Kishwauke (AOG 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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-lvl- ww-- j.....,..wg - , j ......v -'mv' Jiiflffpl 'ii' '-7 W 1'2'i,x:e N ,L , limi f Three generafions Perhaps fo dream ... Aside from fhe fishermen, crew members observed only a few ofher Viefnamese on infreguenf visifs fo Da Nang. Each morning while pumping fo sea lines or approaching fhe anchorage we were greefed by fhe fishing fleefs. On foggy mornings if was nof unusual fo pass close fo many fishing boafs and occasional- ly sfopping while'fhey unhurriedly hauled in fheir nefs. The fide of fhe war has changed fheir pafferns of everyday living, however, fhe Viefnamese fempera- menf and sfruggles for survival has changed very liffle. Though placid in expression, fheir emofions show in fheir eyes. -. , 4, , , . . . ,

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FUELING CPS. , L fi ' 4' l4f:f f 1- i dr -- I l . .f . I . xv it 0 ' . , 0 . i i i '!iXs.a!,y il i A i Tf ,lim 5- ,, A ..- w r ,xx .ss , A .: - -- r 1 -L f. . - .. a. W 1 A '- ' . V . mln N 7 Talcing on a load Fueling Trips were cycles which began wilh loading The ship's 'ranlcs from one ol 'rwo sources. For The mosl par? we usually loaded from a commercial or USNS lanlcer in Da Nang l-larbor. Occasionally we loaded from slorage lanlcs ashore buf 'rhis was only in emergencies. Mooring alongside anolher ship af anchor becomes complicaled when seas are rough and fhere is a slrong wind. We became adepl al lhis evolufion and every member of +he crew became aware of lhe necessily ol leam worlc. 22