Robert E Peary (FF 1073) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1979 volume:

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C' Q , - 'hr- 0 ik n , - 1 qi A Q l . r ' ' , A T A.. h 2. gk fi f :Q- lkg .U lr. g 1 , 3- .ein pt' .kj I ' X 1' 1 ut :-538 lr Q A .'i:A4Vq .' :X X . 1 1 ' vs V' i- 3 LQ' X U O R Y. .1 V A s '1r s u r? 41 'K : -9 Nh. n gb v L- x-..-. .A A . .,,f f, w ui, Xi we , ,AA ,- tr L i 1 . K x ,W l. 3 it i 1 J.4x,. A- -..,,,,, 1 M, ,YA-M41 r Offieer's Foreword Commandin WPQSTPAC. the MED. Northern Europe. UNITAS - all familiar names to sailors and all signify deployments that have been made by US. Navy ships for decades. SOUTH PAC? What s a SOUTQH- l'AC'.' A cruise unknown to most sailors. For the members of Task Group 75.2 SOUTH PAC 79 became svnonomous with little visited and beautifully exotic ports such as Pago Pago. Rarotonga. l.autoka.'Napier. Adelaide. Pattaya Beach and many others. These seldom stopped attplaces became familiar names and ports for Pcary and created memories of this deployment which will remain vivid long after we move on to other jobs and life styles. The village feast at Aoloau, Easter' weekendhin Adelaide, a barbeque in lisperance, ANZAC Day in Geraldton and Dongara. the outback in Australia, snorkling in Pago and Tvlidway. a flat calm transit through the Sunda Straits enroute Sinapore. rowdy night life in Olongapo, an albatross wheeling majestically astern of the ship in open ocean. the encounter with homeless refugees and thousands of other individual and unforgettable events and experiences crowded this five month. 25 thousand mile cruise. ln addition to furnishing the stuff that tall tales and sailor lore is made of. the political and military implications of our SOl.lTlll'AC cruise will remain clear and become increasingly important in the hearts and minds ol' the people within each country we visited. The integration and fusion of combined forces of allies in exercises such as .ILC-ltltl and various PASSEXES. community relations projects performed for the needy and less fortunate. public relations in the form ofsports and athletic contests. crew participation in time honored community events and most important the viable and visible presence of US, Navy personnel and warships within a port all contribute to a countryis perception of support offered by the strongest nation of them all. the Lnited States. Your outstanding professional- ism and sincere efforts both at sea and ashore left an impression of American support. friendship and a sincere interest in peoples of divergent ethnic and social walks of life. lt is tloulitful that a similar SCN 'l'llPiXC' of such magnitude will be made again in the near future by any gl .S Navy ship. but lor all ol us the trip beneath the Southern Cross will provide hours of sea stories and uarm thoughts lor years, ww. wg. Mas rfvl' T T TZ. 'ykH - , .-M4.. L ' is ii? X l Lieutenant Commander Larry G. Eggleston, U.S. Navy Executive Officer Lieutenant Commander Eggleston was born in Westfield, New York and was commissioned in the U.S. Navy upgn graduation from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., in 1965. Included in his past assignments are tours as Electrical Officer and First Lieutenant on USS Southerland CDD 7431, a student at Naval Destroyer School, Newport, R.I. and Weapons Officer on USS Rowan QDD 7821. ln September 1970, he assumed duties as Commanding Officer, USS Gallup CPG 855. Following this tour, he was assigned to the Enlisted Detailing Branch of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C. He then attended the Naval War College, Newport, R.l. as a student in the Command and Staff Course graduating in 1975, His most recent assignment prior to reporting aboard USS Robert E. Peary in February 1977 was as Flag LieutenantfAide to Commander Seventh Fleet in Yokosuka, Japan. Lieutenant Commander Eggleston has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal twith combat distinquishing devicel, Navy Commendation Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with seven stars, Vietnam Navy Distinguished Service Medal tSec0nd Classj and Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal. He is married to the former Ann Ritter of Mineola, N.Y., and they have two children, Bettilyn, 13 and Scott, 8. .af .-.... ,Aix WRX I Q. ,,, 3 N . ji V it j 1 jf V if , .. I .5 . f 3 H A A X 25 t ' , 1 gk , . i l ,. K .. ks D S t ..'k : 5 , A Q t., A 5 g fi -- 'Tas 51, R S 5 ,K kj ,Q s . ,x.gq,X gslsqg Q , .s ' xg- 5-Nw 1 ' - it ass C, t 35 A we M r 5, .'.,, . 1 K ,gg 4 . . In dwg nv K x x .Q -V ,aa v - nr . v .Kun .ge Wardroom Dfficers Catching rays on steel beach LM 2 I V, , , it XM' ' hu, M f T egg? Front: LT Wes Schmidt, LCDR Larry Eggleston, CDR Bill Mathis, LT John Morgan, LT Jeff Cummings. Back: LTJG Bob Weir, LTJG Tom Carter, LTJG Wally Hoch, LTJG Jeff Burke, LTJG Jeff Weppler, ENS Dick Francis, ENS Bill Runyan, ENS Bill Butler, LT Tim Hogan, ENS Chuck Goddard, LT Ricky Dingle, LTJG Bill Bevil. Missing: LT Greg Patch, LT Dick Herdener, LTJG Bill Sonntag, ENS Steve Burg. Cruise Book Staff Editor: LTJG Bob Weir D Associate Editor: LTJG Bill Sonntag Sales STG2 Willy Lllebbert Layout RM2 Mark Albertson OS3 Rob Yelvington HMI Jim Curry FTG2 Otto Mclntosh Copy QMC Bob Cooke LT Jeff Cummings LCDR Larry Eggleston LT Tim Hogan CDR Bill Mathis ZYNC Jim Nevin Weppler L 05332 Rqbj Yelvington Photography RM2 Mark Albertson STG2 Bill McPhillips lCC Dennis Bence LTJG Jeff Burke HMI Jim Curry LCDR Larry Eggleston FTGSN Darrel Eson ENS Dick Francis LT Dick Herdener TM2 Rich Molter FTG2 Otto Mclntosh OSl Greg Prieur NCCS Dick Rohland SN Matt Schaff LT Wes Schmidt OS2 Dan Ullman FTGSN Ron White OS3 Rob Yelvington -RN -SM, N 'f-.,.,M .f- ' Deployment Schedule Port Arrive Pearl Harbor Pago Pago, American Samoa Rarotonga, Cook Isles 0 ' Lautoka, Fiji Snva, Fiji Napier, N.Z. Christchurch, N.Z. Sydney, Aust. funderway