Hopewell (DD 681) - Naval Cruise Book

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30 JANUARY 1969 11 FEBRUARY 1969 18 FEBRUARY 1969 22 FEBRUARY 1969 28 FEBRUARY 1969 3 MARCH 1969 13 MARCH 1969 ' 25 MARCH 1969 20 MSRCH 1969 5 APRIL 1969 APRIL 1969 APRIL 1969 APRIL 1969 APRIL 1969 28 APRIL 1969 7 MAY 1969 12 MAY 1969 17 MAY 196.9 Commence gun-line duties HOPEWELL finds a home in Phan Thiet Fired round 4000 of the cruise Hong Kong spending spree begins Plane guard for the USS RANGER Russian trawler surveillance It snows in Sasebo At Hualien, Taiwan. 6000 visitors! Commenced record breaking number of intercepts as shot-gun For USS STANLEY How about a 56 degree roll? Training no plane guard no trawler surveillance no stay here Catch the TICO no go home to Phan Th1et 50th anchorage The famous direct fire mission on the palm tree Return to beautiful Olongapo for the last time SHELLBACKS ALLHH Commence port visit at Townsville 3500 visitors' Commence port visit at Newcastle 8000 visitors! 26 MAY 1969 Watch Apollo 10 re enter Spend a pleasant day at Pago Pago 1 JUNE 1969 Back in the U S A V Pearl Harbor for a brief fuel stop 6 JUNE 1969 Commendatory Mast All hands aft It has been a GREAT CRUISE' 7 JUNE 1969 HOMECOMINGH' 16 , , I, , 17 7 f . 19 21 . . . .

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xecutive Uf icer i i LCDRR D DICKENS WHERE VE YOU BEEN9 No Where WHAT VE YOU BEEN DOING9 Notlung 15 NOVEMBER 1968 Underway for WestPac 21 23 NOVEMBER 1968 Br1ef1ng and l1bs at Pearl 27 NOVEMBER 1968 Cancelled due to lack of lnterest All hands are GOLDEN DRAGONS 1 DECEMBER 1968 Chop to SEVENTH FLEET 15 DECEMBER 1968 Cam Ranh Bay for br1ef1ngQ 16 DECEMBER 1968 Commence MARKET TIME dutles 25 DECEMBER 1968 UNREP cover PFC s treat one wounded MERRY CHRISTMAS 1 JANUARY 1969 Attack by a flshlng boat 4 JANUARY 1969 The great beer blast at An Thoz 14 JANUARY 1969 Plane guard for USS HANCOCK I 4 2 1 , . '- 1 ? ' I V i . , I 1 i 7 1 I ' o 1 I f n v

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Weapons De artment NOT PHOTOGRAPHED LT EDMOND HANNUM WEAPONS DEPARTMENT OFFICER NOV 68 - FEB 69 LTJG BRUCE BEINLICH GUNNERY ASSISTANT SECOND DIVISION OFFICER LT PHILIP RIDGELY WEAPONS DEPARTMENT OFFICER MARCH 69 - JUNE 69 LTJG JOHN KIRKMAN LTJG TERRY FITZGERALD FIRST LIEUTENANT ASW OFFICER FIRST DIVISION OFFICER FOX DIVISION OFFICER LTJG DAVID JULIER ENS EDWIN SCHRADER FIRE CONTROL OFFICER I