Camp (DER 251) - Naval Cruise Book

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All stations are manned and ready to go alongside. What appears to be Confusion is actually preciseteamwork. The organized hustle, as every man carries out his own task, fits into the jig-saw -puzzle ofa smooth and effective evolution. On 27 August l967, after an underway replenishment with the USS CH EMUNG CAO-301, the oiler sent the following message to C OMC O R T R O N- SEVEN: USS CAMP alongside. this date for UNREP. Ship handled with smartness in all evolutions. Evaluate her performance EXCELLENT in all respects. All of our UNREPS, a total of 53, were complete without ,a single personnel casualty. Of all the AO UNREPS, CAMP received 367,752 gallons of fuel.. During our deployment CAMP traveled a total of 43,030 miles and consumed 651,378 gallons of fuel.,