Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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[lie lt|)l() iiicnl l)(;;.iii (in .1 (old cxim ' i iriu c lli.il lluxwould use iiKiiiths and i.iiii 11101 iiiiii; 011 9 Jaiiuan W . laui in llic Red Sea. I he transit across Tlio mood was s()ml){-i ihioughoul llic tin- Aliaiili( also oltcicd iiian sliij) as ail hands watt lu-d the pici and i ituiiuinbci s an o])])oi innil lo (|ii,ili- lo cd ones k ' ft hcliiiid sli|) into the (lis- l on . I ' l ( alihci pisioK and sliot; ;iins. taiuc. Oiii tra( k was not diu ' cast Ilu- atiiiosplici c onhoaid the slnj) was diifc ll a( loss ilic Atlanli( , Init latlu-i c liart;cd with a iiiixtiin- ol anlu ipation south to the missile test laiit c. Out .ind apprclic 11 sion .ihoul what the fust t.isk diuiiii; dc|)lo mciit was to icsi weeks alieail would bring. The sliool- a new CDS W ' DS (omputei piogiaui ing stalled on the liith of Januan and designt-d lo mote etle(ti el counlei it wasn ' t long helore radio got tlie hrsl ilie expfcled illicit in the Persian news of the fighting in message traffic. C.ulf. Witii a successful op-test and mis- Soon ihe sliipwide apprehension gave sile siioot, we set our course for the wa to a general anxiousness to get to Stiaits of Gibralter via the .Azores. Oiu wluie the action was. While friends (()m|)anion across the .Atlantic was the and famih watched the fust da s ot the USS MCINERNEY. The eniljargo and war 011 CW. we read of the iiuiial air econoniK sanctions against Iiac] weie lauK and ' fomahawk cruise missile in effec I and all shipping traffic hound attacks 111 message ticiffic ,ind the for liat] or ports in (oiinlries s nipa- KIDD nc-ws|)a|)ei published 1) radio, ihetic lo Iraq was subject to isit and Our Inst landfall was the island search. KIDD |)repatc ' d for tliis mission with MCINERNEY during the transit across the . tlantic b conducting train- ing fjoardings on eacli other. With the aid of.i Coast Guard detachment, the KIDD VBSS team yained valualile Al.cx,- 1,1 Su.,ns..ii ,|u.iliriis ..n I ' l , .il |jist.,l ,1 1111; .. tiihI All.inli, l.un 111. Al)., - iii;lil S,k A(.l in ih - Ail.uiii, . Kii;hi 1 .uull.ill A ..ms biKl M.,|, lo. III. l,,Mlu u.ir .l|,| I. Il.■

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0 - ■ ' . ' . »tt » ' -M gi P ' iiatil ' I? M ' .y ' Prior lo (.lUcrinir the Mediterranean Sea, ihc sliip made .mother brief stop this time at Rot.t S|)ain. Most e ei i)ne ex(c|)l loi the dut section had an ()])|)oilimil to 140 .ishoie tor at least a feu hoLiis. For man it was the hisl ihance foi a while to enjoy a beer. Others sto|)|)ed 1) the exchange to sto( k n|) on items not carried b tlie ship ' s sioic. |iist about e er bod bought a n( vs])a]jer or a magazine lo read about the war and see pictures from Kmvait and Iracj. Soon the ship was mideiwav .igain and headed foi (he Stiails of (.ibr.iltai. The transit ihioiigh the I ' illais of Here uU-s was m.ide on a ( old and rainy night. I here were man other ships transiting the Straits thai iiighl in both direc lions and it ieseml)led the inlerslale high- wa in Xoilolk duiing the rush lioin. It was inlciesling lo moniloi the ship ' s progress ihiongh ihe Sti.nls on ihe s ()|ieliea(l of a ladai i ])eatei and watch as ihe sinp passed onl of the . ll,mli ) c.m and iiilo ihe . lboiean .Sea in the W ' eslein Mcdileri anean. udh l.TKiMMh 1 ill I5.uilr.i . s.iilcrs .mend t.i llit-ii Sc.i- i.isMl, l.u.n.lui Al.ovf: HMS Baufeaxe u.K in ilir ,iiii . ilaiiiu. Bclmv: (AIMSX 111.111 .111.1 . H.■ Ikatli handle liius as ilic i.M.ism . ni,nisCaBav. Suih. I rillilkbi.iml