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VICEADMIRAL CHARLES K. DUNCAN, USN TheChief of Naval Personnel REARADMIRAL BERNARD M. STREAN, USN The Deputy Chiefof Naval Personnel CAPTAIN JAMES G. ANDREWS, USN AssistantChief for Morale Services

TABLEOF CONTENTS Features WhatMakes aHero? The Boatswain‘s Mate WilliamsStory ...... 2 World Record Breakersin Diving ...... 7 Somethingto Celebrate: A HundredYears at New London ...... 8 Talking Hands-Job of the LSE ...... 1 1 Navy‘s BigBrothers: Program Buoy ...... 12 Three DD VeteransChalk Up Matchless Records ...... 16 Pathfinder of the Sea-USSTowhee ...... 19 Wright on Full Power ...... 22 Gunships of the Skies ...... 36 Huntingfor Mines ...... 37 Here Are Latest Rules on Handling OBA ...... 38 SpecialFeature What’s In aName? Christening Navy Ships ...... 24 Centerspread TakeYour Choice: Navy Art inFour Colors ...... 32 Departments Lettersto the Editor ...... 58 Servicescope: News of OtherServices ...... 40 TheWord ...... 42 Bulletin Board HealthBenefits Program: Payment forCivilian MedicalCare Under CHAMPUS ...... 44 Reenlistment Incentives inHostile-Fire Areas ...... 46 CI/SERETraining forVietnam Duty ...... 47 Shipping HHE: WhenGoing to Restricted Area ...... 49 Seavey Segment 8-68 ...... 50 Shipping HHE: WhenYour Ship Is To Be Commissioned ...... 52 Cash Awards for Beneficial Suggestions ...... 54 Listing of OverseasTour Lengths ...... 56 Taffrail Talk ...... 64

John A. Oudine, Editor Associate Editors G. Vern Blasdell, News Don Addor, Layout & Art AnnHanabury, Research Gerald Wolff, Reserve

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0 FRONT COVER: BATTERY PLOT-Navymen at work inMain BatteryPlot aboard USS Canberra (CA 70). Left to right are: Seaman Alan K. Lewis; Warrant Officer, WO1, Lawrence 6. Rhaden; Fire Control Technician 3rd ClassCarl Scheffler; and Fire Control Technician 2ndClass Larry Jordan.-Photo by R. D. Moeser, JOC, USN.

0 AT LEFT: WIDE STANCE-Henry 1. Pricer,BM2, operates a winch aboard USS Diamond Head (AE 19) during replenishment of another ship.Operation of a ”yard and stay” rigin cargo handling is an important iob aboard the Atlantic Service Force vessel.

0 CREDIT: All photographs published in ALLHANDS Magazineare official Department of Defense photos unjessotherwise designated. PhMas on page 38 by Denzil 0. Evans.

A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW-PBRs cruise in Formation. Rt: PBRs andtroops team in sweep of winding Vietnam river. way in. By now, the dredge was sink- Exhausted and withtheir lungs hatch,and fought for the surface. ing faster. nearlybursting, but knowingthere Gasping, Williams and Binder broke Swimmingback to the exposed was no time to surface again for air, through to air with an unconscious- portion of the barge,Williams thetwo men swam eight feet into but-still alive Pops cradled between shoutedto the man insideto work the flooded compartment and found them. his way through the hull to a posi- Popsclinging beam.ato They On board the 105, Pops, gagging tion in line with the hatch. grabbed him, pulled him through the from water and oil he had swallowed, Williams and Binder thenmade was in shock. His feet and legs were repeated dives, surfacing only for air. “MOSTDECORATED” cut and burned. Williams, who was They soon discovered the hatch was exhausted himself, administered first obstructed by two pipes. Listedbelow are military deco aid anddirected emergencytreat- Unableto move the obstacles rations won by BM1 James E. Wil mentwhich further helped to save themselves, the twomen surfaced liams during his Vietnam servicc Pops’ life. between May 1966andearl) and hailed the rescuetug, called Williams and Bindereach were for a line, and then dove back under 1967. He was twice wounded anc many times a hero. In round fig awarded the Navy and Marine Corps and fastened the lineto the pipes. Medalfor heroic achievement. Wil- The tug pulled them away. ures he has earned some two dozer medals and awards. liams was personallycited for his By this time, the trapped man had direct responsibility in the saving of 0 Medal of Honor made his wayto a position in line eight lives. with thehatch. However,his com- 0 Navy Cross partment was rapidly filling, and he Silver StarMedal DAYS LATER,Williams was in called, “There’s no more air!” Navy and Marine Corps Meda SIX Bronze Star Medal, with Com. charge of a PBR combatpatrol that stopped a major enemy supply ENSING THE PANIC in the man’s bat DistinguishingDevice, plus 2 voice, Williamsreturned tothe

JUNE 1968 5 school equivalency credits under the USAFIGeneral Educational Devel- THE MEDAL OF HONOR opmentprogram, was married in 1949, and beganto think in terms On May 14, 1968, ?he Presidedof ?he Uni?ed States in ?he name of The Congress presenled of the Navy as a career. ?he Medal Of Honor to Boa?swain's Male Firs? Class James E. Williams, :

"For conspicuous gallanlryand intrepidity even largerconcentralion of enemy boats. ILLIAMS MADE seaman before re- at ?he riskof his life above and beyond ?he "No? waiting for the arrival of ?he armed Wenlisting in August1950, and call of duty as a member of River Sec?ion 531 helicopters, he displayedgreat ini?ia?ive and then spent 20 months on board uss during combat opera?ions on ?he Mekong boldlyled ?he patrol through ?he intense Douglas H. For (DD 779). He de- River in ?he Republic of Vietnam. enemy fire and damaged or destroyed 50 cided that BM was therating for "On 31 Oc?ober 1966, Petty Officer Williams enemy sampans and 7 iunks. This phase of him, despite all he had heard about wasserving as Boa? Cap?ainand Pa?rol ?he action completed, and with ?he arrival of tightadvancement quotas and slim ?he armed helicopters, Pe??y Officer Williams Officeraboard River Pa?rol Boa? (PBR 105) chances for promotion. accompanied by ano?her pafrolboa? when directed ?he altack on ?he remaining enemy ?he patrolwas suddenly loken underfire by force. He next pulled two years of shore two enemy sampans. Petty Officer Williams "Now itwas vir?ually dark, andalthough duty at Naval Base, Charleston, S. C., immedia?elyordered ?he fire returned, killing Pe??y Officer Williamswas aware ?ha? his and served as a Sixth Naval District ?he crew of one enemy boat and causing the boalswould become even be??er ?arge?s, he shore patrolman. In September 1954, o?her sampan ?o ?aka refuge in a nearby ordered ?he patrol book' search lights ?urned he reported to uss Thomaston (LSD river inle?. on ?o be??er illurninale ?he area andmoved 28), made the BM3 quota in Jan- "Pursuing ?he fleeing sampan, ?he U.S. ?he patrol perilously close to shore to press uary 1955, and was discharged and pa?rol encounlered a heavyvolume of small ?he a??ack. Despi?e a waning supply of am- reenlisted at in July 1956. arms firefrom enemy forces, at close range, munition ?he patrol successfully engaged ?he occupying well-concealed posi?ions along ?he enemy ashore and comple?ed ?he rou? of ?he river bank.Maneuvering through this fire, enemy force. Backon sea duty, Williams spent ?he patrol confronted a numericallysuperior "Under ?he leadership of Pe??y Officer 14 months on boarduss Direct (MSO enemy forceaboard ?wo enemy iunksand Williams, who demons?ra?ed unusualprofes- 430), which was interrupted for six eigh? sampans augmen?ed by heavy au?oma?ic sional skilland indomitable courage through- weeks while he attended Mine War- weapons fire from ashore. out ?he ?hree hour ba??le, ?he palrol accoun?ed fare School at Yorktown, Va. He next "In ?he savage ba??le ?ha? ensued,Pe??y for ?he destruction or loss of 65 enemy boa?s served two years with Air Transport Officer Williams, with u??er disregard for his andinflicted numerous casualties on ?he 6 at McGuire AFB, N. J., own safe?y, exposed himself ?o ?he wi?hering enemy personnel. then in June1960 reported to the hailof enemy fire lo directcounterfire and "His extraordinary heroism andexemplary deckforce of the newly-converted inspire ?he oclions of hispa?rol. Recognizing fighhg spiri?in ?he face ofgrave risks in- guided missile uss Little Rock ?he overwhelming s?reng?hof ?he enemy force, spiredthe effor?s of his men ?o defeat a Peny Officer Williamsdeployed his pa?rol to larger enemy force, andare in keeping with (CLG 4). awai? ?he arrivalof armed helicop?ers. In ?he fines? traditions of ?he United S?a?es Naval During three years on board Little ?he course of this movement he discovered an Service." Rock, Williamsserved as a master- at-arms and saw his ship win awards for operational excellence among At- lantic Fleet . In 1962, he at- silencing several automatic weapons FleetReserve after 19 years and tendedCareer Appraisal School at positions, anddirected one PBR to eightmonths of continuousactive Bainbridge,Md., then returned to investigateseveral sampans which duty.He felt that the last eight Little Rock for duty as a member of could be seen, while the other PBRs months had rounded out his career. the cruiser's career appraisal team. provided cover fire. The first 19 years of Williams' Hemade BM2, againreenlisted, "Almost immediately, the enemy servicereads like that of atypical and in April 1963 was transferred renewed their fire in an effort to force boatswain's mate,with emphasis on to the Fleet oiler uss Chukawan (A0 the PBRs away from the sampans." leadership. 100). One of the PBRs was hit, and so In highschool he was the presi- Followingadvancement to BM1, was Williams.Shrapnel tore into dent of his freshman class. He was Williams drew successive tours on his left arm and shoulder. active in sports,earning letters in board uss Amphion ( AR 13) and uss "Despite his painful injuries, Wil- baseball,football, basketball, tennis, Alcor (AK 259), duringwhich he liams led his patrol back through the boxing and track. (Boats might also attended Advanced Damage Control heavy enemy fire." admit-reluctantly-to havingbeen School at the Fleet Training Center, The PBRs had succeeded in halt- light onhis feet as a ballroom Charleston, S. C. ingthe crossing of threeheavy- dancer.) By March 1966,Williams had a weaponscompanies which totaled Eager to join the Navy, Williams wife, five children ages six to15, some 400 men. decided to enlist as soon as he could, and-as was mentioned earlier- The Navy Cross citation described and-less thantwo months after an eye on the Fleet Reserve. Williams' leadership as decisive and reachingage 17-signed up for a his courage unlimited in the face of three-yearhitch. But the final, heroic chapter in his heavyenemy fire. He received his Followingboot camp San at Navy career was stillto come. His second Purple Heart. Diego, and advancementto seaman shipmates in the Atlantic and Pacific second class, he spent two and one- Fleets will cheer him for his service ILLIAMS RETURNED tothe U. S. half years on LSTs operating out of to his country. winMarch 1967, and joined the Coronado,Calif. Heearned high -Dan Kasperick, JOC, USN

6 ALL HANDS Recording-setting aquanaut teamposes for photoafter receiving awards from Chief of Naval OperationsADM Thomas H. Moorer, USN.

WilliamWinters,W. ENl,USN Kenneth J. Condo, TMl,USN Don Risk, "1, USN Fernando Lugo, "1, USN

John C. Kleckner, HMl,USNADM Thomas H. Moorer, USN DanielD. Price, MMCS, USN, Team Supervisor World Record Breakers THE FIVE USN divers hours short of 13 and one-half days. fzrged from the high-pressure After making a gradual descent to chamberat the Navy Experimental 600 feet,the five remained atthat Diving Unit at the Navy levelfor 24 hours. Lug0 and Risk Yard, Washington, C.,D.they then made a 20-minute excursion to broughtwith them a worldrecord the 825-foot level. They returned tp for simulated depth. .theirthree companions, - Two of the five, all of whom are man's Mate1st Class Kenneth J. in trainingfor aquanaut dutyin Conda,the teamleader; Hospital Sealab 111, went to a depth of 1025 Corpsman1st Class JohnC. Kleck- feet in thediving chamber. The ner;and Engineman1st Class Wil- otherthree remained at 825feet liam W. Winters, andthen, four while the two, Machinist's Mate1st Class Fernando Lug0 and Mineman 2nd Class Don C. Risk, continued their descent. The roundtrib took longer than non-divers might expect. Just a few

Sealab personnel enter compression chamber to begintheir record dive.

JUNE 1968 7 during a series of experimental tests whilelying helplesson the bottom to determine the relative heat value was designed along with the rescue of watersoakedcoal as opposedto chamberfor effecting rescues in dry coal. It seems theentire coal numbers,escape locks, air purifiers, dumpcaught fire duringone com- bettercommunication facilities and bustiontest. The fire lastedseveral other subsidiary features. days before it could be extinguished. It was during this period that Sub- Virtuallyabandoned for atime, marine Medicine emerged as a new the New LondonNavy Yard was specialty in the study of the human listed to be disposed of in an appro- being. Aiding in all of these efforts priations bill submittedto Congress were the lessons learned from the for the fiscal year ending 30 Jun disasters of S-51 off New London in 1913.Only an impassioned speech 1925, S-4 at Provincetown in 1927, by a member of the House of Rep- and Squalus off Portsmouth, N. H., resentativessaved the sitefor the in 1939. future growth of our Navy. To train submariners in the use of It was more a matter of fate than LTHOUGH REDUCED ill Size and fa- the Momsen Lung, a towering cylin- foresightednesswhen the monitor A cilities duringthe interval be- drical water tank was constructed in Ozark, acting as a tender, arrived on tween World Wars I and 11, the base 1930. One hundred thirty-eight and 18 Oct 1915 with a division of sub- continued to service and one-half feet in height,the escape marines. Rut othersubmarines and trainNavy personnel for trainingtank contains verticala theirtenders followed, amongthem duty.During this peacetime period column of water 118 feethigh and one named Fulton, whose namesake the most notable accomplishment at 18 feet in diameter. The tank holds is moored in the Thames River today the base was thedevelopment of approximately250,000 gallons of as support ship for the nation’s first submarine rescue and salvagede- steam-heated water, which is purified all nuclearattack subsquadron. vices. in the same manner as in swimming Permanent status came to the fa- C. l3. Momsenwas pools. cility in 1917when the Navy De- responsible for the development of Shortlyafter its construction, the partment designated it a Submarine re-breathingthe apparatus now first trainingescapes were made in Base, and with America’s entry into known as the “Momsen Lung,” used the tank and it has been in continu- World WarI, facilities at the base for individual escape from a sunken ous use since then. It provides initial weregreatly expanded. During the submarine. training to all futuresubmarine of- warover tenthousand officers and A new type markerbuoy for re- ficers and enlistedmen attending enlisted men were trained at the base lease by strickena submarine to Submarine School. for duty in submarines. indicate its predicament and location The tank is also used to requalify,

BACK HOME-Fleet ballistic missilesubmarine is eased into its berth on the Thames River following Atlantic cruise. at 30-monthintervals, the crews of all submarines in the Atlantic Fleet. An identical tank was constructed at Pearl Harborto requalify Pacific Fleet submariners.

ITH THE COMING of World War wlI,the SubmarineForce was greatly strengthened by the addition of oldsubmarines recommissioned and newones from the building ways. Parallelling this expansion, the activities of the basewere stepped up to meet the increased demand for servicingsubmarines and training personnel. PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt visited the Submarine Base on26 Aug 1940, and inspected uss Tautog (SS 199),the newestsubmarine in the UnitedStates Navy, which had been commissioned the previous month.She was todistinguish her- self in World War I1 by sinking more enemyships than anyother United States submarine-26. In the five-year period from 1940 through 1945, the base mushroomed from 112 acres to 497, and from 86 to270 buildings. This expansion provided additional barracks, bache- lor officers’ quarters, schools, hospital buildings, mess halls,storage facil- ities, repair shops and piers. A red-letter day for New London, All clear . . . . . Straighten it up . . . . .

Landing and parking a helicopter headsfor shore to land troops and on boardcarriera atsea might equipment. becompared with maneuvering a The LSEsare busiest when the limousineinto a parkingspace in- helicoptersreturn to the ship.LSE tendedfor a bug. Don’t tryeither DavidBarbee describes the action: without the help of someone outside “Theyland quickly, one after an- signaling you directions. other.While I’m directingone If you’re a helicopter pilot coming down, another will be landing right in for a landing, look for the man on behindme. I have to keep my eye deckwho has LSE printed in bold outfor other helicopters so they letters on his bright yellow jumper. don’t come down on me or catch me He’s theLanding SignalEnlisted with a blade in the back.” who will pointto the spot on the The LSE in the most forward land- flight deckwhere you should land, ing spot on the flight deck does not use appropriatehand signals to have the same closed-in feeling, but guide you up or down, left or right, doeshave something else to think and, finally, in for a safe landing. about.Directly in front of the LSE LSEs on board the amphibious as- is the helocoming in toland, and saultship uss Valley Forge (LPH directly behind him is a 56-foot drop 8) directthe heavy traffic of take- straightdown. If the pilot doesn’t offs and landingsduring heli-borne follow the LSE’s signals quickly and assault operations off Vietnam. They exactly,both could endup in the areaviation boatswain’s mateswho water. -Story and Photos by describe theLSE job as noisy, and Les Goldberg, J03, USN. not without danger. Said one: “The HE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE is the sparkle. The walls ing you and comes over and wipes you out. You quit Tare clean. The tiled floors havean incredibleshine, playing pool. and you soon learn that the floor is apoint of pride You talk. About football. About Vietnam. About with the boys. They tell you it’s a little dirty now, you the Navy. About nothing in particular. Soon it’s 2100 should see it when it’s clean. andthe boys line upto go to bed. You drive away, You become the object of interest as you enter the thinking about your visit. Several times duringthe recreation room. Boyslook up from the pool table, eveninga boy asked if you werecoming back next heads turn away from the TVset to get a good look week. You wonder. at you: A visitor. A rare thing. You ask for a volunteer to show you around, and you BOYSVILLAGE of , a home for boys, is located get five. The tour of the dormitory is a slow, metic- at Cheltenham, Md., 15 miles southeast of Wash- ulous one. Your guide talks in gushes, as &if his words ington, D. C., whereit shares a fence withNaval had been dammed up for weeks waiting for someone to CommunicationStation, Washington. inundate.He tells you everydetail. If you let him, Up to 340 boys froni .,13 to 15 live at Boys Village he’ll describe every tile in the floor. for an average of six mori$s. A few are there because Later, you play pool with some of the boys. You’re of troublewith the authorities, butthe majority are pretty good, so everybody wants to play you. You beat there for constant truancy or, homeless, becausethey everybody until a very large 15-year-old tires of watch- have no other place to go.

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The boys who live at Boys Village and the Navymen In the following months, the young men fromBoys stationed next door have a good thing going.Some of Village attended various functions at the station. They the sailors are“big brothers.” Others are tutors. Still watchedpersonnel inspections when a Navy band or others drop in weekly just to visit. Marinedrill team was there. Many came tothe base Collectively, these activities are known as Program picnic on Memorial Day, when several Navymen were Buoy. “fathers” for the day. One of the first BoysVillage residents to be linked Unfortunately,these activities had limited effect. with a Navy“big brother” was a 14-year-old whom Sure, the boys weregetting away from theirenviron- we’ll call Jerry. ment for the day, but changes in outlook or personality Jerry’s parentsdied when he was veryyoung, andwere minimal. he lived with a succession of foster parents. Unfortun- One day, representatives of Big Brothers of America ately, Jerry could not adjust to the foster home situation. visited the station. They had heard of the relationship He ranaway frequently, and finally endedup at between the boys and the Navymen across thefence. Boys Village. They explained that maladjusted children come most Jerry felt rejected. The staff at BoysVillage noticed often from homes in which there is no father or other that he would not try anything that might be important I ~ ,,-,,,”,,, to him, because he knew it would only lead to disap- pointment. He would not join any of the activities. He satin a corner and did nothing. He was safe, there. Several times, Jerry ranaway fromBoys Village. Each time, he was brought back within several hl It wasn’t hard to find him. He had no place to ru Thencame Big Brothers andthe assignment of a Navy big brother from the base next door.

HE NAVYBIG BROTHER decided the best way to get to know his littlebrother was to take him fora drive 1 -1 Id just talk. The drive was going well until the Navy- -Inan’s carbroke down. He askedJerry to wait in the car, that he was going to call for atow truck. When he returned five minutes later, Jerry was gone. After a few days, he returned to Boys Village voluntarily. Thebig brother wasdisappointed, but he kept com- 5 ingto see Jerry.The two made a joke of theAWOL 3 incident, and Jerrywagered adollar it wouldnever 5 happen again. He bet.won the 3 Jerryand his Navybig brother became friends. They 3 wentto ball games together. They toured naval in- stallationsin the areatogether, and Jerry visited his 2 big brother’s home. He began to change. / He startedtaking part in the activities with his con- 3 temporaries at BoysVillage. His confidence grew. By 5 the timehe was readyto leave BoysVillage, he was a 3 changed per son. He accepted an invitation to live his aunt and uncle, and from all reports he is doing The Navyman’s interest paid off.

PHOGHAM OHIGINALLY calledProject Buoy was A startedby Captain Daniel V. James,now retired, soon afterhe tookover as Commanding Officer of NavCommStaWashington. CAPT James made courtesy calls on the local officials. One was the Superintendent of Boys Village. His young residents, he said, were not criminal types. At least not yet. Thefuture for many of them,however, was not &ght. Statistics showed that 30 to 40 per cent of the lys would end up in prison. Couldthe Navyhelp in some way, CAPT James -wanted to know. Indeed they could.

JUNE 7968. 13 ETTY OFFICERTHIRD CLASS JohnCioni tells of his ‘first meeting with his little brother.

year-old, was approaching six feet two. Worse, he ha been sent to Boys Village for constant fighting. “This was the boy I was to take to ball games and for whom I was toset a manlyexample,” says Cioni. “It kind of shook me up at first. “I could see myself telling him one of his ideas was wrong, andending up on the deck.But itnever happened. “It did take a while to make friends with him, though. When we first met, I couldn’t get three words out of him. Hesat stiffly in his chair andstared straight ahead, like he was a departmentstore mannequin. Everything I said to him he answered ‘Yes sir.’ “For the first few weeks, it was hard deciding where to go. Didhe want to go bowling? ‘Yessir.’ HOW about a movie? ‘Yes sir.’ Stopcalling me ‘Sir!’‘Yes sir.’ “Finally,after about sixweeks, he loosened up. He beganto suggestplaces he’d like to go, things he wantedto see. He begantelling meabout hislife, adult male. A “big brother” could often fill in the gap. about his problems. How about Navy big brothers? “I knew I hadn’t wasted those sixweeks.”

