Rehoboth (AGS 50) - Naval Cruise Book

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U. S. S. REI DTH QAGS-507 ao FLEL ,vosf orr-'ICE SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA The period depicted by the words and pictures in this book is more than what we normally think of as a cruise. Some of us would more likely . describe it as an era, a significant stage of history. For all of HS lt has been a period of growth and progress, containing some disappointments and frustrations, but also containing many pleasures and accomplishments. We came through a shipyard overhaul when there were many more repairs to be accomplished than time and funds would allow. For many, the arrival of the ship in Stockton, in the San Joaquin Valley in central California, marked the end of a long cruise, but for most of us it was the beginning. The period of time im ediately following a shipyard overhaul is always a very important one in the life of a ship and her crew. Many hours are spent in cleaning up and putting things back together. There is much train- ing to be done, individual training as well as team training. lnvariably there is a large turnover of personnel during the overhaul period and new men must have time to become familiar with their ship and the equipment which they are going to operate and maintain. We reported for Refresher Training in San Diego later than we had expected, but we completed the training with a record for which each of us can be quite proud. Upon completion of the refresher training there was no doubt that we were a crew ready to operate. And operate we did. From our de- parture in February to our return in July, REHOBOTH steamed approximately 25,000 miles. We spent 120 days at sea and only 32 days in port for up- keep and recreation. We visited interesting ports such as Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and Yokosuka, Japan. We stopped at other places such as Midway, Adak, and Guam where we had to provide our own amusement. At sea we some- times fought gale force winds and mountainous seas, while at other times we sailed through waters so calm that hardly a ripple could be seen. There were times when the sun shone brightly for days on end, and other times when we didn't see the sun for weeks in a row. As the cruise comes to an end and we put together this pictorial record of people, places and events, each of you has good reason to feel some degree of pride in your own contribution to the successful completion of an exe tremely important mission in the service of our country. I hope that in years to come, as each of you review this cruise book, you will recall pleasant memories of your 1966 - 67 cruise in your ship, REHOBOTH. Sincerely, C. E. BARLESXLEZQVX 1942 S ' F ervuce orce, U. S. Pacific Fleet 1967 Twenty - Fifth Anniversary

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Thai' is Navy Way S+! Dus+l D Y Q EXECUTIVE OFFICER J. V. REYNOLDS, LCDR U.S.N.