Julius Furer (FFG 6) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 168 of the 1984 volume:

ARC H I rc LI. Ati)7r mr-it m m m w. OVA ' - .y VINT fTev ' . i- j sCs w : n I ' r gfiJLJJJC ' A .a ' ' ifc-..« ■ I would like to dedicate this cruise book to the hardworking professionals that comprise the crew of the First Team Frigate - USS JULIUS A. PURER. The Mediterranean-Indian Ocean Cruise of 1984 can be characterized as the running of a 7V2 month marathon through numerous unknown and unforeseen wickets in a hostile meteorological environment and amidst constantly changing rules, regulations and procedures. The Marines have often said When the going gets tough, the tough get going. That is how JAF sailors have approached this marathon cruise. A successful cruise is not luck but rather months of hard work, thought, and training, preservation and preparation that is designed to peak on one day in early April and remain at a high or higher level until late November of the same year. You, the crew of the JULIUS A. FURER and those who were recently transferred made proper decisions, learned lessons the hard way, managed resources and made many sacrifices to prepare for this deployment. You suffered post overhaul during a week of hell during READEX - 84 when every major system suffered at least one casualty. You stood tall however, looked adversity straight in the eye and licked the problems. The cruise has been highlighted by equipment reliability, a high level of training and readiness, being on time and ready to react to any order or contingency. You are the crew who performed the unheard of feat of challenging state six seas to pluck the Battle Group Commander and four other men who had ditched their malfunctioning LAMPS helicopter from the raging Atlantic Ocean. In the Mediterranean you set high levels of performance and inovation during the NATO exercises OPENGATE and DISTANT HAMMER. Your performance received specific praise from CINCUSNAVEUR, COMSIXTHFLT, CTF SIX ZERO, COMGIBMED, CINCEBLANT and COMSUBGRU SIX. By virtue of your accomplishment you alone were chosen to represent the numerous NATO surface units in the DISTANT HAMMER post exercise hot wash up. Your offering to this high level forum will add a high degree of realism to future major NATO exercises. Your efforts in both USS SARATOGA (CV 60) and USS AMERICA (CV 66) Battle Groups set high standards and high challenges in exercises between ship watch sections. Both carriers trusted your shiphandling and therefore kept you close at hand to assist their many operations. You passed thru the Suez Canal in June 1984 slightly over a year after transiting the Panama Canal. You followed AMERICA into the North Arabian Sea and became part of a deterrent to protect the American interests and insure the unhampered flow of the majority of the Free World ' s oil from the Persian Gulf. The end of August you left the America Battle Group to proceed to the Persian Gulf. You were sent there to ensure the freedom of safe passage thru International water ways. Moreover, you were chosen as the first crew to visit Al Hoceima, Morocco in many years. Your report will bring many ships to this lovely city. You were the first U.S. ship to anchor at Ras Al Hadd, Oman and opened the anchorage as a relief valve for the AMERICA Battle Group. You were personally nominated by COMSIXTHFLT to reopen the politically sensitive port of Athens, Greece. Unfortunately, a high level operational change precluded this. In summary your cruise was notable for professionalism, reliability, superb seamanship, and toughness like no cruise in recent memory. Your eight months of preparation paid great dividends and earned you a reputation that the First Team Frigate can proudly carry the standard for any Battle Group and any Fleet. Your at sea period for 74 days in the Indian Ocean will be a record unbroken when the JULIUS A. FURER is decommissioned. You did it right, you had fun and were ready for any contigency. This seven and a half months in the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf has fuzed a team that is unbeatable. Furthermore, this cruise has created a kinship that the rest of the world finds hard to understand. This kinship can be summed up in one word - Shipmate. You have been shipmates that I will never forget and hope that I can serve with you