Estes (AGC 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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OUR CRUISE must down to the seas agaln, tn the lonely sea and the sk And all I ask 15 a tall shlp and star to steer her by, And the wheel's k1Ck and the w1nd's song and the whlte sall' shaklng, And a grey mlst on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaklng John Masefleld Sea Fever I . ..v - y, . , . .S

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0 R CRUISE H D TWO CH PLAI Chaplain Lowe Chaplain Epps One of the busiest officers on beard is the Chaplain. As a Chaplain, he must be the spiritual leader for the ship in the areas of worship and counseling. He has a wide range of other duties which include serving on the Recreation Committee!Counoil, Tours Officer, Editor of the ESTES PRESS NEWS and Port Brochures, Director of the monthly Newsletters, and Custodian of the Ship's Library. Of these many responsibilities one of the most difficult is that of relating emergency messages to members of the crew. During the 1968 Deployment, ESTBS saw two Chaplains. LGDR Sidney D. LOWE came to LSRLS in June 1906 and made the majority of the cruise. In June, 1968, he was relieved by Ll Elwood W. EPPS, who cane to E IES from the Naval Training Center, San Diego. Chaplai LONE reported to the Naval Station, Charleston, South Carolina.

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Jan Jan Jan Feb Feb Feb Mar Mar Mar Mar Apr Apr Apr May Hay May June June June July July Aug Aug Aug 3 ll 26 2 13 13 L1 10 19 211 L1 17 23 10 22 30 9 21 29 8 23 3 20 30 HiGnOLOGY of 1968 USS dSTES JESTPAC CRUISE 111 28 10 Har l S lo 21 Apr l 13 20 11 ay 3 20 27 June 5 15 27 July l2 9 29 lO 22 BSTES departed San.Diego underway for WestPac, accompanying USS CHOCKBTT CPG-881 Enroute Pearl Harbor, Hawaii In-port Pearl Harbor Enroute Guam, Marianas Islands In-port Guam Enroute Subic Bay, R.P. In-port Subic Bay Enroute Da Nang, R.V.F. Change of Command, CAPT HAHSEN takes command of ESTES as 19th Commanding Officer Ops d.V.N. Enroute Manila, R.b. In-port Manila Enroute Hong Kong, S.C.C. ln-port Hong Kong Enroute Da Nang Ops R.V.N. Enroute Kaoshiung, Taiwan In-port Kaoshiung Enroute Da Nang Ops R.VJi., inoluoing visits to Cam Ranh Bay, Vung Tau Enroute Okinawa In-port Okinawa Enroute Yokosuka, Japan In-port Yokosuka Enroute Da Nang Ops R.VJQ. Enroute Subic Bay In-port Suoic Bay Enroute Da Nang Ops R.VJQ. Enroute Bangkok, Thailand In-port Bangkok Enroute Subic Bay Via Da Nang In-port Subic Enroute Da Nang Ops R.V.N., including visits to Cam Ranh Bay, Vung Tau, Nha Trang Operation HEAGHR YANKEEH, north of Da Nang Enroute Subic Bay ln-port Subic Bay, USS ELDORADO relieves ESTES as flagship for COMEHIBGRU 3 Enroute Yokosuka, Japan In-port Yokosuka Enroute Pearl Harbor, Hawaii In-port Pearl Harbor Enroute San Diego, California, U.S,A. Arrive San Diego