Hitchiti (ATF 103) - Naval Cruise Book

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S5S 5 . - f v f) i d b i ; — z ujr jx- W% • - - • I i ..... -W mgrm A ; 1 USS HITCHITI (ATF-103) The USS HITCHITI (ATF 10 iar Fleel Tug whose pi Hei overall length et. USS HIT III I I displaces ns I In- power planl ipplying - i main motor horsepower al maxin ■ USS HITCHITI cai ind the world The I SS Ml hill I | Hitchiti Indians, .1 oni •• prevalent trirx .ill lis the ton Shipbuilding and I r Dock i Air painl ■ ■ ick ii Luzon, another furnished nil i i i r i - hi nun i -I |; || I- KOI -- iii n hi i i homeporl m r I lurii NORTH I ' AI : - I on ( ' ommendation « hi ■ HITCHITI ii -- IIIH HITI ,,l the vusl NA l SI Rr CK FC) San I in . SS HI Ii ' III I I Hlh Hill I. i ' ■ I - - hi rem 1 1 SS HI I ' HI i Kn SS III 1 1 HI ' I in .lul CHANGE OF COMMAND TDK S. K. Manning I stand relieved. Star I- Born Chiel BOYLE presents commissioning pennant to LCDR KLINE IT ALL STARTED HERE COMMANDING OFFICER Lieutenant I • Gary S. NELSON Lieutenant Gary S. NELSON attended the University of Minnesota graduating in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Upon graduation he was commissioned from the NROTC Unit, University of Minnesota. Lieutenant NELSON ' s initial lour of duty was in USS CHEVALIER (DD-805) where he served as Navigator and CIC Officer. He attended the Naval Destroyer Department Head Course from May through November 1971. Lieutenant NELSON reported to USS MCKEAN iDD-784) in January 1972 as Weapons Officer and relieved as Operations Officer one year later. In August 1973, he reported to USS TUSCALOOSA 1 I.ST 1 187) as Engineer Officer where he assumed additional duties as overhaul coordinator from .July through December 1974. In March 1975 Lieutenanl NELSON reported to the Naval Postgraduate School. Monterey, California, as a student in the Anti-Submarine Warfare curriculum. He n-icived his Maslcr of Science degree in Systems Technology in March 1977. Lieutenanl NELSON reported aboard USS HITCHIT1 (ATF-103) and assumed command on Augusl 26, 1977. He was the last active Commandng Officer of USS Hll( Hill (A IF 103) when she was decommissioned September 30, 1978. Lieutenanl NELSON is married to the former Mary Wilberg of Anoka, Minnesota. They have three children: Christine, Steven, and Brian. EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lieutenant B. D. KYSAR ' -. Lieutenanl Billy I). KYSAR attended the University ol Oklahoma as a Navy Enlisted Scientific Education Program (NESEP) candidate s .1 former radioman, Lieutenant KYSAR had tours in USS TARGETEER (Y II I , with nt .11. I 1. Support Activity (Operation Deep Frei • 65) with Naval ( ' ommunications I nil Christchurch, N.Z. in 1966, in I SS OZARK (MCS 2)in 1966 ind I 167, and with Communications Station Northwesl ' ape Australia, which is now known .i NAVCOMMS1 II E Holt, in 196 - Lieutenant KYSAR graduated in 1972 with .1 Bachelor ol Science degree in Mathematics and was commissioned after complel ining al Newport, R 1 the same year. In November 19 I • uti nanl K S K reported aboard I SS R I ' HHI RNE I 1 1- 105 I as Electronics Material Of ficei Eighl months later he assumed dul i ' |i 1 Min