again. HISTORY OF THE JULIUS A. PURER (FFG-6) JULIUS A. FURER is assigned to Commander Naval Surface Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, as a unit of Destroyer Squadron FOUR, with Charleston, South Carolina as homeport. USS JULIUS A. FURER is the first ship of the fleet to bear this name. She was built by Bath Iron Works, and was commissioned on 11 November 1967. Her overall length is 414 feet, and she displaces 3500 tons. The wherewithal to carry out her mission stems from highly effective and complex weapons systems. Her anti-submarine warfare capabilities are enhanced by a most modern and sophisticated sonar system which is able to detect enemy submarines at previously considered impossible distances. The detection is supported by efficient kill capabilities inherent in the Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC) system and modern torpedo systems. Her air search radar is capable of detecting enemy aircraft long before they would be considered a threat. This radar, coupled with the sophisticated and complex Tartar missile system, and single 5 38 gun, give JULIUS A. FURER one of the most versatile and well rounded weapons systems in the fleet. The power and platform maneuverability is provided by two modern pressure-fired boilers capable of developing 35,000 shaft horsepower ahead and 4,500 shaft horsepower astern. This power drives a single 5-bladed screw which will propel JULIUS A. FURER through the water in excess of 27 knots. JULIUS A. FURER is extremely maneuverable, a necessity for the type of operations that she is required to carry out. JULIUS A. FURER and her crew have visited many varied and interesting ports over the last few years. Adu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Antwerp, Belgium Al Hoceima, Morocco Banjul, Gambia Araba, Jordan Charlotte Amalie, U.S. V.I. Calais, France Djibouti, Djibouti St. Croix, U.S. V.I. Freetown, Sierra Leone Cartegena, Spain Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Toulon, France Hamilton, France Dakar, Senegal Kristiansand, Norway Dublin, Ireland Manama, Bahrain Jidda, Saudi Arabia Monrovia, Liberia Georgetown, Grand Cayman Island Naples, Italy Malaga, Spain Plymouth, England Hamburg, Germany Montego Bay, Jamaica Mombasa, Kenya Rijeka, Yugoslavia Nassau, Bahamas Portsmouth, England St. Martin, Netherland Antilles Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico Palma de Mallorca Rotterdam, England Ponta del Gada, Azores Theoule, France Port Sudan, Sudan Liverpool, England Victoria, Seychelles Island Rodman, Panama Tangier, Morocco San Juan, Puerto Rico Rota, Spain Muscat, Oman Among the waters that we have been in are the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Mediterranean, Caribbean, North, Red, and Arabian Seas; Gulfs of Aden, Agada, and Persia; and such odds and ends as the English Channel, Suez and Panama Canals. Although we have been separated a great deal from our families and friends, we have been extremely fortunate to be able to visit these and other sights and localities at a time when our nation has been at peace with the world. We have seen that Americans as a people are not always well received around the globe, but have done what we could do as individuals and the crew of a sleek frigate to help improve this image. The crew of JULIUS A. FURER can be proud of its conduct record ashore. There are special cases that could be spotlighted such as the open sea rescue of COMCRUDESGRU TWELVE and four crewmen from a downed LAMPS helicopter in state six seas, the work done in Kenya for local children, and then there was the ship ' s band that played for a charity benefit in the Seychelles Islands which drew over 3,000 people in a community of only 10,000. These are the signs of the vitality and good will spread by the whole crew in each and every port of call. America should be proud of her sea-going diplomats. REAR ADMIRAL JULIUS A. PURER U.S. NAVY DECEASED BORN: Moscel, Wisconsin October 9, 1880 DIED: Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland June 5, 1963 SCHOOLINGS: Sheboygan, Wisconsin High School United States Naval Academy (Graduated first in his class in 1901) Master of Science, Massachusettes Institute of Technology. NAVY ASSIGNMENTS: (1) Initial Sea Tour: USS INDIANA, USS SHUBRICK (Spanish-American War) (2) Transferred the Construction