Chikaskia (AO 54) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 66 of the 1969 volume:

o . '- ' Al' ' l -hs ' .. 4' 1 llleiieel States Ship Hlzikezekiez 4,40-54 L- ' H M ediferremeem Depleymezef 4 September 1968 30 january 7969 I think of all the Engineering problems we had with boiler tubes carrying away and the generator coupling stripping: and I think of the boilermen like Chief COOPER and IVlcLEOD-dirty, bleary-eyed, yet smiling calmly just hours before getting underwayg VVe'll be ready. And I think of Chief FISH, ever-confident that there is nothing which cannot be fixed. The thought of LT ADCOCK always cheerfully prefacing his visits to the bridge with: No problem: just need a little more organi- zation, also comes to mind. The efforts of Chief GREEN ancl'his men keeping those winches going on blood and sweat, and the dedication of ENS MASON and Chief STAHL to getting fuel on and off properly are well-remembered, ' The wardroom and his department were held tightly together with the wit, pleasant demeanor, and professional competence of LT BOUGHTON. BIG CHIK could do anything in his book, and no other ship could possibly rise to occasions which faced CHIKASKIA. Our radios and radiomen were the best due to him and his right hand, Chief EVERHART. Radioman KAPPLER could fix a teletypewriter to work in the laundry if necessary. Signalman IVIACGREGOR, as our only rated SIVI during our initial'SILENT UNREPS, had a right to feel proud that our signal watch was more 'alert than any cruiser's because he spent all of his breathing hours on the job. And yeoman VVASHAIVI with his invaluable assistant, yeoman WATTS, kept us out of paperwork trouble and did an unbelievable amount of work, always with a cooperative smile. ' Although we ne .er ate on time during operations, Chief STETSON always provided the best. The-rem.-Q never a concern for good food regardless of when the meal was, if Commissarymant IBETZ was on watch-and thatwas most of the time. LTJG IVIANGIN could- always juggle the books to squeeze a few more dollars out for any 'need we hadz' ' ' And I think of the Executive officer, LCDR HENRY, administering, dovetailing. integrating, consolidating, and scheming in every way to meet the needs of the men and the ship within'thle constraints of our unpredictable operational requirements. I think of all of the others who were crew members: who realized that a ship doesn't run, you run it A: who lacked sleep, but not sweat: who made a twenty-five year old lady the p or SIXTH FLEET Service Eotce. Each deserves a nod. 'I 'S CHIKASKlA'S CRUISE BOOK DEDICATED? TL 'IO DEDICATED THEIIASELVES TO CHIKASKIA T. ..l, HUGHES ' 'ISN D diczzfiou It 5 , . r Offiwr i i CAPTAIN THOMAS J. 'HUGHEs, USN . COMMANDING oFF1cER Captain Thomas J. Hughes was born in Brooklyn, New York, on 14 October 1926. He attended- St. Teresa's Grammar School and Boy's High School before enlisting in the Navy V-5 Program in December 1943. After attending Williams College and Franklin and Marshall College, Captain Hughes transferred to the active NROTC at Harvard University where he received a B.S. Degree and vvas commissioned on June 6, 1946. Captain Hugheslserved as a Junior Officer on Amphibious and Service Force ships, attended General Line School and became Engineer Officer of USS MASSEY CDD-7781, which operated for ten months off the coast of Korea in 1950-51. From 1952 to 1955, he served as a nuclear supervisor insfarmed Forces.:Special Weapons Project fnovv Defense Atomic Support Agencyj. After a tour as Engineer Officeriin USS WILKINSON CDL-52, he became Executive Officer of USS BRADFORD CDD-5453. Captain Hughes attended, the Armed Forces Staff College and the Operations Analysis curriculum at the U. S. Navy Postgraduate Schooh where he received a Master of Science Degree. He also served as Assistant Officer in Charge of the Naval Guided Missile School at Dam Neck, Virginia. ln 1962, Captain Hughes was assigned to the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This duty was followed by command of USS JOHN KING CDDG-37 and a tour in the Weapons Systems Evaluation Group in the office of the Secretary of Defense which required him to spend much time inSo.utheast Asia. Captain Hughes also commanded the USS THUBAN QAKA-191. He assumed command oft, ai , 1,1-IKASKIACAO-541 in November 1967. it I i Fr , 'si . Captain Hughes and Mrs. Hazel fKoblit2J Htigiiat 'rot 0' 'have eight children ranging from thirteen to tvventyyears of age. The family ff ide T . W- ' lil, H3:'i'q l r.i1 'Il,rl if' 4 c Homrmzmlilrg L , ' X,-A fwcufivc Officer .