Current (ARS 22) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 38 of the 1966 volume:

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V THE USS CURRENT CARS-22D WAS ON IMMEDIATE STANDBY FOR DEPARTURE TO WESTPAO AND THE SEVENTH FLEET. ALL HANDS TURNED TO THE IMMEDIATE TASKS OF PREPARATIONS FOR DEP- LOVMENT. LITERALLV HUNDREDS OF LAST MINUTEII ITEMS WERE PILED UPON OUR SUPPLY DEPARTMENT. FOOD STUFFS SPARE PARTS, DIVING EQUIPMENT, PAINT ETC. WERE ALL NEEDED TO COMPLETE OUR ALLOWANOES BEFJORE DEPARTURE. 17 AUGUST 1965 SAW THE BEGINNING OF AN EXCITING WESTERN PACIFIC TOUR. ITS SUDDEN BEGINNING BROUGHT DOUBTS TO THE OLD I' HANDS BUT OUR NEWER MEMBERS WERE ANxIOUS TO CROSS THE LINE. WITH OUR CHARGE IN TOW WE DEPARTED HAWAII STEAM ING INTO THE EVENING SUNSET BIDDING 'IALOHAII TO OUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES.WITH APL-55 VFNB-Ie AND YC-1414 FOLLOWING PATIENTLY BEHIND, CURRENT GETS HERSELF READY FOR THE SEVENTH FLEET. I pls f 4-91 '.--531' 'S-14 ' ,Ag . . ' I ' x ' f 1539 KP. its fa R ' by 13,4- ' . A1 fa I yi -L ',l QQ ... I I X 'Q I I' I 4 A 9 It UW U K YB MIS I HEMI-5 3 65 CALM WEATHER AND A FOLLOWING SEA MADE FOR 1 A VERY ENJOYABLE AND COMFORTABLE PASSAGE TO I OUR FIRST PORT, GUAM, NI. I., THE IICROSSROADS OF THE PACIFICII. OUR CROSSING WAS UNEVENTFUL EXCEPT FOR A HIGH CONSUMPTION OF FUEL THAT NECESSITATED A REPLENISHMENT AT SEA WITH AN AO . THE USS NAVASOTA CAO-106, WAS DIVERTED TOWARD CURRENT AND ON 2 SEPTEMBER WITH NAVASOTA RENDEZVOUSING AND MAKING UP TO CURRENT, WE TOPPED OUR DEPLETED FUEL SUPPLY. UPON COMPLETION, NAVASOTA DEPARTED THE AREA AND WE THRUST ON TOWARDS GUAM. En I in -di 'wi 'lun E ,ff HAT M IITED PPLY AREA QCJOK. 'T'oD4KY I ffm ,,v',: 2.51 may Y, -' f sw ,r I 1: 1' ig., I 9 . . I AFTER ARRIVAL ON GUAM, THE SHIPIS COMPANY FOCUSED ON A MUCH NEEDED UPKEEP PERIOD. ENGINES WERE SEC- URED, SHORE POWER HOOKED UP, COMMUNICATIONS GUARD SHIFTED TO THE BEACH AND ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT SENT TO SRF. THE BEGINNING STRAINS OF THE CHIPPING HAMME PAINT SCRAPER AND WIRE BRUSH BECAME HEARD THROUGH- OUT THE SHIP. MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES BECAME THE ORDER OF THE DAY FRESH PROVISIONS IPYARD WORKERS COULD BE FOUND IN AND AROUND THE SHIP AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY, ASSISTING THE SHlP'S COMPA IFICATIONS TO THE SHIP. AS WE RE-STOCKED OUR HOLDS WITH AND STORES. 'THE SH NY WITH REPAIRS AND MOD- HARD ON GETTING THE SHIP IN TOP ALL HANDS WORKED SHAPE. SOME OF THE CREW TOOK TIME TO VISIT A NATIO ALIST 'CHINESE PC AND MADE FRIENDS WITH SOME OF E CREW SLOWLY THE EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY WAS TH . RETURNED TO.THE SHIP AND SOON SHE WOULD BE READY TO WEST. WITH ALL EQUIPMENT AND STORES ON BOARD CURRENT TURNED HER ATTENTIONS TO i FIELD DAY AND A CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY WHICH WOULD SEE LCDR FONVILLE RELIEVED AND DEPART THE SHIP TO A NEW ASSIGNMENT. CONTINUE HER JOURNEY DR H. 21 SEPTEMBER 1965 LCDR C. L. FULD RELIEVED LC ON , P. FONVILLE AS COMMANDING OFFICER. SHORTLY THERE- AFTER CURRENT DEPARTED GUAM FOR suslc BAY, P. 1. ADE A THIS TIME'WITH APL-55 AND YC--1414, CURRENT M YUAN CHANNEL THEN SOUTH TO STRAIGHT SHOT FOR THE BAB I SUBIC BAY. 2 OU ' QEEIBMWEQIQEQ I SUBIC BAY, P. I. IS A VAST COMPLEX VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR EFFORT IN VIET NAM. HERE OUR SEVENTH FLEET COMES FOR REPAIRS, SUPPLIES, AND A LITTLE RELAXATION. THE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ARE ABUNDANT AND MOST ANY SPORT CAN' BE ENJOYED WITH A LITTLE LOOKING INTO. THE WARM, LUSH TROPICAL WEATHER MAKES SPORTS MINDED PERSONNEL THRIVE AS THEY CAN ENJOY A MULTITUDE OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A LITTLE CULTURE, A SHORT TRIP ACROSS THE CANAL BRINGS YOU INTO THE TOWN OF OLONGAPO ZAMBALES U , ,P.l. THROUGHOUT TOWN YOU CAN FIND MANY WCULTURAL CENTERSII WHERE ONE CAN OBSERVE THE HABITS, DANCES, ETC. HERE THE NATIVES ARE VERY FRIENDLY AND GO TO MANY EXTREMES TO MAKE YOU FEEL AT HOME. FOR THE SHOPPING ENTHUSIAST, ONE CAN WANDER THROUGH THE STORES AND SHOPS CHOOSING FROM MANY ARTICLES. PHILIPPINE MAHOGANY CARVED IN COUNTLESS DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES, VELVET PAINTINGS WITH RAINBOWS OF COLOR PLUS MANY OTHER SOUVENIR ITEMS FOR THE THRIFTY SHOPPER. 'K xr fin? X9 C RVIN S 1' W O D 2, 8 A 'I For S616 . ! ' vel A x J ' I I url 4 ,, I I f W C--1 -J I I 'o mes 1E IDEE IN INGS 'ERS iRE aivff O x 6 Q 4 1 'I Q3 OUR ARRIVAL AT DA NANG MARKED THE FIRST TIME AN APL. WAS USED FOR THE VIET NAM EFFORT. WE WERE GREETED BY OFFICERS AND MEN FROM THE ACTIVITY THERE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IISHERATON DA NANGVI, AS SHE WAS DUBBED. INSIDE THE CONGESTED HARBOR MANY MERCHANT AND NAVAL VESSELS LIE AT ANCHOR OFFLOADING THEIR PREC- IOUS CARGO. SECURITY OF THE SHIPS IS PARAMOUNT AND ARMED GUARDS COULD BE SEEN PATROLLING EACH SHIP, WHILE AT NIGHT BOATS STEAM AROUND THE PER- IMETER TO PROTECT THE SHIPS FROM SMALL CRAFT AND SWIMMERS. ' A LONG WAIT ENSUED BEFORE A TUG WAS FREE TO TAISE OVER OUR CHARGE. AS SOON AS OUR TOWS WERE PASSED 'V X U 00 to 5.-.- 1 g ocurt :zo J. Q ON WE MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND HEADED OUT TO SEA WHERE A SHIP CAN OPERATE . r I 7 . I f 'fi--1 1: . f BEFORE OUR R 8: R TRIP TO HONG KONG, A QUICK VISIT TO KAOHSIUNG WAS NEXT ON TAP. PULLING INTO THE HARBOR ONE COULD SEE THAT THE COUNTRY WAS WELL.. PROTECTED FROM THE COMMUNIST MAINLAND. TAIWAN IS MAINLY A SEAGOING COUNTRY. ITS ECONOMY DEPENDS UPON THE SEA FOR ITS LIFE AND CONSEQUENT- LY SHIPS AND BOATS OF MANY SIZES AND SHAPES COULD BE FOUND EVERYWHERE YOU LOOKED. TO THE SHIP'S COMPANY. MANY FRIENDS WERE MADE DURING OUR SHORT STAY AND MANY MORE WHEN WE RETURNED ITS PEOPLE WERE EXCEEDINGLY FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL M .-J 7v1cPnvxv K1L,5: 'uT '9 7'X -A N , .c.c.:. 