Corps of the Navy (Now the Civil Engineering Corps) (3) Assistant Naval Constructor, Brooklyn, New York (4) Initial Industrial Manager, Charleston Navy Yard (5) Industrial Department Manager, Philadelphia Navy Yard (6) Initial Construction Manager, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard (7) Bureau of Construction Repair of the Navy Department, Washington DC (World War II) (8) Fleet Naval Constructor, Staff of Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet (9) Chief Inspector of Naval Material, Pittsburg, PA (10) Industrial Manager, Navy Yard, Cavite, Republic of the Philippines (11) Overall Manager of Industrial Department, Philadelphia Navy Yard (12) Assistant Naval Attache, American Embassy, London, England (13) Coordinator of Research and Development of the Navy Department (World War II) (14) Post Retirement assignment to the Naval History Division of the Navy Department CAREER SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Julius A. Purer was a brilliant engineer, administrator, and naval leader. His service to the Navy played a major role in the success of both World Wars. His drive and efforts in modern shipyard and industrial techniques resulted in the efficient, fast paced output of all the Navy ' s shipyards during World War II. His foresight in planning and industrial design can still be noted today in the Navy ' s shipyards. SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS: (1) Purchase of the land and initial administration of the facility now called the Charleston Naval Shipyard. (2) Purchase of the initial tools and machinery and administration of the Ship Repair Facility at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (3) Invention of the submersible pontoon, a type of marine salvage gear designed to bring deep water wreckage safely and easily to the surface (4) Design of the one hundred ten foot submarinechaser used in Anti-submarine Warfare during World War I (5) Construction of the Navy Yards in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Cavite Republic of the Philippines (6) Coordination of the Navy and civilian scientists for the sake of Research and Development (7) Author of the one thousand page, one volume-history of the administration of the Navy Department in the World War II AWARDS EARNED: Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Spanish Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Legion of Honor (French), Order of the Crown (Belgian). REAR ADMIRAL JULIUS A. PURER U.S. NAVY, DECEASED COMMANDER WILLIAM B. HUNT Commander William B. Hunt was born in Washington, D.C. on 10 September 1943 and raised in nearby Alexandria, Virginia. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy on 9 June 1965. His initial assignment was to San Diego, CA on the precommissioning crew for USS BROOKE (FFG 1). On BROOKE, Commander Hunt served as Communications Officer, First Lieutenant and CIC Officer. Following graduation from the U.S. Naval Destroyer School, Class 22, Commander Hunt remained in Newport, RI as Engineering Officer of USS JOHN WILLIS (DE 1027). His subsequent tour on USS WILLIAM M. WOOD (CD 175) was highlighted by two Mediterranean deployments where WOOD provided surveillance information on the newest Soviet Naval ships. Commander Hunt served as Operations Officer and Weapons Officer on this Norfolk, VA based destroyer. Ashore he was assigned to instruct midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy in the Weapons and Systems Engineering Department. He was selected to serve his last year at Annapolis as the Aide to the Superintendent. Returning to sea. Commander Hunt was Weapons Officer on USS WILLIAM H. STANLEY (CG32) for a tour that included two Mediterranean deployments. He attended the Command and Staff Course at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI where he was a distinguished graduate and won the coveted William S. Sims Award. He remained ashore as Aide to the President of the Naval War College. In Hawaii, Commander Hunt was Executive Officer of USS WHIPPLE (FF1062). An eventful Western Pacific deployment included participating in the Independence Ceremony for the Solomon Islands and effecting the largest documented at-sea rescue in U.S. Naval History when the WHIPPLE rescued 410 Vietnamese refugees from a crippled 20 meter boat in rough South China