Wainwright (CG 28) - Naval Cruise Book

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LCDR. JOHN T. MCMURTRIE OPERATIONS OFFICER AT EASE - LCDR McMurtrie, Opera- tions Officer, gives advice over the phone, prompted by his sidekick, Gumby. 6' .. I . ,,,W - f W mo Z1 X , z 4 xi li.. ss. Highlights of the cruise for the Operations Officer came on both the personal and professional fronts. On the personal front, his wife Jo gave birth to Julie Kathrine McMurtrie on July 31. On the professional front, LT McMurtrie became LCDR McMur- trie during the cruise. Two major op- erations took up a great deal of time. The first was Exercise Seawind with the Egyptians. The second was Dis- play Determination. THE WORLD OF XEROX - LCDR McMurtrie shares a joke after another fantastic voyage into the xerox machine. I'LL SEE YOU YN's AND RAISE YOU - LCDR McMurtrie sifts through another losing hand of poker. OFFICER OF THE DECK - The special evolutions OOD contemplates the pros- pect of specially evolving. I KNOW WHERE I CAN PUT THIS - The Operations Officer explains quarter- deck watchstanding to ENS Page. 13

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LCDR. PETER DELLA VEDOVA CHIEF ENGINEER Much of the Chief Engineer's time during the deployment was tak- en up with preparations for the out- chop OPPE, including two MTT vis- its and two IMAV's. Unfortunately, material problems plagued the plant BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS - The Cheng sips his 34,200 cup of coffee of the cruise QWithout once washing the cup.J 'T' WHAT SNIPES DO - The Captain and the Cheng discuss the shaft bearings after 1B wiped for the second time. LIGHT MY FIRE - The Chief Engineer critiques Repair V's performance on the messdecks during a main space fire drill. 12 W T313 . an during the examination, and PEB terminated the OPPE on the second day. MAIN, AYE - LCDR Della Vedova an- swers up on the 2JV in Main Control dur- ing Special Sea and Anchor Detail. fn? 4 fi ? YOU DROPPED WHAT!? - The Cheng and MMC Blair inspect the main reduc- tion gear in the after engineroom. 'v vv X- i

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LCDR. JAMES G. CON N OR SUPPLY OFFICER LCDR Connor received the news just two weeks before reporting to WAIN WRIGHT. Less than a month after taking over supply, the ship would be deploying. The news threw the Supply Of- ficer's personal plans into ruins, and resulted in a hectic turnover. The pace grew no less hectic in the Mediterranean as the Suppo Y ANOTHER 860 CZAR - The Suppo, an- other child of the word processing age, works on some paperwork on the 860. S COFFEE BREAK - LCDR Connor dis- cusses the messdecks with MSC Cortte, who relieved MSC Wargo in November. IT LOOKS ALRIGHT TO ME - The Suppo inspects a piece of one of the birth- day cakes served on the messdecks. 14 raised procurement to a fine art, ob- taining such items as stainless steel screws in Naples. . SURVEYING THE SCENE - LCDR Connor stands on the flight deck. The new Suppo relieved LCDR Smith in May. YOU WANT IT WHEN? - LCDR Connor discusses shipping status over the phone with another department head. lllll Mx E , ,W W