1 'SUIT L . ii 7' wwf' L 1 14 pu 1l1 I 51. ll F554 M 1 If y. K Y 1-17 I ,Q , 813: Wi 413 's Eg.. s If 9, ' ++1 L MQ Al U11 P' THE MAGIC NAME OF HONG KONG BRINGS THOUGHTS OF A FABULOUS CITY SITUAT ED NEXT TO COMMUNIST CHINA, HONG KONG IS A BRITISH TERRITORY AND A FREE PORT ITS LARGE HARBOR ACCOMODATES THE LARG EST SHIPS WITH EASE ONE CAN SEE THE FLAGS OF ALL COUNTRIES REPRESENTED HER CURRENT MOORED AT HMS TAMAR ON THE EAS ARM AND MADE LIBERTY MUCH MORE CONVEN IENT THAN THE SHIPS AT BUOYS FROM THE SHIP YOU CAN SEE THE SPLENDOR OF HONG KONG THE H K HILTON AND THE MANDARIN HOTELS AND THE ABSOLUTE POVER TY OF THE WANCHI DISTRICT, LIVE SIDE BY SIDE REFUGEES ARE CONSTANTLY POURING INTO THE CITY AND IT WOULD SEEM TO THE NEWCOMER THAT THE ISLAND WOULD SINK WITH ITS OVER POPULATION THE NAVY PURCHASING BRANCH HEADS THE LIST OF PLACES TO BUY GOODS HERE ONE CAN SEE PRODUCTS OF EVERY NATURE FROM SILKS TO JADE, JEWELRY TO CAMERAS, CLOTHES TO WATCHES AND ON AND ON BECAUSE OF ITS WIDE BACKGROUND IN CUL TURES AND RELIGION YOU CAN FIND MOST EVERYTHING REPRESENTED SOMEWHERE IN THE GLAMOUR OF HONG KONG ' Qi,g X s, gt I ' , 37' I 1 I. ?4 . 1 -f A I I li YH Y ' : -,1--1 1 1 o '- , 1 1 1 I, I1 5- 1 ' , 11 , . . I , 'ix v I p' U I I ' A v-- -1 '1 I' 1. Thu- -W! - . , I I I 1 I 1 1 - , 1 1 1 ' , I 1 1 1 1 - fu ,W , N ON OUR RETURN TO TAIWAN MANY FRIENDS WERE WAITING AND MADE OUR WELCOME A HOMECOMING. EVERYONE COULD BE FOUND WANDERING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF OUR SECOND VISIT WAS TO TRAIN THE NATIONALIST CHINESE DIVERS IN U.S. NAVY DIVING TECHNIQUES. THE CHINESE DIVERS WERE VERY PROFESS- IONAL IN THEIR WORK AND ALL RAN SMOOTHLY. ALTHOUGH OUR SECOND DAY WAS HAMPERED BY HEAVY RAIN AND FOG WE TRIED TO COM- PLETE THE DAY, BUT THE WEATHER WON OUT AND CURRENT WITH HER GUESTS RETURNED TO PORT. IT WAS A SAD DAY WHEN WE DEPARTED TSOYING BECAUSE MANY FRIENDS WERE LEFT BEHIND. BUT, A RICH EXPERIENCE WAS GAINED BY ALL IN TAIWAN. I Q. M . u 9 , M? I - - -' '- '- .7 .:..i . '5L..2a.?.,:1:E:,,A,4lvl:.T5e' CHIN H-AE If 0 5 INT Ig 0 'I -v I ' ' i' 'TH' '-A f- -f-f-f-4-Yf-.,-,..-,-.- ,xE.V,.....-.. ,. ,- CHIN HAE, SOUTH KOREA PROVED N F IENOE FOR AI.I.. HANDS. TO BEGIN WITH WE RAN INTO VERY COLD WEATHER--THE FIRST TIME FOR MANY OF us IN A WHILE. Foul.. WEATHER GEAR AND PEA COATS BECAME THE ORDER OF THE DAY. ON OUR ARRIVAL THERE WE WERE SIGNALLED GREETINGS BY ALL SHIPS. WE, IN TURN, SIGNALLED IIALOHAII TO OUR KOREAN NEIGH- BORS, WE WERE TO TRAIN MORE DIVERS IN THE UHARD HAT . MANY KOREAN SAILORS INVIT- ED OUR BLUEJACKETS TO THEIR HOMES FOR THE EVENING AND THE FRIENDSHIP OF THE PEOPLE PROVED ABUNDANT. DUFFYIS TAVERN WAS THE CREWIS MEETING PLACE AND ON LIBERTY HOURS MOST EVERY- ONE COULD BE FOUND THERE ENJOYING A NTALL. COOL ONEW WHILE LISTENING TO THE MUSIC OR DANCING WITH THE GIRLS. AGAIN, MANY NEW FRIENDS. WERE THERE TO SEE US OFF WHEN WE LEFT. THOUGH WE DEPARTED WITH MIXED FEELINGS, WE ALL TURNED EAGERLY TO THE ISLAND OF JAPAN, OUR NEXT PORT. I I ,..,....-.-.-1. --v-.- -- ....-..-C.-1-..--D-IMD...-.-f....... ,vw--.-.A . .,. ,A . , , ,-., .. .1 A.-A' -.,.., ...R-wmv.,-..-I..-,L,..,. -E,-.YE-.-.,... ..-I.-U. 