Samuel B Roberts (DD 823) - Naval Cruise Book

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' raving Q' ..'11',xv , . 'Ev gs, Vs f 'Q 137 -f , The Tonkin Gulf vvos our lost ossignmernr ',viTr1 ?' Task Group 77.7. SAMUEL B. ROBERTS had 1 'r , proved herself mcmy Times over wifi this group ' ond we, her crew, were proud To serve in her. f On 21 February we refurrmed To Subic Boy for fheyA1QQggq55gQ,fQie.,, To lood supplies ond prepore for ' I 4 fb -.fr Y r 3' 7-- 77 y.QI.nw.f ' .....f'fi UB V V m- 'gk--o W-r.f1n4p,'M .,:pj,p,. 7 W 7 ..L.Ili,, 173' Fefee,L51PYf' l A e, uzssuzs un annum! anouv roof- CK,rv.l,QLLi747l'k,li,E'Q, I' 1 .N Y ' . 'I' - rm , 113 Q53f17?f4Z DEC 77 vxmrrnfmoonvf 4 'Ito 1 H41 COPDESHON 214 To, V: C via: Coo,,,m-7.7 r 10: USS S B HOHERTS C 'Tina dv!- Subj . onhanlldlln . QQUI , , rf Q, C . Hi, . of If - Chl? 'tfoyl F' if-7 0 Qu 535 ls' LW ace 0 41- 3, 29 c- nab .sjtzuxx gh A r LES Ju IN, u J I Um' oft al 1 if 5 great vig.. ' K 7 fu-7.1 . 2 abut mg:-O . .YM A31 mg, U: . fn . . 4-1 ' J, I I - I 196 rt 4 L M-fm cw-V . ' 1 f . U . ,V . , I N, V, i BT rf'f2effJ Q-Scelvl , QfQ4 'm. rf J' ' 5 M ' ,lorxlvqjqt -55, no Flee' acif. 0 IJJUFA: X - 'lj WELL IDNE Q99 '-711 ef1q,I 'Lip 4' di lc eh ' S 4-7 ,Q L. Fat! J' Q ' Ce day Rst 4-5,1 X I-, K of in-, VG' ' 1- S I-OH Oli- - -In p al G 11 e at ,Q ., , . ,, N HX' P1 Q sc- -76 Pei 3 F.: x Ay .- v Q do f S rye IQ 1- QQ J L AJ Ang, U abil in C -if ofdule for '30,-J' ' 4 A t . 763-rv C ' A - , N, ' x 'IJ , ' A 172142 p:4?6p rg4lnfi5Q1'1- S the W1 Ch use lixm 4545 jL-4,5T':,7ce of ofess A9916 X76 Su PleQ'gQ,ulOfiU CONN. C7l'Qa'FZ' or -? E.,1o,, HIS- 11,30 Wd ,-'rfb ' v :Q 4 .UN al flue Fc rex -.5 K W -2 J. 4-RP res '75 O5 K Hot, -Q of In RISE' 'DOH on 4 rot. 7 4. W 's N' th Lis- ep se so D, '-ck, I xi- ol ,. Oy-, es , Q qv N fix 41- S e a fo ,,Kc,, , , , ' Q' ., +: X, , if -111. -3 lj, Q Q, X ., , .4 . 4 . 4 g iq' S . ep ,. .1 , Q, N nl ,, , QQ -.7 ac fltl for 'LZZS 383, 11.7 Nr r JUN. Ti- -. gif-1.-.,. c-- 45' - ' gnc! Ons ML E A ect 0L,UR-4.3,:kVJ my . x . -QcQh'4Qh'wlA.1N 4 tis -.Qbot C N Of - ' 4 as . , , ec- .Q +5 -If 4 cs -'S Ke.: fl t Rose fig U., . . . . ew . , ue -. est 179 17 QT-S, rec 11:11 . . it ,csc uc, Nina, :ct ' 'il' I 0:-4 , rl-f Q - N7 N S Gnu dl Q , .. , ul Ng. Lp ., 0 S .5 on 421, Q-.A -Q4 ez. GJ- Us Q1-V! Cum? x. -.1 574. C7 fonall-Stl-ow take Co cc A th Q N7 VL, 73 a CIE? C ' '- - L 5- 7 his fo!-out cuff nd .rc c: .3 x X Q-,M gd 5,7 .' .7, C 3, -. , K-Q 1. 'J - 1- 4,-' 5 QQN -1' , . RQ Ps Cor. ew. 521' ff wsu '- J Us . 'He C,o.:4C.,?Lb':117!PL , X, A -ft: tL3Q.5.Uis ICQ S 1' ' 44 1 V . CQziQ'Lf'e2SP 41: T f W' U ff' G11 i Wfiup 'S r 80053 5202- '- 5 ff . Qw5,:,'A the F-Lp I Liv? -I0 Igijk , fs of Him '2-vi, r 1. - t, est , ., ,Ie 1 ' 1 r STN SUV JN - N KPAGI ON! CILH 1 wuooooxoooacuopsnasuncolr 4.-.-OOD... 1 3 -for zu- f UNCLASSIFIED -A ynggz M5565 p

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X-I lvl I fy' ,Q-.x J 1 L ,J yu Czfrlkifl Qulf The ionifin Jo wiTh The nuclear-powered guided missile ,N 1 A 1 Chr Tinol Three wee-lcs on The line ended vviTh o Trip inTo lol Fil gofe, USS l3f4XllNlBl?lDGlf. Our mission here involved seorch nd rescue operoTions Tor The recovery ol downed ovioTors 'uno fniQnT he Torced To diTch Their oircroTT in The Gulf. We will :T ToroeT o Teva mornenTs of Teor when Three high-speed poTrol :ods suddenly oppeored on The horizon ond hegon closing Us rC:idly. -'ie were oT generol qoorTers sToTions in o moTTer of eccnds. Severol ogonizing rninUTes elopsed before The bo0Ts ere fdenfihed cs Triendly ond onoTher experience in our E ?eTnonn deploy'nenT corne To 0 close. 3 3, I

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