Porterfield (DD 682) - Naval Cruise Book

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N gg A RE-ARM ' ' REPLENISH Operating at sea for long stretches it was necessary for the ship to take onfuel and supplies from other ships. In fact every two or three days PORTERFIELD went alongside replenishment vessels, for a total of 52 times,' 36 times to refuel, 6 times to take on stores, 3 times to re-arm and 7 times to highline personnel. When taking on stores all hands would be needed to strike them below. But the burden of work for all replenishment details fell to the Weapons Department men. Whatever the weather and whatever the time of day or night, first division personnel were re- sponsible for the rigging and operation of all replenishment stations. At first, these evolutions went slowly due to the inexperience of the men. However, within a short time rig times for refueling fell below the three minute level while unrig times went as low as IM minutes with great regularity. A belated Christmas present for the refueling teams was the probe refueling equipment which was installed in early January. Not only did the new system reduce the ship's time alongside the oiler or carrier, but the chances of oil spills were reduced by the new methods. Q ALL HANDS EVOLUTION ' MAIL CALL l

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