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CALM WEATHER AND GLASSY WATERS LED US ALL THE WAY TO THE LARGEST MERCHANT SEA- PORT IN JAPAN. FROM KOBE TOWER TO THE NEW BELL WE EXPLORED THE CITY AND ITS ALLEYS. WE DEPARTED KOBE AFTER THREE DAYS OF PARTYING, SIGHTSEEING AND REST. OUR NEXT ASSIGNMENT, TOWING AN LST FROM SASEBO, JAPAN TO PUSAN, KOREA. THEN EAST TO YOKOSUKA, JAPAN. Nivjga, I I V' IV V, I N N W :M I r Ni J' ' ONE DRUNK I MAY! . T 'i I E... , I I E 5, I. I OUR LAST PORT OF CALIL. IN WESTPAC, YOKOSUKA BRIGHT- ENED THE MANY SAD HEARTS AMONG THE CREW. OF COURSE THERE WERE SOME THAT WERE GI.AD IT WAS COMING TO AN END. YOKOSUKA OFFERED MUCH TO THE CREW IN SIGHT- I SEEING, RELAXATION OR JUST HAVING A BEER. ITS NEIGH- BORING CITIES OF YOKOHAMA AND TOKYO WERE SPOTS WHERE MOST OF THE CREW COUI..D BE FOUND, SEEING MORE OF .IAPANIS CUI..TURE, HERITAGE AND PEOPI..E. BEING OUR LAST PORT IN WESTPAC THE CREW DECIDED TO HAVE THEIR ANNUAL SHIPFS PARTY BEFORE RETURNING I I I 1 I I III, ,I , ml - '. 7 f-xx! , Q , I - ' 4 I I I 0 OSU YA I IIT, ,I ,Y I I iff! if VJ .- , ,MQW ,WNW ...MVA W-.,,,Mh . ,www J, M M , W I , , , . - N NW WM W -f Xf XI ' OK SU - w------ff.-,W ..W-,....2,i,:.,.-.:..:4k gm H -g - - - nf- - - b V -1. 4. . A . .. I - ..,-.-,..,- V , -, f':f:--wL- ':h,'f-- Lf-4-wh J.,-..,.N....,-. .. L...w- ' '-if--gf'-'1-M --v -U .,-..-,,.,..,, -,.'- .,.. x -.. . ,,.,, , x , , x , , --,mann i E EACH YEAR THE RECREATION COMMITTEE ORGANIZES A GROUP OF MEN TO PREPARE FOR THE SHIPIS ANNUAL PARTY. ITIS FREE TO ALL THE CREW WHO CAN MAKE IT TO THE PARTY. SOME YEARS ITIS FAIR AND SOME YEARS ITIS BAD, BUT THIS YEAR IT WAS GREAT. YOKOSUKA WAS THE CITY AND THE CLUB ALIANCE WAS THE LOCATION. THE CLUB HAD PROVIDED A I2 PIECE BAND, A SINGING GROUP NAMIDED THE TADPOLESW AND AN EXOTIC DANCER, UBETTY THE BODY. BESIDES 'THE REGULAR ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE NIGHT, THE GUYS ALSO HELD A BEAUTY CONTEST TO SEE WHO ,COULD GET THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL TO THE PARTY. THE VOTE WAS TAKEN AND THE WINNER, UDIRTY OLD NIAN JARBO AND HIS GUEST MISS AKADOMA KING. THE PARTY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A SUCCESS WITH- OUT THE UNDIVIDFD ATTENTION OF THE PARTY MC, V Cv V 2 5 ndefzww! L A xx! , N X . , .,. V., . ..-.. ..,..,,..,, ,uxxu ,,,-W-A ,V 4.7, - -- . . ,, ff: -3-W ., -- ..., ,.,. . Y .......--V-. -- . ...., , f - 4 - aug, ,Q -f-A 1.v,1:.' -1 MID ! BIRDS, BIRDSQNAND MORE GOONEY BIRDS - AN ESTIMATED 300,000 OF THEM ON A THREE SQUARE NlIL.E PIECE OF CORAL.. THIS WAS NIIDWAY, OUR LAST STOP BEFORE HAWAII. 0 ' Hgfupgp L A XII 4. v f' I .....,-.f-.. .,....,,,...,.,..,- .,. .,.-,N ,,., Q.. L, F' X-ll.. 4 1X9'5I ll .. R Q S7-fR plS9tS ' 7-A P5 5521 A ,ff X I I I 125' :Qu I .- 1. L SATURDAY THE STH OF FEBRUARY CURRENT ARRIvED IN, PEARL HAR5BOR OuR HOME PORT.. WHILE STEAMING TOWARD THE PIER You COULD SEE THE MANY HAPPY AND .IOYOUS EXFRESSIONS OF THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS THAT HAD COME TO GREET uS ALOHA AN ALOHA LEI WAS SENT OUT BY A LOCAL TUG WHICH WAS MADE BY THE WIvES OF THE MARRIED MEN AEOARD. DRAPED AROUND OUR BOW YOU COULD SENSE THE FEELING THAT WARMED OUR HEARTS. AS WE TIED UP THERE WERE ALSO THE FINAL ALOHAS MEANT FOR WESTFAO. Fo sis xffffpff' 0g,VpA,Vy b y I h . 