Marvin Shields (DE 1066) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1974 volume:

uss MARVIN SHIELDS DE - 1066 WESTERN PACIFIC CRUISE August 10, 1973 - March 8, 1974 CAPTAIN ' S FORWARD COMMANDING OFFICER USS MARVIN SHIELDS (DE-1066) FPO SAN FRANCISCO 96601 From San Diego to Chinhae and from the Gulf of Tonkin to the Sea of Japan each of you can be justifiably proud of your professionalism, devotion to duty and perfor- mance during this assignment with the U.S. Seventh Fleet. As I look back over my souvenirs of this long and arduous deployment, by far the most significant is my pride in each of you and your many accomplishments. The many kudos received are a source of pleasure to me, particularly since I know how well deserved they are. I con- sider it to be a rare priviledge to have served as your Commanding Officer and to each of you my sincere thanks, admiration, well done and every wish for you continued I. N. KILAND, Jr. THE MEN Of The MIGHTY MARV LIEUTENANT COMMANDER Ingolf N. Kiland, Jr., iii t ?h .-H Lieutenant Commander Ingolf N. Kiland, Jr. was born in 1937 in Washington, D.C. and graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1959. He served in USS MOALE (DD 693) as Navigator and CIC Officer before entering submarine training. Subsequently he served in USS ROCK (SS 274), as Weapons and Engineer- ing Officer; USS JAMES MADISON (SSBN 627) (GOLD), as Navigator and Operations Officer; USS SIRAGO (SS 485), as Navigator and Executive Of- ficer; and USS NEWPORT NEWS (CA 148), as Operations Officer. Other tours have included STAFF, Commander Submarine Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet as Strategic Analysis Officer, and the Naval Postgraduate School from which he received a Master of Science Degree in Operations Research System Analysis. Lieutenant Commander KILAND is married to the former Anne Stone Harrington of Norfolk, Virginia and they presently reside with their daughter Taylor, and son Ingolf N. Ill, in Coronado, California. LIEUTENANT Andrew C. Beck II Lieutenant Andrew BECK of St. Johnsbury. Vermont was commissioned as an Ensign in June 1966 upon graduation from the U. S. Naval Academy. His first duty included Gunnery Assistant, and QIC Officer of the Pearl Harbor based destroyer, USS PHILIP (DD 498). From September 1968 to Oc- tober 1969 he served in Vietnam as the Senior Patrol Officer for River Division 591. Upon completion of Naval Destroyer School in July 1970 he reported as Engineer Officer on the commissioning crew of the USS BOWEN (DE 1079). Lieutenant BECK is married to the former Jereldine Elland Collins of Dover, New Hampshire and they presently reside with their daughter Allison in Chula Vista, California. 1 Exec tivt SKi ' MCj WARDROOM COUNTRY DEPARTMENT HEADS Lt John O ' Neill, Jr. Operations Officer Jack Lt William F. Hickman Lt Rodney S. Nathan Weapons Officer Engineering Officer Lump Rod LTJG James C. Richards Supply Officer Goat Captain, Skunk Alfa is at CPA and opening. w- gpjj LTJG Christopher E. Weaver LTJG Walter Turansky, Jr LTJG Lee W. Champagne CIC Officer Main Propulsion Assistant Communications Officer Weavo Walt Lee LTJG Kenneth J. Zraik Disbursing Officer Camel Jock 1 Ens Thomas C. Corcoran Navigator Tom LTJG Quentin A. Pearson, Jr. ASW Officer Taag J2m Ens Kenneth C. Glazier Ens James H. Patterson Gunnery Assistant First Lieutenant Ken Jim Repair Six? Ens John R. Delorez Ens David D. Wagner Damage Control Assistant Main Propulsion Assistant Portuguese Fats Dave Ens Leo Mahoney Ens Randy Ritter Electronic Material Officer Ex-Electronic Material Officer Leo Tex DIVISION OFFICERS Come left you fool! Hello New York . . . Sell !! Like these shoes, huh? Ask Combat to have Mr. O ' Neill step up to the bridge and hurry! OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT OC DIVISION f . ' f) 01 RMCS A.J. Johnson