- -fEu5g'.: RV, , -3 'LCDR JACK A. 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ROBERT HOLT, USN FIRST LIEUTENANT DECK DEPARTMENT ml -U , y The Deck Departments fulgdtion in CHIKASKIA is quite important. Afterithe OperationslhD.epiar'tment has received a fueling commitment afilbl' charted a course to the rendezvous.. y Departmenthasltchecked ,the cargo, and the Engineering Department has gotten the ship to the re'nfd'e'zvou's, irjis uputo5tl1e1Ql5tetcl2?'Department to deliver the goods. We do this by a complicated process called Underway Replenishmentf' CHIKASKIA delivers three different petroleum products through ,six,Vfuel,inng:,st,ation,s, Deckjcargo, consisting of bottled gases, lubricating oil, and automobile gasoline in fifty-fiifel.g.alf'lonl.driugmsA'and otljfeifstores, are delivered by hi-line, burton, or housefall rigs. lVlail and personnel are also trainsferredi-by: hi?line2,3,With,-Lag-4'ship along each side it is not unusual to have all six fueling rigs and both hi-line time. V-vu ' Of course, Cl-HKASKIA does riot spend all of her time fueling ll When vve are not fueling, Deck Department is not idle. We must keep the shipnlinlnoodzi Fi i we do by constantly fighting the problem of rust. We also must maintain axllfin W 7 .ilsible Condition. ' i 4 '1 a irled span vvire, burton wire or hi iivering as -Qs a very dangerous situation fl 'ltd renewed 'Week ' hes on the Jepartment .Q I , I .F I 1 .I 3 gifs! Division homasR Mooney USNR Ensign T - , FIRST DIVISION OFFICER BMCS J. Jensen BMC A. Stewart BM2 E. T. Coyle BM3 SN R. D. Batterson , SN W: J, gamma W. D. Holt BM3 L. T. Harless W... -. I-mnnS . f. it Y 'J . H WJ .. .. .3 1:5 SJ- , Pl Q ' SN J. S. Buscemi SN C. B. Rapp SN A. Cusmano SN D. E. Dutko SN S. D. Terrell SN M. J. Platti , SN S. F. Fela , Y . , SN J. H. Horn SN T. M. Jacobson SN R. J. Cole SN W. E. Jones SN BJJ. Harrison Q - by SN J. P. Bailey V wha. X, Ji'- ,1,., .-......l,:..,u . I . 1 SN R. P. Gifford szv M. G. Come-y SA H. N. Butler HS7' I 3 , nf. 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Galvin SN B. J. Homfeck SAPJ. M.. Smith lr. . 4 ff,.:g, .f3xf v 4.-1: '. . ,N -. , .xr . L I . A Jr 5 ,- , :-,,1,, Q, tl, f -Q WW W .1 , KA' I SN ,I T. O'Dom1ell A -- 'A ' ' ' Forty-three and a wake up. SN S. D. Wainshilbaum SN A. E. Paul - SN G. A. Benbow SN J. B. Bruce SN N. Christus x. I4 SA P. T. Pickartz ' SA R-J.M2iCh1e A 3.4 L. C. Hammond A , .ffY,.:gsb.. hi..- 'M- SA M. S. Henderson SA D. J. Roller SA R. S. Mooberry SA J. L. Conner SA H- L- MUSS6'1H1aI1 SA B. W. Tillman 11 kf- Y -- .ag V 'f'!1 !. . . 1 g Jr ' .. . . . .-,r,..1..1. . 1 '- ' 1.,fr..1 yu-gi x . . 7 .rr , , ' ,. ' wif , f ry Beard judging . . . Day of Judgment ' ' Hurry up, I've got to sneeze!! Chin! DM ion LTJG Charles gl Walker, USNR Trouble shooting mount 31. GUNNERY OFFICER GMG2 J. L. Cox GMG2 C. L. Neal GMG3 C. L. Cherveny GMG3 W. R. McKinney FTG3 W. R. Allen FTGSN W. A. Mullon SN G, F, Baden SN D. W. Bennett GMGSA J. M. Mason ,439 -1,-111i-W, Give him four gongs. Need any more help? ,Who has the watcll? They cancelled PMS. Prepare for Shock Wave 3 Does it use Water? hzgilfcerizrg Department MQ W '14 K' .af f W - gm 'ir x Zf3..1'Sva! .f . i -i eggs LT ADCOCK CHIEF ENGINEER 1.1 LTJG W.H. CHRISTIE , ASS'T ENGINEERING OFFICER ln the beginning. . .we left Craney Island with high hopes and rebuilt boilers. lt wasn't long before one: engineering casualty after another kept the Snipes burning the midnight oil for days on end. Throughguyt 7. ship, the work and skill of the engineers was evident. ky Boiler tubes were replaced and repaired by the BT's with a highly efficient operation supervised by-.,. ' 'ef Cooper and BTl McLeod. Chief Fish