Seas. Furthermore, WHIPPLE received the Golden Anchor Award for retention. Commander Hunt served for two and one half years as Director of Manpower Requirements for the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Following the standard CO pipeline, CDR Hunt relieved as Commanding Officer of the USS JULIUS A. PURER (FFG 6) on 11 March 1983 in the Panama Canal Zone. JULIUS A. FURER remained in the Central America area for a three month operation. On 2 April 1984, JULIUS A. FURER began a complex seven and one half deployment to the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf. Commander Hunt ' s awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal and the Humanitarian Service Medal. He is married to the former Penny Lynn Makoske and has the following children: Cynthia, William Jr., Gregory, Laurie and Kimberly. The Hunt family currently resides in Charleston, South Carolina V CDR WILLIAM B. HUNT COMMANDING OFFICER ? CDR JAMES J. McTIGUE EXECUTIVE OFFICER MMCS M. J. RILEY COMMAND SENIOR CHIEF The mornings sun is rising We ' re ready to set sail The captain ' s on the bridge now We ' ve set the sea detail When leaving home to go out And face the mighty sea My thoughts are all of you, and I know you think of me Out on deck at night-time Your face is in the stars When seas are heavy, a wish That I were where you are I ' m counting down the days now Til I return to you And dwelling on the memories Of all the things we do We have our lives before us I know you ' ll wait for me Your loves what keeps me going Through all this time at sea i -? OPERATIONS OFFICERS aLCDR JOHN G. HOLZWORTH -•LT HOWARD C. NELSON LT BRUCE B. BLUM LTJG THOMAS E. GARRETT • OC DIVISION ►RMl L. M. FISHER SMl W. B. DENT ««RMC R. W. ANDERSON «RM2 R. L. DAVIS RMS R. W. GREMER ► RM2 W. E. LUTZ ► RMSA D. WHITE t SMS A. L. CROWELL a SM3 J. M. KUNASCH ► 4RM3 D. L. WHALDAM tRMSN D. K. SANKEY IN SEARCH (FBn HEAP ILLUSTRATIONS BY Betty Wont 1 ' A X RM2 R.J. PURYEAR RM3 F J. TAGLIENTE ► ▼ RMS J.A. SMITH WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? I CAN SEE YOUR HOUSE FROM HERE. 18 OE DIVISION HELLO! IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE? ET1T.R.SENZIG ETl C.GRAHAM ► OK HE WAS AN ABUSED CHILD. NEXT ET3 K.J. MCCLUNG ET2 R.A. LOTT WHAT A DAY SMILEY ET3 B.A. MENGLER ► ET3 D.A. DOWTY TWINS 21 SEE WHAT I MEAN OI DIVISION I 4 OSC W.P. TAYLOR Jr. OSC E.J. MEEKS EWC J.W. HATHAWAY ► 4 ' k IF YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES IT TASTES LIKE BEER. OSl R.D. BOTTS ► EW2 J.G. BOWMAN OSl R. WELLS ► V t 9 I ) OS2 G.E. BENEFIELD 0S2 J. HARENDON EW2 TABOR MAIL BUOY WATCH 0S2 B.L. HENDERSON EW2 MJ. TABOR 4 EW2 STANZEL EW2 W.K. BARKER ► 25 083 S.I. GARRARD ► OS2 H.A. MARTIN A EWSN R.J. VANWYNSBERG OSSN C.A.BUMGARDNER a A 0S3 D.A. EDDY AOS3B.F.STOWE ' ' ' ' ' ■■ ' ■i ' k rSSftBlilfe. ' J EW3 A.W. HERNDON 083 F.A. WEST EW3 R.B. KEY OSS HALL f OSSN L. LUCAS 083 J.S. ALEXANDER OS3J.W.LINKOUS 29 EW3 J. MOOREHEAD OSS T.L.JOHNSON OSS D.E. HUGHES GOING HOME When the cruise is over and tve turn our sights in the direction of the setting sun We think of our families and home We think of them We see their smiling faces and tears of joy We hear the peals of laughter from our children Who have not seen Daddy in such a long time We also see the new mothers with their new-born babies held ever so close We see the proud fathers as they set eyes on their son and daughter for the first time It makes one realize why we were sent on this long journey Not only to keep our mothers and fathers free But, especially for our children whose lives have only just started. So they will never have to live in a country where they have no choice but to think or do as some ruler or King or Dictator tells them to So the next time you think: Is this really worth it? Th ink of the ch ildren Then tell meitisn ' t. By DAVID A. EDDY OSSN 31 REMEMBER THE BEARDED ONES  32 ' REMEMBER MAIL FROM THE SEA 33 REMEMBER THE SUEZ CANAL 34 REMEMBER THE HIGH RENT DISTRICTS ' 35 ENGINEERING 38 i ENGINEERING OFFICERS CO ENS RALPH A. ABISLAIMAN A ENS WILLIAM F. OMBERG A LT BRUCE E. FRANCE ► LT EDWARD M. PHELPS ► ENS PATRICK D. MCKINSEY JR. OK I ' LL PULL THE ROUND ONE. THAT ' S COOL. ENC O.G. PIMENTEL MMl K. SCARSBROUGH MMCS P.R. HOOP 40 A DIVISION A MM2 O.L. BAGWELL ► MM2 D.W. HAROLDSON ► EN2 R.C. WEISS I PUT IT HERE YESTERD . . . ? ' LOOK I ' M