RMI C. Armstrong, Jr. RM2 L. Miller RM2 J. Wade RM2 A. Trewin RM2 M. Hanneman RM2 G. Cornett V J® r Hey. Hey. Hey . . . Love to play buck. buck. RM2 W. Morgan RM3 D. Kerr tjJ RMSA S. Johnson RMSN A. Beaver SIGNALMEN England says she rigging a tow line T if I SMI J. Cotter SM3 L. Bilau SMSA R. Raines SN K. Suthard PCSN P. Northcutt Keep those cards and letters coming J Anybody going to San Antone R 230815 Z OCT 73 FM CTF SEVEN FIVE TO USS MARVIN SHIELDS INFO COMDESRON THREE ONE CTF SEVEN SEVEN COMSEVENTHFLT BT UNCLAS EFTO NO1650 YANKEE STATION ORESTES TELETYPE PROCEDURE PERFORMANCE A. USS CORAL SEA 160217 Z OCT 73 B. USS CORAL SEA 210522 Z OCT 73 1. THE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE COMMUNICATORS ZERO ERRORS TRANSMISSIONS AND ONE PT SIX TRANSMISSIONS IS EXEMPLARY. 2. WELL DONE TO LTJG LEE CHAMPAGNE. RMCS A. J. JOHNSON, AND THE MARVIN SHIELDS ' RADIOMEN. WM. A. MYERS III BT OF MARVIN SHIELDS ' ON THIRTY-THREE PERCENT ON 119 1 Mr. Champagne, this message says your wife missed her flight in Soeul. ox DIVISION MMCM A. Parsons 3M Coordinator SN T, Estes ENS Corcoran and the boys. SHIP ' S W. OFFICE X W t r ' YNC Noel, YN3 Leffew, YN2 Bergh, and Snoopy move things along in ships office PNSN Robert Waggoner displays his true talent. QMC R. Nolan QMC S. Wilcot Quartermasters QMI W. Betters QMSA C. Videau QMS K. Fitzgerald QM3 P. Hulford SN S. Nietherton Now set the navigation detail. Recommend Course 050 chart Sir To keep form going off the SICK BAY S iy Ahh. OE DIVISION ETCS W. ODonnal EWC J. Contino O lf ETI J. Stevenson ETR3 R. Avara ETN2 O. Younger ETR2 C. Dunty ETR3 S. Hogberg ETN2 E. Schoeler Not Shown: ETI W. Tate ETR3 J. Marlin ETRSN T. Tosh mm rij Yep men, this ship rides just like a cadillac! OI DIVISION OSC B. Young 051 J. Mahon 052 E. Trapp 0S2 T. Lippert 0S2 A. Cummings 0S2 M. McLaughlin 0S2 J. Demicovich SN H. Bunnell OSSN J. Williams n Not Shown: OSSA A. Spada OSSN R. Hess 0S3 D. Burket OSSN S. Hoech SN 0. Niimi J WEAPONS DEPARTMENT WG DIVISION Super Chief J. Lirette J; GMGI C. Diggs GMG2 J. Horan, Jr. SN 3. Brown M YN3 W. Bailey Weapons Yoeman iA K FTGC R. Baker FTG2 W. Mulholland J i2 1m FTM2 G. Mann FTM2 R. Zimmerman GMG 3 J. Myers FTMSN R. Potter GMG 3 B. Shinabarger BMC Miller SN B. Laxson SN M. Teixeira SA K. Buckman A A ..Mm SA V. Kelln SN R. Arnett SN S. Wise SA F. Brownell SA W. Banks SA J. Kile k irik 1st DIVISION SA J. Luescher SN E. Lockings SN P. Kerr ' hey z ooA ' r y£B o mf rJ u 1st DIVISION AT WORK . . . ??S ' a ' Ai ' -wi ' AT PLAY . . . Ajir; 4 rtt ' WA DIVISION Q STC Lauyans STI Hoeppner STI Arboleda STG2 Boles STG2 Armenta STG2 Thomas STG2 Iverson SONARMEN Big Alice and me. TORPEDOMEN TM2 Leochner TM3 Hrizo TM3 Mullins ASROC GUNNERSMATES SN SILVIS and SN MEEKS. Reaping the bennies. GMTSN MORGADO ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT KEEPING THE FIRES BURNING AND THE SCREWS A ' CHURNING REPAIR DIVISION EMC Mourain MMI Garner HTI Garber IC3 Francke 103 Porter EMS Maclean MMFN French EMFN Smith FN Fuentecilla HTFN Jurgelevicius MM3 Hungerford EM3 Bodell EM3 Kreuzer I Si How many pesos is that? Now, hold still while I snap your picture. MRI Roberto l EN2 Walker HT3 Basden HT3 Lewis FN Cunningham FN Robinson EMFN Lapating HTFN Broadwater HTFA Austad HTFA Brady I just love Sunday morning flight ops. MMC J. Dixon MMI G. looks M DIVISION MM2 E. Johnson MM2 W. Banks MM2 J. Russel MM2 M. Barrett MM3 E. Salinas MM3 R. Fortune Sleep when you can. V9 It Ma MM3 S. Miller MM3 M. Eades MM3 D. Mayle MM3 S. Polly MMFN L. Hansen MMFN S. Robertson MMFN G. Moos MMFN O. Sigler What was in that pill, Doc? I ' m going to enter this one in the New Jollo ' s Film Festival. FN M. Anderson MMFA J. Williams, Jr. FN K. Quandt FA C. McClung MMFA J. Harris iv Jm am E:i 1  Simon says, touch your head ' 9 BTC M. Kinney BTI D. Case BTI J. Borgman •o- B DIVISION