for J UC-l00j A Geelong, Aust. Adelaide, Aust. Esperance, Aust. Geraldton, Aust. Singapore Refugee encounter Pattaya, Thailand Subic Bay, R.P. . Guam y Midway Pearl Harbor 30 Jan 5 Feb 12 Feb 15 Feb 21 Feb 28 Feb. 12 Mar 19 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr 18 Apr 23 Apr 3 May 5 May A 8 May 12 May 21 May 26 May 30 May - W, 1 xx, 5 Q .lf 4. Depart 24 Jan 2 Feb 7 Feb I4 Feb 16 Feb 26 Feb 5 Mar 2 Apr 28 Mar 9 Apr 16 Apr 20 Apr 27 Apr 4 May 9 May 17 May 21 May 26 May 1.5 P : rf Y, 'FZMQ ,L , - 4: m, as i u + I 3 HP HQ' . , , rf ' f. , wx KN Q1 A, , Y me t M M sw 1 1 .4 N . rg . K x Q f pp . w ,wr 'W ' f J' 1, as 'Q A n f -A ix N , E 3 2 9 X 'W Q H 3 Q ' , M I K , P W .. ,. M, AJ M s 4 1 , x Q XX ? me we A Q , Q 2 X A 'Q - df' , k X f V 5 K ww MW WX X A35 M -1 N X W X N N x Mi QM, MVAN ' ga 2 , iw Www :X 7 u X Wx W 4 W , WV uw My jg? ,Q W 'W K 1 Q 5 ,,,,,,,..,,. '2 5 172. qw' 7 1 1 nu 4,4 WX xg 1 4. pw .Qu xx ygwbf- X ' ,M ,wg M RX: ' V Y AWB M1 A L Q Wy ' ff Q, 3 -1. ' Q , 'Q TAK' L Ai ay' - gf I vm QX ,.f' ,NW'Ya W- Q K X5 M5 Wm K W V W, p 2 , v' , , mf' MT Wwifi ik 5 H' sf w, Mm W, ', Am , 4- Nw f f W ' F AWXQXHW 'A ' - .Mi W. 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An accurate count was not possible, but a conservative estimate is that at least twenty thousand were hosted onboard during SOUTH PAC '79. Napier, Geelong and Adelaide must rank as the most popular - lines of two to three hundred people were encountered in these ports. X ,Q SN Johnson conducts a tour on the flight deck Kids were the most numerous - and enthusiastic visitors l Qs Primary duty of each duty section is conducting tours. TM2 Molter is discussing the ASROC launcher QQ 1 fm. sv-my t:'5l ' The forecastle is one ofthe big stops on the tour. Here f 23 if X V... f' ia l 4 GMGC Horkey explains a proper clampdown 1. .,i, it i , ,K l gn-,v ,M Y ' 5. ! FV, ' 5 a it 45. A ,awk r W1 ,, , V ,r V ! ,,. 1. , .0 gggfb' f ylfff rx 4 xx xx ., I, I' W ' Xktf' si fi '1 W X 'r 4 9 ' ' 1 'Y A I i l ' Biz W--6' i ,ji V, i 1 I 50,7 I M Y , 4 , , ,A L4 ff, 1 N - 3, I f I ' , , L Some of the thousands of Pc-:ary visitors STGI Prather explains Peary's ASW weapons L X X iv, V., .. 'qw a s Q X X Pago Pago sees more US. ships than most of Peazjfs ports, but visitors still flock to the ship USS Pear DD 226 The first ship named in honor of the arctic explorer, Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, was the four piper destroyer, USS Peary IDD 2261. Her keel was laid on September 9, l9l9, she was launched on April 6, l920, and was commissioned on October 20, I920. Peary had an overall length of 314 feet 5 inches, a designed speed of 35 knots and a complement of six officers and 95 men. She carried four 4-inch 50 caliber guns, one 3-inch 23 caliber gun, two,.50 caliber machine guns, and twelve 2l-inch torpedo tubes in four triple mounts. Often serving as a destroyer division flagship, Peary spent most of her twenty-two years of fleet service cruising between ports of the Philippines and along the coast of China. The outbreak of World War Two saw Peary conducting coastal defense and antisubmarine patrols near the Great Barrier Reef. The l200 ton vessel was returning to Port Darwin, Aus, tralia from a patrol on the morning of Febru- ary l9, 1942, when a formation of Japanese bombers appeared on the horizon. Gunner Harry Kopp, Australian Army, describes Peary's heroic last moments: 'For an hour Peary assisted to fight off the air attack. The enemy aircraft first attacked tankers in the harbor and burning oil from one of them slowly spread towards Peary. She was badly damaged in the superstructure, part of it demolished and the remainder in flames. The Peary was struck forward and gradually began to sink by the bows. As the bows sub- merged three sailors were manning a .50 inch gun aft and they continued firing as the water surged to their chests. Other guns were firing on the ship as well. The ship was fought while barrels were exposed above water. One gun could no longer be supplied with regular am- munition and finally fired flare starshell at the aircraft overhead' Eighty of Peary's crew died, thirteen were injured, and only one officer survived. ac..-sf ...t as J iv rv'-fc. . ak X - ' ,M-. 4-K sm A . .X sv ea, X X 3 - .aus f . . L ,S fL?.4.-alia' 0 ,QY I ww 4' ,V K . wife 1 Awww- - ...L -. ' g HW: T Q X I Q t ef--' 1 gs is . fA.i'1Q ' 5 ri vt f if' te . ' ' ' . ct at 5 c..,. . V . , , . - K- ' .. f Fi lfif. it X it ' Y + 'NW -'-213 . w is f X 4 U . - 2 -- 1 A , t. - 51 iff S55 1-.sg f , V , - , - - T2 -is -f wie -rfvsi:p 'fse,ssc' - Sits. if 'i . . ' . J . . Q 5 Q 21-'X ff.-1' - i 'fasasagfs-f beg 'sa-sw-s,f:Xg..zv XM-vs 4 r.Q'vs'. Taft - ' 'Es,sfg..: -.ar--as ' J, ik 'v W hsiogwpsaki .25 sseSe3wK'fs swiss. S' X es ' 1' ' , ' ,1. c s ' jigs ' L' .1 f ss - X. .- YY , :xt vw Us ,Ma L. , 'E .4 air 5 ' sk yi'-s'w,sQ. 3 f C15-f'gfgg .fag , , --Q-L4 ,f .s ., :'j.1'ss .1 .... f ss. we X 5- , 1 g . ,, -' - s wf- .... , - - - N fg - .5 1 X- 'fzisfsisevsf-rf' T - is vw-1' v 5 .4 :sig sl Muir.. .. fs--L I: . f f sei? 