'L V OFFICERS wi I7 If 5 E LEFT TO RIGHT 4 5 l,..TJG D. C. OLSON - OPERATIONS OFFICER ENS .I. E. KLOTZ - FIRST LT 8: DIVING OFFICER LCDR C. L. FULD - CONINIANDING OFFICER. LT E. H. CLIBURN - EXECUTIVE OFFICER I LTJG L. P. HACHTEL - SUPPLY OFFICER ENS M. I-I. LUSINK - NAVIGATOR ac COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ENS K. D. BRYANT - ENGINEERING OFFICER 9, Q. 9 y F TN! 5 if 'N I 1 LEFT TO RIGI-IT A, T. HILL., QNIC R. D. NUTTALL, HMC CDV, c. R. DEZUTTER, BMC I I-I. F. ZEPP, ENC Q ,II K. I UPER TIUNS EPART E CURRENTIS OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF THE SHIPIS COMMUNICATIONS,NAVlGATION,MEDICAL AND CLERICAL PERSONNEL. FOURTEEN ENLISTED MEN AND TWO OFFICERS MAKE UP THIS TEAM OF MEN WHICH KEPT US ON OUR COURSE, IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE REST OF' THE WORLD, TENDED THE CREWIS WOUNDS AND KEPT THEIR RECORDS. M fy 2 T 'Q 44.4924 . ,, ,, . wx WW fam, fkk.. A. - 1 , K. -Q, gr 7 -. .-.,, . . - 4 A f' , ff, ,, W, 1.41, ' ,, W' T- f I X ,K 4 ff f I M f P f W 9 , . , . ,sf .4 W - ,ww - ,rs- Nvswfw. 4 M J , +1 f' ff M! 'S li , 1'I3'i ff f I ' IN- , ,I I X -, ,,'1 ' LEFT TO RIGHT BACK ROW -' NEIL KAUFFMAN ETN3, DON SAYLOR RMSA, ENS M. H. LUSINK, TERRY GILMORE SM2, LTJG D. C. OLSON MIDDLE ROW - TYRONE CARNEY SMSN, JEFF JUGAR RMSN, RICK JUGAR RM2, JAMES VASKO ETNSN, ARNI FERREL RM3 FRONT ROW - THOMAS SNIPES RD2, A. T. HILL QMC R. D. NUTTALL HMC CDVJ, JERRY MEGGISON QM3 NOT PICTURED -- ED WAYCASTER YN2, ELTON THOMA PNSN, WAREN WILSON QM2, AL YELVERTON RDT Q, 4 fgfo 0 Q r , 1, 4 Q, 0 I X f fx X X 3 5 X f fy . 4 1 0 4 V f., .X aww. J pw-6 2.2: X. f .'fk ' -2fQfi.fQ?'g , ' f '2 'fx I v 1 4 ff, C f ,WX W - 'Q 51 ., 43 O ff 'X I f XX 5 XXWX 4 f Q wif I 9 f A N S 9 fl V 41 6, f 5 O f Lf. t f, '- - - - -V 0-.. .-...,- .., -G ,.---M-4..-hw.,-fzaz.-.Q-.c.1:.qu:: ,-If ,-f-,ggi-:RQ-q,g1.Jg-f -if-g.Qg.:-QE,-.f.Ef .f,,4Aaa:if:3g . N ,. , A., E GI EERI G EP RTMENT EFT TO RIGHT IROME FOX DCI, DOUGLAS AULT SFMFN, XLEN STARK FN, RONALD 'STEFAN SFMFN, .MES STEWART SFI, ENS K. D. BRYANT, XNIEL ACFALLE SFM2. EFT TO RIGHT - BACK ROW IOMAS AUSTIN EN3, LONNIE ROBERTS I, JIMMIE BOPP EMFN IDDLE ROW JRBERTO SALAZAR FN, CARL HATFIELD I, JERRY DUFFELL FA, ROY WOLFE FN, CHARD PAPPE FN, H. F. ZEPP ENC QONT ROW ERARD VAN DER VEEN FN, JAMES ROBUCK K, JAMES EVANS FN, TOMAS JARBOE EN2, RYMOND HASS ENI EFT TO RIGHT - BACK ROW AY BUDD ICFN, RICHARD SANSAVER EMI, ARLAND STANLEY EM2, JOSEPH NELSON M3, FRANK KACZOROWSKI EM3 IIDDLE ROW LARENCE LANE MR1, RONALD BROMLEY NZ, CHRISTOFER CHANDLER EMFN, RAIG GEYER EM2 RONT ROW ONALD MIRANDA EMFA, WILLIAM NOLAN N, STEVEN HENDRIX EMFN I ju xl l 1: THE ENGINEERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MACHINERY AND MACHINERY SPACES ON THE SHIP. THE ENGINEMEN, ELECTRICIANS MATES, SHIPFITTERS, DAMAGE CONTROLMEN, AND MACHINERY REPAIRMEN MAKE THE SHIP A MOBILE SELF SUSTAINING RELIABLE UNIT CAPABLE OF OPERAT- ING LONG PERIODS OF TIME AT SEA WITH COMPLETE HOUSEKEEPING FACILITIES. THEY OPER- ATE UNDER THE GP SYSTEM - PROPER PRIOR PLANNING PREVENTS POOR PERFORMANCEI ,...XM...,.umI I2 6 ' 1'- f ' 'P ' ' P ' I . . . ,-fn... .