WORKING A KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED ► SCREW A TO BOLT B MM2 R.A. STEELE MM3 J.S. COLD WELL IT ' S ALL GONE! ENS D.M. DEEM MM3 S.A. CHURCH . FN G.G. HODGSON FA D. GRASTY MMFN M.G. FLAHERTY I ' M LOST DON ' T TOUCH MY COFFEE CUP! IS THIS RIGHT? WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO? A WoWoJo WORKING LOOK ' S EASY DON ' T IT! THERE ' S SOMETHING ALIVE DOWN THERE! FLOWERS OF LOVE The innocent child Ran toward the wild rose And without hesitation She reached out her small hand To make the flower her own A tiny thorn pricked her finger But she vowed to have the rose So much she wanted it That she tried again and again Until her hands were spotted with blood And tears spilled from her eyes For she could not understand How such a thing of beauty Could cause so much pain Such is love It is a wild rose With a sweet, sweet fragrance And beautiful color We are pricked by the thorns But, just as the child. Time after time We reach for the flower We reach for love And when finally we learn To walk around the thorns The perfections of the rose The perfection of love Will belong to us. By: WESLEY NEIGHBORS HT2 (SW) 46 B DIVISION ► FIX WHAT? 4 BTl H.C. BRUEGGING A BTl D.M. FLOWERS ► BT2 G. POND 47 ,|.| t UA-fc i ' ARTIE AND OLY SHOW A BT2 M.A. GODIN 4 BT3 A.R. MUTUC -rBT2 D.A.COBB w BT2 T. MARSMAN 49 SMILETII i rf ri rff WHAT DO YOU SEE? 50 A BTFN R.J. BRIGMAN ► MRS T.R. OLBRYSH ► BTFN A.E. GAVIN ► BT3 T.R. DEVINEY BT3 S.A.A. GRAY WANTED IN TEN STATES CHIEF ' S GOT THE DIRTY MOVIES 51 ARE WE GOING TO GET INTO TROUBLE FOR THIS? ► BT3J.M.GI0NIS FN P. SARRALL BT2 G.T. LEVINE BTFN E.S. JOESEPH 52 FR J.W.WHITE FA R.L. STICK 53 i . A MM2 K.O. OLARRY A WHO ' S THERE? MMIM.C.TEDRICK MM2 B.R. WALKER ▼ MM2 TJ. WEEDEN ► MM2 M.J. PARKER M DIVISION MM2 V.K. DICKERSON ► MM3 J.D. PARKER IT ' S ALL OVER ¥rfff MM2 C. RUDOLPH ► MMFN T.A. WHITE ▼ MMFN G.W. LEWIS M IT ' S COOL OUT HERE. I ' M UP ALREADY 56 FN HEINE AND IC2 LYNN DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST. 4 MMFN O. WILLIAM ▼ MM2 J.R. RAMEY I ' M SLEEPY MMFN J. W. BRYAN MMFN K,E. LUPO a MM3 HUNTER ► YA WHO AM I HAVING FUN MMFN K.R. HEINE I COULD DO THIS FOR- EVER 59 I WANT TO KILL SOMETHING! LOOK AT ME! 4 AIN ' T THIS FUN? PUT IT BACK USE THE HAMMER AND MAKE IT FIT. I ' M FEELING GOOD! YES YOU SAT ► IN IT. E DIVISION IT ' S ROUGH DON ' T ASK ► EMC R.L. CAUSBY a g ICl C.T. FEARY 4 s EMFN T.R. BELLOWS REALITY; WHAT A CONCEPT! IC2 J. OWSIANY ICFN S. CUNNINGHAM WHO ' S JUNK! 63 4 WHAT, ME WORRY? n IC2 F.J. LYNN ▼ EMS R. JOHNSON IC2 CARTER, V.P. ► EM3 D. EDWARDS ► GET OUT BEFORE I HURT YOU! SMILEY DOES THE DISHES. THE SNIPE ' S LAMENT NOW EACH OF US FROM TIME TO TIME, HAS GAZED UPON THE SEA, AND WATCHED THE WAR SHIPS PULLING OUT, TO KEEP THIS COUNTRY FREE. AND MOST OF US HAVE READ A BOOK, OR HEARD A LUSTY TALE, ABOUT THE MEN WHO SAIL THESE SHIPS, THROUGH LIGHTNING, WIND AND HAIL. BUT THERE ' S A PLACE WITHIN EACH SHIP, THAT LEGEND FAILS TO TEACH. IT ' S DOWN BELOW THE WATERLINE, IT TAKES A LIVING TOLL A HOT METAL LIVING HELL, THAT SAILORS CALL THE HOLE: IT HOUSES ENGINES RUN BY STEAM, THAT MAKES THE SHAFTS GO ROUND, A PLACE OF FIRE, NOISE AND HEAT, WITH BLOOD OF ANGRY STEAM, WHERE BOILERS LIKE A HELLISH HEART, THAT BEAT YOUR SPIRITS DOWN. ARE MOLDED GODS WITHOUT REMORSE, AND NIGHTMARES IN A DREAM. THEY HAVE NO TIME FOR MAN OR GOD, NO TOLERANCE FOR FEAR, THEIR ASPECT PAY NO LIVING THING, THE TRIBUTE OF A TEAR. FOR THERE ' S NOT MUCH THAT MEN CAN ' T DO, THAT THESE MEN HAVEN ' T DONE BENEATH THE DECKS, DEEP IN THE HOLE, TO MAKE THE ENGINES RUN. AND EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY, THEY KEEP THE WATCH IN HELL, WHOSE THREAT THAT FROM THE FIRES ROAR, IS LIKE A LIVING DOUBT, THAT ANY MINUTE WOULD WITH SCORN, ESCAPE AND CRUSH YOU OUT. WHERE TURBINES SCREAM LIKE TORTURED SOULS, ALONE AND LOST IN HELL, AS ORDERED FROM SOMEWHERE, THEY ANSWER EVERY BELL. THE MEN WHO KEEP THE FIRES LIT, AND MAKE THE ENGINE S RUN, ARE STRANGERS TO THE WORLD OF NIGHT, AND RARELY SEE THE SUN. WHEN SHIPS CONVERGE TO RACE TO WAR, UPON AN ANGRY SEA, THE MEN BELOW JUST GRIMLY SMILE, AT WHAT THEIR FATE MIGHT BE. THEY ' RE LOCKED IN BELOW LIKE MEN FORE DOOMED, WHO HEAR NO BATTLE CRY, IT ' S WELL ASSUMED THAT IF THEY ' RE HIT, THEY MEN BELOW WILL DIE. FOR EVERY DAY ' S A WAR DOWN THERE, WHEN ALL THE GAUGES READ RED, TWELVE