Samuel N Moore (DD 747) - Naval Cruise Book

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P I F A D PRESENTATIO Nelson FN is promoted to SFM3 e The Captain holds personnel znspeoteon flptazn congratulates Jefferson Davis BM3, 9 M007-678 HW lrlte Hat of the year. l E

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ID HIPMAN CR I E '64 Each year Midshipmen from the Naval Academy and the 54 NROTC colleges and universities are sent to the operating fleet for practical training and instruction. We 5 had five of them With us for part of our 5 West Pac cruise. We Wish them luck in their last academic year and await their n return to the Fleet as Ensigns next summer. ff N- , 4

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STA A cruise to the Western Pacific may suggest the mysteries of the Orient to some, or the humid Philippines, colorful Hong Kong, or just a long voyage far from home. To the statistician, however, such a cruise suggests figures that tell a story. These are some of the iigures that tell the story of the 4'Rammin Sammy and her crew. The earth upon which we live is roughly 35,000 miles around. You can readily see, then, that the 50,000 nautical miles our ship steamed on the seven month cruise is no small amount. We spent 141 days actually underway at sea. The longest single stretch was for 35 days off the coast of Viet Nam. To stay at sea and on the job, we called upon the services of many auxiliary ships, replenishing underway 33 times from oilers, 3 times from ammunition ships, 3 times from refrigerator ships, seven times from dry stores ships, and 8 times from air- craft carriers. Once we even played ammunition ship ourselves, when we transferred ammo to the U.S.S. MADDOX.