Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) - Naval Cruise Book

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KliiPLFNISIIMliINT You sail towards a particular specie on a chart, five hundred miles t ' roni the coast ol nowhere. Suddenly, in the distance. yt)u spy what appears it) be a giant, floating upside down dead bug. Ahoy! the replenishment ship is here. Let the festivities begin! Underway refueling in olves the entire ship, from the .Signalman closing up the Romet) Hag to the Engineman taking soundings in fuel tanks. It means barrels of fun for the MPA, five million khakis on the bridge and the possibility of someone getting shot by a flying orange ball (the messenger). Yet. this is also one of the most dangerous evolutions that two (and sometimes three) ships can do. Underway refueling is an art. and the U.S. Navy has it down pat ■.A.S Knsiin Kcrsh and ENS Famcla Phillips cifiiec: There ' s uotluuii hcncr ilian the wind in our hair.ihe melodic song of the seagull, heef porcupines for lunch and a W pallet stores onload! l ' in( ) vv. HMCl SW ) Harry Hicks brings in the mechanical hull purchased hy MWH. Unfortunately, die plan to put It on the mess decks as a liahliahllltx item failed, leaving the crew without iinv type of dangerous rodeo cquipnieiii for the entire l ' . ( ' . ' I Yes. we ' re joking.) SN Caialina Durun and Pi 2l.SWi I ' alrick Moore do that voodoo that lhe do as ship ' s phone talkers. :ii 1 SS MAHI ' l RS II RRV (I.SIJ.Jm FUN FACT: Harpers Ferry can guzzle diesel fuel upwards of 2000 gallons per minute.

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