THE BIG BROTHERSPROGRAM became thecorner- THUS, ONEOF THE MORE REWARDING parts of Program Buoy stone on which Project Huoy was to be built. Posters is thetutoring activity.Here, the success can be went up all over the station. The leading petty officers measured. A Navytutor can watch his pupil’s vocab- were contacted, and their support solicited. An organi- ulary grow, or see him solve a math problem. zation began to take shape. Almour Grenon, an Electronics Technician 1st Class, The CPOsformed a “council of chiefs” todevelop interest for Big Brothers. They suggested thebest leaders, the most outstanding men in their divisions, as potential Dig brothers. Althoughquite a few became big brothers, others and solid circuitry.Tall, thick-shouldered, he uses his were reluctant as they would be leaving the area in a bighands constantly when he begins talking about short while. What else could they do? tutoring. Mr.Robert Sauls, Superintendent at BoysVillage, “Patience is the big thing. I try not to get ahead of notedseveral other ways tolend auseful, but less him. That’s the trouble in the first place. His class is too personal, helping hand. far ahead for him to catch up, so he just quits trying.” Some of his residents were slow learners, and could Grenon and his wifeGladys are a tutoringteam, be tutored in the evenings in such subjects as math and English. Other Navymencould coach athletic teams. Somecould visit the dormitories on a regular basis. Thus the scope of the station’s activities widened and the Big Brother keystone had servedas a catalyst for Project Buoy.

THEIYEA OF THE NAME evolved from the thought of marking a channel with a buoy in dangerous waters or extending a life buoy to a boy who needs help. So successful was the project that the first part of the name has been changed from Project Buoy to Program Buoy in order to stress the permanence of the program within the command’s concernfor its neighbor, BoysVillage. Coordinator for Program Buoy is the base chaplain, LCDRD. B. Fitzsimmons, CHC, USN, whohas the full support of the Naval Communication Station’s com- manding officer, Captain M. C. Hartle, USN. At NavCommSta Washington, the history of Program Buoy is toldin success stories. Nearly all of them, however, had difficult beginnings. A successful big brother, it seems, must have large amounts of patience and tenacity.

14 visiting Boys Village each week, he to teach math, she to teach speech and remedial reading. “I’ve learned a lot myself,” he says. “I learned math I he old way, but these kids are learning the new math, -0 -0 I had to do some book-cracking before I could teach it. “I thinkthere is an importantby-product of the tutoring program. It’s real easy to establish a personal relationship with a boy when you’re teaching him some- thing. Before each lesson, we always spend 15 minutes or so just talking. A lot more comes out like this than if Iwere to come to him cold and say ‘Tell me all about your troubles’.”

OTHERNAVYMEN dotheir part in Program Buoy by simply visiting BoysVillage once a week. Norman Huist, a Royal CanadianNavy Petty Officer stationed at NavCommStaWashington, is active in this part of the program. Fornearly a year, heand U. S. Navy SeamanPat Griffin havemade weekly tripsto BoysVillage, just topay a visit. As Buist describesit, “There’s noset routine for anyone visit. Onenight we might play pool with the guys,another time we’ll just talk.They and shooting the breeze reassures them that somebody talk a lot about the Vietnam situation.” cares.” “This all depends,” interjects Griffin, “on how respon- Mr.Sauls felt strongly enough about Program Buoy sive theyare on thatparticular evening. Occasionally, to get Buist an extension at NavCommSta Washington. nobody will eventalk to us.But that doesn’t happen In a letter to the Canadian Military Attache, Mr. Sauls very often, and it’s usually because they had an espe- told what a tremendous job Buist had done. In addition ci. 11 bad day.” “,‘ to his weekly visits, Buist had shown the boysfilms Mostly, whatwe try to givethem is male com- aboutCanada, and taken 35 of them on atour of panionship for that evening,” says Buist. “They do have Andrews Air Force Base. Wasthere any way that menaround all the time-the teachers,the staff, and Buist couldremain in the areaalittle longer? Mr. e live-in cottage counselors-but theyrepresent not Sauls’ letter is dated 7 June 1967. Petty OfficerBuist 1st a man, but ‘The Man’. The main thing is that we still visits Boys Village weekly. -are there, if they want to talk about a problem, or just What can such a program mean for a command? shoot the ldl. And they usually do.” Thepresent commanding officer of NAVCOMMSTA- WASH observesthat Program Buoy is as much a benefit OES PnoCnAhr BUOY work? Mr. Sauls hasobserved I to thoseparticipating station personnel as it is to the definite personality changes in many boys, particu- boys of Boys Village. He sees the program not only as a larly those that have a big brother. permanentactivity of the station, but also as anop- “You don’t have to be an amateur psychologist,” says portunity for the enhancement of human values for all Mr. Sauls. “Often, all that is needed is friendship. concerned. Manytimes, just calling on the boys oncein a while I Accordingto just abouteverybody concerned with Program Buoy, similar programs could develop at other Navy installations across the country. (The nationalheadquarters of the Big Brothers of America is located at 341 SuburbanStation Bldg., , Pa. 19103.) There are many other organizations which could be contacted with an offer of Navy help. Orphanages, boys clubs, YMCAs, andmany social fraternitieswould be only too happy to get a Navy offer of assistance. Wheneverone of ourships goes onan extended cruise, the crew usually finds an orphanage to paint or a school to rebuild. But we have tremendous problems here at home,especially with our youth. Navymen could find many good ways to use their free time. Finaljudgment of Program Buoy’ssuccess must, of course, come from the boys to whom it is directed. In one of his last letters to his Navybig brother, Jerry writes: “. . . Things are looking good to me now, and all the credit should go to you. You made me wake up and see what was ahead for me. Thanks.” ”Jim Teague, JO1, USN. Three Veterans Chalk Up MATCHLES’ BY THE TIME ships pass thequar- Islands of the South Pacific. arriving Nicholas served as ascreen for car- ter century mark, you might say thereabout three months after shi rier operations, conducted ASW op- they are in the twilight years. was commissioned. Her first contact erations and patrolled the Formosa You’d neverknow it,however, with the enemy resulted in her res- Strait.This she did onthree sepa- judgingfrom the performances of cuing a Marine aviator downed dur- ratetours between June 1951 and uss Nicholas (DD 449), ing a dogfight over Guadalcanal. At May 1953. O’Bannon (DD450) and Fletcher the time Nicholas was part of the Afterhostilities ceased in Korea, (DD445). All threeships will small screeningsupport force pro- Nicholas took part in the 1954 series completetheir 26th year of duty tectingshipping movements to the of atomictests in the MarshallIs- thisJune. Nevertheless, they have islandairstrip, Henderson Field, lands. beenactively engaged in the Viet- which was constantlyunder attack Until the U. S. involvement in namhostilities andappear far from by Japanese field artillery and aerial Vietnam, DD449 servedprimnrily ready for any graveyard. bombardment. as a unit of hunter-killer task forces The recordsindicate they are The destroyer spent her first year operating throughout the Pacific and amongthe oldest destroyers in the primarily in the South Pacific and FarEast. That rolehas now been Navy today. playeda major role in thecapture extended to shore bombardment and Nicholas and Fletcher were fortu- of Guadalcanal, the initial stepping- SAR patrolsalong the Gulf of nate to be together for the celebra- stone to Tokyo and victory. Tonkin. tion of theirsilver anniversary in InJuly 1943, Nicholas earneda their home port,Pearl Harbor, at Presidential Unit Citation for rescu- USS Fletcher (DD 445) midsummer. OBannon, meanwhile, ing(along with O’Bannon) over Fletcher, named for Admiral Frank was assigned to the Seventh Fleet off 700 crewmen of the cruiser Helena Friday Fletcher, hero of the landing South Vietnam’s coastline anddid (CL 50) sunk at the battle of Kula at Vera Cruz, Mexico,also wasted hercelebrating tothe sound of Gulf. notime entering the war. offshore bombardment. This also earned Nicholas a state- In November 1942, near Savo Is- ‘In ,there was thetra- sideChristmas leave, after which land in the South Pacific, sheshot ditionalfanfare, including con- she returned to the war and almost down six enemy aircraft in two days, gratulatory messages from prominent immediatelysank her first Japanese andaided in sinkingJapanesea militaryand civilian personalities. submarine.Nine months later she cruiser. Fletcher also helped to sin On the lighter side of the festivi- scoreda second sub kill andthen the Japanese submarine RO 102 ties was a 300-yard rubber raft race joined the task group protecting the Guadalcanal aboutthe time the d)is between seven-man teams from each . land was secured by U. S. forces. ship. The Nicholas crew was vic- At onetime she and Fletcher, Inthe ensuing move northward, torious. operating with the same group, were Fletcher was undamagedduring Togetherness,rather than com- attacked by a large number of Japa- three years of action which included petitiveness,however, has been the nese suicide planes, 12 of which were the Gilbert and Marshall islands cam- link among the three destroyers since shotdown. paigns. theywere commissioned: Nicholas Nicholas went on to support vari- Her luck ranout, however, in began flying herpennant on 4Jun ous landings on Luzon and then di- 1945. A 6-inchenemy shell, fired 1942; O’Bannon raised hers on 26 rected gunfire in support of the land- from a hidden shore battery on Cor- June,and Fletcher hoistedher flag ing force on Corregidor, followed by regidor,ripped through Fletcher’s four days later. the invasion and occupation of Oki- main deck. It killed eight men, put Besides the age factor, there’s an- nawa in June1945. bothher forward guns out of com- otherreason these ships hold close As the war drew to an end, Nich- mission and started a blaze in a gun ties. Fletcher gaveher name to the oZus accompanied the carrier striking magazine. Firefighting efforts by the 2100-tonWorld War I1 destroyer forcewhich attacked the Japanese crew kept her from being damaged class of which Nicholas was the first mainland.But, perhaps her finest further, and within a matter of days of 177 to be commissioned. In addi- hour came on 2 Sep 1945 when she the destroyer was back on the battle tion,they all served in campaigns took onboard 87 Allied and U. S. line. which destroyed Japanese supremacy navalrepresentatives in Yokohama Fletcher remained in the Philip- inthe South Pacific. for transfer to the Missouri pinesuntil May 1945when she re- For a closer look at the achieve- in Tokyo Bay for the formal Japanese turned to the U. S. She was placed ments of thesethree veteran DDs, surrender ceremony. out of commission in January1947, here are outlines of their careers: Nicholas assisted in the liberation but two anda half yearslater was of Allied POWs then returned to the recommissioned. USS Nicholas (DD 449) U. S. tobe inactivatedon 1 Nov She joined an ASW unit in the Nicholas is the seconddestroyer 1945.Seven months later she was and was in Hong Kong with to bear the name of Samuel Nicholas, decommissioned. thecarrier ValleyForge (CV45) first commissioned Marine officer (28 InFebruary 1951, DD 449 was atthe outbreak of the Korean c Nov 1775). recalledto active service and dis- flict. In additiontoserving as She began her career in the Tonga patchedto waters off Korea.There screen for carriers during air strike.* 16 ALL HANDS

(DD 467) andthe cruisersHelena Selfridge (DD 357) intercepted a whenthe Japanese surrender was (CL 50), Honolulu (CL 48) and large enemy force and succeeded in announced.In companywith the St Louis (CL 49) interceptedan sinking a Yuhari-class cruiser. Dur- destroyers Nicholas and Taylor (DD Express convoy, yiththe battle of ingthe fight, Chevalier,while 468), she formed the escort for t Kula Gulf as the result. sinking, rammedOBannon. Never- battleship Missouri as shesteame Enemy losses weregreat, hut theless, OBannon stood byand Tokyo into Bay. i. Helena and Strong were sunk. Under rescued survivors. After five years in the Pacific Re- fierce enemy fire, OBannonand Forthis, and“preceding actions, serve Fleet OBannon, as DDE 450, Nicholas picked up survivors. OBannon was awarded the PUC. joined TF 77 in the Sea of Japan for Two weeks later, O’Bannon again In 1944, shesupported landings air and sea operationsagainst the raninto the Express and wascred- in New Guinea, the Morotai Islands, Korean peninsula. itedwith sinking an enemyde- and Mindoro. Sheprovided shore bombard- stroyer. In the spring and summer of 1945, mentsagainst enemy gun emplace- By midsummer,she andthree sheaccompanied U. S. carriers on ments,road and railwaysupply other DDs had sunk twomore strikes against the Sakishima Gunto routes andtroop concentrations. enemydestroyers and numerous at thesouthern tip of the Ryukus Sincethe outbreak of hostilities barges headed for Japanese garrisons and the Northern Honshu and south- in Vietnam, OBannonhas been as- in the LaVella-Kolmbangaraareas. ernHokkaido area of theJapanese signed to gunfire support and sea-air In October, OBannon in company home islands. rescue missions during three tours in with uss Chevalier (DD 451) and OBannon was still onstation the .

‘Mike Eight’ Gets an Aluminum Hull

THE NAVY has launched a program ACU 2 obtained the first operational beendelivered andanother 70 will to’ construct the hulls of the aluminum LCM (8) in the Navy last be built during the next three years. mechanized landing craft (LCM ) of July.For the nextsix months,per- The Navy is incorporatingmost of lightweightaluminum in lieu of sonnel from ACU 2 tested and evalu- the ACU 2 recommendations in craft steel.These craft transport Marines ated the craft and submitted reports built subsequently to the prototype. and material from the assault anchor- tothe NavalShips SystemsCom- Duringthe tests, the lightweight age to the beach during amphibious mandheadquarters. Inthose re- LCM created problems for the ACU operations. ports the unitrecommended many 2 examiners.Boatswain’s Mate First The Navyassigned the task of changes to the prototype. Class RowlandWoodard, the c testing the new high-strength alumi- While ACU 2 wasconducting swain, soon discovered that the lig num LCM (8), commonly referred these tests, the Navy simultaneously weight aluminum hull resulted thin to as “Mike 8,” to Assault Craft Unit issued contractsfor construction of bow of the craft rising too high when* Two (ACU 2) located at the Naval the aluminumlanding craft. Thirty- the craft wasin an unloaded condi- Amphibious Base, LittleCreek, Va. five aluminum LCMs havealready tion, thereby hampering clear vision

18 ALL HANDS Pathfinder of the Sea

HEN WAGON TRAINS rattled west- Towhee beganlife as a FleetLike the scouts of the American Wward over the American prairies, minesweeper andhas seen service in frontier, Towhee andher sisters scoutsrode ahead plotting a route boththe Atlantic and the Pacific scout the frontiers of the sea and through the uncharted territory. Al- since her commissioning in 1945.She take pride in themotto: “The Fleet though wagon trains have long since was convertedto her present use in goes wherethe survey ships have rumbledintohistory, uncharted April 1964and began her first sur-been.” -H. p. Buscher, SN, USN. territory is still with us and much of veymission in the westernAtlantic it is underwater. That’s where uss the following August. Towhee (AGS28) enters the pic- Towhee’s longest survey took ture. place in 1965when she was away Towhee is also a scout but, instead from herhome port at Norfolk for of prairies, she surveys the unknown almost three months, working a total areas of the ocean, recording her ex- of 6800 survey miles in the western plorations oncharts and maps ‘to Atlantic. facilitate navigation. On 19 Jul 1966, Towhee returned She is one of the Navy’sfive hy- tothe Pacific afteran absence of drographicsurvey vessels andhas about 20 years. She isnow home- beenoperating in the Western Pa- ported at PearlHarbor and enjoys cific where her crew of seven officers the company of her sister ships uss and 97 enlisted men have plenty of Tanner (AGS 15) and uss Sheldrake opportunityto use theirsurveying (AGS 19). knowledge and skill .

SURVEYING SKIPPER-LCDR G. Stewart,Jr., commands Towheewhich pro- duces aids to navigation. Below: Calibration buoys used to check equipment.

HYDROGRAPHIC SHIP--Towhee surveys the ocean’s depths and boundaries.

JUNE 1968 HE PROUD BATTLESHIP uss New beganworking in threeshifts to Although New Jersey has been a T./ersey (BB 62) hasrejoined the rehabilitate the ship andget her part of the Navy for 25 years since Fleet, after 10 years of repose-and readyfor sea. There was muchto her commissioning, she is nottired, readiness-in mothballs. do. worn out. Each time, when her job Last year, acting on Navy recom- Sheetmetal protective coverings was done, she was mothballed until mendations,then Secretary of De- had tobe stripped from thegun needed again. In all, she has been a fense Robert s. McNamara approved mounts.Plastic cocoons whichkept commissioned ship for a total of only thereactivation of the Navy’s most outmoisture during the ship’s long 10 years. modern battlewagon. period of inaction were removed. Thus,when New Jersey was The big ship was towed from her Dehumidifying equipment was opened up by the shipyard workers, mothballed position last summer and taken out. Grease and other preserv- she was foundto be in remarkably put intodrydock atPhiladelphia atives had to be wiped off thousands good shape.Her bulkheads and NavalShipyard. Over 2000 men of surfaces. deckswere well preserved, andher machinery was in good running order. UNDERWAY AGAIN-USS New Jersey (BB 62) was reactivated after almost 11 years in mothballs.She was overhauled atPhiladelphia shipyard. WORKMENnEGm getting her ready forsea. They sandblastedher hull and gaveit a new paint job. Theyreplaced herfour screws. Electrical wiring-some 230 miles of it-was replaced. New Jersey receivednew gunfire controlcomputers andtarget desig- nationsystems. She received new navigationalradar. New communi- cations systems wereinstalled to bring the battleship up to today’s Fleet standards. Vertical replenishment by helicop- ter is animportant part of modern- dayresupply methods, so New Jersey’s fantail was coveredwith a helicopterlanding area. Necessary helo refueling and tie-down facilities were also installed. The battleship will not carryher own helo, of course, but will now be capable of receivingcopters from other ships. Some 76 air-conditionerswere broughtaboard and placed in all living and messing areas. New asphalt tiling was laid in all berthingspaces, passageways, and mess decks.Living compartments and offices received fluorescent light- ing. Four-man tables replaced the old- stylelong tables in the mess deck areas.Each bunk in theberthing compartmentsreceived a three-inch foammattress, plus an individual reading lamp. While New Jersey was being readiedto join theFleet, her new crew was being prepared to become the newbreed of battleshipsailors.

ASTHE SHIPYARD work was in prog- ress, anucleus crew of about

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300 men were aboard the ship with the Commanding Officer, Captain J. Edward Snyder, USN. Thisnucleus, consisting of departmentheads and key petty officers, assisted in out- fittingthe ship and testingthe ma- chinery andequipment. Their job was to become familiar withdetails of theship andher equipment so theycould serve as on-the-job instructors to the balance of thecrew when it reported. The majority of New Jersey's 1470-mancrew had beentraining at San Diego's Pacific Fleet Training Command. The newexecutive officer, Com- mander J. S. Elfelt, USN, plus his assistant,department heads anddi- visionofficers, organizedthe main portion of thecrew according to administrativeguidelines provided by ,Cruiser Destroyer Force Pacific. COMCRUDESPACis thetype command towhich the battleship will be assigned. The balance of the crew reported aboard theship in Philadelphia in mid- March. Whenthe announcement was made that the battleship New Jersey wouldbe recommissioned, the Bu- reau of Naval Personnel was quickly floodedwith letters and . telephone calls requesting duty on boardthe behemoth. Many were old battle- ship sailors who wanted to get back into their battlewagon traces. In fact, thereare about 40 former crew- members aboard New Jersey. Most of the new battleship s a1'1 ors speak of intangible things like pride whenthey give their reasons for putting in for NewJersey. One young officer tells of wantingto serve in the BB Navy sincehe was kneehigh. Now hehas his chance.