er and Eli 1 I ronii W arfan t KYSAR itor. In February 1976 Lieutenanl KYSAR reported aboard I SS HI [THI H (ATI Executive Officer and Navigator, positions he held until decomn Lieutenanl KYSAR is married to the former Diane Ma Ward ol rapanui, New ■ e children: Vicki Darren ind OFFICERS Left to right: LTJG Dan RIDER, Operations; CW04 Jim BOSN HAYNAL, First Lieutenant; Lieutenant Garv NELSON, Commanding Officer; LT Bill KYSAR, X.O.; CW03 Max 0. LAMBKY, Chief Engineer; and ENSIGN Kemp SKUDIN, Diving Officer. S ■it LTJG Daniel E. RIDER CW04 -James R. HAYNAL CW03 Max O. LAMBKY DEPARTMENT HEADS SUPPLY DEPARTMENT i ■ j Left to Right: CW04 HAYNAL, MS2 DECASTRO, SN Dl MAS, MS3 MENDOZA, MSI ANDERSON, MSSA FEEHLEY, SH3 FOSTER, SK3 FERG1 SON and MSSA MERKEL X Merkel did what? Order what elephant? I £ i It says so right here Get outta my kitchen, sucker! ILMf DeCastro fixin ' fixins Take off my hat in the wardroom? Typical afternoon Take me, I ' m yours. I don ' t care Merkel, I won ' t cat my hat. Willie turn now? Sanitar Mess i h k Off The Wall Pics Grins MMJlMIHIimMI Poses ■ Others Want to see my other half. Q g The Pepsi Generation OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT Standing left to right: LTJG RIDER, ENSIGN SKUDIN, QMSN CAMPBELL, QM2 STUTZMANN, RM3 GAMBLE, YN3 ROWELL, ETR3 EH HHORS1 SM3 M DDY, RMSN HARRELL, ETN3 DAI GHERTY, QMC WITMER. Sitting RM2 STREET, I ' M CAREY, OSSN CARLOW, HMl WARNOCK, SM] SWAFFORD, and KMl FOSTER y h lr A .31 Whenya ship ' n ovr, Dave? Ike ' s normal workday Pass the biscuits It won ' t drop, it ' s glued to my thumb I fa 4 H«-ll Joe?. Larry 1 love the Navv 2 plus 3, ah, minus 4 f i You grab the cable like this Is THAT George ?? HI i Hut 2, 3 I hui 2 And here ' - to vou 1 I ain ' t got nobody ... + Penny for your thoughts Sure beats ship ' s office M-554672 Caught me flinging, huh. Startime ' N ou ' re kidding Your bufferin ' s where J Jl p I ' m not George ' s keeper I ' ve been stuck all day Beard-Iron, let ' s see . . . DECK DEPARTMENT WiHfSl Standing left to right: CW04 HAYNAL, SA STAIR, BM3 HAINES, SN N1 NEZ, SN MARKS, SN KENNEY, GMGl HACKETT, BMCM BOYLE. Sitting: H !i JOHNSON, SN COOLEY, BM2 MEDINA, SN HARRIS, SA DILLON, SN FEIX, SR Gl II.I.KX. and SA JONES • ' I %o P L Yeal, seabats are mean. I look mad but I ' m not. Su i Anvbody want a chew ' U.A. AGAIN??? Mutt Jeff I Somebody h -lp me with this rope Right full rudder aye ALL AHEAD STOP! %ik Wh. it ' d you mean I ' m in charge? Donde esta II ' ' Mailbuoy watch? Hut I ' m a I ' ' • Why d I always have to -ample it ' . ' Barney Senior Who says I have to start at the I r mt ' ' Finally Saturday, yea ' K 1 1 M NS! Legal hold? I didn ' 1 bite anyone Who took my what Eat my grits. First you put your hand here. The BIG three When we get this down pat, we ' ll try it on our shoes. getting the hard to et places YOU and whose ARMY?? typical workday in Deck Department ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Standing left to right: ENC WILLIAMS. EN2 BRAND, M I ' FH ENRIGHT, IC3 BOSWELL, HT2 GDOWSKI, EMI WONG, EN2 COMBS, KM CREL1 Y, CWO LAMBKY, HI KILMAN, IC2 GEDDES, KM MCKENZIE, KM WILLIAMS, EM EGGERT, EMFN EFFINGER, FR RUNGE, FR SELTENRIGHT, HI PARNELL, EMI LEVERTON. Sitting: HT3 SCHAEFER, EM MURRAY, EN2 STANSBI RY, EN TURNER, EN SC MLKY Ml ! VOIG1 . KM ! JENKINS, and ENFN KERR O , - , r w, - ; . i l - Want to see mv other side? v. • r  «o h - ' r It wasn ' t me who renigged. k J Who ate my GYRO? I ' m getting out of here ' • ' ' ■ ' • ■ !llll!ll!lllitfJIL f _ Jti ij iik !