Ernest G Small (DD 838) - Naval Cruise Book

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A strange Variation in destroyer fueling took place one day Qleftj. The Small, like any friendly service station would do, kind- ly fueled the USS Hubbard DD 748. It took a lot of juryrigging and hard work but everyone was pleased with the results. It had been a long, long while since such an operation had taken place. Alongside The TICONDEROGA ICVA 141 . IA 5 ggi: , V all ,U-, Lv-l - lx A 1 A- I ' , :r e3::..,w.i: L-x L-:.f3'.,. x , :pl ' 312- .f',,fE3,mQ 'ifi rf'

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wer e -e -- ' . V... - .it 4 1 ,1 ' 'H 'ii We receive a tiny shot line which grows and grows until finally this huge hose begins to inch its Way over to us. Fueling is a team effort and as you can see in these pictures very few remain idle. During this evolution everyone has a task Which must be done in order for the fueling to be a success.

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