Bausell (DD 845) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1975 volume:

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CRUISE DATES This book covers the period from 1 August 1974 to 30 August 1975 ' if 1 August - 26 August Leave Upkeep, Yokosuka, Japan 27 August - 29 August Carrier Ops, USS Midway 30 August - 2 September In-port, Yokosuka, Japan 3 September - 6 September Enroute Guam, USA 7 September - 12 September In-port, Guam, USA ' 13 September - 17 September Enroute Cninhae, Korea 18 September - 19 September In-port Chinhae, Korea 20 September - 24 September ASWEX w Korean Navy 25 September - In-port, Chinhae, Korea 26 September - 28 September Enroute Keelung, Taiwan 29 September - 30 September In-port, Keelung, Taiwan I October - 2 October Enroute Hong Kong 3 October - 7 October Visit Hong Kong 8 October - 9 October Enroute Subic Bay 10 October - 1 1 October Type Training, Subic (NGFS) 12 October - 14 October In-port, Subic Bay 15 October - 16 October Local Ops, Subic Bay 17 October - 19 October Escort USS Costellation 20 October - 21 October Special Operations 22 October - 23 October Enroute Yokosuka, Japan 24 October - 22 November In-port, Yokosuka, Japan 23 November - 24 November Enroute Chinhae, Korea 25 November - 29 November ASWEX-Visit Chinhae 30 November - 2 December Enroute Kaohsuing 3 December - 10 December Visit Kaohsuing II December - 19 December Escort USS Midway 20 December - 12 January In-port, Yokosuka, Japan 13 January - 24 January Okinawa, Ops 25 January - 28 January Subic Bay 29 January - 5 February Enroute Tacloban, Ropolo 6 February - 10 February Visit Tacloban, R.P.I. 11 February - 15 February Enroute Keelung, Taiwan 16 February - 18 February Visit Keelung, Taiwan 19 February - 25 February Enroute Yokosuka, Japan 26 February - 10 March In-Port, Yokosuka, Japan 11 March - 14 March Enroute Okinawa, Japan 15 March - 18 March Local Ops, Okinawa, Japan 19 March - 20 March Enroute Yokosuka, Japan 21 March - 3 April In-port, Yokosuka, Japan 4 April - 7 April Enroute Subic Bay 8 April - 10 April In-Port, Subic Bay 11 April - 19 April Escort USS Coral Sea 20 April - 7 May Operation Frequent Wind 8 May - 10 May Visit Singapore 11 May - 13 May Enroute Albany, Western Australia (Cross Equator 12 May) 14 May - 19 May Mayaguez Incident 20 May - 23 May In-Port, Subic Bay 24 May - 30 May Enroute Albany, Western Australia 31 May - 5 June Visit Albany, Western Australia 6 June — 13 June Enroute Subic Bay 14 June — 15 June In-port, Subic Bay 16 June - 21 June Enroute Yokosuka, Japan 22 June - 23 July Inport, Yokosuka, Japan 24 July - 25 July Local Ops, Yokosuka, Japan 26 July - 27 July Guests Cruise ln-port, Yokosuka, Japan 28 July - 31 July Enroute Guam, USA 1 August - 4 August In-port, Guam, USA 5 August - 7 August Enroute Subic Bay 8 August - 21 August In-port Subic Bic Bay 22 August - 27 August Enroute Yokosuka, Japan 27 August - 31 August In-port Yokosuka, Japan SHIP ' S HISTORY OF USS BAUSELL DD-845 The USS BAUSELL (DD-845), was launched on November 19, 1945. at Bath, Maine. The ship was named for Corporal Lewis K. BAUSELL USMC, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his own life. Corporal Bausell led the charge forward against a hostile pillbox, and swift to act as an enemy grenade was hurled into their midst, Corporal Bausell threw himself on the deadly weapon taking the full blast of the explosion and sacrificing his own life to save his men. BAUSELL was commissioned on February 7, 1946, at the U.S. Naval shipyard, Boston, Massachusetts, and thus began officially her career in the Naval service. In mid-July, 1946, she passed through the Panama Canal and Navy Day found her lying in San Pedro Harbor, a proven member of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Her first full-fledged exercise came in February 1947 and by the time the Korean Conflict began BAUSELL had already completed two Far East cruises. Between February 1951 and April 1954 BAUSELL completed three Far East cruises, operating almost continuously while there with United Nations forces