L Y Spear (AS 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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Cruise Diary FEB 28 SPEAR CELEBRATES TENTH BIRTHDAY 29 CREW RECEIVES OFFICIAL NEWS OF UPCOMING DEPLOYMENT MAR BUSY MONTH PREPARING FOR CRUISE 10 SHIFT TO FOUR SECTION DUTY AND EXTENDED WORKING HOURS 18 CO. HOLDS SPOUSES MEETING 31 UNDERWAY APR 01 BEGINNING OF ROUGH SEAS IN ATLANTIC OCEAN 06 EASTER SERVICES ON FRONT PORCH 10 MEDICAL BEGINS IMMUNIZATION 11 FIRST HELO OPS - FIRST MAIL CALL UNDERWAY FIRST SIGHT OF LAND - COAST OF MOROCCO, AFRICA TRANSIT THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTER 12 FIRST MEDIVAC 13 PICNIC IN MEDITERRANEAN 17 ANCHORED PORT OF CALL ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT FIRST LIBERTY BOATS RUN - FIRST SHORE PATROL ASSIGNED 18 LIBERTY BOAT SWAMPED - A NUMBER OF SHIPMATES STRANDED AT U.S.O. OVERNIGHT 20 UNDERWAY (NO ONE MISSED MOVEMENT) 21-22 TRANSIT THE SUEZ CANAL 23 FIRST MARS CALL 26 SMOKERS ON HELO DECK 27 POLLYWOG DAY - PICNIC IN INDIAN OCEAN 28 FIRST SHELLBACK INITIATION 30 ANCHORED DIEGO GARCIA, B.I.O.T. MAY 01 FIRST SUBMARINE (USS GUARDFISH) COMES ALONGSIDE NEW ZIP CODE (09547) BECOMES EFFECTIVE - FIRST LIBERTY CALL DIEGO GARCIA 04 SPEAR PERSONNEL MOURN THE ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AGUSTIN GUIAO, JR. 05 FIRST SURFACE SHIP (USS BARBEY) COMES ALONGSIDE 15 USS BATON ROUGE TAKES SPEAR PERSONNEL FOR SUB RIDE 18 U.S.O. SHOW ON EDF IRISH STEW AND SPEAR ' S WINS 19-20 FIRST FUEL REP 20-21 FIRST ' ALL E-4 AND BELOW WORKING PARTY ' EXPERIENCE VERTREP 22 SPEAR PERSONNEL MOURN THE DEATH OF JEFFREY SELLERS 31-01 HOLIDAY ROUTINE - SPEAR ' S MEMORIAL DAY PICNIC AT SEEBEE PARK JUN 03 ANOTHER VERTREP - MANY MORE FOLLOW 08 U.S.O. SHOW ON HELO DECK THE HURRMAN BURRMAN BAND 13 U.S.O. SHOW ON EDF FELLOWSHIP AND SPEAR ' S BANDS 20 USS DAVIDSON TOWED IN BY USS TRUXTUN 29 SANCTUARY (FLEET REC PARK) DEDICATED - 2-MILE RUN JUL 01-02 USS TAUTOG TAKES SPEAR PERSONNEL FOR AN OVERNIGHT SUB RIDE 04-05 HOLIDAY ROUTINE - SPEAR ' S INDEPENDENCE DAY PICNIC AT SANCTUARY 06 (DING-DING DING-DING) USS AJAX ARRIVING (DING) 07 THIS IS NOT A DRILL, THIS IS NOT A DRILL. COMMENCE DUMPING TRASH 07-08 REFUEL AT FOUR-POINT MOOR 08 UNDERWAY 10 SECOND POLLYWOG DAY 11 SECOND SHELLBACK INITIATION 17 FIRST NIGHT HELO OPS (2015) 17-18 TRANSIT THE SUEZ CANAL 21 ANCHORED PORT OF CALL ATHENS, GREECE 24 UNDERWAY 27 PICNIC IN MEDITERRANEAN - SMOKERS ON HELO DECK 29 ANCHORED PORT OF CALL MALAGA, SPAIN AUG 02 UNDERWAY 07 CPO INITIATION 12 ANCHORED HOMEPORT PIER 22, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, U.S.A.