Mahlon Tisdale (FFG 27) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1987 volume:

■pi - ' ' ' : ' Jster r( laiestu Shading into her mystery Jroiding secrets more than uou or . V. SA treat uou to daytimes blue beauty „ A tnd niunttimeS picturesque shy. llifli a gait of wind Sin It throw UOU around lending fear through young and old. v. pect lu r majesty flu Sea , for slu holds uour very Soul. . ' anil -J.i-1 hi m USS Mahlon S. Tisdale HISTORY USS MAHLON S. TISDALE is the twenty-first Oli- ver Hazard Perry Class Frigate built for the U.S. Navy by Todd Pacific Corporation, Los Angeles, California. On her commissioning of 13 November 1982, TISDALE joined the Pacific Fleet. The concept of the class began in 1971 when the United States Navy initiated a program to build fifty Patrol Frigates. The Class was later redesignated as Guided Missile Frigates and the Class leader USS Oliver Hazard Perry was commis- sioned on 1 7 December 1977. It is the largest Na- val destroyer class to be built since World War II. TISD ALE ' s operational role is to complement the fleet ' s ability to keep the world ' s sea lanes open and free and to provide for in-depth pro- tection of military and merchant shipping, under- way logistics support, amphibious forces and air- craft battle groups. To achieve this the ship has been specifically designed to simultaneously counter threats posed by air, surface and subsur- face launched missiles and enemy warships. In today ' s defense enviroment, the key abili- ty to respond rapidly and effectively is the key to success All of TISDALE ' s systems are designed to meet this important requirement. The Combat System is a new and innovative design, integrat- ing a computerized command and decision sys- tem with the ship to reduce the number of crew members required. Designed to provide quick reaction defense against surprise anti-ship missile attack, TISDALE complements the capabilities of other ships of the fleet in ensuring thorough multi-threat pro- tection. Digital computers provide rapid evaluation of potential threats detected by our radars, digi- tal sonar, or other shipboard sensors. Should the need arise, surface-to-air and surface-to-sur- face missiles, a rapid fire gun. Close In Weapons System, ASW torpedoes, and an embarked heli- copter can be employed effectively in counter- ing potential threats. Quick reactions are not limited to combat systems alone. Two computer controlled Gas Turbine Engines operating through a Controllable Pitch Propeller give the ship high acceleration speed, maneuverability, and the ability to be ' ' on line in less than one tenth of the time required by steam turbine ships. Two forward mounted Auxiliary Propulsion Units give the ship excellent maneuverability in confined harbors and a sec- ondary means of propulsion. CHARACTERISTICS Displacement 3.600 Tons Omensons. Length 445 Feet Beam 47 Feet Draft 24 5 Feet Comptment 15 Officers. 178 Enksted Proputston Two General Electric LM2500 Gas Turbines with 40.000 total Shaft Horsepower One Controllable. Reversible Pitch Propeter. Two 350 Horsepower Auxiliary Propulsion Units Auxtanes Four 1000 Kilowatt Ship ' s Service Diesel Generators At craft Capable of supporting two SH-2 LAMPS Helicopters um Speed Armament Sensors to 29+ Knots in 90 Seconds MK13 Guided Missile Launcher, with SM- 1 Surface to Air Missiles and HARPOON Surface to Surface Missiles MK75 76MM Oto Malera Gun MK32 Torpedo Tubes capable of launching MK46 Torpedoes. MK15 Close m Weapons Sys- tem AN SQS-56 Medium Range So- nar AN SQS-49 Long Range Air Search Radar. AN SPS-55 Surface Search Radar AN SLQ-32 Electronic Intercept System. MK92 Fire Control Sytem COAT OF ARMS SHIELD Dark blue and gold are the colors traditional- ly used by the Navy and symbolize the sea and excetence The shield design represents the many honors and awards earned by Admiral Tis- ooie dunng his outstanding naval career The crosses, one upon the other, indicates two suc- cessive awards of the Navy Cross The chief in red otudes to the ribbon of the Legion of Merit; the pies from the three Vs . a device worn on the nbbon bar to designate that this medal was awarded to Admiral Tisdale three times for com- bat valor CREST The lion, a symbol of strength and courage. refers to Admiral Tisdale s devotion to duty and outstanding service The fleur-de-lis. symbolizing France, and the palm, referring to the Pacific blonds, indicate the far ranging scope of his naval career