YOUNG PETTY OFFICER thinks 'a hd eato the stories he can tell his grandchildrenabout battleship duty. In a few years, he says, there won't be many who can tellsuch seastories. One chief hadput inhis Fleet Reserve papers and was ready to go out on 20. Whenhe heard about the decision to reactivate the battle- ship, he promptly pulled his papers

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its own category fromwhich names old class after the rivers, and those The recommendation is presented to for new vessels are generally drawn. of the third class after the principal CNO for approval, then to SecNav, Certain types, for example, honor the cities and towns, taking care that no whereupon, if approved,the new names of heroicships of thepast; two vessels in the Navyshall bear name is assigned to the ship. othersperpetuate thenames of the same name.” If a new ship is to be of a classi- famous naval battles; and still others As the roster of navalships in- fication already on the Navy List, the honor heroes of the Navy, Marines creased, revisions of the original plan source from which her name is to be and Coast Guard. weremade. On 12 JUII 1858,the selected is a matter of existing Deviations from traditionalcate- following law was passed: policy. gories, as stated above, do occur. In “. . . be it further enacted that all anycase, the selection of a name of the steamships of the Navynow WHENEVEH the Navy getsa new calls forcareful preparation, and building, or hereafterto be built, type of ship, as was the case must be approvedby the Secretary shall be named according to the fol- when the Polaris submarines joined of the Navy,since he, by law, has lowing rules, namely, all those of the Fleet, the Navy settles on a new the responsibility for assigning names 40 guns or more shall be considered category from whichnames can be to U. S. Navy ships.(Incidentally, of the first class, and shall be called selected.For instance, the41 Fleet onlyone class of ship-the battle- afterthe states of the Union; those ballistic missile submarines bear the ship-is specifically named in ;LC- of 20 andunder 40 guns shall be names of “distinguished Americans cordance with law.) considered as of the second class, andothers whose lives haveparal- and be called afterthe rivers and leled and contributed to the growth SECNAV’S .AUTHOHITT for naming principal townsor cities; and all of democracy.” vessels comes from an act of Con- those of less than 23 guns shall be of Tokeep pace with the Navy’s gress passed on 3 Mar 1819. The act thethird class, andnamed by the changingFleet, many revisions in provided that “All ships of the Navy Secretary of the Navy as the Presi- policy have been made since the Act of the UnitedStates. now bnilding, dent maydirect, care being taken of 1858. “First class” ships,now or hereafterto be built, shall be that no two vessels in the Navy shall consideredbattleships, still are lamed by the Secretary of the Navy, bearthe same name.” namedfor states. Moreover, these nder the direction of the President Today, the process of selecting an vessels “shall not be named for any f theUnited States, according to appropriate ship’s name involves re- city, place or person until the names .r the following rule-to wit: Those of search and recommendationby the of the states have been exhausted.” the first class shall be called after the Naval History Division in the Office The single departure from the es- states of the Union, those of the sec- of the Chief of Naval Oper at‘ lolls. tablishedbattleship-naming policy occurred in the naming of uss Kenr- It was once suggested that a ship surge (BB 5), and that followed an be namedfor Mom Chung,a USS ENTERPRISE act of Congress. Chinese-Americanplastic surgeon. 1775 - 1968 During the Civil War, the career She was called “Mom” by man of the sgop Kearsarge had been so World War I1 American flyers and outstanding that later, when it came submariners-over 2000 of them, in time to name one of the early battle- fact-who all belonged to a sort of ships, Secretary of the Navy Hilary club, and became her adopted “sons.” 1775-1 777 A. Herberturged President Cleve- They visited her whenever they got Of the Revolution landto allow the battleshipto be the chance, and she provided counsel designated Kearsarge. In March and friendship to them all. Tiny jade.. 1895, an act of Congress authorized Buddhas givento each of themby theconstruction of two , Mom Chung identified them to one andthe actincluded the special another. clause that “one of saidbattleshim AdmiralArleigh Burke, who was shall be named Kearsarge.” CNO when the suggestion for a ship This is one example of departure named for Mom Chung was put for- from normal ship-naming policy. The ward,and who had known Mom 1777 forreasons Forthe deviationsvary. Chung himself,turned down the Armed Schooner instance, the Navy on occasion re- suggestion on the grounds that it tains the originalname of an ac- swerved too far from Navy tradition. quired vessel, providing the name is In his memorandum turning down consideredgenerally appropriate. the proposal,Admiral Burke noted Typical of thiswas uss Corsair, a that Mom Chung was “. . . agreat n World a intoconverted vachtformer woman, probably one of the greatest War I patrol and convoy escort. and one of the kindest that I’ll ever 1799-1 823 know.” Yet, hecould not go along cky little Enterprise’ FOR THIS REASON, and sometimes in with naming a ship after her, on the compliancewith a request by a basis that itwould break the rules former owner, the Navy has retained and traditions, and there was no ship- the names of many merchant marine namingcategory into which Mom vessels which had been named by the Chung would fit. Maritime Commission beforethey wereacquired by the Navy. Like- 0 FTEN these traditional categori , a wise. several shiDs acquiredfrom the save a lot of time and explana Army stillrelain their original tionwhen the selection committee 1831-1844 names. in the Naval History Division recom- Ten-Gun Schooner Furthermore,when shipa (al- mendsone name andturns down ready named)has her classification other suggestions for a ship’s name. changed, the general rule is that she As you might expect, that office is the.. retains her original name despite the clearinghouse forall suggested redesignation. nameswhich are constantly sent to There have been other deviations thevarious government offices in from the naming rules, of course, as Washington. you will seebelow. But, on the Perhaps the most often suggested whole, the tradition of keeping to the namesfor new ships come from proper categories when naming new towns and cities all over the country. ships is honored. The Navy, of course, is flattered that The followingpoints upthe role a town or city shouldwant to identify of tradition in selectinga name. witha Navy vessel, but obviously

1877-1909 Steam Corvette

1938-1 956 CV 6, The ‘Big E’ of WW II

Today 1916-1919 USS Enterprise (CVAN65), World WarI Patrol Vessel Nuclear Powered Carrier a 26 ALL HANDS FBM SUBMARINES from George Washington to George C. Marshall

George Washington

there are many more cities than there search,combined with diplomacy. arenew ships to name afterthem. The Navy todaycan draw on the Currentpolicy is, if otherwiseap- propriate,to name new ships after cities whose names also agreewith categories on the list. formerships. And, ashas been . To reiterate, there are more names stated, more types of new ships are being suggested than there are sterns named after cities. to paint them on. It was not always such a happy state of affairs for the RECENT EXAMPLE of this was the office with the job of providing naming of anew ammunition A Robert E. lee names for new ships. During World ship, the AE 28, uss Santa Barbara. War 11, forinstance, ships were According to legend, Santa Barbara, beingbuilt ata tremendousrate. said to have lived in the fourth cen- Thissometimes made forasticky situation for those who had to come againstlightning, thunder, and ex- up with the names and makethem plosive flame, and has come tobe slide nicely intothe established known asthe patron saint of can- categories. noneers. AE 28 was namedfor the Captain William F. Calkins, city of Santa Barbara, Calif., whose USNR, wrote of thewartime name- namederives from Mission Santa calling difficulties in theJuly 1958 Barbara,located there. The name of ‘( issue of the Naval Institute Proceed- the missionis saidto be associated Kamehqmeha ings. with the legend. Ulysses S. Grant He told of the trouble the Navy Thus. in theoutline below, you had coming up withnames like will seethe category “U. S. cities’’ Clamp, and Swivel, for 50 salvage many times, but the name of the city vessels, and the difficulty of finding will also agree-often-with another several hundred words like SheZter basic category. or Caution for the minesweepers. Some of the ships’ names men- Perhapsthe ships with thehard- tionedbelow are those of vessels est names to come up with were the strickenfrom the Navy List.These submarines. In recollecting the dif- nameshave been listed instead of ficulties in findingnames of fish, or names of active-duty ships when they “denizens of the deep,” he noted that better exemplify ship-naming policy. “thereare nowhere nearly as many George Washington Carver fishasyou may thinkthere are. Carriers kloreparticularly, since ichthyolo- Aircraftcarriers, bothattack gists seem to prefer Latin names for (CVA) andantisubmarine (CVS) , fish, there are even fewer fish names bearfamous names (uss Forrestal thatthe averagecitizen-sailor can and John F. Kennedy), the names of George C. Marshall (a) pronounce, (b) spell,or (c) famousships formerly on the Navy evenrecognize as belongingto a List (Kearsarge), andimportant fish.” One solution was to use differ- U. S. battles, operations and engage- ent names for the same fish. ments (CoralSea). In thisconnec- Thingshave changed somewhat tion,it might be noted that vessels sincethen; however, the name- in the carriercategory bear the selectingprocess calls fora knowl- namesby which actual battlesare edge of history,geography andre- known ratherthan for the place

JUNE 1968 John PaulTruxtun JonesThomas Barney Joshua Barry John BenjaminStoddert In hi5 personal conduct, his One of the first men to be Another “Old Navy” cap- A5skipper of Constella- A5 first Secretary of the bold courage, hisskillful commissionedhe was also tain, veteran of theRevo- tion, showedhe skill Navy, heshaped future tactics and strategy, heset instrumental in encourag- lution and Warof 1812, fighting, but his greatest policy, wasinstrumental upstandards thatexist to ing construction of naval he war tough, shrewd,an contribution was as a nav- in greatly increasing size this day. vessels. expert seaman. seaman.igator and of Fleet.

where the battle occurred. the colors of anyactive ship of the CommandShips In the carriergroup is anotable Fleet. Arizona traditionallyreceives Commandships (CC) are named exception to the Navy’s usual policy passing honors fromother ships of forcities in the U. S. (Northamp- fornaming ships of thistype. uss theFleet. ton). Shangri-la (CVA 38) is named in It mightbe appropriate to quote Wright (CC 2) is notreally an commemoration of the daywhen Admiral Arthur Radford, then Com- exception,since she has borne sev- Colonel James H. Doolittle, with 79 mander in Chief of the U. S. Pacific eraldifferent classifications. Named other fliers, took off in 16 B-25s from Fleet, who said in an act of remem- forWilbur and OrvilleWright, she a carrier to drop the first bombs on brance on 7 Mar 1950: “Fromthis waslaid down as aheavy cruiser, the Japanese mainland. dayon, uss Arizona will again fly but was modified before completion At thattime, President Roosevelt our country’s flag just as proudly as toalight (CVL). informedthe press thatCOL Doo- shedid on the morning of 7 Dec While in mothballs she was classified little and his grouphad taken off 1941. I am sure Arizona’s crew will an aircraft transport (AVT) , and in from a secret place-Shangri-la. It know andappreciate what we are May 1963 shebecame a command was laterdisclosed that Doolittle’s doing.” ship. secret takeoff spot hadbeen uss Hornet (CV 8). When a newcar- Cruisers Destroyers rier was completed in 1944, she was In the cruiser class, heavy cruisers The matter of naming all sorts of named Shangri-La and,appro- (CA), guided missile heavy cruisers destroyers is a story of people. It priately, was christened by Mrs. (CAG), light cruisers (CL), antiair- should be mentioned here that Navy Doolittle. craftlight cruisers (CLAA) and shipsare never named for a living guided missile lightcruisers (CLG) person. Battleships may be named for cities of the U. S., You areprobably aware of the The battleship (BB), as everyone like Newport News, and capitals of factthat there havebeen several knows, is named for one of the states. U. S. possessions and territories. ships named after women. Two war- All BBs were decommissioned in the Guided missile cruisers (CG), are ships-a destroyer and a Civil War late 50s; however, uss New Jersey named for cities in the United States. sidewheeler - and five transports is back on dutyafter recommis- One notabledeparture from the havebeen named for women. The sioningearly in April. Three other cruiser-namingrules is theguided first U. S. combatant vessel ever battlewagonsare in mothballs: uss missile cruiser Canberra (CAG 2). named after a woman was uss Har- lowa (BB 61), Missouri (BB 63) The only major U. S. Navy ship rietLane. Thisship was named and Wisconsin (BB 64). bearing the name of aforeign city, forthe niece of PresidentJohn uss Arizona (BB 39), thebattle- Canberra originally was plannedto Buchanan. Harriet Lane was a 619- ship sunk at Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec be named Pittsburgh. Before launch- ton sidewheeler with four guns. She 1941, might be said to be in “com- ing,she was renamed Canberra in was transferredto the U. S. Navy memorative commission.” As you honor of the Australian cruiser sunk fromthe Treasury Department in know,the hulk of Arizona now lies in the Battle of Savo Island early in 1861. at Pearl Harbor, submerged beneath World War 11. Originally designated The only othercombatant ship a permanenta memorial.Each day CA 70, she was convertedtoa ever named for a woman is uss Hig- her flag is raised and lowered as are guided missile cruiser in 1956. bee (DDR 806), namedfor Lenah S. Higbee,Superintendent of Navy USS BenjaminSfoddert (DDG 22) USS Lawrence(DDG 4) Nurses during . Higbee ~ is still in commission, butthe five transportshave long been decom- missioned. Destroyers (DD), guided missile destroyers (DDG), radarpicket destroyers (DDR) , (DL), andguided missile frigates (DLG) are named for deceased members of theNavy (Kidd), MarineCorps

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~ 28 EdwardPreble WilliamBainbridgc StephenDecatur JamesLawrence Best knownfor his cam- Active in War of1812 and Bestknown for heroism A distinguished commander Another brilliant com- paignagainst piratesin campaign agoinstTripoli in the War of1812, he of the post-Revolutionary mander whodid much to Med,he also had great in- pirates, he hadgreat in- war a brilliant seaman, period, he did much to establish a tradition for fluence on rising generation fluenceamong iunior OR- and early Commissioner of establishprofessional the young Navyin War of Navymen. cers of time. Naval Affairs. standards. of 1812.

(OBannon) and Coast Guard (Sat- forfamous American patriots (Pat- (Daniel) and Coast Guard (Doug- terlee); and Secretaries of the Navy rick Henry), and forothers whose las A. Monro)-killed in enemy (Frank Knox) . lives have paralleled and contributed action in World War 11. Escort ships (DE), guided missile to the growth of democracy (La- Inshore fire supportships (IFS) escortships (DEG) andradar fayette) . are named for weapons (Carronade) . picketescort ships (DER), are The new amphibious transport docks named for deceased members of the AmphibiousShips (LPD) arenamed for cities whose Navy,Marine Corps and Coast Amphibious forceflagships ( AGC ) names are taken from explorers and Guard. arenamed for cities and mountains developers of America,such as Destroyerscan benamed, for of thesame name in the U. S. and Raleigh. more thanone person, too, such as possessions, but theysometimes are Amphibiousassault ships (LPH) TheSullivans (for five brothers) named only for the mountain (Mt are named for cities and U. S. naval and OBrien (for six brothers). Oth- McKinley). battles of the samename in which ers have been named for father-son Attackcargo ships (AKA) are Marines played a prominent part (or combinations (Goodrich) andother given the names of astronomical the battle only), such as IWO lima, family relationships. bodies (Libra) and counties in the and also predecessorfor ships An apparentinconsistency in de- U. S. (Union). The selection of (Thetis Bay). stroyer-naming policy is Norfolk countynames is madeprimarily on Dock landingships (LSD) are (DL 1) , the first of the frigates to the basis of “suitability” rather than namedfor cities and places of his- bebuilt. When this vessel was first thehistorical or contemporaryim- toricalinterest which bear a city’s authorized and named she was to be portance of the county.However, name, or for a historicallandmark a cruiser, and consequentlywas as- when a countyname is assigned, it only (Monticello). signed the name of a city. When the represents all the counties of that Medium landing ships (LSM) are ship was designated a DL, the orig- name in all states. namedfor small cities in the U. S. inal name was retained. Attacktransports (APA)and (Kodiak), and medium landing ships History buffs looking forincon- transports (AP),the latter of the (rocket)are namedfor small cities sistencies may also mention the auxiliary vessel group, also bear the and rivers of the same name or sim- destroyer uss (DD 199).This names of counties (Sandoval), de- ply for a river (White River). ship is named afterCaptain Alex- ceased commandants and other offi- The famedworkhorses of am- anderDallas, who gained fame in cers of the Marine Corps (Feland), phibiouswarfare ships, the tank the War of 1812. signers of the Declaration of Inde- landing ships (LST) bear the names pendence (George Clymer) , famous of counties in the U. S. The new Submarines men and women in history (Flor- largerLSTs are named for cities Submarinesstarted outbeing ence Nightingale), and famous men whichhave the samename as the namedfor fish and denizens of the of foreign birth who aided our coun- county in whichthey are located. deep.Carrying fish and undersea try in her struggle for independence (In this case, the ship honors both.) names,such as Pickerel,Haddock (Rochambeau). Vehicle cargoships (LSV) are and Whale, aresubmarines (SS), High-speed transports ( APD) are named for small cities whose names guided missile submarines (SSG) ex-DEs and have retained their orig- indicatewords describing the serv- and nuclearpowered submarines inal names-those of personnel of ice performedby the ship, or the (SSN) . Severalformer submarines, the Navy (Blair), MarineCorps descriptivewords alone (Sea Lift). now auxiliary and transport vessels (APSS) , still carry their former fish USS Preble(DLG 15) USS Hull (DD 945) names (Grouper). As new submarines are named, it is a practiceto choose names of famoussubmarines formerly on the Navy List so that theseships and their brave menwill not be forgotten. Fleetballistic missile submarines, as hasbeen mentioned, are named

JUNE 1948 29 ThomasMacdonough MatthewPerry David Farragut JohnAdolphus Dahlgren Outnumberedand out- Best knownfor his treaty One of the most famous of The “NewNavy” began gunned, he won a his- with Japan,he also pio- U. 5. admirals, herounded to shape up rapidly os a toricallysignificant victory neered in application of anout amazing career resultof his contributions onLake Champlain. steam power andencour- From War of 1812 through in the fieldof ordnance aged naval education. Civil War. anddesign.

MineWarfare Ships agility, punchand daring. In this bodies of the same name, or for the Mine warfareshim’ names are specialcategory, daring men may astronomicalbodies only; and for normallynamed for birds, although also be considered. cities in the U. S. whose names de- minelayerdestroyers (DM), ex-de- notespace, beauty, munificence or stroyers, retain their original names. FleetAuxiliaries expansiveness (WhitePlains). Mine countermeasuresupport Inthe auxiliary vessel groupare Miscellaneous auxiliaryships ships (MCS)and minehunters destroyertenders (AD), whichare (AG), and icebreakers (AGB)are (MHA/MHC) are namedfor U. S. givennames of localities (Grand named forislands and bays of the cities which bear the names of birds Canyon) and areas (Tidewater) of U. S. and formernames of cargo (or the bird name only). the U. S., and of distinguished Amer- ships (ObservationIsland). Escort (MMF, MMA, MMC) icans.Contrary to popular impres- research vessels (AGDE)are arenamed forformer monitors. sion,these vessels arenot named namedfor distinguished Americans Minesweepers of all types(MSA, exclusively fornational parks, al- (Glover). MSC, MSCO, MSF, MSO, and though many tenders bear the name Hydrofoil research ships (AGEH) MSS)are named either for birds of anational park in thesense of arenamed for small cities in the (Raven),or for U. S. towns bearing beinga locality or generalarea U. S. whose names denote action of, bird names, or for words expressing which happens to contain a national orare appropriate to the hydrofoil commendableship qualities (Ag- park. underway (Plainview). Command gressive). Two ADS whose names appear out flagships (AGF) arenamed for of placeare uss Hamul (AD20) mountains and mountain ranges. PatrolShips and Markab (AD 21), but these are Missile rangeinstrumentation Inthe patrol vessel division of ex-cargo ships retaining their former ships (AGM) arenamed for cities shipsare the newpatrol air names. whose namesdenote space, power, cushion vehicles (PACV) , 173-foot Ammunition ships (AE), in addi- distance, and watchfulness (Long- submarinechasers (PC), 180-foot tion tobeing named for volcanoes view). Major communicationsrelay escortships (PCE), rescueescorts (Vesuvius), also bear names sugges- ships (AGMR) derivetheir names (PCER) , coastal patrol craft (fast) tive of fire (Pyro) and explosives from cities and counties which were (PCF), hydrofoil submarine chasers (Nitro). As in the case of Santa sites of the Navy’s first communica- (PCH), 136-foot submarine chasers Barbara, mentionedabove, AEs are tion test stations. (PCS), patrolescorts (PF), hydro- also being named for cities whose Oceanographicresearch ships foil patrolgunboats (PGH), 110- names have a connection with fire or (AGOR) arenamed for meteorolo- foot submarinechasers (SC), and explosives. gists,physicists, and scientists fastpatrol boats (PTF). All are Degaussingships (i’ ‘G)are (Maury) ships (AGR) named for small cities in the S., . U. namedfor cities whose names are have names descriptive of their mis- especiallythose that denote the ac- words with electrical connotation re- sion (Guardian). tion of the ship, such as High Point. latedto degaussing techniques. If Patrolgunboats (PG) whichare nosuch city name is available, the Surveyingships ( AGS) , coastal patrol vessels in aspecial category, word itself is used. An example is surveyingships (AGSC), and satel- are named for small cities in the U. S. Ampere. litelaunching ships (AGSL), bear whose names havebeen previously Storesships (AF), andcombat the names of astronomers, mathema- ticians, and oceanographers.Tech- assignedto gunboats (Ashevilk), storesships (AFS) arenamed for nicalresearch ships (AGTR)are and those cities whose names denote cities in the U. S. and astronomical namedfor cities in the U. S., its USS Perry(DD 844) USS Bainbridge(DLGN 25) possessions and territories, where major research is centered. Hospitalships (AH) bearnames whicharesynonyms forhealth, kindness,etc., and forcities in the U. S. whosenames fit thecategory (Sanctuary). Cargoships (AK), dock cargo

30 ALL HANDS Henry Walke Alfred Thayer MaianThayerAlfredWalke Henry StephenBleecker Luce GeorgeDewey A brilliantCivil War 0%- Throughhis lecturesand Known both theas fore- His capture of Manilawas cer, hecer, fought in important writing on naval history, mostseomon of the time spectaculor but evenmore battles onthe Mississippi, he established o new con- ond fatheras of the Naval significant was theplan- ond skipperedone of the cept of sea poweras a War College,he workedning and foresight which first ironclads. decisive factor warfare.in toward an improved Navy. made this victorypossible. ships (AKD), lightcargo ships the names of personnel associated formerly on the Navy List,names (AKL), net cargo ships (AKN), and with naval aviation (Webster). retainedafter redesignation and generalstores issue ships (AKS), Salvage vessels (ARS)and sal- names of animals. The most famous arenamed for astronomical bodies vagelifting vesselsARSD bearthe IX, uss Constitution, carries the (Altair), andfor U. S. counties, names descriptive of their functions nameshe bore wten sheserved in especially those associated with col- (Reclaimer,Windlass). Aircraft re- the early Navy when the U. S. was lege towns ( Muskingum). pairships, helicopter (ARVH)are made up of 13 states. Aircraft ferries (AKV) are named named for U. S. cities which have a after historical places and cities in body of water of the same name. Service Craft the U. S. which are associated with Submarinetenders (AS) are aviation (Hammondsport) . named for pioneers in submarine de- Most of the service craftdo not have names, but bear a number with Net laying ships (AN) are named velopment (Bushnell) andtheir the ship classification letters. for trees (Butternut), and for moni- birthplaces, and characters in myth- Namesource categories exist for torsformerly on the Navy list ology (Orioa). Submarinerescue some of the largerself-propelled (Passaic). Oilers (AO) arenamed vessels (ASR)bear the names of craft. A few,such asYTBs and for cities and rivers which have the birds (Skylark). YTMs, are named. samename (Cimarron) Gasoline Auxiliary ocean tugs ( ATA) , Fleet . Large auxiliaryfloating drydocks tankers (AOG)and replenishment oceantugs (ATF), largeharbor (AFDB) , smallauxiliary floating oilers (AOR) bear the Indian names tugs (YTB),and medium harbor drydocks, (AFDL), andmedium of rivers (Kennebec) However, tugs (YTM)are named for com- . auxiliary repairdrydocks ( ARDM) many of the A0 groupare former munitieswith names of prominent may bear the names of a site or city Maritime Commissionvessels serv- Indiansor Indian tribes (Apache). of early atomic development. ing in the MilitarySea Transporta- Salvagetugs (ATS) are also in- Miscellaneousauxiliary craft tionService under theiroriginal cluded in this category of names; in (YAG), for U. S. counties;covered names. Some of these are named for addition, they may take their names lighters (YF), for small communi- well-known missions (Mission Capis- from smaller cities embodying a rich ties in the U. S. in the vicinity of the trano) natural history. . vessel’s homebase; ferry boats Small seaplane tenders (AVP) are Fast combat support ships (AOE) (YFB), for U. S. islands and posses- namedforbays (Casco), straits are named for U. S. cities and rivers sions; gatecraft (YNG), forIndian (BeringStrait), islands (Valcour), having thesame name (Sacra- namesand Indian chiefs; fuel oil and inlets of the U. S. and of posses- mento); and also cities adjacentto barges (YO), for oil field terms; sions and territories (CookInlet). a large inland body of water. largeharbor tugs (YTB) and me- Aviation supply ships (AVS) are ex- Self - propelledbarracks ships AKs,ex-AGs and ex-IXs retaining dium harbor tugs (YTM), for small (APB)and small coastaltransports cities with Indian names; drone air- their original names. Also retaining ( APC) are named for counties in the craft catapult control craft (YV) , for their names are distilling ships ( AW) U. S. (Mercer). Repairships (AR), termsdescriptive of their mission, whichare former oilers and miscel- battledamage repair ships (ARB), and towns of similar name;and laneous ships, and advanced aviation cablerepairing or layingships deep-diving vehicles, for U. S. cities baseships (AVB) whichare ex- (ARC), landingcraft repair ships and communities that denote oceanic LSTs. (ARL) , aircraft repair ships, aircraft terms. (ARVA) , aircraft repair ships, engine Unclassifiedmiscellaneous vessels (IX) may bear the names of vessels The shipnames categories are (ARVE)are named forcharacters updated from timeto time, brand- in mythology (Vulcan, Zeus). ARs USS Maury (AGS 16) new ships are brought into the Fleet, can also be named after major manu- and ship-naming, like most things, is facturing centers. constantlyundergoing change. But, Internal combustion engine repair for the timebeing atleast, you ships (ARC)and salvagecraft shouldhave a pretty fair idea why tenders(ARST) are named for is- thatpatch on yourright shoulder lands in the U. S. (Laysan Island). says what it says. Aircraft repairships (ARV) carry -Jim Teague, JO1, USN.