in Korea. She operated as a member of fast carrier task forces, blockaded the East Coast of Korea patrolled the Formosa Straits, provided illumination and gunfire support for United Nations troops, aided in various sea air rescue missions and participated in anti-submarine warfare exercises. After the Korean War, BAUSELL made numerous cruises to the Western Pacific, participating in various operations with Seventh Fleet, the Japanese Navy and the Chinese Nationalist Navy. In July 1960, BAUSELL commenced a 12 month rehabilitation and modernization period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington. This program, known as FRAM MK 1, was designed to equip destroyers with the latest in modern technology. As a result of this modernization, the ship was equiped with the most modern armament, including ASROC. In 1962 BAUSELL was ready to resume her cruises to the Far East and from that date began her participation in the waters off Viet Nam. BAUSELL took part in Sea Dragon Operations as well as gunfire support and patrol craft surveillance. In October 1971 BAUSELL was forward deployed to the Western Pacific and has been an integral merpber of the Seventh Fleet ever since. BAUSELL participated in the Viet Nam action right up until the signing of the peace treaty in January 1973. In Spring of 1975 BAUSELL was actively involved in Operation Frequent Wind and in the rescue of the S.S. MAYAQUEZ while operating in a task group with the U.S.S. CORAL SEA. The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to CORPORAL LEWIS K. BAUSELL UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS for service as set forth in the following CITATION: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the First Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on Peleliu Island, Palau Group, 15 September 1944. Valiantly placing himself at the head of his squad, Corporal Bausell led the charge forward against a hostile pillbox which was covering a vital sector of the beach and, as the first to reach the emplacement, immediately started firing his automatic into the aperture while the remainder of his men closed in on the enemy. Swift to act as a Japanese grenade was hurled into their midst, Corporal Bausell threw himself on the deadly weapon, taking the full blast of the explosion and sacrificing his own life to save his men. His unwavering loyalty and inspiring courage reflect the highest credit upon Corporal Bausell and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country. S FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ARTHUR E. ROWE Jr. Lieutenant Commander ROWE is a native of Bradenton, Florida. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy, at Annapolis, Maryland where he graduated with the Class of 1961 . His first tour of duty as a commissioned officer was in USS RICHARD S. EDWARDS (DD 950). He served in various billets in EDWARDS which included the positions of operations officer and weapons officer. Leaving the EDWARDS in 1965, LCDR ROWE then attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California until 1967 where he studied Naval Communications. Upon graduation, he was assigned as the staff communications officer for Commander Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Twelve until September, 1969. On completion of staff duty LCDR ROWE was next assigned as Commanding Officer of the ocean minesweeper USS CONQUEST (MSO-488) which was homeported at Long Beach, California. After commanding CONQUEST for one year the ship was decommissioned for conversion and modernization. LCDR ROWE was next assigned as Commanding Officer of the tank landing ship USS WINDHAM COUNTRY (EST 1170) which was homeported at Yokosuka, Japan as part of the Navy ' s Overseas Residency Piogram. He retained command for two and one half years during which time the ship operated throughout th- Western Pacific and the Vietnam war zone. LCDR ROWE was the last U.S. Navy Commanding Oi ' icer. On 1 June 1973 the ship was transferred to the Turkish Navy. During his tenure as Commanding Officer