Current (ARS 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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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