John McCain (DL 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHIPS PARTY IN SUBIC BAY Tune for a C001 One Chow Down McCain Style Ant1c1pa11on Local Boy Makes Good The McCain's first ship's party on the WestPac cruise was held at the beach recreation area in Subic Bay in late May. Swim- ming and San Miguel beer were the order of the day. One of the highpoints of the afternoon was the softball game between the C.P.O.s and the Officers. The combination of the Chaplains pitching and the beer were just too much for the Chiefs, Who, When the game ended after 5 innings, found themselves on the short end of a 16-5 score. Let Her Rip Looks Good There s Life mn the Old Boy Yet

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Hiqbyn conunu es to exlend a hand Subic Bay was the next stop on our agenda. Due for a lO-day voyage repair period in the yard, the McCain steamed through the crystal blue water and into her berth at the Repair Facility, stopping first alongside an ammo ship to refill our maga- zines. Everyone's attitude at this time was a little skeptical, having heard nothing about Subic except that is was plenty hot. Subic lived up to its reputation, but thanks to the Mickey's air conditioning, things weren't too uncomfortable. While on tropical hours, Subic Bay turned out to be quite a recreational area, with extraordinary facilities for skin diving and swimming, and the areahosting the beginning feuds in divisional basketball and softball. Most of the crew felt that they were getting too much liberty, so most re- tired early, resisting the inviting charms of nearby Olongapo. On the 4th of Iune, we bade farewell to Subic Bay, and retraced the wake of the other three ships of DesDiv 2ll on our way to Kaohsiung.

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,R-f'!-129 Iune found the McCain, with DesDiv 211, in Kaohsiung, on the southwest coast of Taiwan, for a four week tour on the Formosa Patrol. The operations during this period consisted of two tours on the patrol, one typhoon evasion maneuver, and the remainder of the time as air defense ship in port. The city of Kaohsiung is not farnous as the Pearl of the Crientn or the Flower of the East and, in fact, has been described in rnuch less flattering terms. lt is actually a very important military base for the Chinese Nationalist forces and the U. S. Taiwan Defense Command, in addition to being a very important com- mercial port. The city was under rather strict military supervision with a rigid curfew and much out-of-bounds area. These difficulties, in addition to the port and starboard liberty, prevented Kaohsiung from being noted as the best liberty port on the cruise. ln spite of all the difficulties, however, the city was interesting and warranted an occasional trip over on the beachq For the tourist, the city offers a real taste of oriental life and culture. Kaohsiung displays both the Western influence and the dominant oriental traditions, which are the heritage of both the ancient Chinese civilizations and the lapanese peoples, who ruled over and occupied all of Taiwan for many years. The busy, l , , T elfsf-fl ,T ja :Nw 3-,TT T , f T T I gT'L?:T4,i,' 1' 4 . f I 1.1 -j ' ei-Tkyg, Q ,WT , , ,Vg f yy ' .T ,.., ,QT-, , 7 a ,, g T 3 I , .T , , r , .T , ' 21 l Muffy! CV X ' ' X V ff' ' 7 f Q 1 ' T Tw f T 0 -f,' ffT,9V7f'f4f ff T , . T , T 5 T T' ' T T 1 nf., ff - TT W TT T 1 T XT . 4, f ,frfffwf DFQKQK mffw 3, , 5W5v2Qp.M., A Lf 1 ,f-wil I' if TT .,, T ,,.- TT-T f- , ,V f-0 QQvf2jff iff? i .. . , T-jg - -' W 1 uw fzT.Tg,,f,Tjj T .wr ff M, Tix- , ,M ,-.fT,.-MT., , , ,,.,,.,.,,. ,atst T, Z T, ft? T - Tff-mf -Jeff TT fe ffMVf,vf-W, as, wi .T-fTTf,4.MsT,wf fTa,,T,-TT--: T TTT: T1T-MTNSM TT.'7T TT QT-,T TMMYAQVTT-f , -TT.,,11,f,rw,.4 1- fn f---k 57 ,v, T QT irgzmr , f Q, T' T, T ..', T T. t,', Tse-gT-T ,f-wTw,M.::-,TTT TMA- Tv : -1- sf . ff ,-'i -T 'M f T :T Q 't WNW T :vi-:Ta-TT -A Ts M A T TTTTT srat K 'fa' lf- ' X 4 'T' 765' Thi K 'rf T ' 2,2 T . 4! , 4 ' -TzwfT-W, 5 WWq7'2ifT .T ' Ag T. , T V77 'V' --f. .f,-- T TT,,,T-Q . 3 ' 2, ,T , f' T, TT ' T T , f- I QT yy- Q3 - , g T T- T , T - .Two we , T, TT T - T , TT T , , , , 4 T TQYQZSQ7 ,TTT T JTATM, M -204921,frfyvggi-w,f-fiNT 5 i X ,A WT, W. TWMAT T ft, T ,, T.-,fhyfmw T ,.,f.,TTT,ff T, ,, T TT, TTT , TT , .Ma-T T- T, T .T k- WT-MWTTTM,-ff-w. if T, ,TT T , T, , T MTT-vTf79,wT-Mw.rf..,.- rs-,,.TT-mfg ww T555--TTT. - ,c X 'T ,T-Tfv-'fmfai TTsw,.T,- mr, 0' zswg,-T 'K - , nu TM ' - T, fT, -N - 'bJ,,'?fT ,-Am.gf,- ,,... t im, TTT X' X T fy T.-XT, 'fi' sw 1.5 K .T T lf,-2 ,sg-kg,-Q, 5 3,1- ,5 74, KMTQF, TTIEQXT ,rj 4 wg, ,T T T X ,T.t ,T ,,.T, Try, , T, T f,'!:f7T-VV--fiism,fTTWfT-4 4,-f,f'0 , fT- , 1,-,Hg 0 - 4 T T- TUX -- 0 'T - 'T -fT 'fs T -TL., fM.T,f ,wc T2 4, ,ff ,K ,M ,., f ffTmT,,,T T T, T T, T T T ,T T A , TT , ,V,TT,.f,-,T,, TT ,kkr T- X-TT KTTQTTW 44 , T ,'-'Ti J T-s -.f,,r: T: ,- 7 TTT, ,.,,T ,,,,, , il T iii? ft g Tl1 Ti'?:Ti3Tr5i 'A ss :T ...,,,,,,: ,VST 31 - i,1j,T-iskTQ,T,N ECTTSTKVA tTT- 1 i,,?EQ21,,gQQLTQTg ,'-' ,A R TT T zg.1s.2LsLQ3L1Lg,gg:s.a.m.m.,5.suTMa,-.,.- 44:4 ,'yTT- V,.T,i,,. . , , , f TA- , ...g..- :,.,,,,,,.H.f.,.L.,.Y,,,,... , A, A' M , h L I K v