Smalley (DD 565) - Naval Cruise Book

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MAIL AND SUPPLIES . . rs' N, V X Q ' va 4- J 2' . EQ? . 'glz.8 .4 or u, i mm , S' N sl :lla : , 6 I I o,.. 3 I ' 9 0-nan Q 3 l I xg. ai fl '9',1 '1 0' 0 NO - 4 puffed through the water at 27 knots and slipped astern. The race was on. The tempo quickened and hearts beat faster all over the ship. The sense of routine and boredom van- ished as we hastened towards the distressed aviator. ' The boilers roared, the forced draft blowers hummed as the throttle valves cranked the steam-hungry mouths of the main turbines Afternoon lull . . 77 STYLE open wider and wider. The vibrating stern sank down to ocean level as the smooth blades of the two propellers bit into the water and sent it writhing in white foam fifteen feet into the air. As the fantail dug deeper into the sea, Smalleyis proud bow lifted its chin high, slic- ing into the dark waves and splitting an occa- sional swell into heavy spray which dashed over the bridge. Soon we were streaking toward the pilot at almost 40 miles an hour and the Task Force had long since disappeared behind us on the cold horizon. A weather plane was orbiting over the survivor's tiny raft and our radars kept a constant fix on his position. In an hour and fifteen minutes, we saw the red puffs from his emergency smoke bombs, as we drew closer we could see the solitary figure in the little rub- ber raft surrounded by deep green dye marker with the assist plane circling faithfully over- head. Five minutes after we spotted the pilot he was safely on board. His total time in the water was only eighty minutes. At the moment of rescue the starboard side of the ship looked like a circus grandstand overloaded with zeal- ous camera fans. We were happy to know that our mission, however slight, had saved a life and therefore had been successful. Airficlds afioat

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Divine services Two or three times a week, instead of the usual pre-dawn flight operations, the task force replenished from a group of tankers, refrig- eration ships and occasionally ammunition ships. Smalley participated in dozens of these operations. Often on a moments notice, high- line transfers of both personnel and equipment were effected as easily as the fantail was rigged for our nightly movies. The perpetual routine of shipboard life with the task force imbued almost everyone with a sense of inescapable boredom. XV e churned over 33,000 miles with the formation, and dur- ing that period calendar days were clipped off as though they were the only barriers which prevented us from entering our next liberty port. On thc way I fpf, , ,W mb , ,pm ff ,diy f 4 0 , i Q W?Z43,'fzfif ' ,f WWW! ' X ' ' ' X V 43524454 ' 2 ' Another pilot saved 21 f W . QM f f if 'ff Forties open up