Barry (DD 933) - Naval Cruise Book

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lu? 1 i l i i l. When amrnuniTion replenishrnenT rearming is necessary, The rneThod of Transfer is much The same. A specialized ammuniTion supply ship known as an AE is our primary source of ammuniTion vvhile aT sea. This dangerous evoluTion requires The Tull aTTenTion of every man aboard ship. Even Though receiving up To loOO rounds of :1mmuniTion ina single rearming, iT was impressive To see every lasT round passed safely below along The long lines of svveaTing BARRY sailors. The UAE . l?earm Mike BoaT 4. Q, X V' ,Y-I' in-fX 'f. fy 2' The rearming deTail. Passing amrriuniTion l-leads upll!

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Zi 25395 Re-supply of our Tuel, Tood and ammuniTion is a recurring and criTical problem during susTained operaTing periods such as This. We accomplished replenishmenT by TreauenTly rendezvousing wiTh specialized supply ships which provide us wiTh The consumables necessary To keep us aT sea. We re- ceived Tuel oil from Navy oilers capable of Trans- ferring many Thousands of gallons of fuel To our Tanks quickly and eTTicienTly Through large Tlexible hoses rigged beTvveen ships. BoTh ships sTeam abouT lOO TeeT aparT on parallel courses during This evo- luTion aT a speed of abouT i2 knoTs ll5mphi. Similarly we receive much oT our Tood from Navy reTrigeraTion ships. The Tood is Transferred by specially designed cargo rigs used Tor passing palleTs and craTes be- Tvveen ships, or is lowered by helicopTer onTo The TanTail during a verTical replenishmenT. ma nned and ready. The deck union leader

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