Rupertus (DD 851) - Naval Cruise Book

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GEMINI Although the Gemini spacecraft have always been programmed to land in the Atlantic, Pacific recovery units remain on station throughout the flight in the event that a Pacific reco- very is implemented. RUPERTUS has been assigned four such tasks. While preparations 1 are being made for a Gemini shot, this staccato jargon may be heard from the fantail. Grab that linef' Hook it. ..get the hook on it ln Watch the collar, watch the collar.. .that's it . . . raise it up, gently, gently .... H Inform the bridge the capsule is aboardf, Although tin cansn are famous for their maneuverability, bringing a 3,300-ton destroyer alongside a bob- bing capsule is no easy problem. The RUPERTUS utilizes a special NASA-designed crane which lifts the capsule and places it in a cradle on the fantail. Aboard ship there are at least one doctOr, a corpsman, and several Navy divers to assist in the operation. Inside the radio shacks, special communications equipment is installed to enable the President to extend his W7ell Donel' to the astronauts. I 1 l .- , ' at M. . A 'trfrfr flif . A 7 Ng WW.. f- ' . A . .,,., - Egg ' ' ' X' ' ' fmqcwmm M , , . TW' Q , Av ,, f' Wff' ' ,,., , , ' L, A-i Wz7.3.r . X 'Q it M My . F ri. , K V,,Wgf'3'4!4m fr U rrfr V LM ,-fa, .. ' - --. 37 k ,.,.,,, X My , , c .W 'I Q W , f WW' 'X' - , I , , , g ' ' UJWM A . ,, N 'W fig ,V , I . ,ef I . ',.4,,d W ,. Wfgf, f AZKNQQ ff r . W 'wflm .PWM PM 0 QQWMZLQ-QL.:'f Q, M y ,Y .f..riy4m4,w . W , , J , V W .... I- 'Xif!!' A f ,.s--W , 2745+ ,,,,4n1 W'P Hook Is Gn M lrlyy ,k,. gm mr M . , g V . . ,E,?,.z,m dk Capsule Has Been Spotted V Wk V , 6 x K' We - ,ns H Q ' , X ' WW - N ' L ,A .fc 'f f' X, , x, f V f k . , . W., X hw ,, ,LN M -L., X , , ,, V ir A-:fa ,V W' iv .. . J. - X - - ' nz' X 1- X V ' A Q? r - 6' - , fg my A , nl I F N I .N nw- rT,thW?.vFk X. V ,,,, f 5 34r . NA l fr 2,1 'S gem' . X , , .fffxfi ew, is , iygzfrz-Vw, Y 'With lv, t. W' Crane Takes Over V l ib' We X A c, . . - 4 at ' ' mr SVTEW A . .. . w i ll. r f I N NX 5' Env. if-f r, . ,, mx - . if M .A I P J,. .i ,Q I 'K , k S, J t. ' N L' X . i f f, 4. fr - Q' W f '-I-sw.. 5 yt 7,1 I ,S Q X' -eff' . X. - M a ' X I ' ' ' X WSW W - .114 V M. vigil., A as , ' s r ' 'X X' A ff 1 . , if I 5 Ns: , , V 5317? au . I 135' ...,. , , ... Wir Q, bf 'fiiaiif X

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-2 i E if Q, i 1, S a 1 F f gg 1! 1 if l gl 1 i Z 31 2 E .....i................,..,....4.-..-......,..- il J ff E ,, l v 9 SHIP S OPERATIONS DURING the two year period that RUPERTUS has been a unit of the Seventh Fleet she has had many varied assignments. Probably the most important, and dehnifely the most satisfying were the periods of Naval Gunhre Support during which we fired a total of 6,500 rounds of 5 ammo into the Viet Nam real estate. We operated as units on Dixie Station and Yankee Station, and patrolled the Straits of Taiwan for days on end. We were involved in four Gemini shots and all wished and thought that RUPERTUS should have been the ship to pick up the astronauts. Oue operations were varied, but we performed all of them with a professionalism that has for so long been the common calling Card of the Greyhound Navy. 3 1 li Z Q ' J f i Quarters For Entering Port Y 1 5 1 J: si' lil i R: Signaling A Fellow Ship At Sea Bridge Wim-li

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