Hoel (DDG 13) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 R Once detached from Tlconderoga I-IOEL was re asslgned to shore bombardment duty near the De Mllltarlzed Zone between North and South Vletnam The prlmary purpose of Gunflre support operatlons 1S to render asslstance and protectlon to unlts ashore ln thls case the Umted States Marlne Corps Durlng the flrst twenty hours I-IOEL flred over 700 rounds from her f1VG meh guns agalnst Varlous enemy targets THE DMZ Gunner s Mates talk thmgs over flmwmtwm Awww ,.5 mu: Q ,Q .... ww JL: 5:5 'N 'Q 1-2.6.55 SYMECLS Sim-R: Fmt? sreumrukes best RQQED , ST Eu.Q.'r uiavs 5 'D mmgggb k SEQQMBAQY Evwksabxows. , Qiuusees ,beScEo'vEQ5, Nao S'Pc5T'vaE 'pggswe-3, Mt. 51 sends a message I7

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At Yokosuka We stopped just long enough to refuel, load provisions and repair minor damage caused by the storm. Leaving japan We headed south to Subic Bay in the Philippines . i Two busy days were spent in Subic Bay before We set out for p operations with Ticonderoga. 1 We spent about a day serving as planeguard. i i 5 1 3 PARTI PLA EGUARDI G Lifeguarding for Southerland 55 d , fs? 1 . . 1 V N .,,,,,,. I L- ,.,,, , . ,I p L ,,,, Q .I , , , . iv 'Z H I , ' wg. f fi? H 1 f Q X s f it , it ,,,,, , i x ,AMW f Q Ng' M, in ' it I Q - Q Q1 Q I vw- I i yvwwhsrf 1 ZA . ' ff f ' 1 0 W, ' , M, -f' i X ' X , ff , 3 fix! 2 it 'F ' . - QA 1' We xii- ,g , - ff' i f jf , 'Ll' 'P 4' X 5' 1 -' Q - , a I . I ,Uk P193 ag: c .4 4 tg v Lu v MH? 7' ' Lkd' x f 'ff 4 ' ,' N' ' -i I . ' A ' f X 'Tiff V, f IMMM' , -gfkg' 'W ' K gyiwliwff t- ' Q A ah Q.. ,.... .73 ,Z b ...... W- .i,i, ., . .. ,,,,, in .45 i Between fllghts Another wave off I l i R l i 3 1 A r I 1 Ticonderoga

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l i OPERA TIO li l ,il li 1. A 1, i Ze General looks out from his Panzer l l 1 . After a Week spent near the DMZ We were ordered to operation Sea Dragon. A Sea Dragon is a patrol off the North Vietnam coastline carried out by Seventh 5 Fleet destroyers and cruisiers. The purpose of the operation is to interdict the flow of supplies south into the Republic of Vietnam. The targets are lines of communication in North Vietnam, from the DMZ to the area around Haiphong. Lines of communication include roads, bridges, ferry landings, and storage areas Within range of our guns . Other targets are trucks and Water- borne logistic craft QWBLCD- the junks and sampans which carry arms and material to the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army units in South Vietnam. E l wwf, iw, f, . f,, f , f fa ,Q4 ff W ci ,W W' , , f ff' 44 H t fl, , X ff, ,. - , . f IM, ,, , X , 1 If I X Z X f . ' After hours of G.Q . Real estate is going up all over , N sf U ,f,, ' ' 3 N ,.i, RAN X, JP X1 f Qt, ,Qs X ss, ix, 5 N f,f,,, N 155 fy, X ff Xl'- X f X f 0 , ,MW ,ff f Z ff, W 'fQff',,, ww - -V1 A V, f ' ff W ' ww ' ' f f, M was KW 4 .W 9 A if fm' 55 s, . Wm' gif I' Q X X ' - X WX 'X Q X X X t V--4