Unreps in the South China Sea: I've had some interaction on this site with some of my Brothers in Arms, so I thought I'd post this, thinking they might enjoy it. I shot this while in a...

Dewman Loc: SW Idaho

I've had some interaction on this site with some of my Brothers in Arms, so I thought I'd post this, thinking they might enjoy it. I shot this while in a helicopter, flying loiter duty during underway replenishments. My ship, the USS Ticonderoga (CVA14) and the Brinkley Bass (DD-887)
were taking on fuel from the USS Passumpsic (AO107) . This was in 1966, during the early days of the Vietnam war, during the bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong and the mining of their harbors.

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Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Boy! That REALLY brings back memories! While you were in the Pacific, I was riding the replenishment ships USS Alstede (AF-48), and USS Concord (AFS-5) in the Mediterranean. I was an enlisted Signalmen in those days (later got a commission and retired as an LCDR), and ComSixthFleet had ordered all underway replenishments be conducted in "radio silence" - which meant we semaphore flag boys and flashing light ditty-boppers took the full brunt of all messages sent and received by the ships in company.

Dewman Loc: SW Idaho

Wow, Bob.... unreps with total radio silence is a dangerous endeavor, to say the least! Why did they so such a thing?

Leicaflex Loc: Cymru

An excellent composition given were you took the photograph from.
Well taken.
Best viewed in the download format.

FrodoBaggins Loc: Texas

Dewman wrote:

I've had some interaction on this site with some of my Brothers in Arms, so I thought I'd post this, thinking they might enjoy it. I shot this while in a helicopter, flying loiter duty during underway replenishments. My ship, the USS Ticonderoga (CVA14) and the Brinkley Bass (DD-887)
were taking on fuel from the USS Passumpsic (AO107) . This was in 1966, during the early days of the Vietnam war, during the bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong and the mining of their harbors.

Very nice shot!

UXOEOD

Great shot. Thank you for your service, Unrep are an unbeleivable procedure. Whats next, in-flight refueling?

opps, damn wing nut showing his pride.

Beard43 Loc: End of the Oregon Trail

I served on the USS Tolovana (AO 64) in '62 to '64. I recall unreps quite well. I started handling lines and eventually wound up running the high line winch on the JP5 station.

Ron

srat50 Loc: Ware, Massachusetts

I was in 68-72. Kenneth D Bailey DD713, Harry E. Yarnell DLG 17, And the Intrepid CVS 18 now in New York.

Dewman Loc: SW Idaho

Thank you for the compliment. One of my favorite things was to fly loiter duty. Yes, it is best viewed in the download format. You can get a much better idea of just what a complicated conglomeration of machinery it all was. And to realize that 80% of the personnel aboard were under 20 years old!

Leicaflex wrote:

An excellent composition given were you took the photograph from.
Well taken.
Best viewed in the download format.

shockwild Loc: S. California

I want to thank all of you for your service to our fine country. I wish there was a website for veterans to talk to each other and get things off their chests. So many of you had lost a lot of friends during these wars.

Dewman Loc: SW Idaho

That we did.

shockwild wrote:

I want to thank all of you for your service to our fine country. I wish there was a website for veterans to talk to each other and get things off their chests. So many of you had lost a lot of friends during these wars.