T VES -,. --. W... QE... -...M i.. .l ......-...., ...4,..,..,. -...,..., a'.:........,........-.,....,,-, -. . , A-4 V.-- --Ah ,- 4 V -- --- we

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