David Ray (DD 971) - Naval Cruise Book

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Exactly what the doctor or- dered.

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4 NAVPERS 3100 2 IREV E 741 FRONT S N 0106 LF 131-0202 SHIP ' S DECK LOG SHEET 1 . ASSII iE • . ' ,IAur ;CCl r, IT 1 MAHKIN ' o ML HE SHIP HULL TYPE NUMBER D A D P . ' . . , - 9. 7,1 US ' DAVID R. RAY ATiB AS i A Ci 6 B O M -D3. Arabian Sea 1 2 3-4 12 13 — 14 15 16-17 POSITION ZONE TIME 0800 1 BV X BY POSITION ZONE TIME 1200 L X RY BY POSITION ZONE TIME BY . BY. LEGEND 1 -CELESTIAL 2-ELECTRONIC 3- VISUAL 4-0. R. TIME ORDER CSE SPD DEPTH RECORD OF ALL EVENTS OF THE DAY la 21 23 29 30 - 32 33 - 36 37 - 40 4i 00 - 04 77 2344 AN INDIAN OCEAN NEW YEAR IN DAVID R. RAY An Indian Ocean New Year In R. Ray AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI WHEREVER YOU ARE OUR SHIPS HAVE AMASSED FROM PLACES AFAR ON CAMEL STATION IN THE ARABIAN SEA AWAITING WORD OF THE HOSTAGES FREE STEAMING SOUTH ON A HEADING OF ONE EIGHT THREE THE ESCORTS BERKELEY, FANNING, AND ME KITTY HAWK IN CENTER WITH TEN KNOTS SPEED WE ' RE BATTLE GROUP BRAVO FULFILLING A NEED GAS TURBINE ONE BRAVO ON LINE FOR THE NIGHT TWO AND THREE GENS ARE PROVIDING THE LIGHT THE SHIP IS DARKENED. CONDITION FOUR SET THE GUNS ARE UNMANNED, LET US NOT FORGET COMCARGRU FIVE IS THE OTC WITH DESRON THIRTEEN EMBARKED IN ME MY LAMPS HELO TUCKED IN BED FOR THE NIGHT FOR THE FORTIETH DAY, NO LAND IN SIGHT MIDWAY IS UP NORTH, WITH HER ESCORTS IN SCREEN PLANES READY FOR LAUNCH IF AN IRANIAN IS SEEN KNOX, BAINBRIDGE, AND PARSONS ARE ALL UNDERWAY TO FULFILL THEIR MISSIONS ON THIS NEW YEARS DAY THE JOUETT IN PIRAZ SO FAR AWAY AGAIN THERE WILL BE NO MAIL TODAY IN DIEGO GARCIA RESTS USS STEIN A QUICK FIX BY DIXIE THEN BACK ON THE LINE NAVASOTA AND PASSUMPSIC PUMP FUEL AT NIGHT TO KEEP THE FORCE STEAMING AND AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT SAN JOSE AND WABASH, AND THE WHITE PLAINS TOO DELIVER THE STORES THAT WILL FEED OUR CREW WITH US HERE ON THIS OCEAN, OTHERS ARE SAILING THE KRIVAK, THE NATYA, THE TAMAN AND PELENG WARSHIPS OF PAKISTAN STEAM HERE ON THE BRINE AMIDST SCORES OF TANKERS AND SHIPS OF THE LINE OMAN JAGUARS FLY OUT EACH DAY AND TWICE A WEEK THERE ' S A SOVIET MAY ALERT PLANES ESCORT THEM ON THEIR LOW FLY BY THE KITTY HAWK TOMCATS CONTROL THE SKY AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI YOU BETTER TAKE HEED OUR NAVY STANDS READY WHATEVER THE NEED SET FREE ALL THE CAPTIVES FOR WE ' LL ALWAYS BE HERE TIL THEY ' RE HOME WITH THEIR LOVED ONES, FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR 30