and MM1 Barnes were constantly guiding their MM's in the finer pd' ts of turbo-'generator repairs while still maintaining a hot plant with close cooperation of the BTS. Ihe efforts of the first months finally paid off. Number 2 Ship's Service Generator and Number 2' Bbiller came off the Out of Commission List and again contributed to the Cl-llK Can Do spirit. A Division, with MMC Green, MM'l Birr and MM1 Chambers at the helm, sweated over brokemwrnches and bent U-boat screws, as well as a sticky whistle. R Division's shop often rang with hammer blows and smelled of acid welding smoke, only to be deserted for the well-deck, as Chief Stahl and SFT Ferin supervised the transfer of fuels from our tanks to CHlKASKlA'S customers. The department's purpose was further pursued by E Division with Chief White covering ship to ship tele- phones and movie transfers, while EMT Shivers kept a wary eye on the electric pumps for AV-GAS. In their sparetime. E Division personnel maintained an awesome complex of wires, fuses, and switchboxes. V The administration of the department was handled by LT Adcock, Chief Engineer, MMCS Fish, MRA: LTJG's Christie and Stephens, MDCfPMSg.Ens Mason, DCA: and VVO-1 Johnson, auxiliaries. The personnel assigned to the Engineering Department have been dubbed the names Snipe and Black Gang. Theirfeelings, however, can be summed up in an old railroader's poem: l'm not allowed to run the train, l'm not allowed to shoot off steam, Or make the whistle blow. Or even clang the bell. l'm not allowed to say how far But let it jump the G damn track, The railroad CGVS Cali QO- Then see who catches H I l l V4 k 5 Div! ian 0 main 'L' LTJG Grable D. Stephens, USNR AUXILIARIES OFFICER MMC W. W. Green WO-1 Harvey G. Johnson, USN AUXILIARIES OFFICER MM1 K. W. Chambers MM1 C. L. Birl' , MM2 M. L. Reid ICC D. H. White MM2 T. L. Bardelli MM2 F. Diggs MM3 B. W. Lang ' MM3 R. A. Vickers FN T. W. Alford EN2 D. H. S0111 Main 'Control Head H onchos FA F. L. Estupinian FA B, N, Shannon FA T. C. Childers EN2 R. L. Curtis -,-' or . 7 . EM1 L. R. Shivers EM2 H. E. Barnes fy f i i' in hd, 91 'WFS , QA ' ' The projector just broke. EM2 D. .T. Hill EMFN G. L. Gabel' EMFN F. V. Trentadue EMFA P. W. Ashmore ICFN W. E. Stroup .if Which generator? FA S. H. Ackerman ,-ff F FN T. H. Brewster FA K, L, Schneider MM1 W. L. Barnes Diff! im 1 ' Pop Kane M DIVISION OFFICER 4 MM2 P. T. Williamson MM2 J. R. Patterson MM3 K. C. Jenson MM3 H. F. Kane Z: - ,4 , if . MM3 R. P. Chetel MM3 G. S. Barton MM3 J. P. Thurston MM3 G. R. Bisher MMFN G. S. Sisson MR2 G. D. Riley 6' ' ' Got a work request? FN D. C. Leese FA P. R. Andrews FA D. F. McDonald Mine is bigger than yours. MR2 C. F. Scott FA A- Hardy MMCS J. L. Fish BTC C. L. C00pet ' B DIVISION OFFICER xl! 0 Z .4 W ala YA f' 1 ,-1 4 lf, 44' ws' 3 W f , ff W ?ffL532 7 m52fW7Gv 'iv?.Y' ..: me -um SW. ,. ,,'W.y,, .lf X ' f' Rf?-f-mf ev- iffbiw KTM, .v 1 ' . I ,. W xiiif' 1.f:1Ni .44m if .M . gm yygfzwmgggy 41, f f Wf'.:fm.f',1-.. 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' ' One day I'11 qualify as a fire f I N - V- FN-.H. L: Cafpeflfef Opemfirf est N I c 7 ll? LT BoUGHToN oPERAT1oNs oFP1cER . T 21: 1' if fig,-ASA 'T ' ' s 1 According to this message, we refuel the entire SIXTH Fleet tonight The pace of the Operations Department during the deployment vvas fast and hectic. The Ops Boss, LT Broughton, spent most of his time on the bridge, always keeping abreast of last minute changes to rendezvous, alongside orders and requirements. LTJG Ritchie and the OlVl's were kept busy plotting, changing rendezvous and tracking elusive l-IUK groups. We left Norfolk vvith several inexperienced OlVl's, but under the watchful eye of OlVl2 Zylinski they vvere soon hardened professionals at making night transits of the various straits in the Mediterranean. The FilVl's and CYN's, led by Chief'Everhart and Rlvll Kappler, kept the radio circuits up and a huge volume of traffic moving, Out of necessity, SlVll lVlacGregor converted ET's and RlVI's to SIVI strikers to help man the shorthanded signal bridge. LTJG Wilson-trying to keep all equipment operating, messages