Hepburn (FF 1055) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1975 volume:

eW i i J ' S-- I - tCo all bailors totiereber Pt map greetings: M r H ' Austral ia S olrmn pe trnref of t1 A ' • ' ■ ' TVlSfi . ¥rr ' ' ' J nnf ft f (• i j ' ff ' vf ' jiy Af ' ty fV i Je r JULY 74 .r;, C ' f M_OOrtry r 2 ' K yy _i38_30 HEPBURN (DE-1055) ,fju r e fi tra fx t 3t Rememtjereti ijat 5 r j ' y. jj w .r , l)Ri j Arft ' f ' na een ( (fnf ■rcKA Ae nai Aeen f u u f ' j iV fnAf fn f Ae cient ©rber of tfje Beep i pal IBisipleaiSure ' ■ r Af t ' irtyf t ' ■ AA f ' ,f Ir y Ar, r,i R.R. OWENS. CDR. USN COMMANDING I ' ff 7P in , i ' WESTPAC JUN 21 1974 - JAN 28 1975 The days of June passed quickly as HEPBURN prepared for extended deploynnent to the Western Pacific. On 18 June, the ship ' s single 5 I5A gun mount was regunned and the LAMPS detachment, con- sisting of three pilots, and eleven enlisted airmen from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light Three Three (HSL-33) reported onboard form the Naval Air Station at Imperial Beach, California. They brought with them a wide assortment of specialized equipment required for the maintenance of their SH-2F LAMPS Helicopter fondly referred to as ETHEL which would make HEPBURN her home during the deployment. On the morning of 21 June, HEPBURN, now under the operational control of Commander THIRD Fleet, steamed out of San Diego harbor bound for Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines. Joining HEPBURN for the nonstop ocean crossing was Commander Carrier Group THREE, embarked in USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) and the USS BERKELEY (DDG-15). The transit provided ample time for numerous operational drills. On 30 June, operational control shifted to Commander SEVENTH Fleet, and on 10 July, the group arrived in Subic Bay and HEPBURN switched to the operational control of Commander Task Force SEVEN FIVE. HEPBURN was underway on 18 July for an independent transit to Sydney, Australia. After evading Typhoon IVY, HEPBURN crossed the equator on 22 July much to the displeasure of the High Tribunal of NEPTUNUS REX for the ship carried a heavy cargo of vile landlubbing pollywogs. With a crew of newly commissioned Shellbacks, HEPBURN refueled at Manus Island in the Admiralty Island group on 23 July and continued southward through the Coral Sea to arrive at Sydney, Australia on 28 July. After a week of touring the sights of Sydney and enjoying the warm hospitality of the Australian people, the officers and crew of HEPBURN steamed into the Australian operating areas outside Sydney Harbor on 4 August to participate in the Australian Maritime ASW Exercise, Joint Uniform Course (JUC) 93. With her advanced long range sonar and LAMPS helicopter, HEPBURN was the center of attraction. For the other participants from Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, and Canada, this was the first opportunity to see LAMPS in action. Upon completion of the exercises on 13 August, HEPBURN visited Port Kembia for three days then sailed north along the eastern coast to Gladstone arriving on 20 August. It was the first visit to Gladstone by an American warship since World War II and the welcome was one the HEPBURN will long remember. On the morning of 22 August, HEPBURN commenced her return northward to Subic Bay. During this transit HEPBURN was notified by