Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) - Naval Cruise Book

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I IJXDlilRWAY, SHIFT COLORS Between the liiial goodbye and the ship ' s initial surge from the pier, there is that poignant moment that will be imprinted in a sailor ' s mind torthe next six months. The sadness olleavin!: o cd ones, a healthy excitemeni Um w liat lies ahead, a slight fenr the unknown, the anticipation of the anival home- these emotions wc»] c an image that lingers long after the ship has left the harbor. Fit some, that image might have been the steady drizzle, or the somber faces on the pier, many wiping away tears. Fit a few, it might have been the nostalgia of a final deployment. What,c cr the case, you can bet that every cicw member can recall what they were doing, thinking or dreaming about on December 5th, 1998. I liicnUiii I hill •.led i; l lulvii r I nun iiiciii. licwiiit llu K. l 0)S in I Inn hind ' i: I SS ll KI ' l HSir.KkYil.SI)4 »)

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I i ija ii)Y]»Djj T STAiis nc::s i Siv iiionths .it sea tan sicl : interesting statistics. While son were busy feeding the -. machines, others were completing qualifications. Throughout this time frame. the ship was busy drinking 2.2 million dollars uorlh of diesel fuel! Here ' s a few more iiilcrcstinL ' statistics: SH I)I S Ol ) . S UK) I R: I ■ . mirduhintan- the PLWKOWStMS- ih . oj the ori inul crew meinhers of USS HARFHRS FERRY iLSl) 49). These i entlenien were with the ship since its commissionini; in Juniitiry JW5. Pictured tire: FRO.Vl ROW: FNKSWl Schlechl. I)C2 Brewer. PC I iSW I Rivera. E. :iS l Ttnlor. G.V 2(5H H i i. MS2(S V) Triisk. S. IOlSWi Ri::o. l)K2 Godina. B.ACKROW: EMiSWl Tolhen EN2(SW) , tiLuin. IC2 Richmond. R.M. Harrell. OS2 Peterson. FC2(SW) Burnniiihy SMJ Smith. BAtl(SW) Uwis. EW2 ovuk. IC2 Liivigne. SHi(SWl Wyer. MRl(SW ' lh: rce. EM2 Eattm. -Conducted 1,485 helo touch and go ' s ' -Conducted 25 General Quarters drills, 15 Main Space Fire Drills and 10 Integrated Training Team Drills -Served 329,580 meals -Consumed 16,234 lbs potatoes -Consumed 137,952 cans ol soda -Qualllled 5 Surface Warfare Officers, 2 Surface Warfare Medical Department Officers -Dispatched 132,267 lbs of mall Kighl- I lie i ' lii ' itiin in% iiids i. U .V.- Au iuii kno the niiht to hetir the title of Enlisted Surfitce Wtirfore SfH-cudisi . Kno was amoni! . S people wht qualified durint; W ' ESTP.AC and is the only E-2 tm hoard lo achieve r ' lM career milestone. -Miles Traveled: 34,373 -Gallons of fuel (DPM) used: 2,328,341 -15,438 loaves of bread consumed -13,736 gallons of milk consumed - Qualified 38 Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) -Deceived 40.937 lbs of mail -Made 2,170,635 gallons of potable water -$92,900 spent on prepaid phone cards

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