HUNDRED POUNDS OF STEAM, CAN KILL YOU MIGHTY DEAD. SO IF YOU EVER WRITE THEIR SONS, OR TRY TO TELL THEIR TALE, THE VERY WORDS WOULD MAKE YOU HEAR, A FIRED FURNACE ' S WAIL. AND PEOPLE AS A GENERAL RULE, DON ' T HEAR THE MEN OF STEEL, SO LITTLE ' S HEARD ABOUT THE PLACE, THAT SAILORS CALL THE HOLE. BUT I CAN SING ABOUT THE PLACE, AND TRY TO MAKE YOU SEE, THE HARDENED LIFE OF MEN DOWN THERE, CAUSE ONE OF THEM IS ME. I ' VE SEEN THESE SWEAT SOAKED HEROS FIGHT, IN SUPERHEATED AIR, TO THEIR SHIP ALIVE AND RIGHT, THOUGH NO ONE KNOWS THEY ' RE THERE. AND THUS THEY ' LL FIGHT FOR AGES ON, TILL WARSHIPS, SAIL NO MORE, AMID THE BOILER ' S MIGHTY HEAT, AND THE TURBINE ' S HELLISH ROAR. SO WHEN YOU SEE A SHIP PULL OUT, TO MEET A WARLIKE FOE, REMEMBER FAINTLY IF YOU CAN, THE MEN WHO SAIL BELOW. AUTHOR UNKNOWN liv : mM.h - : UTl OLANDO MALABEZ HTC M.D. HEBNER w HT2 D.J. WOHLFEIL R DIVISION 68 HT2 E.R. NORMILE GROUP FRESH AIR CHIT 69 ANOTHER GIG RIDE IN HEAVY SEAS!! 70 HT3 E. SHELTON a HT2 W.L. NEIGHBORS SEE JANE RUN. AWH--000--PIE!! HT2 H.E. TUCKER THE BIRD 71 THE WONDERS OF THE SEA. ▲ HT3 D.A. LATTIMORE ► HT3 B.R. TRAZECIAK 72 HTFN A.D. DUFFIELD PONDERING THE UNIVERSE NOOOOOOOO! m 73 T ENS CRAIG MULLER ENSFRANZJ.RITT LTJG WILLIAM B. BURNETTE t ENS BRUCE R. WINCHESTER LT BRAD A. BELLIS ► WEAPONS OFFICERS LT JEFFREY D. GARMON ' ■lli ! ' ► 1ST DIVISION riiiftlm A BMC R.D. COLLIE A BM2 T.R. PLOTNER ▼ BMl D.K. HOOPER PUNKING OUT SMURF WHAT ' S IN THERE? BM2 KATCHMAZENNSKI BM3 C.L. COOK ► BM3 G.W. CECILIO 4 WHAT ' S UP! I ' D RATHER BE SURFING r V, SN T.V. METTS SN P.J. HOUK SN T.H. WILLIS SN T.A. PEARSON COME ON CHIEF, WE ' VE BEEN DOWN HERE FOR TWO DAYS NOW! It, - c-r WOULD YOU BUY A CAR FROM THIS MAN? i SN D. THOMAS aSNA.BAUGH aBMSM.S.SIPLE SN G.D. COBB 4 IT WORKED A MINUTE AGO. SN J.V. CONCEPCION ► SN D.D. DIXON ► SN B.M. ANDERSON YOU WERE RIGHT, IT DOESN ' T FLOAT! A SN J.A. BRAMLETT 4 SN D.J. CATHERMAN ► SN C.E.GREEN C.C. TOTALLY CONFUSED. SIPLE DOING HIS BEST 80 k ly 1 J 1 f H ' SNR.D.PACK WHY CAN ' T WE JUST STOP AT THE TEXACO STATION? HEY, LET ME IN! SN J.C.GREGORY 81 nj ' sap-: HEY, THEY ' RE LEAVING WITHOUT US! I KNOW IT ' S DOWN THERE SOMEWHERE, CHIEF. 4 WAIT TILL I GET MY HANDS ON THOSE SEAMEN. 4 BOY THIS IS THE LIFE. WELL, IS HE GOING TO ► LAND THAT THING, OR WHAT? YOU TALKING TO ME? i I ' D RATHER BE IN TEXAS! 83 FTMC J.D.DENT GMMl A.R. WHITTAKER ► FTMl D.B. SATTERLEE w GMMC R.L. VOGLPOHL 2ND DIVISION 84 A FTM2 R.O VALDEZ ► FTM2 R.C. VANFOSSEN T FTM2 F.W. LAMBERT 85 86 LAMBERT REALLY WORKING! ► FTM2 K.E. SHIRES ▼ FTM2 L J. LATONA ► GMM3 M.E. MURPHY FTM3 R.E. DAVIS HELLO DARE GMMSA W.B. STEVENS GMM3 W.A. FLOOD IT ' S THE REAL THING ALL DRESSED UP AND NO WHERE TO GO! GEE I WISH WE WERE ON THAT. SPACE OUT ARE WE? 89 ENTHUSIASM HAPPY BIRTHDAY 90 8 LET ME GO! IF I AIN ' T SELLING CARS I ' M FISHIN ' BR-549 SURPRISE ► ANOTHER NAVY DAY FTGC G.T. WILSON FTG2 D.D. PARTIN ► F-TROOP WITH SOT CARTER G DIVISION 92 if Y- i; FTG2 M.T. MCDOWELL HEY IRV MCGRAW GMG3 P.P. DIEPENDORF 93 LET GEETTTIN NOW YALL ▲ GMG3 M.C. LONG ► GMG3 J.K. LARGE ► FTGSN K.L. ATKINS 94 CAN I COME OUT NOW? TOO MANY MOVING PARTS! A FEW GOOD MEN? 95 THE EASY WAY OUT ► UP UP AND AWAY 4 IS IT THAT EASY 96 ► I AM MEAN: I AM NICE FROM 1ST TO G ► IS IT CHEESE TIME YET 97 ► I CAN ' T SEE ANYTHING A THERE IS SOME- THING ON THE SCREEN, BUT I DON ' T UNDER- STAND IT. ► WHO AM I ' M TALKING TO UP HERE? 98 CHIEF AND THE BOYS ► TELL ME WHEN TO FIRE! CAN ' T YOU READ ABOVE YOU? 99 AS DIVISION STGCD.E.SOULE STGl B.PAIGE IT ' S TIME TO RELAX STGl W.E. ELLIOTT 100 GMTl D.S. KEATON STG2 J.R. BORGARDING GMT2 C.P. REAVES 101 GMT2 J.P. REIS A STG2 M. WEATHERHEAD a TM3 G.W. MCKIEVER 4 CAN I PLAY THROUGH GMT3 C.E. REALYEA 102 PEACE MAN: BE KOOL STG3 G.L. ADKINS a STG3 T.A. DOODY 103 COOLING OUT IT ' S ONLY US A TM3 R.L. COX ► STG3 W.E. MCCARTNEY ▼ STG3 M.J. SPAN ► DE PLANE! m DEPLANE! THE ENEMY IS LURKING IN THE DEEP! STGSN C. HELLER TMSN J.D. MEAD STAND CLEAR 105 M ' fc ■ f kt J ' V H IB OLD GLORY GMT SA L.J. RYALL GMTSN T.L. ALLEN 106 ▼ FTM2 J.T. TALL ► FTM2 D. DANIELS ► FTM2 D.O. ADDISON I ' M TIRED, WHAT ABOUT YOU? WANNA BUY A DUCK? FTM2 G.G. CONNERS ; f. t . ' t: ii i u a . a i£ o s o c« o c .22 , T3 O O QJ o ffiHHH a a a a o a; fi y c y fl c« u •3 _C 2 -i-i c a; Jli s ;• a; OJ u a ■M X C« y D TD X! OJ O X, OH 01 3 -M -M t •S -l Oi (U 3 O C O IMI 