'N -2 t r ' USS Robert E. Pear DE12 The second ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Peary was the ocean escort USS Robert E. Peary IDE 1321. Launched on January 3, l943, she was commissioned on May 3l, 1943. With an overall length of 306 feet and a designed speed of 24 knots, this 1200 ton escort drew an eight foot draft, carried six officers and l80 men. She was armed with three 3-inch 50 caliber guns, two 40mm guns in a single mount and eight 20mm guns. Her antisubmarine warfare capability was provided by two roll type depth charge racks, eight single depth charge projectors and one hedgehog type multiple depth charge projector. Operating in the North Atlantic theater during World War Two, Robert E, Peary served escort duty for over twenty transoceanic missions for merchant vessels, aircraft carriers and troop transports. Decommissioned on June l3, I947, Robert E. Peary was attached to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet until her namc was strickcn from the Naval Vessel Register on July l, l966. She was sold for scrap on September 6, I967. USS Robert E. Pear FF 107 35 i l USS Robert E. Pear IFF 10732 was launched June 23, l97l and commissioned September 23, 1972. The twenty-second Y . ship in the Knox frigate class, she is designed to operate as a conglomerate ant1a1r,antisurface and antisubmarine warfare platform. T0 accomplish her missions, this 438 foot, 4200 ton ship is equipped with the best hull mounted and variable depth sonar systems in the fleet today, as well as highly sophisticated air, surface search and fire control radars, a satellite communications system and a wide array of other passive and active electronic sensors. Peary carries the LAMPS helicopter, which is capable of delivering an antisubmarine torpedo, the ASROC launching . . . . . . -. l.b d the group, which fires rocket assisted torpedoes and the antiship Harpoon cruise missile, a single 5 inch 54 ca 1 er gun an Basic Point Defense antiair missile system. ' fr - - ,- tt . ,- t.-JL i -.. w...,2,l. ', ..- 13 Anzac Day 'Lest We Forget' The reverent motto signifying Anzac Day - a national holiday in remembrance of Australian soldiers and sailors killed during the battle of Gallipoli in 1915. ln typical 'Down Under, fashion the day is both somber and festive. lt begins early in the morning with parades, wreath laying ceremonies and emotional speeches to remind the veterans and reiterate to the young that the country's security has always depended on the sacrifice of a few. Once respect has been given its proper due, the afternoon and evening see the day end with glasses held high in pub or home rendering a proper Australian salute to those lost in battle Peary was honored to participate and witness this articularly memorable day and we all were impressed with P the sense of unity, free spirit, and zest for life which has made Australia special and forged some of the best fighting men and women in the world. From the Bob E, we salute you and say 'sleep proudly, your bravery has not been forgotten., mt? CDR Mathis presents a wreath in Geraldton ceremony A rlfle Salute IS med from pearys famall Peary honor guard in Geraldton Task Group Qevent -five Point Two On January 24, 1970, L'omniander Destroyer Squadron Tywntv-five, USS Cochrane tlDDG 2lJ, USS Robert li. p,-,,,. jFF 107.29 and Liss tml-it tifif l053J sailed from Pearl Harbor for a deployment to the South Pacific. Upon entering thc Seventh Fleet area of responsibility, this group of ships became a surface action group under the operational control of Commander Seventh Fleet and was designated Task Group 75.2 under the direct command of Captain RB. Hoffman. The mission of Task Group 75.2 during the deployment was primarily to conduct exercises with the armed forces of the allied countries in the South Pacific. These mutually beneficial exercises were conducted at every opportunity with the Royal Fiji Navy, the Royal New Zealand Navy and Air Force and the Royal Australian Navy and Air Force. Additionally, a major combined exercise with the navies of Australia and New Zealand was conducted in the 'lasinan Sea off of Sydney in late March. This two week exercise was designated as Joint Unit Course 100 HUC l00j and was designed to train all participants in antisubmarinc warfare, anitair warfare and convoy protection. .IUC 100 was of great benefit to all of us, especially considering that this was the first opportunity that most of the crews of the U.S. ships had to exercise with the navies of an allied country. Although their navies are small by our standards, they are well drilled, highly trained and very professional. Other missions of Task Group 75.2 were to project a U.S. military presence in an area which seldom sees US. Navy ships, promote good will and evaluate the capability of a small group of surface ships to operate in remote waters without the benefit ofthe normal US. Navy logistics support. ,K A43 WE 'mer' ,sl v-'X' 5 W X ..1. -sv-sf' ww vr-4' l 41 bfi ud In Yer Eye Q l Kathy, Jeff and l found the cutest Got any aspirin? little Ensign C'mon Rocky, Mountain Dew? f F all fx 1 ki I bf' xl.UE1l.1U1iI12 thc gugmi in R.lI'UlUI13l.l Libert Ca r- lu ,v , , - , ,A .J ' , - W' .4'N',,,Zg r.-'gin x..T.'.1A',.t , ' 4? 1 v IM' Q3-3: , iw. . :gf in Qi' 'xA?'?::j1, '.HQ, f , 55, LA, .ii ,JN Q .4 . ' 'H Q - it -. - L MZ,:5--- gif., 'V , - nc .'x4 F--lil' .:, 1 i 3 If , -, rl' Z ,I 75,5 an Q Ag Jann .Y 11-V 7 .,., Q A 'N I QV N ' is i 'S' -- ' A. da '-. '., ff' 4 f 1' 0 shim' gf . a- '4 ' A ',,f ,b.5' Lf - Q ' 'lp ' Q',: .'. fqy-.' T L ' ,-fx 'hwvqi -F 'vi' I V, '-'U W '.'1 -'Q-nh 9 '- I Vx if .' 53 'x' 'f' 4 r ' ' if 1. wa- WW-A - f- 'fs ,- . M 1 ' 'N 'S -Y - '. ' l , 9-'gh 9 A fx ' - . rw . 'Y' ,,,,,,..,,,,:.... .-:,,,,.mg-uuhdHlvl V ,fvi-5'f1 ', K J xml., ,.., V , Q-.1-,,,-.A 2. 6 WSU? U VYPilVWf- Rcxl xtop on thc Pago Pago bus tour LCL hcr RW. Jmk un vrrwi I'm.1IrighI. Ihlllsl I1CCdL1T1OlhCI' bmw Q Q. 1 ' WC V f s ' . Adelaide liberty ranks near the top for the I knew lid regret posing for this entire Pacific Finest legs in the 7th Fleet All aboard for the Pago Pago tour X K X 9? 4 . l X li l 1 .X .. ..........-.. - -N . ....,-a - F J' ' 4 f--T., .. -' Ng, W , , J... - - , W, M--.. ,M ,V ,,, F .W , -'--qv-,W-v. ,M ,..,- ,- ,,.u-nu.. -. .-4-.9. -1- ,1 , -ro. 1 , qw- ..- 1 -Il' df N W , - ., ,,...,.,...... a ,, M ......--Q .,,...,..-p-v-.- -. ,...v..'- ...V 4.-N. ... -.-.-, .....-.- .4-.-- ......- cv- ' 'W' r-s. 