Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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In spite of h.iviiiif a sioiai t- lapacitv of o ei a liall million gallons of fuel, the KIDD cannot stoani loi cn long without rffnelinir. T |)i(.ill we rclii- eled even se t ' n lo ten (la s iuit o(t.t- sionalh when we weic drilling; aioiind the Northem (iult we ( oujd t o foi two to three weeks between iill-ups. UNREP is a wa of life foi the suiface na T and is a skill that the I .S. XaxA in particular pertei led ni.un eiiisago. But iiildenvay leplemshnienl is not stiiith limited to relueliiiL; at sia. There is also CONREP, or connected replenishment, and N ' ERTREP, or ei- tical replenishment. With the ubiqui- tous presence of the helic(i[)tei in tht modern surface naw, most all UNREP ' s that are other than fuel arc- executed b helo. E erMhing from bul- lets to bananas, spare parts, fresh fruits and vegtables, dr goods, pc-isonnel, and the payroll. Wm name it .nid a 20

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lu ' lit i)[jt(i (.111 1)1 iim It. Hul llicic is out ' item tli.il conu-s to the ship bv I ' N ' REP lli.ii ilif .iNfiaiif sailor values iiion- ih.m jiisi about auvthing else while on (U|)lo iiient - MAII.I There weie alwass people leadv lo lend ?s3 Crow and l ' ( :.SN Cuba a hand when the ship received mail. During the deplo iiieiit . KIDD I ' NRKP ' ed with mam ships to iiulude. USS KALAMAZOO, USNS SATURN, USS KANSAS CITY, USS NIAGRA FALLS, USS SAN DIEGO. USNS PAS- SUMPSIC, USNS HASSAYAMPA. USNS A.J. HIGGINS, USNS LEROY GRUMMAN, USNS PAWCATUCK. USNS IRIUS, USS DETROIT. USNS JOHN LENTHAL, and USNS SPICA Facinj; pagf lop: Fonvard icplfnisliim-iu dcuiil prcp.ufs t(i n-rcivc .1 pallcl at Malioii one cliirinj; a CONREP. Middle: .A palltl romes across from I SNS Inns niniiiH a CONREP in the Red S.a. BoUoin: .V pallcl ol food comes over the rail. This paj;c upper Icfl: Tlu- Boatswains males rig a hij hliiic lo itic sliding padiyc at station one. lop: I.inchandlcrs on station i nc haul on a line lo keep it taut. Above: STGl McLauKlilin, SI(.:( Branch, and FCS R.imire rel.ix for a «lulc dui inj» nndenv.iv refueling operations. Left: KIDD conducted C.ONRKP onlv a lew times dining the deplovmenl. I ' siuiUv cargo was delivered bv helo.