the WINDHAM COUNTY won the last Battle Efficiency E presented by Landing Ship Squadron Nine. LCDR ROWE was then assigned as the Commanding Officer of the destroyer USS BAUSELL (DD 845) and assumed command on 3 August 1973. LCDR NORYS is a native of Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Officer Candidate School (OCS), Newport, Rhode Island in December of 1962. His first tour of duty was USS S0IV1ERS (DD-947) as the ship ' s Communications Officer. In December 1965, he was reassigned to the Naval Security Group Morocco for two years. On com- pletion of this tour, he was transferred to De- stroyer School, Newport, Rhode Island, and in July 1968 reported to the USS NICHOLAS (DD-449) as Weapons Officer. From February 1970 until May 1972 he served with Destroyer Flotilla Five Staff in Hawaii. He was then transfer- red to South Viet Nam for duty with Fleet Command Advisory Unit until March 1973. LCDR NORYS was BAUSELL ' s Executive Officer from August 1973 to July 1975. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ROBERT M. NORYS LCDR ROBINSON received his commission from Officer Candidate School in December 1962. After completion of Naval Justice School reported to USS JAMES E. KYES (DD 787) for duty as First Lieutenant. Attended Destroyer School then assumed duties as Weapons Officer on USS HUGH PURVIS (DD 709). Served as a shipboard advisor in 1968 on VNN LSSL 226 and participated in Riverine Warfare in the Mekong Delta. After leaving Vietnam was assigned instructor duty at the NROTC Unit, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. Graduated from Missile School and assumed duties as Assistant Weapons Officer, then Weapons Officer on USS OKLAHOMA CITY (CLG 5). LIEUTENANT COMMANDER KEITH P.ROBINSON DEPARTMENT HEADS 7 ' LT. ROBERT LLOYD WEAPONS OFFICER LT. JOHN BEPKO III OPERATIONS OFFICER LT DAN SHERRANGE ENGINEERING OFFICER ENS. TWINK TERRY SUPPLY OFFICER ENGINEERING Getting the ship from port is our business. Operation of the boilers and main engines, cooling or healing the ship, repair- ing holes, leaks and squeaks we do it all. Jk i BB The BT ' s provide the steam to drive the main engines, the HT ' s fix the leaks and replace the pipes, the EM ' s make sure the electricity is distributed and the IC ' s provide communications. Special repair parts are made by the MR ' s and the En ' s are charged with the diesel and air conditioners. — V WBSW w LT. Matthews MPA m M 1 ■J k H m BTCM John Witherill sy M C O O R D I N A T O R ENS. Stevens DCA MMC Tiny Meyers BTC Harry Mason HTC Leonard Barrett MMC Tom Fischer ■ rih ::? ::l i:;:i!iizitz::i::::::i ' tM L to R: MMFA Capelle, MM2 Litherland, MM3 Prothe, MM3 Mackenzie, FN McDonald, FN Vervynckt, MMFN Roller, MM3 Bartnes,MMFN Hopkins, FA Faust, MMFN Rowlett, FA Bloomfield, MMl Wear. Bottom row: FA Young, MMFA Dillon, MMl Appenheimer, LT Matthews, MM3 Segergerg, MMFN Slaughter, FN Niswonger J THE HOL£ ,, THE HOME OF THE Meet the new navy. Jf UE SNiPE Fire Main Bart makes third. But Chief, you told me to open that valve. Please connect me with dial a prayer. Bones k :.A 1 Jost a prothe After Engine Room who said Subic? You can put your arm down the war is over, Arnold. Did you say clean up? Nope no cockroaches under here. l L.- . v MK M fl What does this valve do? The career designated mole studies his courses for civilian 3. New comers to the hole. FW. Eng. rm. A-Gang! Who me? Billy Bluster pump. Did you notice anything odd about the last roll? I et ' s go relieve the watch guys. Alke, Hop and pictace. Three lips of hair and a touch ofleygo. A couple of career type- compartment cleaners. Stuttering Straus, beechnut Beecher. and feather Cardinal. FEARLESS LEADERS OF B-DIVISION BTl Brown (Fwd. Fire room) inC Mason IJTl Noble (Aft. Fire room) First row front; Almosara, Ball, Stewart, LTJG Matthews, Barnes, Heiling, Adao. Second row: Noble, Bruch, Rowe, Lang, luzzolino, Schnegeberger. Sprout, Gutierrez. Third row; Duncan, Filers, Page, Brieden, Simpson, Manning, Satterfield. Oh! boy I ' ve got stuck again. i wish 1 could be down there