COMCRUDESPAC that she had been awarded the runner-up position in the Battle Efficiency Competition within the squadron Departmental Excellence Awards were received by Gunnery, Missile, Engineering and Supply. On 1 September, HEPBURN arrived in Subic Bay and on 4 September commenced a tender avail ability period alongside the USS DIXIE (AD-14). Rear Admiral Watkins inspected the ship on 11 Septem ber and remarked favorably concerning ship ' s routine procedures. HEPBURN departed Subic Bay on 16 September to conduct numerous exercises in the Subic Operating Areas off the West coast of Luzon On 21 September, HEPBURN steamed eastward to Guam arriving on 26 September. On 11 October Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet, RADM Mark Woods inspected the ship in Guam commenting very favorably on the ship ' s cleanliness and state of preservation. After completing special operations in the vicintiy of Guam, HEPBURN commenced her journey back to Subic Bay on 25 October. HEPBURN ' S arrival was temporarily delayed until 29 October as she joined a sortie of ships from Subic Bay in evasion of nearby Typhoon ELAINE. On 1 November, the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable J. William Mindendorf and the Commander, U. S. Naval Forces, Philippines, RADM D. B. Shelton, visited HEPBURN. The SECNAV toured the engineering spaces and presented the Golden Snipe Award to the Engineering Department In the engine room. HEPBURN was again underway on 6 November to serve as a participant in the multiple exercise (MULTIPLEX) 2-75 on 13 November. All participating ships and aircraft exercised in a near real-world wartime situation for a short but intense period. HEPBURN ' S readiness was personally reviewed with favorable comments by the officer scheduling the exercise, VADM G. Steele, Commander SEVENTH Fleet. HEPBURN departed the Subic Bay area on 16 November to arrive in Hong Kong on 18 November for a well deserved vacation. On 26 November HEPBURN left Hong Kong enroute to Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Forced to evade Typhoon IRMA, HEPBURN did not arrive in Taiwan until 1 December. A tender avail- ability along side the USS DIXIE (AD-14) allowed much needed repair work to be accomplished. On the morning of 17 December, HEPBURN was underway to participate in Exercise SHARKHUNT XI, a multi-ship ASW exercise including U. S. and Republic of China Naval units. HEPBURN ' S LAMPS helo and the LAMPS helo from USS REASONER (DE-1063) were able to exploit dual LAMPS tactics in the search for submarines. The exercise provided an excellent opportunity for training. The exchange of personnel between the USN and ROC units provided a unique learning experience for those involved. HEPBURN departed Kaoshiung on 22 December to arrive in Subic Bay on 23 December. Again the services of the Ship Repair Facility, Subic were utilized to affect necessary minor repairs. On 29 December, HEPBURN was underway to conduct a missile exercise in the Subic Operating Areas. This exercise provided excellent anti-air warfare training. The year closed as HEPBURN returned to Subic Bay on 31 December in preparation for the return home in January 1975. HEPBURN departed Subic Bay for the last time on the 8th of January. Soon joining up with the USS BERKELEY (DDG-15), USS ENGLAND (DLG-22), USS DECATUR (DDG-31), USS SAN JOSE (AFS-7) and USS