Chemung (AO 30) - Naval Cruise Book

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Hong Kong - The Pearl of the Orient! m w PI Central district of Hong Kong as seen from The Peak. Top photo: The Sea Piilace. floating restaurant. Bottom photo. Refugees from Red China prefer to live as Squat- ters here rather than behind the Bamboo Curtain. Many riong Kong gals reminded u- of our sisters at home. ■ -r , r— , ' . ' = -:. T?r-t-.-A Jf7 RHM

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Japan and Taiwan CHEMUNG was fortunate in the number of times we visited the colorful ports of Lhe Far East. For the sight- seer and camera-enthusiast, liberty meant scurrying from one tourist at- traction to another. For men on their first deployment, the good times and beautiful sights of VESTP-A.C added up to an e.xperience rich beyond measure. L M ' S K «. :.- -.lL 8 : W-¥. U fc

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Ofren tioM. Our Australian cousin--aiicl competitor. Probably the high point of the deploy- ment was CHEMUNG ' S participation in the 1966 SEATO Maritime Exercise, Opera- tion SEA IMP. Sortieing from Manila Bay in mid-May, fifty ships from the navies of the United States, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and the Republic of the Philippines, conducted exercises in the South China Sea for 2 1 2 weeks before concluding the operation in the Gulf of Thailand. Watching out for periscopes of enemy subs. HMAS AJAX drops in for tea. The first few UNREPs with our Australian friends were discouraging because of lack of com- munications and unfamiliarity with each other ' s equip- ment. LEFT: Mr. Gibbs, they just threw our sound- powered phones over the side again. With practice and persistence, however, matters improved. ■i?,HB ' V Hf !V h V HH -.H Ef r m Hk t il . ... «V . iV » 5-r:T -fc-tt%-i, i ' ' 6, J%tJ ' » Jf.J r. K £ : «■