again. Why do I always got the hard job? jB Oh! No, Here comes Noble, Get hot. ♦J 1 26 April, BT3 R. J. Sprout Sailor of QTR . fV We care. What ' s happening Brown? Rudy! Watch that steam Sweet cheeks is clowning pressure. again. Thirty in It ' s already draining. This isn ' t a joke. It ' s real. Wlio me? I finally made it. Hey! You, what are you doing down there? ) f (R ; f f Four BT ' s on the water. Oh! Yes. Lending a hand in Australia. Enjoying liberty in Albany, WA. Mt. Fuji Trip Glug... glug... glug. Watch out!! They are all rednecks. Who ' s on liberty? Not me Yeah, we ' re skating! E Gang EMI Dulaney EMI Carper Em2 Taylor IC2 Ducote EM2 Haubrich IC3 Padilla EM3 Yuen POl kim EM FN Hearn ICFN Cahill FMFN Frank FMFN Hizon ICFN Fleming ICFA Anderson FN Torres FA Laygo You want to fight huh? Number 348 on the work list! Hey Joe, we ' re getting attacked by a whale! OPERATIONS The eyes and ears of the ship Bauscll OPS Department ' s excellence in ASW, electronic warfare, AAW, and communications stands unchallenged. LUG Menez Communications —,.-. ' J ENS Gautier Communications T RMC Anderson Radio LTJG Allen HMO LTJG Keymer FMO L HMC Moore Medical Radio PNC Hulse Personnel LTJG Griffin Navigator ENS Phillips CIC OSC Daily CIC F V( Wallace Electronic Warfare OC DIVISION L to R (kneeling): SN Beverly, SMI O ' Rourke, SMSA Shirley, (standing) SA Edwards, SMSA Bond, RMI Stewart, SN Schultz, SMSN Hartman, and RMI Bryan. Signal Gang! Sparks his Gang! IF ' - ' Tlic dynamic Duu. Yeah Mom. 1 told ' cm wlut you said. Moe, Larry, and Curly Our tearless!?) leader. « M HHH I m HH 1 ■f B B H ' H [ But X. O., you said we couldn ' t sleep on the lockers. You ' re goiiiia be sorry ya ' aiJ tiiall v •ifpbjll Chief Cox and give em hell Gauthier. lie Bro ' Beverly RM2 Lundstrom RMS Hunley This space is dedicaied fo RMl Lewis who was nof available af press time but sends his warmesf regards to us from TOAAPOPO ' S . The new navy! T Gang OE DIVISION That ' s right sir. The jiiU ' iuia just kinda tell off What do you mean the radar is broke ? LTJG Allen EMO LTJG Keymer EMO ETI Clifford LPO ETN3 Moore COMM ETN3 Husby COMM ETN3 Serna COMM ETN3 Hicks Radar ETR3 Michalski Radar ' Oh boy, is this my discharge? Have I got a girl for you! i y ' -.Ij. j ■ JM Kimg Fu can be cured. ' She ' s an ET, sir. She could have the rack, above mine! Dang golf cart ran out of gas! ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS . lA. Where ' s your sox? Before G I G A N G S E E I N G V E R T H E H R I Z Front row L to R: Jones, Downey, Paeske, Ebersol, Woody, Carver, Back row L to R: Holmes, Swartz, Hubbard, Brown, McLauglin 1 don ' t take good pictures , Holmes os ' Right on . Carver os ' I shouldn ' t have swapped Brown Hubbard •Hair cut? ?! S Yep again 1 wanna go P. I. ' Not yet ' •Ziggy ox DIVISION SA Alvakeotes, QMSNRose,YN3 Davis, YNSNNeal, QMSN Allen. QMSA Newman, HMC Moore. Baby face Neal 1 PNl Geidl,PC3 Nelson, PN3 Harsh- man, OM. ' ? Braca, QMLUlloa. : x ■ ' Mail call ' . 1 Fuji climb QMI Ulloa retires on 20 Slimy Wogs 1 ' Cf f vr ■ ' Self portrait Come on in, free shots today! This the 10th time I ' ve typed this! Now I ' m really serious! Hard working Harshman! All work and no play! Well you know what! O ' psl I forgot mail call! !, ' ■: dream: s u p p L Y General and technical; to supply the various ship ' s departments with general and technical material and services according to their needs within space, monetary, and other limitations. General mess: to feed personnel a well balanced diet by proper planning, preparation, and service of meals. Ship ' s store: to enable the crew to purchase personal necessities and a few luxury items and to provide a recreation fund through ship ' s stores profits. Disbursing: to maintain and keep an accurate account of each member ' s pay record. The jobs within the Supply Department are maintained only through the cooperation from each member of Supply from the Division officer to the lowest ranking man. That ' s what makes our Supply Department. SKC Ted Calpito MSI Jerome Chandler MSI Donald (Papa) Hayes SHI Lee Lindsey L to R: SKC Calpito, MSI Hayes, SN Guanco, MSSN McLelland, SH3 Pimental, SHSN Armstrong, SHSN Williams, SHSN Fra er, DK3 Perez, SN Galang, SN Flynn, SN Monsalud, SHI Lindsey, ENS Terry. Bottom row: MS2 Alegre, MS2 Frazer, MSI Chandler, SK2 Parker, SH2 Mumford, MS3 Grasso. Supply ' s drunk Peppy Mickey Mouse (Flynn) Peppy and Neal MSSN Williams and SH3 Peppy The laundry team Soriano and Williams Calpito, iia es, Pimcnlal, Lindsey Goody I get to close. SHSN Armstrong Tlie Peppy ' s Gang The butcher at work Peppy and the victim Hilton Oh! No 1 think I forgot something. MS3 Grasso Tiie mighty tourists in Japan. 1 love scrubbing the deck. MS2 Algere FA Vervyckt and FA Anderson Mean Gene , Daddy Hayes , SN Diiran.MSI Hayes LCDR Rowe and SH3 Pepi y Gotjfy Cliandler Oh! I just hate pay days. (0K3 Perez) Pink panther SK2 Parker Oil! I just love shining my shoes. MSSN McCelland Chief Bos ' n, Wiihams, Frazier, Slaughter (I just love popcorn) 1 am just a happy cook on the Bausell. (MS2Cruz) We don ' t skate at all. SA Battle, SN Beverly w N 4 ' « ENS Bob Callier ASW Officer I. - ENS Ray Landis 1st Lieutenant U GMTC Jack Wilbanks ASROC ENS Tim Crowley Gunnery Officer BMC R Williams Deck Division The Weapons Department has the responsi- bility of fighting the ship. The anti-submarine capability is handled by the ASROC gunners mates, torpedo men and sonar technicians, the 5 guns are manned and maintained by the , gunners mate with assist from the boatswains mates of First Division. 2nd Divisions Fire Control techs locate, track and lock-on to the targets. 1st Division provides lookouts, phone- talkers and helms men for many evolutions. GMGC Rick Case Guns FTGC Gary James Fire Control FIRST DIVISION fi-. First row L to R: BM2 Jones, BM3 Petersen, BMI Sprague. Second row L to R: Castillo, Shreck, Armstrong, Martinezr. Third row L to R: BM3 Duplechain, Vigneau, Trujilo, Litalien, Boyle, Frantz, Cayanan. Fourth row L to R: Cheromiah, BM3 Patton, Lavalle, Carter, Hilton, Santiago, Small, McCosh. Fifth row L to R: Valenzueln, BM3 Baberr, Hayes, BM3 Dillman. Phillips, Johnson, Walker, McAlexander. Battles. Ij  - - ' 1H sir nt ' I L ' i J 8 1 in 1 J Hj r - ' B H t ' iMm 4 ■A ' VJH ' iM } V jtgM V k iJEl 1 l;-4 ? s Did I hear you mention beer? Dup, huw ' s your love life? Too sweet ■ ' With my photographic memory, who needs a camera. ' y- i ■ •• ' - : ■ ■ A i liate the conn. ■ ' Mail helo ' ' Taking on stores ' • ■ r.r .. That navy chow ' ' Sea and Anchor ' ' Paik I have a taste for wine. Underway i L..i •..« Daddy Boats Smitty! • X. km 2ncl Div. at it ' s best GMG2 Storm, FTG2 Williams, GMGSA Roush, SA Curtis, FTG3 Scott, GMG3 Warmkessel, GMGSN Kelly, SN Sillars, FTGSN Quinn, FTG3 Moat, SN Gray 2 N D D I V I S I N We ' re 3. We don ' t try at liI You tell that MIG. He can ' t attack us. My little baby doesn ' t feel well. n Willy dynamite Wliat do you mean tlie guns are slipping out of battery? Sea and Anchor detail Manned and ready? Come on. lis lor tlie cruise book. Sure Chief, we understand. But what do you really want done? Love is a many splendor thing. s •. Become a gunner ' s mate and learn a high paying sl ill like these guys did. By knowing the tools of the trade, you too can make it big. It works! I ' You couldn ' t get interested in pistols, I suppose? 1 found out the size of the nose, Has nothing to do with it. kers: LT Kohut, Craig Cockrell, Bill Moran, t-.d Owoiis, 1 im Wallace, Sonar Gang: LT Kohut, Dave ■Phantom McClellan, Ron Herak, Kevin ;f Jack Wilbanks, Back: Bob Brown, Chuck Cronin, Mark McCollum. Olmstead, Randy Haburn, Mike Davis, Big A! Reed. PMS time t • Wf '  ' Owens and Golie Davis Heavy traffic Big Al makes a friend. No coninient! ASROC beach Swim call in Subic e ' f OSS ' } 7 5 - 5 The ceremonies and rituals involved in crossing the line , date back many centuries. It was not until J 529 that we find documented evidence of these ceremonies. The reasons for the conduct of these rituals are of course founded in the superstitious nature of most people in those days