Cayuga (LST 1186) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1985 volume:

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WATSON WESTPAC 1985 4 APRIL 24 APRIL TO 25 APRIL 27 APRIL TO 30 APRIL 3 MAY TO 4 MAY 4 MAY TO 7 MAY 7 MAY TO 17 MAY 18 MAY TO 19 MAY 20 MAY TO 21 MAY 21 MAY TO 28 MAY 31 MAY TO 19 JUNE 23 JUNE 25 JUNE TO 28 JUNE 1 JULY TO 6 JULY 7 JULY TO 20 JULY 22 JULY TO 27 JULY 29 JULY TO 12 AUGUST 26 AUGUST TO 28 AUGUST 4 SEPTEMBER -DEPARTED FOR WESTPAC -VISITED WHITE BEACH, OKINAWA -VISITED PUSAN, KOREA -VISITED POHANG, KOREA -VALIENT USHER 85-4 -VISITED SASEBO, JAPAN -VISITED POHANG, KOREA -VISITED WHITE BEACH, OKINAWA -VALIENT USHER 85-5 -VISITED SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES -CROSSED THE EQUATOR BECAME SHELLBACKS -VISITED SINGAPORE -VISITED PHATTAYA BEACH, THAILAND -COBRA GOLD -VISITED HONG KONG -VISITED SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES -VISITED HAWAII PICKED UP TIGERS -ARRIVED FROM WESTPAC COMMANDING OFFICER COMMANDER THEODORE 0. W. WITT WAS BORN IN WAUKESHA, WIS- CONSIN, ON 15 FEBRUARY 1945. AFTER GRADUATION FROM THE NA- VAL ACADEMY IN 1967, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO USS FEARLESS (MSO- 442) WHERE HE SERVED AS OPERATIONS OFFICER UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1968. FROM OCTOBER 1968 UNTIL OCTOBER 1969, COMMANDER WITT SERVED AS OPERATIONS OFFICER ON USS MADERA COUNTY (LST-905) WITH ADDITIONAL DUTY AS CHIEF ENGINEER. FOLLOWING ATTEN- DANCE AT U.S. NAVAL DESTROYER SCHOOL, HE ASSUMED DUTIES AS CHIEF ENGINEER OF USS CHARLES H. ROAN (DD-853) UNTIL OCTOBER 1973 WHEN HE WAS ASSIGNED AS CHIEF ENGINEER OF USS SPARTAN- BURG COUNTY (LST-1192), REMAINING UNTIL AUGUST, 1975. COM- MANDER WITT ' S NEXT SEA DUTY WAS AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF USS KILAUEA (AE-26) FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER 1980. AFTER DECOMMIS- SIONING KILAUEA, HE WAS ASSIGNED AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF USS PYRO (AE-24) UNTIL OCTOBER 1981. ASHORE TOURS HAVE INCLUDED SERVICE SCHOOL COMMAND, BAIN- BRIDGE, MD, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, MONTEREY, CA AND NAVAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMAND, WASHINGTON, D.C. PRIOR TO ASSIGNMENT TO CAYUGA, COMMANDER WITT WAS ASSIGNED TO THE OFFICE OF THE CNO (OP-942), WASHINGTON, D.C. COMMANDER WITT WEARS THE JOINT SERVICE COMMENDATION MED- AL AND THE NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL WITH COMBAT V AND GOLD STAR IN LIEU OF SECOND AWARD, AS WELL AS VARIOUS OTHER THEATER AND CAMPAIGN RIBBONS. COMMANDER WITT IS MARRIED TO THE FORMER MARLENE FOLLAK OF KENOSHA, Wl. THEY HAVE THREE DAUGHTERS LISA, JENNI, AND ANNIE. J .t EXECUTIVE OFFICER LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ROBERT BOE JAMES EN- TERED THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY FROM TUCSON, ARI- ZONA. FOLLOWING GRADUATION AND COMMISSIONING AS AN ENSIGN IN 1972, HE REPORTED ABOARD USS HALSEY (DLG-23) IN JULY OF THAT YEAR, AND SERVED FIRST AS ASSISTANT COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER (CIC) OFFICER, THEN AS CIC OFFICER, AND LATER AS THE ANTI SUBMARINE WARFARE OFFICER. WHILE ON- BOARD HALSEY HE QUALIFIED AS A SURFACE WAR- FARE OFFICER (SWO). IN JUNE 1976 THEN LT JAMES TRANSFERRED TO USS FORT FISHER WHERE HE SERVED FIRST AS THE NAVIGATION OFFICER, AND AS PERSON- NEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, THEN