The words HONO R. PATRIE. VALEUR . stand for ■HONOR. COUNTRY. COURAGE MAHLON S. TISDALE VICE ADMIRAL Mahlon Street Tisdale was born December 6, 1890 in Wenona, Illinois, and in 1908 received his appointment to the US Naval Academy. Following his commissioning as an Ensign in 1912. He was assigned to the USS NORTH CAROLINA and then USS SALEM where he served as a Watch and Division Offi- cer during the battle of Vera Cruz. For the remaining years prior to World War I. he was assigned to the carrier USS NEP TUNE, and then to the commissioning crew of the battleship USS PENNSYLVANIA. At the time of the United States entry into World War I he was reassigned as aide and flag secretary on the staff of Commander, Patrol Force. Atlantic Fleet. In that capacity he served at sea in European waters in USS BIRMINGHAM as well as ashore in Gibraltar, New York, and Norfolk For distinguished service , he was awarded his first Navy Cross. Following the war. he served initially as Executive Officer •t the USSHAR1, tt, on USS LUDLOW, USS AROOSTOOK, and in 1937 USS RIGAL Other sea duty assignments included First USS LEXINGTON and Division Radio Officer on • • . if Commander, Battleship Division SIX embarked on USS WYOMING On October 23. 1926. he assumed command USS FARE NHOLT ' .ubsequent command at prior to World War II included Commander. Destroy - ■ ■■ ■ n, Commanding Officer of USS VESTAL, and then USS CHESTER. Shore duty assignments In ' m Charge of the Navy Recruit- ing Station, Los Angeles, and Aide to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy At the outbreak of World War II, he was serving a third tour of duty at the Naval Academy as Commandant of Midshipmen. In June 1942. Rear Admiral Tisdale reported to the Pacific Fleet as Commander Cruisers. Task Force Sixteen. It was in this command that he distinguished himself in a Series of critical battles in the South Pacific. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for action against Japanese forces east of the Solomon Islands on 24 August 1942. Again for his part in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942. he was awarded the Legion of Merit. And. For Extraordinary Heroism as Commander of a Cruiser Division, he was a warded a Gold Star In lieu of a second Navy Cross for engaging Japanese forces during the Battle of Tassafarenga (Guadalcanal), on 30 November 1942. In 1943. he was assigned as Commander, Destroyers, Pa- cific Fleet and served in this capacity until January 1944 when he was re-assigned as the Commandant of the Navy Yard. Mare Island. He was subsequently relieved of active duty there, pending retirement for physical disability In 1947 and advanced to the rank of Vice Admiral on the basis of combat awards. Vice Admiral Mahlon S. Tisdale died 12 July 1972 in Oak- land. California. 1 Commanding Officer PETER D. LEIBUNDGUTH COMMANDER, USN Commander Peter D Leibundguth is a native of Downers Grove. Illinois He graduated from Drake University m 1968 Following his commissioning at Officer Candi- date School. Newport. ? . he served onboard USS RALEIGH (LPD 1) as Combat Information Center Officer He has also served as the Combat infor- mation Center Officer onboard USS SOMERS (DDG34). as Operations Officer onboard USS SPRUANCE (DD963). and as Executive Officer on- board both USS READY (PG87) ana USS OBAN NON (DD978) Commander Leibundguth also served afloat as Assistant Surface Operations and Naval Gunfire Targeting Officer on the staff of Commander Task Force 77 from December 1971 to June 1973 After graduating from Armed Forces Staff College in 1979. Commander Leibundguth served as staff of the Deputy Chief of Naval Op- erations for Surface Warfare (OP-39). Most re- cently he was Deputy Director for House Liaison. Office of Legislative Affairs Commander Leibundguth is married to the former Mary Candace Algarotti of Tmton Falls. New Jersey The Leibundguth ' s have two chil- dren. Jonathon and Christopher Executive Officer ROBERT E. RIESS LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, USN Lieutenant Commander Riess was commis- sioned 30 June, 1972, at Officer Candidate School. Newport, Rhode Island. His first duty as- signment was Coastal River Squadron One at Coronado, California, where he served as officer in charge of a Deployed Mobile Support Team and officer in charge of an Osprey Class Fast Pa- trol Boat, PTF-26. In 1973 LCDR Riess was deployed to Okinawa, where he attended U.S. Army Basic Parachute Training