Hooper (DE 1026) - Naval Cruise Book

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W I L j f , ,.f , V4 HAWAII First stop on the cruise was Hawaii. Hawaii was everything that California claims to be. The beaches of Waikiki and the Wind- ward Side were beautiful and generally empty, the waters clear and warm, Oahu is formed by two mountain ranges separated by a high plain. These jagged peaks were constantly hidden in a mantle of clouds. One of the fa- vorite spots of the Hooper sight-seers who manned the pink, candy-striped rental jeeps was the pass, Nuuanu Pali, from which one gets a magnificant View of the Windward Side. Many of the crew found their way to Waikiki to watch the Polynesian dances at the International Market Place, and per- haps to rent a surfboard and try their hand. NNNN ir.ti X,

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OPERATICNAL READINESS EXERCISE Our pr1mary reason for bemg 1n Hawau was the Operatlonal Readmess Evaluatlon of the I-IUK group Hooper's sh1nmg moment came when she attacked and successfully sunk the USS Swordflsh QSSN 5795 w1th an exerclse Mark 44 torpedo after a two hour chase Dur1ng n1ght operat1ons 1n the same ASW EX an SI-I 3A Sea K1ng hel1copter was forced to d1tch 1n the open sea lmmedlately Hooper was dlspatched to the scene where a l1ne was swum through heavy seas by LT JG Wes Andrew to the crewmen of the downed helo Kudos were extended to the sh1p by the Commander m Ch1ef Pac1f1c Fleet ln h1s words The mght recovery of a valuable ASW a1r craft and 1ts crew under trymg cond1 t1ons 1n a d1ff1cult env1ronment demon strates agam that there 1S no substltute for 1mt1at1ve and sa1lorman's know how Well done ADM T H Moorer The ORE successfully completed the HUK group headed west for the operat1onal control of Commander Seventh Fleet