Current (ARS 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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CURRENT ARS vestern pacific deployment 16 Jan-20 Jul 36 Florida. Baton Rouge. L

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r. THE PAST YEAR ON THE 5TH OF FEBRUARY CURRENT ARRIVED IN PEARL FROM HER 1965 WESTPAC DEPUOY— MENT AND BEGAN HER UEAVE AND UPKEEP PERIOD WHICH LASTED UNTIL THE FIRST PART OF MARCH. THE WEEK OF THE 7TH WE CONDUCTED SEAMANSHIP, GUNNERY AND DIVERS ' TRAINING IN THE LOCAL HAWAIIAN OP AREAS. MARCH 15TH CURRENT WAS UNDERWAY FOR MAUI WHERE ALL DIVERS WERE REQUALIFIED IN ISO FEET OF WATER OFF OFLAHAINA. CURRENT RETURNED TO PEARL HARBOR ON MARCH 18TH TYING UP IN THE SHIPYARD WHERE SHE WAS TO UNDERGO MODIFICATION FOR PROJECT TAMARIN. THE PROJECT ENTAILED LAYING A LARGE BOUY AND INSTRUMENTATION PACKAGE EXACTLY 800 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE OCEAN IN 2400 FATHOMS OF WATER. THE SHIP WAS MODIFIED TO WITHSTAND THE HEAVY STRAINS ENCOUNTERED DUR- ING HANDLING OF THE SYSTEMS, TO PROVIDE THE SCIENTISTS AND PROJECT WORKMEN A LABORATORY TO HOUSE THEIR EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTS, AND TO IMPROVE THE RECORDING AND ACCURACY OF OUR PRESENT FATHOMETER. TO ACC- OMPLISH THIS THE AFTER BOOM WAS STRENGTHENED WITH HORIZONTAL METAL STRAPS WHERE IT COULD EASILY HANDLE LOADS UP TO 8 TONS. A WORKSHOP AND INSTRUMENT CONTAINER WAS WELDED OVER THE AFTER SALVAGE HOLD AND A RAYTHEON PRECISION DEPTH RECORDER WAS INCORPORATED IN THE SHIP ' S PRESENT FATHOMETER SYSTEM. WITH THE MODIFICATIONS COMPLETED, TWO COMPLETE BOUY SYSTEMS WERE LOADED ABOARD UNDER THE DIRECTION OF LCDR STINNER, WHO WAS A REPRESENTATIVE OF TAMARIN. THE SHIP WAS READY FOR TRIALS BY 26 APRIL. THE REMAINING WEEK IN APRIL WAS SPENT REHEARSING FOR THE PLANNED DROP WHICH WOULD TAKE PLACE OF F THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. MAY 1ST THE SHIP WAS UNDERWAY ENROUTE TO 19— 30N 156-30W, A POINT OFF THE KONA COAST OF HAWAII WHICH WAS THE INTENDED DROP AREA. TWENTY FOOT DECOMPRESSION STOP THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WERE SPENT CONDUCTING A BOTTOM SURVEY TO FIND AN AREA SUITABLE FOR PLANTING THE SYSTEM. THE FIRST BOUY WAS SUCCESSFULLY DROPPED ON THE SIXTH OF MAY AND THE SHIP THEN RETURNED TO PEARL TO PROCURE MORE MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THE SECOND DROP THE PERIOD OF 11 TO 16 WAS SPENT IN AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO PLANT THE SECOND BOUy! 17-19 IN PEARL PICKING UP MORE SUPPLIES. THE 20TH OF MAY MARKED THE END OF THE SHIP ' S PARTICIPATION IN PROJECT TAMARIN WITH THE SUCCESSFUL PLANTING OF BOUY NUMBER 2. AFTER A BRIEF STOP IN KAILUA, HAWAII THE SHIP RETURNED TO PEARL ON THE 26TH OF MAY FOR DEMODIFICATION. THE SHIP REMAINED IN THE SHIPYARD UNTIL THE I3TH OF JUNE. CURRENT SAILED FROM PEARL WITH YFN 913 IN TOW ENROUTE TO LOCAL OP AREA ALFA FOUR. THE YFN WAS MANNED AND HER MISSION WAS TO COLLECT SAMPLES OF WATER FROM VARIOUS DEPTHS TESTING FOR GAS CONTENT. CURRENT AND TOW REMAINED WITHIN A 5 MILE SQUARE AREA UNTIL THE 26TH OF JUNE WHEN THEY RETURNED TO PEARL HARBOR.