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THE UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAMS The Spring Cruise UDT detachment was under the charge of Ltjg. D. M. Stichter, from UDT 11. During the rela- tively short duration ofthe Spring Cruise, Stichter and men exercised violently and often on the flight deck, blasted a channel for the liberty boat in Nome, and conducted ice demolition experiments in the Bering Strait. The rest of the time Stichter wrote a report and fed a pet he had with him, his stomach. A UDT crew member unaccountably won a prize for the best beard during a contest judged by Ltjg. Stichter among others. , Underwater Demolition Team Thirteen was ordered to accompany the ship on the Summer Cruise, the Beaufort Sea Expedition 1954. Ltjg. R. C. Davis was in charge, and with him went J. D. Stringer QM1, J. B. Reed GMI, D. L. Cun- ningham QM2, J. Fell ENF N, J. C. Martin SN, and I. F. Lightfoot, SN. Activities of the summer group were somewhat restricted due to the almost constant movement of the ship. However, a dive to check the condition of the screws and rudder was made at Dealy Island in Bridport Inlet at Latitude 744o58' North, believed to be the farthest northern swimming ever done by UDT. A later dive served to check the intake strainers and fath- ometer, with the use of the ship's lowpressure air system in a modified diving rig. Although the water temperature was 29OF and movement in the water was sometimes hampered by floating ice, exposure suits kept the swimmers warm and comfortable at all times. Although the UDT was prepared to blast the ship free if .it became stuck in the ice, it was not necessary even during passage through dangerous ice concentrations. In the past UDT has had occasion to place charges on all sides of the ship to attempt to blast free from pressure ridges. Other than probably being the most northern swimming UDT in history, Davis and company hold another modern record. No other team has been aboard the BURTON ISLAND for three months without setting off a single charge. The UDT detachment did have opportunity to stand their share of the watches though.
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