Taussig (DDG 746) - Naval Cruise Book

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0800 0900 0930 1000 J4, Clcange of pace Turn to, Commence Ship's Work. Captain's Mast. Executive Officer's Inspection of Messing and Berthing Spaces. Commence Holiday Routine 1 1 K, Here comes one to the breadbasket We1l, back in the country in my home town, I'm the coolest, Poopsy fastest cat around...... Plexus I I 1 vs S f, s X is in t 'lag of 7

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A NEW MISSION CONNIE On the 15th of June the TAUSSIG joined the USS CONSTELLATION CCVA 643, the third largest aircraft carrier in the world, for duties primarily as Plane Guard. It was Ihoped' that this would provide a period of relative calm compared with the around- the-clock firing on Naval Gunfire Support, however the first air strikes against the petroleum storage areas near Hanoi and Haiphong were close at hand and so the TAUSSIG increased her Condition of Readi- ness for the next assignment. A Taussig lookout scans the horizon f Or f , li N