AS OPER- ATIONS OFFICER. HE LATER ATTENDED THE SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER DEPARTMENT HEAD COURSE FROM MAY 1978 UNTIL DECEMBER 1978. IN JANUARY 1979, HE REPORTED TO USS SOUTHERLAND (DD-743) FOR DUTY AS OPERATIONS OFFICER. IN JANUARY 1981, LCDR JAMES REPORTED TO USS BRISTOL COUNTY (LST-1 198) AS ENGINEER OFFICER AFTER HAVING COMPLETED EN- GINEERING TRAINING AT GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAIN- ING CENTER. IN SEPTEMBER 1982, LCDR JAMES WAS ASSIGNED DUTIES WITH THE ROYAL NAVY UNDER THE PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM. WHILE ATTACHED TO THE ROYAL NAVY, HE SERVED ON THE STAFF OF THE COMMODORE AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE AND THE STAFF OF THE COMMANDER UNITED KINGDOM AND NETHER- LANDS AMPHIBIOUS FORCE AS SUCH HE WAS ON THE STAFF OF THE FLAG OFFICER THIRD FLOTILLA. HIS DU- TIES INCLUDED FORMULATION OF AMPHIBIOUS PLANS AND PLANNING FOR AMPHIBIOUS EXERCISES WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM ALLIES. LCDR JAMES ASSUMED HIS PRESENT DUTIES AS CAYUGA ' S EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN MAY 1985. COMMANDER MARK D. WESSMAN Lieutenant Comnnander Mark D. Wessman, is a native of Salt Lake City, Utah, winere he lived until graduation from the University of Utah vi ith a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering in 1971. Following commissioning in the Regular Navy via the NROTC program in June of 1971, he reported onboard the USS Vancouver (LPD 2) in July of that year and served first as Second Division Officer and then as Gunnery Officer. He transferred to USS Prairie (AD 15) in August of 1974. While onboard Prairie, then LT Wessman served as First Lieutenant and as Weapons Logistics Officer, completing that tour in September of 1976. He attended the Surface Warfare Officers ' Department Head course from October of 1976 until May 1977 and reported after enroute training to USS Albert David (FF 1050) in September of 1977 for duty as Engineer Officer. LCDR Wessman served in that capacity until April of 1979 when he reported to USS Pyro (AE 24) for duty as Operations Officer and, later, as the Engineering Officer. In October of 1980, LCDR Wessman reported to the Naval Postgraduate School for duty under instruction. While there, he earned a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Weapons Engineering subspecialty code, graduating in June of 1983. LCDR Wess- man assumed duties as Cayuga ' s Executive Officer in September 1983. He was promoted to Commander in April 1985 and in May transfered to Washington D.C. for duty in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations. FIRST LIEUTENANT LCDR M. P. O ' CONNOR ENGINEERING OFFICER LT J.B. WHITSELL LCDR L. G. HALLORAN Si t? LCDR S.C. KAZULES OPERATIONS OFFICER SUPPLY OFFICER LT (SC) D. DENNIS DECK DEPARTMENT crt!TT-= fSAi.:j LTJG STEVEN RITCHIE ENS CHRIS PETERSON ENS CHRIS KRAMER SR PHILLIP ARAGON BM3 HELIO BETTENCOURT SN JOHN BOYCE SA BLAINE BOYCE SR BLAINE BROCK BM3 RANDY BROWN SR RICHARD BURTON SA EDUARDO CAOILI GMGSN BRADLEY CARAWAY SR ANDREW CASALE GMG3 MORGAN COOPER BM3 LOUIS DEWITT GMG2 JAMES FLANDERS BM2 KENNETH GONYEA SN THOMAS GROSSER BM1 VIRGIL HALL SN ROY HARRISON SA LORRIN HERBERT GMG3 KEVIN HUGHES SA HENRY JACKSON SN RAYMOND JENSEN GMGSN GERALD JOHNSON GMGC TROY JONES SR JOE JONES SR BRIAN KNIGHT SN JAMES MARIANO GMGSN ALLYN MARTIN GMG1 DAVID