Samuel Gompers (AD 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS SAMUEL GQMPERS QAD-375 , 1! 1 I WESTPAC 68- 69

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Deplo ment profile GOMPERSMEN who took the first deployment with her in 1967 were expect- ing a similar cruise this year. The em- phasis on tender utilization, however, re- quired us to remain in the Philippine port of Subic Bay at the vast Naval complex there. In Subic, we rendered a five and one- half month fleet repair support period which saw 432 availabilities given to 237 different ships. 45 of the ships were taken alongside, with five ships outboard to port no unusual sight. 42 different types of ships were rendered availabilities, rang- ing in size from small ocean-going mine- sweepers to the nuclear-powered ENTER- PRISE and six other attack aircraft carriers. The arrival of USS HADDOCK QSS CNJ-6211 and USS BAINBRIDGE QDLG CNJ-251 alongside marked firsts in our nuclear repair work. HADDOCK was the first nuclear-powered fast attack sub- marine ever rendered an availability by a destroyer tender and BAINBRIDGE was our first nuclear-powered surface ship brought alongside. Over 12,500 work requests were pro- cessed through our Repair Office. This represented 197,100 manhours of work devoted to other ships and the expendi- ture of nearly S300,000 in parts and re- pair funds. To support this repair effort, the Supply Department, carrying in its inven- tory more items than are listed in the Sears and Roebuck catalog, issued ma- terial through l5,000 requisitions valued at approximately S700,000. The food ser- vices division served meals to 480,000 personnel who consumed nearly 700 tons offood. While their ships were undergoing the SAMUEL GOMPERS treatment, de- stroyer sailors were being treated in the Medical and Dental Departments. Over 3,000 sailors were examined and treated by the four-dentist clinic and the depart- ment records show over 3,500 fillings were accomplished. On the more painful side, 425 teeth were pulled. Out-patient care was given to over 3,300 patients and 218 men were admitted to our 43-bed hospital and operating room complex. ln port, when destroyers came along- side, they found it necessary in many in- stances to go dead plant , shutting down most of their engineering ma- chinery. Our Engineering Department furnished steam and other services to permit maximum maintenance on the war- weary ships. Over 1,500,000 kilowatt hours of electricity flowed through the cables winding over, around, and between the multi-ship nests. The Weapons Department issued and transferred 103 torpedos to destroyers during the deployment, besides main- taining a high state of proficiency in its security functions. The volume of destroyer sailors and material traveling to and from the beach was fielded by Deck Department boat crewmen who provided continuous boat services, working 19 hour days. Admiral V. G. Lambert, Commander of the Subic Naval Base, commended GOMPERSMEN in a letter: Our best wishes to the crew of GOMPERS for the continuation of such an outstanding record of contributions in so many areas. To the fine crew of GOMPERS, we re- gretfully say, 'Sayonara' and 'Mabuhay' and 'Godspeed'! E TMT3- if ' Q. 1 I