White Plains (AFS 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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S x I WHITE PLAI WI ALL PACIFIC I II , t :XXV 'IX um U wx fx as . sf ii' ktgiqfllff QR '53 I. S Q, 1.-' 5 5 ssemffltbs 'dee 4 t ,V .Qs I I X X 4 5- tk UNREP makes ,av life easier A few generations ago, a sailor going on an extended cruise was in for trouble, dietwise. Chances were good that his fare of salt-pork, hardtack, dry beans, rum and rainwater would contribute toward his contracting scurvy, beri-beri, and vitamin deficiences of every imagineable kind, not to mention the pallor that such an invariable fare cast over the mess tables. The sailing men of by-gone days would be flabbergasted if they were to set foot in the general mess of any of the ships in todayls Navy on a similar cruise. Steak, roast beef, sugar glazed ham, or even lobstertails would likel ' d i y a orn the tables along with vegetables, fruits, and bakery goods. i Navymen can thank a procedure called underway replenishment ILINREPJ and a special auxiliary class of ship for this transformation. LNREP, which involves both aerial and surface replenishment, was designed to provide ships of the fleet with material support. The USS WHITE PLAINS, a Combat Stores Ship, carries food, supplies, and spare parts to these ships so they may remain at sea for prolonged periods. In the conventional method of replenishment, two ships sail on parallel courses about IOQ feet apart. The material to be transferred is sent across the interval by wire highline which is automatically tensioned to prevent the line from parting because of stress produced by the rolls of the ships, ln aerial replenishment,-also known as VIZRTR ICP, supplies are transferred two tons at a time in cargo nets suspended from the hotton. ul hehcopterslthat shuttle betwveen the supplying ship and her customer b Iflfitha EWHI I If PLAlffJS:'at you service'l philosophy, the Yokot-llI.,1 asc d ship served over 75 ships in 1975 N ' ,supplying them with the loofl and supplies they need to carry out tht ir ' ' U . A missions and make life Il liltle lnl easier for their crews. IX Ill INR I7 'lil I IQ ISS WHITE PLAINS ,g,,,.,,,,1, 'l'l..- err-re of the CombatStores Ship Vl'lIl'liIf l'l..fXlN5 recently complereda clean sn I-ep ol the L'onnnander Service Force I'gieiln' llgnlle lfllicieney Awards for lf?75by XNIIIIIIIIQQIIIliUlII'1iVI'ZII'tlh axailable in thier ' nipetilion l'UUlI- I lll'1'lr.- giwxirlls won by VI HITE PLAINSCFCXV neie the hgnrle1-fl'icit-110'HEHIOV Optlmum eonilmt rezidiness, the 1'H5lmf'ffIlIlg E for t'Xkil'lll'Ilt't' ill erl5llllI'I'VIIlI1 DIQIIQICHCY' the Supply If for significant sL1Df'V'0V1fYmlsupplyd riuidiness, :ind the deck seamanshlplillvarl linlll r , - , I . ln announcing the avi ards, Rear mdtfim llzirrett, Service I' orce commander, not? 'l'he superior clay'-f0'd3Y Pcflgmafnceisniiqismrr indication of the first degree 0 DY0 C55 1 ihepzn-1 of the wnnrers. I . ill Capt l.lf. Arnold, Commanding OIIICCIOI wnrrif PI fuss attributed theawafdsgot f , 1. V1 1 I . ' t 9 verb rrofessionahsm and ded1cat1QH 0 h, I lil alrt of all officers and men aSSlgnedIFh Cl ml I II' - I ' there IS- efforts have made their ship the best I