Chemung (AO 30) - Naval Cruise Book

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. i«s»Hfc ' W ii aitt]Kw««w,-«iH ?aa: Engineers are always cooperating....(What do you want ME to do with this hammer?) ...and eager to learn. (Go away, kid, you bother me.) S Ufre Boilerman get very touchy when you try to touch their Hagan Board. How come I ' m always Duty Cat-Chaser? It ' s not the Hong Kong Hilton, but it ' s home. The Chief Engineer watches the vacuum drop in both condensers and lube oil pressure fall in the reduction gears but remains calm. 29

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e T ' e itAc iO ' tt (L to R) SEATED: Raab EM2, James IC2, ENS Negrete, Taylor EMC, Hensley EM2; FIRST ROW: Colgan EMFN, Shaver EM2, Wincek, Olson EM3, Hancox EM2; Braegger EM3, Clark ICFN, Bastian ICFN, Bodwell EMFN, Garrett EMFN. Ready for the big Blackout? You turned WHAT on, Clark? 28

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TOcWPac 0iuUe — f966 CHEMUNG ' S deployment to the West- ern Pacific began with a series of set- backs which prevented the ship from de- parting on the three-week voyage to the Philippines until 29 November 1966. Our frustration at this delay signified the aura of adventure which surrounded the pros- pect of the cruise and which broke forth in sheer enthusiasm once t he ship was finally underway for WESTPAC. The first week out of Long Beach, testing our mood brought heavy seas and rough weather, but the new men, a bit green around the gills at first, neverthe- less set about acquiring sea legs with determination. The knowledge that CHEMUNG would soon be operating with the Seventh Fleet and the anticipation of Oriental liberty kept spirits high; the men became a crew.