moving, and mail delivered-found time to get a cruise book put together. - Ships Office, vvith YNT Vllasham and PN2 Green at the helm, kept countless tons of paper and personnel moving. PCS Jackson and SN Dunlop savv the Cl-llKASKlA's mail vvas timely and kept track of several thousand mail bags transferred via CHIKASKIA to ships being served. K The CIC .vvatches vvere either uneventful or hectic. During Special Sea Detail and GO the RD's and rihone talkers vvere packed in like sardines, and during a crucial tactical problem someone vvoiild alvvays ask, You have any coffee made yet? The Operations Office vvas manned by YN3 Worden, better knovvn as Odd JODH f0V hisrmanyafidy varied ,tasks and talents: keeping operating schedules updated, DVGDGVUWQ ,letters for our oort visits, and finding enough time to stand radiO VVGTCWGS and typeilulp-fithd btfess for the crevv. As Julius Caesar said, Vile came, We saw, vvc 'edf' Department 0,7 iff! ion I V W if .g I 1, A. W f D77 LTJG L. David Riiciiie, USNR NAVIGATOR QMC N. L. Gregoire M M ' ' 'X ' ,, i , . .fv.,,ii3gew 'ifiaiix fissizfissvzq . 'frfffssflfff.2ff?1Es:.f 1 .11 A-wi:-xi: -af gf i e . . ' . gi. RD1 J. R. Fabiszewskz RD3 Wittmer RD3 T. O'Conne11 - ..., ' .,i i i ' -E . :L L R03 K. J. Baldwin 5 i . 5 RDSN T. O Brien e RDSIV W. H. Dickinson V ' ' I keep writing but nobody answers? 1 YN 1 G. D. Washam ' a YN3oG. M. Beimesche YN3 B. B. Eatts PN3 N. S. Dubrow 1 W . jj, Ta 72 . 'Z' is PC3 D. C. Jackson N PN3 H. W. Green .1, Ship's office, INC , ' .QQ t nf.. -. - A A 1 ,, ' ' ,-4. Q ,1- SN NR. Duda SN G. F. Young SN W, R, Dunlop SN W. E. Leonard UNREPS It's my dirty laundry. P ll-1 HM1 E. C. Gilkerson HN L. T. Cannon SN J. G. Wallace What is Q-34? ,tk V Navigational Detail. ll QM2 J. F. Zylinski QM2 J. S. Gionfriddo .5 , . I Zy1inski's fresh water washdown. QM2 D. P. Kulbago QMSN R, C, Cruickshank f SN G. B. Conlee QMSA M. L. Runkle I tes K 053 2. Q. 4 as . . y, 06 Dilfi im lf X Q? . 1 ,ff LTJG Robert C. Wilson, USNR COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER RM1 L. M. Kappler RM2 M. R. Stanget .Z,...,,n,L 4, ,, A If Y. W...f'A. k'A. ' I Fi Checking messagels. ,QE-.MT si.. fin-.J RMC J. C. Everhart RM3 J. R. Geldine Y RM3 J. F. Wolcott CYN3 W. M. Kramer L 55. z CYNS W. C. Schmidt RMSN J. R. Matchett vi RMSN G- N- NOVOUIY Will the teal signalman please send this out? ' ' What did he say? L N ' h x . Q rffrf fn..-gn.. X! ,,,,,,f4',,,-,vf Happiness' is getting all the traffic out! SM3 J. M. Blasso ETN2 D. R. Bonnville ETR3 H. C. Forest SA T. H. Keifer ETN3 D. H. Foiss SN J. Santos-Garaballo urrlrf Deparfmenf LTJG G.N. MANGIN SUPPLY OFFICER Like the other departments, in the Med the vvork of the Supply Department multiplies and the memories collect-like the time the cooks kept the chovv line open for over ten hours straight: Thanks- giving.Day, when 200 men ate almost 300 pounds of ham and turkey plus all the trimmings 3 the day the .Captain didn't smile until vve completed the trans- fer of 517,000 in foreign currency by hi-line: and the night the carrier asked for fuel and 40 drums of lube oil on 15 minutes notice. QNO one vvorried about getting the deck cargo broken out in time, because everyone knew that the dauntless team of RON and MEL could do the jobl - The mission of the Supply Department can be LTJG GUTEKUNST SUPPLY OFFIQER ENSIGN T.D. HEINS DISBURSING OFFICER summed up as money, milk, merchandise and material. The crevv is amply aware of payday, three meals a day cokes and repair parts: but don't forget foreign currency, paying the bills, procurement of food and services, midrats com missary records. food and service for officers country, procurement of foreign merchanclse, operating the ship s store and keeping the records, the laundry, the barber shop, issues from the storerooms, keeping the storerooms full accounting for the ship's budget, deck cargo, fleet freight, ullages and fuelaccounting, and much, much more The list islong and varied and the jobs are all important, as are the jobs of Deck, Engineering and Operations. Throunh it all, though, Supply Department personnel never alloyv themselves to lose sight of the fact that everything is incide ltci to the Departments and CHlKASKIA's primary mission-providing toilet paper to the entire SIXTH FLEET. i .S .. A 31- ' Y? 3. M . 