MERRITT BM2 KERRY MILLER SR JAMES MONSEN BM2 RICHARD ORSBORNE SN DOYLE OTTARSON SR DAVID PALENCAR SA MICHAEL PARMLEY SN CRAIG PHILLIPS SA JOHN POST GMG2 LOVANDER POWELL GMGSA EDWARD REDMOND SA WILLIAM RIPPERGER BMCS JAMES ROBERTS SA DALE ROBERTS SA JEFFERY ROSS SR RICHARD SAVAGE SN MARTIN TOWNSEND BM1 LEONCE VALLERY SR JERRY WALKER BM2 SEVEROS WHITE MITCHELL WICKSTROM SN JERRY WOJTYSIAK GMG3 SCOTT WOLT SN RALPH YATZECK 11 THE DECK DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF TWO MAJOR RATINGS, THE BOATSWAINS MATES AND THE GUNNERS MATES. IN ADDITION, ALL UNDESIGNATED SEAMAN ARE INITIALLY ASSIGNED TO DECK DEPART- MENT. UNDER THE FIRST LIEUTENANT, DECK DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSI- BLE FOR ALL MAJOR AMPHIBIOUS EVOLUTIONS ONBOARD CAYUGA. THIS INCLUDES LAUNCHING, RUNNING, OR RECOVERING THE SHIP ' S FOUR BOATS, BEACHING ON AND RETRACTING FROM THE BEACH, LAUNCHING AND RECOVERING MARINE AAVS, SHOOTING AND RECO- VERING THE BOWRAMP, ALL CARGO HANDLING EVOLUTIONS, ANCHOR- ING AND LINE HANDLING. DECK DEPARTMENT, ADDITIONALLY, EN- SURES THE PRESERVATION OF MOST OF THE SHIP ' S TOPSIDE SPACES AND EOUIPMENT. THE GUNNERS MATES OF DECK DEPARTMENT MAIN- TAIN AND OPERATE CAYUGA ' S TWO 3 50 MOUNTS, THE EIGHT HEAVY MACHINE GUNS, AND ALL SMALL ARMS ON BOARD. DECK DEPARTMENT ENSURES THAT THE CAYUGA ' S AMPHIBIOUS CAPABILITY IS MAIN- TAINED AT ALL TIMES AT THE TOP CONDITION OF READINESS. DECK DEPARTMENT EPITOMIZES CAYUGA ' S CAN DO SPIRIT. y «« ' THE BRIDGE TEAM f : ' : THE BRIDGE TEAM IS A DEDICATED GROUP OF WATCH- STANDERS, WHICH CONSIST OF THE OFFICER OF THE DECK (OOD), JUNIOR OFFICER OF THE DECK (JOOW), QUARTER- MASTER OF THE WATCH (QMOW), BOATSWAIN ' MATE OF THE WATCH (BMOW), THE HELMSMAN, LEE HELMSMAN, THE PORT, STARBOARD AND AFT LOOKOUTS, AND THE STATUS BOARD PHONETALKER. THE QMOW PLOTS COURSES FOR THE OOD. THE OOD IS RESPONSIBLE, UNDER THE CO, FOR THE OVERALL OPERA- TION OF THE SHIP WHILE UNDERWAY. THE JOOD IS THE CONNING OFFICER, WHO DRIVES THE SHIP AND CONTROLS THE MANUVERING OF THE SHIP. THE BMOW INSURES WATCHSTANDERS STAND A PROPER WATCH AND THE PIP- ING OF ANNOUNCMENTS OVER THE IMC. ALL ARE A VALU- ABLE TEAM OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL THAT WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THE SHIP ' S MISSION POSSIBLE. 14 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT EN1 GEORGE ADAMS FN BRIAN ADAMS ENFA GEORGE ANDRUS FN PAUL ANNIUK EN1 DOUGLAS ASHLEY EMS REX BALDWIN ENFR TIMOTHY BEATY FA MARVIN BOYER EN1 RICHARD BREMER FR KARL BUNGE ENFA MELVIN BURTON EM3 KEITH BURWELL FR DONALD BUTLER ENFA WILLIE BUTLER FN ARNOLD CARABBACAN EN2 CHARLES CASPER EN2 ALVIN CASTERLINE EM3 LEANDRO CASTOR IC2 ADRIAN CONNER ENFR PAUL COOLEY ENFA CHARLES COVINGTON ENFN JOSE CRISOSTOMO IC1 WALTER CROXTON ENFR MARK DALY EN1 JON DAWSON EN3 TIMOTHY DEUEL EN2 WILLIE EDMONDSON ENS DALE ERNST ENC DENNIS FELLHOELTER FN DONALD FOGG FA MARC GAGNON HT1 BRUCE HALL EN3 GARY HAMM ENS WILLIAM HICKOK FN JAMES HILL ENFR ROD HUNTER HTFN MARDELL JIMERSON FA JAMES JOLLIFF ENS KEITH KELLEY ICS JAMES KENTNER HTC JESSE KILDARE HT1 DONALD KING FN STEVEN KING EN2 CLYDE LEAZENBY ENFA STEVEN LECOUNT EM2 NEIL LENTZ EN2 LORENZO LIBURD ENC THEODORE MAIN BTFR WILLIAM MARSHALL FN JOHN MORGAN ICS RONNIE MULLINS ENFR JOHN MYERS EM2 RAUL NAJERA ENFR TIMOTHY NIERENHAUSEN BT3 JAMES NORRIS FA TIMOTHY OGLESBEE ENFA PHILIP PATRICK EN2 THOMAS PEELMAN ENFA FRANK PRUSYNSKI