Noble (APA 218) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S MESSAGE As the year 1963 comes to a close and another long watch with the SEVENTH Fleet Amphibious Ready Group in the Western Pacific has ended, we return to our homes to spend the Christmas holidays with our families and loved ones. Each of you can rightfully look back over the past year with a sense of satisfaction and pride in a job uvlfell Done. The HCan Do Spirit that has so characterized NOBLE during this past year reflects the high qualities of leadership, professional performance, personal pride and attention to duty of all hands. I have been very fortunate to have had the pleasure to serve with such a uFir'st Class Fighting Outfiti' that proved over and again they could be uFirst in any and all undertakings. N. O. ADELFSON COMMANDER, U.S. NAVY COMMANDER NORMAN O. ADELFSON USN EXECUTIVE OFFICER Commander Norman O. Adelfson, USN, entered the Navy in 1942 as an enlisted Aviation Elec- tronics Technicians Mate and after further schooling was commissioned as an Ensign in 1944. He spent the early part of his career as an Aviation Engineering Officer maintaining both Fighter and Patrol type aircraft ashore and then served afloat rn the carriers USS WASP QCV 18j and USS RENDOVA fCVE 114 Hrs first duty with the Amphibious Force was rn 1946 when he joined the USS SEVIER QAPA 2331 as Boat Group Commander This was followed by a two year tour aboard the USS UNION QAKA 106 during which time he participated in two Arctic Expeditions ln 1949 Commander Adelfson attended General Line School at Monterey and then went to the Atlantic Fleet Destroyer Force reporting aboard USS JOHNSTON f DD 8211 at Newport RI Late 1951 he joined the faculty at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as an Assistant Professor of Naval Science After two academic years of teaching at R Pl with the intervening summer spent aboard USS MERE DITH KDD 890D in Northern European waters he returned to Destrovers for duty first reporting for a tour aboard USS STURTEVANT I DE 239D followed by duty on the Staff of Commander Destroyer Flotilla TWO In 1956 Commander Adelfson reported to the Superintendent of the U S Naval Academy where he spent the next three years teachrng Electrical Engineering to Midshipmen A return to the Pa cific Fleet Amphibious Force rn 1959 found hrm first with the USS PR NCETON QLPH 51 then serving on the Staff of the Force Commander ln January 1963 Commander Adelfson assumed hrs present duty as Fxecutrve Officer of NOBLE . . . . , - . ' - . . ' ' 0 1 u -I A 0 ' 0 - l . ' D . 1 Q , ' 9 ' , . . 111 E E u Q 0 5 . . . . ' . ' u s l U 0 I I O- E ' . . . . - - . . 9 . 7 . - . . . . l V n . . . o' - - - - 1 , I ' ' Q 1 , . ' ' 'I' T o Q - . 0. Q , . 5 ' ' r. ' 0 J . .

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W-A --vm few-v-'rv-eff'-rv-rv -fc. -vw- W -w- .mmvmmpw -..,.,.-.........,..,... , . . . . .. ,, ,. , .. A - . , , -f-.--,....-,.-.f....,,f-m--.-m.-,-wp-,..,..-,,,.-,-,.- 1M..........-.-.-..,..,......-.m.-,'-,..-,-,...p-,....,.F....r....,..,.... CAPTAIN'S MESSAGE The NOBLE,s deployment to the Western Pacific this year has been marked with outstanding success. As a member of the Seventh Fleet Amphibious Force, and more particularly as a member of the Amphibious Ready Group, we were fre- quently called upon to demonstrate our readiness at unusual times and under difficult circumstances. On each and every such occasion NOBLE not only met its commitments, but was first to load and first to sail when ordered. It is a tribute to the crew that every commitment was met by every Depart- ment throughout the deployment without accident, incident or delay. ln addition to its fine operational record in support of U.S. policy in the Western Pacific, NOBLE also had a most successful training year. It earned the annual Amphibious Assault Award, the White MEP for excellence in gunnery, and the Bed MEM for excellence in Engineering. lt completed all exercises required for the training year despite many in- terruptions due to weather and changes in operational schedules. Our crew can be proud of its fine personnel record. Good Conduct Medals were awarded to 22 men during the deployment, while l00 were promoted to the next higher rating. NOBLE was the single ship within Amphibious Squadron ONE to be nominated for the annual PHIBPAC Personnel Excellence Award. This has been a productive and successful cruise which has given us a sense of pride and satisfaction in fulfilling a difficult assignment. l am proud and happy to have been your Captain on this deploy- . 97 ' ' ment, and to have been a part, of a crew with so much ucan do spirit. H. W. HALL JR. CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY ,..... ... c .s.v..4.f..... ...f. - -... 4- - 'M F ' ' 7' ' ' ' ' V V ' ' ' -' ' 'f f' ' ' .- -.,.,,...,..,-.........,.,a.........-x......,.a......,.- ....4.-----.u..----

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. , . . ,. , , - - ' ' ' ' ' vR-ww1nwv-m-n-wq-rwasmp.-vunnn,wa.-w.mvuw.v,-u..-,-.,, TABLE 0F CCNTENTS PRESENTATION OF DEPARTMENTS PORTS OF CALL EVENTS OF SPECIAL INTEREST On Target . . . WESTPAC ,,,, ,,,,,,.,O-- 4, ------------.------- - History of the NOBLE .L..... - Dedication ............,,.,,,,,,.,., - Commanding Officer Executive Officer ..... Departure Day ...i.. I-lawa11 ....................... ,. .... Navigation Department ,.i.... ,,M, Subic Bay ....,.............. ---, Laotian Crisis .....ii.. ,, ,... Supply Department ......., ,,,, Leisure Hours ..,......,,,,,,,... .,., Engineering Department .,,.. .- Olongapo ..................... .. ......... .... Administration Department ..i. Hong Kong ........,......... ..... ---- Operations Department ..... .... Taiwan ............................ .... Viet Nam Crisis .... Manila ........... ,....... Baguio .................,,..................,. - .... - Medical and Dental Departments ..... .,,. VADM HOLMES ...,-,,,....,,,-....,, ir.. Deck Department .....,ir..... r.,r Ship,s Activities ................,.... ..-. Awards and Advancements ..r, The Mission of the NOBLE Japan .,................,.............. ..... Late Arrivals .,...... ----. Crulsebook Staff .rrr.................,................. . .fr..Vgg.. .L -.....4 .----M-------- - ,- an . . .u . G V H , ,, ' , ,,, ,,,,,,, , .,., .,,, f a- ' fi ' -' ' '1 Q u..-... - .....,. .- V ..-.,s..l,......,..-........,,