Tolovana (AO 64) - Naval Cruise Book

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Eommrzzrdzng Captain Carl VV. Gronemann Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 18 November 1920. Prior to entering the Naval Academy he attended North Park Junior College, Chicago, Illinois and graduated in 1941, with an associate of arts degree. Graduating from the United States Naval Acad- emy in 1944, Captain Gronemann reported to the U.S.S. TICONDEROGA ICVA-141 where he served as a gunnery officer. In January, 1946, Captain Gronemann began a distinguished career in the submarine service when he entered the U.S, Submarine School at New London, Connecticut. Upon completion of Sub School, he served in various billets aboard U.S.S. RATON ISS-2701 in July 1946, and U.S.S. THREADFIN ISS-41OI in July 1948. In January 1951, Captain Gronemann served a brief tour ashore at the University of Idaho as an assistant professor of Naval Science. Return- ing to sea he went to U.S.S. GRAMPUS ISS-5231 as executive officer. He assumed his first com- mand, U.S.S. CUTLAS ISS-4781 in July 1955. In August 1957, Captain Gronemann returned to shore duty, first as a student at the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia, then at the Bureau of Naval Personnel where he worked in the Plans Section. From the Bureau of Naval Per- sonnel he reported to the Commander Submarine Force Atlantic where he served as Flag Secretary and aide. Continuing his career in the submarine service Captain Gronemann reported to Commander Subma- rine Squadron Six in July 1962, and in June 1963, he assumed command of Submarine Division 61. Sixteen months later he returned to Washington, D. C. where he served as ioint long range strategic plans officer for the Chief of Naval Operations. On 30 September 1966, Captain Carl W. Gronemann Jr. relieved Captain Robert P. Coogan as Commanding Officer U.S.S. TOLOVANA IAO-641 during ceremonies held at Yokose Fuel Pier, Sasebo, Japan. After seeing TOLOVANA through the remainder of her 1966 WestPac tour and her 1967 overhaul, Captain Gronemann was relieved as Commanding Officer of TOLOVANA by Captain Samuel G. Gorsline Jr. at KaoHsiung, Taiwan, on 6 December 1967. At sea we not onily' put into practice what We have learned in the past, but we continue . our learning process. Here, Capt. Gronemann observes an- other ship as it makes its ap- roach alon s'd'e T p gi I OLOVANA prior to an- underway replen- ishment.

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Of late the population has declined to about thirteen. The Honorable Walter J. Hickel, Governor of the State of Alaska, was good enough to furnish the above historical infor- mation and a flag of Alaska. TOLOVANA proudly flies that flag during all underway replenishment operations and is happy to consider the citizens of Tolovana Village honorary members of her crew. On 17 October 1967 TOLOVANA and her crew said farewell to Long Beach and our loved ones. The TOLOVANA headed for the warm and often hostile waters of the South China Sea and the cold and turbulent waters of the Sea of Japan. We were deployed for a period of 219 days. During our deployment TOLOVANA conducted 312 replen- ishments at sea. We operated with ships of four nations varying in size from U.S.S. GANNET lMSC-280,145 feetl to U.S.S. KITTY HAWK lCVA-63,1046 feetl. The ship made several runs to the Market Time operating area, the DMZ and Yankee Station in the Tonkin Gulf. ln addition to serving the allied forces in Viet Nam, TOLOVANA played an important role in the Sea of Japan during the Pueblo Crisis. Out of the 219 days we were away from Long Beach we spent 58 days in the following ports, Pearl Harbor, Subic Bay, KaoHsiung, Yokosuka, Sasebo, and Hong Kong. The remaining part of our time was spent at sea either in transit to and from station or on station pro- viding services. During the seven months TOLOVANA was deployed she pumped 676,800 barrels of Navy Special Fuel Oil at a cost of S1,685,232, 164,000 barrels of JP-5 at a cost of ilS874,776, and 10,000 barrels of aviation gasoline at a cost of 571,400 After one swing through the Market Time areas TOLOVANA became attuned to the needs peculiar to the small boys operating for extended periods of time'on patrol. Combining experience with imagination TOLOVANA helped pioneer the concept of The Complete Unrep . Besides pumping fuel we transferred bottled gases, fleet freight, passengers, U.S. mail, fresh vegetables, ice cream, bread, potatoes and ammunition. We also rendered such extras as photographs of each ship taken before and delivered during the UNREP, copies of the ship's daily news- a er lTOLO TALESJ replacement navigational charts, potable and make-up feed water, and sales from TOLO- P P f VANA's post office, ship's store, and small stores. As often as possible we also supplied our customer ships with music from the TOLO TIGER Band. fTOLOVANA's exploits we would li e you o Ioin , k t ' ' us on a short pictorial cruise meet Now that we have told you o our crew and re-visit TOL OVANA's ports of call with us.

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