'KG ff iii r 5 7 , v,.wW'Y f 70 , .,,.,..f.w44WfW . Q fltntgm- ',,4-chu , W ,, Maya, X V' V7 -f My-wY,,,,g,W4uYW .. '7 ' 4 X' nm. Mwyfufwywawvbw mW,.,w4fZ Z 1' , 7 ,X , a Q f M ,J 'M f ff I ' , ' ., ww ,,,,4,, if i z a v f ,, , ,tr ,n M., ff glut' , as ,WWW , , , 4' , t ff, ,MM f 1 W MTW? ,.,. - 4 , ff QE,,,,,, , ,M f, ' V 1 W, ,-, I' , 4,1 f f f wfwwmb f 7 , g , ,,, , A W f M ,,,. Wy, V ,WYXQ 0 ,MW fg ,U w W A--f 'f X ,, frS 'W ,, , , My! ,M M f f This is the DSW Navy? Whaddaya mean, no Bud? Dart games in Lautoka w.. -AH Only twenty dollars? l'll Forget the beer, Ski. We'd better get some Pampers take it A A 's Women of Australia, watch out T ' 'n '-- 1 V it v NXT' P r' 5 'f' bfi' fs ,.-' , . in l M I ,r 5.'!' Z I 3 v 1 -v iff Practicing intercultural relations in Luutokn C ruining lur burgcrs in Christchurch .Niiylvtitly can mgiltc lricntls in Aimrgilizi Musical welcome to Pa 0 Pa 0 . ,. g g Bculs calling on thc mcssdecku 1 1 , L ,Jw 5 x , 511, mai 1 ed. I ln love again Your move Psst. Hey lady, need a date? Some Australian girls are cuter than others -9-ra.. . D 4'f1?'9C'w- . . . . Going for the gusto in Pago Pago The Samoan Foreign Legion l'1!:'fl'Hf'wt' 5 ii J - w L I Sports SN McKinnis looks for the rebound in Peary - Suva game Peary fielded teams in several sports during SOUTHPAC '79, lt's no surprise that basketball and softball teams were successful, but so were cricket and a ,, s, rugby teams. With a nearly H1076 inexperienced group, Peary's rugby team played a close match against Napier's champion semi-pro team, and they managed to beat the team from Geraldton's local prison. Under the dynamic coaching of LTJG Bill Bevil, Peary inflicted hard knocks as well as scores on the Geraldton group. YNC Jim Nevin coached Peary basketball against Pago Pago and Suva all-stars with excellent results, and his softball team was unbeaten in both New Zealand ports. All in all, it was a highly N successful program, promoting international goodwill as well as providing great fun. 9 Peary rugby stars battle the champion Napier team .Elf . fill What happened to real football? Pcary's team hits the court for tipoff Crossing The Line Mrs. Eggleston, your old man's a savage , , , , f ,uf W: f ?'i5-if f if f A , X swf ff pf - ,ww , X wzv,.w , f 3,1 , , l,4f,l2 I 'K fmlgfs ,f ,ff ,lm ,- 'H 4 f 7 V W!! 4 'wi 5 l Dwi baby Miss Polywog - MMFN Cameras snap as May's pinup parades Mark Bergman Miss Polywog ,7 9 Oh l musta been a beautiful 5 Robin Hetland struts 'heri stuff W f.lX lk Wu? nn Bob E's bevy of beautiful babes .sp xi W3 vid? wr .P ill' ij 1 We do it all for you! They have to eat it, not me Robby Manley sums up the whole affair King Neptune and Miss Polywog survey the dismal scene l sure hope Mom doesn't see this i I 5 fd l J X i Q ff' gf Ensign Burg kisses the Baby's belly Ensign Goddard takes it up the Chute 24?- It is better to give than to receive 1831 .g After crawling on two hundred feet of nonskid, even Chief H orkey is cute ,P-Q .-0' x' if 5 if i l I l sf .s The XO eagerly awaits the arrival of another wog A N5 vxalfmi Get along little woggie 1 Is it soup yet? ! l 26 , fi! Chilly conducts a Navy float test X f Gosh, I hope there are seconds Down the home stretch You can teach an old wog new tricks tbl ll R il IH! Yr, Circulated in Europe. orth Africa and the Mud' FI N ,. 'N' 9 1481 f 0 .i'uux't!xyr-sax' .Wen-fo rum: Guruoo lu I Nmruz lhursday,M,,y WI 1971, M A me W . . . I I I Awww l , , . .X Ivw I 3 9 Im: Hum ,lmrrrml Mm! 'wlmugsnr wwgmwd, f M-W Aww V Y lxv. 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Lnwrigl 7 44: ' , f..a,m--, . - Motorwhaleboat alongside the refugee boat checks on their needs Mil , Q2 'TW Food, water, medical aid and engineering help are quickly provided as the boat people come alongside kd as 4- Conditions on the boat are appalling, and the crew is amazed that the refugees have sur- vived in that boat for five days 'Nl' f f v-A YN3 Trujillo, with assistant, mans the cheek-in table Empty and unwanted, the boat be -'fir Children have little Control over their lives, yet they suffer with the rest. One child was born a day before meeting Peary, two more a few days later on USS Tarawa comes a wooden albatross With the ship's population tripled support is an all hands evolution . 1 5 ,X ' r l lr. i Doctor Herdener provides medical aid to the refugees 1 i l I I rfffxn 5, ask ' NQQYXQ QFQVA s fi N xilwld l s 255 l . . . Il Boat people wait quietly for their fate to be decided l i Major effort on the first day is directed towards repairing the boat 1' qi Three layers of refugees crammed into the hnat ,Q if A few smiles seem to anticipate the decision to embark With their future assured, all of the refugees smile as they leave Peary ,lr Y71' , USS Tarawa QLHA lj provides LCM's to ferry the boat people to her. A few days later, they disembark in Thai- land to await resettlement in the United States 'Xi an '24-1 Ji ri SAQNW ,. as K E E ' ! te :WM .,, Black Powder lub Peary'5 black powder team, better known as the Crazy Crow Naval Muzzleloaders, accomplished a first this cruise by shooting as an organized ship's team in international competition against black powder clubs from Napier and Hastings, New Zealand and Adelaide, Australia. The team was hosted on weekend shoots in both Napier and Adelaide by members of the local clubs who opened their homes, provided transportation and tours, barbecues and beer. 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W?'w2m,f' ' f, yy, Kwfff ,ff ' f, f ,7 ,w ,' I ,' , ff., we i,V6g57fflff'f'Q,ff,'y,f ,ffyff ,U ff, fff lg 4,',2.f,'ff, 75 f-,fp , Qfffnfmy mv f ,fx , X .fv f,Q,,, Jfw ' I I I My w , MZ- flaw-,-Wx Q ff' f'fi?fff5,' WW , Z., ,f 'fffffw ' ff? ff- My wffnf f f , f ff f ,, wfi, ff f s Q 40 I 'i f ,fy ,, , , , I f ' 'W f I f Y V f , , I, v V, AW I V, f ,227 45? MA 37 4 X WW fi QQ f I L . Q i . 1 Y L . K? X -. 3, X f . -,.,, ,w-u.1J'.u.