Thursday, April 18, 1968
At Sea, SAR Station. Condition III Set. Hazy, Rain, Sunny, Warm. 0700 — Mail Brought Aboard by Helo, 1-Letter. 2000 — Refuel from USS Ponchotula (AO -148). 2100 — UNREP from USS Vega (AF-17).
Original Logbook Page
From Mike's letter, 19 Apr 1968: "You should have got the tape by now that Bill and I made in Da Nang. We were glad to see one another and I was surprized he was able to make it. You know we have been pretty fortunate to see each other since we went into the service and I guess this is no exception even though we are over 12,000 miles from home." — The tape Mike and Bill recorded in Da Nang became part of the family's cassette collection. [Letter]
From Mike's letter, 19 Apr 1968: "On the first of May I will be working with the E.T.'s (electronic technicians) on maintence and troubleshooting. This is something I have always wanted to do." [Letter]
Cruise Book
Cruise Book — Pages 94-95USS Jouett (DLG-29) 1968 Cruise Book
USS JOUETT (DLG-29) 1968 CRUISE BOOK — PAGES 94-95
. . . .Other equally important phases of life in the
Tonkin Gulf continued unchanged despite weather and
tactics. It is necessary to refuel and reprovision on
occasion in order to keep a ship of the line at sea.
[Photo: Overhead view of crew members on deck handling lines during underway replenishment]
[Photo: Sailor being transferred between ships via boatswain's chair highline transfer, suspended over the water between vessels]
[Photo: Crew members in helmets hauling on lines during replenishment operations]
[Photo: Crew members handling cargo nets with supplies on deck during replenishment]
[Photo: Supply ship (AFS or AE type) alongside during underway replenishment, rigging visible between ships]