BT2 M. Green BT2 G. Anderson BT2 W. Wallace BT2 D. Sloan BTFN K. Woerheide BTFA G. Shephard BTFA R. Irwin FN J. Kersanske BTFN G. Huygen BT3 R. Single BTFA E. Bullington FA B. Riley r VAJheRt AJ eVOlill FN D. Singleton BT3 C. Gorgan BTFN R. Kram d ' BTFN J. Jankowski BTFN K. Beck BT3 N. Chowaniec Once a BT, Always a BT We know some day our time will come And to the ga tes of Hell we ' ll crawl, Where we ' ll look in pure amazement At the greatest fireroom of all. Old Satan will meet us at the gate But he won ' t let us stop to dwell, He ' ll say Go to Heaven you scroungy snipes, You ' ve spent your time in Hell! But if i empty the chit can, I ' ll fall in when I sit down. SUPPLY DEPARTMENT WW SH2 T. Pesek SH3 B. Skaggs SK2 B. Jones SA W. Wolford SK3 Y. Dupree X The Pepsi generation. . SDI L. Intalan SD2 G. Factura SDSN C. Corpuz SD3 R. Gutierrez CSC T. Cooney i CS2 J. Lua Hi. what ' s cooking? SN V. Dixon ( a-n f a5 B lilOiiLl®! How would you like to buy a ship ' s store? Shucks, no Subic City tonight. . gS H Dandruff, dandruff! ft-. DK2 U. Oasin DK2 F. Derillo n One for you, two for me Are movie projector operation and canasta playing really practical factors for AIRDALES? Does lamps really mean light, airborne mail, and personnel system? Frame 95 of the Marv divides Dixon country, the engine room, from Mason country, the fire room. Midway through the cruise BTC Carl E. Mason and MMC Joseph H. Dixon reenlisted for another four years. The ceremony was held (where else?) on the Mason-Dixon line. The mast In Hong Kong and in Sasebo. THE CRUISE K. K. .. « or JUAH Of nxA Tl , A «% .5Tl y V - m ,„M,nl,J « ' ' ' ' ' V- MAaQUKSAS 1 fti ssr ..q ' :l .r.J - . - ,.«v«X : v V T  ■ I . o. . 25 - ?s;Ss- f ' « , X, DEPARTURE DAY 1 Ui i ' •Jt 10 J I- r , ■ ■• Fi Bo P- 1 ' 1 K K . y 1 RP ST-i; .—i-- - - .•l ' . April 10, 1973 The brow was lifted off, the lines were singled up and then cast off and with lov- ed ones left on the pier we followed the ENGLAND out of San Diego Bay and headed west. t V JL Ml m e c?, jJ ' VIlB HiM T SSSBI i Hrt r ' i; Of course, not everyone was sad to see us go. UNDERWAY [] WATCHES Bridge, forward lookout . . . I have a freight train bearing 010, position angle two!! V Driving the ship is a team effort, and always the key to a safe and successful voyage is vigilance. The of- ficer of the deck and his watchstanders keep a sharp eye out on the bridge, while engineering watch in main control stands ready to answer all speed bells promptly. Kiss me, you fool. Has anybody seen my Marvin Shields hat? PASSING THE TIME AT SEA You did what with my Olongapo true love? j hmmi .?|iS|Ht|Br i ' li Chasing the carrier. Sorry to interrupt your nooner Chief, but we just found Kool- aid in the boiler. Aw c ' mon, my legs aren ' t as nice as his. Whose deal? I see where my stock went down again. No doubt, you think this caption will say l m looKn-.g rcr a contact lens. Well, I ' m not. R 185625Z NOV 73 FM DE 71 TO USS MARVIN SHIELDS BT UNCLAS FOR CAPT KILAND 1. HAVE LOST WEIGHT KEEP HAMBURGER AND FRENCH FRIES WARM. 2. PRAY FOR ME BT REGVD VIA F L TOR: 0625Z 18 NOV 73 I need a bolt this big. Yeah, I ' m an airdale .... wanna make something out of it? Careful ... I think he ' s going to render passing honors. Sure we ' re ready for inspection Because I said the bilges need clean- ing, that ' s why. Not bad for a fire station, now lets see that hatch. FWD HEAD . . . And then I rolled up my pants, waded in, and thumbed my nose at him. f ' G.US ToTAuLy UNSftTl PASSING THE TIME ASHORE u) (e: w MO ' AiHATf ' Defensive driving course final exam. How much to Subic City? ..ao a. 6o« tA. .ovM SWU. Oe? rti«y. ••Bo... 6.., I W.M SWelJs f - ' WELCOME TO BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN OLONGAPO We of Olongapo are very pleased that your ship has chosen our Island paradise as a place