Briscoe (DD 977) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 144 of the 1984 volume:

-I. ■ r -4 ■ K ' 4A - iterratv e Asuni iake,th ■eflectio reerof i IS ' ers to omma Souther: Europe, andwav oediatel the Lie Mark, [lowing passing and sm areas, T minescei fJorthei Don I where Irisco landed DENV World was du Ihirty-i battle emy na ' that tt raj ' s s couraj P ' s were mi ent, He sistingi 8hips,d the ene suns h when s. dive boi comnian planes a lion, his I NCrui A SHIELD OF BRILLIANCE as As unique and colorful as its name- sake, the ship ' s coat of arms is a proud reflection of the distinguished naval ca- reer of Admiral Robert P. Briscoe. Standing boldly at the base of the shield is the Lion of St. Mark, which re- fers to the Admiral ' s leadership Commander in Chief of Allied Southern Forces lEurope. The fess and wavy bar, im- mediately above the Lion of St. Mark, suggest flowing water, passing warships and small land areas. This is re- minescent of the Northern Solo- mon Islands w here Admiral Briscoe com- manded the USS DENVER in World War IL It was during this thirty-six hour battle with en- emy naval forces that the Admi- iral ' s skill and courage as a ship ' s Captain were most appar- ent. He fought his ship brilliantly, as- sisting in the sinking of five enemy war- ships, damaging four others and routing the enemy ' s surface forces. DENVER ' S guns had barely fired their last salvo when she was attacked by sixty-seven dive bombers. Under the Admiral ' s firm command, the ship reacted cooly and ef- ficiently, downing seventeen enemy planes and thwarting the raid. In addi- tion, his skill as a Destroyer Task Force and Cruiser Commander during the war prevented enemy reinforcements and supplies from reaching their destina- tion. The shield is completed by four stars, symbolic of Admiral Briscoe ' s leader- ship, achievement and rank. Atop the shield is a crest symbolic of further achieve- ment in a long and successful career. The trident, sym- bol of Triton, rul- er of the seas, re- fers to the U.S. Naval Academy where the Admi- ral served as a student, instruc- tor and Depart- ment Head. The flash represents Prometheus ' gift of science to man- kind and alludes to Admiral Bris- coe as one of the pioneers of mod- ern electronics develo pment in the Navy. The cross refers to the Navy Cross Ad- miral Briscoe re- ceived for his ac- tion in the North Solomon Cam- paign. The crest is completed by the Teaguk which denotes the Admiral ' s Far East Naval Command. The entire coat of arms is aptly summed up by the ship ' s motto EFFI- CIENCY AND VALOR, given to the ship by former Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Robert Carney, as a tribute to his close friend. It is this proud tradition which will serve as a standard for USS BRISCOE, its officers and men, to bear throughout its naval service. Commander HONTZ was born in Pottsville, PA on 1 March 1945 and attended primary and secondary school in Watsontown, PA. He graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis where he received his