Rathburne (FF 1057) - Naval Cruise Book

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DesRon-3 3 Cruise Tales R I60I45Z APR 81 FM: COMDESRON THREE THREE TO: USS BRE WTON USS RA THBURNE INFO: COMDESRON TWO FIVE COMNA VSURFGRU MIDPAC USS WHIPPLE BT UNCLAS !fN03l20!f SUBJ: THE HAPPY SHIPS DEPAR T SOPAC I. FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE OF THE SUPER SHIPS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. THE HAPPY SHIPS OF DESRON 33 HA VE BEEN THE ON STATION U.S. NA VAL TASK GROUP IN SOUTH PACIFIC WATERS THESE PAST THREE MONTHS AND HA VE BEEN AL WA YS READY TO RESPOND TO ANY TASKING OR ANY REQUIRED SHOW OF FORCE IMOSTL YASHOREQ. THEY HA VE FACED EA CH NEWAND DEMAND- ING EXIGENC Y WITH BOUNDLESS DE TERMINA TION AND TIRELESS ENERGY. IN THE FA CE OF TUMUL- TUOUS PUBLIC GREETINGS IN SIX FOREIGN LANDS THEY S TEADFAS TLY HELD THEIR COMPOSURE. SUPPORTING THE HIGHEST IDEALS OF THE AMERICAN GOODWILL AMBASSADOR. THEIR OVERALL PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF STERLING. WELL DONE, BLOKES. 2. THE FOLLOWING IS A STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF TASK GROUP 75.4'S EXCEPTIONAL SOPAC PERFORMANCE: RA THBURNE BRE WTONX S TA FF A. DA YS IN SOPAC 85 87 B. DA YS IPT 34 3 7 C. SOPAC PORTS VISITED I0 9 D. LONGES T CONSECUTIVE PERIOD 7 6 INPOR T CDA YSQ KWELLING TONQ fSYDNEYj E. TOTAL VISITORS TO SHIP 20, 700 I7,400 F. TOTAL PLAQUES PRESENTED 45 92 G. TOTAL HRS FRIENDSHIP 392 425 LIGHTS SHOWN H. TOTAL OFFICIAL ISIGQ 26 30 RECEPTIONXLUNCHEON PARTIES I. LONGES T PERIOD BETWEEN OFFICIAL 7 6 FUNCTION CDA YS Q .I. MILES STEAMED I 5.3 70 I5f305 K. DA YS UPKEEP 0 0 L. OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS MISSED 0 0 M. FURTHEST SOUTH 4l-53 41-55 N. NUMBER MAN-DA YS LIBERTY 6375 6937 O. UNTOWARD INCIDENTS ASHORE 0 0 BT if 06I 86 1 7 1