-.,-4.vo':1iIu-hun-.1-gL.,.. , ' - . - , 2 k ' . V Q ' ...ann- 5 K t x gx i lt 1 1 l The deployment began for the engineers on .lain- uary 23 with their routine light oll at 1900 lor an underway time of 1000 the following day. No light off is ever quite routine, but this one went smoothly and the 'Bob E' was ready to go on time. Peary has the distinction ol being the only ship in Pearl Harbor in recent memory to light off the night before a major deployment. As the Chief Engineer told the Commodore when he asked why Peary had not steamed for a week alongside the pier like the others, 'We worked hard, passed OPPE, and guarantee the plant is ready to go.' Pretty strong stuff, but there was no doubt the engineers were ready to deploy for four months. All the divisions had been stock- piling spare parts and rechecking equipment. Finally the wait was over. The engineers always supplied enough water so that while the rest of the squadron was on water hours, we had water fights! We kept our 'cool' in spite of the fact that numbers one and three air conditioners had tried to eat themselves. Thanks to ingenious 'razzle-dazzle' by the HTs and A gang, number one was restored to full operation, but, alas number three was damaged beyond hope. The only humor there was when NAV- SliA suggested that we order all 750 or so parts and repair the afc unit ourselves. Ha ha, The snipes kept steam to the galley and laundry and lights on for 128 days of continuous steam: ing. lt meant port and starboard duty days in port. but what a record for other ships to shoot lor. ln Sydney, the 'Bob 11 played the role of destroyer tender when it supplied USS Coch- rane and USS Roark with steam, feed water and electrical power for over a week while they were shut down for urgent corrective maintenance. Later, when Peary picked up the 448 refugees, the HTs built toilet facilities and ran fresh water tothe fantail while the liMs built an incubator forthe new born infant. The BTs kept us moving and the MMs kept the water flowing so that even with 720 people aboard we never ran short of water. Finally, on the way home, we learned how to UNREP feed water to USS Cochrane so we could all arrive in Pearl Harbor on time. What an incredible journey. 35,000 engine miles, a million gallons of fuel and over 3600 combined boiler hours without ever shutting down. It Lieutenant Wes Schmidt, Chief Engineer LTJG Jeff Weppler, Main Propulsion Assistant W fl., , ,A W' f .. its ff 7,92 -V my :V Q ' if eff H'i ,.,'5 fi 1' f ,gt -V ff' 'MA AX V5 , iw ' ,,gff 7 ' f M, 5, f , ' 'M f ew: i.. 1 f Q ' 7 ff mf X 9 'ff f ,f U f. 'R Z fi? 'L-if-: ?f ' U' X X ' V z 'f X QW Ms, 1 Q W V K I Igggi- 4 ,, 54 W 6 .4 , 'ZH ' ' 1' ,L , ff X 1 sss C f , -f .ei Iwi ff' Wifi f , f V ,Z sf, f ww, V ,f f X VW X fi X , ,, ,f S , V' M' A, si F Wl5i BTCS Joe Nehl A i MMCM Bob Robinson, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Command ,sy 1 J Y 1 yu 'L A S 0 4: N 1. f X- 1' si 1' r p 1+ H ' ' ' ' 'K we 'QM 'I -, . 1-4,4 - , f jj, 1 X I' 5 W- Q' ,f 'f ing N C 1 ' - 5,7 W ' was fr fr. My-' - f ,f X- 'J ff V ff 6 X ,er W we 'aw V w 4 , Off ffl V , ' Q f W gf ' ' Q , , ' fy! -C V, ., A, M C 44- . ' -wr , ' W' M e 2 gf V , , fy. 1-' H if ff ,gf , f ,I i J! , X I eg is mfg' ' Q Q, fA.'z,S f . BTC Charles Johnson ff' V f Q!! fx My fy, - ,MX ,FA ,M X. 6 9 Division BTl Lucky llaver BTI George Walls BTI Frank Carlu ul. J BT2 Andy Nauroeki BT2 Dale Sanders BT2 Leroy Smith ,i. .. 11 -wif , L J ff -ts law.. We love port and starboard l,,,.f-fK ' 'H'zi w U. r' ,.,,- .+ Z' Pezzry steams the entire deployment without securing her plant, while often providing services to her less able partners, USS Cochrane and USS Roark. Senior Chief Nehl is constructing the 'AD IO73' flag to advertise Pea1Qv's readiness l Q1 I 80 oroof 5- ,y, Supplying feedwater to USS Cochrane - again I A Q-551, BT3 Ted Bird BT3 Steve Cunningham BT3 Doug Keithley BT3 Scott Uline BTFN Dave Hernandez BTFN Bill Hoggard BTFN Michael Johnson BTFN Kevin Moore BTFN Dave Pascoe FA Dave Randolph BTFN Mike Reinhart BTFN Bob Riboli M1 fe! 4? ,fi 4 it BTFN Jeff Rogers BTFN Greg Smith FN Tom Tallent BTFN Nick Wade FN Cliff Wood I .ai bfi, g3 Fueling in foreign ports frequently took many hours Division MMC Steve Davis t 7 ,.......s1 v is Q X-x N 5 X , V ' 1 X M i'iv 1 1 if i Q ii Q 2. X .,.. v,.. ' :w g i M D fi my an-Fir.. i l MMl Dennis Papke JJ MM2 Jim Peacock J , , E l 1 MM2 Greg Graves on watch in main Control Fresh air does smell different L! ! i Ii ff X! MM3 John Fischoffer at the throttlcs E ii ,- if im ' is ix fi 2 'f 3 S' X .X . 'N 'fp MMFN Bergman on evaporator watch. The machinist mates provide water for boilers, crew, refugees and occasionally USS Cochrane 01,1 MMFN Kirk Kutina e MM3 Robin Lanius MM3 Dave Mann MMFA Buddy Midgette MMFN Scott Pearson MMFN Pearson makes his rounds as messenger of the watch Off watch and loving The Aux One watch enjoys a break in the actlon Ahedd fun not back' it Q Q iii 5 urqimf ENS Bill Butler, Auxiliaries and Electrical Officer ,,4JhQ , X 'jiri vate 'V r . X X Sc , , xx -5- You're sure the davits will work? EMCS Mealey relaxes in CPO quarters 1 If U' r EMl Jepsey Harley ENI Ben Orallo IC2 Bill Battin EM2 Gabriel Cudal MM2 John Wright EMFN Romeo Austria Wt EMI Harley works on power connec- tions in preparation to supporting USS Ffgllrane and USS Roark in Sydney ' K g Q fl .5-Q A ii 'X f l 1 5 Q55 , s i . 1-Q , Q Q f S9 - W- t .1 , , as ' A K x B Q N- 1 . ' , , g 5 1 Z, . 3 I ' 3 5 1 Z I I 1 ' i fi' 5 . W i ' C hl iq: ? do MM3 .lim Blankenship EM3 Mark Buckson EM3 Buckson performs maintenance on vital equipment - a movie projector ill 'X 'Wa A.. x K -sz a , W, pix- l xl la J it X v w arg Q S25 ta E AKLE gang's equipment proves very reli- able through the deployment fexcept for a suicidal air conditionerj thanks to con- stant attention and skilled maintenance EMFN Kevin Egan MM3 John Fischoffer IC3 Brad Friske EN3 Jimmy Haldeman EM3 Don Hofstetter MM3 Kenny Hurlburt :six ICFN Mark Johnson IC3 Steve Mateicka EM3 Marc Jacob si' ' ii ' .ss Q. -, Q V rf' 5 . , f., X ' A .L J 5, ky 5.s,,cg-. gg, . ,ft as if 'S will -QQ 4 W K' X of 4 :su x sk - they-s . FN George Merseburgh Q' ENFN Jeff Nicholls A EM3 Bob Thompson K , .