Nicholas (DDE 449) - Naval Cruise Book

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cmd War Bird In the hanger it's Little Bird I Big Verd . . . If necessary, ready to Fight Fire with fire

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CL to RD L F Huffman J G Gagner, G.P. Verdi DASH lDrone Anti-Submarine Helicopterl is a weapons system capable of high-probabil- ity kill in an ASW environment. Working with men in AS and OI Divisions the DASH crew is capable of administering a short-notice launch and attack mission day or night. Car'- rying two torpedoes one drone can remain on station For an hour at speeds to 80 knots and ranges to 45 miles. Ship-to-ship trans- ter and remote vector control extends own ship 's contact range, thus utilizing the Full capability of the unmanned helocopter. Surf veilance and harassment are secondary functions of DASH. Division personnel, including the ship's only aviation ratings, are responsible for the maintenance and readiness of one mil- lion dollars worth of ship and air-borne equipment. DASH men also take charge of manned helo in-Flight refueling, a task called For during Search-And-Rescue and ASW assignments.

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. ,, f, zmf ww Top Row CL to RD: K. Buckley, D,J, Hill, W,G, Franklin, A,E, Siter. Middle Row: R,L, Poser, G, Jensen, G. Bush, Bottom Row: T,C, Abrams, L,D, Benedict, A.J. Houghland. B Division Getting ready--ORI--sorry about that--54 superheater--one day late--Aloha--trans- it--Midway and Guam--pounding--what's Yankee Station?--standby For 27 knots-- faster--standby for i0--Kaohsiung--mail? ---casrept--53 boiler--trisodium--Gomp- ers--fuel oil--boil it out again--'isn't Franklin married yet?--new MPA--break him in--Black Cat--evil ,spirits--37 days --mai l--underway--watch your auxi lliary --black out of one--smoking lamp is out- -phantoms--O longapo--Aloha Cbari--the gate--go in pairs--Charlie Brown--NSAR --what's PIRAZ?--Reeves--Bonnie 81 Clyde--expect to steam at lO knots throughout the night land dayl--Firesides --gnrep--line up the whistle--break away -- 3 again--showers--no showers--PMS --MDC--water--more feed--you're drag- ging steam--transit--Okinawa--Yoko-- yard birds--comshaw--superheater header --liberty--when the work is done--cold iron--set safeties--lift--seat--pop--sim- mer--600 hours already--roll those tubes --watersides-- punch tubes--new CMAA--our own chief-- tough S.P.--mast--hydro to 95l--sat--un- sat--light Fires--special sea and anchor detail--Subic--Davis--East End--53 again --Yankee team--if you think we're smok- ing, look at the Connie--29 knots--4knots --ASW--secure superheaters--midwatches --blow tubes--you're smoking black again- -unrep--one hand For the ship--Hong Kong- -muster all restricted men--RAR--Suzie Wong--stay out of trouble--9:00 liberty, sometimes--only Five days--shift boilers-- secure main--light Fires--standby to an- swer all bells--NSAR again--the buoy--lO knots--more water this'time--iunks--noth- Ing else--unrep--one hand For yourself-- only I5 days--what are we doing here?-- Qun line--Vung Tau--they don't shoot back --anchor--bang--l200-rounds--how many hooches did we hit--anchor again--head for home--52 stack--only two days in Subic --who cares--we'll make it--last transit-- homeward bound--Aloha! ?