Blue Ridge (LCC 19) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 216 of the 1975 volume:

CHINA SASEBO TOKYO OKOSUKA JAPAN h n HONG KONG SUBIC BAY TNAM TAIWAN KAOHSIUNG HILIPPINES SAN FRANC HAWAII PEARL HARBOR LONG BEACH 2 SAN DIEGO ' United States Ship BLUE RIDGE LCC - 19 West Pac III 1974 - 1975 The third deployment to the Western Pacific for USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19), Homeported in San Diego, California. ™ M 1 s p i ;■ mw! MmmMwmm USS BLUE RIDGE ... her mission and history. United States Ship BLUE RIDGE is the first ship ever designed from the keel up as a Command and Control ship. Previous ships serving in this capacity have been converted from other uses. Designated LCC-1 9, she is the lead ship of her class. Her identical sister ship, LCC-20, USS Mount Whitney, operates in a role similar to BLUE RIDGE ' s, in the Atlantic area. BLUE RIDGE is the third Navy ship of her name. She derives her name from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The first BLUE RIDGE was a Great Lakes passenger steamer purchased for use as a Navy transport during World War I. The second was an amphibious flagship that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II. Unlike her World War II predecessor which was converted from a merchant hull, the new BLUE RIDGE is a unique achievement in Naval design. Longer than two football fields (629 feet overall), she displaces 18,500 tons. She is 108 feet wide and settles some 27 feet into the water. BLUE RIDGE ' s job is Amphibious Force Control and Coordination. Amphibious warfare is probably the most complex form of war fought, and its effective control demands equally complex facilities. BLUE RIDGE utilizes a maze of computers and com- munications equipment to accomplish her assigned tasks. Indeed, she represents the accumulated knowledge gained in four decades of experience with this type of action. BLUE RIDGE was conceived as a budding plan in 1963. Four long years of planning preceeded her start of construction in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 1967. On 4 January 1969, almost two years after her keel laying, she was launched. Over a year later, in mid February 1971, she was finished. BLUE RIDGE ' s modern design extends to more than her sophisticated electronics package. She is air conditioned throughout, has spacious galleys and messing areas, stores, recreation and training rooms, a weight lifting room and closed circuit radio and TV facilities. _ A 22,000 horse power steam turbine drives her at speeds of over 20 knots and other engineering equip- ment provides the crew with electricity, steam, high low pressure air and 50,000 gallons of fresh water every day. Following her completion, BLUE RIDGE departed for the long transit to her new homeport, San Diego, California. She took the long route through the Straits of Magellan at the tip of South America. The many thousand mile journey was punc- tuated with brief stops at Norfolk, Rio de Janeiro, Lima, Acapulco, and at long last ended at her home, San Diego, California. Following training on the west coast, BLUE RIDGE made her first deployment to the Western Pacific in January 1972. There she assumed her new role as Flagship for the Commander Amphibious Force — US 7th Fleet and for the Commanding General — 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade. She par- ticipated in several operations during a North Viet- namese spring offensive, seeing considerable time at sea. In fact, she remained on station for periods of 37 and 63 days during that time. Her first cruise ended in August 1972. BLUE RIDGE was underway again in February 1973. The Vietnam war was over by then. She resumed her flagship tasks again and participated in three large scale exercises — Golden Dragon off South Korea, Pagasa I and II in the Philippines. She returned to San Diego in late October 1973. Her third deployment began in October 1974. After brief stops in Hawaii and Yokosuka, BLUE RIDGE again operated out of her home away from home and the homeport of her embarked staffs, White Beach, Okinawa. The cruise ' s work began with a large amphibious exercise, Bayanihan (a native word meaning, work- ing together ) off the island of Mindoro, Republic of the Philippines. Later in the cruise, BLUE RIDGE was a part of Operation Sea Fox, a joint exercise with the British Navy and ships from several other allied navies. Several overseas ports were calling places for BLUE RIDGE and her men, including Yokosuka, Keelung (Taiwan), Manilla, Hong Kong and Subic Bay (Philippines). With the cruise almost over, BLUE RIDGE was suddenly ordered back to Vietnamese waters. There she participated in refugee evacuation operations off Phan Rang, South Vietnam, and as the final curtain came down, she commanded the vast task force assigned to rescue Americans, foreign nationals and many South Vietnamese refugees from the Com- munist takeover there. During this period, beginning on Easter Sunday, she spent 51 of 53 days at sea, many off the coast of Vietnam. Tired but proud, BLUE RIDGE returned to her home in May 1975. From there, she is scheduled for a brief exercise off the coast of California, and then a well earned rest and an overhaul at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. , yLj|jL E L CAPTAIN W. D. HART Commanding Officer — 20 Sept 1974 to Present Captain Hart entered the Navy via the NROTC Program at Columbia University where he obtained BA and MA Degrees. His first active duty assignment was with the Amphibious Force of the Atlantic Fleet where he served as Communications and Operations Officer on USS OGLETHORPE (AKA-100). His next assignment was NATO duty on the Staff of Commander-in-Chief, Southern Europe, in Naples. He then returned to sea and the Atlantic Fleet as Gunnery Officer aboard the destroyer USS R. H. Mc- CARD (DD-822). He left the Atlantic Fleet to further his education at the Navy Postgraduate School, Monterey, Califor- nia. From 1957 to 1960, he served as Aide to the Director of Naval Communications in Washington, D.C. With this communications background, he went to sea again, this time as Communications Officer for the cruiser USS TOPEKA (CLG-8) Remaining in the Pacific, Captain Hart was awarded the Joint Services Commendation Medal as Chief of the Plans Branch for the newly-formed Defense Communications Agency in Hawaii. That assignment was followed by orders to the San Diego based destroyer USS LYMAN K. SWENSON (DD-729) as Executive Officer. This was followed by a two year tour with the Department of the Navy as Com- munications Officer in the Pentagon. There, he was instrumental in designing the Navy ' s first Automated Message Center. He holds a Master ' s Degree in International Af- fairs from the Naval War College, Newport, R.I. Cap- tain Hart was awarded the Legion of Merit while Com- mander of the Naval Communications Station at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam and the Bronze Star for duty as Commanding Officer of the destroyer USS McKEAN (DD-784) off Vietnam. Prior to assuming command of BLUE RIDGE 20 September 1974, Captain Hart ' s most recent duty has been as Assistant Commander for Plans at the Naval Telecommunications System Architecture Group which develops new information processing systems. Captain Hart is the son of Mrs. Mary D. Hart of Bartow, Florida and resides in Coronado, California with his wife, the former Miss Francis Busha of West- minster, South Carolina. A- COMMANDER R. W. S. CHRISTENSON Executive Officer — 15 Sept 1973 to present s ■ Wl Commander Christenson began his Naval Career in 1952 when he entered the Navy Reserves. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy from 1953 to 1957, graduating as an Ensign. His first duty was as Communications Officer and First Lieutenant of the Radar Picket Destroyer USS WILLIAM WOOD (DDR-715). Early in 1959, he attended the Submarine School at New London, Connecticut and then reported to the submarine USS SEA OWL (SS-405) where he served as Com- munications Officer and Assistant Engineering Officer in a two and a half year tour. Commander Christenson attended the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California, from March 1962 to June 1964, graduating with a Master ' s Degree in Environmental Sciences. He then served as Communications Officer and Assistant Plans Officer for Submarine Squadron ONE and Submarine Flotilla FIVE. He followed that with a two year assignment as Communications Officer and Intelligence Officer for Sub Squadron FIFTEEN. In October 1966, he went aboard the submarine USS CHAR (AGSS-328) where he was the Operations Officer and Navigator. Then in December 1967, he assumed the duty as Executive Officer of the sub- marine USS BAYA (AGSS-318). Following that tour, Commander Christenson moved to Alexandria, Virginia, where he worked in the Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy for one year. From 1970 to 1971, he attended the Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island. His last tour of duty prior to becoming Executive Officer of USS BLUE RIDGE on 15 September 1973 was as Executive Officer of the Naval Ordinance Engineering Facility at Keyport, Washington. Commander Christenson is married to the former Mary L. Johnson of Mineapolis, and has three sons, Kurt, Jon and Grant. He is the son of Mrs. Virginia Warnhoff Christenson of Minneapolis. BETWEEN CRUISES We spent the better part of a year in San Diego between cruises. During that time, we returned to sea for periods of training. There were always new men reporting aboard, and they required hands-on ex- perience before they could be integrated into the crew. There were also exercises involving other ships and the Marines — Operations Bell Cannon and Bead Ring up at Camp Pendleton. In