and earned both Army and Navy Jump Wings. In 1975, LCDR Riess completed Surface War- fare Officer Basic School and reported to his first ship, the USS SOUTHERLAND (DD743) where he served as Gunnery Assistant. Combat Informa- tion Center Officer, and Navigator. After com- pleting SWOS Department Head Course in 1977, LCDR Riess reported to Yokosuka, Japan where he served as Chief Engineer onboard the USS PAR- SONS (DDG-33). He was later transferred in 1980 to the USS WHITE PLAINS (AF$4) as Operations Of- ficer. In 198 1 LCDR Riess served his only shore duty as Commanding Officer of the Military Entrance Processing Station, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Re- turning to sea in 1984, he served as Group Sched- uler on the staff of Commander, Cruiser-Destroy- er Group One until his transfer to the USSMAHLON S. TISDALE in 1985. LCDR Riess is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, with a Bachelor of Physics Degree, and holds a Master of Business Administration De- gree from National University. He is married and has four children. Dfomartg co- Master Chief o£ the Command CALVIN C. PIPER Master Chief Boatswain ' s Mate Master Chief Piper was born m L indole, Geor- gia on 14 August 1925 He Jomed the Navy 9 June 1943 and had led o very prominent career His list Of commands include USS WARREN (APA 53), NAS Sangtey Pt . RP. Salvage Divers School. Bay on. NJ. USS McNAIR (D0679). USS WILLIAM R RUSH (DD 714). USS YELLOWSTONE (AD27) U S Naval Sup- port Activity. Da Nang. Vietnam. Naval Recruit- r g Station. Macon. Ga. USS SAN BERNIDINIO (LSI 1 189). Naval Manpower and Management Cen- ter. Pacific. San Diego. Ca USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA3), NATTC. Memphis. TN. DTV-501 Elk River, and USS MAHLON S TISDALE (FFG27) During his naval career. Master Chief Piper has been awarded the following medals and ribbons Navy Achievement Meddl. Navy Unit Commendation. Meritorious Unit Commenda- tion. Good Conduct Meddl. Naval Reserve Meri- torious Service Medal. Ndvy Expeditionary Med- al. American Campaign Medal. Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Meddl. World War II Victory Medal. National Defense Service Meddl. Humanitarian Service Medal. Sea Service Deployment Ribbon Naval Reserve Meddl. Philippine Presidential Unit Commenddtion. Vietndm Meritorious Unit Com- mendation for Civil Action. Vietnam Meritorious Unit Commendation with Cross of Gallentry. Phil- ippine Liberation Ribbon. Vietnam Service Meddl. and Battle Efficiency Award Mdster Chief Piper is married to the former Mildred Lorme Edge They have three Children. Douglas Neil. Margret Lynn, and Susdn Lee. Day o£ Departure 20 November, 1986 I just love all this attention before deployment. ■ m i promise. I ' ll write. I It was a cool, hazy morning and there was a mat in the air as well as the eyes As the final preparations were being made, everyone said their last good-bye ' s and prayed for a safe and speedy return The hidden purpose of a sailor ' s neckerchief. How long is six months? As we set sail into the horizon, we steal our last glimpse of family and friends left behind. Surely we will remain as one in our hearts and minds, because each new day draws us closer to the end of this long journey. When we said our good-bye ' s, it did not mean forever, for we ' ll soon be together again W ty « , ?j Bon ' Voyage from Desron 7 Personnel Transfer (25c a ride) The Hepburn and Tis- dale swap shipmates on the way to Hawaii. Some of them had fun staying high and dry, while others just had fun. Looks like somebody got their 25c worth. Jones and Guy decide to brave the crossing. -- Sg piiiyw £ Stormy Weather ry day was not calm seas and balmy breezes On the « the Persian Gulf, we had the pleasure of go- ng around tropical storms and hurricanes H A W A I I Hawaii, the 50th State in the Union, has a total of 6,407 square miles and eight principle islands that stretch for about 400 miles. It lies al- most in the center of the ocean at the Cross- roads of the Pacific. Oahu, meaning ' ' Gathering Place is the third largest of the Ha- waiian Islands. Honolulu, the Capitol of Hawaii, stretches along the Pacific coast and the daz- zling stretch of palm fringed white sands known as Waikiki Beach is like a miniature South Seas Riviera. _ jJJK Taking a walk down Waikiki Beach. } 4 • J ' £ ? ' - V - i - « - : y £1 w:i ■Tl mm[ h I sure hope this is a good omen ■■■■ The Unfed States Pacific Fleet a based on the great land locked port of Peart Harbor, odjorvng Ho- nokJu Here the nfamous attack of December 7. 