commission and was awarded a B.S. in Naval Science in June 1967. Commander HONTZ ' s initial assignment was as First Lieutenant onboard USS BIGELOW (DD942) homeported in Mayport, FL. Upon completion of this 20 month tour of duty, he received orders to the Naval Support Activity in Danang, Republic of Vietnam. During this one year assignment. Commander HONTZ served as a Boat Group Commander and as Assistant Lighterage Officer, responsible for all river and coastal shipments of logistics material within the I Corps Military Region. Upon completion of the Department Head Course at the Naval Destroyer School in Newport, RI in September 1972, he served as Operations Officer on USS RICHARD E. BYRD (DD23). Con is the Co Nan Opei DO! C( Advi Cent Depi Com oftl In awai Ne« Other sea duty assignments have been Executive Officer of USS MITSCHER from 1974 to 1976 and Chief Staff Officer for Commander, Destroyer Squadron TH IRTY-TWO from 1978 to 1980. Assigned to shore duty after his Vietnam assignment. Commander HONTZ served as the Postgraduate School Placement Officer in the Officer Distribution Division of the Bureau of Naval Personnel from 1970 to 1972. In 1978 he received his M.S. in Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. He also served ashore as an instructor at Tactical Training Group, Atlantic and was assigned to the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic (CINCLANT) from August 1980 to August 1981. Commander HONTZ assumed command of the USS BRISCOE (DD 977) in March 1982. Commander HONTZ is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert M. HONTZ of Watsontown, PA. He is married to the former Jacquelyn G. DOMICH of Hyattsville, MD. They have three children; Edward Jr., Jennifer and Gretchen. Commander GIFFIN wtis born in Bronxville, NY, on November 16, 1945. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Henry C. GIFFIN. Commander GIFFIN was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy upon graduation from the Naval Academy in 1967. He earned a Masters degree in Industrial Personnel Management from the George Washington University in May 1977. Commander GIFFIN has served sea tours aboard USS STICKELL (DD 888) as Communications Officer; USS WARRINGTON (DD 843) as Operations Officer; USS BLANDY (DD 943) as Executive Officer and USS DOMINANT (MSO 431) as Commanding Officer. Commander GIFFIN ' s shore duty assignments have included the Naval Advisory Group, Republic of Vietnam; the Naval Education and Training Center, Newport, RI; The U.S. Naval Academy in the Physical Education Department and Candidate Guidance Office and the Naval Military Personnel Command, Washington, DC as an Assignment Officer. He assumed command of the USS BRISCOE (DD 977) in July 1984. In addition to various service medals, Commander GIFFIN has been awarded the Navy Commendation with two Gold Stars a nd the Vietnam Honor Medal First Class. He is married to the former Steven CRAMLET of New York and has three children; Aaron, Ryan and Paige. COMMAND AT SEA Only a seaman realizes to what great extent an entire ship