1 . a , 'I K :ie ' N- H gk la - - J I L n E . N :K Q 1 A534 1 ' -r f:. ' 'Dewi 5 i aw.. in CSCS F. M. Stetson . '9BYE!?.n SKI G- T- BYHFS SK2 J. T. Carlton f - , 1.1 4 - - 7 Y, , ,-3 J, 1 - .,,.' -if ' ...-,,.- - ,,..f ,ggi ' ' I'm sorry, but you'11 need a 1250. SKSA W. N. Mizia SKSA R. P. Henry KM S i. be 'si I What time does tum to go? ET' 'v!X'5 SK2 G. L. Rowles SK3 D. E. Packard P Jumping isn't a bad idea. SN J. J. Gondet SN A. E. Schein LJ Af Y. , ...Ln Z , X LKKIXLIK QLYILJK MHVQ' N ' ' ' ' The only mess gear I need is mY dish. CS1 J. E. Elinchum CS2 R. C. Betz S3 L. M. Cooper ' ' Now standby to repel boarders CS3 F. J. Bakis CSSN R. W. Franklin SN B. T. McWatters r SN R. Ay Gallo CHIK'S Betty Crocker. SN D, E, Deal SH1 O. L. Tudor SN M. E. Smith SH1 G. L. Redd SH3 M. D. Stillwagner SN J. W. Rayburn SN G. J. Shutter . I '. A J N'. , 255' A JY ' Q. a in . . S QW? .fix . 4 e m y Sf.. ' Q 1 agsfa.-,Q - ' f we awe. r N so K .k.. 1 -, ' . , ..,. 3 f A -A 1 6 E. Wb H ,. if-In: ' . Lf,- . gg. ' -1 ,.,... D532 V fir.. 1 One regulation haircut, coming up. 1v?-??TT1 '1 -r-?f.-----7--- -7- f..-T.,, iY.i-- 7 3 . I '. ' g 1 ' . I 1 50 - .3 s V . D-, 1, Sv: - . . w 'v Y Y 272' '- v ' Ti? ., -4 ' 43 ' R N Eff x A .I -5 , ,:,.- r ' qi- -, -..Q- Loading supplies at Rota. ' ' According to yourpay record, you owe US money! DK2 A. R. Sherman SN C. W. Gunzel 1, QA' 7 .,. , . . D'--3. , -?' Q15 M ,s4:- ' A ,-- f', - 1'- K- .... 'Q -YQ 4' Q - A.- SD2 E. L. Andrews SD2 B. B. Bellon SD3 F. 0. Capili tl TN S. B. Tuvera TN B. J. Ramos Wait 'till they taste the soup! IJ. Have enough pop com? TA R. Laxamana TN B. H. Atangan f wif K we , TN G- J- Pama He wants me right now? 'Q S- 19' A l it-215 42-, , K? , Q A bv - ' 'Q x ,W I see you. No mail for me? M4111 4--ik Holiday Turkey. . . . and then what happened? 5 i 1 E - , -V kt aft, xv- i has 1 : w 'E,', ll 5' 143' T4 G: , ,-,A 1. We bake pizza, 1500! Even ice cubes. . . I r,,,- ,-X 3 -I I 1 , l . g Q, Q 5 .L Y' 'Al fwl '1 '5-ill! 4 , ig. 3 , Dgplrzymvnf chcdulc A lr l 5 ,Q ,j-11.1 A! A AO.rnust mean Always Outlv 4-143 September, 15 ,September 16-18 September' 18-24 September P 24-30September 30 September 2-20 October 20-26 October . 1' 29 October-5 November 6-12 November 'A ' 12. November A 13-21 November 22-23 November 23-29 November 29 November A 30 November-2 December 2-6 December 7-8 December 9 December 13-16 December A 17-24 December 25 December 26 December . A 27 December-2 January 3-7 January . 8 January 9-11 January 11-16 January 17 January 18 January 19 January 30 January Transit Atlantic and Support of DESHON 22 Turnover from USS CHUCKVVAN CAO 1001 at Rota Spain Support DESTFRON 22 and TG 60 9 Visit Palma cle Mallorca . I Support TG 60.1 and TG 63.1 Fuel lift at Agusta Bay, Sicily Visit Naples, ltaly and TVA Support TG 60.1 Visit Valletta, lVlalta ' Support l-IUK Group CTG 67.11 Fuel lift in Naples, ltaly Support HUK Group CTG 67.11 Fuel lift at lVlarsaxlokl4, lVlalta Support HUK Group CTG 67.11 Fuel lift at Naples, ltaly Support HUK Group CTG 67.11 Visit Palma de Mallorca Support HUK Group CTG 57.11 Fuel lift at Cartagens. Spaif- Visit Naples, ltaly and TAV Support TG 60.2 ' , Fuel lift at Naples, ltaly Enroute Villefrancne, Fra! -be Holiday visit Villefrarrc-ne, wce Support TG 60.1 Fuel lift at Cagliari, Sardini Support TG 60.1 Visit Barcelona, Spain Support TG 60.9 Turnover to USS ALLAGASH CAO 971 at Flota Spam Transit Atlantic and Support CTG 27 41 Arrival Norfolk, Virginia I ,.,..,.,..,.,.,...... w'- - USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS CHARLES F. ADAMS CDDG-25 ALSTEDE IAF-485 AULT CDD-6981 BASILONE IDD-824D FRED T. BERRY CDD-8585 BIGELOVV CDD-9421 BROVVNSON IDD-8685 BORDELON IDD-9401 RICHARD E. BYRD QDDG-235 CHARLES D. CECIL IDD-8355 COLUIVIBU-S CCG-'IZQ CONYNGHAIVI CDDG-171 CROIVIVVELL CDE-10145 DEALEY CDE-10065 DYESS QDD-8801 HARLOD J. ELLISON IDD-8641 FISKE IDD-842j IVIYLES C. FOX CDD-8295 FORRESTAL CCVA-595 FREIVIONT QAPA-441 , JULIUS A. FURER QDEG-65 GAINARD CDD-7065 GEARING CDD-7105 GOODRICH CDD-8315 HAIVIIVIERBERG CDE-10151 HOLDER IDD-8195 INDEPENDENCE CCVA-621 Ehik ski Wsfdmers USS USS USS JONAS INGRAIVI QDD-9385 JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, JR. CDD-85Oj JOHN KING CDDG-35 58 Shzjvs, 224 Zines USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS USS KOELSCH CDE-10495 LASALLE CLPD-35 LITTLE ROCK QCLG-45 MANLEY CDD-940D MASSEY CDD-778D MOALE CDD-60935 MULLPHEN QAKA-S15 NITRO CAE-231 NORRIS CDD-859D O'HARE QDD-8893 WILLIAMV. PRATT CDLG-135 ROBERT A. OVVENS ZCDD-827D NEWMANEK. PERRY CDD-883D PUTHAM CDD-7575 vvT.LLlAlvl R. RUSH CDD-7145 SAMPSON CDDG-102 SELLERS CDD-6115 SEMMES QDDG-18D SHANORI-EA CCVA-38D STORMES 'CDD-780D SYLVANIA. CAFS-2D TATTNALL QDDG-18D TOPEKA CCLG-85 TURNER CDDR-834D VOGE QDE-10471 VVALDRON QDD-6995 WASP CCVS-18D ZELLARS CDD-777D Evmmuu Ty kelalivns Th r hanage, Villaggio Del Fanciullo, in Naples, Italy, was surprised one afternoon in early October by e o p several BIG Cl-llK sailors carrying two swing sets. The swing sets were presented and erected by several crewmen, The youngsters' reaction was that of warmth and happiness as the finishing toucheshto the swing set were made. At l.'Ospizio Marina lOld Sailors lnlomej in Naples, three days of scrapping. plastering, and painting by ten Cl-IIKASKIA sailors, proved to the elderly men that Cl-IIKASKIA sailors knew what they were doing when it comes to remodeling. The result of the efforts put forth was two beautifully painted entrance halls in the 600 year old building. There was a simpatilo feeling between the workers and residents, both had the common bond of men who go to sea. Again, smilescrumbled the language barrier, letting us know it was a job well done. The early part of Novemberfound Captain l-lughes and the officers of Cl-llKASKlA, entertaining a dozen guests for an informal luncheon in Valetta. Malta. The guests included: Mr. J. Martinelli, CActing Airport Managerjg Captain and Mrs. Godon Miceli, Secretary to Parsons investments LTDQ Mr. and Mrs. Franco Masini, Adver- tising Manager Simmonda, Parson. Ciskg The Honorable Dr. and Mrs. G. Camilleri, Member of the Maltese Parliament. Delicious food and enjoyable conversation combined to make a pleasant atmosphere for a wonder- ful afternoon. b One sunny afternoon during thet last week of December, the Captain's gig pulled up to the accommodation ladder, and eight local children scampered onto the CHIKASKIA. The children were on their way for a tour of Cl-llKASKlA and a Christmas party on the mess decks. Toys, games, and refreshments filled the afternoon hours for CHlKASKlA's young guests. Waves and smiles were the goodbyes for that afternoon. ni ' W l QW A-f .t Luncheon at Malta. Christmas party at Ville si Gaining an insight into Malta. s A truck and 21 hat make a good Christmas present. 1 I ,Mau T 'Sze -..L - - an ff? vibe! if 7' 08 Uoaybo G Q 4?U 8 551- Op, zo? 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BT L lig.1z-:-- Hlzika kia Pawn A CHRISTMAS DRINK TWAS SHORTLY BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND ALL THROUGH THE- CHIK THE CREW WAS RELAXING ENJOYING THE FLICK THE HOSES WERE HUNG ON THE OUTRIGGERS WITH CARE IN HOPES THAT HANDBOOK AND HER GROUP WOULD APPEAR WITH ALL BOILERS AND GENERATORS BACK ON THE LINE THE BIG CHIK WAS READY AND RIDING REAL FINE WITH DECK CARGO BROKE OUT AND DECK STEAM ON THE LINE THE COOKS WERE PLANNING A MEAL SO DIVINE WHEN OVER PRI-TAC THERE AROSE SUCH A CLATTER ME. B. SPRANG FROM HIS PIT TO SEE WHAT WAS THE MATTER WHEN ON THE HORIZON CAME A FLASHING RED LIGHT AND THE CALL OF SIGNALS COULD BE HEARD IN THE NIGHT OUR ONLY TWO SIGNALMEN WERE THERE IN A FLASH THEIR LITTLE COB PIPES FILLED UP WITH HASH AND WHAT TO THEIR BLOODSHOT EYES SHOULD APPEAR HANDBOOK , SKY ROCKET BEN HUR.',', AND PRIVATEER WHEN HERE CAME HANDBOOK STEADY AND TRUE LAUNCHING HER AIRCRAFT AND RECOVERING THEM TOO ON PRI TAC SHE SAID LET'S GET ON WITH THE, GAME SHE SCREAMD AND SHE HOLLERED AND CALLED THEM BY NAME COME BEN HUR , COME SAWBO NES GO ON ALONGSIDE NOW OAKBROOK AND HANO TAKE STATION ON THE GUIDE AND THEN TO