1941, has left as a memorial the sunken Battle- sh.ps UTAH and ARIZONA where over a thousand American dead are stt entombed These guys look more like liber- ty hounds to me. The Arizona Memorial As we leave Hawaii, we pass under a Rainbow Surely a sign of good luck Fantail Cookouts Get that man with the knobby knees off the flight deck CE fc . f - fjfr Time to tan. ■ ' Live music, anyone ' 7 s u B I C B A Y P H I L I P P I N E S SN Stone looks ahead to see if this port is ready for us. Mail Call will be held as soon as I sort it. Before I wrap up this liberty brief, are there any questions on what to do here? 18 4 -sMiVAi j  r: Over all lines v ' ' % .... Some bamboo was found around the ship ' s screw With some 7000 islands strong and a shoreline twice that of the United States, it is not surprising that the Phi- lippines plays host to over 100 ethnic groups, who speak at least 80 seperate language and dialects It is the most Western ' ' of all its neighbors and after Spanish domination for over three centuries, pri- marily Christian. Isn 7 this place great 1 Its people range from the irest of fair, who only follow ropean trends, to the fiercest td darkest of hill tribes, who rely see light of day The Phi- ipries is only 10% inhabited. t boasts a population of over ? mdkon The language is pri- ority Tagalog. but English is so common Those who stayed in Otongapo or ventured only to Sutvc City, missed out on the beautiful jungles with bananas and coconuts growng wid. and rice fields where oxen were stl bertg used to put the plows They aid get to expe- rience the deference n cultures and hod to odjust sightly to a different way ofife There are beautiful women everywhere you go Jeepnies instead of taxi ' s. Lumpia instead of Big Mac ' s. San Muigel in- stead of Budweiser. The adjustment wasn ' t too hard to make and every- one learned to enjoy themselves to what the Philippines had to offer Wei - Gary looks like he ' s having fun 21 Fire Power HH Gunner! Your target bears 090 at 60 yards! - OPEN FIRE!! J ' MK13 Launcher with SM- 1 Surface to Air Missih MK32 Torpedoes ft ■-■ j Aw 4! A SrG7 Burrows and the .50 Cat. Machine Gun. ? If the need should arise. TISDALE $ well equipped to meet the situation de- fensively and offensively Alot of training and actu- . ons firing went on during the deployment to ensure that all stations were prepared m the event of an attack MK75 76MM Oto Malera in top form STG2 Jones on the 60 Cal Machine Gun L ying at the southern extrem- ity of Asia at the tip of the Ma- lay Peninsula. Singapore is sep- erated from the Malaysian mainland by the narrow Johore Straits. The main Island of Singa- pore is 26 miles from East to West and 14 miles from North to South. It is 80 miles North of the Equator. The national lan- guage is Malay, but Mandarin, English and Tamil are also offi- cial languages. The population of Singapore is over 2.5 million making it one of the most densely populated countries. (10,357 people per square me) Singapore had no impor- tance until 1819 when Sir Tho- rns Stanford Raffles arrived as Yi agent of the British East India Zompany He saw the possibili- ty of turning what was a wompy malarial island into a yreat trading center Today Singapore is the third largest oort r terms of annual ton- tage The name of Singapore snot from the Malay language i comes from two Sanskrit words. ' Smga Pura . meaning Jon China Town. Spending Christmas Day onboard. Tower of a Hindu Temple This is the way to s pend Christmas Day ' Underway Replenishment s R I L A N K Formerly known as Ceylon, Sri Lanka Is an island country lying in the Indian Ocean just east of the southern tip of India. Be- cause of its shape and location it has been called India ' s Teardrop . Co vering 25, 322 square miles, Sri L anka has a population of over 15,600,000. The port in which we refueled from is called Co- lombo, the leading commercial center and Capitol of the Country. 