Stoddard (DD 566) - Naval Cruise Book

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f. X ti-544 4 .Y 1- vivv C i 5 :CS , fav V yi it ' ' y irq'--if There is a pattern to Yankee Stationg before long a ship falls into it easil d ' ' y an naturally. The Condition lll watches and the plane-guard details and the refuelings come in sequence-predictable and ex- t bl E pec a e. ven the crises are routine after a while, and the men on e no longer surprised when a carrier watch on the bridge and in CIC ar turns right after she said she would turn left. ?'5' 'Tfj'.'f ff ,

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.'x,X ?, YANKEE STATION Yankee Station is a different world-a different way of doing things-a different war. The Navy operates three attack carriers and one support carrier on station at all times. With escorts and supply ships, they make up the mightiest fleet in existence. Yankee Station is like living at the end of the runway of one of the world's busiest airports. The jets scream in day and night, the radio is never quiet, and there is scarcely time to draw breath before the next evolution.

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UCTT f f' I I l While we plane-guarded, the normal shipboard work went on. OPPOSITE PAGE-TOP RIGHT: FTG3 Shepherd and FTGSN Woodward work on fire-control equipment. TOP LEFT: Testing fire- fighting equipment resulted in this scene on the fantail. CENTER: EM3 Zehren watches the main switchboard. BOTTOM: RD2 Graves frequently checked the radar for other ships. THIS PAGE- TOP RD2 Parker works a maneuvering problem. CENTER: We refueled many times, as in this familiar scene. BOTTOM: RM2 Wright types out one of the many messages handled each day.