Chemung (AO 30) - Naval Cruise Book

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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 £ : «■

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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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Sc mfi What made SEA IMP so memorable was the process of co-ordinating different operating procedures and creating a har- monious team out of dissimilar ships. The progress from the first awkward days to the concluding maneuvers was very heartening, and the efficiency of the for- mation steaming, a new experience for many of CHEMUNG ' S officers, left one with the perception of a truly viable multi- lateral force in the Western Pacific. Wonderful, hard-won words; CEASE PUMPING. A view from the bridge: sunset on a long day of formation steaming. Never a dull moment, however- - Station the Helo Detail, ON THE DOUBLE! «-. Meanwhile, the deck force fakes down lines for the next UNREP. Execute Zig-Zag Plan Three; Standby, EXECUTE. We must have zigged when they zagged. O.K., group, let ' s reform and try it agam. 4 tit.!-.r-- ' -