short, the months were not idle. BLUE RIDGE also visited San Francisco during a two week period. A hard week of exercises on the way was rewarded with a week for visiting one of America ' s most beautiful cities. The highlight of the period between the second and third WestPac cruises came during our first, and to date only missile shoot. Newly installed Sea Sparrow surface to air missiles of BLUE RIDGE ' S Basic Point Defense Missile System roared aloft to defend her from attacking drones from the Pacific Missile Test Range. Three launches, one, a spectacular night firing resulted in two confirmed kills. The third missile followed a malfunctioning target drone into the ocean — a moral victory at least! On 20 September 1974, we said goodbye to an old friend and welcomed a new one as Captain J. D. Butler turned over BLUE RIDGE ' s command to Cap- tain W. D. Hart. And then, WestPac III. kml r. DEPARTURE 18 October 1974 USS BLUE RIDGE ' s third deployment to the Western Pacific began near noon on a bright sunny day weathermen like to call cheery. For most of the crew and for the dependents and friends on the pier, it wasn ' t as cheery as it was sunny. For as the giant Amphibious Command and Control Ship backed away from its berth at the Naval Station, San Diego, the realization of the forthcoming seperation, scheduled for some seven months pervaded almost everyone ' s thinking. Her brilliant white number 19 reflecting on the surrounding harbor waters, she turned ponderously in mid channel, pointing her bow toward the center of the blue arch of the Coronado Bay Bridge. Last waves of loved ones came from the end of pier 3, and then as her 22,000 horse power engine beat the dirty water 10 Jm ■ af the i prer. n trie ousty terof ■aves then rater under her stern into a white froth, she moved off to the duty that called her in the Far East. For some of the crew with families, in the Republic of the Philippines or elsewhere east, this was the beginning of a long journey home. BLUE RIDGE ' s departure came five days short of one year since she had returned home from her se- cond deployment west. In the intervening months there had been new marriages, events that in many ways add yet another member to the crew, because as surely as the men of BLUE RIDGE are called upon to do their duty, the wives also serve their country ' s needs. The departure left things undone — the hinge on the car hood that broke the evening of the 17th when the oil was changed for a final time by the man of the house, or the fence unpainted. It left other things done — the vows of lasting love, the promises of a spring morning in 1975 to be kept as BLUE RIDGE and her men return to San Diego, the knowledge that she and her men would ably meet the forthcoming challenges. BLUE RIDGE and her men would be gone over the holiday season. Gifts and greetings would be ex- changed through the mail. In most hearts aboard the purposeful grey ship there were hollow spots, existing for a reason. They were there to harbor the night time dreams and the daytime thoughts and memories. They were there to hold and love that which was out of reach for the com- ing months. 11 the backside of a beautiful spring day in 1975. 12 MHH|imMn| H|M ■ __ ' ■■M 375. _ CTF-76 MISSION Commander Amphibious Group ONE, who also serves as Commander Amphibious Force, U. S. Seventh Fleet and Commander Task Force 76, is tasked with directing and coordinating the movement and actions of the amphibious ships deployed to the Western Pacific. Homebased in White Beach, Okinawa, COMPHIBGRU ONE, operating from various flag ships including USS BLUE RIDGE, schedules and controls over thirty ships and craft ranging in size from small Mechanized Landing Craft (LCM ' s) to Helicopter Landing Ships (LPH ' s). He controls Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG ' s) normally com- prised on an LPH, a Landing Platform Dock (LPD), an Assault Cargo Ship (LKA), a Landing Ship Dock (LSD) and one or more Landing Ship Tanks (LST) with em- barked Marines, ready to react to emergency situations anywhere on short notice. During combat, COMPHIBGRU ONE is responsi- ble for the most complex form of warfare imaginable, amphibious assault. In such an operation, his main concern is putting a hard-hitting Marine landing force ashore and keeping it there. In peacetime, his major concern is somewhat altered. At present his major task pertains to training and readiness preparation. This is accomplished through exercises such as Bayanihan. 14 ™ jnsi- ible, nain rial ■■; shed REAR ADMIRAL D. B. WHITMIRE Commander, Amphibious Force, U. S. Seventh Fleet 15 ;■ . .,•?.: . UiHti - Rear Admiral Donald Boone Whitmire entered the Navy in 1 946 following his education at the Univer- sity of Alabama and the US Naval Academy. During his college years he was a standout football player, being named to the College All-American team as a lineman in 1942, 43 and 44. In 1956, he was named to the College Football Hall of Fame, the only Naval Of- ficer presently on active duty so honored. Rear Admiral Whitmire ' s first duties were aboard the destroyers USS LLOYD THOMAS (DD-764), USS FURSE (DD-882) and USS MADDOX (DD-731). He left surface ships for submarine training at New London, Connecticut in 1948, subsequently serving aboard the following subs; USS BLOWER (SS-325), USS BLEN- ny (SS-324), USS GUDGEON (SS-567) and USS RONQUIL (SS-396). Previous ship commands have included USS REDFISH (SS-395), USS SALMON (SS-573) and USS NAVARRO (APA-215). He has also commanded Sub- marine Division ONE HUNDRED TWO and Amphibious Squadron Two. He assumed his present command of Amphibious Group ONE Commander Amphibious Force, U. S. SEVENTH Fleet 21 September 1974. Rear Admiral Whitmire has been awarded the Legion of Merit, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and the Bronze Star with Combat V . He is married to the former Joan Corcoran of Southport, England and has two sons, Robert Donald, an Ensign on the USS HALSEY (CG-23) and Richard Michael, a resident of Panama City, FA. i9 I I ws empr planr CAPTAIN D. T. LAMB Chief of Staff, CTF-76 16 hfin - :.:; iinamia eel 21 ■ - « : ;• ' ■ ■: i 9th M.A.B. MISSION The 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade was again embarked aboard BLUE RIDGE during her third deployment to the western Pacific. Until the end of the cruise, the level of operations was rather low. With the war in Vietnam over, the emphasis on training and readiness was foremost in planning. During BLUE RIDGE ' s period of supporting the 9th MAB, the only major exercise was in Mondoro, R.P.; Bayanihan. Toward the end of the deployment however, Marine as well as Navy readiness was tested in the evacuation of Vietnam. Previously untried techniques were called for as well as new adaptations of old skills. The sterling job of the Marines involved is testimony to the high state of readiness and flexibility maintained during this peace time period. 17 -,. ilifro ' MiMill . ' , ' ■ ' : ■;, ' . ' ■ ' ■. , ;i : ■ BRIGADIER GENERAL R. E. CAREY Commanding General 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade 18 ' WPTnHHHHHflMKiBIJlllllHBIHlWHHni ' illlffW I General Carey is a native of Columbus, Ohio. Following graduation from West High School there in 1945, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. Upon attaining the rank of Sergeant, he was sent to the Basic School, Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia from which he graduated a second lieutenant in 1948. He served in Korea participating in the Inchon landing and the operations at Chosin Reservoir. Wounded there, he was returned to the Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Illinois. Late in 1951 he entered flight training and was designated a Naval Aviator in March 1953. Subse- quent tours of duty took him to various Marine Air- craft Wings in the US and overseas. In July 1967, he reported to duty in Vietnam as Commanding Officer, Marine Air Base Squadron 13, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. He later commanded Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 and served as Operations Officer, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Head- quarters in Vietnam. Genera l Carey ' s decorations include the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star with Combat V , the Air Medal with numeral 15, the Joint Services Commen- dation and the Purple Heart. General Carey ' s assignment prior to assuming command of the 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade was Assistant Wing Commander, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. COLONEL D. C. ALEXANDER Chief of Staff, 9th MAB 19 lift Yokosuka, Japan Yokosuka, Japan was the scene of a busy 30 hour visit, BLUE FUDGE ' S first foreign port on her third deployment. There was the Staff to bring aboard — our reason for going there in the first place. There were stores to be replenished after the long trans- Pacific journey. For the crew, there was the famous Yokosuka Navy Exchange, base clubs and facilities, a bustling Japanese city with sights to see and the first chance to do their laundry. New crew members found out what an exchange really is: a place where you exchange your money for things you never knew you needed. Many staggered back under mountains of stereo gear, dishes, jewelry, cameras and other buys. Old timers talked about how Yoko had changed. First time visitors learned something about mountains — while the Swiss climb them and the Norwegians ski down them, the Japanese dig holes through the middle of them. Yokosuka had a unique blend of American and Japanese culture. There was courting of the sailor ' s ■ 20 ■ mrtqmwpy dollar, there were signs in English expressing Japanese thinking and others in Japanese with slightly understood pictures. The crafts and eating habits of Japan were on display for all to see. Portrait painters worked in fine detail, laboring in phone booths sized shops. Meats and vegetables were sold on the streets. There was a familiar side of Japan too — SONY, AKAI, NIKON and so many more brand names that ARE Japan to most Americans. Prices seemed astronomical until the prospec- tive buyer realized 300 Yen equalled one dollar. Rapid division disclosed the truth — some prices were still quite high. Life was hurried in Japan. Traffic moved with seemingly reckless abandon. Taxi drivers seemed to be would-be Gran Prix drivers. But then almost too quickly, BLUE RIDGE departed for the home of the newly acquired Staff, Okinawa, 700 miles to the south. 