To: Yorlik803
Yeah, in 81 or 2 we were underway refueling with the Enterprise or Kitty Hawk in the Sea of Okhotsk. The Soviet ship - think a destroyer - steamed up and almost under the fuel hose stretched between the ships - then back off and turned away. Happened often and was fun. Just something to break up the monotany of life “haze grey and underway”
USS Henry B Wilson (DDG -7)
US Third Fleet, US Surface Forces Pacific 1979-84
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01/30/2014 5:41:31 AM PST by
atc23
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To: atc23
In the early 70’s we always refueled at night when underway.
6 posted on
01/30/2014 5:45:21 AM PST by
meatloaf
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To: atc23
Yeah, in 81 or 2 we were underway refueling with the Enterprise or Kitty Hawk in the Sea of Okhotsk. The Soviet ship - think a destroyer - steamed up and almost under the fuel hose stretched between the ships - then back off and turned away. Happened often and was fun. Just something to break up the monotany of life “haze grey and underway”Haze grey and underway? My "war" was the Cuban missile crisis; my ship (an AR) was tasked with evacuating military dependents and civvy contractors from GTMO. Funny thing, though- the EM club was open and the liberty section was cut loose for a few hours!
10 posted on
01/30/2014 5:56:52 AM PST by
JimRed
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