ENFN STEVEN ROBERTS ENFR RONALD ROOT EM2 JAMES ROTH FA LARRY RUFF EN1 ANTHONY RUPE ENFA JUANMANUEL SANDOVAL HT3 ROBERT SARGENT ENFR SCOTT SCHULZ EMS MICHAEL SCOTT MRS ROBERT SEAMAN HT2 TONY SETTELMEYER FN TODD SKINNER HT1 JAMES SMITH EN1 BERNARDO SOLANO ENC BILLY SPEIGHTS EMC JIMMY STACY FA MATTHEW STEEL ENS WILLIAM TAYLOR EN1 SAMMY THOMASON FR DEANTE TOPPS EN2 EVAN TROXELL EMFN THOMAS TURNIPSEED ENFA WILLIAM VANACORE EN2 ROGER WALKER 101 RAYFIELD WATSON HTS RICHARD WHITECOTTON FA WILLIAM ZURAWSKI LTJG WARREN BRAGG LTJG BRUCE FOWLER LTJG DENNIS BROKAW 15 t Mimn THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER AS DE- PARTMENT HEAD, MAIN PROPULSION AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT ENGINE- MEN, ELECTRICIANS, INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRICIANS, HULL MAIN- TENANCE TECHNICIANS, AND BOILER TECHNICIANS. THE MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT IS IN CHARGE OF OUR SIX MAIN DIESEL ENGINES AND THREE SHIP SERVICE DIESEL GENERATORS. ALONG WITH OUR TWO AUXILIARY BOILERS. HE HAS THE BOILER TECHNICIANS AND THE MAJORITY OF THE ENGINEMAN WORKING FOR HIM. THE AUXILIARY OFFICER IS IN CHARGE OF ALL AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS WINCHES, GALLEY EQUIPMENT, AND THE LAUNDRY. THE REST OF THE ENGINEMEN BELONG TO A GANG. ELECTRICAL DIVISION IS COMPOSED OF THE ELECTRICIANS AND INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRI- CIANS TAKE CARE OF ALL THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ON BOARD. FROM LIGHTING TO TELEPHONES, IF IT ' S ELECTRICAL E DIVISION HAS CONTROL. THE DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT HAS THE HULL MAINTENANCE TECHNI- CIANS UNDER HIS COGNIZANCE. THEY ENSURE ALL FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AS WELL AS BEING THE WELDERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND PLUMBERS ONBOARD. AS YOU CAN TELL, ENGINEERING IS A BUSY DE- PARTMENT WITH A WIDE RANGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES. 17 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT LT STEPHEN ENGLEHARDT ENS QUINTIN CROW SM3 THOMAS CAPUSON ET2 GREGG COBURN ET2 ALAN GONDINO RMSA JOSE CORONADO SMS GORDON DELK OSSA RICHARD DORANTES 0S3 JOHN FLOWERS OS3 GORDON GIANNI RMS ANTHONY HARVEY SN CARLTON JAMES SMI JEREMIAH JONES RMS STANLEY JONES 0S2 MICHAEL LEYBA RM1 JOHN LINVILLE RMSN JESSIE LYONS 051 JOSEPH MACIAS SMI DANIEL MACKEY ETS SCOTT MAPI ETC RICHARD MAYS OSS PERRY MCCLURE 052 ROY MOORE RMC RALPH PALUMBO OSSA DOUGLAS PRESSLEY OSS DAVID PRUITT RMSA ALLEN REED SMSR ROBERT REYNOLDS SN VINCENT ROSA RMS BRYAN SLAUGHTER RMC JAMES SPREITZER OSSN SCOTT SWOPE ET1 DONALD THIERRY RMS RANDALL TURNER RMSN DONALD VANEISZNER RM2 EUGENE WHITLOCK RMSR DAVID WILLIS ET3 DONALD WRIGHT HR OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT IS MADE UP OF FOUR WORKCENTERS IN THREE DIVISIONS. THE OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS WORK IN COMBAT IN- FORMATION CENTER, WHOSE JOB IS TO ASSIST THE BRIDGE IN THE SAFE NAVIGATION OF THE SHIP. THEY ALSO COORDINATE AND DIRECT AM- PHIBIOUS BOAT WAVES. COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION IS COMPOSED OF TWO WORKCENTERS. THE RADIOMEN OPERATE ALL OF THE SHIP ' S TRANSMITTERS AND RECEIVERS AND TELETYPES. THE SIGNALMEN MAIN- TAIN VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH OTHER SHIPS IN SIGHT. ELECTRON- ICS TECHNICIANS ARE THE HIGHLY TRAINED REPAIRMEN WHO KEEP