Dashiell (DD 659) - Naval Cruise Book

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After a surprisingly tran- quil Atlantic crossing we found ourselves - with the CAPER- TON - to be the first worships ever to tie up at the huge multi-million dollar Navy base at Rota. When we had learned to accommodate ourselves to the twelve-toot tides which forced us to place the brow everywhere but on the after stack we were ready to relax at any number of places: the ancient town of Cadiz, the Easter Sunday bullfights in Ste. Marguerite, a tour North to Seville. Or we could sim- ply enioy ourselves locally with some tough liberty in Jerez.

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U.S.S. DASHIELL IDD 6591 PLAN OF THE DAY TUESDAY 17 MARCH, 1959 DUTY MAA: BRENNAN GM1 QNPIQRIVQY ------------- - - - n- - - - - - --- - - - - - - -DUT-Y DIVEION: FOX DIV UNIFORM OF THE DAY: WORKING UNIFORM: Officers and CRO's Other Enlisted Men . . . Service Dress Blue BRAVO . . . Undress Blue BRAVO . Wash Khaki . . . Clean dungarees Officers and CRO's . . Other Enlisted Men UNIFORM FOR LEAVING RORT: - - - - - - - - - - Q.f'13f...En'iS1eQ Men Officers and CRO's . . . Service Dress Blue 'BRAVO L-.-Llfzslcs-5S.Bh1s BBAILO. - -2 ...... ,- - - - SUNRISE: 0713 SUNSET: 1751 0530 - Coll the duty MAA and reveille petty officers. 0600 - 0615 - 0645 - 0700 - 0745 - 0750 - 0800 - 0815 - 0830 - 0900 - 0930 - '000 - '115 '130 '145 - '200 - '245 - '300 - '545 - '600 - 1645 2700 1745 - 1800 - 1900 - 1930 - 2000 - 2130 - 2200 - 2345 - Reveille. AII hands except the authorized late sleepers. The smoking lamp is lighted inioll authorized spaces. Reveille petty officers make reports to the Officer of the Deck.. Ripe sweepers. Mess gear, clear the mess decks. Early breakfast. Breakfast. Up all hunks. Secure the mess line. Quarters for muster and inspection. Officers call. Turn to. Make all preparations for leaving port. AII divisions check the setting of material condition YOKE and make reports to the Officer of the Deck. Sick call. Test ship's alarms. AII hands shift into the uniform for leaving port. Station the Special Sea and Anchor Detail. CAbout1 Underway. Secure the Special Sea and Anchor Detail. Request and report mast. I . Inspection of food handlers. Secure from shipfs work. Ripe sweepers. Mess gear, clear the mess decks. Early dinner. Dinner. Relieve the watch. Secure the mess line. Turn to. Continue ship's work. Relieve the watch. ' Secure from ship's work. Ripe sweepers. All divisions check the setting of material condition YOKE and make reports to the Officer of the Deck. Muster restricted men. Mess gear, clear the mess decks. Early supper. . Supper. Relieve the watch. Secure the mess line. Ripe sweepers. Muster restricted men. Eight o'clock reports. Movie call. Unrig movies. Sweep down movie area. y Taps. Lights out. The smoking lamp is out in all berthing spaces. Relieve the watch. NOTES 1. The DASI-IIELI. expects to be underway for approximately 10 days. AII hands are to insure that material condition YOKE is securely and properly set and that the ship is secured for sea. C. I.. HOWARD, LCDR, USN Executive Officer

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