L-5 HANDBOOK WENT PELL MELL TO COME ALONGSIDE LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL SHE READIED HERSELF AS BEN HUR BROKE AWAY AND COMMNECED HER APPROACH FOR HER SIX HOUR STAY THEN UPON US SHE CAME WITH A WALLOWING HASTE TO HOOK-UP WITH THE CHIK TWAS NO TIME TO WASTE EMERGECY SIX WAS PLACED OUT OF SIGHT AND SIX SHORT BLASTS WOULD NOT PIERCE THE NIGHT CAUSE ON THE BIG CHIK EVERYONE KNEW SHE HAD A GOOD HELMSMAN AND AN OUTSTANDING GREW AND WE HEARD HER EXCLAIM AS SHE STEAMED OUT OF SIGHT THANKS FOR THE DRINK ON THIS COLD WINTERS NIGHT! SMS BLASSO 8QqRD3 WITTMER PUBLISHERS 81 COMPOSERS VER R 2215052 DEC SS FM USS CHIKASKIA TO TG SIX ZERO PT TWO RT UISICLAS IT'S TIME TO SAY.,,GOODIsYE YOUR SHIPS HAVE DRAIISIED US DRY SO WHILE YOU 'PLAY THIS CHRISTMAS DAY WE'LL STILL THE OCEAN PLY WHILE RESTING EROM YOUR SPREE SPARE HALF A THOUGHT FOR ME THE-COTE D'AZUR GIVES REST FOR SURE BUT WE'RE FOR NAPOLI OUT CHRISTMAS STOCKING RED SWINGS WILDLYIO'RE OUR BED WE ASK NO TOYS FOR CHIKASKIA BOYS BUT FUEL FOR YOU INSTEAD WE'LL MEET YOU ALL SOME MORE KEEP ADDING. TO OUR SCORE ' FUEL ON THE LINE I IN SIXTY-NINE FROM AO-64. Anchored fast in Villefranche Bay, CHIKASKIA enters New Year's Day. At Waters edge her anchor chain Frails out five shots to a mod'rate strain From the starboard bow to a muddy floor, The depth, in fathoms, thirty-four. Condition Yoke is modined The Sixth Fleet OPSKED is our guide. Generator one gives light With steam from boiler one tonight. The Nitro, AE-23 Glows brightly here in company. R l9lO2OZ JAN 69 FM USS CHIKASKIA TO RUTMS IITF SIX THREE BT UNCLAS E F T O THEIR BOW WAVES FROTH AND FOAM THE SIXTH FLEET IS AT SEA THEY GUARD US ALWAYS FAR FROM HOME. ITHEY GOT THEIR FUEL FROM ME.I UNCHALLENGED IS THEIR MIGHT THEY SAIL THE SEAS WITH PRIDE AND MEETING 'US BY STARLESS NIGHT WE BROUGHT SERVICE TO THEIR SIDE. THE BLACK SEA SAW THE FLAG ITS PRESENCE WAS MADE KNOWN BUT HAD OUR SERVICE EVER LAGGED THAT FLAG WOULD NOT HAVE FLOWN WE'RE OLD AND SLOW IT'S TRUE WITH-NO DESTROYER'S FLAIR BUT COULD KOELSCH SAIL THE ROLLING BLUE HAD OUR WATER NOT BEEN THREE. NOW FOREIGN LABORS CEASE. WE START OUR HOMEWARD RUN WE SERVED THE FLEET THAT KEEPS THE PEACE TO HELP A JOB WELL DONE. Where. CG-12, Columbus, ridesg In which the SOPA now resides. Rear Adm'ral Johnson leads his men In command CRUDESFLOT Ten. The lights on shore are glimm'ring near We wish you all a Happy Year. And so in Nineteen SiXtyANine, My poem complete, the log I sign. C. N. Dragonette ENSIGN USNR Palma 1 Our stop at the beautiful port of Palma de Mallorca was most enjoyable. Palma, an island off the coast of Spain, is a vacation spot visited in great numbers by people from all over Europe. Excellent tours ofthe entire island were available for the crew. Christmas shopping was wonderful because of the large variety of stores available. Crew members could enjoy a reasonable and very delicious meal anywhere in the city. As far as the scenic views from restaurants were concerned, the large number of Scandinavian girls made a sidewalk view quite enough. E- as ni ' ,fiiasii vxvi UQSP '- I -- w , . h ',,,,, ,,,,, ,. Y iii -E I .v ,.- 'K 2 Sr E x :I-,Z L . K r I , m fl? -.Lv- hx ,gg ,,. 1 M, F :.,.. K . 4 1 4 5 , ,, 'A,. J,-y.. .-f,.- '..--,,..- ,- nv Q -1 0mm Q, PAH cENTf 5 , n . M7525 .,, ,. ff- - . 13 v ff X v I' '4 1 , 3 L My F JM :,1Q .'f,?r Tj wwe' 'Jil J' 3:f:3Q..l1:j5. 5: 1 .. fljji-Q14 '. i ...N K . . H Aw' x 1 v- u X' :ww! ' ME' . in-x 1 Xi H ' f 1 AJLv,n, ... X h have served in the Sixth Fleet in the Mediter- Naples, a beautiful 2,400 year old city, is familiar to all w o , ' x erience not only because of the beauty of Naples itself ranean Sea. Entering the Bay of Naples is quite an e p . with attractive villas built right into the steep rocky coast line, but also the beauty of the adjacent area. The spectacular, 4,000 foot, soot-blackened Mount Vesuvius is almost as overpowering as Mount Fuji in Japan, ' ' ' ' astward and southward around the Gulf of Naples. Some of the most beautiful coast line in the world is seen e ' ' d f Capri all contribute The ruins of Pompeii are still in evidence: he Amalfi Drive