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Not to scary Bill...more like a 3 month plane ride without windows.
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And I thought I was a hard ass in 1967 and joined the Army. I guess we all had our crosses to bear. Thanks, Bill.
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Off the northern most coast of south Vietnam, (the DMZ) we refueled at sea frequently and while underway. Never an issue. There were times when we left the gunline to refuel and replenish with three simultaneous operations going on while underway. Refuel, mid ships highline and vertical replenishment on the fan tail. USS Blandy DD 943. 27,00 rounds of 5 inch expended and after 7 month o firing we finally left for home. The battleship New Jersey relieved us on station. It cured my desire to ever take an ocean cruise again.
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Thanks you for your service in the Navy and aboard the Blandy. A genuine tin can sailor. We did refuel the USS Wisconsin BB-64, sister ship of the USS New Jersey BB-62. Here's a picture of the Whiskey coming along side for fuel. That was the same NATO cruise that I got the movie of the Abbot in nasty weather. North Atlantic about September - October 1957. Geez, those things are big. 
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Watching that tin can in rough seas brought two things to mind; how does anyone on board function and the line in the movie Jaws, "We need a bigger boat."
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excellent video Bill ,I spent my share of time on the North Atlantic (well ,I can see it from the window ) not on ships but oil rigs ,its a rough spot and it can make a guy feel very insignificant I always say I never got used to it but got used to having my heart race .
the worst storm I ever encountered was on a tow on the edge of the Bermuda triangle ,we were two days going backwards 2 knots full stem ahead ,I watched the 120thou hp supply ship ride a wave and fall sideways ,thought I was never going to see home again ...the swells would expose the pontoons of the rig and crash through the moonpool into the second floor which was 130 feet ....it was pretty intense |
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That's gotta be tough duty and I'm sure something you will never forget. I also spent about a year and a half aboard a troop and dependent carrier transporting them from the Brooklyn Army Base in NYC to Bremerhaven Germany with an occasional stop in Southampton England. Usually via the North Atlantic. Not a pleasant cruise in winter and may have soured some GI's into wanting to ever do that again. In September 1956, we spent two days in Argentia Newfoundland pier side so I suspect we were taking on fuel. I wish I had taken a picture. |
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