TOLOVANA (AO-64), HEPBURN in accordance with COMDESRON THIRTEEN ' s op order Home Run sailed for the United States. The 28th of January brought the end to HEPBURN ' S third deployment as crew and family were reunited in a happy pier side celebration. HI, I ' M HAPPY! LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO THE HEp RN. Our proud Lady of the Sea is a young five year old having been commissioned at Todd Shipyard, Long Beach, California on July 3, 1969. She Vi as named for Arthur Japy Hepburn a distinguished former Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Fleet, chairman of the General Board of the Navy. Naval Diplomat and veteran of the Spanish-American war and both w orld wars. Her vital statistics are: Length: 438 ft. Width: 46 ft. 10 in. Height: 120 ft. 10 in. above the waterline Displacement: 4000 tons (approx.) Full Power Shaft Horsepower: 35,000 HP Propellor: 1-5 bladed, 15 ft. dia. Complement: 17 officers 20 CPO ' S 210 enlisted Armament: Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC) Launcher Basic Point Defense Missile System (BPDt S) Launcher 5 54 cal Gun Mount 4 Torpedo Tubes Separations from loved ones, friends and native soil are never easy. But no matter where we were or how many miles separated us from home, a continual chain of cards, letters and telephone calls formed a vital lifeline. We were lonely, but never alone and the emotions and remembrances we shared over great distances made the long nights so much shorter. For all these reasons and many more, we dedicate this book to our friends and families to those we left in body but never In spirit. y y M IIV ' COMMANDER R. R. OWENS COMMANDING OFFICER Commander R. R. Owens was born on May 28. 1934 in Bismarck, North Dakota. He graduated from high school in Pasco. Wash- ington in 1952 and enlisted in the Navy in 1953. He entered the Naval Preparatory School at Bainbridge, Maryland in September 1953 and the U. S. Naval Academy in 1954. After graduation and commissioning in June 1958, his first assignment was in the USS PRICHETT (DD-561) as Damage Control Assistant and Main Propulsion Assistant. In August 1960 he was reassigned to the com- missioning crew of the USS KING (DLG-10) where he served as Main Propulsion Assistant and Engineering Officer until July 1963. In August 1963 CDR Owens was selected for the nuclear power program and upon completion of nuclear propulsion training in August 1964 was assigned as Main Propulsion Assistant in the commissioning crew of the USS TRUXTON (DLGN-35). He served in that billet until December 1967 when he was assigned to the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California. He graduated with distinction and received the Engineer ' s Degree in electrical engineering in March 1971. In June 1971, after a three year absence. CDR Owens was again assigned to USS TRUXTON, this time as Executive Officer where he served until October 1973. While he was Executive Officer, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. In December 1973, CDR Owens assumed command of the USS HEPBURN. LCDR M. A. ROSE EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR J. A. LEWIS EXECUTIVE OFFICER t 4 THE HISTORY OF THE EQUATOR CROSSING The boisterous ceremonies of crossing the line are of such ancient vintage that their derivation is lost. Well known is that ceremonies took place long ago vi hen