Duncan (FFG 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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Flight Ops An SH-3 on final approach Landing a helicopter on a pitch- ing, rolling deck that is cruising along at 20 knots is a very difficult task. It would be nearly impossible without a skilled and trained flight deck crew standing by. From the landing signalman to the hosemen on the fire party, each man is hand picked for the job. It is no wonder that helo squadrons request Dun- can ' s flight deck to complete their deck landing qualificatiosn and why Duncan was selected to work on the CNO project for landing SH- 3 ' s on FFG ' s. As in almost every other aspect of naval warfare, Dun- can has established her flight deck as one of the best in the fleet. hovering over the flight deck BM3 Clarke inspects the placement of chock and chains

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BM3 Chambers hurls the heaving line to the pier Sea and Anchor Detail— One of the most common, yet potentially most dangerous evolu- tions, is the Sea and Anchor detail. It is a closely coordinated evolution requiring team work between the officers on the bridge, the helms- men, the engineers, and the deck seamen on the lines. Holding a 3700 ton ship with two or three mooring lines seems a monumental task, par- ticularly since only 6-8 men are holding a line. To her credit though, Duncan has never had an accident at Sea and Anchor detail; a tribute to the skill and expertise of the Dun- can team. SC-3 Division heaves around on line A rat-tail stopper is applied to a mooring line LTJG Howell keeping an eye on the wind The Sea and Anchor detail transfers BM2 Downey to a tug ET3 Foster, FTM3 Brown and ET3 Wehman hold line 4

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Underway Replenishments No less difficult than flight ops, nor less dangerous, is refueling. When two ships w eighing thou- sands of tons each are steaming together only 100 feet apart, there is no room for error. Refueling pro- vides a challenge to the refueling team as well as conning officers. If a span w ire w ere to part, it could do unbelievable damage to ship and men. This is why the BM ' s closely supervise every step of the rig hook up and break. Providing the bulk of the manpow er is the Combat Sys- tems department who w ork together superbly generating a nat- ural rhythm on the line that seats the probe every time. Finally, the Engineers actually take on the fuel as quickly as possible allow ing Dun- can to separate as quickly as possi- ble. Refueling; a very difficult evolution but absolutely necessary to give Duncan her legs . Duncan in her final approach stage i BM3 Willis supervises the rig hook up STG3 Burke and STG2 Law provide manpower The probe, just before it seats