-s, K' EM3 Thompson discusses the electrical sys- tem with MMC Davis in electrical central nv' noi' .-,s,,.x lx ,. Mn... R R ,X 1. ,, u 5 4 i 2 il l ff Q w 7 ,ffff 4' A 6 yank, M ',f, ,:' ff 'Q' WA MW ffff XW M - f ,ff f' f MWA f f ff Z f W f W 4 y f y gf 5 2 ,mf ,. Q Q fi .3 Q ww ? M 4 7 Qs Rl 'S K9 F 0 an --.XM f VNGPN ' N img W xp. A jing' 'i ENS Dick Francis, Damage Control Assistant N-l?':'11 l r X ' XL: Y. . A f , -2 - f 5 X S QA- cs 1 in ' ,. ,'q', , , x 1 LA L X wk fy ss . A ' ' X X X V -' 2 X ,L wr N isa 5 S rx HTFN.Bennett and HT2 Miller replacing ladder treads - one of many hull technician maintenance responsibilities 4-+ HTI Ken Peterson Dlvlslon HT l Larry Sisemore HT2 Dan Miller MR2 Mike Wallace HTFN Brian Bennett HTFN Vince Capella fa X ff H 'num IQ i Engineers proudly paint the red hashmark for their fourth consecutive award for engineer- ing battle efficiency HTFN Mark Chapman HT3 Bob Gable HTFA Roger Haas FA Thierry Killian HTFN Carl Williams HT3 Mike Williamson ss , g L if fri fig Q r S 5 sf 4, ' i f l M if i 1 i S if Q ' '- ii lg x . .Y , ' is 1. 1 gr g Q 'fs' s X Q 1 '54 l i X ,. Q . T. F Z i, wi Major repairs were required in Sydney when the IVDS doors proved vulnerable lo heavy seas Y OPERATIO . - .-.,....- ' , I' ' A V llk-fr --u.u-was-gm, OPS Department consists mainly ol' twidgetts and skiv- vie wavers who, when not worried about copping ntaix rays, or trying to forget last night or their lust love, did a tremendous job tespecially considering they had to cover for Cochrane and Roarkl. Their prolessionzilisni showed when attempting to raise the other ships on Navy Red. 'Hey you 4Ve if idiots, pick up your Z SZJVS receiverl' Who can forget the breathless excitement when trying to bent the ren of Seventh Fleet to get a comm with NQH Japan when the real Bcity sounding doing her Marilyn Monroe imitation came on duty? trttf gyqj 'lilten there was ti certain RMI whose limit wasghfgg nnxcd drinks or live beers. whichever came first it And wonder oi' wonders. everything ever said about Austrailiun liberty is true! . .r i f Q- if fl fb! , f I I Lieutenant Greg Patch ' ' ' lieutenant .Iohn MOVEM' Opcfillitins Olificcrs LTJG Bill fir! N ' ni! Bevil, Communications Officer 60C9 Division RMC Ernie White l'm just resting my eyes Meal time was never like this in submarines ,ga :xy fog 'Q JV!! hxw N416-I -9-s RM2 Albertson ponders life without showers as Pcziry transfers waiter lo the purched Cochrane RMI Terry Graves RMI Rock Hudson SMI Mike Sorenson SMI Glen Bell enjoys a quiet watch on the signal bridge if R M 2 Mark Albertson RM3 Tom Bliss RM3 Steve Coover RM3 Fleming reluctantly says goodbye at Pearl on January RMSN Joe Elio RM3 Laron Fleming SM3 Bill Hannon Short is beautiful L X 1, - f ., X 77.41 X X f , is Q i 2h 4t Y 4 V Wi' The small sign visible above SM3 Hannon's head points out that Pearyis the first ship ever to refuel from USS Tarawa QLHA lj ...n er K I 'Q- w,V 7 mv A l fl in A 1 ii a 't7'i tn ix if s K vu? i , N. 5 , Q94 Q: X 'X -.ii Z k A' i K i A-x x-:' Signulmcn Auron Kclinson Lind Rickie Mmiiuyii pusu hriclnly while awaiting ang hoist PC3 Gary Harness RM3 Dan Marshall RMSN Tim Merritt SMSA Rickie Montoya RM3 Kevin Wonoski ll! . K 9 4 Q X. Q- WA 2 di X' f ,, X . l l I Q l Q l 4 ll in la 4 k x M 0 - ' f swnrgi A LTJG Wally Hoch, Electronics Material Officer Division J ETC William Garton ETC Ray Stelzer I EWC Ron Tucker i A great accomplishment for the ETs Chief Garton finishes wrapping the stanchion vm 'W ww!-if ,az- N- Q ss ET2 Greg DeVcau EW2 Steve Farquhar ET2 Kerry Spencer EW2 Larry Lacey EW3 Larry Artzer T-Q f xi 'Q ' . V W tu V' F' L . K4 ' .-. - A we I . . 4 J w -never, .wg K, f, lfi. .. x MQ! .ie .L ,K . . 1 ,X '+ , , A M QQ. 1 1-1 ,QW e fp r ' ' er X' ' XI'-.4 . . 1' fi 1 - M Q. gg ,y he E K ,J Y- Q A sf :- R Two pigeons and a snipe in one shot V nu. HT' 1 x . , ,QQ an an L . an rl fi 5 ID i 1 0 ETSN Zamarippa Cleans up after painting the ET passageway for the ninety- fifth time SN Eddie Childers SN Tony McKinnis 1 T' ET3 Andy Trotter X ET3 Jeff Violet EW3 Jack Wilson ETSN Ed Zamarippa LTJG Hoch concentrates on vital corrective main- tenance W ex X Xxixggxxxxi yi? :bi X 'f a v f X XT Z P 6019 Division Q,QQQ ENS Bill Runyan, Combat Information Center Officer X t C . .Q , I gg ' 2 .i,, i C 5 - 1, gi , 5 ti f .M SI o ie Q C OSC Dave Brown V i 7 A A I . F OSI Jack French ll OSI Greg Prieur l OS2 Al Paige f ll Q4 l l t 1 'sf . , ,M 1 Q i , OS2 Dan Ullman OS3 Jerry Broskus OS3 Corey Jensen -ml c i f m' lf? Fresh air and sunlight are rare commodities for the OSs OS2 Ullman is congratulated by ' lit ii all the Captain on his advancement 2 ssl ,X-J if OS3 Ray Kilmer OSSN Pete Mulvihill bs S 1 5 v 5 , l Q .Q ' . OS3 Greg Schwarte lv' Y, lf if wg Q l g ? f f l t T' 1 2 l OSSN Matt Selland OS3 Harry Smiley '5 OS3 Rob Yelvington t OSSN Selland non-skids himself into a corner l 1 X A Written proof that somebody will write to OSSN Mulvihill Getting ready to hit the beach so e l 4 . 4, 3,4 ii' ,X .4-, AI 1 . L ' N -Q , X. kk ff' 2 . If Ns: g I F . X Q ft I I .1.. . l Q, I V, I ..,, . I W ! -- I , In I WEAP0 N. 1 QNX .K . Ny x? xx - 1 2 I .VTX X N .Qs I I I ...V I, I I I .N NX X I I I I Robert E. Peary never fired a shot in anger during SOUTHPAC '79. But the weapons were ready, so we sailed the Pacific and Indian Oceans confidently and proudly - a vessel of war serving as an instrument of peace. 