22 nnp|nnBB ■ ■ ■■■■■iHSS — • Ml iff FALLING ROCKS CPO CLUB PARKING 23 I m w %w maimmimsm BAYANIHAN I BLUE RIDGE arrived overseas on her third deployment in early November, and after a very short period of preparation, departed for the Philippines with the newly embarked CTF-76 and 9th MAB Staffs. Her purpose there was the command of a joint United States — Republic of the Philippines amphibious ex- ercise on and around the island of Mindoro. The exer- cise was planned to test the readiness of elements of the US and Philippines Navies and Marine Corps. The exercise, code named Bayanihan , a Tagalog word meaning working together, included antisubmarines tests, pre-invasion intelligence gathering work, an amphibious assault and finally a salvage exercise that saw BLUE RIDGE taken in tow by the USS RECLAIMER (ARS-42). 24 kSiiri s - - k Y tt - V (£? 25 KLM -il ■ ■ — — iiHimh. ll ,i l ., ,ti a i. .,: J :;;,;:.,:::.. ■::.■,■;.;.■.■.. ■; 1 ,w a - « ■■■■■■ ■« ■■■r r n cau silo en was facl All sim dec dan pan 26 - 3 The towing exercise was part of an allday damage control drill. Enemy attacks early in the day caused extensive engineering damage and BLUE RIDGE soon found herself dead in the water. The situation was made worse by the threat of renewed enemy attacks on her. To save BLUE RIDGE from further damage, it was decided to tow her from the danger zone. The salvage tug USS RECLAIMER (ARS-42) was called on to perform the towing chores. The difference in the sizes of the two ships was a factor of 10 to 1; BLUE RIDGE ' s 19,000 tons versus RECLAIMER ' S 1,900. The tiny salvage ship cautiously approached BLUE RIDGE and turned on her fire hoses to douse a simulated blaze on BLUE RIDGE ' s starboard sponson deck. That danger overcome, she sent trained damage control personnel to work with their counter- parts on the stricken BLUE RIDGE. As preparations were made for the tiny tug to take BLUE RIDGE in tow, it became evident there was a real enemy involved — wind and high waves. Expert seamanship on both ships was called for if success was to be insured. The plans called for a nylon towline as thick as a man ' s leg to be passed to BLUE RIDGE. This line was to be secured to the end of the larger ship ' s anchor chain, many feet of which would be lowered into the water. The towline would tug the dangling anchor chain, weighing thousands of pounds, away from the bow of the ship, and gradually, the weight of the chain would tow the ship. In this manner, it would act as a shock absorber, preventing breaking of the towline. Then the many thousand horsepower diesel engines of RECLAIMER would be set about the task of over- coming the dead weight inertia of BLUE RIDGE. She moved. At first almost imperceptably, next reluctantly and finally obediently, BLUE RIDGE followed her tiny rescuer on a course out of the zone of enemy activity. The large modern BLUE RIDGE and the 29 year young RECLAIMER, whose motto is 42 — Can Do proved t o be an excellent team. 27 SMA_ -■ ' ■■ ' ■■ ■■■■■ «W • nv;.;i ' ■;, ' !■;■,■■ ' ■, . ' . i:V ' f.! ■:. ' ;■. ' ' ? • CIVIC ACTION Bayanihan was more than a simple military exer- cise. It was combined with an extensive Civic Action project. Like the military end of the exercise, this was a joint endeavor too. The focus of the aid project was the village of Paluan, and the work was carried out by members of the Philippine and American military forces, and by local medical workers and townspeo- ple. The week before the exercise, personnel of the Philippine Navy arrived to build an addition to the village ' s medical clinic. As the exercise moved down to its start, they were joined by medical personnel from BLUE RIDGE, and finally, other members of the crew went ashore to lend a hand on several much needed fixup projects. Among the projects worked on was renovation of the city hall and other repairs needed around the village, but which were beyond the means of local villagers. Sores were healed, decayed teeth were removed, and general health of the area was aided. In addition, the local seat of government took on a bright new appearance. But most important of all ac- complishments, the citizens of the village, Philippine military civic action workers and volunteers from the US military forces proved they could work together as an effective team. I I 28 - m 29 - - ' - ,mmmmiv- - ■ 30 Dear Admiral, If this was your roast pig , this is how it got the nifty USN decoration on its side. Dear General, If this was your roast pig, you just can ' t believe everything you see in print, and the incident is still officially listed as a mystery. 31 ' J mm -, ' ., 1 HHBBBE K ■■•■► 0 mm . ■wi rs K ' -,. i mi 1 -siri ' VMm§ J 1 — v :  I •itowJwEs rwvvr ;r --:..- ' . - t£ • s ' •t ± i ? £ i : tv- ici i i • V ■ v f -v - v: 2 ' z. v.- mie  ■  , ! W ■fctfeu ja i.MiriwaiAa A long hard week of exercises and drills was ended in our 50th state as BLUE RIDGE and her men stopped at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The call was brief — in fact, we arrived a couple of hours behind schedule — which we compensated for by leaving a couple of hours early the next day! But in the too few hours there, much was accomplished. There were hurried meetings and rushed supply runs. And there was a bit of time for seeing what peo- ple from all over the world pay thousands of dollars to see. Hawaii is a true melting pot. The people are a mixture of Oriental and Occidental stock. The arts and cultures of their varied backgrounds present an image of a life in which the main joy comes from the daily experience of just living. Hawaii has a visual impact that is incredible. Steep volcanic spires thrust abruptly out of gentle sloping plains. Beaches of black and other color sands are washed by warm salt water and trade winds. From the bluffs above, the sand is seen to slope down into crystal blue and green water where it gives way to coral formations. The water is so clear it only colors the scene. It doesn ' t obstruct it in any way. As we left Pearl Harbor, we steamed past the overturned hulk of the USS ARIZONA, a grave for over 1 ,000 of her crewmen. We could not know it then, but in a few months, we would be in combat type ac- tion thousands of miles west. 36 I --.o [ s : 3 - - - -■ ■ - ■ - - - - - - - - ■ -. r r.r-. ; - - . :■..,- •;■■ ' ■,..,■ ;■■ -.■; ' . .-■ ' , ' 40 --ifllv 41 42 ■«iS i— i.: :- N Hong Kong is beautiful by day or night. But it has a special appeal at night. Close-up, the lights are gar- ish and gaudy. From the peak of Mt. Victoria though, the city shimmers through a thin haze and the lights of the water born taxis and the cruising motor vehicle traffic of the city weave intricate patterns. The night life of the city, with restaurants and entertainment for all tastes is justly famous. The variety in style and quality enables people of different tastes and means all to enjoy an evening on the town. Surprisingly enough, one of the big daytime ac- tivities is basketball. Organized uniformed teams, male and female, thrash their way through hard fought contests to the cheering of hundreds of spec- tators. It ' s not all American though. There are other playing fields devoted to the distinctly British game of Cricket. Buckets and Double dribbles co-exist with Wickets and Rounders. Other sports include jogging, swimming or maybe just sitting and playing Mai Jhong. It seems like everybody is doing something. Money spending is perhaps the favorite sport for tourists. They can buy cheap plastic toys or the most expensive items of jewelry, clothing and artwork available anywhere in the world. Hong Kong is , , , all things to all people. 43 TAIWAN Since 1949, there have been two Chinas, and BLUE RIDGE and her crew visited the one known variously as Nationalist China or Taiwan. We shared pier space with ships of the Nationalist Chinese Navy for five days at Keelung. This was the third visit to Taiwan in as many cruises and as with the first two, families of our Okinawa homeported staff were our guests. A friendly people and a booming economy offered many items for our consideration. There were tall green bottles of what passes locally as beer, beautiful teak furniture items and exquisitely hand- crafted jade and porcelain treasures for sale. Bargain priced records and books were available, although their quality was cause for careful examination before purchase. One somewhat disquieting feature of Taiwan was the lack of English language signs and the extremely small number of English speaking people to be found. This was quite unlike Japan, Hong Kong and the Philippines. Tours offered many crewmen a chance to visit the beautiful and educational features of the island country around Keelung and then Taipei, the capital city to the south. The more adventurous struck out on their own, riding trains south to Taipei. There was an Ordinary Class train ride offered at the equivalent of about 1 7 t. Those who took it found out just how ordinary a train ride could be as they shared a small standup train car with literally hundreds of Chinese travelors. Following the loading of tons of bargain priced furniture, we returned to Okinawa. There, taxes (Okinawa is Japanese now) took a little of the bargain out of the prices. V I 4fl3£ :ti in- %  W:- •■i ' lW. i fcl —Mf - , r ■ mmmaMmiiim hni - -v-. rS C . 