Estes (AGC 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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OUR GANG Lines are ready as men haul in messenger during unrep off Chu Lai.

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W'- , V ' 3 ' 2 , x V I , mg X f gym - , ,M 9 3 K, I W M I W 1 ffi z Second Division launched helicopters, ran picket boats, and stood armed sentry watches in addition to their normal seaman- ship duties. The boat crews in the LCVP's were nearly omni-present as they fended off fishing junks and watched for Viet Cong swimmers and mines. Meanwhile the flight quarters crew of LPH-12 was kept busy launching nearly 500 choppers , Eternal Vigilance was provided by the deck sentries and lookouts, while the Boatswain's Mates piped the daily routine and the helmsman kept the ESTES' course straight and true , When the Second Division seaman was not on watch he could usually be found fighting the other war , This inevitable war against rust, which was enthusiastically fought every day by men armed with chippers, scalers, and brushes, so the old, but good steel could remain strong for years to come. SECOND DIVISION

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THIRD DIVISICN Have gun, will travel , Among the Gun- ner's Mates and Fire Control Technicians there is another slogan which is sometimes applicable: Have five-inch and forties which may work , The division has two three-pound saluting batteries which were cast in the year 1903, and two twin-forty millimeters which were designed in the 1920's by Bofors in Sweden, and we have a five-inch 38 on the fo'c's1e which gives us the singular appear- ance of an ultra-modern whaling ship. Our armory outfits the shore patrol in the latest '65' do-it-yourself man-on-the-beat gear. The equipment offers a big challenge for maintenance but the division has done admirably in keeping the mounts and directors efficient and sharp-shooting. . . KW H5 S it- , 5' my - ' 1 ' A W , ,I I Z7 fy? WW!! . ' ' N ' ' . X W7 fy ff .. y LT Qjgj Irving assisted by Alloway, FTC 2 and Miller, GMG 2. J f i I+ ff -1 f 4 X S In f X ' as T 7 5 fi V -4. JJ Y .,x' Y' ZX, ff W ,, ,-