Richmond K Turner (DLG 20) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE THIRTY KNGT GHOST QBCHMOND It ,lf DLG 2,0 kj GF THE VIETNAM CQAST 15 OCTOBER 1966 TO 28 MARCH 1967 'Lx ,E 2 c I E 2 1 1 25 I Y nf' f .W g 'fi 5.

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YELLOW SEA kmr Do S TH i KQREA P9 woman xt, S womb W 1. P 1 H X E w fffali R swipe Gamba ,fi .1 V CK , T ,Q 't'Mf.,,MM 'f lf 270 HAS! CWNA umwwwmammww' 5 '-...UN BONIN E. AND Q M V A W7 f n H SL S P . if 'mowc , f 34? ' ' . Km:-Gcgnlivlvzvw H-:io Q59 3 +- fre s C C o e morning of 15 October turned out fair and warm for our departure from San Diego, riighds, relatives anclfamilies waved..las,t.minute farewells as the ship glidedout of the Bay .xi ' I K faind steadiedpoimpaokirse for our first Sta-,pc at Pearl Harbor. The crossing was turbulent and, MARQANA -f ' new judging from rrgpny green faces !2fn?dSunusualli'noises in the night, will be remembered a little I A YT LW ' fiil' 'W,71f? S'5 i an 'Q d F ,rgiorguplgignantly by some than by others. Pearl Harbor replenishment, briefings, and rest were theiorders of dayfihjflany en- fffn 'fii f , .4 . - fl' I, U f, - 1,0 u.-,F A Joyed sightseeing and the night life, while several brave souls were seenSf'thangi'1iiS V morebion the surfboards at Waikiki Beach. 30 October found the Ricky T'1? Yioklpffulka, Japan with its crew making needed repairs and busily shopping for Christmas gifts .fifeveral tours X Vqil organized is Tokyo, Kamakura and Hakone National Park. After leavfing Yokosuka, the ship stopped briefly at Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines. F rom there we proceeded to . ,f the Gulf of Tonkin? to spend ten days on plane guard duty with USS TIQQNDEROGA QCVA-145 . Q X' whom we had accompanied on our transit of the'Pacific along With USS F . B. PARKS QDD-8845, USSRMULLANY QDD-5281, and uss PREBLE QDLG-153. Taking leave 0fT1coNDERoGA we y UW - : f Qre iboisterously by Tropical Storm Nancy andfspent two memorable, if notfpleasant, ii: L. . , , L' S ol? ' A - Q fy U wgfff 1 6 'ahgys to outrun her. With heavy stomachs 3.IlpQ'3 few lumpy skulls, we finally made our, to repair, paint, clean andfready ship for the next long period at sea. WOIK, play!! and jack being a dull boy, we also partook of some relaxation. Olongapo, 'G'rande.,lsland, and Manila beckoned to all. On 2 Olongapo for briefings in Danang, Vietnam, after which we X wg w QWBTQQQQUSGQ with Surf loss HANSON CDD-8325, for duty as a Search and Rescue Uniti- N - vas?',:itL1S. V t . g. X' . AQ' X X 111 ,E-ight dull watches prevailedvfor the next month, punyctuatedtji Fm 1. ..,. ,. ft if ,fV' p V, V Tm Asn by C3115 120 g6H?3?3lXflkla1'IC1TS',X hments and flight quarters . just befp1f,g3fiiGhr.iSF' sounl CHINA SEA '-.,a- - sq? ,,,x A E p - W '-f RN -Hylandkm nth Fleet, honoredgus with E S S21 A ' A 'bt f-A 2 xl in 1 rf - 2