for your long overdue rest and relaxation. As you wander through the quiet serene streets of our small native resort village, you will most likely be overcome by the relaxed atmosphere of it all. Shake-off all of your agressions and tensions. Enjoy and find peace with yourself, or as the old Olongapo saying goes, LET IT ALL HANG OUT! Here are but a few of the things you will be able to do and see while you ' re in our fa ir village: (1) Beautiful island hostesses will see that your every need is answered. Do not concern yourself with the language barrier, as each of these fine young ladies has spent many years learning to speak your language in a most affluent manner. (2) Happily smiling drivers will take you where ever you want to go in their gaily decorated limousines for almost nothing. (3) Young native boys will beg to shine your shoes. This is their way of saying thank you, Joe. (4) Be sure to see the River of the Gods with its floating lily gardens and young native children which dive from exotic canoes into the crystal clear water to retrieve the coins you tose to them. Their friendly greetings will stick in your mind for years to come. (5) Marvel at the terrific span of the bridge which arches breathtakingly over the River of the Gods (said to be the 13th Wonder of the World). (6) Find yourself astounded as groups of native children surround you and greet you with friendly native greetings, and fight with one-another to touch you. (7) Have beautiful hand crafted art objects offered to you by village craftsmen for a ridiculous sum of money, as you stroll the sensually landscaped streets of the downtown area. (8) Enjoy some of the native delicacies from sanitary food vending stations on the sidewalks. (9) Purchase sacred ducklings from young native lads. (10) Enjoy the thrill of having a lovely native goddess walk up to you and offer to take you anywhere, even around the world, for only a fraction of a cost offered by other hostesses. (11) In the evening, enjoy the skyline as the sun sinks in the west over a glass of sparkling rum, a product of the islands, as the lilac sented evening breeze wafts over your body and tingles your nostrils. (12) Every night is a Mardi Gras here; (a) Enjoy the native ways and customs at anyone of the myriad of exclusive lounges or salons. (b) Let your private hostess talk to you in the language of the islands, using her hands, silent moving lips and other communicative parts of her body. She will tell you the story of the island. (c) Thrill as the game of lights-out is played at high points in the evening, laugh and joke as your friends and you find yourselves in the most comical poses when lights come on again. (d) See if you can control your emotions at the floor-shows that are offered for your entertain- ment at the more exclusive clubs. (13) Stroll down the comfortably large boulevards that are paved with gold and marvel at the simple splendor of the native habitats, the tree lined sidewalks, parks and recreation areas. (14) Speak with the local Gendarms (second only to the Buckingham Palace Guards) and wonder at their discipline and steadfast devotion to duty. (15) Barter cheerfully with young damsels for their wares. (16) Stay for a night in one of the famous hosteleries which offer all the comforts a man dreams of. Eat, sleep, and excercise, all in your own room. (17) Be amused as some of the local lads try to deceive you as they masquerade around. (18) For the stock market minded, you will find yourself in the midst of the International Trade Market. (19) Thrill to the slight of hand tricks the natives show you for free as you traverse the thoroughfare. These are but a few of the things offered for your enjoyment. We wish you a happy stay and when you leave, rrjmember, JINDOD JKAU AKYIN HAPOP which translated means; bring a full wallet, Joe. Subic Bay . . . Liberty, Liberty, Liberty iigr- mi HONG KONG t W . w tt ' . ' jti M 1 • ' - ' ' «i V- 1 k : VrT ' ■ ■•-—-■- INSPECTIONS INSPECTIONS INSPECTIONS INSPECTIONS . . 