30 - ' • )Ough we didn ' 1 get any liberty in this port, we did ge t to spend Ne w Yedr s Eve here Those that stayed up for mid- night, gat hered on the flight deck and had d sort of care package feast Cook- ies. Crackers. Sausage. Cheese That which was sent from home was enjoyed by all Uvemusic was provided by people from Combat Systems and with hats and horns that were gathered in Singapore at Christmas time, we awaited the strike of 12 O ' clock When Midnight cdme. the whole harbor started going wild with all the ships in port blowing their horns and the town thunder- ing with fireworks It was so loud and carried on for so long that you thought it would never end Of course, those on the flight deck gathered round, sang Auld Lang Syne, and probably thought about home. 31 Flight Quarters The Desert Duck lays another egg. Almost there . . . And it ' s another safe landing on the Tisdale. to land a helicopter British are comngi The British are coming! SMSN Wood - Dressed to kill. OSS A Lamoureux gains a new friend. I 1 0 ' f m Located at the extreme western end of the Indus Delta. Karachi is the largest of the Pakistan cities The national language is Urdu and the monetary unit of Pakistan is the Rupee Some his- torians believe Karachi was the port city known as K r okala in the days of Alexander the Great Karachi developed into a vital commercial and industrial center, now with a population of 9 mi- kon Karachi may not be remem- bered for its night life, but any- one who set foot in this mystic land returned with treasures galore. Rosewood chests with hand inlaid brass. Onyx in all sizes, shapes and colors. Fur coats from short minks to full length fox. Leather jackets and boots. Hand woven Persian rugs in so many colors and pat- terns that it was almost impossi- ble to decide which one to buy. This place is truly a paradise for shoppers. Two modes of modern transportation One of many roadside shows. v. for entertojnment. some toured the city n horse drawn buggies whie others went for a camel nde along the beach Even taxi s were no problem. because they were in such abundance There were snake charmers, mongoose fights and other attractions to be seen tor a once The Consoiate seemed to be the best place to get a beer and pizza, but the restaurants and hotels provid- ed some of the best Asian and Chinese food available The Marines from the Consoiate gave us a place to party ■ ■- ■ •  ' .„ « • ' . 1 M 1 m There ' s nothing like a camel ride on the beach. US in the Middle East A show o£ force -J in flU B FFG27 USS MAHLON S TISDALE DDG22 USS BENJAMIN STODDERT FFG-31 USS STARK DDG40 USS COONTZ AGF3 USS LA SALLE FF 30 USS RED CV43 USS KITTY HA WK DDG7 USS HENRY B WILSON FFG29 USS STEPHEN W GROVES DDG-17 USS CONYNGHAM FF1055 USS HEPBURN Officers o£ the USS MAHLON S BACK ROW. L-R: LCDR Edgar Powell Combat Systems Officer L TJG Paul Browning Combat Information Center Officer LCDR Scott Thomas Ship ' s Control Officer L T John Sanders Electronics Readiness Officer L T Nelson Cayabyab Chief Engineer L TJG Mark Harvey Administration Officer CW03 Herbert Dodson Main Propulsion Assist L TJG Matthew Holiday Ordinance Officer NOT SHOWN: L T Anthony Mitchell Anti-Submarine Warfai Officer -!■ ' ISDALE ■or Benson cer ' cer ' ■ Officer LCD° ffooert Q ess cer CO? Peter ieOrv ; ommonang Officer ■jmomoto Officer ono t B ' Auatant r OWN r+tc- t tf-Soomart Warfare Office ► $ Control Offk CS-2 DIVISION BACK ROW, L-R STG3Mark Dunlap, STG3 Robert Jest- er. TM1 Ronald Cook. STG3 Martin Howard NEXT ROW: STGCS (SW) Douglas Wade. STG2 Curtis Hudspeth. STG1 Douglas Burrows. STG3 Frederic Peck. ENS Billy McCarty. FRONT ROW: STG3 David Vail. STGSN Mi- chael Guy. STG2 Gary Jones TM1 Cook, looking busy. pjf k H •w ' CS-3 DIVISION W TOP PICTURE, BACK ROW. L-R FC2Eric Kroutil. FC2Kirk Hall. FC2 Donald Warner, FC2 William Serrano. FC2 Kenneth Tinsley. FRONT ROW: FCC Stewart Richline. FC3 Damian Linson. FC3 Patrick Novak. FC2 Matthew Walton. FC1 (SW) Dale k rutin ' BOTTOM PICTURE. BACK ROW GMG3 Tyvan Schmitt. GMMSN Jeffery Gress- man. GMMSN Arnold Fields. GMG3 Bruce Crum. FRONT ROW: L TJG Matthew Holiday. GMM2 Marlow Hardie. GMGSN Freddie Gonzales. GMG 1 George Koh- ler (Not Shi wn • MM1 (SW) Kevin Benson) V A A CS-4 DIVISION BACK ROW. L-R ET2 James Harrell. DS3 Darryl Dawson. IC2 John Dulovich. ET3 David Martin NEXT ROW ENS Christo- pher Benson. IC3 Donald Keeler. ET3 Robert Smith. ET2 Charles Corns. DS1 Andrew Villena. ETCS (SW) Ray Lish. FRONT ROW: ET3 James Mackel. ET3 Mark Mayer. ET1 Mi- chael Barnett. DS1 (SW) Michael Johnson. % 11 c ;; rff., SC-1 DIVISION BACK ROW, L-R SMS A John Wood. QM2 Randy Can field. SM3 Robert Afoa. SM2 Eric Johnson. FRONT ROW QMSN Michael Stone. SMSA AlfiDavies. QM2 Jodie Deegan. SMSN Dennis Snyder, QM3 David Macias. NOT SHOWN QMCS Richard Julia SM2 Gregory Cooke, SM1 Kevin Thorp. Plotting a safe course How do you spell R-E-L I-E-F-? That