a ship crossed the thirteenth parallel and when going through the Straits of Gibralter. These early ceremonies were of the roughest sort and were, to a great extent, supposed to try the crew to determine whether the novices on their first cruise could endure the hard- ships of life at sea. Then as is the custom at the present time, it became primarily a crew ' s party. The Vikings were reported at an early date to carry out these ceremonies on crossing certain parallels, it is highly probatol h|||| resent-day ceremonies were passed on to Anglos. Saxons and Normans ' ' ' ' Q Pi Bv- During early ceremonies. Neptune, the mythajbgrcal pocf the seas, was appeased by to those ofi oi traditf |(istence of .5 underwater domain. It is other days. Even though ine, it is nevertheless, the Hed shellbai lonies. Sai These Sons of Neptune n treasure the certificate d usually addressed to all ins. Skates. Eels. Suckers, has been found worthy gathered into our trusty fold t order of the deep the seamen, and marks of respect were p. plausible that part of the ceremony grew modern day sailors have come to doubt the majesty who rules in the ceremonies. Those who have crossed the line are compose the cast for the present day cei which testifies that in Latitude 00-00 and Longitude Mermaids. Sea Serpents. Whales. Sharks. Porpoises. Lobsters. Crabs. Pollywogs and other living things o thi to be numbered as one of our trusty shellbacks, has and duly initiated into the solemn mysteries of tlWfan The ceremonies of the modern Navy are pictur que. and. with the exception of the discomfort of getting a good wetting in the tank, a slight shock from the Devil and a shaving ceremony, the initiation cannot be called rough. Officers of the Navy could, at one time, buy off by giving the Neptune party so many bottles of beer. On todays tee- totaling ships, it IS tradition that all pollywogs officer and enlisted alike, undergo the initiation. The eldest and most dignified member of the crew is usually selected as Neptune and his first assistant is Davy Jones. Her Royal Highness Amphitrite is usually a good look- ing seaman who will appear well in the deshabille of seaweed and rope yarn. The Co urt in general consists of the Royal Scribe. The Royal Doctor, the Royal Devil, the Barber; and other names that suit the fancy of the party. The Bears have the difficult task of rounding up the uninitiated and also standing dousing watches in the tank. The initiation commences with an early breakfast of steak and eggs for the Royal Court and such delicacies as cold spinach, green spaghetti cold-fried okra etc. for the Pollywogs . During the breakfast and the initiation following, the initiates are made to walk on their hands and knees and are not allowed to rise until they have passed the last test. Shortly after breakfast, the Royal party ascends the throne and with the officers first, the grueling initiation begins in earnest as each pollywog is first cooled off by handy fire hoses, lead before Neptune for sentencing and then delivered up to the Shelltacks to have the sentence carried out. Certificates of distinctive nautical phraseology are presented to those initiated. It is customary for the captain to sign the diploma ; also the seal of the ship is affixed thereto. No custom of the sea is better known tor to qualify as a shellback in this ancient ceremony is a