47 F . 48 ,,.,.. .,- .. I, 49 w j mfr s mw i i ' - ' ' -jR i OTm t flifMiiiTOtB SBf™ ; .. ; ■.■■ ■ VIVXUl.l , . IHflllllll - ' -i Z. ■ INSPECTION All were inspected . . . a few neglected . . . they were detected . . . and rejected! 51 HBHHHUKf) ' ! _ — - Swim Call Carter I couldn ' t believe I fell over — even when I was in the water. Those were the words of Seaman Ap- prentice (SA) Terry M. Carter as he lay recovering in the sick bay of the USS BLUE RIDGE. Carter had just been rescued from an almost one hour fight for sur- vival after falling from his ship. The mishap occurred as BLUE RIDGE was enroute from Keelung, Taiwan to Buckner Bay, Okinawa. According to Carter, I felt pretty warm at first. Then I started to get colder. A ship ' s staff meteorologist reported the water temperature 35 miles northeast of Taiwan where the incident oc- curred is 66 degrees fahrenheit at that time. Prior to the fall, Carter had been painting in a mooring station on the side of the ship. Mooring stations have large hatches through which the many lines used to secure the ship to a pier are run. Work- ing near the hatch, Carter slipped at the same time the ship rolled a fell over 20 feet to the Pacific Ocean. Carter ' s quick thinking in the first fraction of a se- cond of his fall may have saved his life. Realizing he was falling, he pushed against the edge of the hatch as he fell. I didn ' t want to fall close to the ship where I might be pulled under, explained Carter. Carter credited his recruit training at Great Lakes for helping him survive. I remember everything. I kept calm. They showed us how to make afloat but loj boa ' oated Ci sawthi and evi I ' feboi WOGE. Te some 5 of his ! 52 m ie time )cean. jlase- [IDS t« hatch here I Great ember jinaKe a float out of our britches in boot camp. I got them off, but lost them in the waves. He continued, I also learned it ' s a waste to swim on your stomach, so I floated on my back. Carter was confident he would be picked up. I saw the ship out there. I had a lot of faith in the crew and everything. He remembered his feelings as the life boat carrying him was lifted back aboard BLUE RIDGE. I was so happy to see this ship man, he said. Terry ' s close call saw him in the chilly water for some 55 minutes with waves approximately six feet high hampering the rescue. But his training and that of his shipmates snatched from a very precarious situation handily. 53 - - - J - i L J ' ■ •■ PN Personnelman YN Yeoman in mi Lil ft an PC Postal Clerk PH Photographer ' s Mate ADMINISTRATION X-1 Division is staffed by Yeomen, Per- sonnelmen and Postal Clerks. The Yeomen are in charge of the ship ' s directive and correspondence fil- ing systems and they handle all personal data per- taining to officers. Personnelmen offer much the same services to enlisted personnel, and, in addition, they supervise and publicize the many educational benefits available to the Navyman. Postal Clerks work JO Journalist I I DM Draftsman Illustrator LI Lithographer 54 HMMUlffi in the post office and handle all matters pertaining to mail, stamps and postal money orders. X-2 Division is staffed by Photographers Mates, Lithographers, Draftsmen and Journalists. The Photographers take pictures for various publications and fulfill requirements of other divisions in regards to picture taking and the developing of film, especially for embarked staffs. The lithographers operate the print shop and are tasked with printing various and sundry material for everyone aboard the ship. Draftsmen are called on to provide layout assistance and design work on many special projects. Jour- nalists handle public information matters, including news releases, and type the ship ' s newspaper while at sea. They also operate the ship ' s closed circuit radio station. sMate Chamberlin Reese Baloing Childers Gelles Mancilla Pichette Quevedo Ramage Wert Berkey Brown Castillo Clark Contois Cose 55 ,.■:.... 56 Curtis Davis Delizo Dooley Dougherty Estrada Fischer Flores Fox Fuqua George Gilland Green Hall Hansen Hendrix Herman Homesly Knapp Konieczny A I Levine Loring Lovelady Mahle Markham McKensie McNally Miller Musser Nelson Noel Ochoa Petteway Phillips Setser Shope Slaymaker Smith Spangler Throngard 57 m t m ! ' W i ■■- ,■::• ■■ ; Tolliver Train Tualemoso Van Deusen Wagoner Warden Wasson Williams 1 C( 58 uiw narcMMWM RM Radioman COMMUNICATIONS All of communications is staffed by Radiomen. CA Div ision handles all Communications Depart- ment administrative functions and is responsible for coordination of the ship ' s various communications requirements. CC Division is responsible for quality control of all radio circuits and for the operation of all radio transmitters, receivers and associated equipment. CM Division is the voice of the command. It is responsible for preparation and delivery of all messages transmitted and received via the Naval Telecommunications System. 1 59 . ! - ' V ' ' • • ■ — — ■— f ■ U i ' ' - lMf Donnelly Garza Richards Chappa Coleman Adkins Albertson Alcorn Alonzo Barkdulls Birch Buier Byrd Carlson Cato Chappell Cherubini Cruz Dickey Diggs 60 Foutz Fowler Gabler Gilmore Golibart Gootee Harris Haughtoin Holderby Holmer Horst Igoe Johnson, D. Johnson, D. Johnson, M. Johnson, R. Johnson, R. Kaat Kalahar Kilman 61 — _— _ King Lankford Logsdon Lunde Marlow McHale Mittelman Moore Norvell Pahl Parcel Perry Phillips Potestio Purviance Re Reeves Reuter Ridgeway Rodgers 62 mn Rupp Ryan Sanchez Sanderson Sardey Scheer Schneider Slover Sowder Stewart Stone Thurman Valdez Vasquez Vaugh Walden Wiles Williams Wilson Zadak 63 r tfSBPBHBW BM Boatswain ' s Mate 3T I GM Gunner ' s Mate FT Fire Control Technician DECK 64 First and Second Division are staffed by Boatswain ' s Mates. The two divisions are tasked with the maintenance and upkeep of various parts of the ship. This job includes preservation, maintenance and painting. Both divisions assume major roles in all seamanship evolutions such as underway replenishments, boat operations and mooring or anchoring. Third Division is staffed by Gunner ' s Mates and Fire Control Technicians. It serves as the gunnery division aboard the ship and operates, cares for and maintains the ship ' s armament. This includes supervi- sion of the ship ' s guns, gun directors and fire control radar and associated machinery. Third Division is also tasked with controlling small arms. ' J I .■.,. Lemasters Kiesling McKinnon Pinkl Smith Ray Blackmon Grundmeyer Johnson Antonio Arellano Armiso Avery Bell Berry Betito Boss Botts Brown Cable 65 ■omhi h tmwmmwa Callahan Collins Chandler Cueva David Deline Dix Donley Dutt Eagleton Eber Fair Ferguson Fitzgerald Gatts Gillingham Goins Graves Gray Haney I 66 Harsh Harper Hicks Hollingsworth Inverso Johnson Jump Kelly Knutson Mauro McCaslin McCullough Micciulli Olivas Ortiz, J. Ortiz, R. Piro Race Rigney Rudden 67 Am Rudolph Shaw Stevens Tabije Thompson Van Beelen Velez Vickerman ! E the o equip laund- dry cl Mach that is main!; air ci equipi divisic genen squipi valves tains tolerai 68 ENGINEERING A Division is staffed by Enginemen, Machinist Mates and Machinery Repairmen. It is responsible for the operation and maintenance of most auxiliary equipment including our steam-operated galley and laundry equipment, dishwashing equipment and the dry cleaning plant. The division also operates the Machine Ship and repairs all broken down equipment that is within its capability. In addition, A Division also maintains and operates all refrigeration machinery, air conditioning equipment, hydraulic-operated equipment, elevators, winches and conveyors. The division is also responsible for the diesel engines for generating emergency electrical power and the diesel engines in all small boats aboard the ship. B Division is staffed by Boiler Technicians. It is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship ' s steam generation equipment and all associated equipment including the boilers, pumps, reduction valves, and freed water tanks. B Division also main- tains the boiler water chemistry within certain tolerances and is responsible for the inventory of fuel. MM Machinist ' s Mate EN Engineman S MR Machinery Repairman BT Boiler Technician M HT Hull Technician EM Electrician ' s Mate IC Interior Communications Technician 69 4 E Division is staffed by Electrician ' s Mates and Interior Communications personnel. It operates and maintains the ship ' s electrical generation and dis- tribution systems, interior communications systems, degaussing equipment, gyro compass systems, lighting systems, batteries and motors not assigned to other divisions. The division also operates and main- tains motion picture projection equipment and procures, distributes and exhibits entertainment films. M Division is staffed by Machinist Mates. It is responsible for the maintenance and operation of all propulsion equipment and auxiliaries including tur- bines, reduction gears, pumps, and turbc-generators. The division also operates the ship ' s distilling plant which produces fresh water for the ship. M. Division is also responsible for testing the water periodically and ensuring its quality. R Division is staffed by Hull Technicians. It is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of effective damage control aboard the ship. The Hull Techs supervise all repairs to the ship ' s hull and pip- ing systems. They also operate and maintain certain assigned auxiliary machinery and provide training for other shipboard personnel in the areas of firefighting