Day 29 of 184
Wednesday, February 14, 1968
Underway for DA NANG
Logbook
29. WED. 14 FEB., 1968. UNDERWAY FOR DA NANG. CONDITION III SET. OVERCAST AND RAINY. HELICOPTER ALMOSET HIT. WATER WHEN CARGO DOOR. OPENED CAUSING DAMAGE, LANDED. BACK ABOARD SAFELY. FIRED 81MM MORTAR. OBSERVED TROPICAL WORKING. HOURS FOR FIRST TIME. VALENTINE'S DAY.
Original Logbook Page
Cruise Book
Cruise Book — Pages 76-77USS Jouett (DLG-29) 1968 Cruise Book
USS JOUETT (DLG-29) 1968 CRUISE BOOK — PAGES 76-77
[Photo: Small coastal freighter underway in the South China Sea, hull number visible as KT2-2389]
Lookouts were drilled on recognition of
vessels common to the waters of the South
China Sea, including small coastal freight-
ers, and the ever-present North Vietnamese
fishing junks.
[Photo: North Vietnamese fishing junk under sail in the South China Sea, two-masted with traditional rigging]
USS Jouett (DLG-29) 1968 WestPac Cruise Book — Ducy Family Archives