ALL OF THE DELICATE AND EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS RADIOS, COM- PUTERS, AND RADAR REPEATERS FUNCTIONING AT PEAK EFFICIENTCY. THESE MEN, SOME STANDING WATCHES, AND OTHERS STANDING BY TO ANSWER TROUBLE CALLS, ARE THE EYES AND EARS OF THE SHIP, AND HELP MAKE UP THE TEAM THAT IS HER CREW. i . SUPPLY DEPARTMENT SKI ANIETO ALO MSSA ROBERT ANDERSON MSC JAMES BANZALI MSSA ALLEN BEY SHI JAIME DELIQUINA MSI JESUS ELIZARDE MS3 SPENCER ERAZIER SH2 SIDNEY GAINES SK3 PEDRO GALINDO MS2 J GUERRA MSI PATROCINIC LIBAO MSSN ARTURO LUNA SK3 DAVID MCKITTRICK SKC EDGARDO PEREZ DK1 FEDERICO QUINTO MSSR WILLIAM REDDEN SHSA JOHN ROBERTS MSI BIENVENIDO SANPEDRO SK2 UDEL SMITH MSSA SEAN TRIPP MSSN ROBERT WENTWORTH SHSN DARYL WHITMILL ENS BRENT CLEVELAND THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT COMPRISES FOUR WORKCENTERS, THE MESS SPE- CIALISTS, THE STOREKEEPERS, THE SHIP ' S SERVICEMEN, AND THE DISBURSING CLERK, WHO ARE A DEDICATED GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT STRIVE TO PRO- VIDE THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF SERVICE TO THE CREW . ALTHOUGH WE OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY IN ALL OF OUR WORKCENTERS, WHETHER IT BE CUTTING HAIR, SELLING MERCHANDISE OUT OF THE SHIP ' S STORE, REQUISITIONING PARTS, BALANCING BUDGETS, OR PAYING AND FEEDING THE CREW, WE OPERATE AS A TEAM TO ENSURE THE BEST SUPPORT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE SHIP. SUPPLY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS ARE, AT TIMES, DEMANDING AND OFTEN COM- PLEX, AND OFTEN TIMES MISUNDERSTOOD. BUT WHEN THE JOB GETS DONE RIGHT, THE CREW EATS IT UP! 4 o t V. ' - y; 21 NAVIGATION EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT D YN1 JUSTINIANO ABIVA YNSN LEONARD BANKSTON PCSN JAMES CRABB HMC THOMAS DURFEE QMSN JESS ELDER QM3 DAVID LEWIS PN1 JOSE LORENZO QM1 MICHAEL MINARCIK HN KELLY MOULTON QM2 JESSE PEREY HM2 REGINALD PORTER MA1 ROBERT SMITH NCI BURTON STELLY PN3 CARL STOELTJE QMC DONALD WEBB YN2 MICHAEL WOODWARD V ' I I 22 THE NAVIGATION ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER AS THE DEPARTMENT HEAD, WITH THE NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT OF OUARTERMASTERS. THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF CORPSMEN, AND THE AD- MINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT WHICH CONSISTS OF THE YEOMEN AND PERSON- NELMEN OF SHIP ' S OFFICE, ALONG WITH THE POSTAL CLERK, CAREER COUNSEL- OR, AND MASTER-AT-ARMS. EVEN THOUGH ALL OF THESE VARIOUS RATES CON- STITUTE THIS DEPARTMENT, THE SHIP ' S OFFICE PERSONNEL, NAMELY THE YEO- MEN AND PERSONNELMEN, WORK ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES OF THE COM- MAND BY COMPLETING THE NECESSARY REPORTS TO OUR SENIOR COMMANDS, AND THE PERSONNEL ACCOUNTING OF THE SHIP AS A WHOLE. THE SHIP ' S OFFICE OPERATES UNDER THE DEMANDS OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO AC- COMPLISH VARIOUS TASKS, INCLUDING THE PROCESSING OF INCOMING MAIL AND THE UPKEEP OF THE SHIP ' S CORRESPONDANCE FILES. EACH MEMBER OF THIS TEAM DEVOTES MANY HOURS IN THE PREPARATION OF REQUIRED REPORTS THAT ARE TO BE SENT OFF TO OTHER COMMANDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT IS A TRULY BUSY AND COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT, AND IS APPRECIATED BY ALL WHO USES THEIR SERVICES. P.