and damage control. Bates Causey Lopez Krauch Wright Knutson Miles Mosley Olson Tolomei Weatherman Anderson 70 . Aguilera Bartholow Battiste Beauchamp Bivens Bose Butler Canfield Carson Champlin Coburn Cole Cooney Craft Crenshaw Dacoco Dave David Davis Dokter 71 MngHMBBBH Dickason Donohue Donaldson Faucett Fortin Franzini, M. Franzini, N. Freeman Friestad Frost Gamache Gertonson Gouveia Harper Henderson Henry Heraly Hillyers Hungerford Hutton 72  £. I Hutton Jenks Johnson Jueco Klepacz Knopick Krause Lee Loflin Looper Mariscal Loyd Marshall Martini Martinson Mastroposale McGlashan Melton Miller Moralde 73 4 Muller Osborne Orabona Petito Powell Price Reilly Richardson Robbins Robinson Rorback Roundhouse Rydberg Salonga Sandoval Schwartz Scott Seekell Setterlund Shahan 74 T i Shipman Silvernagel Smith Staehler Storie Sunico Timothy Tirey Turner Umayam Vander Weele Vandewalker Vanslown Waura Weber Williams Winget Wilson Woodard Wrangler clSii 75 4 Yager Yarnell Yott 76 r r CONFIDENTIAL ■ -mi CO o 33 m TOP SECRET INTELLIGENCE The Intelligence Department is staffed by Photo Intelligencemen, Yeomen and Data Processing Technicians. The Intelligence Center provides the Commanding Officer and embarked Commanders and their staffs with the intelligence information re- quired to plan and conduct amphibious or other con- tingency operations. The intelligence center is the central command and control module which aids the LCC-19 Class ship in performing its assigned task of providing centralized facilities for collecting, process- ing and diseminating operational intelligence. YN Yeoman PT Photo Intelligenceman DP Data Processing Technician emL. a Horn Brady Horack Boettcher Salas Waddey Addleman Birk Curto Estigoy Frame Hock Holmes Hubbard Hurja Johnson Jones Krob Marten Peters  . ' I I 78 J Rich Schwartz Smith Smock .-iw. muff (MMtv, • 9333QQQQQQQQCWLC Q QG ' QQQQQQQQCCC QQOQQQQQQCQCv C C Q330Q0QQQQCrQCCC QQQ0QQ00000CCCC atCC-vt :«    t- •ff «• £- %• l.  W CCCC w WWW -a wCC wCCCC w CCCC ccccc ccccc CCCC c ccc 1 «Cl T Wi«KtR-tA OKCUIT SREAKtR-2 _ swrtct-  r switch, «r _flk 7AM  W '  ' 79 MAR COMM DET The Marine Communication Detachment is staffed by a group of Marines permanently stationed aboard the ship. The detachment supports the com- munications needs of the Landing Force Commander while he is embarked aboard BLUE RIDGE. The sup- port includes technical assistance in operation of the troop equipment located aboard the ship. In addition, MARCOMMDET maintains its own equipment aboard BLUE RIDGE. In times when the ship may be sub- jected to outside threats, the Marines are also called upon to utilize their primary infantry skills to defend the ship. 80 i Bourgeois Hope Jenkins Lussier Peterson Smith, B. Barrera Fallon Gager Herout Larson Maddox Parent Potter Smith, L. Stackhouse 81 MMmmwwm HM Hospital Corpsman DT Dental Technician I i MEDICAL DENTAL The Medical and Dental areas of the ship are organized as two separate departments of the ship although their work is similar. Each department is assigned a medical officer, a qualified Physician and Dentist respectively. The Medical Department is staffed by Hospital Corpsmen. It is responsible for the health of the crew and the sanitation of the ship. The Dental Department is staffed by Dental Technicians and provides operative dentistry, sur- gery, root canal therapy and oral hygiene. I 82 Dunlap Harris Sheats Allen Boggs Cawley Christman Forbes Jeffers Jensen Jurena Kosako Lamar McClurken Migues Rowell Rucker Sargent Spier Wessel 83 4 QM Quartermaster ♦ SM Signalman AG Aeorographer ' s Mates NAVIGATION SIGNALS The Navigation Signals Department is staffed by Quartermasters, Aerogrpaher ' s Mates and Signalmen. The department provides the ship with safe effective navigation, detailed meteorlogical ser- vices and visual communications. The Quartermasters provide a continuous and accurate plot of the ship ' s position and course. They recommend courses to be steered and procure and maintain necessary navigation charts and publications. Aerographer ' s Mates collect weather data locally, compile incoming weather information and provide meteorlogical forecasts for the use of the ship and embarked staffs. The signalmen provide the ship with visual com- munications, an extremely secure means of sending messages over short distances. They do so by means of flashing lights, semaphore signals and signal flags. They have to be skilled in use of Morse Code and other signaling methods. 84 I J I Wikoff Alderman Baxter Bloomer Boulton Bradshaw Bradley Bruno Drannbauer Elms Ferrer Freeman Glidden Harris Hobbs Holberg Howard Johnson Marino Prosper 85 Pusey Reimer Rhodes Salazar 1 01 Tech puter and | corre navig ships iocati evalu tatio thesl to av 86 J _ ab i — _ _____ EW Electronic Warfare Technician OPERATIONS OD Division is staffed by Data Systems Technicians. It is responsible for preventive maintenance on all electronic data processing equip- ment aboard BLUE RIDGE, which includes eight com- puters and approximately 150 pieces of peripheral equipment. OE division is staffed by Electronics Technicians and Fire Control technicians. It is responsible for the corrective and preventive maintenance on all com- munication and radar electronics equipmen t. Ol Division is staffed by Operations Specialists. It provides support to embarked staffs in the form of static display of all surface and air contacts. The divi- sion receives, records and evaluates all available navigational information sent from satelites and other ships and maintains a geographical plot of the ships location. Ol Division is also in charge of receiving and evaluating tactical signals and provides recommen- dations on courses and speeds required to change the ships position, to rendezvous with other ships and to avoid collisions. H OS Operations Specialist 75 ET Electronics Technician DP Data Processing DS Data Systems Technician FT Fire Control Technician 87 4 OS Division is staffed by Data Processing Technicians. It is responsible for the operation of the Navy ' s recently developed Amphibious Supply Infor- mation System (ASIS). The division provides com- putor support in response to requests of embarked staffs. Whether it is a high speed print-out or a quick file scan, rapid information retrieval is the division ' s specialty. OW Division is staffed by Electronic Warfare Technicians. It is responsible for operating and main- taining sophisticated electronics equipment as defense against aircraft and the growing family of anti-ship missiles. Bachofer White Cazares Richter Mitchell Johnstone Ferrell Morell O ' Neil Rausch Quijada Walloch Schearer Wurth Buckley Hawk I 88 7T — — ling lain- I as N Pilkenton Warner Alexander Anderson Arbenz Atkins Baines Banks Beatty Bently Berry Bishop Bokamper Bradle Brinkman Brown Bull Burkhard Burris Cain 89 Calvo Carlisle Chockley Clark Clarke Clifton Copper Cosgrove Culp Dietrich Doe Dominguez Entwistle Fekete Ferguson Ferguson Fioritti Foglesong Forber Fourzan 90 htfl Fowler Frick Fuller Gallahue Gaston Geoppo Grabenhoffer Gray Hanson Hernandez Horstman Hudson Isakson Jackson Jeffery Johnson Jones Kaldenberg Kelly Kelton 91 Kieborz Kiesel Knapp Lamb Leathers Leus Lemire Lloyd Lockhart Maness Matthews Mattox McGrath McKee Mertz Mooney Montanez Mullendore Munson Nichols J 92 ma ■— ■ I Owens Panas Pardy Parson Peters Popp Reeves Reynolds Reynolds Ricks Robinson Roob Roaas Sayre Scheer Smith Sinon Stevenson Swigost Terrell 93 - Thompson f Thorpe - Tucker Vineyard M 4k m Wade Webb Wright Yoeman Young Zold Zugner SI divisi nent proci lore equip recor repor Spec, and; Perse prepj thefc when alsor droor ment 94 B K — i — — — —— . SUPPLY S-1 Division is composed of Storekeepers. The division, while serving as the general stores compo- nent of the Supply Department, is responsible for procuring, receiving, storing, issuing and accounting for consumable items such as office supplies, equipage and repair parts. The division maintains records and files and prepares correspondence, reports and returns. S-2 Division is staffed by Mess Management Specialists. The division is responsible for preparing and serving the meals for the ships crewmembers. Personnel within the division are tasked with the preparing the food for cooking, the actual cooking of the food, and the placing the food on the serving line where the crew can take what it wants. S-2 Division is also responsible for the cleanliness of the galley, war- drooms and the serving areas. The Mess Manage- ment Specialist Rating is a new one from combining DK Disbursing Clerk MS Mess Management Specialist X SH Ship ' s Serviceman the Commissary man and Steward ratings. (CS and SD) S-3 Division is staffed by Ships Serviceman. The division is responsible for the operation and the management of the resale activities such as the Ships store and service activities, which include the Barber shop, laundry, dry cleaning shop, tailor shop, vending machines, gedunk store, clothing and small stores and smoke shop. In addition, S-3 Division is also tasked with maintaining records for all of the above services. S-5 Division is composed of Disbursing Clerks. The division handles financial matters for the entire crew. It is responsible for the entire realm of money matters aboard ship including payday, starting and stopping of various allotments and the computing of various allowances for the crew. 95 i Hensley Swank Bryant Pettit Chua Atilano Garcia Fonte Tolosa Abad Acosta Ancheta Atkinson Bacos Barker Behimino Bernard Boco Bumbasi Burt 96 J f fc 1 Carin Carnes Carter Chapman Constantino Costales Cudanin Cushing DeJesus Delossantos Domingo Dodson Desimone Esteves Estrello Falero Ferrer Fisher Fisher Garmon 97 1 ■• jmwjM ffimMmmmmmmmmwfflmmmBBmMmmmmxi 98 Guzman Harkelroad Heimbaugh