Tarawa (CV 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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FUELING AT SEA The tankers are frequently followed by Navy supply ships loaded with food, airplane parts, bombs, ammunition, and other supplies that have been broughtall the way from Norfolk, Va. The carrier pulls alongside the supply ship and huge cargo nets full of crates, cartons, and bags are swung over onto her hangar deck. This system of replenishing at sea was developed during World War II by the Navy's famous fast carrier task forces operating on the far side of the Pacific. It is this system that enables the U. S. Navy to maintain floating air bases in any ocean, off any shore for a limitless length of time. ' Three fhousand miles from home, wi+h 'lanks dry, Tarawa gels a transfusion. ' .-.A ' -.f 1 1--.-no-:w,,.m-T-mc,-.5-..-,-5. .:.fve.:.:.-i-m-- 4' -.-,-.-- The destroyer, from fhe screen, is faking nourishment in 'rhe form of fuel oil. The ability to refuel at sea, a U. S. Navy specialty, is the trick that has enabled the United States Sixth Fleet to operate, since the close of World War II, more than 3,000 miles from its nearest base. It is this ability that has made it unnecessary for the U.S.S. TARAWA QCV-405 to tie up to a dock at any time during its six months cruise in the Mediterranean. Photographs on this page show tankers of the U. S. Sixth Fleet Service Force pumping fuel oil and aviation gasoline, the life- blood of a modern jet navy, into the thirsty ,tanks of the Tarawa. The Tarawa, and other large ships in the fleet, pass some of their fuel oil on to destroyers and other small units of the fleet as they need it. . Deck crews and oil lines gel' wel' when loaded iankers go info rough seas. The four guns +ha+ appear +o be on 1-he +anker's deck are on 'l'he destroyer refueling from 'lhe other side.

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A quiei' Sunday morning in Aranci Bay found a number of Ihe Tarawa's crew going ashore fo church. Cafhoiic Choir. Leff 'Io Right FIRST ROW: Fennewald, Guelker, Trush eim, ENS McDonough, LT DeBri, LT CIark, Direcfor Vranes, Jones, Organisig Feeney. SECOND ROW: Abler, Paureiss, Sziag, Cacciaiore, Duerr, Jackson, Markworfh THIRD ROW: Harding, Grover, Crumlish, Marchione Oknaian, Gaudeffe. ' Y' CHQRAL GROUPS xg, . ws, Pro+es+an1' Choir. Lef+ +o Righ+: FIRST ROW: Ammons, BoIand, LT CIark, Direcforg Jones, AbboH. SECOND ROW: Harding, Organish HowIeH, Gus- fafson, Lu+her, Mole. iAboveI Our Carholic and Pro+es'ran+ Choir sang for service and masses ashore on a number of occasions. Here +he Ca+hoIic Choir sings High 'Mass a+ +he Church of Bon Espoir ai' Cannes, France. Glee CIub. Lef+ +o Right FIRST ROW: Gueiker, Trusheim, Boland, ENS McDonough, LT DeBri, LT Clark, Direc+org Vranes, Jones, Abbo'H', Fennewald. SECOND ROW: Ammons, Harding, Paureiss, Szlag, Shur, Duerr, Jackson, Cacciafore, Mohr, Mark- wor+h. THIRD ROW: Adler, Crumlish, Marchione, Oknaian, HowIe'H', Gus+afson, Lu+her, Gaudeife, Feeney.

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Executive Officer LCDR JACK M. JAMES was born in VVildwood, New jersey. He graduated from XfVildwood High School in 1937, from Annapolis in 1941 and from Pensacola in 1944. He married Miss Louise Snyder of Oak Park, Illinois, in 1946 and is the father of two boys. He joined the Air Group in August, 1951. Commanding Officer Currier Air Group Eight CDR VINCENT L. HATHORN is a native of Pittsfield, Maine. He makes his home with Mrs. Hathorn and their five children in Virginia Beach. He graduated from Pensacola in 1937. Commander Hathorn came to Air Group 8 as Air Group Commander when it was formed in April, 1951. His last previous duty was Executive Officer of the Naval School of Photography at Pensacola.