reflects the personality and ability of one individual, her Commanding Officer. To a landsman this is not understandable and sometimes it is even difficult for us to comprehend, but it is so! A ship at sea is a different world in herself and in consideration of the protracted and distant operations of the fleet units the Navy must place great power, responsibility, and trust in the hands of those leaders chosen for command. In each ship there is one man who, in the hour of emergency or peril at sea can turn to no other man. There is one who alone is ultimately responsible for the safe navigation, engineering performance, accurate gunfire and morale of his ship. He is the Commanding Officer. He is the ship! This is the most difficult and demanding assignment in the Navy. There is not an instant during his tour that he can escape the grasp of command responsibility. His privileges in view of his obligations is ludicrously small; nevertheless command is the spur which has given the Navy its great leaders. It is duty which most richly deserves the highest, time-honored title of the seafaring world . . . CAPTAIN. ik GET ( E THE c io= EAiwutte, a j -m£ toooki ' .t The Soul Of A Ship Now, some say that men make a ship and her fame as she goes on her way down the sea That the crew that first man her will give her a name Good, bad or whatever may be. The recruits coming after them soon fall in line and carry tradition along. If the spirit was good, it will always be fine if bad, it will always be wrong. The soul of the ship is a marvelous thing. Not made of its wood or its steel. But fashioned of memories and songs that men sing, and fed by the fashions that men feel. It ' s built of ambition, of jealousy, strife, Of friendship, of love and of fear. It includes almost all the making of life, It ' s natured on grumble and cheer. The soul of a ship is a molder of men Her spirit lives on through the years. As she started her life, so is she to end; She shares each recruits hopes and fears. And each man who joins feels the breath of her life As he stands up and takes heart again So he takes to himself the old sea as his wife And the ship ' s made a man among men. CDR James A. BOLAND LCDR Richard H. STRINGER OFFICERS i « .m USS BRISCOE has developed a proud tradition in just six short years of commissioned service. On June 3, 1978, the ship was put into commission in Pascagoula, MS, and has enjoyed tremendous success ever since. CDR Frank H. THOMAS was the ship ' s first Commanding Officer and guided her through the initial training and qualification period. CDR Geoffrey L. CHESBROUGH assumed command in January 1979 and took BRISCOE on her first Mediterranean Deployment from April through October 1980. BRISCOE ' s outstanding accomplishments in 1980 earned her the prestigious Battenburg Cup, as the most outstanding ship in the Atlantic Fleet. The ship served as a test platform for the semi-automatic laser guided projectile in the summer of 1981. The ship deployed again in November 1981, to the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean and returned in April 1982, with a new Commanding Officer. CDR Edward B. HONTZ relieved CDR CHESBROUGH on March 26, 1982, in a traditional Change of Command at sea. BRISCOE spent the remainder of the summer of 1982 training in anti-submarine warfare and gunnery in the Caribbean. In October 1982 the ship commenced its regularly scheduled overhaul in Pascagoula, MS. This included upgrading in engineering and weapons systems, with, among other things, the addition of the Close-In- Weapons-Systems (CIWS) mounts. Upon completion of the nine month overhaul, the BRISCOE leaped back into the operational cycle. The fall of 1983 included refresher training in Cuba, sea support operations for the Grenada Rescue and COMPTUEX 1-84. On April 2, 1984, the USS BRISCOE departed Norfolk, VA for a deployment to the Mediterranean, which included gunfire support off the coast of Lebanon and anti-submarine exercises. CDR Henry C. GIFFIN III assumed command on July 21, 1984 during operations of the coast of Beirut. In six short years, the USS BRISCOE has earned the reputation that is proclaimed by the ship ' s motto, NOBODY DOES IT BETTER. V, s-. x= kPlJSH - r f • . i m1 li w ' . C r ' ;: : i ■■ ■ m !iy-m : ; VV i ' : A Vjy h : :;. -ss 4 v l : r d ' ' . I . LT WILLMOTT Ship ' s First Lieutenant A day in the life of a Boatswain Mate BMC (SW) WHITE LTJG POPOVICH OD DIVISION BMC GARCIA SN ZEBRACKI i r w DC PMS being accomplished bv SN ROWE BM2 McGLONE, BM3 BROWN, BM3 HUGHES looking out for after lookout, SN EDWARDS At the end of a long day ... SN SIMPSON BM2 EVANS BMSN MOSLEY (under instruction) SN GANTOS and BM3 CAMERON at the helm SN HILL asks, Why take the paint off just to put it back on? im BRISCOE ' S magazine crew Uh oh, they found my hideout. SN LEWIS reports, Starboard lookout, all clear SN RODRIGUEZ reports, Sunbathers, bearing 180! SN JUSTIS Off with the old on with the new SN SAAVEDRA, all dressed up, no place to go You want me to do what? BM3 SHIELDS: This is a drill, this is a drill, liberty call! SN LAMB fluffs his pillow SN HODGE The 3 Mouseketeers SN OLIVERI Dinner for the crew — Right full rudder! BMSN MOSLEY MagEizine crew bowling champs SN DAVIS — Dig that rhythm! ' SN WILLIAMS BM3 COLE I ' ll give Phillie and 4 I BM3 HUGHES SN ALBERT BM3 SHIELDS Why is SN COOK smiling? SN DAUGHERTY: Have a nice day Jl SN LARKIN SN MOTLEY asks, What ' s wrong with fire engine red? SN EDWARDS, SN GONZALES Duty drivers Fresh water washdown 14 ■iG MR RUPLEY, _ MATH- T.L i EMA- TICS .J r DR. JACKSON, ENGLISH HMl WILDSMITH, FIRST RESPONDER PACE COLLEGE AT SEA Liberty call, St. Thomas Christlansted, St. Croix U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Beer on the pier, St. Croix Fun in the sun Fredricksted, St. Croix Anchorage, St. Thomas Liberty boat, St. Thomas 16 Refresher Training Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Port of Call: v - i« T .J ..V ! 1111 ' • i , ITT m ' t ■uiwr ■ « . T. ' .wyj ji iiiw p ■ ' ..