Long Beach (CGN 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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MONDAY The waiting was over. Yard periods, readiness inspections, and the anticipation were a part of the past. The future held a seven month deployment with its urgent operational commitments. But to most men, the future was still a long ways off. Monday was just a simple day of reflections and last looks. A last look at gray Long Beach skies, friends, wives, and the children. With a final look toward shore, LONG BEACH cast off her mooring lines and eased away from the comfort of Pier Echo. Her first stop was to be Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, but ultimately her destination was the Gulf of Tonkin. Clearing the breakwater with 12,000 miles of open sea ahead, LONG BEACH rang up flank speed and headed for what was to prove to be one of her excit- ing deployments in the ship's history. Three and a half days later the LONG BEACH slid into Mike Pier, Pearl Harbor. This was to be a brief visit, and most of the ship's time was spent in comprehensive meetings with CINCPACFLT personnel. But many of us did get a quick oppor- tunity to see the exciting Waikiki. Hawaii was to be our last U.S. liberty for almost seven months, and on the morning of April 20th we weighed anchor again and headed for Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, our final stop before assuming PIRAZ CPositive Identification Radar Advisory Zoneb duties. I 1, f f , 3 a, ,A pw S, '. cp, 1, 1 4 '.. ...t,..... Z, K W x ig vs R? YA Q it Xl Q A ., . W va YA x 13 A My ,f W. f .,g4g,, , .....,q,.,..,,,,,..,r..,,.,,, ' el' 4 MW ,1-C 1' -,'S,,, YU, q.9fC'Wf,f?:gJ' K ww f 4, ff' X 7'fi?f'9?3 ,. V- , f