Henderson Hess Huglin Hutche ns Jackson, J. Jackson, S. Jamison Labaro Labit Lariosa Lazo Ligon Limcaco Lipp Love Low Luna ilhuuiuui Nacnac Nevels Niblack Nielson O ' Rourke Radgowski Rotherman Villanueva Wadland Yuenger 99 wwMWMfireiniWffTfflirTfTT EMBARKED STAFFS 100 ——————— Baker Boros Butler Clark Clinton Davis Daly Foster Goodwine Hahn Hannaford Harmon Hawley Kilday Korhonen Lawson Logan Looby Martell MacLaren 101 i mgBn|mMgHmnminnffi TfTtfTfWf fWV - McKelvey Morrison Neihus Powell Rea Reeves Retz Richardson Ruecker Schultz Sealey Short Sutton Van Huss Cruz Fisher Hyatt Stewart Swanson Algeo I I ( 102 T W1 ■ Appleman Arrington Auld Brewer Brown Bryan Bumahglag Chapman Christopher Conant Crossland Cunningham Danielson Danwill Davis Dean Drollinger Fajardo Goodall Hallen 103 ■ BnBOMnmRB n M|gnBra H Hanson Hawthorne Heathcock Hite Javier McDowell Miller Montgomery Naylor Nelson Pesa Phillips Pinney Porter Powell Redding Schwartz Seeley Sheperd Smith 104 I 1 I Turman Thompson Worth Wray Zinn m 105 I HUH HNHHffi HZ nnnn _i_ CHOW CALL Everyday at sea, BLUE RIDGE ' s runner-up Ney Award Chow Hall served upwards of 1,500 meals to hungry crewmen. The task of planning meals for that many men was compounded by many factors. Ad- vance preparation was necessary as often the Grocery Store was thousands of miles away and only delivered on an infrequent basis. Also, weather affected the meals. If you don ' t think so, try to fry an egg while your stove is rolling through a 35 degree arc! And then when it was all over, there were all the dishes to wash. There were a few complaints ( Yech! I don ' t like lobster. ), but most people, especially those with previous ships in their careers agreed the food was outstanding. It reflected care in preparation and amazing variety. The Mess Management Specialists also demonstrated versatility when they took the kitchen to the roof for Top of the Ridge cookouts on several occasions. 106 ■w 107 i BMBfMgia011Il|IillHfliilBHJ| KBLU-TV Off-duty hours onboard BLUE RIDGE took on a new dimension as a new closed circuit TV system, KBLU-TV made its first cruise. Program materials provided by the Armed Forces Radio Television Ser- vice (AFRTS) kept us up to date with stateside shows and specials such as the Super Bowl. The system made its maiden cruise under the able direct supervision of J03 Mark Bush, and was a truly significant factor in the crew ' s morale. In addi- tion, it provided an avenue for training with its ability to transmit training films and slides over separate trunks of its system to selected spaces. Future plans call for live locally produced programming, but on its initial tryout, KBLU-TV proved to be an unqualified success. 108 — __ USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) FPO S. F. 96601 The Post Office of USS BLUE RIDGE provided all the services associated with any post office in the states. It sold stamps, handled insured, certified and registered mail, sold and cashed Postal Money Orders, and last but most important, handled in- coming and outgoing mail. In each port, while the three off-duty sections were hitting the beach , often the Postal Clerks were handling as many as 100 incoming bags of mail and sending that many off. Contrary to rumors spread for newly arrived crewmen, there were no bargains on old or damaged stamps, and although postage was Free for the period off Vietnam, postage was not cheaper at sea beyond the three-mile limit! n PT S - 109 -i ■i) . ■: ■ ' ; ; — — — — — — A WORKING BLUE RIDGE Everyday on a ship is a working day onboard a US Navy ship. A ship is much like a small city and like one, it can never be completely shut down. The engineers not only move the ship through the water, they generate steam for hot water, make electricity, high and low pressure compressed air and chilled water for air conditioning. They also manufacture fresh water for drinking and other needs by distilling sea water. Communicators process, transmit and receive message traffic from all over the world. The Admin Department has many duties. All cor- respondence and record keeping for ship ' s personnel is handled there. A large photo lab and the largest print shop afloat in the Navy answer a multitude of needs for the ship and embarked staffs. Deck per- sonnel wage a never ending war against rust and mechanical problems associated with weathering of equipment. While the ship is underway, a 24 hour watch is kept on various radars that aid her in navigating safely and keeping tabs on what is going on around her. There are clothes to be washed and a multitude of other services to be provided for the comfort and convenience of the crew. In short, a ship is a living breathing thing all day everyday. It doesn ' t sleep at night, although the pace is often slowed. And everywhere, even if there is not specific work to be done crewmembers are perfor- ming preventative maintenance chores. Every item of equipment must work when it is called upon to do so, and it is no accident that it almost always does. Some days are busier than others, but none are completely quiet for everyone. in . . mm wm 112 ■ 113 l L T 114 ' 115 1 16 J 117 4 118 I 119 i. 120 - — 121 ' ' S M M.StM i MM j S ..-...■•■ 122 J - ' ' ■;■: . : :;m ■■ ;: ' : ' . : ? si : ,: ? : ;■■• ; ,;  ? ■ r : ■ ■• v : ■ v v ! ' ■ ? ' . 11KI1? 123 _ __ « -i. 124 j Bfc .,,,,:,.;,,.■-.;.•:,...... I 125 J 126 127 J 128 129 f V -•WW 130 ,, ,,.,, ,,,,,., ,,,;,,, .,,,.,,.,,,.,.,,.,,.,;,..,... .,,„ ,, 131 . 132 133 I £ 134 135 ML A B lion Pa- C ' Ci nee rtwiiwfciSi. j3mi®m%mmmmmimKniimn A RELAXING BLUE RIDGE All work and no play is not the definition of a West Pac cruise. Certainly, there is much hard work, and at the end of the cruise, the ship was underway almost constantly, but there is time for relaxation too. Fun takes on many dimensions. Some people read or listen to music. The United Services Organiza- tion (USO) sponsors touring entertainers overseas. Participating in sports with varying degrees of organization is also a widely spread activity. Other relaxing activities include a certain amount of prac- tical joking, and almost nobody is excepted from these pranks. There is also organized fun nights such as for Bingo. These breaks in the routine provide much needed variances and activities for the crew. There is also the aforementioned TV, a closed circuit radio station, and at least four different movies every night. 137 WTi C - -  - ti g c iT 5 ni ■ ■■• - y - M . ) 138 139 140 141 rV A 142 :■■.■ ■ ;.. .; ' ' i ; ' , ■ ; :;..-, 143 144 „ ,;.,;,.- .■■,.■,,,...,..,..,,. ..;;,t; ' ., ! .:■:.. _.j , ,,,., : -y ■■■ ■ .;;, rl THE PHILIPPINES Subic Bay Manila and Corrigedor The Republic of the Philippines is an island na- tion. The hundreds of islands vary in size from the main one, Luzon, down to mere rocks projecting above the water only at low tide. The terrain is tropical, and lush jungle growth dominates the coun- tryside. The brightest feature of The PI , as it is called in slang, is its population. The people are a friendly in- dustrious lot, and almost all of them speak English as a second language. Their way of life is a mixture of old and new. Once one departs the sailor town of Olongopo. with its hustling atmosphere, he enters another world. He is welcomed into one of the few places away from home where Americans are genuinely liked for something besides money — themselves. 145 The huge Naval Base at Subic Bay and the adja- cent Cubi Point Naval Air Station, together form one of the largest military installations outside of the States. The facility, which rose to vital importance d uring the Vietnam Conflict, is perhaps the most im- portant in the entire Far East area. It is an operational base, a supply point and a vital repair facility. The air field is a major hub of Navy and Marine Aviation in the western Pacific, and provides vital facilities for carrier aircraft. Of more importance to the crew of BLUE RIDGE, the base is also a prime recreation area. It offers pools, a go-cart track, clubs and restaurants, curio shops, exchanges, laundries ... In short, everything a sailor might need is available — and at extremely reasonable prices. Grande Island, located at the mouth of the sheltered bay containing the base, is another prime fun area. It offers golf, relaxation and an underwater panorama for swimming and diving that must be seen to be believed. The base simply offers a chance to relax off the ship. Whatever a person ' s tastes, there is something for him. Whatever the ship ' s needs it is also likely to be available at Subic, including skilled Filippino technicians and workers to perform the necessary tasks. Rest, recreation, resupply and repair — that ' s Subic. 