Lewis Puller (FFG 23) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPTAIN. . ARE YOU ON WATCH BOW RAMP OPERATION BOW DOORS OPENED PRIOR TO SHOOTING RAMP. PEARL HARBOR LCVP BOAT WAVE RETURNS FROM BEACH ASSAULT. SOUTHERN CAL The USS RACINE is a very versatile ship, capable of performing the unique operations of the Gator Navy. Some good examples of these unique operations are, Bow Ramp Ops, in which the ship ' s bow splits open and a giant ramp is Shot out giving the ship an extra 110 feet of length allowing her to beach herself for the rapid offload onload of Marine vehicles, or for allowing her to merge with causeways and become a link in a long floating bridge. The RACINE has three different troop and equipment landing operation capabilities. Amphibious Assault Vehicles can be launched and recovered from the ship ' s lowered stern gate. The ship carries four small boats, three LVTs and an LCPL, which when launched from her two boat davits can be loaded with troops and equipment. The RACINE can also debark troops and equipment via helicopter. As you can see the RACINE is a can do ship which it has proven time and time again. ON LOADING EQUIPMENT INTO LCU. SAN DIEGO 197

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SHIPBOARD EVOLUTIONS MARINES CONDUCT BEACH ASSAULT FROM STERN GATE LAUNCH CAUSEWAY MARRIAGE OPS IN SAN DIEGO RACINE GUIDES AAV ' S TO THE BEACH HELO OPS DURING AMPHIBIOUS AIR RAID ON HAWAII I 196 RACINE ON HER WAY TO MICRONESIA

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WARDROOM CDR COVERT LCDR GEOFFRION The Wardroom consists of eighteen officers and for departments: Deck, Engineering, Operations, and Supply. The Wardroom is a close knit bunch who enjoy using the Wardroom for its intended purpose, eating, resting, and escape from the daily routine. LCDR Geoffrion Departing LTJG Huff shows what he caught for dinner NO PHOTO AVAILABLE LCDR 5TROMAN LT ZALAMEA LT CARMON LT PILGRIM LT HARTMAN LT MALIN NO PHOTO AVAILABLE LT ADAMS LT ETTESVOLD LT MCGLYNN LTJG HUFF LTJG GLORIA ENS BISANG 198