JUNE 1968 31

Art in Colors

4..~ TEAMWORK-ASW-Watercolor by Stuart shore leave in various Mediterranean ports. Garrett.An antisubmarine helicopter with its sonar gear in the water and fixed-wing andwater the in gear sonar its 9' ON THE 52sthatwillreturn thecarrier to 'IXTH FLEET-wa'ercolorby Kaep' Squadronmaintenance personnel on the on thehorizon. . flight deck ofaircraft carrier USS Franklin 5.MIDSUMMER SCENE, McMURDO SOUND- D. Raosevelfreadying aircraft for sub hunt- WatercolorbyStandish Backus, Jr.Sixing and patrolling. weeksduring December andJanuary com- 10. AIR DEFENSE, BATTLE SANTA CRUZ- prise the Antarctic summer, the season when OF Watercolorby Dwight Shepler. The battle- expeditions can breakthrough the melting ship USS SouthDakota is shown protecting sea ice. New Year'sDay 1956 found the Enterprisein a blaze ofantiaircraft fire. shipsof Operation DeepFreeze moored to Theartist was a deck ofliceraboard a the ie edge at theouter entrance of cruiserin this action. McMurdoSound.

6. REHABILITATIONOF DESTROYER JOHN- 11.ALL VESSELS MAKE SMOKE-Oil by Al- bertK. Murray. screamsthe signal from STON-Oilby Marcella Comes. Firstabstract So theadmiral's flagship. "Enemy aircraft in paintingreceived by the art collection, por- force!" plumes of smoke arise from all ships trayingthe rehabilitation of USS Johnston inanchorage. Beach battalion men get their (DD821). potsgoing and waterfront operations will

~.7. THE~ WHEELS - Prismacolorby Hdrbert be swathedina dense fog. Hahn.Seamen use this good-natured jibe a t the importanceoflicersseniarthepetty 12. ofat DAY AT SEA-casein byGeorge Menkel. Refueling of USFrank- who.. . . - nrr-. - -.Shawn. - .. .. .in. the Drismacolor. -. fin D. Roaseveltby tanker alongside. 8. SHORE LEAVE-Watercolor by Louis Kaep. Severalsmall scenes ofimpressions of the13. LSO DIRECTSSTUDENTS ABOARD uss Sixth Fleet atwork and at play while an LEXINGTON-Acrylic by Maxine McCaffrey.

Tender(AD 15) With Destroyers, by Walter Brightwell - No. 18

Midsummer Scene, McMurdoSound, by Standish Backus, Jr. - No.5

CRIB supports inflatable container aboard LCM. Rt: LCM is converted to a tanker with this container. FUEL FARM UEL STORAGE facilities were almost for storage of motor, aviation, jet and gallon container in awooden crib ‘nonexistentin Vietnam’s 1 Corps dieselfuels, but othertypes have installed in their cargo holds. (covering five northern provinces) in beendesigned to contain drinking Since Cua Viet is close tothe 1965 when the Navy created the Na- water and areused for the detach- DMZ, its fuel farm is regularly sub- val SupportActivity, . ment’s water supply. jected to shrapnel damage. Shrapnel NSA’s jobwas tobe the complete Thefuel farm at CuaViet was holes in the containers ate sealed supplying activity to provide fuel to initially established by the Bulk Fuel withtwo-piece “sandwich” patches. allied troops in . Platoon, FLC, in July and August The edges of a holeare first The answer to NSA’s fuel storage 1966 in support of Operation Hast- trimmed, then one-half of the patch problem has been the extensive use ings and turned over to NSA. is placedinside the container, the of fuel “farms” consisting of rubber- At Cua Viet, the fuel is pumped other half on the outside, and a seal ized container systems, or collapsible intocollapsible container boats and is formed by pulling the two halves containers. transported up the CuaViet River to together with a nut. The process is These fuel farms are much in evi- Dong Hafor distribution to the Dong working well and can be quickly per- dence throughout I Corps and have Ha airfield, Con Thien, Gio Linh and formedwithout draining thefuel proven to be durable, adaptable and Khe Sanh. The boats used are Land- from the collapsible container. successful. One of thesefuel farms ing Craft, Mechanized with a 10,000- -Tom Schuster, LTJG, USN is located at Cua Viet.

whom havealready been using the control. Personnelin the field who New Jungle Rescue System procedure described and have found havesuggestions concerning the it most effective. areas which they feel should be COV- The Naval Air Systems Command To quotethe Notice: “During ered are encouraged to send in their has adopted a new jungle rescue sys- standby position thehead harness comments. tem that will protect a downed avia- should be insertedunder thepre- tor from injury while beinghoisted aboard a hovering helicopter. fastened shoulder strap so that both Cold Water Suit hands are free to adjust and activate The newjungle penetrator is a the OBA. .Placing the facepiece in An anti-exposuresuit designed to compact bullet-shaped device which standby position behind the head is offer cold weather protection to sub- hasa “pop-out” umbrella and two not recommendedbecause of the mariners has been developed by re- seats for dualrescue. The umbrella stress placed on the breathing tubes.” searchers of the Naval Submarine actsas a shield to ward off heavy The Notice was promulgated as a Medical Center. jungle foliage on the way up to the result of damage control inspections Intended primarilypreventto rescuehelicopter. Thetwo seats byrepresentatives of the Inspector body heat loss while in cold water, will enable a crewman to descend to General-Atlantic Fleet. the suit also acts both as a life pre- pick up an immobilized airman. As a result of this, thephoto- server and apractical foul-weather A study of rescueoperations in graphic illustrations appearing in the working uniform. Southeast Asia combat zones clearly April issue showing the tubes around Thebuoyant propertiesare pro- established the need of a device with the neck should be changed to incli- vided by a material called polyvinyl a protectivecanopy. Downed air- catethe correct procedure. chloride, a plastic foam which serves men faced the hazard of collision or Agailr, the facemask should not be ;IS an insulator. Other features of the entanglementwith branches and allowed to danglebehind the back. suit include a water-repellent cover- vines of the jungle canopyduring One damage control officer in the ing and mylar material in the hood lift-off operations.Reports of per- field asked about the procedure call- for radar reflection. sonnel fatalityattributable in part ing forthe timerto be set for 45 Tests in 33” waterhave proven tothe lack of a protectiveshield minutes,leaving 1.5 minutes to exit that the suit would provide heat pro- promptedthe Naval AirSystems thecompartment. He had always tectionwithout noticcable loss of Commandto establish the require- been taught, he said, that 30 minutes body temperature for periods of more ment for aprotective device as a was the normal setting, with up to 15 than two hours. component of any jungle penetrator minutes left for exit time. Previousstudies have shown that developed for op- unprotected swimmers wouldexpe- erations. Further requirements called THE, EXPLAR’ATION issimple-the rience loss of bodyheat in water for a positivejungle penetration ca- canlster has beenimproved faster temperatures lower than 77” F., with pability, easy handlingand opera- than the NuuShips Technicul Munrul the most dangerous loss occurring in tion by the survivor, compactness for (which hecorrectly followed)has waterswith a temperature range of ease of stowage in the rescue heli- been updated. As is the casewith 30” and 60”. copter,and acapability for adual mostNavy gear,the OBA (and its Adoption of the new thermal suit pickup of an injuredairman. oxygen-producingcanister) is con- bythe submarine forces hasbeen Responding to these requirements, stantlybeing studied in :III effort to recommended. a civilian contractor of Corpus make it even more efficient. Christi,Tex., developed anddem- True,the earlier models of the onstrated a jungle penetrator/pickup canister hadthe 30-plus-15-minute device. The Navyconducted evalu- timelimitation. These models were ations of thisunit in simulated thestandard, slow-starting canister, jungleenvironments atLakehurst, and the double-candle, quick-starting N. J., andWarner Springs,Calif. canister. The newest model, to which Followingstateside tests, combat- the April article was confined, is the experiencedhelicopter crews con- single-candle, quick-starting canister. ducted tests at the Naval Air Station, Currentcanisters have a revised Cubi Point, R. P. labelindicating the one-hourwork- Whenthe junglepenetrator is ing life. loweredto downeda airman the In this model,the center screen compactcapsule measures over two was eliminated, the top screen rede- and one-half feet in length and eight signed,and the copper liner was and one-half inches in diameter. eliminated.This resulted in de- Afteractuating the pop-outmecha- creased cost of the canister, and an nism, the dual-seatedcapsule ex- increase in its operational life to 60 pands to a length of about five feet minutes. with the protective canopy extending The revisedinformation will ap- tothree feet in diameter.The cap- pear in the nextrevision of the sule weighs forty-eightpounds. NavShipsTechnicul Manual, which The Naval Air Systems Command is in the process of being published. hasbegun procurement action for The Chief of Naval Operations has one hundred newpenetrators, and called for wide dissemination of FIREFIGHTING SCHOOL - Students Fleet delivery was scheduled to com- material on thesubject of damage quellblazetraining in session. mence in June 1968.

JUNE 1968 before the aircraft reaches its destination, during flight and just before the cross hairsautomatically align on the target. An extremely precise camera,capable of measuring miniscule objectsno larger than fourhundred-thou- sandths of an inch, checks to make sure the target area fixed in the sight is that whichwas originally pro- grammed for location by the radar equipment. Concurrently with the radar tests, the precision navi- gation equipment tests- arebeing conducted by ASD to determine which equipment will best enable an air- craftto fly from one location toanother atdifferent rates of speedand still permitaircraft personnel to determine exactly where they are. A pilot flying at a specific, unvarying speed usually has no troublepinpointing his location but, if he changesspeed and varies itoften, fixing the plane’s exact location can be aproblem. Withinertial guidance, the test system’s computer only needs to know thestarting point. After that, the master and slave navigation systems will automatically calculate the aircraft’s location so the pilot knows where he is at all times. *cc

r7 , ~IIEu. s. COAST GUARD, engaged in its 54th operation of theInternational Ice Patrolwhich began late in February, isusing some exoticdevices to detectand trackicebergs that imperilshipping in the North Atlantic. At the head of the list of equipment, reminiscent of science fiction apparatus, is a laser beam used in connec- tion with radiometers, radar and a weather satellite. The laser beam uses natural light energy in contrast to the artificially producedenergy of radar.This per- mits faster and more precise identification of objects in water than is possible withradar alone. For instance, once an object is picked up on theradar screen, the laser equipment is used to identify it and determine its drift pattern. Anotherimportant weapon in the war against ice- bergs is the radiometer. It operates on the principle that all objects emit varying degrees of electromagnetic radiation,thereby providing their own signatures by which they can be identified. A major advantage of the radiometer is its capacity to function during periods of poor visibility. Like the laser,radiometry can becombined with radarto detect and identify icebergs. Combined with the laser, the radiometer showssome promise of pos- sible use in search and rescue operations, another study undertaken by the Coast Guard. Inaddition to the laser and radiometry sensitive equipment, the newest Nimbus satellite, scheduled for a 1968 launch, is equipped with special sensors for study- ing icebergs. It is also equipped with a TV camera and transmittingsystem, and an infrared spectrometer to measure atmospheric and surface temperatures. The Coast Guard hopes the information gathered by the Nimbus will eventually reduce the need for aerial reconnaissance. (CG aircraft stationed for the duration of the ice season at Argentia,Newfoundland, began their reconnaissance flights late in February.)

JUNE 1968 THE WORD Frank, AuthenticCareer Information Of Special Interest-Straight fromHeadquarters

UNIFORM CHANGES-Several besubstantially the same as the uniformchanges recommended by model now in use. the Navy Uniform Board have been Black shoes of synthetic leather approved by the Chief of Naval substitutesare authorized for all Operations. Navymen as they see fit. Leather sub- Some of thenew uniform items stitutes, as everyNavyman knows, will not be immediately available to havebeen on the marketfor some Navymen because a lead time is re- time. quired for adoption of official specifi- A new style glove in both black cations and for industrial production. and whitehas been adapted from Here is a list of the new uniform itemswith a description andother pertinentinformation concerning them : Aviation ASW Operator A new style raincoat to replace the current model has been approved A new aviation rating has been es- for Navymen in pay grades E-6 and tablished.Called the Aviation Anti- below. submarine Warfare Operator ( AW), The newraincoat will be a five- the newrating will freeaviation button, fly front, single-breasted style maintenance types from their “oper- made of afive-ounce polyester/cot- ator” duties, and allow them to con- ton poplin. centrate on theirprimary mainte- Unlikethe current model, the nance job. newlyapproved raincoat will have Airborne ASW equipment has be- nobelt and the pockets will have come more and more complex, and throughvents for greater ease in thusrequires a high degree of skill reaching your wallet. to operate it effectively. The assign- The newmodel will havea ment of maintenance ratings to oper- stand-up collar and theback will ate this equipment has proved to be have no vent. The sleeves will be unsatisfactory. Hence, the new rating. in a split shoulder style with raglan The first men assigned to the new back and notabs. They will be rating are being chosen by a BuPers quarter-lined with a nylon self-fabric. selection board this month, and the When the new raincoat goes into first crop of AWs will sew on the new production in about two years, there rating badge on 1 Sep 1968. will be an optionalperiod of four The first Navy-wide advancement years after the new model enters the exams for AW will be given in Feb- supply system duringwhich either ruary1969. Study Guides will be the old or the new may be worn. available in August 1968, and Course The cost of the new raincoat will books will be ready by July 1969.

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42 the Navyman or womanhas com- John A. long, ATN2, USN Temporary Lodging Allowance pleted. Eachship and station ESO is to Regulations Liberalized keep the form up to date, and, at the You and your dependentsmay time of the individual’s transfer, will now draw temporary lodging allow- see that it is placed in the service anceduring occupancy of guest record for delivery to the new com- houses, exchangehotels orsimilar mand. At time of discharge, the form transient facilities whichare under will be turned over to the individual the jurisdiction of the government for his or her personal files. andoperated withnonappropriated funds. This, in essence,was theword contained in NavCompt Notice 7220 Now Request DiverTraining (1 Mar 1968), whichannounced a modification theto laws which A shortage of diversin the Fleet govern payment of TLA. The ruling hasmade it possible forseamen became effective 23 Feb 1968. Here’s (E-2) to apply for second class diver whatit involves: training atNTC, San Diego,upon L their graduation from certain Class A TLA, as such, is generally paid Schools.Previously, only third class to reimburse you for the extra ex- penses you incurwhile living in petty officers and above were eligible. 0 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS hotel-typeaccommodations while Applicantsmust bedesignated FOR USAFI- Navymenwho want awaitingpermanent housing over- strikers or petty officers in the ratings theirapplications for USAFI tests seas, and before departure from of boatswain’s mate, builder, damage and/ orcourses processedwithout overseason permanentchange of controlman, electrician’s mate,en- delayshould remember that Social station. Daily ratesvary from one gineman, gunner’s mate, machinist’s Securityaccount numbers are now mate,mineman, machinery repair- required on all United States Armed areato another, and generally are figured by multiplying a given travel man,shipfitter, steelworker or tor- Forces Institute application forms. per diem allowance by a percentage pedoman’s mate. AlthoughSocial Securityaccount Duringthe ten-week course, stu- factorbased on the number of au- numbershave been required by thorizedTLA recipients yourin dents are introduced to divingphysics USAFIsince 1 Jan1968, numerous and techniques,search, salvage and travel party. applications still must bereturned Before a recent ruling, Joint Travel repairprocedures, andmethods of because this information ismissing. workingwith conventional diving Regulations did not provide for TLA Educational servicesofficers have equipment. to be paidto servicemen andde- been directed to use only application Volunteers must be recommended pendentswho occupied quarters in formswhich provide spacea for government-owned or -leasedtran- by their commanding officer, be psy- Social Security account numbers and chologically and physically adapted sient facilities, even though the quar- to check the formsbefore sending terswere operated with nonappro- to diving, first class swimmers, and themto USAFI. Nevertheless, the make a test dive in a deep-sea diving priatedfunds and the temporary primaryresponsibility for including occupantswere required payto suit. Qualifications during the course the Social Securityaccount number call for students to diveto a depth rental orservice charges. on the application lies with the Now,when you occupy hotel or of 200 feet. applicant. The academic requirement for ad- hotel-like accommodations in such mission to theschool is a combination facilitya (guest house,exchange of thearithmetic and mechanical hotel, visiting officer’s quarters, etc.) , MelvilleMurray, LT, SC, USNR scores totaling 105 points.Individ- under the jurisdiction of the govern- uals who do not meet this minimum mentand operated with nonappro- standard,but who are otherwise priatedfunds, the amount of the qualified and demonstrate an excep- TLA will beequal to one-half of tional motivation toward diving duty, the dailyamount of theTLA au- may request a score waiver. thorized within the given area, plus Suchrequests must be accom- theamount of therental orservice paniedby the commanding officer’s charge you pay for thetransient recommendation andforwarded to quarters. the Chief of Naval Personnel for con- However, if mealsare available sideration.Final determination on in a government mess,your TLA is eligibility for instruction will be made reduced by 14 per cent per meal, and by a Navy diving officer after a per- in no instancemay you draw more sonal interviewhas been conducted thanthe maximum TLA you’d re- with the spplicant. ceive while living in commercial Article C-7408, BuPers Manual, hotel-typeaccommodations and eat- lists the qualifications that mustbe ing in restaurants. metby individuals aspiring tobe- “Hey,are you sure this is wherewe‘re An appropriate change to JTR was come Navydivers. supposed to pick upGemini?” scheduled to be issued on 1 May.

JUNE 1968 43 Uniformed Services Health Benefits Program- Payment for Civilian Medical Care Under CHAMPUS

HE MILITARYMEDICAL BENEFITS formed Services (CHAMPUS)? 4. Does theGovernment pay the TAmendment Act of 1966has This is aprogram under which cost for authorized health services? greatlyexpanded the medical care beneficiaries may receivewidea No. CHAMPUS is acost-sharing coverageavailable for dependents range of civilian health care services program. The Governmentpays a and retiredpersonnel. As aresult, witha significant share of the cost significantportion of the charges manyquestions concerning the Act paid for by the Government. determinedto be reasonable, and havearisen. 2. Who is eligible for CHAMPUS thepatient pays the remainder. A The Bureau of Medicine and benefits? charge is allowableunder the pro- Surgery is providing answers to these The following categories of per- gram if ithas been determined to questions in four-dayseminars held sons areeligible forCHAMPUS be reasonable. in Washingtonfor representatives benefits: 5. How are charges determined to fromthe Naval Hospitals and other 0 Spouses and children of mem- be reasonable under CHAMPUS? major medicalfacilities. These rep- bersserving on activeduty under Claims for payment are submitted resentatives are then able to answer orders which do not specify a period tocivilian agencies under contract inquiries and provideassistance on of less than thirty-one days. with the Government to serve as fis- dependent medical care at their own 0 Retiredmembers (and former calagents for the program. In de- commands. members)entitled toretired, re- termining if acharge is reasonable, In order to assist other commands tainer or equivalentpay and their the fiscal agenttakes into account in meeting their responsibility of dis- spouses and children. the customary charges made by the seminatingthisinformation, the 0 Spouses and children of mem- physician, and the prevailing charges Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, bers who die while serving on active of other physicians in the community uponrequest, will conduct atthe duty or whileentitled to retired, for similarservices. If thecare parent command briefings for Com- retainer or equivalent pay. furnished involves unusualcircum- manding Officers or their senior rep- 3. Are all healthcare services stances and professionaleffort, this resentatives. The presentation may payable under CHAMPUS? alsois takeninto account. Similar be tailored to meet the specific needs No. Whilethe range of benefits proceduresare used to determine of the group, with the length varying is verygreat, not every health care reasonable charges for services allied from a one-hour review to a full day service is payable. Some examples tomedicine. Hospital charges are seminar. of healthcare services not payable determinedto be reasonable when Toavoid confusion, it should be under the program are domiciliary or theyare the customary charges of noted,that the UniformedServices custodialcare, dental care (except that hospital. A chargedetermined Health BenefitsProgram (USHBP) as a necessary part of medical treat- to be reasonable is allowableunder is the title of the program of care ment), spectacles, hearing aids, and CHAMPUS. both in uniformed services facilitieswell-baby care. 6. How much of the charge must and at civilian sources, whereas the theCHAMPUS beneficiary pay? term CivilianHealth and Medical WilliamMaul. CTC. USN Spousesand children of active Program of theUniformed Services duty members: (CHAMPUS) applies only tothat 0 For inpatientCare: must pay portion of theUSHBP which pays the first $25 of the hospital charge or bills formedical care at civilian $1.75a day, whichever is greater. sources. The termMEDICARE The Government pays the remainder (which is now used by Social Se- of the reasonable charges. curity) was the old termfor what 0 For Outpatient Care: (for exam- is now called the USHBP. The terms ple, visits to the doctor’s office or CHAMPUSand USHBP are not clinic), must pay the first $50 (the synonymous. deductible)each fiscal year,plus The following question-and-answer 20% of the chargesover the $50 report contains some valuable infor- deductible.However a family with mationabout the CivilianHealth two or more eligiblebeneficiaries and MedicalProgram of the Uni- receivingcare pays a maximum of formedServices (CHAMPUS). $100 each fiscal year,plus 20% of When you have finished reading this, the charges in excess of $100. The pass the word on to the eligible Governmentpays the remainder of beneficiaries in your family. the reasonable charges. 1. What is theCivilian Health ”well, don’t just sit there,Snyder . . . Give All othereiigiblebeneficiaries: andMedical Program of theUni- the youngseatlady a . . .” 0 ForInpatient. Care: must pay

