Joseph Hewes (FF 1078) - Naval Cruise Book

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Above: Underway, shift colors. Above right: A view of the stern from the pier. Hurrs back JOSEPH HEWES. one person whispers. MMMMMMiMQt

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lime, ENS ODOM, BM1(S V) RAUCH. EN3 RAY. and SN KELLEY. Above: Tears of lov Left: First Division pulls in the lines.

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RESCUE AT SEA s ' About 24 hours into the deploy- mentand ISOnmSEof Cape Hatter- as. North Carolina, the ship respond- ed to a distress call from the 51 -foot ketch Current Lady . The vessel which had departed St. Thomas, Vir- gin Islands and was enroute to Anna- polis, Maryland, had encountered rough weather that had delayed its transit and caused its provisions to run low. The ship supplied the two couples on the boat with fuel, water, and food, for which the civilians were extremely grateful. UNREP iJiBM MMM .lid ET3 NEWELL is the course and speed recorder on the bridge. RMSN WORTHEY, TM3 LUCAS, and GMMSN RUDY relax for a mo- ment on the bridge to bridge phone line. Every three or four days underway the ship refueled. These were always demanding evolutions for bridge watchst- anders and deck crews. The bridge team conned the ship alongside the refueling ship and maintained a distance of 1 40- 1 60 feet so that the deck crews could connect the several lines and hoses. The engineers provided the finishing touches to these operations by responding to all the bridge ' s orders and diverting fuel to the appropriate tanks. Always danger- ous evolutions, the 45 refuelings at sea went without any hitches. One of the many UNREP ' s with USS SEATTLE.