'She looks good' remarked many a ship's visitor in Australia and New Zealand. It was no easy job keeping the sides and decks rust free and haze gray with the salt water trying to break the ship into its basic ele- ments. When it was time to fire the gun or simulate firing missiles and torpedoes, it was readily apparent the technicians had been doing theirjobs. During exercise JUC-100 the tire control radars and sonars rapidly detected all threats and the operators were well versed in the appropriate action to be taken. All in all, it was a highly successful deploy- ment, and Weapons Department played a major role in every evolution. Whether it was a public relations oriented task such as the formation of a marching contingent for memorial services, or a supportive role as performed during the refugeeiencounter, Weapons Department was on call and ready. t in 1407969 S0 Lieutenant Jeff Cummings, Weapons Officer ,md ,...... qlll 1, - LTJG Tom Carter, Gunnery Assistant 4 -D 'J-A .fb UW., Y JA 1 FTGC Vic Bragalone GMGC Dave Horkey GMGI Jim Bell FTG2 Bob Dickson FTG2 Terry Dillon X FTG2 Otto Mclntosh FTG2 Bill Tavenner FTG2 Terry Wild xi! 'WG' Division FTG2 Mclntosh checks operation of the gunfire control system ond Consecutwe missile battle emclenc Contmual sunshme rs one of the many SOUTHPAC L GMG3 Mark Farrar SN Terry Thompson FTM3 Dave Jones FTM3 Bob Jones FTG3 Lance Pickett GMGSN Jim Richards GMG3 Ron Smith FTG3 Ron White f X I' E The fantail is a popular meeting place during long transits GMGC Horkey proves his cooking skill for the polywog initiation as I First Division +I 1,-A l.T.lCi Jeff Burke, First Lieutenant if BMC Dave Grztvzllt 'K' BMI Bill C'Ioonzin K '-L' BMI 'TK' Tzikzisugi Wim gf , - 3.1 ' R, BM2 George Padua BM3 Bob Creedon BM3 Tom McElveen --- 11 ' yi . 4 t i. Highline transfers to other ships in the task group are common in the deployment f 4f 3 4. fi - 4 Q t if . . -v S . x gs f . A E fre bg N A K A s at 5 Q? V Q 5 X' t 5 1 Q A 5' Q S SN Darrow Burke we X Q SA Jeff Clark This ' - i 4 SA Michael Drosdowich N A . -X .1 J we - 5 is S t ' Q A . t E E . V g 4, x, S X I X . ., .Q V ,gig 5 ta . t N - if Q o . X L cs ' S l SN Jeff Fullmer SR Scott Goad 1 ' 5 A A Matsui: Weapon transfer at sea l l l l l ll l Sea and anchor detail in the southern hemisphere au- tumn is often uncomfort- ably cool in summer uni- form 67 i Highline detail on the llighldcck SN Robin Holland SA Paul llurley SA Mark lley SA Wendell Lee SA Earl Lindsey Peary anchors - briefly - in Rarotonga 5 3? E , ir, 5 ' fy 5' 7 L -1 f v, K A 4 ., if ,ae 1. 2.3: A 4 7 is 2 1 x ' '- .1 Q ., gi t -gg SN Lindy Ottinger 5 wa sgs WW! 4:4 9. SN Vic Pimentel All av Qs X R SA Bill Rauckman 'Wk SA Keith Scully Divisional quarters for entering port 1 One of many First Division duties - manning the bridge and lookout watches i Forward lookout, SN Ottinger, admires islands in the Sunda Strait 69 f D... I a. i SA Dave Trevino SA Kevin Weakland SA Dennis Williams SN Dan Ziegelbauer X L ' :ff 3, M f Engine ahead standard, indicate 121 revo- lutions for 15 knots, aye sir. -,, N 'gi I hill .lynn . 1 .J . , , .., .-, .sn Viv' ,,., 4: , Q . - 4. J, 4 f ! mi' 1 1 ll S -7 ef F .VY l Si .lr 3 LTJG Bill Sonntag Antisubmarine War fare Officer , x-av -ai 'Q V faf. Division 'WS9 O O I ENS Chuck Goddard, Antlsubmarlne Warfare Officer STGCS Dale Henry, Chief Master at Arms f I STGI Al Miller STGI Larry Prather f-,- Y STG! Vince Talbot STG2 Mike Brose STG2 Bruce Fultz STG2 Don Hagen STG2 .lim Lilko STG2 Willy Luebbert TM2 Rich Moller STG2 Bill McPhillips STG2 Scott Strahsburg STG2 Mike Wright STG2 Fultz operates the IVDS winch nm- ' ., 'EF Discussing Pcarys primary mission - ASW- to visitors is a duly picked up by all of WS Division v 4 . . GMTC White, GMGSN Bowers and GMTSN Sroberts perform maintenance on the ASROC launcher STG3 Bruce Bennett STG3 Mark Bogardus GMGSN Ron Bowers GMT3 Bob Hess STGSN Ed LaCroix STG3 Mike Lichtenberger L 9 D 9 nt, ..u TMSN Steve Murdoeh STGSN Mark Orlogero STG3 George Sandusky TM3 Chester Smlth GMTSN Roy Sroberts STGSN Les Swincher STG3 Gil Windgassen 'dvlovvviul' ww-v-W -r- 'kN'x'w is 1? S 2' 44? 'VM Q f 1 K ,ffgfex xg WZ . ' . ff 5.1-. UPPLY SOUTH PAC '79 from a supply perspective was unique due to the lack of standard Navy support throughout the southern Pa- cific. Each area of Supply was confronted with newsand interesting challenges mainly resulting from the requirement to procure all materialsand services from the local economies. p s While on deployment, Supply Department prepared l08,000srations requiring 38 tons offoodg sold 340,000 worth of merchandise QU' ll? U we a t 1 'Q 97 from the ship's store: sold 40,000 cans of soda popg cut 2500 heads of hairg and cleaned 18 tons of laundry. Additionally, S845,000 in bills were paid to local vendors for material and services received such as fuel, utilities, food and parts. Whether the going was rough or the seas ran smooth, should the climate have been hot or the winds blown cool, you could always depend on mighty Supply to provide the services and suppress the cries. t 0 t 7 Lieutenant Tim Hogan, Supply Officer i -I ss I- ssss s, so,s , , i ,. . .............-m,...f,J- m,,m,,.,. 'T fi 3 CSS Division ENS Steve Burg, Disbursing Officer Z SKC Abel Alex MSC Bob Munson Enjoying the sights of Singapore harbor ff' 2 . M MSI Antonio is advanced in ceremonies held Preparing 260 of the 108,000 rations served on the deployment in Lautoka, Fiji MSI Bonifaeio Antonio MSI Ed Beltran SHI Ed Bugay .mm 4 MSI Romeo Fajardo SKI Phil Flores b x MW 4 DKI Yu prepares for payday 124 1 lug, ,QV-A W 7 1 Three months messeoomig duty is an obligation served by nearly all sailors before advancement to petty officer MSI Wllfredo Mendoza DKI Manny Yu MS2 Kevin Corbin SK2 Don Meza MS2 Romulo Reynante 4HSf..41 svn - 1 Z, ,nt an 1 V X 'Www Q ,W - k 'Wt' Rugby team member MSC Munson trains hard SK3 Gary Anderson SKSN Ferdinand Angeles MS3 Bob Brooks SHSN Mark Hamburg SKSN Angeles helps load Project Handclasp SK3 Anderson enjoys a dart game in Lautoka guppljcg in Pago Pago -F Only 2499 heads to go um . .4--f 777 .1 auyfyrfwy ffffwzff, , , f f www , , V 4 U, MW ,,, f y A ff awww-M9 1 V --ff - V, f 3 1 A A A ,,f ,,Q I ,cw Q , A44 rd x I , 0 lj -i' ww ., I W ,M : i N , s A Q l, ,f ' Q -wwwu.. .. T 'iii' X ... a I L ., SA John Hamman SK3 Horacio Jarquin MS3 Brian McCanon SN Alex Nalos MSSA Kevin Paul Gas masks are essential for the uncommon con- LT Hogan shows proper re- coctions cooked up for the polywogs spect to trusty shellbacks , hs.. ff, f- r 1 : If ,. . , ', ,c - 5 - i I , -:qi 'Z W sim W, SIISN .lil Vcnfsuh SHR Pcppy Pimcmcl SHSN Pearson makes another sale Lil thc shipk xmrc lIlluunl ' Q . K Sl ISN Ciuy Prichard SN Vrrmcslu Rcycs ccmclusmn of SK ll VI IIPAC' '70 lhc night be fore rcturmng lu Pcalrl Harbor --H C IDR Mnlhls cuts thc CHM' Cclcbruling the 5 1 'wwf .. w,, RA f.w4,,f,5 Q f Fffy- ,ig .I I Q I ag, jjj ,, , gk' f fqyhmw ,fy x -, fmxff' gy f Q, V' 5 gags , Q L, ,Q , ff,,V ff 'V X ,X ,f1g5w5,g ,f'i,Mf'1:'.,j.f KWH:-A ? 