44 ALL HANDS 5% of the hospital charges and fees KenDuggan of the charge determined to be rea- 0of professionalpersonnel. The Gov- sonable, but also anyamount over ernment pays the remainder of rea- I the reasonable charge. If the patienf sonable charges. had obtained services from a partic- 0 For OutpatientCare: must pay ipating physician, he would not have the first $50 (the deductible)each had theadditional amount topay. fiscal year, plus 25% of the charges The sponsor or patient can ask at the over thedeductible. However, a time of initial visit whether the physi- familywith two or more eligible cian or othersource of healthcare beneficiaries receivingcare pays a agreesto the terms of participation maximum of $100, plus 25% of the as outlined in question 8. charges in excess of $100. The 11. Wherecan I getfurther in- Governmentpays the remainder of formation about CHAMPUS? the reasonable charges. Detailedinformation about med- 7. Do all civilian sources of health ical care from civilian sources under care participate in CHAMPUS? the Uniformed Services Health Bene- No. Participation in theprogram “We’re a littleshorthanded, but Higgins fits Program may be obtained from: is entirely voluntary for the physician managesto keep the place going.” The nearest uniformed services med- and all other sources of health care. ical facility,or, The ExecutiveDi- 8. Whatdoes“participation” rector, Office for the Civilian Health mean? reimbursedmore than the Govern- and MedicalProgram of theUni- The physician or othersource of ment’s share of thereasonable formed Services, OTSG, Department healthcare participates in CHAM- charges.In this situation the bene- of the Army, Denver,Colorado PUSby: ficiary must absorb not only his share 80240. 0 Providingauthorized care to theCHAMPUS beneficiary. 0 Submitting the claim tothe fiscal agent for payment. This claim includes an agreementto accept as payment for his services the Vanguard Completes Decade in Space eountauthorized as payable under VANGUARD I, this country’ssecond success- search Laboratoryscientists laid out a world- e program. ful attempt to orbit the earth, quietly celebrated wide tracking systemcalled Minitrack.Many 9. What if abeneficiary obtains its10th birthday in March. Thepioneering of the principles embodied in the Minitrack care from a physician or other source satellite, developed by the Naval Research systemwere later used by NRL scientists to Laboratory,lost its solar-cell-poweredvoice in develop a Spoce SurveillanceSystem which can of healthcare who chooses not to 1964. detectunannounced, radio-silent satellites pass- participate in the program? Thegrapefruit-sized vehicle was the firsting over the u. S. Underthese circumstances the satellite launched bythe U. 5. specifically to The three-pound satellite, fired into orbit from patientwould have no choice but gather Scientific dato. CapeCanaveral (now CapeKennedy), followed topay the bill in full. Thepatient Duringits first decade, VANGUARD I pro- America’s first successful orbital shot, EX- may thensubmit a claim forreim- vided a wealth of information on air density, PLORER 1, by about six weeks. bursement,for the Government’s temperatureranges, and micrometeorite impact. Scientists now figure the original 200-year share of theallowable charge, at- Because of VANGUARD’S stable orbit, scientists life expectancy given VANGUARD I may be wereable to map properly many islands in theconservative. Itwill probably last 2000years. tachingto the claim form a receipt Pacific, and the earth was foundto bepear- marked“Paid” and signedby the shaped, not round. source of care or anauthorized Despite its current silence,the satellite con- agent.Such receipts must indicate tinues to servethe scientific community. Ground specifically the name of the patient, based trackingsprovide data concerningthe diagnosis, service provided and dates effects of sun, moon and atmosphere on satel- thereof, andthe charges. Drug re- liteorbits. ceipts must indicate the name of the VANGUARD I introduced much of the tech- patient,and prescription number, nology that has sincebeen applied in other U. S. satellite programs. For example, it proved thedate filled, andthe amount thatsolar cellscould be used to power radio charged.In the case of insulin,no transmitters. prescriptionnumber is required but VANGUARD’S solar cellscontinued to oper- thereceipt must specifically state ate for about seven years, eventhough a that it is for insulin. companion transmitter poweredby conventional 10. When a beneficiarypays batteries went dead afteronly 20 days. Solar- chargeswhich exceed those deter- cell-powered batteriesare now used widely. minedreasonablebe to under When the satellitewas launched, Naval Re- AMPUS will he be reimbursed in

The beneficiary can never be

JUNE 1968 45 - - THE 8UllLFTIN 804100 Incentive Plan for Reenlisting in Hostile-Fire Areas

INCE 1967, servicemen in Vietnam Tobe eligible for thisincentive, ularleave and will not becharged have been encouraged to reenlist a man must be stationed in a hostile- or creditedto leavewhich has ac- or to extend their enlistments for at fire area for 12 consecutivemonths crued or mayaccrue. least six months. The incentivefor or be permanently assigned on a 12- Theentire 30-dayspecial leave the increased service was 30 days of monthSoutheast Asia unaccom- must be taken at one time in a time special leave any place in the world paniedtour and regularly engaged frame from 90 days before the Navy- where U. S. servicemen on leave are in a hostile-fire area. mancompletes. his normaltour of permitted to travel. Free round trip Navymen embarked in afloat units duty to 30 days after that date un- air transportation ,toand from a toured for 12 months are considered less operational commitments dictate single point was also-included in the to be in a hostile-fire areaeven otherwise. incentive plan. though the unit's home port may be Ordinarily,aNavyman who ex- BuPers Inst1050.9B now offers outside Vietnam. Commander Naval tends his tour of duty in a hostile-fire thisincentive to. Navymenserving Forces,Vietnam determines unit area will continue to servein the in all locations designatedby the eligibility. same activity or unit during his ex- Department of Defense as hostile- Navymenwho are physically sta- tension.Nevertheless, requests for fire areas. tionedin Vietnam for 12 months transfersto other units or activities The conditionsfor receiving the are, of course, considered to be in a will be individuallyconsidered by specialleave and the free transpor- hostile-fire area. the Chief of Naval Personnel. tation are the same as those outlined Requests for extensions of service Navymenmay even request an in Public Law 89-735 for men serv- in a hostile-fire areamust be sub- extension which is conditionalupon ing in Vietnam: mittedin writing to the Bureau of transferto another unit or activity. Any Navyman who reenlists or ex- Naval Personnel at least four months However, extensions, whether or not tends or by anyother voluntary before the applicant's normal tour of they are conditional,cannot involve actionlengthens his requiredduty duty ends and the application must trainingwithin the continental tour in a hostile-fire area for at least be approved by the Chief of Naval United States and must be consistent six months, is given a 30-day special Personnel. with theneeds of the service. leaveperiod and transportation to The30-day leave offeredas an and from alocation theNavyman incentive for extended service in a himself selects. hostile-fire zone is in addition to reg- voked if the Navymanhas alrea

he is personallyinconvenienced or dissatisfied bythe extension. Consideration will, however, be

"eiven ~ to~~ nullifvine~ , <, extensions which ThisTeam Approaches Its Job With Respect involve individual familyor hardship or to those in whichother unusual

Ayear ogo,the Novy sentan ordnance dis- During one month, 226 tons of live ammuni- circumstances are posol team to the TrustTerritory of thePocific tion ond 25 tons ofdeadweight material-other AS mentionedbefore, the special Islandsto removeunexploded WorldWar II thon explosives-weredisposed of. The clearing leave is grantedin addition to reg- ammunition in order to mokethe ore0sofe for iobis expected to be completed bynext Feb- ularleave. Accrued regular leave agricultural and recreotionol purposes. ruory. and reenlistmentleave, however, Today the work is proceedingon schedule in cannot be taken in conjunction with the Morpi region of Soiponwhere both the special leave except in cases of bona Americansand Joponese storedammunition. fide emergencies. Not onlyis it o dangerousjob, it is also plainhard work. Some of theunexploded Regular leave will continue to ac- ammo is buriedin sandon the beach.some crueduring the period the Navy- hidden in coves or underwoter. and some hod man ison specialleave and delays been stored in coves now covered by thick enroute will be charged to regular foliage. Much of the jungle growthis SO thick leave. that certoin oreos of the irlondmust be Navymenwho are interested in searched twice. When the explosivesare uncovered,they ore extendingtheir tour of duty ina carefully-exceedinglycarefully-corried over hostile-fire area in orderto avail norrowtrails to passable roads and then to themselves of the 30 days of special disposol oreos. leave and freetransportation would Less sensitive ammunition is token in trucks do well to consultBuPers Inst to a seaside cliff ond dumped into the deep 1050.9B for administrativedetails water below. concerningspecial leave. Thisinstruction also inch copies of forms to be used in questing tour extensions.

46 ALL HANDS CI/SERE Training for Navymen Headed for Vietnam Duty

NAVYMEN withorders to 0745. No liberty,however, is from 16 May to 25 October. A‘.t;ietnam are normallygiven granted during the six days of SERE Working khakisor dungareesare counterinsurgency/survival, evasion, training. required at all locations during active resistance andescape (CI/SEnE) Navymenordered to training at training periods. training before they leave the United LittleCreek (Wh Naval District), Thereare no regulationswhich States. Coronado ( 1Ith Naval District), specify thequantity of clothing to The trainingprogram takes at MareIsland (12th Naval District), betaken to Vietnam, but Navymen leastthree weeks and, as thename or Whidbey Island (13th Naval Dis- should remember that laundry facili- implies, includes training in counter- trict)are subject to the following ties and resale activities are scarce in insurgency,weapons indoctrination uniform regulations: some areas. and survival, evasion, resistance and Service dress blues for all person- In places like NSA Da Nang and escapewhich aretaught in field nel in the5th ND are wornfrom for men assigned to the 30th Naval problemssimulating combat condi- 18 September to 31 March; those in Construction Regiment, the need for tions found in Vietnam. the 11th ND wearservice dress blues white uniforms is held at a minimum. These field problemsoften take from 24 October to 5 June; those in Otherswho are assigned toshore place at the U. S. Naval Amphibious the 12th ND wear them all year and duty in theRepublic of Vietnam, Base at Little Creek, Va. (for Navy- men in the 13th ND wear them from however, will needthe following men stationed east of the Mississippi 26 Oct to 16 May. items of clothing: River), or at the U. S. NavalAm- Servicedress khakis areworn by Officers andCPOs will needtwo phibious Base at Coronado,Calif. officers andchiefs in the5th ND tropicalwhite long uniforms,six (for those west of the Mississippi). from 27 April to 22 October; those tropical khaki longuniforms (wash The portion of this training which in the11th ND wear khakis from khaki trousers and short sleeve khaki is devotedto survival, evasion, re- 5 Juneto 24 October; officers and shirts). sistance andescape is given at chiefs in the12th ND wear them Enlistedmen in paygrades E-6 WarnerSprings, Calif.; Whidbey from 1 April to 31 October(op- and below will needfour tropical Island, Wash.; Camp A. P. Hill, Va.; tional)and those in the13th ND white long uniforms and six dungaree or Camp Pickett, Va. wear dress khakis from 16 May to 25 uniforms. Navymen assigned to cI/sEnE October. Navymen assigned to field activi- training sites shouldbear in mind Service dress whitesare worn by ties are usuallyissued twosets of thatannual temperatures at these otherenlisted men from 1 April to lightweight,green fatigue uniforms locations range from 125 degrees to 17 October by those in the Fifth ND, and lightweight combat boots when zerodegrees. Students should bring from 5 June to 24 October by those they check in at Vietnam. regulationclothing to accommodate in the11th ND. Enlistedmen be- Clothing andequipment issued temperatureswhich frequently vary low chief in the 12th ND wear serv- before departure from theUnited as much as 50 degrees during a 24- ice dresswhites from 1 April to 31 States andthat which is used and hour period. Civilian clothing is not October (optional) and those in the retainedduring training must be authorizedduring the SERE portion 13thND wear servicedress whites taken to Vietnam. of the training. Seabees on straight line transfers Students must have an up-to-date or those passing through CB centers Charley Wise, HMCS, USN GenevaConvention Identification shouldhave workuniforms. These Card and a set of identification tags will be issued by the Naval Construc- in their possession before they report t tion Regimentmaking the transfer. for. training. Minimum requirements are one dress The following items are considered blue and two undress whites. Other to be minimum equipment: towel, uniformsshould be stored as the extra socks, khakis and/or dungarees Joint Truvel Regulations prescribe. (at leasttwo complete uniforms), Exceptfor short periods of over- cap or hat, jacket and/or jersey, haul or upkeep or when on logistics toilet articles, sun glasses, flashlight, lifts, some ships are continuously de- lip ice, gloves and, for LittleCreek ployedto Southeast Asia.Officers students being trained from Novem- andchiefs assigned tothese ships ber through March, long underwear. should have one service dress khaki Other equipment will be provided uniform and oneservice dress blue by theFleet Airborne Electronics uniform in addition to those needed Training Unit, Pacific Fleet, and by for ashore Vietnam duty which are theU. S. NavalAmphibious School listed above. at Little Creek. Men in pay grades E-6 and below Studentsreceiving training at will need an additional service dress Coronado are usually granted liberty blue uniform and two undress blues. from 1630to 0730.Those atLittle Navymenare authorized by Bu- Creek are given liberty from 1630 to “Yeh, I know it addsclass . . . but . . .” Pers Inst 1300.37A to travel to Viet-

JUNE 7968 47 nam without a complete seabag and Charles R. King, SK2, USN All Navymen,regardless of their are encouraged to store or ship home I I rank.or paygrade, can save them- uniform items which are not needed selves considerableinconvenience if such as winter.uniforms. Two sets of they will ensure, before leaving the wasliable slacks, twosports shirts United States, that their service rec. and/or lightweightsuit/sport coat ords andother official affairs are may be brought along for liberty. LOG ROOM current. The instruction also recommends Families left at home can also be that officers and chiefs arri1.e in Viet- savedunnecessary trouble andper- nam wearing tropical khaki long uni- hapsanguish if men going to Viet- form andthat other enlisted men nam will leave their personal affairs wear white long uniforms. inorder (allotments, will, necessary Forthe convenience of U. S. legal arrangements such as power of servicemenin Vietnam,two United attorney,and family affairs). Statesbanks have opened branches Dependentsshould be toldthat, in Saigoli which service checking ac- in all cases of emergency, verification counts. Savings andtime accounts, "Dinwiddy,go back andtell the engine of the emergencyby the American however, cannot be opened at either room gang they'll have to go elsewhere for Red Cross is necessary befbreover- cif these branches. logs to lightoff the boilers." seas commanding officers cantake Military banking facilities are action cdncerningleave. availableand pay five percent Vietnam arenegotiable in Vietna- Considerable time can be saved if quarterly on deposits which did not mesepiasters at thecurrent rate or the folks at home obtain this verifica- fall below $100 during the quarter. formilitary payment certificates. In tion immediately.Additional assist- Noservice charge is madeagainst rest and recreation areas, checks may ance will thenbe provided upon individual;checking accounts and be cashed for dollars, MPCsor the requestby anymajor militaryin- checks are fiee. local currency. stallation. These banks also sell U. S. Savings All accounts in Vietnam must be For the sake of the record, Navy- Bonds, travelers' checks, bank money closed out upon transferfrom the men going to Vietnam do not need a ordersand bank drafts subject to country. passport nor will theyneed one to regulations of the Commander, U. S. Officers will needabout $100 visit any country on authorized rest MilitaryAssistance Command, Viet- when they arrive in the country and and recreationtrips. One may be nam. enlisted men should have at least $50 neededfor visiting thesecountries Checks drawn against accounts in in personal fllnds. while in a leave status.

Orders to Vietnam Mean Many Important Chores Before Final Departure

To avoidexcessively long indi- lenves theUnited States. have spectacle insert fittings for the vidual transfer directives, the Bureau Enlisted men should have suffi- MARK 7 CBR protective mask. of Nival Personnel has issued a list cientobligated service to complete Theseare made at Williamsburg, of supplementary items tobe in- their training and serve 12 months in \':I., and should be orderedby air cluded in orders for Navymen as- Vietnam. mail; the mask size should be in- signed to Vietnam. Inasmuch as dental facilities in cluded in the order. Navy personnel offices have an Vietnam are limited, necessary dental Whenthe protective mask is obligation to see that menassigned work should be completedbefore ready, it will besent either to Da to Vietnam, either ashore or in ships, embarkation. Nang or to Saigon, depending upon have ccimplied with theprocedures Thoseordered to training for the Navyman's destination. outlined in the list andhave the morethan three weeks andthose 0 Ensurethat anew record of documentsthey will need in Viet- withorders specifying secret clear- emergency data is made. nambefore they leave theUnited ancesshould have the clearances Every man should have an up- States. verified. to-dateGeneva Convention Identifi- Although it is not thedirect re- 0 Securityinvestigations should cationcard and identification tags sponsibility of the man who receives be initiated for those who need clear- in his possession. the orders, a checklist of things mces and do not have them and the 0 All Navymen should be given a which must be done and documents nltimate duty commandshould be one-monthsupply of chloroquine- which he must have might save con- informed of the result. If secret primaquine tablets and be instructed siderable trouble at a future date. clearancesare obviously out of the totake the firstweekly tabletat Here is the actionwhich should question,orders should be held in least 24 hours before entering Viet- be takenby personnel officers con- abeyanceand the Chief of Naval nam as a protection against malaria. cerning menassigned to Vietnam. Personnel notified. 0 Travelorders should specify Everything discussed should be done Any man whose uncorrected that travel of dependentsand ship- beforeNavymanthe concerned vision is 20/70 or weakershould ment of household goods to ultimate

48 ALLHANDS duty station are not authorized; that to a second12-month Vietnam tour the UnitedStates, you may move importation of privately owned fire- ashore or on a Vietnamnonrotated them to Puerto Rico, , Hawaii arms is prohibited.Complete travel ship within three years of the com- or any territory or possession of the instructionsshould also’ be given. pletion of their previous tour. U. S. However,this requires the The exactwording is given in Bu- Completedetails concerning sup- approval of theBureau of Naval PersInst 1300.37A. plementaryitems to be included in Personnelunder the provisions of 0 Navymenwith orders to Viet- orders to personnel assigned to duty paragraph M 7005-2,Item 3, Joint nam should be told what uniform in Vietnam can be found in BuPers Trawl Regulations. items andother personal gear are Inst1300.37A. If approval is notgranted, or if not required in Vietnam and in- travel is contemplatedto any other formed that unnecessaryitems can place outside the continental United be storedat government expense. Rules Concerning Shipment States, your entitlement will be Storageshould be arrangedbefore Of HHE If You’re Deployed limited to the point of actual depar- the man leaves the United States. To Vietnam or Restricted Area ture from the U. S. 0 Everyonewith orders to Viet- If your PCS is from a place out- nam should be informed of the 10 A word of caution may be in order sideCONUS and your dependents percent interest benefits of the regarding your entitlement to trans- areresiding outside CONUS when Savings Deposit Program. portation for yourdependents and you receive your PCS ordersto a All married men should be in- theshipment of yourhousehold restricted area, you may move your formedconcerning DOD family goods if you arebeing deployed to dependents and housebld goods to housing units available to families of, Vietnam or anyother place outside any location outside CONUS where men assigned on unaccompanied the continental United States where dependents’ travel is permitted. This, tours. dependents’travel is restricted. too, requires advance approval of:the All travel orders should be issued, Keep in mind that a sailing or Bureau of NavalPersonnel under when possible, so that men going to movement order of a vessel, aircraft the provisions of paragraph M7005- Vietnamcan take advantage of the squadron,construction battalion, or 3, Item 2, JTR. other mobile unit does not normally 1 maximum delay en routebefore re- In all cases where travel is being portingtotheir training activity. constitute a change of station that performedto a designatedplace, Once training has begun, emergency wouldentitle you totransportation it must be with the intent of estab- leave is the only type which will be for dependents and the shipment of lishing a bona fide residence. granted. household goods atgovernment ex- If you contemplatemoving de- Personneloffices should hold ,or- pense. pendents outside CONUS, considera- ders in abeyance if a Navyman You must: ( 1) Be in receipt of tion should be given to the expenses orderedto Vietnam is notyet 18 orderswhich effect- a permanent involved. yearsold. No ordersshould be is- change of stationbetween units or As a rule,government housing is sueddirecting Navymen toland- activitieshaving different locations; not available and civilian rentals may basedactivities in Vietnamduring OR (2) theremust be a CNO- be expensive and scarce.Exchange the first four months of naval service directed change of home yard and/ and commissary privilegesmay ’not and enlisted men, except for hospital or home port; OR (3) you must be be availableor may be extremely corpsmen and Group VI11 personnel, servingwith an operating unit des- limited. arenot to be assignedinvoluntarily ignated by CNO for deployment for a contemplatedperiod of oneyear David E. Cockrum, YN3, USN or more. If you areserving in pay gradeE-5 or above, or E-4 with morethan four years of serviceon the effective date of your PCS the Navy will, if otherwise entitled, pay yourmoving expenses. If your PCS is from a place within CONUS to a place outside CONUS where your dependentsare prohib- ited from joining you-such as Viet- nam-the Navy will pay for your dependents’ travel and the shipment of your household goods from their locationwhen you received your PCS orders to any other place in the UnitedStates. The travelmay not exceedthe distance from your last permanentduty stationto the des- ignatedplace. Instead of moving your family and “Tell that nut to stop clowning around . . household goods to another place in and get back in here!”