$ B. iiiiifMft} ) .... r Who says I ' m seasick, I always look this way. Nobody told me it was a workday. C7? i a Win do I always have the duty? I ,e1 me oat I here. About this long. Saturday nighl Fever? No way. Environmental Protection. Y ! I, i« often do I ha i to turn tln-m over ' I hinker Wow! Let ' s see your other arm. Do it again EGGERT. Let ' s see, if I put my hand here, no one will see your face, KILMAN. I must be REALLY good. I put HACKETT to sleep. Typical day in Engineering Cough, Cough, Choke, Choke, MERRR KEL! HITCHITTs Ace in the hole. Who cooked this? It ' s my turn to pick the movie. I want to watch SHOOT . St ' - • Docs loti soils equal a millivolt? It exploded in m face Same to you Ihiel Who ripped off my shirt? Saj it again and I ' ll jump. I don ' t know what it is Wong iu t told me to use it JkttllHt - thai - .ill you do huh Jus) I « « r i t .i-k me i) with a grabbling hook? Ele Iru i. in .it work ENFN KERR meditation time For third place Can I borrow your comb? You must be kidding It hurts right here $ AC BOUNDARY P OOOH CLOSED I have to break him in? Howdy partner Who, ME? TWILIGHT CRUISE WESTPAC 78 v Our Deployment ' 78 1. San Diego, begin 30 Jan. 78, end 15 Jul 78 2. Tow Recovery 3. Guam 4. Subic Bay 5. Hong Kong 6. Kaoshiung 7. Dumaguette West Track 8. TTPI West Track __ __ _ 9. Pearl Harbor East Track .„--J- , ,cl— Q ! .. . . - - V v . C v . TOW RECOVERY sc m Three SWORS in a row Ooops. Lost our tow. Tell the X.O. to bring the ship alongside, and get divers in the water. -V We ' ll have them back in a jiffy COMMODORE. Divers in the water sir. Alongside Sir. Good job X.O. C $ fl ivers i becking things out EM3 MIKRAY Tow I letail is an Ml II ind Evolution n U-rt Bridge team stands b for further orders Murray pulling on heaving line EM2 JENKINS Peforming final repairs Jenkins on the SWOB hi Shark watch is set 30 X • Divers taking it easy now. BOSN, How soon do w g I underway? Engine Ahead one third. Right now Captain. Reckon they will get tangled up? 1M£ SWOBS look • id two third-. UnderwaN for H U Ml GUNNERY PRACTICE WILLIAMSON SLED OFF LOADING itf££ fcv Hlft a The Williamson l« ' l is usi el t r surface gunnery practice This particular sled turned over while III 1 ' t ' HI II at towing it during such .1 practice The sled had to be pulled ou1 ol the water l the in t t boom .m i lip ' s fantail. Naval station personnel .11 Subi picked il up upon arrival in pun Tins 1- when it was ofl I TOWING OPERATIONS Towing is I ' SS HITCHITI ' s primary mission. The pictures below should illustrate the dangers and risks involved during a towing exercise or operation. pSfftti I SOFTBALL Third string pitcher I ' ve gol it. We can beal these guys w (iur eves closed ft. I The K. ' i ;ilir ve are really worrying me. Strike two Koll it tn me again .J! iitfrai HITCHITI ' s Crooked Umpire A 3 n EA - }■ J ' n Dirt Jfc. •— J ■S g Bos ' ns cooler r s , kusi ii SHOOTING FOR SPORT kill, kill. You missed. Shoot again. Did I get him? HONG KONG 1 ij _ Typical si reel scene I limbic decker Bus icti iria 1 ' eak Looking down Victoria Peak I lilloi Kenney enjoy m UK itei faxi Returns View -I Hlli III I I from STAR Ferry al righl DUMAGUETTE SQUATTERS Bonka boat « . It ir - - Scene upon departure , .:■ . O -Mr ' ■ i a «SB ft. : M ■ HI Dillon saying goodby FIESTA, DUMAGUETTE a teys ' jj Swing i i r pari hit Third place winners Courtes) ACME Limousine Service, i,i te, R P Singing the Boop Boo| © Ld H - —I 3 f HUHOH uj t e z z UH ZH ll_ H O M O = M _J t- - Z t- 0. z ds: x •« n _i o H E =3 O kJ i-h o r -i 3 H X LJ «t - f- l-l M Qi q; hOUH rHUly - X TZ X J £ _l f- O f- Ld _l IHH ll. (- X d o Qi Z M UJ H M O m x t 3 - x « © • X ZQ U (- z m t a. a; JHh LJ m m h- - f) TO if ?«s ' on — ( n m -c ) m ZOHHO M 30 n i- z o j m XH7 r - m n ;s  • ocn-ni n ■ to 3 r-i r- mx - nriTjmoni— in X M t n r £ ? CK ? . 4 J IP f r W o CO ?«5 A i £ s t%g ! V , ??£ TH  G n Kauyi- DHI-JHC - Q. X -3 e] o z a; (- m e ,.,-c RVb u . 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J s- HITCHITFS 34TH BIRTHDAY CUTTING the cake Reading the birthd; We I ■ -. and de orated the ship tr..m bow I with signal flags and balloons l WE MADE THE HEADLINES Crew lips hat to young-looking lady ABOARD USS HITCII1T1 v, hilc deploye i to Hip ■ USS Hitchiti 103) ce! bra led her 34 th lay at Subic Bay, ! ic of the Philippines 78. To mark the ■ officers and crew of Hitchiti decorated Ihe ship from bow to stern with appro priate bunting, signal :inn! balloons. In the afternoon, all hands gathered on the fai a 1 guests and friends and -•i p ' s old youngest crewmeml CW04JamesR. Haynal i hego, California, : ; P. Jones, ol Solma, Alabama USS Hifc Story and photos by J03 J. D. Leipold The day had finally arrived for the crew and officer; QSS Hitchiti [(ATF-103), an auxiliary fleet tug] to • • im and head for her homeport of San Diepo. The 68 enlisted men and five officers makii ip hi r comm; ire than ready to make the loi ing gone over six months on a tour of tin m Pacific. They could taste home. WcstPac t.,ur had started wav back in Hitchiti had stopped in Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines. Taiwan, and Hong Kong. She ' d cruised the swells of over 10000 miles of Pacific Ocean, which was r. t always gentle to her. Yes, she ' d seen it all. Not i Hitchiti left Guam heading east, her mission was over. There was still a little matter involving a ■-lands and atolls ol t) • v ain. roughly 1,700 miles southwest of Hawaii. nly was this 34-year-old. 205-foot Navy vessel going to visit the Marshalls, she was to be the last ATF so. The reasons for such a cruise were threefold. First a nee of each island a id surrounding atolls was king certain there was no encroachment bv other Second, was to ensure there were no rritorial va1 rs: and tl ird was the supplies, utilitarian needs tes, textbooks, and about anv iding sports equipment. iges 8 4 9) cut the take, which was decorated with a replica of the old girl What ' s a birthday I a party Immediately after the cake ■ ceremony, all hands and guests gathered around the fantail and participated in the Throw the monkey ' s fisl in the bucket contest and later Pin the carrier on llilchiti ' s tow rope game Tug Boat whistles were .