5 f x mf M! Win W- f , f g,?Mif,' .L 4,97 4' K ,ya MQ 4 fa 4 ' ' ' n muff' 1 Q X , r X ny f , AV VMI' ,, V,,,,fff:f23w5:, 444, V., 7. I Hi I , M f V+! Ji. , gg ,- imx., , .,f L M , 1 J , ' '4 ff,,,,, f b , - 5 ' ,Af Q, -'A' fi kr 'L 'Flin 'Navigation Department, more popularly known as NX division, is composed of several small, but essential work centers. Besides the 0 navigation team - Qttartermasters - the ship's office Yeonten, Personnelmen. and Hospital 'Corpsmen fall into the NX organization. For Yeomen and Personnelrnen. SOUTH PAC '79 was basically business as usual, with the extra challenge of Pearyis isolation from well established Naval administrative centers thrown in. The typical daily stream of official correspondence was substituted by a 'feast and famine' routine, depending on mail deliveries. Doctor Dick Herdener, the DESRON Twen- ty-iive medical officer, rode Pcarv for much of the cruise. Combined with the skill and exper- ience of our two corpsmen, the ship's medical capabilities far exceeded that normally found on frigates. And every bit of this cnpa bility was needed when Pearjt f embarked the refugees in May. The medical team, if by several volunteers from otha' worked around the clock to care for the hog people. That their efforts were rewarded Q success is well known. Navigation in waters seldom seen by Navy ships was ti challenge routinely encountered on SOLJTHPAC '79, Even today, much of the South Pacific is a mystery. Often the but charts available were based on pre-Civil War surveys and the uncharted reef sighted just west of the Tonga islands demonstrated a little too clearly how little faith could be placed in them. Thanks to the professional job habitual with the Quartermasters, Peary safely sailed some 25.000 miles. entered and left I8 differ- ent ports, set navigation detail over 50 times always on track and on time. ii Main-fvnn ,,, i lluinQ K Lieutenant fiunior gfadcl Bob Weir, NZlVlgIflltDf if lil ll-ml QMC Bob Cooke 3 2 YNC Jim Nevin X PNC Tito Santiago YNC Nevin represents the CPO mess in the Miss Lieutenant Dick Herdener rode Peary for much of the deployment Polywog contest if Taking a fix from the trusty SN Pimentel assists PNC Santiago, although he is officially a LORAN set member of First Division . l 1 'iv 4 'Nw-igsx' g 2 1 4.41. i .s. 7,4 Q.. 0 X I SMSN Kelinson is obviously enjoying QM2 llill lakes llic liclm for sea and anchor detail his shots if 5 5 5 2, HMI Jim Curry QM2 Dan Hill PN3 Al Brahm A ff:-is if HM3 Cliff Cham l I i SN Ron Dorman l lif e 4 ,J 3 if Y'li '9' 5'-s -7 fo -L.. TNR Service with a smile TQ so 1 s . . x -L N X X X A tx w , I I The target is that round thing. You just shot a sheep ' ,' .' of. 222 t 8 A Doc Curry's standby position for flight quarters YN3 Rob Manley SN Matt Schaff QMSA Dan Suttles YN3 Sal Trujillo QMSN Doug Zahn QMSN Zahn mans the port pelorus as Peary departs Pearl Harbor on SOUTHPAC '79 if, ,ff zu, . ,, r -' ' . - ' ' -'QQ 1. Q1 1- '- wD:sfa ,. Y ' N - V ,, ,- .,., e V. 1 . g..:' ' 1 R 0902452 May 79 From: CTF Seven Five To: USS Robert E Peary Refugee Boat Encounter I. Your actions since discovering those in distress on the high seas S May. have been in lteeping with the time honored traditions and responsibilities of mariners and reflect compassion for human life. You have correctly carried out your duty ina truly superlative manner. The high state of readiness and training your ship and crew enjoys was evident throughout that very demanding evolution . . . Your outstanding crew and medical staff can be very proud. Well done. Rea-r Admiral Alex Sinclair ' ' g ln. addition to Commander Task Force Seventy-five's message above, personal commendations were received from Secretary of the- Navy, 'Chief of Naval Operations, Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet, Commander Naval Surface Force Pacific Fleet, Commander Naval Surface Group Midpac. and Com- mander Destroyer Squadron Twenty-five for Pearyk actions in the refugee encounter. Rzsnszrz may 79 .4 +2 o 4 C A d From: CincPacFlt' Q To: TG Seven Five Pt Two ' South Pacific Deployment - I979 A. cincvae 1902152 May 79 4 ' I. Reference A is quoted for your information as follows, quote: l. Please convey my appreciation to the officers and men of Combesron 25, USS Cochrane, USS Rohen EZ Peary and USS Roark for their exemplary conduct on all aspects of the SOPAC cruise. 2. ...The superb professional competence exhibited by all hands during the cruise was 'tdnfzed b Pearys recent rescue of 448 Vietnamese refugees at sea. em a y 3.:l'l1e very favorable reactions of the nations of the South Pacific as a result of this cruise are concrete evidence of the fleet's important contribution in s f ' ' ' upport o our foreign policy objectives. 4. Nice going, Admiral.M.F. Weisner Unquote. 2. I join Admiral Weisner in his adm' t' f nd' 4 fu ' gehtnonstrated the fleet's unique capabiiig i:anac':rar:tliiof.f'it:it:i qu. lm tions to international understanding and friendship. .mm um Admiral D.C. Davis 4 I . 1 1 4 1 W 1 PW' xr fx, 1 15,-. ' 'X 7' -wgf 1 w, n., f- ,, ll :Q 1-'51 L, in 1 if 4 .A mv if F 1-WJ ,A X .tw ,.,. . , L 2 1 N WW M. ..-. ... fs!! - wr . ,. V L , ' 2. 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