JUNE 1968 49 - - TU€ 8UllETIN BOARD Now’s the Time to Make Plans for Seavey Segment 8-68

T MAY BE TIME to think about mov- P. McVay,LTJG, USNR If you request assignment to over- ’ ingashore if you’ve beenon sea seas shore duty which counts as sea duty since the latest cutoff date es- I 1 duty for rotation, you are cautioned tablished for your rate and rating. that you might wind up with an un- Beginning next October,thou- accompanied tour because such areas sands of Navymen will be transferred mayhave limited dependententry to shore duty under Seavey segment provisionsor insufficient family ac- B-68. Chancesare you’ll be one of commodations. them, provided, of course, you meet Here are some other points regard- the appropriate sea duty commence- ing the new Seavey segment: mentdate cutoff, plusother basic If you holdaprimary Navy Seavey requirements. Enlisted Classification which is un- Transfers under the new segment dergoing conversion (XX99), Seavey will takeplace during the period considers you to be in the rating to October 1968 through January 1969. I I which you are converting. You are eligible if you: You will not automatically be Began a continuous tour of sea ”He madethe coffee aut of thesaltwater deep sinkthis morning, but how can I say extended at sea if you reach a tour duty onor before themonth and anything?No one noticed.” completion date sometime later than year specified for your rate and rat- January 1969. Rather, you would be ing (see list below). However, in order to receive orders considered for rotation in the Seavey 0 Were “on board for duty” on 1 ashore as soon as possible, you segment in effect at the time. Mar 1968(effective date of Seavey should indicate choices for both con- 0 A change in yourrate after 1 segment B-68). tinental U. S. and preferred overseas Mar 1968 does not alter your eligibil- 0 Are obligated to serve on active shore duty,thereby giving the Sea- ity for the Seavey. duty until September 1970 or later. vey placement officer some leeway in You should complete a rotation Also, if you are serving on toured assigningyou. data card if you’ve been on preferred sea duty oroverseas shore duty If you absolutely do not want overseas shore duty since 1 Jul 1966, whichcounts as sea timefor rota- overseasservice (whichcounts as meetthe sea duty commencement tion, you must have n tour comple- shore duty for rotation purposes), date cutoff of Seavey segment A-66, tion date which falls within the you must say so when youfill out and your tour completion date falls transfermonths of the segment- block 11 of your rotation data card. within the periodOctober 1968 October 1968 through January 1969, You then will notreceive an over- throughJanuary 1969. If you’ve al- inclusive. seas assignment, unless there’s some ready been recorded in the Seavey, BuPersNotice 1306 (22 Mar urgent requirement which cannot be you should check with your person- 1968). which announced thenew filled bysomebody else. Keep in nel office to makesure your duty segmentand cutoff dates,empha- mind,though, that there may be preferences are up to date. sized that once you receive orders to some delay in your orders while the Here are the sea duty commence- shore duty, only the “most unusual assignment people find a spot for you mentdate cutoffs forrates andrat- circumstances” will cancel them. in CONUS. ings under Seavey segment B-68:

RATE DATE RATE DATE RATE DATE RATE DATE RATE DATE RATE DATE BMC NOV 64 STC JUN 64 GMT2 JUL 66 FTBC MA7 65 ETRZ MAR 66 RMl JAN 65 BM 1 DEC62 ST1 DEC 63 GMT3 JUL 66 FTBl MAY 65 ETR3 NOV 65 RM2 JAN 65 BM2 MAR 62 STG2 SEP 64 GMTSN JUL 66 FTB2 JUL 64 ETRSN NOV 65 RM3 JAN 65 BM3 MAR 63 ~ STG3 DEC 64 FTB3 MAR 62 RMSN JAN 65 BMSN MAR 63 STGSN DEC 64 GMGC JUN 64 FTBSN MAR62 DSC OCT 66 STS2 SEP 64 GMGl MAR61 DS1 OCT 66 YNC OCT 66 QMC OCT 62 ST53 DEC 64 GMG2 JUL 61 MTC JUN 65 DS2 JUN 66 YNl OCT 66 QMl JAN 62 STSSN DEC 64 GMG3 MAR61 MTl JUN 65 DS3 FEB 65 YN2 OCT 66 QM2 MA7 64 GMGSN MAR61 MT2 JUN 65 DSSN FEB 65 7N3 OCT 66 QM3 DEC 64 TMC JUN 66 MT3 SEP 63 YNSN OCT 66 OMSN DEC 64 TM 1 OCT 64 NEC5332 APR 63 MTSN SEP 64 IMC APR 65 TM2 DEC 63 IM1 APR 64 CYN3 AUG 65 SMC DEC 65 I TM3 NOV 65 FTGC JAN 65 MNC JUL 66 IM2 APR 64 CYNSN AUG 65 SM1 APR 60 TMSN NOV 65 FTGl JAN 64 MNl JUL 66 IM3 OCT 61 SM2 JUN 61 FTG2 DEC 63 MN2 JUL 66 IMSN OCT 61 PNC OCT 66 SM3 JAN61 GMMC DEC 6.5 FTG3 DEC 63 MN3 JUL 66 PNl SEP 66 SMSN JAN 61 GMMl MA7 63 FTGSN DEC 63 MNSN JUL 66 OMC MAY 64 PN2 OCT 66 GMM2 DEC63 OM1 NOV 64 PN3 JUN 66 RDC FEB 64 i GMM3 JAN 63 FTMC OCT 66 ETC OCT 66 OM2 JUN 65 PNSN JUN 66

RDl NOV61 ~ GMMSN JAN 63 FTMl NOV 64 ET1 JUL 66 OM3 MAY 64 RD2 NOV61 , FTM2 OCT63 ETN2 APR 66 OMSN MAY 64 SKC AUG 64 RD3 NOV 64 GMTC SEP 66 FTM3 OCT 63 ETN3 OCT 66 SKi NOV 63 RDSN NOV 64 1 GMTl JUL 66 FTMSN OCT63 ETNSN OCT 66 RMC JAN 65 SK2 DEC 64

50 ALL HANDS RATE DATE RATE DATE Robert E. Lawson, SMC, USN RATE DATE RATE DATE SK3 JUN 66 BRC SEP 65 AMH2 JAN 66 I i SKSN JUN 66 BR1 AUG 63 ADJC MAY 65 AMH3 DEC 65 ADJl FEB 65 AMHAN DEC 65 DKC OCT 66 EMC FEB 62 ADJ2 FEB 65 DKl DEC63 EM1 JAN61 AD13 DEC 65 AMEC DEC 65 DK2 OCT 66 EM2 NOV 64 ADJAN DEC 65 AMEl DEC 65 DK3 OCT 66 EM3 JAN 64 AME2 NOV 65 DKSN OCT 66 EMFN JAN 64 ATC AUG 66 AME3 DEC 65 AT1 AUG 66 AMEAN DEC 65 csc DEC 63 KC OCT 66 ATR2 DEC 65 cs1 SEP 63 IC1 SEP61 ATR3 AUG 65 PRC DEC 65 cs2 MAY 65 IC2 APR 64 ATRAN AUG 65 PRl JUN 65 APR 66 cs3 MAY 66 IC3 OCT 64 ATN2 PR2 DEC 65 CSSN MAY 66 ICFN OCT 64 ATN3 AUG 65 PR3 JUN 65 ATNAN AUG 65 PRAN JUN 65

SHC SEP 65 SFC OCT61 SF1 OCT61 AXC JUN 65 AKC OCT 66 SH1 FEB 62 RATE DATE RATE DATE SFM2 APR 64 AX1 MAY 65 AKl OCT 66 5H2 DEC 61 EOH3 JUN 65 sw1 AUG 64 SFM3 OCT 65 AX2 OCT 64 AK2 JUL 66 5H3 JAN 60 EOHCN JUN 65 5WE2 AUG 64 SFMFN OCT 65 AX3 OCT 64 AK3 JUL 66 SHSN JAN 60 EON2 JUN 65 SWE3 AUG 64 SFP2 APR 64 AXAN OCT 64 AKAN JUL 66 EON3 JUN 65 SWECN AUG 64 SFP3 OCT 65 JOC OCT 66 EONCN JUN 65 SWF2 AUG 64 5FPFN OCT 65 AOC FEB 66 AZC DEC 65 101 OCT 66 SWF3 AUG 64 A01 NOV 65 AZ 1 DEC 65 J02 OCT 66 CMC APR 65 SWFCN AUG 64 DCC FEB 66 A02 AUG 65 AZ2 DEC 65 J03 OCT 66 CMl APR 65 DCl SEP 62 A03 AUG 65 AZ3 DEC 65 JOSN OCT 66 CMA2 APR 65 UTC AUG 64 DC2 JAN 65 AOAN AUG 65 AZAN DEC 65 CMA3 APR 65 tiT1 AUG 64 DC3 SEP 65 PCC NOV 65 CMACN APR 65 UTA2 AUG 64 DCFN SEP 65 AQC JUN 66 ASC JUN 66 PC1 JUL 64 CMH2 APR 65 UTA3 AUG 64 AQl JUL 65 a51 JUN 66 PC2 SEP 63 CMH3 APR 65 UTACN AUG 64 PMC APR63 AQB2 JUN 66 a5e2 JUN 66 PC3 OCT 64 CMHCN APR 65 UTB2 AUG 64 PMl OCT61 AQB3 JUL 65 a5e3 JAN 66 PCSN OCT 64 UTB3 AUG 64 AQBAN JUL 65 ASEAN JAN 66 PM2 NOV61 BUC MAY 65 UTBCN AUG 64 AQF2 OCT 66 a5h2 JUN 66 PM3 SEP61 BUl MAY 65 UTP2 AUG 64 LIC SEP 65 AQF3 DEC 65 a5h3 JAN 66 PMFN SEP61 BU12 MAY 65 UTP3 AUG 64 LI1 AUG 64 AQFAN DEC 65 ASHAN JAN 66 BUL3 MAY 65 UTPCN AUG 64 112 AUG 65 a5m2 JUN 66 M LC DEC 63 BULCN MAY 65 UTW2 AUG 64 113 JUN 66 ABEC DEC 65 a5m3 JAN 66 MLl FEB 63 BUH2 MAY 65 UTW3 AUG 64 LlSN JUN 66 ABEl MAY 65 ASMAN JAN 66 ML2 NOV 61 BUH3 MAY 65 UTWCN AUG 64 ABE2 JUN 64 M 13 NOV61 BUHCN MAY 65 DMC OCT 67 ABE3 DEC 65 MAR (is M LFN NOV61 BUR2 MAY 65 ADRC OCT 66 PHC DM1 OCT 67 ABEAN DEC 65 DEC 65 BUR3 MAY 65 ADRl OCT 66 PHI DM2 OCT 67 PH2 APR 66 EAC APR 66 BURCN MAY 65 ADR2 OCT 65 DM3 OCT 67 ABFC OCT 65 pH3 DEC 65 EA1 APR 66 ADR3 DEC 65 DMSN OCT 67 ABFl JUN 65 PHAN DEC 65 EAD2 APR 66 swc AUG 64 ADRAN DEC 65 ABF2 APR 65 EAD3 APR 66 ABF3 MAR 65 MMC AUG 62 EADCN APR 66 PTC FEB 66 Monroe S. Shropshire, CT2, U5N ABFAN MAR 65 MM 1 FEB61 EAS2 APR 66 PT1 FEB 66 MM2 MAR 64 EAS3 APR 66 P12 DEC 65 MM3 DEC61 EASCN APR 66 I ABHC FEB 66 PT3 DEC 65 MMFN DEC 61 ABHl NOV 65 PTAN DEC 65 ABH2 JAN 65 CEC AUG 65 ABH3 JAN 65 ENC JUL 63 CEl AUG 65 WMC FEB 66 ABHAN JAN 65 EN1 SEP61 CEP2 AUG 65 HMl FEB 66 EN2 MAR 65 CEP3 AUG 65 HM2 FEB 66 EN3 JAN 66 CEPCN AUG 65 AEC FEB 66 HM3 FEB 66 ENFN JAN 66 CES2 AUG 65 AEl JAN 66 HN FEB 66 CE53 AUG 65 AE2 MAY 66 MRC JAN 65 CESCN AUG 65 AE3 DEC 65 DTC OCT 66 MRl DEC 64 CET2 AUG 65 AEAN DEC 65 d11 OCT 66 MR2 DEC 64 CET3 AUG 65 d12 OCT 66 MR3 NOV 64 CETCN AUG 65 AMSC AUG 65 d13 OCT 66 MRFN NOV 64 CEW2 AUG 65 AMSl AUG 65 DN OCT 66 CEW3 AUG 65 AMs2 FEB 65 BTC APR63 CEWCN AUG 65 AMs3 DEC 65 SDC MAR 66 BTl JUN 61 AMSAN DEC 65 5d1 JAN 64 812 FEB 62 EOC JUN 65 5d2 OCT 63 BT3 JAN61 E01 JUN 65 "Why, yes,I'm yournew man, but how AMHC OCT 66 5D3 AUG 64 BTFN JAN 61 EOH2 JUN 65 couldyou tell?" AMHl NOV 65 TN AUG 64

JUNE I968 51 - - TU€ 8ULlETfN 80rllpD Transferring HHEs When Your Ship Is To Be Commissioned Navymen who are ordered to ships sidered orders to sea duty, and when you will beordered to temporary beingbuilt, fitted out, converted or you receive them, you are entitled to: duty.When you receiveorders reactivated, may facesome unusual 0 Shipment of thepermanent whichcall for temporary dutyin problems in the transportation of weight allowance of household goods connectionwith building or fitting theirpersonal property if they do from the building or fitting out site out of a ship and for duty on board notunderstand precisely what they to the homeport or home yard of thatship whenit is commissioned, are entitled to. the ship. entitlement will include: If you receive such an assignment, 0 Shipment of permanentweight 0 One shipment of the permanent the bestway to avoid these pitfalls allowance of householdgoods or weightallowance of household is tofamiliarize yourself withyour transportation of a housetrailer from goods. No reshipment is authorized entitlementsunder the Navy’s Per- the buildingor fitting out site to a upon commissioning of the ship and sonalProperty program. designatedplace in theUnited assignment of a home yard or home For the benefit of ALL HANDS’au- States. port (a distinctdifference in en- dience,Lieutenant Commander J. 0 Nontemporarystorage of per- titlementfrom permanentduty M. Hale, Director, Household Goods manentweight allowance of house- orders.)However, you mayplace Division, NavalSupply Systems hold goods for theduration of the your HHE in nontemporarystorage Command, and RichardMr. tour of sea duty or any combination for a maximum period equal to the Michaels, his assistant,have pro- of shipment and storage of your period of building,fitting out or vided some expertadvice outlining household goods. conversion. Shipment-whether be- th&eentitlements. They offer this foreor after commissioning--is au- 0 Transportation of privatelya along with some answers to questions thorized from the last duty station to often asked. ownedvehicle atgovernment ex- pensefrom the closest portserving either the ship’s home yard or home the building,fitting out or conver- portortoany designated place ERSONAL PROPERTY transportation within the UnitedStates. entitlementsare determined by sion siteto the closest portserving Please ’ note that nontemporary thetype of ordersissued whether the home port or home yard of the ship. storage of goods is stronglyrecom- to officers or’ enlisted personnel. Two mended rather than shipment to the types of duty are involved: Duty in Temporary Duty-When it is ex- pected that you will be at the build- homeyard or homeport, in view connection. with building, fitting out of recentsituations in whichships orconversion of a vessel; and tem- ingor fitting out site for less than six monthsbefore commissioning, have embarked on extensive deploy- porary duty in connection with build- ments or have had extended periods ing, fitting out or conversion. In this of building, fitting out or conversion William P.. %ul, CTC, USN instance,there is considerabledif- following commissioning. If house- ferencebetween “duty” and “tem- hold goods wereleft in temporary porary duty.” storagebeyond the maximum 180- Whenit is expected you will be day period allowed, you would pay at the building or fitting out site for thedifference. Yet, in the samesit- morethan six monthsbefore the uation,additional cost wouldnot date of commissioning, you will be be involved if the goods were placed orderedto duty in connectionwith in nontemporarystorage. building or fitting out of a ship. Two separate sets of orders will be issued. 0 Upon commissioning of the Underthe first set of orders you vessel, if household goods have been left in nontemporary storage for the will be directed to duty at the site. Approximatelytwo months before period of temporary,duty or ina commissioning, you will be issued a residenceat the old duty station, secondset of ordersdirecting you they may be left in nontemporary storagefor theentire tour of sea to bedetached from all previously assignedduties upon commissioning duty or shipped to either the home yard or home port or to a designated of the ship and to report to the ship place in the U. S. for duty. The first set of orders arecon- 0 Transportation of a house trailer sideredorders to shore duty,and is authorized from the old permanent entitle you to: duty stationto the homeyard or Shipment of permanentweight homeport of the shipor to a des- allowance of householdgoods at ignatedplace within the U. S. governmentexpense to the site (re- 0 There is no entitlement to ship- gardless of whether the ship has yet ment of aprivately owned vehicle been assigned a home port or home on these orders, even upon commis- yard). sioning. The second setof orders are con- Here aresome questions, with

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eiranswers, which frequently can I begranted anextension of the authorizedearly outs for Navymen ise: temporary storage? temporary ise: who have a written offer of specific Answer: No. Therefore, upon re- law enforcement employment or re- 1. Inthe case of temporaryduty in ceipt of ordersto temporary duty cruit training from a civilian govern- i~ connectionwith fitting out of ship,a in connectionwith building, fitting mentalpolice agency. You must, of if I place my goods in nontemporary out or conversion of a ship, it would course,make a writtenrequest for i storage,must I keepthem there for be wise tohave your household early separation to accept such em- theentire period of fittingout, or goods placed in nontemporarystor- ployment. can I ship them at any time during ageat origin. Then, justbefore the The policeagency must be a le- the temporary duty period? commissioning of the vessel, have gally constitutedlaw enforcement Answer: N~~~~~~~~~~~ storage is them shipped to the ultimate destina- agency of city, county, state or fed- for a maximum periodequal tothe at governmentexpense. era1 government.This does not in- period of temporary duty. You may dude private or corporatepolice havethe goods withdrawn and EarlySeparation for Law organizations and positions filled by shippedthetopermanent duty sta- Enforcement Applicants publicelection or politicalappoint- tion atbefore any time end the of ment. temporary theduty. If police want you, you can Your offeremployment of mustbe get an earlyout. a formalwritten offer for immediate 2. 1 am orderedfrom theNaval Wait. Let’s trythat again.employment or entryinto a training ~~~i~i~~Center,Great Lakes, to If you wantto join the police status from a policeagency. temporaryduty inconnection with force, and you havebeen offered a Officers andwarrant officers re- thefitting out of a ship on theEast job by a lawenforcement agency, questing early outs in thisprogram Coast,with an ultimatehome port you canbe separated up to 90 daysmust submit a request via their of Long Beach upon commissioning. early. COthe to Chief of Per-Naval If I drive my thetoEast The Secretary of Defenserecently sonnel (Pers-B1403) for considera- Coast,can it be shirmed to Long ” - Reach upon commissioning? Answer: No. Existing law and regulations do not movide authority r shipment of a privatelyowned AUTEC, Tongue of fhe Ocean hicleunder orders to temporary 1ty in connectionwith building, A 100-mile longby ll-mile widestrip of 0 Calibrate large,low-frequency sonar a-fittingout or conversion of aship. ocean trench offAndros Island in the Bahamas transducers. is the site of theNavy’s deep-sea research Research into thetrench already conducted Notethe term “temporary duty.” facility, the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evalu- by AUTEC hasturned up some bonusinforma- Onlyupon receipt of permanent ation Center (AUTEC). tion about TOTO. The deep-seavehicle ALVIN. dutyorders can the shipment of a Known as the Tongue of theOcean, or TOTO, while inspecting a network ofAUTEC hydro- privatelyowned vehicle be author- theU-shaped trench 150 miles southeast of phonesand cables, observed the floor of the ized. Miami,Fla., is considered an ideallocation for trench to be rough, not,as believed previously, AUTEC. one thatis relatively flat. 3. If, under the same circumstances, TOTOis plenty deep (to6000 feet),and, TOTO’Sbottom has steep hills of rock and I shipthe permanent weightallow- borderedon both sidesand one end by islands, limestone measuring 200 to 300 feet high. Areos reefs and shoals, is free of the open-ocean at the foot of one 300-foot chasm were covered ance of household goods tothe fit- disturbances that distract and mislead re- with fine coralsand. The ALVIN team said the ting out point, can they be reshipped searchers. Further, almost nobody atAUTEC scene resembled amountoin ski slope. upon commissioning? complainsabout the nice-all-year climate. Answer: When ordersare for The AUTECsite on AndrosIsland isstill temporary duty in connectionwith building, and when completed in 1970 will have facilities for evaluating all types of under- building, fitting out or conversion of seaweapons, weaponssystems andvehicles. a ship, only one shipment of the per- With onerange in TOTO for weapons testing, manentweight allowance of house- another for sonorcalibration, and a thirdfor hold goods is authorized. Therefore, acoustics, AUTEC can evaluate theattack effec- goods cannot be reshippedupon tiveness of surface ships,submarines and air- commissioning. craft. However, AUTEC is primarily concerned with 4. If, under the same circumstances, tests andresearch deep in the water. The center’s iobdescription includesthe following: uponreceipt of orders, I ship my Evaluate advanced weaponssystems and household goods tothe homeport, components. intending that I will be at the home 0 Measurethe tactical characteristics, noise portwithin six months andthe fit- and targetstrength of submarines. outperiod of theship slips, 0 Test sonobuoys. aying my arrival at the home port twomonths more than the six months’ authorizedstorage period,

JUNE 7968 53 tion on an individual basis. If service To Sir, With Love (C): Drama; Cash AwardsProgram Pays requirementspermit, early separa- SidneyPoitier, Judy Geeson. Off Big to Navymen Who tions of upto 90 days will beap- CasinoRoyale (WS) (C): Mys- 0 proved. For officers serving resigna- teryComedy; Peter Sellers, Ursula Canimprove the System tion/retirementdeferral periods, Andress. During the past 18 months Navy suchapproval will providefor a Luv (WS) (C): Comedy; Jack and MarineCorps personnel sub- reduction of the deferralperiod of Lemmon, Peter Falk. mittedmore than 6000beneficial not more than 90 days. Counterpoint (WS) (C) : Drama; suggestions,inventions or scientific Commanding officers areauthor- CharltonHeston, Maximilian Schell. achievements which resulted in sav- ized to approve enlisted requests for Wait UntilDark (C): Drama; ings of over seven million dollars to earlyseparations of upto 90 days Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin. the Department of the. Navy. beforenormal EAOS (including ex- RunLike aThief (C): Drama; Inreturn fortheir efforts in the tensions of enlistments).Qualified Kieron Moore, Ina Balin. field of improvedoperations, econ- applicants must be released no later Tony Rome (WS) (C) : Melo- omy and safety,more than1400 than10 daysbefore the effective drama; Frank Sinatra, Jill St. John. Navymen and Marines received date of police employment. Remain- HostileGuns (WS)(C) : West- $136,785 in cashawards. ingminimum required service for ern; GeorgeMontgomery, Yvonne Enlistedpersonnel received $94,- advancement will bewaived for De Carlo. 110 and officers received $42,675. Navymenseparated under this pro- Although all rates and ranksare gram. The Tiger and the Pussycat (C): Comedy Drama; Ann-Margret, Vit- eligible to participate in the program, There are exceptions td these early torioGassman. those in pay grades E-4 through E-9 outrules, or course.Such early receivedmore than65 percent of The Sea Pirate (WS) (C) : Melo- separations will not be approved for the total awards. Navymen who: drama;Gerard Barray, Antonella Lualdi. A number of contributionsare Are scheduledfor transfer to currently being processed for wider Too ManyThietjes (C): Melo- the Fleet Reserve or Retired List. adoption and additional cash awards. drama; Peter Falk, Britt Ekland. Are important enough to a com- Thisincentive, now availableto mand that their loss would adversely DestinationInner Space (C): all armed forcespersonnel by Con- affect itsoperational capabilities. Mystery Drama; Scott Brady, Sheree gressional law, is expectedto yield Are scheduledfor separation North. monetarybenefits to both the gov- underanother early release pro- The FlimFlam Man (WS) (C) : ernment and servicemen whose id gram,such as collegeentrance. Comedy; George C. Scott, Sue Lyon. are adopted. Are Reservists on activeduty For aFew DollarsMore (WS) Some significant cashaward pa9 - fortraining. (C): Western;Clint Eastwood, Lee ments and savingswere as follows: For more details on the program, Van Cleef. 0 A chief petty officer atWhid- see BuPers Inst 1910.21A. The King's Pirate (C): Melo- beyIsland, Oak Harbor, Wash., re- drama; Doug McClure, Jill St John. ceived$900 for devising a method List of New Motion Pictures Dimension 5 (C): Mystery Drama; torepair damaged bombejector Available to Ships and Jeffrey Hunter, Nuyen. racks. The former method was to Funeral in Berlin (WS)(C) : replaceacomponent with anew OverseasBases Drama; MichaelCaine, Eva Renzi. one ata cost of $360 each.First The list of recentlyreleased The Long Duel (WS) (C): Melo- yearsavings, $49,278. 16-mm feature movies available from drama; Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard. A yeoman at Great Lakes, Ill., the Navy Motion PictureService is received$550 for suggestinga publishedhere for ships and over- William R. Maul, CTC, USN methodthecutto processingtime seas bases. for verification of Planned Active Duty Dates of Naval Reservists from Movies in color are designated by .~ (C) and those in wide-screenproc- 15 to five minutes.Reduced man- esses by ( WS ) . hours, paper and printing costs saved The Hellbenders (C): Western; the Navy$12,000 during the first JosephCotten, Norma Bengell. year of operation. EnterInspector Maigret (C): A chief torpedoman at Key Mystery Drama; HeinzRuhmann, West,Fla., received $560 for sug- Francoise Prevost. gestingincreased output of a com- TheTaming of the Shrew (WS) puterby using the office watch- (C): Comedy;Elizabeth Taylor, standerstendto thecomputer RichardBurton. outside of normalworking hours. Operation Kid Brother ( WS ) (C) : Apetty officer 2nd class at Melodrama; Neil Connery,Daniela Norfolk, Va., received $775 for sug- Bianchi. gestinga household cleaning Countdown to Doomsday (C): tionfor cleaning T-58 engine c Mystery Drama; GerogeArdisson, 'Oh, I'm sorry, Sir, did YOU thinkthe coffee Pressor rotor blades and stator va Horst Frank. strong?"toowar Use of thissolution reduced the

