Lake Champlain (CG 57) - Naval Cruise Book

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mMk ' i NINETEENTIMES UNDER WA Y REPLENISHMENT FUEL, PARTS, FOOD RECEIVED; HAZMAT REMOVED F Refuel ing at sea( R AS). The CHAMP receives fuel from the USS Sacramento. il.,hvI ' H:iBiMirir r Measure the Distance. Crewmembers take in on messenger line to hook up span wire from control ship. Once thespan wire isacrossand attached to theCHAMP, the refueling probe is sent along the cable to be seated intooneof four of theCHAMP ' s refueling stations. PhritnbyHMSSch.jlz «• 1— i dl - ' ill ' 11 f. i ■- t H - l l K 1 .i( 1: my i ' jw m Kr l -M ■pfl Hi iifL, ri ft i ' b I ■V » ' r i l ' Receiving fuel at Station 4. Crewmembers monitor the progress of refuel ing operations to avoid fuel spills. PhotobvHMaSfholz Captain Dobrydney keepsa care- ful watch over the ship ' s movement. He coordinates operations in LKC ' s Central Control Station, aboard the refuelingship, and at LKCs refuel ing stations. PhotobvHM.-SScholz OCT 8:Set weapons posture H; Small arms familiarization fire; Retardclocks-5ECHO;MS3Catangui ' s wife Miria gives birth to son Roger Catangui Jr.; 50cal machinegun FAMFIRE OCT 9:UNREP VERTREP with USS SACRAMENTO; INCH0P5th Fleet; AA W detect to engage exercise. OCT10:CIWSPACFIREand small armsqualifications;TLAM exercise;JAMEX TlIECKL ' l.SKl. g m!.. . - :

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B Station 4showstheirbrawn by pulling on theinhaul line. Thefuel probemust be pulled in manually. Station 8 line handlers takea break while receiving fuel. Re- fueling operations typically take up to three hours from start to finish. Photo by HM.-iScholz The span wire connects USS SACRAMENTO with USS LAKKCHAMPLAIN.Withless than 200 feet .separating the two ships, the Venturi Effectcau.sos largeswellstodevelopandtend. ' to draw both ships dangerously together. PholobyliillKn.Kk r How toget r idof HAZMAT? BM2Livengoodand BMCSIcgil prepare a pallet of hazardcjus material to be sent to the USS SACRAMENTOfordisposal. PholobyEMr ' SWirulwc-ll WESTPAC ' 97- ' 98TRIVIA 2. 75 pal lets of ship ' s store merchandise. 3. 109 pal lets of various food products and dry goods. 4. 6,328 parts valued at over $2,500,000. 5. Sent 122 parts to other ships. 6. Received 5,118,128gallonsofF-76 fuel. 7. Receivedl,198,017gallonsofJP-5fuel. LAKECHAMPLAINwaitsinlifeguardstationasSACRAMENTO refuelsand replenishes FORD OCT 4: Senior Sailor Of The Quarter Board OCT 5:2.5 hourtran.sit thru the smoke filled Si raits of Malacca cau.sed by brush fires in Malaysia OCT6:BaUlegroupUNREPwithUSS SACRAMENTO, USNSYUKON.USNS PECOS; Retard Clock -6 FOXTROT OCT 7:PlaneGuard;CDR ' ! Conference onboard USS NIMITZ;CIWSPACFIRE 14THECRU1SE

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USSNIMITZ Battle Group L eading the way! The nuclear-powered carrier, USSNIMITZ( CVN- 581. makes her way through theWestern Pacific and Arabian Gulf. The 5,000 cremember ship is from Bremerton, WA. but will change homeport to Norfolk. V A. at the end of this deployment. PhotobvFlKSWI.Mitchell --! r«5?% fe!j. .A-NIMITZBattleGroupundtr- way replenishment. USSFOKD ' FFC; .54 1 along side USS SACRA- MENTO (AOE-1) with USS KINKAID(DDG965)forging ahead after receiving fuel. The FORDand SACRAMENTO are homeported in Everett, Washington; while KINKAID is homeported in San Diego. Photo by Fa(SW)Mitchell r The Golden Bear in action. Sailors onboard USS SACRA- MENTO! AOE-1) keepa sharp look- out during UNREPs. The USS SACRAMENTOservedasthemain replenishmentshipfortheNIMITZ BattleGroup. Photo by FCl(SW)Mitchfll HISPANICHeritage CELEBRATED Save some lor mel OSSN Cobos and SK ' Z Buenrostro cut the Hispanic Heritage Celebration cake as Captain Dobrydneyand EWC(SW)Apodacalookon. Eight hispanic countries including Mexicoand the Dominican Republicare represented on the CHAMP. l hnt,,hvI.T.r( ' ,W,ill..n Enjoying the meal. FC2 Morales and FC3 Cook join FC2 Newlun for the Hispanic Heritage Meal. Great Mexican food like tacos and enchiladas were on the menu. PhotobvLTJGWalton .MS:t.James, EN. ' J Ruiz, and EM3Sordia Bustamantes serve ( )S,SN Cobos Spanish style rice, refricd beans and burritos. i ' li,.t,.l,vLT.K!WiilU n OCT 11: TransitStraiisof Hormuz.queriedby Iranian Naval Forces7times;SailorsoftheQuarterRMl Ward, ET2 Tauzer, a nd GSEFN Unciano selected. OCT 12: Arrive Persian Gulf, Anchor at 1256 offthecoast of Bahrain;Commence receiving tax free income; Retard Clocks -.3 CHARLIE OCT 13: Celibiate Hispanic Month with special evening meal; Blues Re VI playonfantail. IGthecrlise