Strong (DD 758) - Naval Cruise Book

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UN-REPS fr i S i S I FROM: Commanding Officer, USS ALUDRA CAF-555 TO: Commanding Officer, USS STRONG fDD-7585 You are our honored last customer of our 67-68 deployment- Barrin f l ' ' - ' g a urt ier crisis Therefore a particular pleasure to serve you. Best of Luck C. I. Lee 'rpg'

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- f mp Y t fl? 'M 9454 J I 1 Xt ,,- X ,- 'XY Because of the United States' ever increasing global commitments, our Navy's ships are often required to re- main at sea for extended periods of time. On this cruise, the STRONG was often at sea for periods in excess of twenty da s. To remain at sea requires fuel oil. e get this fuel from the fleet oile O ' ' rs. n this pa e and the preceeding one are hoto ra f h ' g P S O I C l'1'1GI'1IT1E1I1l'llI'1g h . t err re ueling stations. This evolution ' good reflexes Quite requires skill and often a rig separates and spra s oil o n the Weather decks, When thisyhappens, people must move smoothly to repair the damage and restore service Throughout the cruise, the STR'ONG men performed well and when occ a- sional ri broke, it was never long bef ore a l was back to normal. I ,,,, .wax K I 1 K 5 ,K IW ZQ W . i f -r ,Qfw , Q2 fJs,4,,s,s,mgm Q , yt 'Q S SXSW M: S S A 532 ffs edgy,-f um fs SEER, 'N 'fsssm fwjwgkf Q W fig' E T