and particularly the sailor, whose daily life and routine on board the ship was based on many superstitions. The Southern Hemisphere was a relatively un- known area and along with the common perils such as storms and calms, the sailor was also subjected to poor food, bad water, cramped and at times unsanitary living conditions. Crossing the Equator and entering those unknown seas was reason enough for these super- stitious men to devise methods which would appease the spirits of these mysterious seas. At first the sailors would ask for divine pro- tection in a solemn ceremony and on returning safely would thank the lord for having guarded them. The fact that the line or Equator could not be seen in the water but was distinctly maked on the navigational charts, was cause enough to make it ' s crossing a somewhat mystical occasion. With each crossing the once simple service took on more and more ritual and significance. The spirit of the Equator was invoked and had to be appeased. In order to achieve this the sailor in his fear and superstition of the unknown was willing to suffer humiliation, ridicule and at times pair for their safe passage. The passage from the Northern to the Southern Hemisphere was symbolic of entering a new world. So, it was considered to be a maturing experience, a graduation ... and as with many other professions and crafts it was necessary that an initiation, a secret site was needed. This initiation would signify to the new sailor that he had been admitted to the ranks of the fully qualified seamen. As in most initiation rites, rough and at times merciless play were part of a baptism. This test or trial caused the young and inexperienced sailor to prove his endurance, courage and indifference to physical and mental suffering. Corporal punishment was administered along with the shaving of his head and beard (if he had one) and general humiliation, after which the sailor was thrown from the deck to the sea. Having passed this ordeal, this test of manhood and maturity he was presented with a certificate stating It gives the god of the Ocean particular pleasure to be able to say that during this baptism he bore himself as a brave tar should . As voyages became longer, the sites and cere- monies would be used to help morale. These cere- monies offered a welcomed break from monotony and served as a safety valve for the sailor to let off steam. Discipline on these ships was rigid, and the cat o ' nine tails was not just a figure of speech. It left many a mark on a sailor ' s body and mind. It was good then, to create a make believe world where roles could be reversed and members of the crew could imagine for once that they were masters and ruled the waves. Strange as it may seem, the ceremonies seen- forced discipline. All hands had to conform. No matter how rediculous or meaningless the ritual appeared to him he had to participate. It was a matter of not breaking the tradition of the group to which he belonged. In order to cross the line a sailor had to be cleansed physically as well as mentally. His head was shaved which was part of all initiations on land as well as at sea. All other parts of the Initiation were part of the cleansing process. Neptune on Neptunus Rex, the current supreme diety of our ceremonies is a relative new. He is the Roman god of the sea, this background fitted him perfectly for the job. His appearance of course was due to man ' s need for personification. It was easier to imagine Neptune than a line in the ocean. People have a hard time living with abstract ideas. It is easier to grab a concept that is accompanied by pictures and statues. To top the ceremony it was necessary to present the sailor with an appropriate certificate as proof of his passage into the mysteries of the deep, this also ensured that he would never again have to undergo this initiation as long as he kept the certificate. It is no longer mandatory that all hands parti- cipate in these ceremonies. There have also been some changes made In the conduct of the rites themselves. The hair and beard