146 147 mmummiiiiMiim The sights, sounds and scenery of the Philip- pines are unique and varied. Broad plains and lofty mountains exist side by side. The islands are volcanic in origin, and there are many of these smoking rumbl- ing mountains still active in various locations about the country. Transportation methods are unique in the Philip- pines also. There are crowded busses which human riders often find themselves sharing with farm animals making journeys too. There are motorcycles with sidecar arrangements called tricycles. But the most characteristic of the motor vehicles offered for public transportation is the Jeepney. Built on a Jeep chassis, each body is unique, reflecting the per- sonality and flair of its owner. Lights, reflectors and dazzling paint schemes join chrome decorations and multiple horns to make each Jeepney different. Motor transport in the Philippines also has another characteristic. It travels fast. 148 149 • ? g Tga fpysiiCTBigi J 150 The history of the Philippines and the United States has been meshed together for over 75 years. The Philippines was a Spanish possession for hun- dreds of years before Filippino insurgents and US military forces joined together during the Spanish- American War in 1898. Nationalistic feelings in the Philippines did not end when the United States took over, and there were many years of hard feelings between the two peoples. Then just before the United States was prepared to grant independence to the Philippines, another foe brought the two nations together in a common cause. On 8 December 1941, the day after it had struck at Pearl Harbor, Japan attacked the Philippines. The US Navy, which was supposed to defend the Philippines lay smoldering in ruins, and men of the two nations found themselves fighting side by side on the plains of Luzon, and down into the Bataan Penin- sula. After a final heroic struggle at Corrigedor Island, a fortress at the tip of the peninsula, Americans and Filippinos alike were hearded on a death march. They were forced to walk over one hundred miles to prison camps at Tarlac. From that blood bond, there arose a rebel force which harrassed the Japanese throughout the war. Shortly after forces under General MacArthur returned, as he had promised, the Philippines were granted their independence from the United States. They became a separate nation, but the peoples have remained friends. The ruins of Corrigedor Island still com- memorate the friendship of two desperate people who fought together until they achieved a final victory. They commemorate a friendship forged by a kept promise. MacArthur had promised to return, and he did so. ttm 151 i. ISS OSt ffif Pff P H O lKS f 1 ' ' ! - ' ' ■ ' ' T ' 1 ' !7i i ' T: Vl ETN I it I IV w Ml - Mill ■ iSwmii WIj •• y f h ± I A . -J ,_ - p . £ We were underway for Vietnam on Easter Sun- day. The day that is a day of rejoicing throughout the Christian world was the beginning of a month of con- fusion, fear, bravery and compassion for the men of BLUE RIDGE. The days that were to unfold were filled with un- certainty and a certain amount of chaos, but in the end, they were filled with a sense of pride. The many months of training, the harried preparations before leaving Okinawa and the long years of gaining skills for each man of the crew paid off. BLUE RIDGE and her men were tested in a unique situation, one for which there were no contingency plans. At the test ' s end, she and her men were certainly not found wan- ting. i9 73 w y k v i jw -W M ' mm F ' ' CTf fe S R r 1 J 154 .„,, ,..., . ... - -.. v ...:;,, ;..,:-.,, ' ;;. -..-;•«., ,.,■. ..■•..-, , .,.-.. ..-;. A month of courage. A month of fear. A month of hurt. But a month of pride. Am i • L I I ' MB : ; tgnnM MVf F wn iBfS l ii iWISiM 155 Hl 156 157 SAu ■ rV - 158 ■-■;, :■ ' m ■■■ M- ' ■ ■• ■ ■ ■ ' ■ ' ■ ' ? ; 159 l mran HHrnnuflMmHranHm ni BHMMH fllHIIWBMBBiBBMCEBfflKJ 8B3!t3B3SHyiffifl¥S r ' v T rt mm assc Mi envi lOl! s nc -en Sea . r t ' i seen mam nas, Blill whict again makrr Amen few t Saigo throuc main helico ditche helico, stricke Saigoj H as pr 160 Di v ' ! The following article is the complete text of an Immediate Release filed from USS BLUE RIDGE by YN1 (JO) Rick Miller. The initial visit of BLUE RIDGE to Vietnam was brief — we were there to aid in the movement of Vietnamese from their northern provinces to safer enclaves in the south. That task completed, it rapidly became evident South Viet- nam ' s days were numbered, and evacuation of Americans, citizens of other countries and those Viet- namese who might be endangered due to their close association with the US, was going to be necessary. What followed was a chaotic journey into a combat environment. For some, it was a sobering introduction to terror and war. For others it was yet another trip back to ' Nam. But for all, it was an emotion filled ex- perience. In Navy Journalist Rick Miller ' s words, this is how it all took place. Before it ended, boys became men, and men got a little older. ABOARD THE USS BLUE RIDGE, South China Sea — It all started in the early morning hours of April 28th when an American-made Chinook helicopter came streaking over the horizon from the doomed city of Saigon. Piloted by a Vietnamese, the chopper circled BLUE RIDGE a couple of times desperately looking for a place to land. The pilot had never landed on a ship before, and to make things worse it was in the dead of night. However this was not to stop the determined pilot from doing what he knew he had to do; save the lives of his family and the family of his co- pilot. He slowly lowered the huge aircraft to the seemingly small flight deck of this amphibious com- mand ship. Fearful of hitting communications anten- nas, he rested the helo as far aft on the ship as he could go, leaving only inches to spare. Thus began the human drama which was about to unfold before BLUE RIDGE and her crew. Calm seas and clear skies at midmorning, April 30th was to be the setting for spectacular events which were about to take place. All eyes were once again turned to the horizon. Two more helos were making their ways to BLUE RIDGE. They were Air America helicopters, full of women, children and what few belongings they could gather before fleeing Saigon. The passengers were unloaded and sent through evacuee processing stations set up on the main deck. In order to make more room, the first helicopter was lifted from the main deck and flown a couple hundred feet from BLUE RIDGE where it was ditched. Boat crews picked up the pilot and brought him safely aboard the ship. Suddenly the sky seemed to be full of helicopters. All of them were crammed with terror stricken people, knowing they would have to return to Saigon if they couldn ' t find a place to land. With rotors turning, the second Air America helo was preparing to return to Saigon for more evacuees. One South Vietnamese helo, hovering only a few feet away disregarded flight deck crewmen ' s orders to move away. He was coming in despite the frantically waving crewmen ' s arms trying to ward him off. At the last possible moment, men started heading for cover, knowing what was going to happen. People were yell- ing, Hit the deck! Hit the deck! , and everyone dove for the deck, covering their heads for protection. Sailors threw themselves on Vietnamese children, protecting them with their bodies. The South Viet- namese craft set down on the very edge of the port side, but there was still not enough room. Rotor blades clashed together and exploded into thousands of flying pieces. The helo jumped and twisted viciously as pieces of its blades hit the flight deck. Teetering precariously on the edge of the ship, refugees started jumping from the aircraft even before the blades had stopped turning. At least thirty BLUE RIDGE crewmen jumped up from the main deck and ran to the battered craft where they started carrying children and helping terror stricken people to safety. Two sailors carried one woman who had ap- parently been injured in the crash. Hospital corpsmen began working on her immediately on the flight deck. From then on the helos battled for air space, try- ing to get aboard so they could discharge their human cargoes. As soon as the helicopters were unloaded, they were flown off the ship and ditched in the sea. There was no room to keep the helos aboard. Their doors were chopped off to allow the pilots an easy ex- it. One brave Vietnamese pilot repeatedly faced death as he climbed into the cockpit and dropped himself and five different choppers into the sea. Each time, he was picked up by boat crews and returned to the ship. The ditchings were spectacular. Some pilots settled their aircraft into the sea while others jumped while their helo was still in the air. One pilot bailed out of his helo while it was still about 100 feet in the air. Ditching the aircraft this way caused potential danger to waiting boat crews. There was no way to tell which way the helo would go once the pilot had bailed out. In still another instance, a pilot seemed to be having difficulty controlling his chopper just before ditching. He was coming drastically close to the ship and everyone feared he could collide with it. In a last minute decision, he jumped out of the helo. When it hit the water, the rotor blades exploded and debris slammed into the side of the ship. A piece of the blades flew from the front of the ship, over the top of it and landed near the back on the flight deck. Again, no one was injured. An Air America helo, its pilot in the water, swooped around the bow of the ship and careened into its side forward on the starboard side. It missed an open hatch into a mooring station by scant feet; again, no injuries. 