message was so long, he almost burnt his light out SC-2 DIVISION BACK ROW. L-R RM1 Michael Boggs. RMS A Wil- liam Trede. RMSN Tracy Glatt. RM2 John Rollins FRONT ROW RM2 Jonathan Rigsbee. SN John Daniel. RM3 Brenden Farley. NOT SHOWN RMCS Lawrence Hutchins. RM2 James Brown. RM3 Ron- nie Hernage. RM3 Sherwin Johnson. YOU RANG? RESTRICTED AREA KEEP OUT 1 Johnson, raising the whip SC-3 DIVISION Missed what spot ' UPPER PICTURE, BACK ROW, L-R: BM3 Danny Williams. SR Kevin Patton. SN Willie Croker, SN Dwayne Williams. SR Dwayne Maxwell. NEXT ROW: BM1 Arsenio Pablo. SN James Mc Michael. BM3 Gregory Lehman. SN James Secoy. BMCM (SW) Calvin Piper. FRONT ROW: SN Timothy Thimling. SN James Miller. SN Craig Buchek. SN Chito Anagran. LOWER PICTURE. BACK ROW. L-R: SRDominick Monteleone. SN William Goodman. BM3 Matthew Lewis. FRONT ROW: SN Donald Marshall. SA William Leman, SN Michael Feat her - st on NOT SHOWN SR Salvador Aviles. SN Robert Thomos. SA Robert Wilcke. SC-4 DIVISION BACK ROW. L-R EW2 James Coy. OS 1 Charles Goertzen. OS2 Mark McKeown. OS2 Jeffry Stinson NEXTROW OSSNMichael Lamoureux. OSSN Kenny Stapels. OSSA EncKrack. EW2 Craig Chipman. OSSNCraig Wilson NEXT ROW LTJG Paul Browning. OS 1(SW) Richard Bogle, OS3John Terrell. EWSN Manuel Rodri- guez. OSC Kenneth Kirchgesler. FRONT ROW EW3 Richard Peacock. OSSN Timothy Ridge. EW2 Michael Harris. NOT SHOWN OS3 Kenneth Adcock. OS2 Tony Arneson. OSSA Pat- nck Bickers. OSSA Charles Gastelum, OS1 Michael Holt. OS2 Freddy Trejo tK J The end result of standing watch Quarters, on the day we left San Diego. ' W ' ■ iZ . $z S-l DIVISION %x X DIVISION BACK ROW. L-R PN1 Jeffrey Aired. MAC Donald Traynor. YN1 Cory Kerr FRONT ROW L TJG Mark Harvey. PN3 Purvis Broughton. PC3 Dennis Shoe- maker Work, work, work, work, work S-2 DIVISION BACK ROW. L - ? MS2 Renato Soriano. MS3 Jimmy Ac- osta. MSUerryMilar. MS3 Dennis Uttecht. FRONTROW: SN John Williams. MS3 John Abides. MSC German Firme. NOT SHOWN. MS1 Ronald Young. MS3 Michael Aguiar. PT jd k 4 S- 3 DIVISION BACK ROW. L-R: SH1 Kevin Lauer, SH3 Charles Reed. EN3 Patrick Val- entine. DK2 Derrick Carlson. FRONT ROW: ENS Steven Manthei. SH3 Robert Hall. SH2 Thomas Turner. IC Albert Krathaus LOWER RIGHT HN Richard Super, HMC Dennis Holland. NOT SHOWN SA Luis Villanueva. E-l DIVISION BACK ROW. L-R GSM3 David Reilley, GSE 1 Craig Estergren. GSM3 John Goldsmith, GSE2 Steven Kowatczyk, FN Christopher Baker NEXT ROW GSM3Jeffery Guysky. GSM1 Matthew Lewis, FN James Blough. GSE1 Hermenegildo Samia. GSM2 Michael Ramer NEXT ROW L T Nelson Cayabyab. GSM1 (SW) Earl Short GSE3 Edward Anderson, GSM1 (SW) Floyd Palmer, CW03 Herbert Dodson. FRONT ROW GSM3 Darryl Culver, GSM3 Daniel Swiggum. GSE2 Mariano Sedillo. EN3 Thomas Sturm. NO T SHO WN GSE 3 James Cox. GSMC Michael Dunn. E-2 DIVISION Sr UPPER PICTURE. BACK ROW. L-R: HTFN Mitchell Brown. HT3 Jeffery Judd. FN William Pitt. HT2 Edward Weiss NEXT ROW FN Michael Wil- liams. HT2 Chris Branch. MR 3 Rufus Houston. FRONT ROW LTJG An- drew Graziano. HT1 James Misen- himer, HT2 Todd Schlesinger. HTFN David Hitch RIGHT PICTURE. BACK ROW. L-R: EM2 Harold Howard. FN Michael Moretina. EM1 Merwyn Corpuz. FRONT ROW EMC Vincente Bau- tista. EMFN Christian Blalock NOT SHOWN EM2 Richard Everhart. HTFN Mark Plumhoff. EMS Michael Wheeler. E-3 DIVISION BACK ROW, L-R EN2 Brett Almeda. ENFN Billy Adamson. EN2 Franklin Brown, ENFN Robert Sullivan NEXT ROW: ENC David Deuchars. EN1 Wilfredo Pendilla, EN1 Celelo Arciaga. ENS Takashi Yama- mota FRONT ROW EN3 Francisco Jura- do. EN2 Christopher Beottie, EN3 Randy Gibbs NOT SHOWN FN Erick Frauen- dorfer STINGER TEAM r M fc_l . 1 s B A H R A I N We ' re on our way to liberty at last! Yes. there can be fun m Bahrain Snapshots Tisdale, as viewed from the Hepburn. Zheckmg out the USS Benjamin Stoddert So ahead, make my lay 1 Sights of the Persian Gul£ ■r. ,i - — 1 ■ 1 ■ ■ — — Trte Nottingham ' s personal taxi service. The HMS Nottingham. 1 k ,1T 1 Russian presence n the Persian Gulf Being deployed to the Persian Gulf, our eyes were opened not only to the calm and beauty of the waterways, but also to the tragedy of war between Iraq and Iran Some of these ships are only reminders of what happened, yet they help to keep a sailor alert while on watch Ot Tanker (One of the more common sights ) Just Another Day . . • DC FUN IN THE SUN 1 g H — Pipe patching requires great skill and concentration. m ?epair 3 takes time out to pose for a picture. 