3 3 O X 0) CA - ttC — 3 lU o U g %M 01 O 3 x a cd o H B5 O a ( S ;m 3 O -4-1 3 . .2 .ti .3 « c« O 3 -=! .M CO ■|i NAVIGATION 110 NAVIGATION OFFICERS KDlaMBai ALTTOUSLEY A LTJG OMAN MMCS L.K. BOSLEY EMC MAYO 111 PNC E. WEST MAC L. SHAFFER ► gs? YOU MAY COME OUT NOW! 112 NCI P. CANNON QMl R. DAINGERFIELD ► I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW! YNl R.BROWN PN2 J. AND REWS 4 PCI A. WYNN 113 YN3 R. COSTELLO QM3 D. WILHELM HM3 D. COE QMS D. PECHEAK 114 QMS M. MAYO TRYING TO: GET IT TOGETHER! YNSN T. CLARK YNSN M. FRANZE ► I ' M STARVING THE MAN WHO KNOWS IT ALL, THE BOSS I ' M THIS MANY YEARS OLD TODAY 116 w WE ' RE GOING HOME TO TERRA! ► I CAN BE A BOATSWAN ALSO 4 LT PIER 117 KM z DO O ?3 MALARIA PILL DIET-PLAN MED-IO 84 118 ' ■ M ! ' IS LTIG JOHNSON SKCS HOFFMAN ► SUPPLY OFFICERS n H ■ H V 1 A LT KEFFER DKl FRIDAY ► SKI BROWN SSk SH2 CARSTARPHEN NUF SAID! SK3 BARNES 120 SH3 ORTIZ ► SH3 FLATLEY SH3 COOK YOU WANT YOUR EGGS HOW? 121 COOKS KIEFER ' S COOKBOOK 1001 NAMES FOR ROAST BEEF KPND MED-IO 84 122 MSI COQUIA MSI DICKARD MSCONGGAKO 4 MSI DELMENDO MSI GAJETON ► 123 4 MS2 YATES ► MS2 TROTTER MS3 MEADOWS ► MS3 NUTWELL 4 MSSN BROOKS ► MSSN COWAN 124 I I DON ' T THINK SO! ME TOO! 125 I ' LL COOK WHEN I ' M READY. YOU CLEAN WHAT YOU CATCH. 126 VOTE ALL STARS MESS NITE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE 127 4 IF YOU CAN ' T REMEMBER ASK MR. JOHNSON. WHO ' S MY RELIEF? ► 4 TORRI I TOLD YOU THEY AREN ' T DOING MY LAUNDRY. U.S. NAVY WE HAVE SO MUCH TO OFFER ' 129 HEY WEPS HOW DO ► YOU PLAY THIS GAME? t I 9 @ 9 9 fc f a 4 CAPTAIN HOW DO YOU SPELL KATCHUP? XO YOU ' RE IN THE WRONG UNIFORM AGAIN FOR DINNER. HEY LET ' S START OUR ► OWN ZUCCHINI RESTAURANT. X SENIOR CHIEF YOU ' RE GETTING COLD. THE CHEESE ISN ' T HIDDEN THERE. 131 WE ' VE ONLY JUST BEGUN USS JULIUS A. PURER— AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP ONE ' S PRIDE 133 GIVE ME THAT ONE BACK ► IB IT ' S STILL MOVING. - THEY NEVER TOLD ME ► I WOULD HAVE TO DO THIS AT OCS! I ' M SORRY MR. HOLZWORTH, I CAN NOT FIND CHIEF ANDERSON. DO I REALLY HAVE TO JOG FOR MY FOOD? 135 ' mse A « L r-ii 136 CRUISIN OUT IN FRONT READY TO DESTROY ' 137 HEY SENIOR CHIEF WHERE ' S THE JUICE? , ARE THOSE ALL YOUR TATTOOS MARTY? LOOK MOM THE NAVY ► FINALLY FOUND ME A JOB. A HUMP DAY PRODUCTION THROUGHOUT OUR STAY IN THE NORTH ARABIAN SEA, SUNDAYS WERE EAGERLY ANTICIPATED FOR A BREAK IN THE ACTION, FANTAIL COOKOUTS AND ENTERTAINMENT IN THE FORM OF SKITS. DEPARTMENTS TOOK TURNS HOSTING THE SKITS WITH EACH DIVISION PREPARING, PRODUCING AND PERFORMING. AS HUMP DAY APPROACHED, THE BEST OF THE BEST WERE SELECTED FROM PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES AND ASSEMBLED INTO THE GRAND HUMP DAY PRODUCTION. 139 140 ALMOST PARADISE ' A TIME TO REFLECT GOD ' S WONDERS 141 144 NAVY— THE REAL ADVENTURE ' .. SEDEH rmLij i;n HUMP DAY PRODUCTIONS, INC. PUT ON A TERRIFIC SHOW. WHO WILL EVER FORGET THE TED AND NED TWINS, OI DIVISION RETURNING FROM LIBERTY, THE COMODE COMANDOES, KARNAC THE GREAT, AND FIELD DAY. NOT ONLY WAS IT FUN TO PERFORM AND WATCH, BUT IT WAS ALSO VIDEO TAPED AND SENT HOME FOR OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS TO ENJOY. 152 7 HEY SENIOR CHIEF DO YOU MIND IF WE MAKE IT A SMALL BOAT TRANSFER INSTEAD! WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE! 153 JUST ONE QUESTION, WHERE THE HECK ARE WE! COME ON BACK AND JOIN THE PARTY! THE LAST TIME I SEEN THEM, CHIEF, THEY WERE HEADED THAT WAY. HEY, YOU GUYS CATCHING ANY? THE BOW IS THAT WAY, DUMMY! ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DOLLAR. GARY, I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU CHECKED THE FUEL BEFORE WE LEFT. GEE, CAPTAIN, I THOUGHT YOU SAID WE WERE SURFACE SAILORS. COME ON GUYS LET ' S GET OUT OF HERE, BEFORE THEY PUT US TO WORK, TOO! BOY, I COULD TELL YOU SOME SEA STORIES. 