54 ALLHANDS clean each engine from five man- crusade against high operating costs, The project is expectedto take ursto less than one,with a de- recentlysubmitted his thirdsug- about one year and is aimed at col- 0dedly superior result. Navy-wide gestion, which resulted in an annual lectinginformation on major earth savings,$24,640. savings of $252,000 for NATTC. He structuresunderlying the Gulf to- A Marine Corps master sergeant deviseda means of simulatingtar- gether with its mineral resources, sea received an award of $615 for first getsfor radarscopes. This action floor sediments and sub-seafloor yearestimated savings of $14,214 eliminates two hours of actual flight rocks. for his suggestion which resulted in time in the training of approximately The survey, a joint Navy-Geologi- a change in sorting and merging of 420 students each year. cal Survey effort, will cover an area computerdata. Savings were esti- A MarineCorps major shared of more than 600,000 square miles. matedat 45 computerhours each equally in an award of $1165with ElishaKane, the Navy’s newest month at an hourly rate of $136. a civilian employee for their sugges- oceanographicresearch vessel, will Alieutenant at the Naval Air tion which provided for a complete be given a chance to exhibit her abil- Systems Command,Washington, revision of the provisioning program ity to obtain continuous sea surface D. C., received $1820 for suggesting to use in-houseavailable computer temperature,bathymetric data, sub- that oneset of standardizedtest time. An estimated $112,938 in first bottom profiles and to measure mag- equipmentbe usedwith the Air year savings resulted. netism. Data Computer System forseveral A Marine Corps sergeant at San The scientific crewaboard Kane types of aircraft.Past practices re- Diegoreceived an initial award of will use her facilities to process the quiredthat each aircraftmanufac- $400for his suggestion,“Repairing data they obtain during the physical, turer design and develop test equip- Unserviceable M14 Rifle Stocks.” biological, chemical,meteorological mentfor the airborne systems of Figuresare now beingobtained to and photographicprograms they eachparticular aircraft model. The determinewhether anadditional conduct. interchangeability of one set of test award will be paid. Informationgained during the equipment resulted in estimated first How about you-all? project will beused in preparinga year savings of $770,000. tectonic map of theentire Gulf of 0 A chief personnelmanat Nor- Gulf Survey Mexico and wouldshow deforma- folk, Va.,received $1305 for tions in the Gulf‘s floor such as folds, suggesting the use of regularper- Next January, USNS ElishaKane faults and thickness of sediments. formanceevaluation marks in ad- (TAGS 27) will hoistanchor and, Themap will supplementdata ncementprocedures of personnel. withabout 20 men from the U. S. from adjacentland areas already ‘s suggestion eliminated the prep- Navy Oceanographic Office and the shownon the Geological Survey’s @ation of thousands of special U. S. Geological Surveyaboard, set Tectonic Map of North America and evaluations in servicerecords. Esti- out on a study of the Gulf of Mexico. will help fill in major unknown areas. mated first yearsavings, $255,000. A lieutenantcommander at Washington, D. C., received$2095 for suggesting and devising equip- mentto test telemetry equipment electronically.Estimated first year Achilles Heel of a Shark savings in excess of one million Astudy to developimproved means of pm- If his listing (pectorol) fins fail him, he sinks. dollars. tecting Navymen fromsharks continues to be o If his gross weight passes the point where his A chief aviationordnanceman major research problem of theOffice ofNaval fins can no longersupport him, he is finished. onboard the carrier uss America Research. Thus,as the shark grows older and larger, he (CVA 66) saved the Navy $68,000 It is of particular interest to Captain H. David places o heavier loadon his fins. Dr. Baldridge and received $1100 for suggesting a Baldridge, Jr., a MedicalService Corps doctorspeculates that, if somehow there couldbe at the Naval AerospaceMedical Center, Pensa- produced anunusual swimming pattern through method toload target drones onto cola, FIa. damage to one of theshark‘s fins, it is likely aircraftforsurface-to-air missile Doctor Baldridge, whohas conducted studies that othersharks wouldturn on him. exercises in six minutesinstead of on sharkrepellents since 1964. began further Earlier sharkexperiments by Dr. Baldridge 30 minutes. research into theage-old problem lastfall at included participation in the test of aplastic A torpedoman 2nd class aboard the Siesta Key Station of the Mote Marine Labo- bag whichserves as ashark screen for men in ratoryin Sarasota. The emphasis ofhis re- asubmarine received $300 for his the water. A swimmer fills thebag with water, search was ontechniques in incapacitating suggestionto design testa panel rolls inside and inflates the top so that he is sharks through highly toxic drugs such os nico- ableto float onthe surface, encased in o pro- which saves maintenancetime. tine cyanideand strychnine. tective cocoon which appearscamouflaged. The 0 Awarrant officeron board uss “We are searching for theshork‘s weak 01 shark sees it only as a dull,uninteresting moss Northampton (CC 1) redesigned vulnerable point-in otherwords his chemical on the surface of the woter sincethere are no and improved the ship’s 30-ton Achilles heel,”remarked the scientist. dangling arms or legs to attract him or to Growth cheracteristics werealso partof the hatchcover. He received $300 and provide anyevidence thot aperson is present. will save the Navy approximately research. Theshark has one major anotomicol year in repair costs. flaw-he cannot float, he mustswim constantly. “F. Veloso A chief petty officer atthe a1Air TechnicalTraining Cen- Ga.,continuing his

JUNE 1968 55 Here Is the latest listing of Overseas Tour lengths

INFORMED soothsayers will tell you permanentlylocated at aland sta- and ends with the day you thata list of overseastour lengths tion outside the UnitedStates or in on permanentchange of station. is moreuseful than even the best Alaska or Hawaii. The lengths of overseastours crystal ball in determining the dura- Generally speaking, the time cred- listed herecan be changed at any tion of your next overseas tour. itable on an overseas tour begins on timeand do not apply to attache Sucha list waspublished by the theday you actually depart from personnel. Bureau of Naval Personnel in Change the United States. theIn columnindicating the One to BuPers Inst 1300.26D. Unless statedto the contrary, a length of tour with dependents, you Overseas duty is defined asmili- standard overseas tour beginswith will sometimessee N/A listed op- tary duty performed whileassigned your departure from a United States positeacountry or area. Depend- to amilitary installation or activity port(except in Alaska orHawaii) entsare not permitted in these.

M o nth s Tours in Months Tours in Tours Months in ToursTours in Months Months A c co m p an ied Accompanied Accompanied Accompanied Accompanied A ll by All by All by All by by All Country or Area Dependents Others Country or Area Dependents Others Country or Area Dependents Others

Alaska Labrador (exceptGoose AB) 24 12 24 12 Anchorage Areaincluding Goose AB 24 15 India 24 12 ElmendorfAFB and Fort Newfoundland Indonesia 24 14 Richardson 36 24 St. Johns 36 24 (except Teheran) 24 12 Fairbanks Area including Argentia 24 18 Teheran 24 18 Eielson AFB,Fort Wain- Stephenville N/A 12 lroq 24 18 wright and Ladd AFB ’ 30 18 24Other Areas 12 (except as indicated) 36 24 Big DeltaArea including Chichi Jima 18 12 Son Vito 30 18 Fort Greely, Juneauand Chile 36 24 Brindisi, Ghedi, Gioia del Kenai-WhittierArea in- ChristmasN/A Island 12 Colle, Martina Franca, cluding WildwoodStation 24 18 Colombia 36 24 Piacenze, Rimini, and Bethel,Kodiak Island and Congo(Kinshasa-formerly Sigonella 24 18 Name 24 12 Leopoldville) 24 12 Mt Cornaand Mt Venda N/A 18 Aleutian Peninsula, Islands Corsica N/A 18 Monte Limbara, Mt Cal- west of 162nd Meridian Rica Costa 36 24 verina, Mt Grappa, Mt includingAdak, Attu, Pizzoz,Mt Torara, Mt 15 and Point Guantanamo 24 12 Virgine, Nor Sciaves, 0 Barrow24 Area 18 12 Cyprus 18 Reggio and Zello N/A Clear, IslandFire and Dahomey 24 12 Cima Gallina, Gambarie, Murphy Dome N/A 12 Denmark 36 24 Mt Cimonaand Mt AmericanSamoa N/A 12 36 13 Paganella N/A 12 Antarctic Region N/A lndef Ecuador 24 18 Ivory Coast 24 12 Argentina36 36 24 Egypt 24 Iwo Jima N/A 12 Aruba 24 18 El Salvador 36 24 Japan(except as indicated) 36 24 Ascension IslandN/A N/A 12 Eniwetok 12 Iwakuni 24 18 Australia (except as indi- Ethiopia-Eritrea (except as Wakkanai 24 15 cated) 36 24 indicated) Akashi, Kobeand Osaka 24 15 Alice Springs30 and North Asmara 18 AkirukiKure 24 13 West Cape 24 18 Horror, Massawa and Iso- Kashiwa N/A 15 Austria 36 24Areas lated N/A 12 Fuji Maneuver Area 24 18 Fiji Islands N/A 12 and Kokura (including Bahamas Yamada) N/A 13 Eleuthera 24 18 Germany 36 24 IsolatedAreas including Andros Island, Grand Abashiri, Asoiwayama, Bahama Island, San Athens, Ekali,Elevsir, Kat- Mineokayorno, Mito, Salvador and Turks and simidhi,Kifisia, Mara- Namaike,Nemuro, Caicos N/A 12 thon, Parnis, Pateras, Ominoto, Seburiyama, BahreinIsland 15 12 Pendelikon and Piraeus30 1B Takayamaand Waiima N/A 12 Belgium 36 24 Crete(except Soudha Bay)24 18 Johnston Island WA 12 36 24 Soudha Bay N/A 12 Jordan 24 12 Bolivia 24 18 Other Locations N/A 12 Korea 24 13 Brazil (except as indicated) 36 Kwoialein 18 12 24 Greenland 24 12 Laos 24 12 Recife, Salvadorand Guam 24 18 SantaCruz 24 18 Liberia 24 12 Guatemala 36 24 Fortaleza N/A 18 Libya (except os indicated) 24 12 Guinea 24 12 Burma (except Rongoon) 24 12 Tripoli including Wheelus H a iti 36 Haiti 24 Rangoon 24 14 AB 24 24 Cambodia36 24 12 Hawaii El Uotia and Misurata WA Canada Honduras 24 18 Mahe Island, Seychelles 24 Metropolitan Areas 36 3624 Hong Kong 24 Mali 24

56 ALL HANDS Tours in Months Tours in Tours Months in Tours Months Months Tours in Accompanied Accompanied Accompanied by All by All by All Country or Are0 Dependents Others Country or Are0 Dependents Others Country or Area Dependents Others

Malta 24 12 Macton Island and Wallace Bangkok 24 18 Mexico, 36 24 Air Station N/A 13 Trinidad ond Tobago 18 24 MidwayIsland 18 12 BolangaArea, (Bataan); Morocco Laoag; Lubang; Adona, Ankara, Cigli/ Casablanca Area including Mindanao; andParacale lzmir, Golcuk, Istanbul, Nouasseur 36 24 (Luzon) N/A 12 Karamousel and Sile 24 18 Marrakech Area 30 18 Portugal 36 24 Samsun 24 15 Kenitra(formerly Port Puerto Rico 36 24 Trabzon N/A 15 Lyautey Area) 24 15 RyukyuIslands (except as OtherAreas N/A 12 Ben Guerir Area and Sidi indicoted) 30 18 (except os Slimone 24 12 IsolotedAreas N/A 12 indicated) 36 24 Nepal 24 12 24 18 Mawgons,St. (England); Netherlands 36 24 Saudi Arabia 18 12 Londonderry, (Ireland); New Zealand 36 24 Senegal 24 12 Edzell, Holy Loch,Mach- Nicaragua 36 18 Spain (except as indicated) 36 24 rihanish, and Thurso, Niger 12 24 Alcoy, Constantina, (Scotland) 24 18 Nigeria 24 12 Elizondo, Inoges, Rosas, Upper Volta 24 12 Norway 36 24 Villatobas and Zaragosa 30 18 Uruguay 36 24 Pakistan (except as indicated) 24 18 Cartagena, El Ferrol, Venezuela 36 24 Peshawar 24 15 Guardamar del Segura Vietnam N/A 12 Lahore N/A 15 and Sonreca 24 Islands18 Virgin 36 24 Palestine (UN TruceSuper- Adamuz,Ciudad Real and18 Island Woke 12 visoryOrganization) 24 12 Santiago 18 N/A Westlndies (includingCanal Balearic Islands and Anguilla,Antigua and Zone) 36 18 Gorremandi 15 N/A Barbados 24 18 Paraguay 24 18 Surinom 18 24 st Lucia 12 N/A Peru 36 24 Toiwon (except as indicoted) 24 15 Yugoslavia 24 18 PhilippineIslands (except as IsolatedAreas N/A 12 * Dependents permitted only when Govern- indicated) 24 24 Thailand (except Bangkok) 24 12 ment quarters oreavailable.

Just Like the Book Says it and the jacket brought me up to probablythe watchstander on the the surface.” fantail.” When, everything clicks like it’s When Selbachstarted to lose his When Selbach came up to the sur- supposed to, a man falling overboard balance, the man working with him face he swam away from the ship to from a carrier’s flight deck should not on the aircraft tried to grab him, but avoid beingdragged under by the be saltwater swimming for long. wasn’t fast enough. screws. For Airman Stephen C. Selbach, “Iheard him shout ‘man over- things clicked perfectly. He spenta “Theship was still steaming board’ as I went over the side. Then ahead,leaving mebehind. Then I mere six minutes in the warm waters I heardanother guy yell it too- of the SouthChina Sea. heard ‘man overboard’called over Selbacli, a jet mechanicaboard the loudspeakers and I knew I would uss Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31), be all right and they would pick me fell 70 feet into the sea when he lost Unrep for Kitty Hawk UP. his balanceworking on the flight “That new life vest kept my head deck. The carrier uss Kitty Hawk (CVA above the swells. I’ve donea lot of He was wearing a new jacket-type 63) set what she believes is an unrep swimming, but I wouldhave had life vest, issued to him only two days recordrecently while replenishing trouble if I hadn’t had that vest on. earlier, as hehelped prepare a jet from uss Procyon (AF61) in the “I guess I was only in thewater fighter for astrike against a target Gulf of Tonkin. about six minuteswhen I sawthe in North Vietnam. Kitty Hawk broughtaboard 381 helicopter come swoopingdown to “In the split second that I lost my tons of provisionsfrom thereefer, pick me up. I was sort of scared for balance,sawI the life raft racks including 335 net loads filled with a minute when the helo came close. below me on the catwalks. I knew I 55 tons of meat,57 tons of dairy The rotor backwash was kicking up didn’t want to fall on them headfirst productq53 tons of fresh fruits and thewater all aroundme. Then I and go intothe water unconscious, vegetables, and216 tons of dry rememberedthe training lectures so I gavea shove away from them stores.This was brought aboard in thatwe had on helorescue in the andwent over the side,”Selbach three hours. water. I wassupposed to turn my said. Normally, about 200 tons is a typi- body away from the backwash, so I “That vestwas really great.I hit cal load for a Kitty Hawk provisions didand the helo crew lowered the thewater, then I sawthe surface unrep. Schedule changes during the rescuesling to me. When I got in aboveme. I already had my hand at-sea periods resulted in a long in- that helo I felt great.” on the inflation cord, so I just pulled terval between replenishments. “Michael McNulty, AN, USN

JUNE 1968 57 Effective Date of Orders pendents’ travel and shipment of house- This section is opento unofficial com- hold goods, is thedate of detachment munichlt;ons from ,.,ithi” the service SIR: According to the Joir~tTravel on matters of general interest.However, fromthe permanentduty station plus Regulations, the effective date of orders it is not intended to conflict anyin way leave,delay, additionaltravel tirne withNavy Regulationsregarding the for- is computedfrom the date of transfer warding ofofficial mail through channels, authorized tobe taken before the mem- toinclude proceed, leave and travel nortoitsubstituteis for thepolicy of berreports to hisfirst temporary duty obtaining informationfrom local commands time when authorized and used. allin possible instances.Do not send station. Does this mean that, unless one of the postage orreturn envelopes. Sign full name As youindicated, leave, delay or and address.Address letter to Editor, ALL abovefactors is involved, the effective HANDS, pers ~15,B~~~~~ of ~~~~l per- additionaltravel timemust be used be- date of orders is the date of transfer?- sonnel. Navy Dept.. Washington. D.C. 20370. fore it isconsidered in determiningthe J. 0. M., PNC, USN. effective date of orders.-b. Theterm, “effective date of or- Change of Station (PCS) ordersare ders” is clearly defined in Article M303 of the JTR as meaningthe date of a Navyman’s relief (detachment) from his old station EXCEPTunder certain circumstances. When and if theseexceptional cir- cumstancesexist, JointTravel Regula- tions is equally specific concerning the method of computing the effective date of orders. In case you don’t have a copy of the JTR handy, here is a sunmary of what it says on the subject of exceptions. When the Navyman’s orders author- izeleave or delay en route before re- porting to his new station or when he isgranted additional travel timein which to usea specific mode of trans- portation, the leave, delay or additional travel time is added to the date of the Navyman’s detachment from his former permanent duty station to determine the effective date of orders. However,when Permanenthis certain a change, if adopted, would be an improvement. Whenthe Board has satisfieditself that a newproduct would be better thanthe one in use, it will makeits recommendations to the Chief of Naval Operationsfor final review and ap- proval."ED.