are no longer shorn and the sailors are not thrown from the deck into the sea either. What we have retained of the various rites and ceremonies make for a day of relaxation and good fun. Every shellback proudly carries his card and awaits the day when he will be able to welcome a new group of polliwogs into the Domain of Neptunus Rex. FIRST DAY ENS Landis fights back ENS Terry receives instructions from the Captain on ship handUng. LT Lloyd with new WOC radar. ENS Phillips represents the officers. SA Hilton struts his stuff for First Division. BEAUTY CONTEST MSI Chandler tells it like it is to MC LT Sherrange. Romance flourishes on Bausell. FINAL DAY Where are you, Davy Jones? Davy Jones supervises the fantail. King Neptune and his royal court. fl r. ■ .T ' A ' - r ' - w fh. ' ' -iSfewi ■ • - i T Ski Sfc- ' ' ' : --- k v ' B ' ' ' ' ' - y HKir ' 5? -s . Kiss the baby. Shellback at last! JAPAN L D . ir sr v% .V ■1 i -c- -n. in f lfff ' =JJ ' r -v«Vs t 2 ■ : IH? ' ; r ( ' ' - i «C ' NEW is 7iii ■i ' ■ ' •■■•■■I ; . _ ' i m I c H I BAN ( ' YYY a K4 ' rv , ' •V ' -m i ri-i rAfU ' . J t, • f • -? .,,„ . ., FJ ' Tr ••• •■■■■ 5 ; ' PHv Pl r ' ' - w ' ■ ' ' - ' •Cj - •. 1 -4 T A I W A N HONG KONG K j .-V- . - s I N ■ I R E i? Tacloban Guam Nichigeki Music Hall Yaki ton KANTO SCENE Chisai tomodachi Big Mac? Government building 1 Water front sees ! ' 0 .E i4s, K ' T A C L B A N Friends Nite life Dedication L E Y T E Market place Shopping Old Town Hall AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND I9I6-I918 19th century church Light horse monument Down town Altiany i.S ' ' Natural bridge I he gap Dog ruck Open house OTHERS ,3r- — --w-E- Pusan Chin H ae Subic Keelung Taipei OPERATION HANDCLASP During Bausells visit to Tacloban in Feb- ruary 1975 the ship participated in project handclasp. This consisted of delivering toys, clothes and shoes to the local orphanages. During the ships four day visit the officers and men were afforded the best in red carpet treatment by the local citizens. V— V f%- { Capt Rowe presents Capt kangaroo al orphanage. MMCo Hon ' L4 5S , ) IS riiiR Lions Club welcomes Bausel The whole gang! .vm lAwin ■■ TBI mi. rtii. irm. !•;• TOTO «. IS44. WW ™t nma ■■ cam n kmwkc. ton? ■f ,6. n Lions Club presented with ship ' s plaque. Visit to famous Leyte landing. BAUSELL OPEN HOUSE Lady sailors yet! Sail ho! • F R E Q u E N T 1 May 1975 Fm CINCPAC Honolulu HI To CINCPACFLT BT Unclass CINCPAC sends Operation frequent wind I. This was a tough one. The job was uncertain, unprecedented, dangerous, beyond measure. It demanded the last ounce of endurance and forti- tude and savvy, and you gave it that and more. To the exhausted but tireless aircrews, ground crews, and deck crews, ships and bases all credit. The rescue was a tremendous and joint enterprise, under the most difficult conditions. Performance of all hands superb. Well done. Noel Gayler, Admiral, U.S. Navy, Commander in Chief Pacific. BT w I N D GUEST CRUISE 1975 17 July 1975 Dear Bausell Family Members and Guests, The ship is planning our annual Guest Cruise. As the Bausellmen spend a large amount of time aboard their ship, we wish to share our experiences with you. This is your chance to see first hand how the men work and live aboard the ship. Several ships evolutions will be conducted t-o show just how versatile your Bausellmen are. You are cordially invited on this cruise in the Sagami- Wan on Saturday, 26 July 1975. Boarding time is 0800-0900 at Fleet Activities Yokosuka with the ship returning to port at 1530 hours (3:30 pm) . Food and refreshments will be available for your pleasure. Due to current U.S. Navy Regulations, dependents and guests must be at least twelve years of age. It is recommended that ladies wear slacks and low-heeled shoes. VJe hope you will join us for this unique experience. Please call LCDR NORYS 234- 6637 prior to 23 July or YNl DELL at COMDESORN FIFTEEN 234- 7551 if you are planning to accept this invitation. Sincerely, Promenade deck SEA GOING WAVES A. E. ROWE, Jr. Liical Belles eiijiiy too. Land ho '