is a world-famous car route for nature lovers. the romantic town of Sorrento and the islan o to the atmosphere. T t were cameras, leather, glassware, The shopping here was excellent, yet tricky. items that were offered the mos s heard, a quick, No, thank you, would keep art and silk. When the cry, Hey, Joe, would you like a .... wa your purchases legitiment. l J? f 1- -- ---- ---W . , Mix f! i HHH 1!l1 1 A J . '.w , H. I 3 5 t H113 .' ., While in' Naples, two three-day tours to Rome were arranged for the BIG Cl-IIK crew. The chance to see the enchanting city of Rome, along with the chance to ba away from the ship, drew many enthusiastic volunteers. The tour parties stayed in the Palatino l-lotel. Every day tours to various places throughout the city were available. l-lowever, it someone wanted to sightsee on his own, he could. The Vatican, the famous Colosseum, and the Arch de Constantinelwere some of the historic spots on the tours. - Both tour groups, ironically, ran into the American screen and TV star, Ernest Bourgnine, in downtown Rome. lVIr. Bourgnine told the Cl-llK sailors that during World War ll he was a gunners mate in the Navy. A very warm and kind man, lVlr. Bourgnine was one ofthe high points on the tour. On the return bus trip, the- tour group stopped in the h ome town of Julius Caesar. ll-le wasn't home.l lt car be safely said that a wonderful time was had by all. fwfr' a-Jffxwg 3 f 5' fi 1 'H fr Q T, '. f Llr ,Ma ,ta The much visited port of Valletta, Malta, is located 150 miles south of Sici y ' h withstood three years of constant bombing by the appears to be carved from rock, which may be the reason s e ' ' l ' a defense-minded island in a strategic position to in- Axis Powers during World Vllar ll. l-listorically, lVla ta is ' ' d South Mediterranean waters. The Knights of the Order of St. John fluence shipping along both North an gave Ivlalta most of its b kthe Turks in 1566 against tremendous odds, l .At first glance, the city of 319,000 defensive character when they turned ac The Cl-llKASKlA'made two visits to Ivlalta during the cruise: the first, to Valletta, enabling her to make neces- re airs to the boilers' the second visit, a fuel lift, was to lvlarsoxloklc. On both occasions, the crew enjoyed SGW D . tours, individual sight-seeing, and some outstanding shopping sprees. l P, Q, ,A 4 l ,tw-S-1,:f1., 1425 -fit ,,-Qi. .wyi Barcelo az As our liberty boat entered the branch of B famous monument to' Christopher Columbus. At rr'bl b in Spain. ' arcelona l-larbor that leads to Fleet Landing, vve could see the e i y usy, yet beautiful port, Barcelona is the largest port The city, vve found, is full of handicrafts that were magnificent, as well as attractive in price. Wood works vvere the most abundant handicrafts that vvere displayed andpurchased. . The crevv enjoyed tvvo different tours. The first, a one-day tour, vvas a scenic and informative trip around the city of Barcelona. Thesecond, a tvvo-day trip, vvas a ski tour which proved to be one of the better tourstof our CFUISG. 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The food, vvine, casinos and local people made Ville a wonderful place to spend Nevv Years, h' that no one vvanted to r'niss..The eve-opening bus ride along the Skiing trips to the French Alps were somet ing 'fi' t 'nl convinced us that the French knevv hovv to drive. edge ofthe Alp's cli 5 cer ai v nailz . ,i 5 A Qi i' wr 'Wi l',il'r,,,r,, ii,,,,,,i, i ii v , -2, likf -'Ipif Y W K. I lv'u ' UV 4.,-LW Q .32 W Q V. km Z Is it supposed to be there? D0 You think Weiu make it? Bringume another box. I give up . . . your ship, she is in position. Do we have a paddle? He Wants What? Stand by for heavy rolls! ' 1 L- ,Ti Shock aHects people differently. Picnic at Sea .... Navy Day 1968 gn Read the Plan of the Day. My finger is Caught! Hizik Zflzviagraphers I St. Peter's Basilica. The streets of Naples. -. Y' . .3 A wif A quiet street in Malta. r . 2, ,. . , fn 5' r 7 4 N !...., W 6 ,.' 4- ' A ,ds x' wi .Q ,- - I X 1 I . C ww- ..m f ' ' ' 1 tv K . .' p WH, ' 'J1.4:.fl'. wg . XM X . 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