Moale (DD 693) - Naval Cruise Book

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Duty with Task Force 77 demanded expert seamanship on the part of all hands and MOALE crewmen responded quick- ly and skillfully when the occasion demanded. When not acting as part of the submarine screen or performing plane guard duties, the ship was either refueling, rearming, re- plenishing or picking up and delivering mail at sea. Rising from a warm bed at dawn to go into the teeth of an ice cold wind to receive hoses from oilers or to fight lines over the fantails of pitching fellow destroyers became com- mon, everyday occurrences, despite the heavy Korean east coast fog and rain. Oil soakings and thorough drenchings were not uncommon, but warm showers and hot coffee soon restored all hands to normal. Perhaps the feelings of all concerned during replenishment operations in the mined waters of the Sea of Japan were summed up by the USS CALIENTE, an oiler from whom we had fueled when she hoisted the church pennant for Thank God as the last line was cast off. The greatest demands of seamanship, however, were placed upon the ship on the morning of 25 June when a Douglas Skyraider crashed after being catapulted from the aircraft carrier LAKE CHAMPLAIN. Despite heavy fog and pitch black darkness, the MOALE sped to the scene of the mishap and picked up the pilot and two crewmen within minutes after the crash. This feat earned high praise from CTF 77 and a commendation for those in- volved in the rescue.

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NAGCYA Participation in the Japanese festival celebrating the l0Oth anniversary of Commodore Matthew C. Perry's landing in Japan was the highlight of DesDiv T61 's eight- day visit to Nagoya, Japan. The MOALE arrived in Nagoya after one month of duty with Task Force 77 off the East Coast of Korea. The up- keep period alongside the tender USS FRONTIER lAD25D provided an opportunity for liberty and recreationin a port seldom visited by American warships. The Perry celebration was marked by numerous color- ful floats drawn by people in gay costumes, street sing- ing and dancing, and a climactic water-front display of fireworks' and lighted ships. ln honor of the holiday, Japanese people wereallowed on board for general visiting. During the stay in Nagoya, the ships of DesDiv' T614 received praise for their con- tributions of over S1000 to the Kyushu flood relief fund. Q 'XM .. W f , if, s M, Q, - W' ' 'Q fy f 9 K 1. M,-., , 'f ,M ag, 3.4 1, 75 I ' 'V Z, , 7 ,I Qi f , P fi P 6 I l nb 1 gftjj l ff. iffy . ' e , D A U 'X - :,.:2.Q7 Q ,LfZ,, ,,75 r V 1 5 A ., rv 'Lf f ij- .5144 1 e my T 4 1 -N., -9, ' ' t ff' 1,.2:W,:ff ,f - Y'f' i, 'i 16 ,iff ' W U, -Mmf' ' ', ff. ,ft ,P f X1 f , ,,. W ,, ,X 9 h Q Qi 2 li A 'E Fi ' w , , m 2 l 'l -9 2 -,.l ?l i l r E u mms --f- gl il 'J T a ll 9 5 T