Chemung (AO 30) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 38 text:

mim - 7 Y ' all come to the hootenanny on the mess decks. Three weeks at sea is a long time. As a balance to the training and drill which oc- cupied many of our days, the crew turned their talents and imaginations to the hours of rest and recreation. The Saturday evening hootenan- And so they all did. nies provided an atmosphere of easy camaraderie in which all sorts of unlikely people stepped into the limelight. Featuring ballads and songs never heard stateside, the hoots were great fun for all. 34 .f X. l.. ..%. ' I W It ■ ' ■ m } %% ' ' t i U tH life ' . , . . U i :

Page 37 text:

. «is t-Apiki :d «a T« a KV Never mind the water washdown system, men. You were all just killed by a close-in burst. Repair 3 radiation monitors — or Russian frogmen? 5( £t %iii yii lo CtXUiAtCOH Dawkins Co. prepare us for Viet Cong PT-boat attacks.

Page 39 text:

iiiniiiiiiiii(iiwy.iwBffliiiii(riiiin inwiiiiiirwiiniifomii| m M division beard-niks and several prize-winning sets of whiskers. SeATuU, Stc. WESTPAC is one of the few places where the Navy allows--even encourages — beards, and a cruise is the only time a married man can trim his whiskers to suit his tastes alone. One of the most popular projects of the crew, therefore, was the beard-growing contest. Many new men also got a kick out of the engineers ' sea bat, ' one of the few in captivity. Others spent their hours watching for mail buoys. For some, however, the journey across was just steering the same old course for days... ...and catching up on their beauty sleep between watches. 32