-. ' - ' Bea BOAT OPERATIONS FLIGHT OPERATIONS • ' r N t ' - Mfi A- ' A 1 i 1 GUN SHOOTS b EMBARKATION TEAM STEEL BEACH PARTY LEAVING LONG BEACH THE MORNING OF 4 APRIL FINALLY ARRIVED. THE SHIP WAS BUSY PUTTING LAST MINUTE STORES AWAY AND ENSURING THAT EVERYTHING WAS ON- BOARD. EVERYONE WAS BUSY AND FACES WERE CONCERNED OVER THE MANY ITEMS THAT FILLED OUR MINDS. OUR FAMILIES WERE ON THE PIER, WATCHING OUR SHIP MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR GETTING UNDERWAY. THOSE LAST FEW MINUTES ON THE PIER WITH OUR LOVED ONES WERE A SAD TIME INDEED. LOTS OF HUGS AND KISSES THAT WOULD HAVE TO LAST THE FOLLOWING FIVE MONTHS. THE GOODBYES KEPT US ALL WONDERING HOW WE WOULD BE ABLE TO EXIST WITHOUT THEM. LOTS OF PREPARATION, IN OUR WORK AND IN OUR HEARTS, WAS CONDUCTED FOR THIS DAY OF DEPARTURE. OKINAWA TRANSIT TO OKINAWA WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER LEAVING LONG BEACH WE EXPERIENCED SEA SWELLS OF 6 TO 8 FEET, WHICH SET THE CREW TO RESECURING OUR GEAR FOR THE ROUGH WEATHER AHEAD. FOR SEVERAL DAYS THE SHIP TOSSED AND ROLLED. WE ALL FELT THE UNSETTLING DISCOMFORT OF BEING UN- DERWAY IN SUCH VIOLENT SEAS. THERE WAS LIT- TLE TO DO WHILE THE SEA CONTINUED TO POUND THE SHIP. OUR THOUGHTS WERE ON THOSE WE LEFT BEHIND, AND OF WHAT WAS YET TO COME. WE WERE ON AN ADVENTURE THAT WOULD LAST IN OUR MINDS FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. AS QUICKLY AS STORMS DEVELOP, THEY SEEM TO FADE AWAY, AND WE SOON SAILED INTO CALMER SEAS. THE ROUTINE OF THE DAY BEGAN TO COME ABOUT AND EVERYONE WAS BACK INTO THEIR WORK SPACE FOR THE OPERATIONS AT HAND. AS THE WEATHER CLEARED, AND WORK PRO- GRESSED, IT WAS TIME FOR OUR FIRST OF MANY STEEL BEACH PICNICS ON THE FLIGHT DECK. WE ENJOYED A COOKOUT, PUT ON BY THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT, WITH GRILLED STEAKS AND SODAS FOR ALL THE CREW. THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT FOR SUCH AN EVENT. IT WAS ALSO A DAY FOR SUNNING, AND DISCUSSING THE EVENTS THAT WERE TO COME. WE FINALLY ARRIVED AT WHITE BEACH IN OKINA- WA. AFTER SUCH A ROUGH RIDE, WE WERE GLAD TO STOP AT THE FIRST PORT ON OUR SCHEDULE. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY, WITH THE SUN SHINING BRIGHT AND THE CRYSTAL BLUE WATERS OF THE BAY INVITING ALL FOR A SWIM ON THE BEACH. WE WERE ONLY TO BE INPORT FOR THE ONE NIGHT TO UNLOAD CAUSEWAYS, SO A PART OF THE CREW WAS GRANTED LIBERTY. THE NAVAL BASE WAS SMALL, AND CONSISTED OF ONLY A FEW SMALL SHIPS WITH JAPANESE FLAGS AT ITS PIERS. IT WAS STRANGE TO SEE THE STARS AND STRIPES FLYING NEXT TO THE RISING SUN IN A PLACE WHERE SUCH VIOLENT ACTION HAD TAKEN PLACE JUST 40 YEARS EARLIER. THE USS OGDEN AR- RIVED WITH US. MANY OF US WENT TO KADENA AFB, WHICH WAS ABOUT 15 MILES AWAY. TAXIS WERE AVAILABLE AND MANY SET OUT TO VISIT NEIGHBORING AREAS OF INTEREST. OKINAWA WAS A RUGGED, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WITH SUB-TROPICAL WEATHER SIMILAR TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA. 30 PUSAN, KOREA AFTER A SHORT TRANSIT WE ARRIVED IN PUSAN, KOREA, WHERE IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THERE WERE BUYS TO BE MADE, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE AR- RIVED VENDORS BEGAN TO SET UP THEIR SITES WITH GOODS FOR ALL OF US TO BARGAIN FOR. EXCEPTIONAL PURCHASES WERE MADE. NO ONE RETURNED EMP- TY HANDED, AND THE VARIETY OF ITEMS WERE ENDLESS. THE CREW REALLY ENJOYED THE ATTENTION AND BARGAIN PRICES IN PUSAN. OUR STAY WAS TO BE RELATIVELY SHORT, AND WE