distinption desired by seamen of all nations. LOVER A FACE ONLY A MOTHER COULD LOVE. HELP ITS GOT HE ALRIGHT. WHO RIPPED OFF THE GANG PLANK? NOW, LT LONG DO WE GET A WEEKEND OFF? ' SURE I ' M HAPPY, I ' M SMILING AREN ' T I? ' HEY, EASY WITH THE FORK! WHEN THEY PROMISED ME ROOM AND BOARD, I THOUGHT... ugh: ' BREAKFAST ANYONE? J. , . V-- ■A CHERRY A DAY KEEPS THE WOGS AWAY. GOING. . GOING? GONE!! A SHELLBACK AT LAST. . . Engineering Department LT PETER LONG ENGINEERING OFFICER  LTJG KEVIN KILGukL DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT ENS BRUCE FARLEY MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT ENS LEE HARRIS ELECTRICAL OFFICER MMl JOHN GILL A GANG iJ- IK: ;r - ' MMl MORRIE WIGGS ENl DENNIS WILCOX EN2 CHARLES BRANSON EN3 DALE DWYER MM3 GREGORY KRUCHKOW ENFN PAT ENGLAND ENFN JAMES WELCH ENFN MARVIN WINTER BDIV ' .J 1 BTCS EDWARD MC GUI RE BTC SOLOMON HOSE BTl HENRY HAMb „,..-fi 4 A BTl JAMES WftSNER BT2 WAYNE HAILER , ' • v-vT C ' 0  ;,„— h 5 BT3 STUART CARDOTT BT3 MICHAEL DRU AN ENGINEERS LAMENT I ' m not allowed to run the ship, the whistle I can ' t blow. I ' m not allowed to tell anyone, how fast the ship can go. I ' m not allowed to let off steam, nor even ring the bell. But let it start smoking black, then see who catches helll ALSO, BTFN GEORGE BURDEN • euckd ' P h BT3 MARTIN HOriARD BT3 FRANCIS MC INTOSH BT3 JOSEPH PULLEN BT3 KEN ZAVACKI FN JAMES ANDERSON BTFN MICHAEL ANDIS BTFN GARY AVERNA ALSO BTCS SAM THOMAS, BTFN ANDREW SMITH BTFN VICTCP. HARRIS FN DANIEL LANIER ypc r} ' 0t f BTFN ROBERT MC ENDOO BTFN JAMES NELSON BTFN RANDY NUORALA FN LOUIS SCALISE FN ROY SMITH MDIV sri ?y? . ?- MMCS ROBERT BODEN MMl DOUGLAS SPENCER MM2 GILBERT GROTTA JP iJ-y L MM2 ROBERT LYNCH MM2 JOEY RODGERS MM3 DALE KAIHLANEN MM3 STEVEN MC CONf ELL A in rtX ' MM3 WAYNE POFF MM3 MICHAEL QUINN hW3 ROBERT SHIELDS i r • KW3 TOMMIE WILLIAMS FN DELFIN ACOSTA MMFN JOHN BRODIE FN JOHN DASHER MMFN JEFF PRUITT FN DAVID WINTER ALSO MMl HERMAN PERRY MMFN MICHAEL DOLAN MMFN DAVID FOAT MMFN GUY HOWELLS MMFN RANDY HUMMEL 5 - ' ' ' y r _ 7 y r FN LOUIS MAMO FN CHARLES MOORE FN JOSEPH O ' ROURKE MMFN ALFREDO PAJIMULA REPAIR DIVISION ELECTRICIANS f 7. l 1. A,. P.v EMC WENCESLAO PEREz ' EMI ANDREW MATUSHEK ENl RAMON MENDOZA EM2 SERVANDO GAYYA HULL TECHNICIANS EM3 ALLEN FETHERSTON EM3 SWNT NABER HTl DONALD SIMMONS HT3 JAMtS CHRISTOLEAR Jr« HT3 ROBERT HART HT3 MICHAEL MC KEOWN HT3 DAVID WINTERS HTFN WILLIAM WERLINGEI riAINTANENCE REPAIR MR2 GARY BAXTER MRFN JOSE ZAMBRANO INTER-COMMUNICATIONS ICl DOMINADOR CAPARAZ IC2 WILLIAM BAXTER IC3 JOSEPH SPURGEON ICFN RICHARD RICKETTS Operations Depar tment LTJG RICHARD FULLER LT FLOYD SAMMS JR ' i LTJG RONALD KERIN ENS DENNIS MOORE OPERATIONS ELECTRONICS DIVISION ELECTRONIC TECHrilCIANS ETl PAUL BREMEC ETR2 BRUCE LEVIN ETN2 MARION MILLER ETR2 DONALD PETERSON ETN2 FUMIO KANEDA ETR2 THOMAS VASEK ETR3 LLOYD FRANTZ ETR3 DAVID LORENZ ETNSN JOSEPH OATES ELECTRONIC WARFARE EW2 WILLIAM SEARLES EW3 DONALD MASON OPERATIONS INTELLIGENCE DIVISION OSl CARL FINCH OSl THOMAS MARTELL 0S2 BENJAMIN PARKER 0S3 RICHARD DOYLE 0S3 MARTIN GOODWIN OSS WAYNE HOULIHAN OSSN PAUL DUCKWORTH SN JOHN DUGAN OSSN JOHN MACKEY OSSN VAN OMEN COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION iWDIOMEN ALSO RM3 WILLIAM SHRIVER RMl ALVIN BECK RM2 BENNY KENNEDY RM3 RONALD BENSON RM3 JAMES PONTIOUS RMSN RANDY BIRD RMSN EARLYN