-..,.,-.-4, .1-wr-A-S-4.-A,.1.N4.fw..n.V.-',NN,-..-1.-A--.1-f ' ' 5 ,. .-it ' .. , . -., - ..'. .1 11..r-urn:-.-lg.x.-mvfva:1,Q4.,.:-..L,.Jf4-x -f.Y,g,.,g1 -ze, Lf,g.g,:A 4 34,1-9 DECK DEPARTMENT X Y A XR N N X 5 fm LEFT TO RIGHT- BACK Row C. R. DEZUTTER BIvIC, JOHN KING SN, ARNOLD OLSON SA, BRUCE NICHOLS SN, WILLIAM JONES SA, WALTOR DYER SA, DICK NIERENGARTEN SN, TROY CSEAWEEDJ JORDON SN, LOUIS DANIELE SA, CLARENCE JOHNSON SA, FRED FuLLwOOD SN, TOIvI DOOLEY BNI1 LEFT TO RIGHT - FRONT Row I JERRY TRACY SN, LES zIIvIIvIERIvIAN SN, CORY TEIGEN SA, REGINO RIVERA SA, JIIvI ANDERSON SA, JOHN STEFFENS SN CDVJ, THOMAS RASINSKI SN, KEN BOYETT SN, ROBERT WILLETTE SA, VERNON SALLIE SA, FRANK BUTTON SA, ENS J. E. KLOTZ THE TASKS OF THE DECK DEPARTMENT ARE MANY AND VARIED AS WELL AS BEING DIFFICULT. ROUTINE OPERATIONS MAY INCLUDE TOWING, ANCHORING AND MOORING, RIGGING AND RETRIEVING BEACH GEAR, AND SALVAGE OPERATIONS WITH EXTENSIVE USE OF THE POWER PACK SALVAGE MACHINERY. GUNNERY IS ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE DECK DEPARTMENT WHICH UTILIZES ALL HANDS, ESPECIALLY WHILE AT GENERAL QUARTERS OR DURING A GUNNERY TRAINING EXERCISE- 1 X f ff, Sf I VIN Ps NVQ LEFT TO RIGHT FRONT ROW ROBERTO NOLASKO TA, BRYAN EGET FN, GILBERT HH-L SN, STEVEN HENDRIX EIvIFN. 1 LEFT TO RIGHT BACK ROW CHUCK CHARGUALAF CSI, ALFREDO SAYURIN SD1, WALTER BLANSETT SKI, PEDRO BANAYAD SK2., GEORGE RAY CS2, LYNN MICHAEL CS3, LTJG HACHTEL. ''WffZ+IfIf?ZE',?lii+,.,sv ,.'li'Z'?l'L'l'l6 ' H H I N 9- K i'6'?'?'?'? I :'f:':'c't'Q'I?:'o'I46I ' W I 'fi i'ifl'2'K'f??.f,12 I Q , 4 0 S II 11551 L f 7 5134132 tg!! Ni I .I I sgizdvjxkifltr :gli is 1543251 sun H3?lH I 4 Ig! 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TWICE BEFORE CURRENT HAS GONE TO THE AI.TAR ONLY TO BE .III.TED. g REFS A AND B MADE IT THREE IN A ROW, WHICH IS ENOUGH TO MAKE A .3 NERVOUS WRECK OUT OF ANY GAL. FIRST, TO RESCUE MOI.AI.A WHO HAD LOST THREE ENGINES WHILE TOWING, THEN, INTO THE JAWS OF TYPHOON 0 FAYE TO SAVE THE TERREI.I. COUNTY, AND NOW SUI.TAN. EACH TIME ON g A MOMENTS NOTICE USU AI.I.Y IN THE DARK OF NIGHT AT. FI.ANK SPEED 1 G ONLY TO BE THANKED FOR SERVICES NO LONGER NEEDED WHILE HALF 5 WAY THERE. Q E 2. CURRENT DEPARTS FOR HOME TODAY UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER SHE la SHOULD FEEL LIKE AN UNFUI.FII.I.ED MAIDEN OR A GOOD UNDERTAKER WHO Q TAKES PRIDE IN HIS PROFESSION CAND COULD USE THE BUSINESSD BUT CANIT 2 REALLY GET UPSET IF THE PROSPECTIVE HSTIFF RECOVERS. AT ANY RATE, E WE FEEL TO A MAN THAT WE HAVE WORKED FOR THE TOP OUTFIT AND AI.I. 