Lake Champlain (CG 57) - Naval Cruise Book

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CRUISERMAN CAFE , FC3 Hardy dishes the peaches as part of his FSA duties. Food service attendants were in high demand to supplement the meal preparations. pi,. ., k.-iK ' X Womack The CHAMP ' S WESTPAC ' 97 - ' 98 TRIVIA 12,211 SLICES OF PIZZA 6,100 POUNDS OF SPAGHETTI 60,000 (SLIDERS) HAMBURGER. 312,000 PIECES OF CHICKEN 120,435 CHICKEN NUGGETS MS3 James opens a 10 tin can for todays soup of the day. ' F MSS Tooks cooks hamburgers for slider ' day. Hamburgers were served every Wednesday. The days to go were counted by how many slider days were left. rh.it.i ' iu o.ssN w , MS1 Quesnel decorates the a. FN Tate and SN Rios serve meat loaf.chicken. rice, potatoes. Half Way cake. MSKSW) and spinach to customers of the Cruiserman Cafe. MSC(SW) Bart Quesnel wastheofficial cakedeco- developed numerous menus to keep the crew provided with a va rator for The CHAMP. of foods I ' hoto by FCKSW) Mitchell ph„t„ by OSSN Womack n NOV 27: Thank.sgiving dinner, Reenlistmenl ofGSE2fSW)Lusung NOV 28: MS:j Tiongco and FC3 Reeves newest ESW.S Sailors, NOV 29: Deputy Secretary of Defensi John Hamre and wife visits 34 THKCIUISE

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r Ready, aim, fire! GMGl Smith aetsasRangeOfficerasOSS nkl in and FCC Herbert fire at their respective target sheets during an quals on the flight deck. Each Crew member (except engineers who 3one in thier right mind wouldgivea gun to) had to qualify for the 9nim le to the .45 caliber being phased out. otubvFC ' liSWiMitchell If it is broke, fix it! FC2Coleand FC2 Goodson affect repairs to the AEGIS Display System RD-358A Data Recorder. Theshipconstantly recorded data on signi f i cant tactica 1 events. Ph(.t..byFCllSWlMitchell Hey PN2j got a bar of soap? Del uged but in good spirits. GMG2 Lewisand PN2Grissett spend one ofmany.SOcaliber watches in a rare Gulf squall. Possibility of small craft attack meantall of the .50 caliber and 25mm stations were manned around the clock. PhotobvFCllSWiMitchell Navigation is in three di- mensions. STG2 Orlando mans the fathometer plot during one of 23 sea details. Shoal water areas in the Gulf demanded attention to ship ' s draft as much as staying on course. PhotybvFC ' llSWiMilchell . lAfter action clean-up in progress. GMG3SpellerandGMG2 Gover perform PMS and buff up Mount 52. For every round ex- pended, hours of pre-f ire and post- fire maintenance were required. PhotobyFCKSWlMitchell GMG2 Irons gives Mount 52 a coat of grease as part of his weekly PMS. Phiitu by GMCM(SW I Ertzner Set Hero Condition One. ' CaSW ) Paule, FC2 Lefler. and ' C3GriffinuploadMount21. Due 3 the rapid fire of CI WS, uploads nd downloads were common oc- urrences before and after ■ACFIREs. hotobvFC2Crise STG3 Yatesgi ves a thumbs up to another action packed watch of listening to noisy merchants and interesting biologies. As wel 1 as orchestrating the air and surface pictures, CIC also monitored our submerged friends and foes. PhotobyFCKSWlMitchell •V 24:UNREP with USS SACRAMENTO, After UNREP CO ares Holiday Routine NOV 25:CounterTargeting exercise; Operations with USS GEORGE WASHINGTON NOV 26:Fieldday,5 CIWSPacFire, The Enemy is listening! . THE CRUISE 33 y»a

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OOOH that Smell!! MS3(SW) Catanguia.k.a. midnight baker uses thesmall mixertomakethedaily baked goodies. MS3 started his day at a little before midnight and by 4am he had served CCS watchstanders a sampling of cook- ies or donuts and made the daily bread. Photo by OSSNWomack ▼■HNWebbhelpsMSSCatangui as part of his FSA duties. Starting around 1600 and finishing a little past 0300, Al 1 FSA ' s who hel ped the midnight baker had to adapt to sleepingin the morning and work- ing at night. Photo bvOSSNWomack i m IMS3( SW ) Catangui measures the yeast for his next batch of bread. For four months Catangui was the Midnight Baker . Phf.tHbv(KS W..mack FOOD SERVICE ATTENDANT DUTIES GSMFN Bogosian cleans dishes 1 n TheCHAMP ' sScullery. Dishpan hands was a 90 day experience ' PhotobvOSSNW OSSA Mcafee reassembles the Ice Cream machine. A day without ice cream was a dav of hell for the FSA. PhMt..b ().S,S. ' Vnm3ck FN Solis cleans the tables in the crews mess. For 90 days FSAs perform various tasks in and around the messdecks. This is something the Smart Ship will still need. Ph.it,,l, l)SSX W.im.iik 0V30:UNREPwithUSSSACRAMENTO,Protestant vine Services, Cat hoi ic Lay Reader Service, DLQ ' s with sertDuck DEC 1: FC3 Branch and FC3 Phil lips reenlist;PlaneGuard DEC 2:HALF-WAYDAY,halfworkday( field day ),Cake cutting celebration. Ice Cream Social, Bingo THE CRUISE 35 ■° » ' ' ' - ■