Current (ARS 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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

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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