161 L. twmm fl 111 at ahti pili lo dK ■?: the heJ em unl ere Mi pus k carr 162 —■ - mm :■: ' liihnfi iMHit ' ri: A U. S. Marine helicopter, loaded with evacuees radioed BLUE RIDGE it was nearly out of fuel. The flight deck was already occupied by another helo at the time. The helo crash alarm began screaming the alert of a coming disaster as the aircraft began losing altitude. All hope for a shipboard landing was thought to be lost when the chopper packed with newsmen and other evacuees began settling into the water. The pilot quickly switched to emergency fuel as he began to descend. Water was pouring into the helo drenching its passengers. Finally when the engines received the last bit of fuel, there was hope of getting the chopper aboard. Flight deck crews rushed to the helo already on the main deck and tipped it on its edge hoping to allow enough room for the incoming aircraft. With an air of relief, the huge twin-rotored helo settled on the flight deck without incident with only inches to spare. Crewmen immediately began unloading the frightened people. Throughout all of these events it was a wonder that no one was injured. Not one pilot nor any crewmen working on the deck was hurt in the holocaust. If the helos were not ditched, they were pushed over the side of the ship. As safety nets and antennas became damaged, that became the desired way to get rid of excess helos. All through the frantic landings and ditchings, the Commanding Officer, Captain William D. Hart came over the general announcing system with calm- ing words: Your doing a marvelous job. I ' m proud of you all. Just remember, be careful — watch yourselves and stay cool. These events were just the introduction to the main event — Operation Frequent Wind , so named because of the blowing effect caused by the helicopters ' rotor blades. Over 40 ships and 70 helicopters took part in the world ' s largest helicopter evacuation. Supporting the Commander of the opera- tion, Rear Admiral Donald B. Whitmire, BLUE RIDGE was the hub of the massive airlift. Thousands of Viet- namese and Americans were brought out of the beleaguered city of Saigon in 595 sorties. by YN1 (JO) Rick Miller BLUE RIDGE received the entire Saigon Press Corps during the evacuation. Representatives of AP, UPI, ABC, NBC, CBS, BBC and many other news agencies came to, stayed aboard and departed from BLUE RIDGE. US Ambassador Graham Martin departed Vietnam via BLUE RIDGE as did many high ranking South Vietnamese officials. One man familiar to news readers who followed the Vietnamese con- flict, former Vice President and Air Vice Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky arrived unheralded aboard BLUE RIDGE. Regardless of the station of the arriving evacuees, every effort was made to show compassion and concern and to allow them maximum dignity in their terrible moments. 163 L : 164 mmmmmmmmmmmiiir mmmmmmMMmmmum 165 m. ■ HB H Hn HBnH Mn MMn  _ _ ___ IjjJ sa Slot 33 33A KODAK TRl IT -ill - ,a .,.-, - sw wM «m . ■ ■■ ' . ' . . ; wwr :-w?-m -- : f t 1 1 r , , p b ■J i - w I : ' Mr , ] Graham Martin, U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam 170 ■ : .!: , ■ ,■ ■?•■■■ :■: i:; ' ir - ] ' .:■■■ ' ■ - ■ 171 : . ■ . 173 J_ tCWBJmiM illH!BttlKBffBTMWTr i ' ' ' • ■ 174 lr.l ' ll. ' l I- -, ■ ' — m L 175 • ' yk bj 176 ■V ' ■ ' : vmmimmm!  w mm mummmm - :■. - ?k ? ' ' ! 177 £L ■ ■ - • 38 • N ; r P J |S tf m i ' Vv ■ t s --j ••. • i J ?: I iK w 179 Mmm P , ' TTri?T ' ' , i- ?: ' ' w , ii i- t f -, i iw ■ ■, t w, .) VT ' r; ' - ' DBBHBQ B 9989 :- ' r ™ .. FT w n j J . m v ,;|...rT r , --- ' , ' ' -- , .T ' Tr ' ;--rTr ' --rr- it iil.i • «• !!. : P|  , 180 •: v. ' i ' .- jl-WMI = ' , ' ' q ■ ' ,Vi l -:« ' ! ; f ; ' v;1T ; K ' ! r!.i 181 J_ ■■,7WT T ' ■ ■ ' ■■ ( ■ ' ' B r-T ya p wy wr M ; — -: fy ' - pf-lMJ ' i. AP, UPI, ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, REUTERS, MAINICHI, BLACK STAR. Coverage of the Vietnam evacuation from BLUE RIDGE w as sent out by these and many more news agencies. Before the evacua- tion began, it was decided to concentrate Public Af- fairs personnel onboard BLUE RIDGE in an effort to support news people who would be channeled here. To be sure, there were conflicts and friction. Working with such a mass of news people was a new ex- perience for many Navy people, and the news people were on edge from their narrow escapes from Viet- nam. Successful efforts far outnumbered problems though, and many hundreds of news releases were filed from BLUE RIDGE by over 100 news people dur- ing the operation. 182 ■ . 183 L u J l ftlt f ' fiT : ' ' t T T r T ;7 L r T H J | k ' ? - ; t r j f : ; p i r n r7 - . ' Tr r. F! . ' f h r rrrTTi m- rrr T ' t ' -jTrrr -i ' l i ' nv r vf i J -rji . -i ' T . ' ' .jv ttt- j w t- ■ 184 - ;,7.v. .::;;, :v-„;i ; ;-: : ' :!vV::-S ' iVI ' ' ' ' V riv ! , ■ ■: v 185 ILL 186 187 ■7 -r r .iw ..   ■ ' - . f pg 188-189, Photos by MSGT Chuck McCormick, USMC 189 pg 190. Photos by PH3 Brown, PACFLT COMBAT CAMGRU 190 191 IE! T For BLUE RIDGE and her men, it was all over as we steamed away from the Vietnamese coast. But for the Vietnamese, it had hardly began. Many arrived at Grande Island at the mouth of Subic Bay for process- ing prior to beginning the long journey to their new homes. Compassion and care were coupled there with modern computors to aid the homeless people. Interviews were held with each person or family unit. Information entered on IBM cards enabled computors to reunite families that had been separated during the hectic evacuation. Often, a father was found in Guam while his family searched in the compound on Grande Island. The family unit, all important to Vietnamese, was painstakingly rebuilt. And then, it was on to a new life. These scenes show the first steps in the many thousand mile journey. 192 ' WWWWM ■ . ' ... M I 193 ir ' 194 bm ' p. ■ ' .....■ - ;.■....■ ' m . ' . — - :r LLi . ■ 1 FROM: BLUE RIDGE, TO: DENVER 196 r : 197 _____ t- t On the way back to the states, the 15 day long journey was highlighted by a Navy Relief Auction and Top of the Ridge cookout. Steaks and hamburgers were prepared in abundance, and then various ser- vices and goods were auctioned off with the proceeds to go to Navy Relief. Items such as the use of the Ad- miral ' s Stateroom, rides in the Captain ' s Gig, the right to push a cream pie in Captain Silliker ' s face, a four hour watch in the fire room for the Executive Officer, Captain Hart ' s Super Salty Hat and many, many more precipitated brisk bidding. 198 ' ■ ' . . ■■ ; . .:-... ■. ■ . : . . . .■.. ' ... . -Mm 199 i . . I . iw i ii, p m 0P 200 l;: ,■ . ROLE REVERSAL One of the unusual aftermaths of the Navy Relief Auction was what psychologists like to call Role Reversal. This occurs when two people exchange jobs. So to speak, each walks a mile in the other man ' s shoes. One role reversal saw the First Class Petty Of- ficers of BLUE RIDGE taking over the mess cooking tasks for the evening meal one night. They prepared and served the meal. Afterwards, they cleaned up and made the mess hall ready for the next day ' s meals. The non-rated people found out the First Classes could mess cook (Most remembered how!) and the First Classes were reacquainted with the needs of that job. The role reversals, brought on by challenges accepted for donations to Navy Relief also found the Commanding Officer standing a four watch in the engine room, the Executive Officer standing a four hour watch in the fire room, the Communications Of- ficer fielddaying a transmitter room, an MAA going to the brig and many more people walking a mile in another ' s shoes. 201 There was a night of gaming too. It couldn ' t be called gambling, because there was sure winner: Navy Relief! 202 j ■il ■ m mmmmv ' m!. 090°, 105 turns 203 204 ■ ■■.-■■ :■ ' . ■ ' - m m mmpm Almost there - ■ - ■ 205 L 206 — . — . % ■K , fi A ¥■■: ■■■: ' ■- ' ■ f: : ii ■. 0TJP%fi ' ■ • f i ' - 1 ' I I %■ 1 Bpv ' V ' $ r ffl ' f. .. ' . ■ ' ' , ' T ' y -,- ' . Jn . ' f V jC ' -; i -v , ML . 7 it ' ' - ' - . ' :-f ■ 1 1 m r ■ % 4k mm Wm 1 ' ?• ■ %! ■-. , i ted mfsMfr r r-v v -.;■ «■ ' •.■ ' I fl win kf - . ,:■■ ' ■■■ ' . • • a ■ fl 1 - 4 B ■ HOME! 21 MAY 1975 207 - y. ..-. r r- -;  . i ' ■ ' • __ _ __ _ FROM: The Editor ' s Bench TO: WESTPAC III readers SUBJ: WESTPAC III There are so many people who have given so very much of their time and effort to this endeavor, the recording of a cruise. I can never thank each one in- dividually, but there are a few I am going to single out. The first person is part of an ironic situation. The former photographic officer, CW03 R. Gunhouse was transferred from here to VC-1 in Hawaii. During our westward transit of the Pacific, at our request, he tasked then PHC (AC) C. C. Curtis to provide aerial photos of the ship as we entered Pearl Harbor. One of these splendid photos can been stretching across two pages to open the section on Hawaii. As Chief Curtis framed BLUE RIDGE so beautifully through the view- finder, I suspect he never considered that soon he would be a Photographic Warrant Officer with orders to BLUE RIDGE as its new Photographic Officer. So, at the same time, I say, thank you Chief, and welcome to the BLUE RIDGE Photo Lab Sir! There were a few difficulties associated with the production of this year ' s cruise book, not the least of which was the flare-up in Vietnam before we came home. Although it provided us with some of the most exciting photography you may ever see in a cruise book, it also required us to shift plans and make changes to the book to give us the necessary room to include it all. So there may be things you would have like to have had included that are not. If it ' s any con- solation though, you can point with pride to the pic- tures and say, I was there! This book ' s not everything it might have been in some ways, but in others, it ' s more than I ever dreamed it might be. It belongs to all of us who played any part, whether that part was putting it together or being part of what was put together. I think you can show it without apologies for itself, yourself or BLUE RIDGE. Two other people, personnel in the lab here, are also getting special mention. PH2 Ken Setser and PH3 Mike Musser have printed all of the color photographs you have seen in this book. I was demanding of their time, skills and patience, but I think they did a terrific job. Before I close, I want to add special thanks to my wife Laura and PH2 Scott Spanky Spangler for typ- ing help and Go-forring during the final dash to publication. Alan J. Dooley J01(AC) USN West Pac III Editor CRUISE BOOK STAFF PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE — YN1(JO) R. Miller, J03 M. Bush, JOSN W. Estrada, JOSN B. Slaymaker. DRAFTING SHOP — DM2 R. Noel, DM3 S. Wagoner. PHOTOGRAPHIC LABORATORY — PHC(AC) L. Ramage, PHC B. Clark, PHC D. Wood, PH1 H. Wasson, PH1 M. McNally, PH1 H. Berkey, PH2 W. Lovelady, PH2 K. Setser, PH2 T. 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