'Q OUR EFFORTS WERE WELL WORTH-WHII.E. I -o sg: 'E A 3. ALOHA -5 FM 1 CTF 73 3 2 TO : USS CURRENT 5 UNCI.AS l ALWAYS AN EAGER BRIDE-TO-BE , E I. AS THE FATHER OF THE BRIDE , I WAS AI.WAYSCONFIDENT THAT, WHEN CAI..I.ED :I UPON, CURRENT WOULD BE SUlTED-UP AND ON HER WAY DOWN THE AISLE ON A Q MOMENTS NOTICE. ALTHOUGH YOU DEPARTED WESTPAC IN THE ROLE OF AN UN- , Q FUI,FII.I.ED MAIDEN, YOUR COMEI.INESS AND WII.I.ING WAYS DID NOT GO UNNOTICED. 5 PERHAPS FATE HAS DECREED THAT CURRENT MUST SAVE HERSEI.F FOR A MORE Q ELIGIBLE BRIDEGROOM THAN THE THREE PROSPECTIVE SPOUSES WHO LEFT HER Q ,STANDING AT THE AI.TAR. AT ANY RATE, AS THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE BACHEI.ORS E INCREASES IN WESTPAC, YOU MAY YET HAVE A CHANCE TO TIE THE KNOT DURING 2 YOUR NEXT DEPI.OYMENT. I AM CONFIDENT THAT, WHEN THE BIG DAY ARRIVES, : CURRENT WILL BE THERE EAGER AND READY TO BE FUI.FII.I.ED. 8 I - 2. SAYONARA AND A SINCERE WELL DONE. .t 1 an ,,.,, W, ,,,. ..... . M ..- Sl., xrv M Im .T . C. L. FULD E. H. CLIBURN L. P. HACHTEL D. C. OLSON M. H. LUSINK J. E. KLOTZ K, D. BRYANT H. F. ZEPP A. T. HILL C. R. DEZUTTER R. D. NUTTALL TYRONE CARNEY ARNIE FERREL TERRY GILMORE JEFF JUGAR RICHARD JUGAR NEIL KAUFFMAN JERRY MEGGISON DON SAYLOR THOMAS .SNIPES ELTON THOMAS JAMES VASKO EAD WAYCASTER WARREN WILSON AL .YELVERTON JIM ANDERSON JERROLD BAKER KEN BOYETTE FRANK BUTTON LOUIS DANIELLE TOM DOOLEY WALTER DYER GILBERT HILL CLARENCE JOHNSON WILLIAM JONES OFFICERS LCDR CUSNJ LT CUSNJ LTJG QUSNRD CDV, LTJG CUSNRJ ENS QUSNRD CDV, ENS CUSNRJ CDV, ENS CUSND HONOLULU, HAWAII . SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA TEMPLE, TEXAS MISHAWAKA, INDIANA ATLANTA, GEORGIA LIGONIER, PENNSYLVANIA CABOOL, MISSOURI CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS CHIEF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK CHIEF LONE PINE, CALIFORNIA CHIEF DEER RIVER, MINNESOTA CHIEF QDV, SPRING-VlL.l.E, UTAH OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT SMSN ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY RM3 BURLINGTON, IOWA SM2 , HUNTINGTON PARK, CALIFORNIA RMSN MIAMI, FLORIDA RM2 MIAMI, FLORIDA ETN3 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA QMSN RED OAK, IOWA RMSA RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA RD2 GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA PNSN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE ETSN TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT YN2 MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA QM2 QDVJ ASTORIA, NEW YORK RDI DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA DECK DEPARTMENT SA OWATONNA, MINNESOTA BMS CORNUCOPIA, WISCONSIN SN ' ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS SA DEMING, WASHINGTON SA BRONX, NEW YORK BMI TROY CS EAWEEDJ JORDON JOHN KING J. W. MC CLURE JOHN MEYERS BRUCE NICHOLS DICK NIERENGARTEN ARNOLD OLSON THOMAS RAS INSKI REGINO RIVERA VERNON SALLIE JOHN STEFFENS CORY TEIGEN JERRY TRACY ROBERT WILLETTE LES ZIMMERMAN SA SN SA SA I SN SN GM2 EM2 QDVJ SN SN A QDVD BROOKLYN, NEW YORK YORK, ALABAMA DERBY, CONNECTICUT SALISBURY, MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA ELLAVILLE, GEORGIA RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA FLORENCE, ALABAMA ' KINGSTON, WISCONSIN DRUMRIGHT, OKLAHOMA VENTURA, CALIFORNIA ROBBINSDALE, MINNESOTA BALTIMORE, MARYLAND HONOLULU, HAWAII PUEBLO, CALIFORNIA LAKE ORION, MICHIGAN ST PAUL, MINNESOTA BELLEVILLE, WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, D C HOOVERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA SA SN . A A SA S SN SA , SN SA . O SN DANIEL ACFALLE DOUGLAS AULT THOMAS AUSTIN JIMMIE BOPP RAY BUDD RONALD BROMLEY ROBERT CAMERON CHRISTOPHER-I CHANDLER GERALD DRAPER JERRY DUFFELL BRYAN EGET JAMES EVANS JEROME FOX FREDERICK FULLWOOD CRAIG GEYER RAYMOND HASS CARL HATFIELD STEVEN HENDRIX RICHARD HIGHTOWER THOMAS JARBOE FRANK KACZOROWSKI CARL KERSTETTER CLARENCE LAYNE MICHAEL MC KINNEY RONALD MIRANDA JOSEPH NELSON WILLIAM NOLAN RICHARD PAPPE LONNIE ROBERTS JAMES ROEBUCK NORBERTO SALAZAR RICHARD SANSAVER ALFRED SARGENT JERRY SHEPHERD GARLAND STANLEY GALEN STARK RONALD STEFAN JAMES STEWART PRESTON THOMAS GERARD vAN DER VEEN ROY WOLFE WALTER BLANSETT PEDRO BANAYAD CHUCK CHARGUALAF LYNN MICHAEL ROBERTO NOLASCO GEORGE RAY ALFREDO SAYURIN Nw: If il ' IJ IA' rYY1f 57 2 I ,E V 2 li ye? W4.! ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SFM2 SFMFN EN3 EMFN ICFN EN2 FA EMFN IC2 FA FN FN DCI CDV, FN EM2 ENIIDVJ FN EMFN FN EN2 EM3 EMz MRI IC3 EMFA EM3 FN FN FN FA FN EMI SFI QDVJ EN3 EMZCDVJ FN SFMFN SFI MR3 FN FN SUPPLY DEPARTMENT SKI SK2. CS! CS3 TA CS2 SDI ASAN VILLAGE, GUAM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON GARY, INDIANA IMPERIAL, NEBRASKA ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA KANSAS CITY, KANSAS SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA BAY CITY, TEXAS COLUMBUS, GEORGIA CHATSWORTH, CALIFORNIA JASPER, TENNESSEE SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA GARNER, IOWA SMITH CENTER, KANSAS SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORN MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON ALTO, GEORGIA INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PARMA, OHIO ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA SAN PABLO, CALIFORNIA POMONA, CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA KANSAS CITY, KANSAS RODEO, CALIFORNIA EAST POINT, GEORGIA IA IMPERIAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA EVERETT, WASHINGTON SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA KANORADO, KANSAS NEW BOSTON, OHIO HARWOOD, MISSOURI CARMICHAEL, CALIFORNIA JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA HOUSTON, TEXAS ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS WRIzMERIz, GUAM GARY, INDIANA ILOCOS NORTE, PHILIPPINE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS HONOLULU, HAWAII ISLANDS RICHARD JUGAR, RM2 USN JEFF M. JUGAR, RMSN USN CHIEF R. D. NUTTALL USN VARIOUS CONTRIBUTORS ENS Nl. H. LUSINK USNR fit...-.,,A . , , I A FH , if g , f UO Whom if may COHC6 F11: KNOW YE THAT ON THE 25TH DAY OF AUGUST 1965 IN LATTTUDE l6O32' NORTH LONGTTUDE 18O0OO' WEST ONVBOARD THE Uss CURRENT CARS-225 HAS BEEN FOUND SANE AND WORTHY OF THE MYSTERTES OF THE FAR EAST 'Ura on T 180 3 Mensoum.