Richmond K Turner (DLG 20) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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CRUI E 1666-6 g 2 vxgj s H A W A', g,f,,,..f 'w 'imc ,,.6 I A lv ,,,ff'l . I T Mr, ff' which he p ahywspoke with a grefatrmanyfofthe crew. Christmas at sea was highlighted Q by movies of the dependents' San Diego, a delicious ,dinner followed by a talent show, 'and a special Christmas mail delivery by helicopter. The sun was rarely seen the whole time on SAR station. After being relieved of our Search and Rescue duties by USS CRIDLEY QDLG- ,K 211, we anxiously made our way around Hainan Island and northward for five day's in Hong I atches, J Kong which was, for most of us, the recreational high point of the cruise. Cameras ,mwv '6f,':tf-0 s and countless other bargains made their waybaclcito the.s'hip,'and suits, cashmere sweater tours of Hong Kong, the New Territories and just exploring on our own were enjoyed. Everyone now has his own special reason for referring to Hong Kong as The Pearl of the Orient. From, Y ' Hong Kong we sailed back to our away-from-homeport, good old Olongapo, Zambales. More K X x . u D X- worlgmand preparations were in store for our next voyage to the Tonkm Gulf, but we also found X ,. , h K ,19 I' Jtime for rest and relaxation and tours to Baguio, Manila and Corrcgidor Island. It was during X this time in Subic that the Officers defeated the Chiefs in a hard fought, down-to-the-wi IG championship softball game. On 2 February we were on our way for the second time to the Q . Gulf of Tonkin to assume duties as a Search and Rescue Unit, this time with USS BRINKLEY J BASS QDD-8875 as our running mate. Hard work and professional ability on everyone's part enabled usbasgain to miaintainithe ship at peak readiness for any eventuality and successfully fulfill our mission. The sun was as much a stranger to us in February as it had been in De- r. USS GRIDLEY nevefyiwitedyso good as she relieved us once again on 5 March! Pllllllll I cembe 1 Thoughts of home became foremost, in our minds as we sailed north to!Yokosuka after ah ,y brief stop at Subic for fuel. From Yokosukagwe again transited the Pacific to I-Iawaiig then home to San Diego, where we lookgd forward to sharing experiences ofthe past six months p 5, with our families and friends and to s,omeCgvfieRll earned leave. i A if ' , :f:1f'f, 751.51 .wtixfs - My , 4, ,V-- Ji., B 0 X at I , fi -' if ' ig - . , ii., , y I , f- 1 1 1 -.,. ,. ,Q in M' in 4 I . , - H .f'vJ 'v f'4'.S V- ' .-U Aw . 6 .f ., M, ,LIMW x 1 S V ,, 1 7 Yi , ' , - X' , 4 f u ,:,.V.,i1-- I X -' 1 , '13 Vf. V ' f' I , V' ' f 5. ' I-N 'gnn'-- Q I gb f V, Vg , . ' ' ' ff wa. ia.. U 1, rx K' '-' i ' , f I I .Uy ,iff u . ' ' f f ,J X , H . , yin, .3785