Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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H.I..U 1 I SI,,.. M.ui.ls 1) .1 l.( lin v.lU u uli.l, K.u in;4 |).ii; u|i|» . 11.4I11 M M,,r , ..u, l ' 1 (.SMJ (lul.l .111(1 S |..n( s 111. in ill. Ii. III! .111.1 1. . Vli..ill. .111.1 1 1 I1IIIM1114I1 ,Mll.|iK |.(). slii|,- h.liii li.l.iu iinlu I I Su.iiiMiii ,,,nns ,il..ni;M l. .liiMn- uliil. ,iI..ii!;m,U USN.S .SIRIUS IhI.I1c: uhil.- 111. ,.i|,i.iiii ,ii|.i s.i Kn.lu.isn Rii lii li. I lu hIu.Iihi; h. .m , .iius .u 1 ..ss I1..111 K.4LAMA- .|iuinl u u.iul.l 1. 111. 1 .111.1 1- Kl Rl- 1 ' .11 llu- ZOO 1.) .iiir si.i I I ..u.-i iitjlii Hi. ( )lli. .-i vuiH- mil. Muh .IS h.H mill K.AIAMAZOO. H.u- (,l llu- Deck - 1 1 i...„ii us, s .1 Ki.,n.l..n si.i.lniu- l..in K.4LAMAZOO i.lii. K II.SS .AMERICA 1.. u-. I.i dtlcinnn. i.ini;. 1.. ih. ,.il, 1 uliil, 1 1 p. .11 .111.1 ..lu- ..I ih.is. l.ssri .,i|).ii.l.- .4.1s nil 1,111. Su.ms.iii .liiM s ili. slii|, ml 11,. 1 |„,sim,ii ships, i.,si.iil, ,,u.l. uiih ilic.iiil.il ,111 .lll.l.l.l. ' . n I ' NRK.P t ' Nolution is inoif than jusl ,1 hiiiH h III able Ixiditd staiiiaii liauliiig oil lines. F.a( li succt-sslul UXREP KIDD compk ' lid ii(|uin(l ilic efforts of nian ' people. Ilure are exlia people oil the hridift- to man the lee- helm, ia lio ciimits, and at 1 as lu ' liii safet . In i.H. tlieie are exti.i radar operators lor the SPS-f). ) and |K-o|)le a,ssigiud to |)lot iiianenvei inn board solutions. In alt stieiint; there .ire three people on at(h just in i iisi- the bridge ex-ei loses lontiol ol steiring. And then ol loiiise there are all the topside li neh.indlei s and other L ' NRFl ' detail memlieis. lAcn LXRKI ' isvirtiialK .ni .ill h.inds exolnlion. Ill the I ' eisian (.nil, INRKI ' s weie (ondiiited loi the most pail in the .Soiithein iet;ions. This beiiii; pi iinai il a me.isiiie l.ikeii to iiiinimi e the iisk to the CM- ships. On .1 lol.itmi; b.isis. the slii|)s on station 111 the Noithein (.nil, would t.ike theii leave ,iiid ti.insil south to hook up with ,111 oilei 01 Aj-S ship ,111(1 llien ll tliev Mii- lu(k . tlie would ( oiil 111 lie s. mill 1. 1 1 )ub.ii 01 . l)ii Ohalii loi .1 le s d.i s, I hen b.u k to the north and the entile siijiieiut- begins ag,iin.

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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.

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