■ . it lo the small ( hildren while prizes lor fhe winners and a door prize were handed out to the lucky adults Every- one enjoyed tin mselves. h. i made thi i ■ sig lificanl event is thai Hitchili ' s lasl birthda; Hil hiti is scheduled for imissioning Sept 30, 1978. She participated in II r • wars -u A travele ! thousands of mile the ; a yea • To commemorate her serviei tl U.S ■• w I Hitchiti present I ■Mih a pi |ue containing i ribbon she Irs won commi ;: ming rhe skipper : the plaque on behalf of Hitchiti and promised to have it immediately m lunted m the mess deck for all to see ' ■ It! nigh Hitchiti is ne ol the oldesl unil s on active duty today, no one could teli it by- looking at hci She boasts a new coal ol painl nd fi many comments made by mist bystanders, sue iooks j than many of the Navy ' s new ships. USS Hitchiti (ATF LOJ unit of Service Squa dron One and is homeported at San Diego. She is commanded by ' ; id uanl Gar S N ;l Anoka. Minnesota. TTPI t mi bird watching and look for Libertj looks a little shaki the island I ' m jusl holding it up ' til the gel here. think YOl ' got troubles Lucky I )an ' s Boal Rental licken Rani h Throw in another 2 cartons oi marlboros I ' ll tell you where your outboard motor ' s at. Shutup MEDINA and ict natural Come on out of there, IOHNSON! I ' ll trade you m watch, n hell lill. • LIKIEP ATOLL ,: . w Customary sitting position Cemetary Landing the motor whale boat on Likiep IS. Their church -- I would like to say hello to Bobby, Sue. .lean Kl, AWARDS m - r - ,f- u- t il y SN Marks sailor of the month t ' ( ) reading award - l x ' m .-i GMGl Hacketl g 1 tonduct ' The radio gun all RM Muri i lie month. DIVING Come out of there ace I s: Is there a boatswain mate in the house 4 NO! PLEASE, I CAN ' T SWIM Start it SID! Don ' t break it Be cool, Fool! Ace I wish you would shampoo on the ship A s 0 ? LIFE ON THE WATER SLEEPERS Eggert Style Nunez Style r JLap IT feJ f Witmer Style Kilman Style Jenkins Style ALL SMILES i .. Hey baby, ever heard of the stairway t heaven MKRKEL!!! Mailbouj watch to bridge. I have a mailbouj al 050, 350 YDS. And when I am done, we ' ll gi dow n to sick bay, and I ' ll lix you right up Lei m e -n down, you know I have a crook knee I GOTCH V ™ CA COMSEVENTHFLT COMSERVi .- COMSERVk 81 ■-00OO PAALAM (FAKE} A DEPLOYMENT WITH THE SEVENTHFLT TOWING E GROUP I EXTEND HY SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR HER ACCOMP- •L IS A TRAUMATIC ■ROM PEARL HARBOR TO CUAM. THE WELL PLANNED AND EFFICIENTLY EXECUTED RESTRICTED AVAILABILITY AND THE NUMEROUS TOW SERVICES TO SEVENTHFLT SHIPS WERE CLIMAXED BY AN EXEMPLARY 18 DAYS ' SURVEILLANCE OF 20 ISLANDS AND ATOLLS IN THE TRUST TERRITORIES OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 3 AS YOU COMPLETE YOUR FINAL DEPLOYMENT TO WESTPAC AND RETURN TO YOUR HOME PORT FOR A WELL DESERVED REUNION WITH LOVED ONES. I EXTEND BEST WISHES FOR A SMOOTH VOYAGE HOME. WELL HANDLED. HITCHITI. REAR ADMIRAL R. B. MCCLINTON, U.S. NAVY BT R 010U4Z JUL 78 FM COHSEVEN TO USS HITCHITI INFO CTF SEVEN THREE COMSERVCRI COMSERVRON ONE BT UNCLAS N01650 7 SAYONARA 1 AS YOU AND YOUR CREW DEPART THE WESTERN PACIFIC YOU ARE COMMENDED FOR THE CONSISTENTLY OUTSTANDING SUPPORT WHICH HITCHITI PROVIDED TO SEVENTHFLT OPERATIONS AND READINESS. HITCHITI ' S TOW OF SWOB 47 AND CONDUCT OF TTPI SURVOPS WERE ESPECIALLY NOTEWORTHY. 