Waccamaw (AO 109) - Naval Cruise Book

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CCAMAWS 10th ED CREISE The Mediterranean is no strange place to the WACCAIVIAW as this was her tenth cruise. But to the Med, the WACCAMAW was something entirely different. She was the first jumbo oiler to operate with the Sixth Fleet. To the countries bordering the sea she must have looked strange indeed. Here was a ship that should be very familiar, in fact, they remembered her name. But she was now longer, cleaner, sharper in ap- pearance, and less cluttered, with the old booms and masts replaced by smooth looking king posts. Though WACCAIVIAW was no stranger to the Med,her crew,for the most part, were very inexperienced. This would not last however for the WAC'S work was cut out for her and she turned-to with a vigor and determination that surprised even the old salts . The ships and days flew by, the score board climbed and WACCAIVIAW steamed back and forth to all corners of the Medi- terranean. She took on all comers, Car- riers, Cruisers, Cans, Ammo ships, Reef- ers, other Oilers and, would you believe, a Submarine or two! As the days went by the crew became more and more efficient and the black oil flowed faster and faster til a total of thirty two million gallons had been pumped to the thirsty ships of the Sixth Fleet. After steaming 20,000 miles visiting places such as Suda Bay, Crete, Istanbul, Turkey, Rapallo, Italy, Palermo and Argos- tolli, Sicily, Rhodes, Athens, Greece, Val- encia, Spain, Gibraltar and, of course, Naples, Italy, WACCAlVIAW'S cruise was ended and she returned to Norfolk, Virginia. She returned a bit tired and with a few aches and pains but she'd proved her point and done her job well. Watch out Sixth Fleet, we're coming back for another round next year!

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