Cimarron (AO 22 AO 177) - Naval Cruise Book

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Fueling at sea can be adangerous business as these photos illustrate. A destroyer, hampered in keeping station by unusual currents, begins to move in close. The rig captain struggles to correct for the ohangeg but too late, the hose splashes in the Water. The highline becomes fouled and every available man is used to prevent the gear from being carried overboard.

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FATHER MEETS SON It was mid-cruise when the USS Chicago, newly arrived in Westpac, came alongside the Cim for fuel. The unrep, however, took on more than the usual significance when Master Chief Commissaryman D. V. Dempseyvisit- ed his son aboard the Chicago. While the fueling took place, a highline was prepared and Chief Dempsey was lifted over to the Chicago and enjoyed abrief but memorable visit with his son J. A. Dempsey SK2.