2. WELL DONE. VICE ADMIRAL S. R. FOLEY. JR., USN BT R 06204 3Z JUL 78 FM COMSERVGRU ONE TO USS HITCHITI INFO COMSERVRON ONE BT UNCLAS NOOOOO 7 WELCOME HOME A. CTF SEVEN THREE 28231 1Z JUL 78 B. COMSEVENTHFLT 010I44Z JUL 78 1. NOTED WITH PLEASURE ARE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE SEVENTHFLT, REF A AND B. ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND LONC HOURS OF PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAININC. FOLLOWED BY A HICHLY SUCCESSFUL FORWARD DEPLOYMENT ARE APPRECIATED. NOT WITHOUT SIGNIFICANCE IS THE FACT THAT THIS HAS BEES HITCHITI ' S LAST DEPLOYMENT. FOR OVER THIRTY-FOUR YEARS HER CREWS HAVE PROVIDED SERVICE TO THE FLEET AND EARNED AN ENVIABLE REPLTATI UN. 2. WELL DONE TO ALL HANDS. ENJOY YOUR WELL EARNED POST DEPLOYMENT LEAVE AND REUNION WITH LOVED ONES. WELCOME HOME. COMMODORE MESSERF BT R 102020Z JUL 78 FM COMSERVRON ONE TO USS HITCHITI INFO COMNAVSURFPAC SAN DIECO CA COMSERVGRU ONE BT UNCLAS NOOOOO WELCOME HOME 1. AS HITCHITI RETURNS FROM A FINAL AND HICHLY PRODUCTIVE DEPLOYMENT TO THE U.S. SEVENTH FLEET, I EXTEND TO EACH MEMBER OF THE CREW A MOST SINCERE AND WARM WELCOME HOME. YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN WESTPAC ARI A MATTER OF RECORD AND EACH MAN CAN TAKE JUST PRIDF IS HIS OWN AND HIS SHIP ' S CONTRIBUTION TO THE SEVENTH FLEET. 2. I WISH EACH OF YOU A JOYOUS AND HAPPY REUNION WITH LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS. WELCOME HOME. COMMODORE MANNING BT t W $ r USS HITCHITI IATF-I03I FPO SAN FRANCISCO. 96601 FROM THE CAPTAIN Ai CAewmembeAi duAing the iinal deployment ot HITCHITI we have experienced a ieMei oi lait Time Event joi a valiant veael w u.di kai ien.ved oua country in thn.ee majoi aimed conflict . Vou may all take gieat piUde tn the. ac- compLnhmenti ofa youA ikXp dating ken. touA in the lileAtetn Pacific and in knowing that youA individual peAfafurance weie initAumental m maintaining HITCHITI ' a enviable le- cotd o$ pio faeiiionaliAm. I am coniident that during HITCHITI ' 4 thjjUu (,oiv yean. hiitoMj ike hai neveA ikown more brightly than ike did dun- cnt WESTPAC U. I thank eack 05 you $or your devotion to me and to the policiet and ideali I eitabUiked ior HITCHITI. Voul de- dication and loyalty mill aluiayi be remembered unth great pride and humble gratitude. Vou made it all happen and embodied the leal ipiAil of, tke Moid Skipmate. I extend to eack o£ you beit umhei and Godipeed in [tout future Oiiignmenti. Ckeer iot the BULLVOG: G. S. HELSON fr- : CREDITS: SM3 George W. DUDDY, Cruisebook Coordinator SK3 Buford B. FERGUSON, Photographer Lieutenant B. D. KYSAR, Cruisebook Officer Adviser Ill - - -: ; fr • •-...  . • v E. v ....... . rtjjt . ... .n ■ • ' ■■ % . « Tr  ■■ ■■ ■ - £ • Ol  f ■ •  ' ■ r - i.. . - - • . • ■ • V - i ■ ■■ lv , - ' - ■ • Boc Salftt Ottii


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