Dutches (APA 98) - Naval Cruise Book

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I -lg-Ejeillf. tot. her most critical problem all through, :lie 'be separated and 'Fe ln? up of Officers cmd. men to replaceihef all ersonn lth ' -mms erred. lil Sun Frcmclsco' If WGS figuredf , P 9 . CIL would be ehgiole by the time the 98 reached plus those becoming eligible when the points dropped on Decembe those who Would'becorne eligible before the end of the next cruiser of iosffcsissssrii 23523238 lc depm-l - men Woui eave the ship in San BC1Y-- .Tlgebtotal left would be adequate in number to operate an h f nlamp 1.1913 Jfrflfngpoft les the l-C1dY hCId becomel except for the t,-fa OSS Iemalnlng would be the least experienced personnel. Among officers, 1OfUCllCU1lY all of the Heads of Departments and Division Officers 90- Amfmg the men, lhfee-Quarters of the petty officers would IBCIVS ship forever. V. mid-November, the Secretary of the Navy sent out a blanket request all eXpSl'1eT1CGd personnel. on sea duty to postpone their release for 6 ln order to keep the ships safely operating in the Occupation of Iapan, rt of the Chinese and in the Magic Carpet. This request had littte y' l officer and 3 men of the Dutchess postponed their departure. suppo -Similarly, repeated calls by the Secretary of the Navy for officers and to transfer to the regular navy resulted in a miniscule response. Only officers ftwo 'ex-enlisted regulars and two reserve officersl and five men, total of less than 272 of the Lady's people requested transfer during the August l9-45 - lanuary l946. The wartime Navy was a drafted Navy it personnel wanted at least a taste of freedom before committing them- rlrlowever, many individuals who Wanted no part of the Navy in 1945, did subsequently, after finding civil readjustment too difficult, rejoin the Navy irlll946. T y Therefore, the Dutchess had the serious problem of increasing the knowl- -edge and 'competency of the residual personnel if she was to put to sea again Girly measure of safety and a modicum of efficiency. Each officer and man lr . A A 1 . - . . - - fleeted up took over his new responsibilities in mid ocean so that the dual could actually run his Department or Division while his predecessor still on board and available for information and advice. Three divisions, R, the L, and the,B, that would be greatly reduced in size and would be ut a Division Officer were combined with larger divisions. The training the residual Deck Officers for military command functions, particularly safe' and efficient operation of the ship, was intensified. T s Outstanding petty officers were selected and given similar training, par- inf the duties ofthe Officer-of-the-Deck, as they would soon be called to serve as Iunior Officers of the Watch., The reaction of these Petty 'to'increased responsibility and apparent faith in their capabilities was gratifying and, as most of those designated already possessed natural leadership, their development into competent Watch standers and steadily boosted the 'Cung I-lo spirit upward as the feeling Of mg Communication icer, a Y Y 1 I on 'periods for the Summary Court Panel to attempt to provide at legal conduct of Courts and Boards after his departure! It arlotlffer third assiduAouslY en 9CW0Q1f1Q U It , , if lr.rie1'avai1ab1e before they Were coII1P19l?lY., QU then' ' Qfdff 1, the Ships- Secretary and the Jheretofore- I - I 1 1 . Q ff ,ovwhxf C1457 M , J S . K, U tv i v t le petty officers progressed rapidly. This .increased reliance onli ' p a ' fi by 'the crew in the operation' of the ship was enhanced. ' f 4,- Off' law er b profession conductedti r gr 'z cruise, with one-third of- the ship makmgk preparaflgrls fQI 'g d ' to master their new! fa, rf ,f .,, 5 q . 1 v I ' x if

