Merrimack (AO 179) - Naval Cruise Book

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FROM THE COMMAND MASTER CHIEF: Sailors belong on ships. Ships belong at sea. A day inport is a day wasted. The Chiefs ' Mess used these three rules throughout the cruise. We certainly didn ' t waste too many days! This was my sixth Mediterranean Deployment and, by far, the best. I saw some new and very different ports. The highlight was working with this fine group of pro- fessionals. We showed the SIXTHFLT how UNREP- PING was done. The messages from USS WAIN- WRIGHT, CTF 63 and COMSIXTHFLT acknowledged that USS MERRIMACK was a crew of hardworking professionals. The 14 hour UNREPs, no notice UN- REPs and continuous changes in schedules did not slow us down nor keep us from being safe and always ready for the next customer to come alongside. I am proud to have been a crew member of USS MERRIMACK. You carried your outstanding behavior with you ashore. By doing that you made my job easier. I received numer- ous compliments about your behavior on the beach. Thanks! I ' ll transfer soon after our return but will brag about this crew and our reputation as the World ' s Finest Fleet Oiler for years to come. You are THE BEST!!

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SHIPS ALONGSIDE USS TRENTON (LPD-14) - 1 USS HENRY J KAISER (TAO-178) - 3 USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG-51) — 4 USS SARATOGA (CV-60) — 8 USS PHILLIPINE SEA (CG-58) — 6 USS COMTE DE GRASSE (DD-974) — 5 USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) - 4 USS BIDDLE (CG-34) — 2 USS DETROIT (AOE-4) - 3 USS JOHN J. HALL (FFG-32) ITS AUDACE (DDG-551) - ITALIAN — 5 HNLMS VAN KINSBERGEN (F-809) - NETHERLANDS - 4 FGS NIEDERSACHSEN (F-208) - GERMANY - 2 USS BELKNAP (CG-20) - 5 USS SPARTANBURG COUNTY (LST-1192) - 2 USS TORTUGA 9LSD-43) - 1 USS SAGINAW (LST-1188) — 1 HNLMS POOLSTER (A-835) — NETHERLANDS — 2 HNLMS KAREL DOORMAN (CF-827) — NETHERLANDS — 1 HNLMS WESTDIEPE NETHERLANDS - 1 USS TRENTON (LPD-14) - 2 USS KALAMAZOO (AOR-6) - 3 USS WAINWRIGHT (CF-28) - 4 USS CARON (DD-970) — 6 USS MCIERNE (FFG-8) — 4 USS PUGET SOUND (AD-38) — 1 USS JACK W ILLIAMS (FFG-24) - 1 USS STEVEN W. GROVES (FFG-29) - 1 USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG-51) - 1 HMS SCYLLA (F-71) — UNITED KINGDOM - 1 FS DROGOU (F-783) — FRANCE — 2 USS CAPADONNO (FF-1093) — 2 HMS EDINBURGH (D-97) — UNITED KINGDOM — 1 USS BRISCOE (DD-977) — 3 HMAS CANBERRA (FFG-02) — AUSTRALLIA USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (TAO-188) — 1 USS GUAM (LPH-9) - 3 TGG PIYALPASA (D-350) — TURKEY — 3 HMS GOUCESTER (D-96) — UNITED KINGDOM — 2 SPS ANDALUCIA (F-72) - SPAIN — 1 ITS ZEFFIRO (F-577) - ITALY — 1 USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CF-67) — 3 USS GETTYSBURG (CG-64) — 6 USS HALYBURTON (FFG-40) — 3 FCS HAMNBURG (D-181) — GERMANY - 4 HMS YORK (D-98) — UNITED KINGDOM — 1 USS LEYTE GULF -CG-64) — 1 USS SANTA BARBARA (AE-28) — 1