David Ray (DD 971) - Naval Cruise Book

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UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT Underway replenishment is one of the navy ' s finest and foremost abilities. To be highly mobile and capable to do what is needed, the Navy long ago decided, to be able transfer fuel, food storage, parts and other needed necessities while still moving. At no time is this the safest way to take on items, but it is the only way. Two ships steaming side by side less than 100 yards between them and still transferring thousands of gallons of fuel and food. We were careful and had no injuries, but as you can see, it was an all hands evolution to make it work. %m m J Here ' s next weeks dinner!! As if just sending food and gas over was bad enough, how about some 5 inch 54 caliber bullets! 38 Here ' s those parts we needed

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Above: USS Taylor (FFG-50) stands by to assist Left: ETCS(SW) Foster and TMl(SW) Messing hump the mooring lines Below: NO COMMENT NEED- ED

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In the upper left corner, you see the gasoline hose stretched between the ships Above right: you can see the nozzle connected up to the fuel intake on our ship Left: You can see how choppy the water can be between the two ships, while doing the UNREP Even in this modern day technology, nothing can do the job as a sailor is trained to do it. Here is where you see the real work, being performed safely, so we can do our mission