Gurke (DD 783) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1953

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l I 3 I I 1 1, , R LPA W f -a mf I f X One day we went in close to exterminate a train But Commie guns were shooting and really raised some cain Oh, their guns were banging, their shootin's pretty neat Look out tor that there bullet! WHOOPS! ! ! It hit us in the seat' Yes, their guns were blasting, I even left my rack When there came another bullet right through the after stack l'd just begun to realize the Gooks were hot to go When they lobbed that Three-inch bullet right into Radio Then Gurke Guns were belching, and listen to me, mates We leveled all those Cornmies with our 5 f38's. 1 I -..'l i ?! , Q gl. Q 6 nfl 'X t i 1 , K' - f 1 'H L. N' 'E 1 . I' .' - il H, X5 N ,A I Y 1 A , u ' . - ' - Qftvil f ' n V I I . xx A V I ffl, - . 1 0 ' - Z, 'V' I l W ' -1 ff l 'Fl ' fl , I his , . sing. 5 t ll H Ill 5 - .1 - Q G -I l 'ff'f.f,-lwwlfl.7.! 'f M' Lx, .3 K 'Y J -va. 'Z QQ. l I lj mf X! 'ii 1 R A

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sonaum ll Z - ,till fy iff ,tg is HWOLVAQA if 17 23 , 7' 3 INCMOOI 1 YOKOSUKA M I L ' I xy lg rx I J Mya, ,. SAS R'-T' ll I 5 X72 :T 6' 9 0 XT! oKmAwA f , T D f Q-YDNG ICON!! ,, z, l limi wk Q I Q. KoAHsuuNG While in WesPac the U.S.S. Gurke steamed a total ot 27.793 miles during a 6 month 12 day stay. The longest single period of continuous operations at sea was 29 days, from the 19th ot April to the 18th of May. She refueled at sea 19 times, provisioned 7 times and rearmed 6 times. The Gurke fired 2,365 rounds of tive inch at the enemy and was fired at 8 times. The number of mines destroyed by the Gurke was 5, she had 3 battle casualties, and she rescued 55 North Korean refugees fleeing Communist domination. 20

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