Hoel (DDG 13) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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WBLC PA TR OL Most of our time on Sea Dragon was spent patroling up and down the coast looking for WBLC'S. On our missions I-IOEL took under fire road intersections, bridges, or any other target of opportunity. On two different occasions, While firing at targets ashore, I-IOEL was taken under heavy fire by North Vietnamese coastal defense sites . The quick reaction of all hands brought us safely away without any personnel casualties or material damage in either action. .- A friendly fishing Vessel?? N 'Ul'J V' I W l l r 1 fl 5, ,