Lynde McCormick (DDG 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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LTJ G Parker The cry comes down, ' 'Dip Ship! Is this some strange and terrible new of- fensive weapon that has been developed by the NAVY? No, it is only First Division painting out the ship. In a flurry of blue denim and a flash of paint buckets and brushes, the men in First Division brave 35 knot winds and crashing seas to paint the deck and sides of the good ship LYNDE MCCORMICK. Out of necessity, new techniques have been developed to paint under these conditions. Japanese drier , a catalyst craftily developed by its namesake to dry paint almost instantly, and Phosit - a strange new compound guaranteed to remove rust before your very eyes - are but two of the new products tried during the cruise to keep the ship looking in mint condition. In spite of the attention we paid to making sure the ship was painted out, it was but a small part of the function we performed on the ship. One of the most important was handling the replenishment-at-sea stations. Literally our life- blood comes from replenishment-at-sea. Without it, we would be forced to pull into port every few days for fuel or food. Not only did First Division master these difficult evolutions, but it soon became a source of pride to perform in an efficient manner. Rig times were usually very short, but the ship, being a lady, occasionally changed her mind as to which side the replenishment would be. In spite of this small handicap, with grunting and heaving the rigs came across and we became extremely proficient at UNREPS. BMC Lanier XWQ W Y' X ,121 QW mf W Y ff . i . ,., -,,,. if f . , .va .1 , fi 4 we '1 F fr gf , fig'- 'If ,Z ix . Relrevawatch. Midship station standing by for a shotline. I Sweepers, Sweepers, man your brooms.

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HELO details, providing guidance for helicopters land personnel and freight on our fantailg boat details, transferring from ship to ship by motor whaleboatg sea details, anchoring close to the beach for gunfire supportg and mooring the ship alongside a pierg we performed them all well. ln addition We stood 8 hours of watch a day. The bridge Watches with the lookouts, helmsman, lee-helmsman, and Boatswainmate-of-the-Watch are manned by First Division personnel. The days were long and the hours hard, but all hands were up to the challenge and we survived. SA Frazier SA Frankos SA Gurnari SN GIl1SSiH8 SA Frazier SN Hamilton K vbgfwzw, Love those bridge watches in whites. , Al a willin to give the deck SA Hams SN Huck SA Huffotd forvceyas hand. g