Puget Sound (AD 38) - Naval Cruise Book

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STEAMIN G TOWARDS THE EYE OF THE STORIW Rumors of our CRUISE OF UNCERTAINTY buzzed around the messdecks - not why we were going, but where and for how long. After all, CNN provided all the images we needed to assure us it really was a war we were sailing into. The dangers lying ahead were underlined by the unspoken thoughts of the crew, especially when it became mandatory to carry our gas masks. We carried them to chow, to the showers, we slept with them by our sides. At Captain's Call, fwe still had those gas masksj Capt. Maloit explained that we'd be just outside SCUD missile range. That was comfort- ing... The mood aboard ship became noticeably more serious crossing the Atlantic. Training became the number one pri- ority. Times for reaching the required condition of material readiness were reduced during General Quarters. CBR drills didn't seem like mere simulations anymore. Each became a rehearsal for the very real possibility that PUGET SOUND would be subject to a CBR attack. Fire drills were no different. Of course the possibility of a fire on board always exists, but the mood carried over. Response times improved as the crew fine-tuned each drill. PUGET SOUND was preparing for the worst - and hoping for the best. fv- N

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