4 ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, I ' LL REENLIST! GEE BRAD, HOW DO YOU OPERATE ONE OF THESE THINGS? GO AHEAD, MAKE MY DAY THERE, TAKE ► THAT! COMMANDING OFFICER ' S CLOSING REMARKS Each of us can be extremely proud of the part that we played in completing this long and arduous cruise. Our cruise was extended four times and our participation in the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf operations made our over 7V2 month cruise the most demanding in memory since the Viet Nam era. Our initial requirements involved two major NATO exercises. Distant Hammer and Open Gate tested all aspects of warfare and NATO coordination and included over 75 units from ten nations. In both exercises JULIUS A. PURER earned a reputation for cunning, stealth and bold action. Our allies found out just how effective a war-fighter JAP is. The Mediterranean period also featured superb port visits to Malaga and Palma, Spain. They were, however, our last times of rest and relaxation for many months. The Palma visit was shortened by almost a week due to the situation in the Persian Gulf. JAP rapidly sortied and proceeded to join the USS AMERICA Battle Group enroute to the Indian Ocean. After an uneventful passage through the Suez Canal, the battle group transitted the Red Sea. This became somewhat harrowing since 29 ships had recently reported being damaged by terrorist mines. We were assigned a variety of tasks, from plane guard to anti-air warfare picket station and we carried them out with the can do professionalism that has become a JAP trademark. Regardless of the task the greatest enemy was the omnipresent 12-22 foot seas of the North Arabian Sea. Winds from its Southwest Monsoon generated seas that for three months rocked us back and forth, disrupted our sleep and generally made our lives difficult. No other deployment compares with the monsoon season in the Indian Ocean. The I.O. operations were briefly interrupted by a port visit to Muscat, Oman. It was a fascinating visit to a traditional Arab country but we will remember it principally as the first dry land since leaving Palma 74 days before! Leaving Muscat, JAP with aid of COMDESRON TWENTY, CAPT Robert Goodwin, coordinated the largest ever joint U.S.-Omani Naval exercise. All units performed well and these three days will surely be part of a foundation for improved bilateral relations. After the Indian Ocean we proceeded to the last major phase of our deployment: Persian Gulf operations. When we arrived the war between Iran and Iraq was in full swing where both sides were conducting air strikes on merchant ships in the Gulf and there was increasing land fighting at the mutual border. The role that we played was of a neutral stabilizing the area without becoming involved in the conflict. We saw at close hand ships that had been bombed only hours before, we spoke with Iranian aircraft daily, always warning them to remain away from us, and we carried out close surveillance on United States merchant ships. In short, we were the insurance to maintain freedom of the seas in this troubled area. In recognition of this exacting but dangerous existance, the Secretary of the Navy proudly awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation to the officers and men of JULIUS A. PURER. The 9,000 mile trip home began as soon as we left the Persian Gulf. We retraced our courses through the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Suez Canal, and Mediterranean. We were availed a lovely brief return to Malaga, Spain and then joined the AMERICA Battle Group for the Atlantic crossing. Throughout the entire deployment, our sense of fun and humor never waned. All Star Mess Cook Night, Ras Al Hadd Olympics, Pantail picnics, skits, 4th of July fireworks, JAP nightly news and the Hump Day festivities all kept our cruise in the proper perspective. We were all glad to be back with our families and be able to share our many adventures to anyone who will listen. Our seven and a half months together will be a time of which we can all be extremely proud and one which will keep the reputation of the JULIUS A. PURER as the Pirst Team Prigate safe for years to come. WILLIAM B. HUNT The Cruise Book Committee would like to thank all hands for the photos and captions that were provided for the book. Special thanks oes to EWSN Kittfor drawing all the introductory pictures and BM2 Siplefor helping with the layout and captions of the last section. It was a long and memorable cruise and so was the making of this book. We especially appreciate your patience and encouragement during the layout phase of this book. To the Crew members of Julius A. Purer, you are The First Team. Thanks again, Carl Relyea David Coe WALSWORTH«YT CRUISE BOOK OFFICE PUBLISHING III 1.103 West Lillle Creek Road COMPANyUA Norlolk, Virg.ma 23505 Marolina, Mo U S A Mi 1 WW .. 1