76 to Mad dash for the hose SMOOTH SAILING Cake and ice cream for those who had birthdays. Now let me tell you about a career. Why is BM3 Lewis smiling? 78 re ' s the fire 7 Smile. Jim Machine with a mission K A T H U P H U K E T T H A I L A N D Liberty Call! The colorful kingdom of Thai- land is the only country in Southeast Asia that ne ver served time as a Eu- ropean Colony, although various parts if it have been occupied by not-so-friendly neighbors through the ages. Until 1939, it was called Siam, a Sanskrit word meaning Gold or Green , but history is unclear as to which color actually applied. There are a few gold mines in the southern part, but traditionalists say the beautiful green colors that covers the moun- tains and fields must have inspired the name. Alas, when the Absolute Monarchy was abol- ished in the 1930 ' s and a Constitutional Monarchy estab- lished, Siam became known to the World as Thailand - Land of the free. I ' ll take two shirts and one hat. ' ■ ■ 80 Beach ine of Phi Phi island Early Christmas shopping 81 What a way to go on liber 1 m -.. t T.W sjf wit 4- j. Ii : -J - - «- -V.Tfc ' fc _ - jj Friendly locals. And the sun sets on another beautiful day 82 I Kathu Phuket is a quaint resort area that is no t spotted b y highnse ho tels and fast food With open air restaraunts. live or fresh seafood awaits you every night and freshly squeezed orange juice goes great with your breakfast in the morning With no hustle or bustle of busi- ness hours. Kathu Phuket leads an easy ite. making it one of the most relaxing ports we ' ve visited I FC1 Krumel. Tourist deluxe 83 SHELLBACK INITIATION The USS TISDALE appeared within the Royal Domain of King Neptune on the 11th day of April, 1987 and was found unworthy to continue her present course. She would have to abide by the laws of King Neptune and remove the slime that infested her hull or turn back to whatever land she came from. The TISDALE bowed to the laws and invited King Neptune and his Royal Court to wit- ness this splendid event at longitude 86 ' 36 E and Latitude 00 ' 00. The Royal Party accepted this invitation and in the pages to follow, an ordeal that is centuries old came to life once more . . . Snow White and the Seven Horrors The ceremony started the night before with the selection of a Queen for King Neptune Many wogs tried for queendom. but only one was selected For all the other slimy wogs it was going to be a long day. come the 11th of April LET THE CEREMONY BEGIN . . The slimy wogs were dragged from their pits at 4 45am by all the Trusty Shellbacks Breakfast was served at 5 30 sharp and who could refuse such a de- licious meal Supervised by Trusty Shell- backs, the purification of the wogs was not an affair to be forgotten. Highlights included a visit to the Royal Dentist, Royal Doctor. Royal Barber, and of course the Royal Court. Each wog was allowed to grovel in the presence of royalty to the likes of the Royal Baby, the beautiful Queen. Davey Jones, and of course King Neptune himself. Known to be the slimiest was the Higgy Wog. From the mess decks to the forecastle, each wog was required to crawl on his hands and knees to await the ar- rival of King Neptune An attempt to cleanse each and every wog before the arrival of King Neptune failed in every way 86 j a tV g Al 4 If this doesn ' t cure what ails you, nothing will. With the arrival of King Nep- tune, all wogs were brought to court for trial. Without pity or re- morse, the Royal Party tested each and every wog on the basis of trust- worthiness and loyalty. Once found worthy by all Royalty, the wog was allowed to bow before King Nep- tune and await final judgement. Failure to pass onto The Mystic Realm of Shellbacks , meant going back through the Royal Court again . . . And again, and again, and again if necessary. Taste good, wog ' After hours of passing through the court, trying time and time again, each wog that reached King Neptune was finally found cleansed of the slime that once covered their bodies and deemed A TRUSTY SHELLBACK Being totally exhausted, each new Shellback celebrated by taking a hot shower and going to bed ARISE TRUSTY SHELLBACK ' As our thoughts start to turn towards home . . Maybe you ' ll get a letter next time. it i 1 t. V Stowaway? Patiently waiting for a nibble H O N G K O N G What a view! % ' wr I If taster Chtef Pf er is Emperor for a day The British Crown Colony of Hong Kong sits at the edge of China Grabbed and gov- erned by representatives of the crown since the 