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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Humidity. Between the unique culture and cosmopolitan atmosphere of Singapore, the lingering memory for most people was the tropical climate. This was the kind of humidity that was liable to spawn algae in your socks by the end of the day. Singapore was considered a working port, but by mid-afternoon you could see people catching a bus to the Terror Club (the local serviceman ' s club) or hopping aboard the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) to venture downtown. A few people made there way to the world famous Singapore Zoo where monkeys freely roamed the grounds. It did not take a lot of creative thought to find something interesting to do. Albeit modern. Singapore has deservedly earned the dubious distinction as A Fine City. Novelty t-sliirts portraying actual laws of the city were abundant in gift shops, and you only had to look around to reali e that jaywalking, walking with a be erage or smoking in public were not simply taboo, they were illegal. Of course, this did not negate the hospitality of the people. For thi se who wanted to get off the ship and stretch their legs a bit. Singapore hosted the Ho er ARC Sportstcst. The competition included soccer, soltball. basketball, and tennis, to nam e a few . With u|iw aiils of four thousand people in the ARCj (includmg Marines), the c cnt fostercil some great competition. As always, five days lieu by. and by Januar I Ith we were enroute to Phuket. Thailand.