■ r« piMMillL 1 jU5m • ' ' x. H • 1 ■L 1 I 1 m. - ■p I Gil «1 BTl PISU training engineers t - tlf I LT BELOSSI gets directions to Italy VISITS AND AWARDS 24 I relieve you, sir CHANGE OF COMMAND i A Naval Tradition • Accepting the commissioning pennant from the ship ' s senior enlisted 1 man I r? :Wr- ' .i . 1 1 fiy mi4f; ' Commander e.b.hont United States Navy i - , MORALE OFFICER USS BRISCOE (DD-977; March 1982-July 1984 j 4l 4 4|y icnelt lellor 977 ; • i jii ti i)mimiji l kHMfiMllVil ' smd ff THE MISSION ?F THE US5 BRl COE: CONDUCT PKOM ANp SUSTAH ED COMftAT OPEft TiON iW 5uPPO«T OF y S. WATlONAl. iHTEaes rs (Tiri-ft 10 - us. cops) ey§ ©0 y mwma Sm FRANCE SPAIN CO MALLORCA AL6Ef lA ■TUNIS M_. Sicily AAAP DRAWN BY: HMCCSw; P WiLPSMITH - , UBY ROMANllA y ' UGOSLAVIA SYRIA BEIRUT LEBANON ISRA£U ; : rK gLM. m - . MAC BOEGEL — Top Cop LT John the W — HOLMES Assistant Navigator .. YNC McKAIG Jessie and Tom go to the Med PNC(SW) THOMPSON 33 Palma? This should be Beirut! QM(HT)2(SW) Charlie PARKER HM2(SW) Baby Doc TAYLOR skipping class YN(HM)2 WILLIAMS — You want it when? NCl(SW) KNEPPER planning a trip to D.C. QM3 Big Mo MOLLOHAN 34 YNSN BAXTER — Number please HM1 ' 2(SW) big Doc WILDSMITH administering anesthesia YNSN JENKINS awake (believe it or not) ffil62-f74 oiniv Bad breath is its own punishment MAI Heh, heh, heh PARKER PC2 I don ' t play that game RANDALL 35 QM2 Irish Mac McMULLEN YN3 GQ Joey ' ZUCHOWICZ PN3 Cue Ball MESSER QM1 C(SW) Snooze SNODGRASS V i QM2 Sal GIARDINA writing to Sylvia QMSA CLARK YNSA BRODIE 00-377 ,. i • 1 - jr ■A DSC(SW) Father Phil BMlCfe;AK DS2 I THWELL DSl MARATTO V ' W Buck .J j BUCHANAN DS3 Mikey BROWN ET2(SW) BREWINGTON Straw Boss DS3 Mac McCORMICK DS3 DROVIE DSSN George LYNCH Why ' s everbody dressed funny? BEi. 39 ETl(SW) Li ' l Joe HART ET2 Jethro HATHAWAY (I Skeeter SEIBERT ' Mountain Head ET3 MACHMER ET2 SHOREY tk Wf ' - H L . SS DS3 BROWN ET3 WOLCOTI ETSN SINGLETON ETISC « : _ll EWl HOLLAND EW2 EDWARDS EW3 SORRELS EW3 Shawn Boy CLARK EWSN McGRATH ll 1 J iWWfrfc. ' .- ' -:? L M • r ¥ — -4? - ■ -  - ' k ' -■• •S:. £ ; InVP ■ 43 WW D i V C i A s i o n STG:? TODD, STGSN MASON, STGSN JONES, TMSN KIRKENDALL AND TMl RAMSEY being inspected by the CO GMTl Skipper PITTMAN STGl WATTS inspecting ASROC ii If i S TMl RAMSEY STG2 CONSTABLE 44 ■Biissrsi!i«at - — .tssmn! mr, HT3 HAHN, TMSN LEE, STG2 SHAFFER doing DC training STG2 STRAUSE STGSN DAVIS STG3 TODD - ■■_ GMT2 PERDUE Now that they ' re here, what do we do? 45 w Xa STG, ' ? ipsen SN WILLIAMS TM3 LEE STG3 CASE TM3 GURSKY STGl RIEMERS STGl WATTS 3 FTM2 STONER STGSN DRESCHER TMSN BRISSON V STG3 WILLIAMS I STGSN VONOFLORIO STGSN NORTON TMSN KIRKENDALL STGSN DRESCHER TMSN NEWELL TMSN KIRKENDALL IB3RS!S!fc? STG3 TURNER Dr. Rene MIROY TECH REPS Chief DARDEN explaining the Ops console Mike SHERVILLE, I don ' t know either! ' Dr. WALTERS Dave RINGWALT 48 I, A NAVY TRADITION BURIAL AT SEA [JP LCDR FRY AND FTGC QUICKDRAW FUSCO V CG CM D I V I s I o N GMGC (SW) GUNS VANDERSNICK GMG3 REBURN GMGl BRACKIN ' THE WIDOWMAKER 50 FTM3 CARR ANYBODY GOT A LIGHT FTM3 TROSEN WHEN YOU CARE ENOUGH TO SEND THE VERY BEST NATO SEASPARROW 1 FTG2 CHRISTENSEN FTG2 ITCHNER FTG2 