SOON SAILED, BACK TO WORK AGAIN. liiB iRliii! ihik hhs TuSm ' sta tion — ™ iHli liiii mmrinmrai ilffWrK ililli 31 SASEBO, JAPAN WE ARRIVED IN SASEBO, JAPAN ON THE 5TH OF MAY AND EVERYONE BEGAN LOOKING FOR- WARD TO THE NEXT 12 DAYS. TOURS WERE SCHEDULED AND MANY ATHLETIC EVENTS WERE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP. FOOTBALL, SOFTBALL, BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, A 10K AND MINI-TRI-A-THON BECAME A PART OF EV- ERYONES ' ACTIVITY. CAYUGA DEFEATED PELE- LiU 14-6 IN THE SASEBO CHAMPIONSHIP FOOT- BALL GAME. THE WEATHER PROVED TO BE PER- FECT FOR ALL THE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES HELD. SASEBO WAS A WELCOME RELIEF AFTER THE CONSTANT EVOLUTIONS AT SEA. SHIP ' S WORK STILL CONTINUED WITH JAPANESE WORKERS ROAMING ABOUT, COMPLETING MANY SCHED- ULED REPAIRS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. WE WERE VERY IMPRESSED BY THE SHIPWORKERS BY THEIR STEADY, AROUND-THE-CLOCK DEDI- CATION TO FINISH THEIR WORK PRIOR TO US LEAVING. IN ALL, OUR VISIT TO SASEBO WAS ONE TO TRULY REMEMBER AND DEFINTELY AN ENJOYABLE AND RELAXING STAY. SASEBO, WITH IT ' S SUB-TROPICAL ATMO- SPHERE AND SCENERY, HOUSES ONE OF THE LARGEST NAVAL BASES IN JAPAN. THE SEV- ENTH FLEET USES SASEBO FOR PORT VISITS AND REPAIR WORK. THE HARBOR IS DEEP AND SPACIOUS AND IS THE HOME OF THE USS ST. LOUIS (LKA 116). SASEBO WAS FILLED WITH MANY INTERESTING PLACES TO SEE. THERE WAS THE SHOPPING ARCADE WHICH SOLD EVERYTHING IMAGIN- ABLE: PEARLS RETRIEVED OFF THE COAST, PORCELAIN CHINAWARE, AND THEIR FAMOUS FOLKCRAFT - WOODEN SASEBO TOPS, TREA- SURED FOR THEIR FINE QUALITY AND DIAMOND- SHAPED IRON TIP. MANY LOCAL DISHES: SUKI- YAKI, TEMPURA, AND SUPER-FRESH, THINLY SLICED SUSHI (RAW FISH)-A DELICIOUS DELICA- CY PREPARED RIGHT BEFORE YOU. AREAS OF INTEREST INCLUDED HIRADO ISLAND, ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH, WHERE WILLIAM AD- AMS (FICTIONALIZED IN THE NOVEL SHOGUN AS BLACKTHORN) WAS BURIED, AND NAGASA- KI, ABOUT 52 MILES WEST. SASEBO WAS A DY- NAMIC AND INDUSTRIOUS PORT AND ENJOYED BY ALL. SUBIC BAY IS THE U.S. NAVY ' S GATEWAY TO THIS REPUBLIC. THE NAVAL BASE IS THE KEY TO THE DEFENSE OF FREE WESTERN PACIFIC NATIONS. LIBERTY AT SUBIC BAY IS BOTH REWARDING AND EN- JOYABLE. THE FILIPINOS EN- CHANT YOU BY THE FRIENDLI- NESS AND THE RICH HERI- TAGE ENDOWED THEM WITH A SPECIAL GIFT OF MAKING THE U.S. NAVY FEEL AT HOME. OLONGAPO CITY, JUST OUT- SIDE THE MAIN GATE, IS ALIVE WITH A HOST OF PEOPLE - MANY TRYING TO SELL YOU SOMETHING, BUY SOMETHING FROM YOU, OR TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE IN THEIR TAXI, JEEP- NEY, OR TRICYLE. NEON LIGHTS LINE MAGSAYSAY DRIVE, AND WITH OVER 1,000 RESTAURANTS, BARS, AND CLUBS IN OLONGAPO CITY IT IS NO WONDER THAT IT IS CONSIDERED THE BEST LIBER- TY PORT IN THE WESTERN PA- CIFIC. THE REST OF THE PHILIPPINES IS NOT LIKE OLONGAPO. MA- NILA, 75 MILES FROM SUBIC BAY, IS THE BUSTLING, COS- MOPOLITAN PEARL OF THE PACIFIC . OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST WAS CORREGIDOR, AN ISLAND FORTRESS IN MA- NILA BAY DURING WWII. PAGSANJAN FALLS, WHERE YOU SHOOT THE RAPIDS, WAS POPULAR WITH ITS ' BEAUTI- FUL SCENERY. TOURS OF ALL TYPES AND PLACES WERE AVAILABLE THROUGH SPECIAL SERVICES. THE PHILIPPINES OFFERS BARGAINS IN WICKER AND RATTAN PRODUCTS, AND MANY OTHER ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE AS SUBIC BAY WAS THE MOST AFFORDABLE AND PLEASENT PORTS