Procyon (AF 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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7- ---as UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT: OUR JOB Replenishment of units of the U. S. NAVY while underway at sea is the very reason for PROCYON'S exist- ence. Therefore, a good deal of this cruise book should be devoted to the subiect of the UNDERWAY RE- PLENlSHMENT CUNREPD. The pictures on the following pages give a rough outline of the entire evolution of an UNREP: the hours of breakout before the customer ships are anywhere to be seen, the tense and alwaysudangerous period when the ships are alongside, and the period subsequent to ,an UNREP when the crew relaxes and rehabilitates from the arduous hours it has spent making the UNREP a successful on.e. On PROCYON, the UNREP is an all-hands evolution, teamwork is the key to success and each individual contributes his share towards the end goal . . .maximum tonnage passed in minimum time with no per- sonnel casualties. This teamwork begins when the customer ship notifies PROCYON that it wants groceries and ends when the final report of the UNREP is in the mail informing our Squadron Commander of the various aspects of it. One hundred percent of the crew is involved: the quartermaster remains on the bridge at the helm for hours watching the gyro-compass, the fireman remains inthe 1 10 degree heat of the engine room for hours on end manning the throttles, the boatswains mate meticulously prepares all his deck gear so that it is ready for running, the storekeeper prepares all the paperwork which is necessary to account for the transfer, the radio man religiously peruses the fox scheds in order that PROCYON gets all the info required. Each member of the PROCYON crew, as he scans the following pictures, will recall his own personal contribution to the UNREP and will realize that a significant part of each WELL DONE was due to his own efforts. BREAKOUT DETAIL 0- , Mhz,

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