DANIEL RMSN RICAROO MADSEN SN RICHARD REINER SN JOSEPH TARVER SIGNALS SIC RICARDO SANCHEZ SM2 B0Bi3Y FITrllAIJ SMSN TERRY fC MASTER SMSN FRANK WAYI-IAN SMSA ROBERT WITHNOSKY ox DIVISION LTJG J- PERSOMHCL SHIP ' S OFFICE • iT y. . -N tKVlN PKl DONALD SMilM  ht ttnOI LOIRS SH JOHN ANDERSON PNSN CLARLUvi LuilNu QUARTERI-IASTERS QMC JOSEPH HAJDINAK QM2 THOMAS GLYNN QM3 ALBERT ANDREANO QMSN DONALD DAVIS A. v I — r EWC RICHARD LEACH 3M COORDINATOR rVz ' M -L QMSN RICHARD LONG ' O r MMC DAVID MORTON CAREER COUNSELOR HMl J EMMIE SHEPHARD HOSPITAL CORPMAN PC3 GEORGE GUILLEN POSTAL CLERK Supply Department LT ROBERT BURTON SUPPLY OFFICER LTJG GORDON HILL DISBURSING OFFICER MSC FOSTER ALLEN MESS SPECIALISTS MSC RICHARD DASSE I1S1 ROMEO DESTACAMENTO MS2 WILLIAM WIRTH MS3 OSCAR CAYANAN MS3 GARY CLARK MS3 ALLEN DOZIER MSSN PAPA ESPIRITU SHIP ' S SERVICEMEN MSSN ARMELIO PAANIO SHI JAMES WILLIAMS SN GEORGE ATKINSON SN ALFREDO BORROMEO SHSN FRANCIS HARPER SN JOSEPH f-IARTIN SHSN RICHARD MYERS SN SHERMAN MC GRAW SK2 WILLIAM LENSKY SK3 ALBLR.J SIAPNO ; u SKSN RICHARD CALDWELL SN ROOOLFO MENDOZA OKI JOHN SAMPLES DISBURSING CLERK SN GILBERT MARTINEZ SHIP ' S STORE OPERATOR Weapons i ■ ' A i 4.v.:;jiiii Department LTJG RICHARD BURDGE ASW OFFICER LTJG ROBERT COWHERD FOX DIVISION OFFICER LT WILLIAM BARRY WEAPONS OFFICER ENS MICHAEL HECK IstLT FOX DIVISION OFFICER ENS EDWARD WESTON IstLT SONAR AS DIVISION STC JOSEPH BITTRICH STl VAN MOORE STl RICHARD SPANN STG2 KIM DANIELSON STG2 jAtK nUNbLRFDRD STG2 MICHAEL KENNEY 1 . ..a 4 v STG2 FRANK ROBINSON STG2 KENNETH WOLD STG2 KERRY WYMETALEK STG3 TIMOTHY DEREG r i ■• J: STG3 KENNETH FAIR STG3 RODNEY SCHROEDER STG3 WILLIAM STROUD STGSN IVOR JOHNSON 5 m Of J 1 . R 1 y X t! 1 ■ ' 5 -t ' 1 ASROC STGSN JAMES MOODY GMTl DAVID KIRKPATRICK GMT3 KEITH POWELL GMT3 BRIAN SCHILLER TORPEDOMEN SN RODGER ATKINS SN RICKIE JOHNSON TM2 DONALD BURCH TMSN EDWARD ZURCHER ALSO STG3 GLENN SCHISSLER 5 54 FOX DIVISION GMGC LARRY HALE GMG3 ALONZO FORD FIRE CONTROL GMGSN GERALD LYNCH SN LAWRENCE ORESKOVICH SN NORMAN RHOADES FTGC GARY MARINELLI FTGl JERRY SHAFER FTG2 RICHARD DURAY FTG2 LARRY TRIMMER FTG3 HAROLD LEGG FTG2 ROBERT ENSTROM GMG3 CHARLES NEAL FTMSN MICHAEL WESTFALL SN STEPHEN STARKS WEAPONS YEOMAN 1st DIVISION BMC JAMES WARD BM2 TliCTHY BRADY BM3 TERRY FAANES BM3 STEVEN REED SN BRUCE BALES SN DAVID COLEMAN SN BOBBY COMB SN CHARLES CRENSHAW SN RAYMOND DAGIN SN KIRBY DAHL SN WILLIAM DAVIS SN SHERMAN FRAZIER SN HORACE GADSON SN RONALD GOLOB a ,w ' ' ' y ■ ALSO SN GERALD RABAGO SN JOSEPH GROOMS SN GEORGE JEFFERSON SN HARRELL JONES SN LEON JORDAN SN RUSSELL KEMPEN SN THOMAS MANOS SN GILBERT NIELSON SN ERNEST NUNALLY SN EDUARDO PAGSANJAN SN MICHAEL WEBER SN DOUGLAS WICK Air Department I .« I f 1st row kneeling: ADJAN DAVID BARKER, ATAN STEWART CASTEEL. LT DANIEL ROTH, LT GEORGE ALEXANDER. LT PETER MURPHY, ATCS WILLIAM HUFFMAN, AXl RONALD JONES. 2nd row SN DANIEL PETROUS, AE2 WILLIAM NELSON, SN BUDDY OWENBY, AWAN MICHAEL MADDOX, ADRl RONALD WOOD, SN EDWARD LINEBAUGH, AW2 RAYMOND BORNE, AMS3 HECTOR BARAJAS, SN CURTIS PEOPLES. BM2 EUGENE LEMING ETHEL ON A VISIT TO CANBERRA CREW MEMBERS TAKE TIME TO. . . ...HONOR THE PAST. .MAKE NEW FRIFNOS. .... r-VMEMB ,.nHE VITAL HELP GIVEN BY THE l «ITED STATES OF AMERICA DURING VIE WAR IN THE PACIFIC 1941-45 UNVEILED BY •- ' H ELIZA jih 195 ' . .TRY THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION. .AND, SEE THE SIGHTS. MANUS ISLAND, ADMIRALTY ISLANDS GLADSTONE FIRST NAVY VISIT SINCE WW II PORT KEMBLA i. ' JS!l. McDonald ' s McOonaitf t t ' -- - tBB KG I 1 { H l fifm- SYDNEY HONG KONG ,M ISLAND PARADISE V . . ' « .. ' a ,.