MILLER FTG3 BOB HEELAN FTGl LITTLE JOHN LOVE 51 M GMG2 GOLDEN GMG3 MAITLAND GMG3 REBURN GMG2 MARUCCIA FTM3 STONER II 52 GMG2 LAWRENCE GMG3 JOLLIFF FTM3 CLARKE FTM3 SHIFLETT 53 Nuts And Bolts 38,250 Nautical Miles Sailed 14,000 Pounds Of Flour 160 Cases Of Xerox Paper 30 Refuelings 3,442,021 Gallons Of Fuel 47,625 Gallons Of Coffee 6400 Rounds Of 20mm Ammunition 7590 Dozen Eggs 2200 Aspirins $650,000 In Payroll 27,400 Rounds Of Small Arms Ammunition 72,520 Gallons Of Bug Juice 1800 Band-aids 620 Rounds Of 5 Ammunition 11,220 Pounds Of Sugar 2,351,286 Gallons Of Fresh Water 11,528 Steaks 840 Syringes 1 Torpedo 15,570 Hamburger Patties 6500 Cold Tablets 5 Yards Of Suture 219 Flight Quarters 10 Rounds Of Super RBOC (Chaff) 6540 Outgoing Messages 2-40mm Star Shells 1 ASROC 52,400 Incoming Messages 9 Sonar Bouys 350 5 Primers 40 Very Flares 4 Smoke Floats 9 Assorted CPO Anchors 8 Assorted Sets Of Officer Bars 58 Assorted Petty Officer Crows 30 Enlisted Surface Warfare Pins 2 Surface Warfare Officer Pins 1857 Gallons Of JP-5 Aviation Fuel 22,048 Rolls Of Toilet Paper f. LT 54 55 SHI CASTILLIO ANOTHER RAFFLE? ALL I GOT LEFT IS SKOAL MSI ACEBEDO HEY ACE, THE ADMIRALS COMING, CHANGE THE TUNA FISH TO ROAST DUCK MS2 AND A DOLLAR SEIBERT MS3 BAIER YOU WANT ANOTHER 100 LOAVES? SKI I ' M NOT BURGER KING SHELBY 56 SH3 SALADINO HEY SONNY, WHICH BUTTON CHANGES THE CHANNEL? THAT vet. rtfccwiiie. vj£ oooeaeo coii T t cctwS ' M66i A WMH-E. SvocV SHSN TITO GARCIA SK2 SHINGARA DEAR MOM, GOT YOUR CARD AND PICTURE TODAY MS3 TOOZ MATHEWS MS3 ERVIN 57 FIND MY KKYS AND WE ' LL DRIVE OUT OF HERE SH3 ROBINSON MSSN SIMMONS SK2 LHAMON SUPPLY SUPPORT SH2 TRIPLETT SO WHAT IF YOUR UNDERWEAR NOW FITS A BARBIE DOLL MS2 COX MS3 CAMPBELL BUBBLE BUBBLE TOIL AND TROUBLE 59 ANOTHER HAPPY REPAST TRUST ME, THE CHECKS IN THE MAIL MS2 FORTIN •DIGTHI 1 SN ROWE SN RODRIGUEZ SHSN PARKS i 60 DIG THIS AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ■ f l Mj 1 p t LLl 1| fv C ' ' ' VB i.; r k m -J jg HLj I TOLD YA I HAD TO GO BOY DOES HE EVER HAVE TO GO ' HOW DO YA TURN THIS THING OFF? I AND 64 i-U FUN HOTEL TWOPICO Sou .-S __, . TWOPlCOSOU BALCONYMAM GOES TO PALMA • ■•« ■•■■■■ ■■■ W.J Mj- es ■, -as □©■ ■ GSMI (SW) SCHMIDT — - ' ipfiy : ja thought this was engineeringr GSM3 TYNG — This used to be a good place to skate INEERING GSM2 PERRY GSM3 Whitesocks JONES Who put the whoopee cushion in my chair? GSMl (SW) Samurai STEIN GSM2 (SW) Ski WILCHYNSKI 7 Warp-factor FIVE GSMl (SW) BURNS GSM3 BITTINGER FN Derkins DERBY C.SMH BKMENT GSM3 Flash HAMMOND ■ g GSM2 PERKINS FN FARRIS FN CONTE FN Cooter COUTURE GSM3 Rowdy YATES INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE AVAILABILITY HTC (SW) SluKs TACr.ART HTi c (SW) whittlksp:y LTjg YODZIS DIVISION HTC(SW) TAGGART HTC TUCKER HTl TAYLOR HT3 Li ' l Bobby STRICKLAND FN Bam-Bam HOLTZINGER HT3 WENTZEL J H h EN2 Willie WILLIAMS EN2 JARRELL : - - EM2 Fireball ANDERS ' What ' s so funny, Bam-Bam? EMS JOSEPH GSE2 Andy ANDERSON EN2 Rick KENNEDY E N A T C H N FN TOMLIN LTjg YODZIS reenlists HTC TUCKER IC3 LAWTON GSEC (SW) WERTZ GSEFN Moose ' HRDLICKA GSM3 CLOPTON IC2 BATES HT2 FEUTZ GSE2 BROWN ICl WILCOX FIDO Turtle Smiley It sure ain ' t sweat!!! s . Br ENFN FARRIS IC2 SCHMANSKI ENFN PLATT EN3 BURROUGHS EN2 MAAT EN2 ATCHINSON FN CALVERT A OSCM Wink CAMPBELL OX DIVISION ETl NORRIS ' i ;f ♦; 1 $ palxna . jf t dar t •?r ' - ' ' fas s 1 hi i.f I ' l M 111. rcrr.r lE 1 « e4 ll PALMA de MALLORCA H PEDRO AND TONY BRISCOE ' S GREAT FRIENDS A t:4 BEFORE AFTER USS SARATOGA I _ 1 _ 1 J? n Jk3 - • ■ ■ -1 lgf n 94 I 95 I I OSl WAGNER 0S2 HEAMSTEAD 0S2 LARRICK That ' s not a valve! d 0S3 HOLLANDER OSSN MADDOX HH Hv , ' ' y , ' H ft ' t t 1 ' «-. ' ? L .1 LT BURNETTE OSSN BOYETT OSCS STANBRO MAC BOEGEL 0S2 GREEN I •v CANDOITBCTIER 1 ■4 ■a 1 E RMl JOHNSON RMSN TOSCANO i - fWtt a v% rv 1 Ik , , N RMC (SW) SHOWS RMSN EVANS 106 BATTERSON - 1 1 1 1 k 1 m fil jj. -■ RMSN EVANS SM2 TOOKER RMC (SW) SHOWS RM2 MIGLIACCIO V RMSN GROS i- m A fallen Daign tomb from the Rome-Carthage Wars Americans in the WWII North African Cam The Souk-city bazaar The Ruins of Carthage A . ... MED T DEPT . HM2 (SW) Mike TAYLOR — Baby Doc HMC (SW) Don WILDSMITH — Big Doc V Are the corpstnen on the other ship ' s always as calm as ours is? Even the Captain pays SEPTEMBER 14, 1984 Midnight, the fun begins Defense Counsels HI CPO INITIATION Presenting the books Don ' t you dare swallow! ' I ' m not drinking that stuff! ' 1i I BRISCOES ' RESERVE -m UNIT BUFFALO, NEW YORK 119 2 1 -• PARIS THE BEAUTY OF ■ « — HBP J ' —T -V . - V „•- -■. v. - . •v-fc • ■ ' ▼ ■ ♦ : . ' r-?t ' T '  ' ' ■ T . V ■ ,-;■ •-Sit..: .. ■•- - ' ■ TH . A • ;. i F THE MEDITERRANEAN  . ' . t jO ttH lt .. 123 k GMTSf LATE ARRIVALS AND LAST MINUTE CATCHES f • y GMGSN COLBECK (i GMTSN HARTLEY SN JOHNSON STGSN GROSCH ■ .j m-tiswijr M ' -jtm0k 132 SN PELKEY GMTSN KUHNS SN BENJAMIN YNSN BRODIE SN MORRIS SN SEVILLA FN TRUAX FN BENNETT SN WISE SKSN FARRELL SN HAZELTON aL 1 i i ft y 134 AT LAST!! After 431 days, 10,344 hours, 620,640 minutes, over 47,000 nautical miles, 15 port visits, 8 major bodies of water, 5 continents and 4 war zones, the USS BRISCOE finally found what it had been looking for ... Naval Base, Norfolk!! I Cruise Ccck Staff EDITOR : DSC(SW) BALCERZAK ASSISTANT EDITOR : HMC(SW) WILDSMITH COPY EDITOR : HTC(SW) WHITTLESEY ASSISTANT COPY EDITORS : HM2(SW) TAYLOR HT2 ROSS PHOTOGRAPHERS: HMC(SW) WILDSMITH HM2(SW) TAYLOR GRAPHICS ARTWORK: DSC(SW) BALCERZAK GSE2 BROWN NC1(SW) KNEPPER 0S3 TRIGG HMC(SW) WILDSMITH LAYOUT CAPTIONS: HT2 ROSS DSC(SW) BALCERZAK DEVELOPING DARKROOM : HMC(SW) WILDSMITH PHOTOGRAPHS DONATED BY : EWC{SW) REYNOLDS LT HOLMES 6SE1 STRANATHAN DS3 DROVIE STGSN DRESCHER HMC(SW) WILDSMITH NC1(SW) KNEPPER MSC(SW) CRUZ LTJG WILMS HT2 BANNISTER ENS PLATT EWSN McGRATH HM2(SW) TAYLOR OSS TRIGG HTC(SW) TUCKER MR MIKE SHERVILLE GSM3 TYNG FTM3 CLARKE SN GONZALEZ ADVISOR: LTJG GALLAGHER The 1984 Cruise Book Staff wishes to thank everyone, both named and not, who helped us in the planning, production and appreciation of this book. We could have done it without you, but it wouldn ' t have been half this much fun. 136 J