1840s. Hong Kong has steadfastly main- tained its own personality and will Only 407 square miles. Hong Kong has a population of o ver 5 million, with o ver 98% of the population being Chinese ■ at M 1  M -t X Official language in the Colony are English and Chi- nese, with Cantonese the most widely spoken dia- lect. The night life is some- thing to experience with all the lights, and the hospitali- ty never seems to stop. To sum it up. Hong Kong is Hong Kong, and there is no other place quite like it on this Earth. HI Tt •• P? l m £ ' « i - ikllkM. ' -, . I « i F ' 4 ' , ' L ir. - m . — Heading back from a day of shopping % 77 e nfcW ftme con be o breathtokng experience As beautiful as the sunsets are We are not sad to see them go. Because we know that each sunset Will bring us one day closer to home. SUNSETS H A W A I I With just a few days in Hawaii to relax and pick up our Tigers, we loaded on a few stores and were ready to head home. We even ren- dered honors to the USS ARIZONA and USS UTAH, before departing Pearl Harbor. Only one week to go from here, and with the expecta- tions of returning to San Diego, the time should pass quickly. RM2 Johnson reenlists on the Arizona. Rendering Honors to the USS Arizona fc ft Next Stop, San Diego! USS Utah Memorial With our last glimpse of Hawaii, we know we ' re on our way home i TIGER CRUISE From Hawaii to San Diego, crewmembers were given a unique opportunity to have their fathers, brothers, or sons, spend a week underway with them and see what kind of life a sailor lives at sea. With tours of spaces, gunnery ex- ercises, ship ' s manuevering, and plenty of drills, the Tigers were kept busy not only learning about life on a naval ship, but actually experienc- ing it. ... ' SK1 and son. busy at homework. .zA Check out the Harpoon Tigers enjoy the scenery 1 v? ; r sal ujg i o - - — ■ N OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS ROBIYSIOMjiJS SIJAJA EEDERATI.VNAYA SOT SIAUS JICHESKAYA RESPURUKA Y A S S (i £ ' _. J 1 II F I C ' N __ SHIP ' S LOG r-- = a — J 3 20 November 26-27 November 12-20 December 24-25 December 29-01 January 05 January 14- 17 January 6 February 13- 14 February 5 March 18-24 March 6 April 9 April 1 1 April 13- 16 April 23-28 April 10- 13 May 20 May . Departed San Diego Inport Hawaii Inport Philippines Inport Singapore Refueled. Sri Lanka On Station Inport Karachi. Pakistan Inport Bahrain Inpor t Bahrain Inport Bahrain Inport Bahrain Off Station Refueled Sri Lanka Crossed the Equator Inport Kathu Phuket. Thailandnocoo Inport Hong Kong Inport Hawaii Returned to San Diego MIV ,-•-. Almost There With the first line over, colors were raised in the Continental U S for the first time in six months A V9 if ill 1 HOME AT LAST! Ira.  L SIL i -mjhiiW) Desron 7 welcome ' s us back. And the people came pouring on With our return, family and friends are re-united once more. After all the waiting, the excitement of coming home was overwhelming. Almost as quickly as they came on- board, families and friends had their loved ones off the ship. After six months, who can blame them. I Wirt After all the cheers and tears died down, the Tisdale rests quietly and remembers avX m TATISTICS With the end of West-Pac comes the sta tistics showing what an FFG can go through in just six months. The items listed below are jusl a small portion of records the ship kept and helps to show us what went on behind th scenes during West-Pac. Miles we ' ve steamed Gallons of fuel used Gallons of fresh water made Cans of soda sold Haircuts given Pounds of laundry washed Supply requisitions processed Value of goods sold In ship ' s store Pay disbursed to the crew- Percentage of time of Daysinport 40,261 Hamburger patties served 12. 163 1.256,600 Hot dogs served 10.420 .... 187.000 Steaks served 9.186 62.666 Gallons of milk consumed 3.400 3.652 Pounds of peonut butter consumed 858 29.623 Pounds of flour used 11.640 1.569 Pounds of potatoes served 5.181 $73,653.00 Pounds of rice served 2.042 $670,385.50 Pounds of coffee used 1.260 76% Slices of pizza served 26.400 ■ ' 42 Cans of popcorn popped 780 A Special Thanks to those who contributed I -MM1 ifcvmvi H V frown •• ' I IU  !,. : I kV. .  fc«i ■• ■.•!  Ill « ' ••■••  A • BSNiamouuu IK SI ah l M  ■ IIIINI%lii 1l c .WVV . i AM ■«• ■-. Af I • .   i  ' .. ' Aw   tllBammtl III.- IH.lt h AftCMrowri ■ Af. ' . •  QSJOOMOn w  « I II J I Mi h   , ( :;i ik it DSIJohmon • f. 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