Manatee (AO 58) - Naval Cruise Book

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x LCDR MUMFORD and CAPT GILLOOLY discuss the Hospital pro- ject with Dr. SAVAGE (right). Follow- ing manatee ' s visit to Kaohshiung. the ship conducted a series of unrep exercises with units of the Chinese Nationalist Navy (below). riiiiiiS ' - cT During operations off Vietnam, MA- NATEE transferred a cake to the de- stroyer picket USS CAMP to celebrate her 25th birthday. Baker SDl CORTEZ (above) gathers with the deck crew readying the cake for transfer. At left, the cake seems about to be engulfed by the waves midway in her transit. Luck- ily, the operation was completed with- out mishap.

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(Above) SN SEILINSKl and PCSN KROCEN absemble a new medicine cabinet. The missionary director of the Children ' s Hospital, Everett SAVAGE, watches SHSN CLEMENTS and SN KUEBEL (center) mix paint lor the hospital. lAbovei SHSN CLE- MENTS and SN HASCHKE cheer one of the crippled child- ren cared for by the hospital. USS MANATEE AIDS CRIPPLED CHILDREN Eleven sailors from fleet oiler USS Manatee recently spent their liberty in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, pa in ting several rooms in the Christian Hospital. The crew worked under the direction of Lt (jg) S. J. Milton and spent the time during their work breaks visiting with the children in the hospital. Most of the youngsters are suffer- ing from the crippling effects of polio and are in the liosoital for therapy and corrective sureerv. Manatee ' s commanding officer, Capt John F. Gillooly, and his executive officer, LCdr Robert E. Mumford Jr., visited the hospital to observe work progress. The sanitary yet anti- quated and barren conditions they observed in the operating room spurred their interest to provide further assistance. Surplus items on board Manatee given to the hospital included an autoclave (a medical in- strument sterilizer) , a water heater and a re- frigerator. The entire ship ' s crew also donated over $250 to the hospital ' s work. SERVPAC INFORMATION BULLETIN

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SHIP ' S ROUTINE To forestall the effects of the constant buffeting from wind and sea a continual program of painting, lubricating and rust pre- vention goes on. The ship ' s daily work goes on between unreps and during transit, and never is really completed. Using a high speed grinder, a Shipfitter smooths the edges of a freshly welded bulkhead. MM; EWING and SF2 ZAITZ cut sheet metal for an important repair job.