Lynde McCormick (DDG 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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SUBIC BAY Steeerlke oneffl HOW do you do-2 Our next port of call was Subrc Bay rn the Ph1ll1pp1nes SUDIC IS not conszdered the Garden Spot of the P3C1flC ffor good reasonj but the huge eff1c1ent sh1p reparr fac1l1ty makes 1t our przmary upkeep port The base at Subrc was or1g1nally owned by the Spanzsh When the Spanlsh were drrven out at the turn of the century the U S was grven a large portlon of the base As th1s was our last port before takrng the sh1p rnto battle Turn To was the order of the day land mghtj We recelved turn over equrpment such as flak Jackets and 50 calzber machmeguns and all our ordnance propulslon and communlcatron gear was checked and rechecked for proper operatron After we knew our sh1p was ready we cut ourselves a lrttle slack and threw a hrghly successful shrps party on Grande Island As usual we lncluded softball beer steaks beer horseshoes beer sk1n dzvrng b d P How sweet 1t IS eer an 7 U pl Ns BQ xy.. 'NLR L - Grande Island can't be beat WHO 919 YOU UYU18 to f0019 Q... -... A- W , . WW 1 A ' ere' lld' l 1-la' ' . . . . . . . . 1 ij.: V . . , . . . 2 ' ' ' ' 1 r n I , . 7 7 . ' I I ' If ! l I I I 7 J I l I . . 7 ' ' 1n'xx -A . l ,U 'r Q X5 'Q 'Q-may S4 'gf' ' 1 , I l W ., u LX fl . Y? 4 f ,-llr,.,r ' e -W' r 1 e 1 ff by tttt 1 .K . t ,X , it -sg, I s K' x

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Fuelrng stops 1n the Mldway Islands and Guam were a welcomed rest from the traznrng and transrt per1od The shrps of Destroyer D1v1s1on 172 used these stops for a bzt of recreat1on and 1ntra d1v1s1on compet1 1011 Skzn d1v1ng softball b1cycle r1d1ng and a brg p1cn1c fcomplete Wrth l1qu1d refreshmentl added to Mrdway s 1so1ated exrstence The famous Gooney brrds were 1n rare form It was nearlng tzme for the eggs to hatch and as far as the eye could see the brrds were lett1ng off a lzttle steam Guams fuellng stop agam prov1ded an opportunrty for LYNDE MCCORMICK men to relax for a few hours We turned to the beaches and softball diamond for recreat1on and 1nto our racks for sleep In Guam we caught our frrst gllmpse of the War We were bound for as the huge B 52 bombers returned from m1ss1ons over V191 Nam IDWAY and GUAM Who s got the church key? Look! We're on candid camera. Casey at U16 Dat. 11? ig: :W if r , .xx K The XO Strunk nut

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KAO-HSIUNG The crowded harbor. There are no ' Yankee go home' signs on Taiwan, the island fortress of the Chinese Nationalists. The Chinese are glad the Americans are there, and McCormick men were mighty glad to be there after 37 days on the gunline. Kaohsiung is located on the southern end of Taiwan and is the country's largest seaport. The country manufactures many luxury items for export as labor is cheap and the craftsmanship is outstanding. Loading and off-loading ships in the harbor is still accomplished by manual labor and by ancient methods. Once in town, McCormick men found a wonderland of shops and lOh yes! 2 bars. Tailoring, wood and ivory carving, porcelain wares, brass items, silk material, and shoes are as good quality Main street, Kaohsiung. as anywhere in Asia and somewhat less expensive. Kaohsiung has an abundance of taxi-cabs, pedi-cabs and rickshaws. Taxi fares are cheaper than San Diego. But a ride in one of Kaohsiung's miniature, honking taxis is a lot greater risk to life and limb than one would ever experience back home. Five days of R QQ R left most of us ready for sea, and all of us broke. On 19 March we got underway for Vietnamese waters and the gunline. Three happy tourists. T i ' Getting ready for liberty call