Crockett Is Fast SIR: We of uss Crockett (PG 88) believe we have established a new rec- ord.Perhaps you can substantiate our claim. Duringarecent trans-Pacific jaunt fromHawaii toGuam, Crockett re- ceived 16,000 gallons of JP-5 fuel in 17 hourswhile in company with the am- phibious force flagship uss Estes (AGC 12). oneInfive-and-one-half hour period,our jet-propelled gunboat took on 5200 gallons of fuel. Can anyon'e top this? By the way, the fuelingrigs were hand-tendedby the Estes deckforce whichmay add a littletopping to our claim.". H. FLeeman,CO, uss Crockett (PG 88 ). FAST FUELER-Jet-propelled gunboat USS Crockett (PG 88) is refueled while e Chances are better than even that yourclaim is foremost inthe line of underway at sea during a recent trans-Pacific cruise from Hawaii to Guam. PG unreps since jet-propelled gunboats 1969 (1 Jul'68) to use any leave you After serving for 120 consecutive days are relatively new in our Navy. At any accumulate that's in excess of 60 days. in the designatedhostile fire pay area, rate, both crews are to be congratulated. Or, as the BuPers Manual has stated for youmay carry up to 90 dayson your Shouldyour ship's claimto fame be years (in article C-SlOS), "The amount leaverecord. Only service in theHFP rebuffed by acounterclaim, you can of earned leave shall not exceed 60 days area since 1 Jan 1968 may count toward be certain the competition's record will on the first day of each fiscal year . . . the qualifying 120-day minimum. appear inthis column."ED. Leaveaccumulation in excess (of 60 Any excess over 60 days must beused days) is irrevocably lost and may not be by 30 June of the fiscal year following leave Settlement taken or compensatedfor in cash." the year your hostile fire zone duty ends. SIR: I understand that those of us Since you are to transfer to the Fleet If the excess above 60 days is not used whoserve more than 120 days in the Reservebefore thebeginning of the &thin this time frame, it is lost. Vietnam combat zone may accrue up to new fiscal year,you could use the 30 Thenew law, like the old,makes it 90 days of leave instead of the usual 60. days you earned during fiscal 1968 and clear that60 days of unusedleave is This soundsfine to me.Many of us still have a cash settlement for 60 days. the maximum for cash settlement upon earnleave we are not able to take. The 90-day leave accumulation might discharge, transfer to the Fleet Reserve Further, I think the 90-dayleave law apply if you had more than 60 days to and retirement. willenter into myplans for transfer carryinto thenew fiscal year. The BuPers Notice 1050 (5 Mar 68) con- to the Fleet Reserve. Here's how I fig- lawswhich stated you can't dothis tained the word onthe 90-dayleave ure it: weremodified for those who serve in accumulation.Additional instructions I gointo the FleetReserve on 30 areas such as Vietnam where you draw were to modify appropriatesections of Jun 1968. Naturally, I'd like to be paid hostilefire pay. Here's howit works: the BuPers Manual."ED. off for 60 days of accrued leave. I had 60 days on the books on 1 Jul TOP PISTOL AWARD-David Munselle, DPC, receives Navy Distinguished 1967. The accrual (at two and one-half Pistol Shot Badge for points earned in competition. He is the current Atlantic days per month) from July '67 to July Fleet champion andformer All-Navy champion.-Photo byLee Godshall. '68 adds another 30 davs to mv credit. 0 Use and designof training aids and the use of equipment to display training aids. 0 Principlesand use of projectors, office machines, and copy photographic equipment in illustration, art and train- ing aids. Your interest in informing Navy per- sonnelhas been outstanding and we hope that thisinformation will appear in ALL HANDSso that the present func- tion of illustratordraftsmen will be knownto allinterested.- W. R.H., DMC,USN; K. D. K., DMC, USN; and E. C. H., DM1, USN. 0 Thankyou for the detailedand most accurate summary of the skills re- quiredand expected of the Illustrator Draftsman. When we passed yourcomments to the cognizant training authorities in the Bureau, they hadone commentwhich isquite pertinent to the individual in- terested in this training.Currently the DM rating is approximately 50 per cent overstafjed. GETTING GO POWER-A KA-3D refuels an F-4B Phantom from Kitty Hawk. Hence, according to oursource, no Class ‘A“ schoolclasses willconvene during fiscalyear ’69 (beginning 1 Jul Qualifying Service but modernizationin the ratinghas 1968) and perhaps for a longer period. progressed the workin the Fleet more Should any additional information be- SIR:How can I receive a statement towardillustration and trainingaids of my satisfactory years with the Naval come available on this training, it will than mechanical drawing functions. The be reported in ALL HANDS.-ED. Reserve, both active duty and in Ready changeshave come about from better status?-L. W. C., EN2, USNR. utilization of illustrators in the Fleet as Oflcer Mess Rebate 0 The proper method of requesting indicatedby a Fleet-wide survey con- astatement of qualifying service-that ducted in early 1967. SIR: Severalofficers on board my is, satisfactoryfederal service - is The followinginformation is taken ship, myself included, would appreciate through your Reserve unit commanding from the present interim curriculum and an explanation of article 1815 of Navy oficer. reflects the conclusions of the Fleet- Regs which deals with payment of mess However, if you are not assigned to wide survey: bills afloat. aReserve unit, then forwardyour re- Students at DM1 School apply funda- In paragraph two, the Regs state that quest to the CO of the NavalReserve mental skills in basic mathematics, me- “Anofficer ordered on detached duty Manpower Center, U.S. Naval Training chanical drawing, basic illustration and orsent to ahospital shall be entitled Center,Bainbridge, Md. 21905. illustration media, training aids and re- to a rebate of the full amountof his Should,for some reason, your field productionequipment commensurate mess bill for the period of his absence.” record not be up to date, then your unit with illustration and training aids with Paragraph three states: “Anofficer COmay requeststatementa from special application to: granted leave of absence for more than BuPers (Pers-E3) via the normalchain 0 Arithmeticalcomputations appli- six days, including travel time, shall be of command.Be sure thatcopies of a cable to geometricfigures, basic trigo- entitledto a rebate of the amountof currentNavPers 601-11 (Record of nometry (righttriangle), sliderule his mess bill for the period of his actual NavalReserve Service) accompany the fundamentals,and elementary algebra absence exceeding six days, but no re- request.That should dothe trick: usedin mechanical drawing and illus- hateshall be allowedfor the first six In case you are wondering how quali- tration. days.” fying service determined,is Article 0 Useof instruments and the tech- We do not understand the reasoning H-31307(2) of BuPers Manual will give niques of mechanicaldrawing, single here. Specifically, an officer who is ab- you the precise method. For those indi- strokegothic lettering, architectural senton detached duty receives reim- vidualsthinking about retirement with and engineeringscales, and oblique, bursement of his advance mess payment payat age 60, all of ArticleH-31307 isometric and perspectivedrawings. for the full number of days he is not on should be reuiewed.-ED. Tracingand revising line, mechanical board to use the mess. This seemsfair andelectrical drawings. Proper use of enough. Our gripe is that the officer on IllustratorDraftsman militarystandards and equipmentfor leave gets nothing back for the first six SIR:Your article “Visit ToCan Do reproduction of mechanical drawings. days of his absence. He losesmoney, College,” March 1968 issue, by Journal- 0 Freehandillustrative sketching, plain and simple. ist Seaman Dave Dunbar is comprehen- rendering,and lettering; and poster It seemsto us this regulation is un- sive and informative.There should be designandcomposition; cartooning just and perhaps arbitrarily written. We more articles of this type to inform the composition, types and uses; basic tech- havevarious guesses about why it’s other components of the Fleet that op- niques of humanfigure drawing; worded the way it is, but we now are portunities are boundless for training in paste-up art forreproduction; and curious enough to seek an explanation. the constructionfield. application of colorin illustration and Do you have one?-R. J. S., LT, USN. However,may we suggest updating art. 0 The mess billrebate situation has your information in respect to the Illus- 0 Useof line, halftone and graphic been a source of sptrited discussion for tratorDraftsman School, DMI. We mediacommensurate with illustration years.Iftoday’s rule on the subject areanon-Seabee rating at NAVSCON, and art drawings and reproduction. displeases you, we’re glad you weren’t

60 All HANDS around in1893, when comments con- cerned with the rebates were first writ- ten into Navy Regs. At that time, a mess refund was au- thorized only when the officer was or- dered ondetached duty or sentto a hospital. Officerswho tookleave got nothingback. In1913, or fourrevisions to Navy Regs later,rebates were authorizedfor oficers on leave at a rate equal to one- half of theamount of the bill for the period of absence-of more than 10 days. Those who took 10 days of leave or less did not receive a refund. By 1948, the IO-day cutoff was re- duced to six days,and instead of re- ceiving one-half the value of the unused mess bill, the officer whotook leave was reimbursed for the full period of leave- less the first six days.This still is the rule. The rationale behind the six-day cut- TWIN PALMS-Ornate table of goodies is one of the reasons the new Senior off isbetter control of messbills and easier bookkeepingfor the mess treas- PettyOfficers’ Club at San Juan Naval Station was filled opening night. urer. However,the key to the rebate situation might be the word “ordered.” and sixmonths’ active service while any subsequent awards which he earns. If you are ordered to detached duty, serving on temporary active duty, is he “Yes” is also the answer to your sec- you are deprived of the benefits of your eligiblefor transfer to the FleetRe- ondquestion. An individual serving on own mess at the direction of the Navy. serve? temporaryactive dutyis eligiblefor Theoretically, you have no choice in the And,while you’re at it,can you transfer to the Fleet Reserve upon com- matter and should receive a rebate for please tell me, is an individual on tem- pletion of 19 years, six monthsactive the full period of your absence. poraryactive duty eligible to havehis duty if he isotherwise eligible. However,when you take leave, you householdeffects shipped at govern- A little more is involved in answering volunqarily withdraw from access to the mentexpense?-R. H. M., PN1. thequestion onmoving household mess. Under this circumstance, you for- Let’s takeone question ata time, goods. According to the supply people, feitthe first six days’ share in the in- starting at the top. a member on temporary active duty is terest of mess management.-ED. Yes, an individual can meet the time- eligible to shiponly his temporary in-servicequalifications of four years’ change of station weight allowance on active duty required for the GC Award. eachset of temporaryorders. Hemay LookingToward the Future However,any inactive time between also shipgoods withinhis temporary SIR: If anindividual accumulates periods of temporary active duty would weight allowance upon separation from fouryears of temporaryactive duty not count. Should that inactive time be service to the place from which he was service, would he be eligible for a Good more than three months, then theperiod ordered toduty. He is not,however, Conduct Award based on his honorable of active duty served beforethat time eligiblefor shipment orstorage of service? cannotbe counted either. This ruling goods underthe permanent weight al- Furthermore, if he completes 19 years applies toboth the first GCAward and lowance.-Eo.

lUNE 1968 61 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Cod.)

3LYMPIC SUPPORT-The United States Olympic Committee has requested that voluntary contributions be tolicited from Navymen who wish to support U.S. athletes. who will participate in the Pan American and Olympic :ames. Funds collected (check or money order) should be forwarded to the Chief of Naval Personnel (ATTN: ?ers-C13) for consolidation and transmittal to the U.S. Olympic Committee. The above items are available to lonors upon request by contributing commands. Left: Muhicolor Olympic team booster patch, for $2.00 contribu- ions. Middle: Black and gold wall plaque with front and bazk view of the Olympic medal, for a $10.00 donation light: Multicolor lapel pin or Olympic hrmper stickers (not shown) are available for a $1 .00 contribution.

ShipReunions 0 uss Caravan (AM157)-Former sonnelRetention recommended to Sec- membersare planning a reunionat Nav that therequirements for bag in- News of reunionsof ships and organiza- Topp'sRestaurant, Oakland, Calif., spections be made applicable to grades tionswill be carried inthis column from on6June. Contact Chet Brinegar, E-1 throughE-4 only. This recom- time to time. In planninga reunion,best 507North Pocahantas St., Ottumwa, mendationwasapproved and an- results will be obtained by notifying the Iowa52501. nouncedin SecNav Notice 5420 (14 Editor, ALL HANDS Magazine, Pers 015. 0 16th SeabeeAssociation-Will Feb 1966). UniformRegs hassince Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Depart- hold its reunion 8 through 11 August beenmodified to reflect the change. ment, Washington, D. C. 20370. four months at the Edgewater Inn, LongBeach, However,you should keep in mind in advance. Calif.Jerry P.Bliss, 11912 Susan that an easing of bag inspectionre- Ave.,Downey, Calif. 90242, is your quirementsdoes not relieve you of 0 uss Concord (CL 10)-The 11th contact. yourresponsibility to maintain a full annual reunion will be held 1 through 0 ThirdSpecial Seabees-Has seabag."ED. 4August in Lincoln, Neb. For de- scheduledits reunion for 12, 13 and tails, write to Lowell Sellmeyer, 4620 14 July at KansasCity, Mo. Contact S. 36th St., Lincoln, Neb. 68500. RobertL. Marlin, P. 0. Box 139, Fine Dufy inSea Cloud 0 uss Northampton (CA 26)-The KansasCity, Mo. 64141, for informa- first reunion will be held 8, 9 and 10 tion. SIR: readI in a majormagazine August,International Inn, Long recently an article about the brigantine Beach,Calif. Forinformation, write Sea Cloud which the Navy hadchar- to S. T. Kinard,1537 Chowkeebin Seabag Inspection Has Its limits teredfor the sum of $1 a year.This Nene,Tallahassee, Fla. 32301. magazinewas dated 2 Feb 1942. 0 uss Hyman (DD 732)-Are- SIR: I understand that article0712, Thisrather unusual transaction led union of8 the commissioning crew will UniformRegulations, now states that meto research the ship'sbackground. be held 28 through 30 June in , personnelin pay grades E-1 through I discovered that Sea Cloud waslisted Mass.For further information,con- E-4will have a clothinginspection at by the Navy as anunclassified vessel tact Willis H. Webber, 19 Crestwood regularintervals. The Regs makesno ( IX 99 ) and that she was stricken from Circle,Norwood, Mass. 02062. mentionof suchinspections for those the list of shipsin 1944. 0 uss SC 539-Will hold a reunion ingrades E-5 through E-9. I interpret Anothersource revealed that Sea 10 August at the Holiday Inn, Water- thisto mean that P02s andabove are Cloud also was listed as the Coast Guard loo,Iowa. For reservations and in- no longer required to have the clothing cutter WPG284, that shewas trans- formation,write to Harry T. Adair, inspection.Right?-T. D. H., GMG2, ferred to the Navyin April 1943and Reinbeck,Iowa 50669. USN. waseventually discarded inNovem- 0 U. S. Submarine Veterans of 0 Niceinterpretation. To putit ber of 1944. WW 11-Will meet 1 through 11 anotherway, once you are advanced Exactlywhat service did this ship August at the NetherlandHilton tosecond class, clothing inspection is see with the Coast Guard and/or Navy, Hotel,Cincinnati, Ohio. Those in- notyour bag. andwhat was her fate after shewas, terested,contact Frank W. Gierhart, Thisruling goes back a couple of stricken?-J.M. S. 6063 PawneeDrive, Cincinnati, Ohio years. The PolicyBoard and Task 0 According to the official history id 45224. Force on Navy and MarineCorps Per- the filesof the Navy Department, uss

62 ALL HANDS Sea Cloud did carry the designation IX99, and, for a time,was listed as PG 284 with the Coast Guard. It also substantiates the fact that this ur-mastedbrigantine clipper, once owned byan American diplomat (the late Joseph E. Davies), waschartered in January 1942 for $1 per year by the Navy. She was considered one of the most beautifullydesigned yachts then in existence and carried the most complete modernnavigational devices of the times. Built at Kiel Gaarden, Germany, in 1931, at a costsomewhere between $1,000,000 and $3,500,000 (no one seems quite sure ), the square-rigger was firstnamed Hussar and laterrenamed Sea Cloud. Shedisplaced 2323 tons, was 281.8 feetlong and her four diesel engines developed 3600 horsepower, enough to sliceher bow through moderate seas at14 knots.Under sail-she carried VISUAL PROOF-Naval Weapons Laboratory at Dahlgren has an 18-in. gun. 36,000square feet canvas-sheof couldcruise at 16 knots. You are absolutely right. It's still there. The Naval Weapons Lab also has, to Before she received her military face- The gunwas manufactured by the the best ofmy knowledge, the only lifting,the luxurious clipper ship bore Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C., 24-inchgun in existence. It isone of sometime before 1922. It wasorigi- the largestknown operable guns of its an elegance rarely seen by the average sailor.Her bathrooms were. of pink nallydesigned as an18-inch Mark 1, type. nx1rblewith gold-plated washbasins. Mod 0. In 1926, the gunwas lined This gun is a sawed-off and otherwise Inher staterooms (she couldaccom- downto a16-inch Mark 4, Mod 0, alteredbarrel of standarda 16-inch lnodateup to 14 guests) werefour- to complywith the 1922disarmament gun. It had beendamaged in World WarI1 aboard uss South Dakota (BB posterbeds decorated with petit-point treaty. Thisgun was fired at Dahlgrenfor 57). The 24-inchbarrel was mounted sets,surrounded by a color decor of on standard16-inch gun slide Mark 'geand peach. Stuffed heads of severalyears as a16-incher. Then in n the early part of 1941 the gunwas 1, Mod 0, and Mark2, Mod 0 girder. nocerosand antelope and even a returnedto the GunFactory, the liner Thebarrel is smoothbore,made from acouple of stuffedturtles created an air removed andit was thenconverted to a16-inch/45 gun barrel by removing for the sportsman in the smoking room. itspresent state, an 18-inch Mark A, its liner, reducing its length, and boring no There is record of what size crew Mod 0, No. I-L. Thiswas to be a out the inside diameter to 24 inches. she carried during her stint in the Navy, potentialweapon for the super-battle- Thisgun is usedfor firing modified but inher regal stateshe was manned shipsthen under consideration. It was bombs, guidedmissile warheads and by no lessthan 75 seamen. returned to NWLafter its conversion projectiles weighing up to 5000 pounds Afterconversions were made by the on 23 Sep 1941. It was built to consist at highvelocities against targets. Navy, Seu Cloud was transferred to the of tube, jacket,liner, hoops, locking A tremendous saving was realized on Coast Guard on 4 Apr 1942 for use as ringsand a separateyoke ring. Made the Atlas programwhen NWL was a weatherpatrol ship, making her first of alloy steel and gun steel, it is hooped testingnose cone fuses. It wasorigi- patrol out ofBoston on 23July. She tothe muzzle. nally planned for tests to be conducted continuedpatrolling out of Argentia, The gunweighs 396,486 pounds, is with a series of rocketsled runs. But Newfoundland, until 7 Aug 1944 when 72 feet long and has a 62-inch diameter byusing the 24-incherand reversing sheretnrned to Boston.On 4 Novem- over the chamber. It also has a uniform the procedure, targets were fired at the ber that yearshe was decommissioned twistrifling, one turl-1 in 25calibers. fusednose cones. andreturned to the Daviesfamily. A typical projectile which this big gun This not only saved money, but much Inanswer toyour last question: firedweighed 3850 pounds andre- timcalso. Following the tests on the ". . . whatwas her fate . . .?" shewas quired an 810-poundpowder charge. Atlas nosecones, tests have been con- sold 18 Aug 1955 to a Jacksonville, Fla., The first firing of the gun was for a ductedusing other ICBhl nose cones shippingfirm. She is now owned by charge determination in February 1942, and an additional 24-inch barrel similar theDominican Republic government, andfonr rounds each day for four tothe one discussed above has been which she serves today under the name (layswere fired. The next firing was acquired.-Amos W. Cleary,PAO, Patria.-ED. in June 1943,when experimental pro- Naval WeapowLaboratory, Dahlgren, jectileswere fired. A total of nine of Va . Yes,There is an18-Inch Gun thesewere fired from June 1943 to Thanks for bringing us up to date August1945. onone of the longestrunning serials SIR: Inthe February issue of ALL Then in 1951 and through1954 the inthe Letters to the Editor section of HANDS, aCalifornia resident expressed gunwas used as alauncher to test a ALL HANDS-the m!/ster!y of the 18- his doubt as to the existence of 18-inch 2000-pound low drag bomb. Thirty-one inch guns. guns.Your answer, in part,referred of thesetests were made. In 1956and So now we can positioel!/ assert that the NavalWeapons Laboratory, 1957 the gunwas again used as a there was-and still is-ut least one 18- lgren, Va. (formerly the Naval launcher-thistime to test ademoli- inchgun in the U. S. Nuuy. Informa- ving Ground ), and the possibility of tionbomb. Fifty-seven of thesetests tionon the 24-incher is a welcome a11 18-inch gun being there at one time. weremade. ~agniappe."ED.

JUNE 1968 63 TheUnited Siates Navy Guardian of our Country The United States Navy is responsible for maintaining control of the seaand is a readyforce on watch at home and aver- seas,capable of strong action to preserve th,epeace orof instant offensive action to wm In war. JUST A REMlNl~EH Itis uponthe maintenance ofthis control to youNavy cartoonists that 1 July is fast thatour country‘s gloriousfuture depends. approaching. That’s the deadline, you‘ll recall, for your entry The United States Navy exists to make it so. We Serve with Honor in the All-Navy Comic Cartoon Contest. Tradition,volor and victoryare the Navy’s So finish off that last pen stroke, hold your finished product at heritage from the past. To these mabe addeddedication, disciplineand vigiLnce arm’s length again, chuckle to yourself for one last time, and get os the watchwords of thepresent and fu- ture. At home or on distant stations, we it in the mail. serve with pride, confident in therespect of If you are not a cartoonist yourself, but know a funny fellow our country, our shipmates,and ourfami- lies.Our responsibilities soberus; our ad- who is, prod him a little.Encourage him to submit an entry. versities strengthen us. Service to Godand Country isour special Or several entries. Let the rest of the Fleet share a laugh or two. privilege. We serve with honor. Ifhe’s forgotten what kind of information he shouldinclude, The Future of the Navy The Navy willalways employ new weap- show him page 44 of the March issue of ALL HANDS. ons newtechniques and greater powerto *cc proiectand defend the United States onthe sea, under the sea, and in the air. What with credit cards, computers, and data processing sys- Now and in the future, control of the sea gives the United States her greatest advan- tems, thehandling of monthly bills hasbecome less and less tage for themointenonce of peace and for personalized.Thus, it’snot toounusual these days for a John victory inwar. Mobility, sur rise,dispersal and offensive power are the Eeynotes of the Smith in Laramie, Wyo. to receive a bill meant for John Smith newNavy. The roots of the Navylie in a strong beliefin the future,in continued of York, Pa. dedication to our tasks,and in reflectionon Kitty our heritage from the past. Even so, the supply people aboard the carrier uss Hawk Never have our opportunities and our re- (CVA 63) werepuzzled when the ship received a bill from a sponsibilities been greater. major oil company for $8565.36. The Bureau of Naval Per- There were several possibilities to explain the errant statement, All HANOS sonnelCareer Publication, of course. For instance, the ship could havebeen taken on a solicits interestingstory material and photo- graphs fromindividuals, shi I, stations. squad- weekend jaunt somewhere one day when the keys were left in rons and other sources. AIP material received her.This possibility wasdiscounted, because surely somebody is carefully considered for publication. There’s a good story in everyiob that’s be- would have noticed her disappearance. Like her crew. ing performed whether it’s on a nuclearcar- Or some ship might be masquerading as the carrier to get a rier, a tugbaa;, in the submarine service orin theSeabees. Themon on the scene i5 best few free gallons of oil. This idea was thrown out, however, be- qualified totell what’sgoing an inhis Stories aboutroutine day-to-day iobs are pro cause the sham carrier’s life would be too uncertain. She would obly most interesting to the rest of the Fle This is the onlyway everyone can get a lo haveto steam about with one porthole peeled, half expecting at all the different parts of the Navy. an A3 Skywarrior to plop down on top of her. Research helps make a good story better.By talking with people whoore closely related to Finally, thetruth came out. The 85,000-ton flattop hadre- thesubject moterial a writeris able to collect ceiveda bill actuallybelonging to an 80-foot schooner; also many additionaldetails which add interest and understanding to o story. named Kitty Hawk, also homeported in San Diego. Articles about new types of unclassified equip- The bill was forwarded with best regards. ment,research projects, all typesof Navy as- signmentsand duties, academic and historical *cc sublects, personnel on liberty or during leisure hodrs, and humorous and interestingfeature When the guided missile uss King (DLG 10) tied up subjects ore all of interest. at San Diego recently, a wobbly, slightly bedraggled passenger Photogrophs ore very important, and should accompanythe articles if possible. However, a hopped ashore and allowed as how she was glad to be back on good story should never be held back for lack good old terra firma. of photographs. ALL HANDS prefers clear, well- identified,8-by-10 lossy prints, but is not re- She had come to the U. S. as a gift from the Australian gov- stricted to use of tks type. All persons in the photographsshould bedressed smartly and ernment. She’s a kangaroo, predictably dubbed Kingaroo by the correctly whenin uniform, and be identified by full name and rate or rank when possible.Lo- frigate’s crew. cationand eneral descriptive information and The 18-month-old gray kangaroo was “recruited” in Brisbane, thename 07 the photographershould also be given.Photographers should strive for original- with the help of the Qileensland state Premier, J. C. A. Pizzey. ity, andtake action pictures rather thangroup Before she emigrated to the States, Kingaroo had been a resident shots. ALLHANDS does not usepoems (except of Brisbane’s Lone Pine Zoo. She now resides at the San Diego New Year’s day logs), songs, stories on change of command, oreditorial typearticles. zoo. Thewriter’s name andrate or rank should Although unfamiliar with shipboard travel, Kingaroo adjusted be includedon an article. Material timed for a certaina date or event should bereceived well to her new environment, often using her tail for extra sta- preferoblyeight weeks before the first day of bility as she frolicked aboutthe deck with the Kingmen. Her the month precedingthe month of intended publication. temporary keeper reported that she lost about 10 pounds during Addressmaterial toEditor, ALL HANDS, Pers G15, Navy Department, Washingtan, D.C. the trip, existingmainly on cracked corn and jelly sandwiches. 20370. We thihk that’s a commendable record for a first cruise. We know of quite a few recruits who lose much more than that on a first vovaee. and exist mainlv on crackers. ATRIGHT: ’FRONT MAN’-In the brilliantmorning light of the tropics acrewmember of USS Hoe/(DDG 13) p formscleaning chores whilethe guided siledestroyer patrols an search andres duty.-Photo byJim Folk, JOC, USN. i

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