- • ' r-i; , ' • ••- ' - ykli; mi • -t---,-- - -- « •■ ' • ' . ' - ■ P.I. LAND OF HOT SUN AND WARM PEOPLE • ' ho ' SUBie BAY _ J EVEN RELAXING BEST COKES WE EVER HAD. •MY WIFE WILL NEVER BELIEVE THIS. WAS TIRING!! ' NOW I SAID TO THE COMMODORE, I SAID NEW YEAR ' S LOG USS HEPBURN (DE-1055) 1 January 1975 0001 - 0400 CDO - LTJG BURDGE POOW - STG2 ROBINSON OOD - SMC SANCHEZ MSGR - SN NUNNALLY 0001: In Subic we are in that Philippine Bay, Where the water is blue and the flying fish play; We ' re starboard side to the big San Jose, With lines doubled fast and we ' ll not move today. That AFS-7 ' s ' tween us and Marine Pier, What I wouldn ' t give for a San Miguel beer; She ' s feeding us steam and some juice with good cheer, The Supply Depot can only give water, how queer. SOPA Admin you guessed is rightly NAVPHIL, Boss TF SEVEN-SEVEN is afloat SOPA still; On old CORAL SEA his pennant ' s tranquil. For the wind is all calm and the stars night afill. The ships here with us in the bay are a few. It looks like COMSEVENTHFLT brought his whole sailor crew; They ' re all ashore now, drinking Philippine brew, While I and my mates start the year here anew. The Quarterdeck Watch is alert arid awake, Some sailors need help as they cross o ' er the break; A good time was had as their thirsts they did slake, But sailors from HEPBURN no trouble they make. The watches below have done their jobs well. They reported on time at the stroke of each bell; The bilges, the locks, the ASROC to tell. Are all quite secure, our anxieties quell. The watch has been quiet with nary a fear, My thoughts start to fade on that cold mug of beer; They ' re freshened with memories of loved ones so dear, With thoughts and of hopes for a HAPPY NEW YEAR. Michael A. Rose LCDR, USN Executive Officer HOME! AT LAST -f. A cruise book doesn ' t suddenly appear at the end of a long deployment. Its creation is a concentrated effort of many people with diverse views and backgrounds. Each contri- butor adds his own special outlook and viewpoint to be taken together, mixed and matched and finally to wind up as the finished product. Our goal has been not to recreate HEPBURN ' S deployment but rather, through pictures, cartoons and text, to help the members of the crew relive their own experi- ences and remember what it was like when they were on HEPBURN in 1974. If our efforts help, in a small way, to make the memories come a little faster and the faces appear a little sharper in the years to come, we have accomplished our goal and that is our reward. My thanks go out to the crew of HEPBURN for their support and patience. My special thanks and appreciation are given to the following for their help and creativity. Editor .jiPaL, Cover Design: Art Work: Cartoons: Photography: Layout: Sales: Terry McMaster Terry McMaster Terry McMaster Kenny Fair Bruce Levine Gary Marinelli Gary Marinelli Tom i asek Robert McEndoo Leroy Luers and last but certainly not least a very special thank you to Tiffany of California Publishers and Ed Nila Shinton for their professional and gracious assistance. 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