Dutches (APA 98) - Naval Cruise Book

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t CIT Y P P CM and lowering it handsomely fcautiouslyl into the sea offered I , rtunity for serious accident as inexperienced men had to man the lectric winches For unately under conditions which in other APA s rews had sometimes resulted in fatalities the Dutchess casualties 'icted to one seaman s broken leg. Adapting himself well on his ship, the diminutive cmd resolute Chief Boatswain's Mate's Merchant erience was invaluable in the ticklish handling of the bulky 30-ton wif l 'rrp' J W 1'fi1iW 't if 5 ff'l'M.Qgl, - ' ,ff yi if 1 ' . I , - y f n, ik gil ,l I the o eration of the owerful 'llumbo Boom , lifting off deck? 3 ,I I 0 lsnt 1 K. C ' 1 Xu o I . P his boats were waterborne and loaded, the Boat Group Commander 2 officers and l3O men took over the Ship-to-Shore movement. On eaches of Cove Point, Md., the Boat Group landed again and again l freezing temperatures enervating compared to the warm Florida light operations were held in which the Boat Group Commander tis boats in response to radio signals from the Dutchess based on hile ashore the Beachmaster organized his men for the ickings, w t oplies. C . e Dutchess, already weather-beaten, steamed into Hampton Roads early December, her people had begun to jell into one crew. Ashore L, they suddenly felt themselves salty and commenced to stride with gait. While the vessel underwent a short availability, December l-5, rfolk Navy Yard to correct the omissions of the builders and the de- revealed by the Shakedown Cruise, liberty was granted on alternate :l few fabout 10705 short leaves were enjoyed. The crew had already Lhe traditional Navy view concerning liberty in Norfolk due to the of several hundred thousand servicemen crowding the limited recre- silities. Dutchess felt ready to accomplish her X mission, the Commanding ported ready for duty Then anti-climax--the Dutchess was as Training Ship at Newport R l to augment the practical training and ultimately, to attempt to insure that with better trained crews 's would soon be reporting to the fleet. Chapter II IP NEWPORT her first high seas voyage the Dutchess reported for duty at the ssioning Training Center Newport R. I. on December 7 Most of the people were pleased that they were remaining in the States close milies for a while longer A tough-spirited minority who desired to mbat load into a beachhead were disappointed but resolved to make ut of the duty the fortunes of war had dealt them A ight the officers and leading petty officers found themselves cata- o the capacity of teachers Each Monday several hundred officers comprising th pre commissioning crews of two or three ships then g construction would climb aboard and be assigned to the slgpi ste o epartments according to their specialties Instruction const :ollowed as far as possible by an assignmentlto practical duties in be operation of machinery and the performance of Jobs that the h For example fould be expected to accomplish on their own s ips eers stood engine room watches, the deck force ran wincheswwith f ded from the booms and fired at aerial targets towed IGQIIQD li ts suspen , it I I , c the Communications' menf' stood communication watches around C TRAINING SH r G .. i . 1 . . . 3 I. lil. . . . t ,, I . - . 1 I I, V , . . ul hi n - I ' W' l . ' .I 1 ' ' U 'St ,.- I EXW K I X , 1 .f A. 4 . 11 , - HJ Ti ic i ' V 'v Aviv!! Y I ul if 1 K - 1 r I I ' It! , I f 451- -. - t, Q it ' 1' S' ,Q gaq'i1,sv,l'g ,el V ,Q ak 3 , u utr I Q 1 as - 'N 2 J L. . I 1' vglA1':,:.L3 2 ,V I . V: y, Nga? V 'sl and other difficult tasks calling for the careful exercise of con-'T' seamanship. 2 fi

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I lthrgugh peoplels buck Yards, proved a novel experience. QPGTUUOH 'Of Th? C122 :boats in sub-freezing and occasionally sub-zero presen e ificult mechanical as w ll 1 b ' men trained in Florida felt that they were belngclseggleicerdnikslscfeelnbiy exposure to the extremes of sub-tropical heat and bone chilling Atlantic cold. N D1-lfiflg this training' lhe'SUDlO1Y Department learned how to effectively feed- 5UQ P90919 One day, lUUO the next, and still serve appetizina dishes. The glylavigation Department picked up considerable experience af piloting in 'rocky,.narrow channels. All hands gained an appreciation of the power of the sea as storm after freezing storm struck the ship. On three ccccfcicqs violent storms broke the anchor for anchorsl loose and narrowly missed smashing ,the Dutchess against the jagged rocks of Narragansett Bay. ' Particularly on New Year's Day, all hands on board CSOZZD celebrated by standing by at Emergency Stations for many hours in cold raw rain and freezing sleet. At one time both anchors were dragging and the Dutchegg WGS inexorably being forced ashore by the howling wind on rocky Taylor point of Conanicut Island. A leadsman was sent aft to the stern to take soundings. He reported back pale and shaken exclaiming, Captain, there's a big rock back there so close l can spit on it . The Captain maneuvered the ship clear just in time. At nightfall, after many hours of difficult maneuvering in narrow waters, the 98 finally anchored in a safe haven. The bone-tired crew was of the opinion that a seaman's life was a series of emergencies interspaced with routine hard work. The 9,000-pound anchors were replaced with 13,000-pound anchors to guarantee the ship a modicum of safety. Even so the Hbig sail boat required constant attention in a blow, for if given enough wind, she would drag anchor. t ' Bit by bit the Dutchess men were meshing into a cooperative team. How-- ever this process was delayed somewhat by the persistent contact with the shore and family life as all hands were permitted a long week-end liberty on 'alternate week.-ends. Liberty facilities in the fashionably quaint but small town of Newport were limited of course, but transportation was adequate enough to permit Dutchessmen to make the round-trip to all the Eastern New York-New England centers of population over the week-end. The majority of the crew were able to reach home on either Christmas or New Year'sg in ad- dition 707, of the officers and 207, of the enlisted men- were granted ten days leave.. , T A serio-comic typical week-end would end as follows: after spending the -better part of two days standing up on holiday trains, the Dutchessman would ieach the dock about l AM. to find that another storm had cancelled all boat runs: after 4 hours huddled on a bench he would be successful in riding out to the ship through the snowstorm amid great splashes of icy spray, then, kit- bag over arm, by the gray light of winter's dawn he would stiffly climb the scramble nets and finally clamber aboard, change clothes, thaw out, man boat and within the hour be breasting the screaming wind and icy spray Tice more. The Dutchessmen now felt they were worthy' of the North Atlantic of approbation- rugged -''bring on those laps! D And the Dutchess' turn cameg on the 10th of February she was relieved her pre-commissioning training duties, and subsequently -was replaced by U.S.S. Grundy CAPA-llll. Sailing south without encountering any enemy She, entered the Norfolk Navy Yard once again. There, from. February they ravages of the winter were repaired as the 98 was readied f last, after six months, from August to February, her time had C13l