TO VISIT. SUBIC BAY PHILLIPPINES AT 1600, FRIDAY, 31 MAY, WE MOORED AT SUBIC BAY IN THE PHILIPPINES. WE IMMEDI- ATELY BEGAN RECEIVING STORES AND SUPPLIES, AND EVERYONE WAITED PATIENT- LY FOR MAIL CALL. BOW RAMP OPERATIONS BEGAN TO OFF-LOAD OUR MARINE PERSONNEL AND THOSE THAT WERE GRANTED LEAVE WERE OFF TO REUNITE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WE BE- GAN TO PREPARE FOR A 21 DAY INPORT PERIOD WHICH WOULD INCLUDE AN AVAIL- ABILITY WITH THE SRF FACILI- TIES TO MAINTAIN OR REPAIR OUR EOUIPMENT THROUGH- OUT THE SHIP. MANY OF THE CREW ATTENDED VARIOUS SCHOOLS OFFERED ON THE BASE. RECREATION FACILITIES WERE ABUNDANT, AND WE FORMULATED A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT COMPETITION WITH THE LOCAL BASE TEAMS. WE ALSO PARTICI- PATED IN BASEBALL TOURNA- MENTS AND MANY TOOK AD- VANTAGE OF THE INDOOR RACKETBALL COURTS. DURING OUR FIRST INPORT PERIOD, THE CREW HAD A SHIP ' S PARTY AT WHITE ROCK BEACH. THE PARTY WAS HELD FOR A THREE DAY PERI- OD TO ALLOW FOR ALL PER- SONNEL TO ATTEND. ENTER- TAINMENT INCLUDED CUL- TURAL DANCES BY THE LO- CAL ORPHANAGE AND MUSIC BY A LOCAL BAND. EVERY- THING WAS CATERED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT, AND THE SHIP ' S PARTY WAS A COM- PLETE SUCCESS. L ii OUR SECOND INPORT PERIOD WAS IN AUGUST. WE BEGAN PREPARING FOR OUR VOYAGE TOWARD HOME DURING THESE 12 DAYS INPORT. WORK CONTINUED BY SRF, AND MANY HOURS WERE LOGGED IN TO COMPLETE OUR LAST AVAILABILITY WITH SUBIC BAY. OUR FLAG SHIP, THE USS PE- LELIU. HOSTED A PROFES- SIONAL OLYMPICS, OF WHICH CAYUGA DID VERY WELL. OUR FIRST PLACE AWARD WAS RE- CEIVED BY OUR COOKS FOR THE CHILE COOKOFF. ALL RATINGS COMPETED AND CA- YUGA CAME OUT WITH A FAIR SHARE OF TOP SCORES. IN ALL, THE WHOLE CREW EN- JOYED THE FESTIVITIES AND AGAIN CAYUGA PROVED TO BE THE VERY BEST. SINGAPORE Singapore is a small island nation of park-like beauty which thrives as the trading center in Southeast Asia and is a point of contact between the Pacific and Indian Ocean basins. It was first settled by Malay Budhists then used as a base of operations by various pirates and then became a free trading post of the East India Company under the protection of the British government. As such it attracted the immigrants who make up its divers population; Chinese, Malays, Indian, Javanese, Arabs, Filipinos, Europeans, Americans and more. In 1946 Singapore was made a Crown Colony and in 1955 became a self- governing state. The three days we spent in its tropical climate were a welcome break from the busy routine of life at sea. The cosmopolitan nature of the city with it ' s large modern buildings was also a change from the posts we ' d visited previously. Much of the night life was too rich for our blood, but shopping could provide very good deals for the shrewd bargainer. THAILAND HONG KONG HONG KONG IS A BRITISH TERRITORY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF CHINA IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. VICTORIA HARBOR IS THE BUSIEST OF HAR- BORS IN ASIA, AND IS THE WORLD ' S MOST FASCINATING, EXCITING AND VIBRANT PORTS OF CALL. VICTORIA HARBOR IS THE REASON HONG KONG EXISTS. HONG KONG IS AN INTERNATIONAL AND FINANCIAL CENTER AND FREE PORT, AND IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOR CHINA. CANTONESE AND ENGLISH ARE THE TWO OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF THE COLONY. 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