Gearing (DD 710) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE GEARING NAVYMAN-ASI-IORE Sightseeing. . . Making friends. . . Relaxing. . . Drinking. . . . U .Returning to the ship-a familiar sight ?

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T1-IE GEARING NAVYMANAT SEA A minor drama occured when an adrift lifeboat was sighted. As a hazard to navigation it had to be sunk. This took all the skill of our sharp- shooters, Cranford and O'Hara, plus hundreds of rounds of ammunition! The resourcefulness .and imagination of a Navyman are beyond measure. Hence the appearence of a crew of Yul Brynners, the constant Vigilance of CIC, and the dedication of the mail buoy Watch. ' - l some find Sea ClufY hard to take- Wonders never cease-not one, bufvtwo Chlefs 11f0fkmg

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FINALLY WE We are a destroyer named GEARING And we kn While lt s fun to deploy g It s a definite joy Now that finally westward we re steering ow that we ve been quite endearln There were Dawn Patrol, FLAPEX and SPECQPS And more frequently plane guard for fllght o s. , TURN wEsTwARD 1 M600 hours 10 September 1968, GEARING turned her bow towards the hingsun, knowing that it would not deviate from the westward course lirilreaching Newport, seventeen days later. rr 2 1 TURN GVER, i sr l . 2 MALLoRcA 1 1 3 I' i 3 Qnll' OHC Stop occurred on the way to NCWPOYU 21 brief 8 hour turnover period at Pollensa Bay, Mall- lg Orca- GEARING and the rest of Destroyer Division 201 arrived first, but it wasn't long before the stacks ififhe relieving destroyers could be seen on the IESZOH- A cheer went up as our relief, USS BAS- , h0ugllEfDD'fl24D came alongside. When we left a few imOSthater, it was to transit the Strait of Gibraltar 5 Shi C Atlantic, while BASILONE and her sister a P? headed on into the Med to take our places S Sixth Fleet units. E bfgeaed lay a ten-day crossing, marred only slightly . muteP gS1stent storm system that forced a change IU econgm Ut not arrival date.. En route .a hlgh-Speed tion he? Em and an Qperationalu Readiness InspeC- arrived lie P388 the time, and with flying colors.W6 had beennglxlewport w1th the knowledge that the Job Well done! . SSMEX were various, P , All-night UNREPS hilarious Q 3 But now H, M and M will be topis. To the planners we just have to say, That your hard work was clear every day. Q Operations were planned il With a fine lrish hand, A Even weather was handled ire: gaf. l r We'll remember with greatestaffection aa The tabs that provided direction. 3 The events were diverse, A 7' Their descriptions were terse g 3 ,1 r B the wa where's the latest correction? A Y Y: 1 And ,we're grateful to all, we confess, Y. Who gave spare parts and tech aid and, yes, i Though we stayed on the line, r ft if Teamwork helped all the time- That's the secret of Sixth Fleet success! As we sail for the broad ocean deep, We've a new high-speed hurdle to leap. Since we've missed not a day We're now happy to say, Event 2759 will be sleepin -Farewell message DTG 140815Z'SEP 68. H by CDR A. C. Leis r A as 3 1 . Qg pw ' 9 l fi ii i