Carpenter (DD 825) - Naval Cruise Book

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After a short holzday zt was back to sea agazn but thzs tune we had sornethzng to look forward Bat for the rneantnne zt was back to the old roatzne On a destroyer one is very de- pendent on other shzps for food, stores, fuel att the thzngs that keep us steannng, and so, under- way replenzshrnents and the varzous transfer detazls are some of our most nnportant eoolnttons . . . After hooking up with USS Hassaya- mpa CAO-145D, two boatswain's mates keep a wary eye on the connection of ihe fueling probe.

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1? CHRISTMAS IN SU BIC BAY We spent Christmas in Snbic Bay, Philippines, a port that was to become familiar to us after four stops there, just as it becomes familiar to every Navy man in Westpac, for Subic is the most common upkeep port for Navy ships. On Christ- mas it never got below 85, and perhaps this was not everyone's idea of the ideal holiday, but at least it was dry land, and Subic, with its gaily painted 'jeepneys,' dusty streets, and Grande Island, has its own atmosphere and attractions. Santa RD1 Raby greeted everyone with a hearty ho-ho and a one dollar bill courtesy the ship's well fare and recreation fund.

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I' STE, ': , W . N567 it Helicopters play an increasingly im- portant role as a link between the destroyer and the supplying ship. Almost every day, we heard the call 'Now station the helo transfer detail,' and we would always get our hopes up, because we knew this usually meant a mail delivery . . . TRANSFERS AT SEA Here, CARPENTER returns the favor by giving a drink of fuel to one of USS Bennington's QCVS-205 Sikorsky SH-3D heli- copters while in flight. One of Constellation's UH-1C planeguard helicopters delivers a Vietnamese petty officer aboard for duty, while BM3 Laloulu signals green deck.