1 sure am squared away. uwcovEa ' -rwo UNREPS VERTREPS UNREPS VERTREPS . . . After receiving a shot line, and lieaving around on a messenger line. The span wire for the refueling rig is aboard; once the span wire is securely fastened it is tensioned by the unrep ship. A dozen men manning the messenger line on the boat deck will pull the probe home. Once the probe is correctly seated in the coupling, refueling begins. TALENT Who says the Wardroom hasn ' t any talent? f--- r V IF 4 £4 4SC - : 1 - i .- u! Bam Bam, here I come! HOMECOMING The trip back was long and arduous. Leaving Pearl Harbor we had a rudder casualty requiring quick action to avoid endangering a freighter. Pre Overhaul Test and Inspection personnel kept us all busy throughout the transit, inspecting every facet of the ship. The last days were unbelievably rough. The ship rode in a trough, rocking perilously back and forth. But we kept plugging on, knowing what was waiting for us in San Diego. And finally, March 8, 1974. After seven long months the Mighty Marv was home. A tug heralding our arrival with giant water spouts, wives and families waiting on the pier, a band playing Anchors Aweigh . . . What more could a sailor want? The cruise was over. i 1 A MMt • e . ri=- - A 91 F ■ H i 10 AUG 16 AUG 18 AUG 21 AUG 25 AUG 28 AUG 29 AUG 30 AUG 31 AUG 03 SEP 12 SEP 17 SEP 20 SEP 22 SEP 26 SEP 28 SEP 29 SEP 01 OCT 05 OCT 06 OCT 07 OCT 11 OCT 12 OCT 14 OCT 17 OCT 18 OCT 20 OCT n c t OCT 24 OCT 03 NOV 04 NOV WESTPAC LOG 1973-1974 Underway for WESTPAC. HSL 33, Detachment 1 2. reported onboard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no LIBERTY. 30 JAN UNDERWAY FOR MORE ASW EXERCISES 01 FEB DETACHED FROM TASK FORCE TO PROCEED TO SASEBO, JAPAN FOR REPAIRS 02 FEB ARRIVED SASEBO 16 FEB UNDERWAY FOR YOKOSUKA 18 FEB ARRIVEDYOKOSUKAJAPAN. WASHINGTON ' S BIRTHDAY. FULL DRESS SHIP. 20 FEB ENROUTE CONUS VIA MIDWAY AND PEARL HARBOR 23 FEB OUTCHOPPED!!! 25 FEB CROSSED INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE. TWO MONDAYS! 26 FEB INPORT MIDWAY FOR REFUELING 27 FEB UNDERWAY FOR PEARL HARBOR 01 MAR ARRIVED PEARL HARBOR FOR REFUELING 02 MAR UNDERWAY FOR SAN DIEGO, SEAS SUPER ROUGH 08 MAR INPORTSANDIEGO. ARRIVED AT 1400. COMMENCED LEAVE UPKEEP PERIOD. EDITOR ' S COMMENT I started this cruise bool with hopes of filling the pages with pictures of people, keeping the printed word to a minimum. People make a cruise book just as they make a ship. If you can look through this book and smile when you see a familiar face, then the cruise book has been a success. I would like to give special thanks to BTFN Gary Huygen, the ship ' s number one photographer, to YN2 Gary Bergh for his typing contributions, to Glenn Miller of Walsworth Publishing, and to ENS Ken Glazier for layout assistance. And finally, thanks to the crew, without whom there would be no cruise book at L. W. Champagne LTJG USN I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by And the wheel ' s kick and wind ' s song and the white sail ' s shaking And a grey mist on the sea ' s face and a grey dawn breaking. I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life, To the gull ' way and the whale ' s way where the wind ' s like a wheited knife; And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughling fellow-rover. And a quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trek ' s over SEA FEVER By John Masefield THE END ' Cruise Book Sales Offi 4438 Ingraham St SHIP ' S STATISTICS SpMd SONAR ...438 feet .. 46 feet, 9 inches ,. In excels of 4000 tons . 24 feet, 1 1 inches .. In excess of 27 knots . AN SQS-26CX; AN S0S-3S IVDS . S-inch S4 caliber 9un, ASROC, Defense Missile System ar-r