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.1 r ,. government property ln their pcsses . D t h men 96 d 4 e bitter end of the.11ne. 1 , f L1 C SSS , ays out of the St t ' veterans subconsciously would have wishedntd Eemcmnfrdthat Qu rel Bay hillsides were emblazoned in hu e legree e WAN about o , - H WELL DoNE 'iwsicoivrs vErs A in g ers- ELCOML in the Wet Chiuysundqy mornin d - s e LadY steamed into the . Q CIW - Q deck load of maidens waving gaily coToFeldQF12hglcgZFdihgZ,nFj1fihe bsari Q WAC band vigorously giving forth with cheery melodi A h e ec -uld sweep around from the starboard to port, the Dutcheiimeif feel ygchii nks facing Outboard Ground the rail were unable to follow her ITI'1IO?ECI3ITS so great was the interest of the troops that all 1680 would ra idl hifi sides and the lurching I-C1dY,.I1Ow ve-ry unstable with empty fuel ta llc Y Suld ll drunkenly towards the side of the waving maidens lt was anwznldgriul moment which the returning veterans would be a longtime forgetting B. San Francisco On mooring to the familiar Pier 115C, the 08 discharged her load of troops and her own Fifth Demobilization increment plus a compartment full of mail which she had brought from Manila. Shifting to the familiar anchorage Qin San Francisco Bay three miles southward towards Hunters Point, the Lady anchored while all hands avidly perused their mail, which had been swung '.,.-aboard while the ship stood in the harbor, thanks to happy system of on the fly delivery worked out by the Navy and Post Office officials. 0 The Dutchess would sail December 8. ln the 18 days available, the Execu- tive Officer must plan carefully in order to effectively utilize the limitedtime and services of available personnel. There was the usual 800 tons of food and stores to load, the necessary repair parts to obtain, the emergency voyage repairs to effect, including the overhaul of a boiler and and fixing steam leaks, and the conversion of No. 6 hold to a 189-man capacity troop compartment. There were the 18 of the remaining 24 boats to turn in for storage, there was the long anticipated Ship's Party to stage, replacement personnel to obtain, plusnumerous other items to attend to-it was a delightfully busy time. f All the 19 officers and 281 men who were to sail out again on the Dutchess were granted 4-day leaves in three successive groups. The short timers, lncrement, who were to be 'transferred when the critical point score dropped on the lst of December, and of the Seventh Increment who would be trans- l ig, f 4: if il elf consisting 'of theofficers and experienced men of the Sixth Dernobilization ffflfz 'J ferred prior to sailing, were utilized to carry on the tasks of the ship along with the long timers not on leaveq Once again the Dutchess men renewed friendships ashore, and this time San Franciscans could easily recall the Lady the Gung 1-lo Ship! Censorship having been lifted, a few of the young Trlarried men had been able to have their wives join them. Some of the Dutch- , finding the hinterland of Northern California considerably colder in December than in August were able to avail themselves of the winter sports WOflii1'1g by day and playing by night, the tasks were accomplished one 'one by the reduced force. The stores were struck below, the canvas bunk Cleaned the bollers repaired and the No 6 hold conversion com lncfreasing the Dutchess emergency troop CCITFYHYQ CUPQCHY to G max 1851 fincluding cotsl the strikes ashore throttled any normal civilian assistance the Dutch spaced their liberties with days and nights of humpmg img? iz, - D . . I' T1 Appendix 4 47 J carefully right down to th ' Slon' AS usuqf' the Dutchess . + Jr' Q. tl ,. r - Q if' all il Q L 35 1 fit 55,5 Sw 46' Q' . wifi , 1 'ff x f 1 ' Q 'E l f iii i rlj .1 It . it . , nu , ,V Tw- --I-. O r w ..'....-4 it 1 4,.,-...Ne wa..-sfa' t 119 rf 'Ula ll 2 if 'Y 1 is Z Fil? 5, 2 F E if ig f Q :pl I , J I ll ' this 5 ', ,, il I i jl yy , . - I I, . J , 1 V ' . . - ' 1 A n , I 1- .fd , iv F , , ' Q .u l - . I I .L at , I ' . . I fs 4 - n - . 114 45,72 ' I Ev 1' ffl! . I .,,,- 'Xxx Av' 7 I . , . fr' J 5 1031 ? 5-fbi. yi, 5,2 f 1 Q-rj!! Viz ' 2 '11 . . 1, YI, ,w. ,ggi . 1 I , I V' J,-xK'! ,5 - - , ' fl 3 a ' ffffv' A 1 1 1 1 .Q f by . Q V C V5 I Iv h V ,. if X2 1 .Q i K - . I ,V 4, F' Q. f r ' ' , .. yif wt , ,' -2' f 1 , - , ,-Y' .-E f '-if? rtgtm. V, Lf?