Large swell.
Takin' Rolls!
These were taken from the bridge. As it was 40 feet from the waterline, and I was 6 feet tall (still am), these waves must be close to 40 feet+!
An amazing assortment of cloud formations!
Scrubbing decks on the bridge.
Roger Pembrooke smiling.
Flag Day (airing "bunting"). Actually, this was June 14
(Flag Day), 1970
Recovering a workboat.
Thunderheads near Guam. These bastards scooted all over the ocean
often in an almost cloudless sky.
When one would happen to pass directly over us, it would dump more than 4 inches of rain in 20 minutes, then continue on its way.
I remember tracking this monster on radar while it was still over the horizon. And, like the other one, it hit us hard. Half an hour later, it was gone and the weather was back to normal. I remember that everything was 90: Water, Air, and Humidity!
Standing watch at the "Monster", which was the nickname for the set of giant rollers (beneath the rollers you see here) that winched up the cable without stretching it.
I think the officer was the Captain.
Ever wonder how that cable gets coiled so nice? The cable was reeled in at the rate of 2.5 feet per second, which meant these guys had to hustle.
Stanley Gordon. He can tell you how hot it could get in the cable tanks in the Pacific near Guam.
He can also tell you what it was like to swin in the Bearing Sea! <grin>
Opening to one of the cable tanks. This view is looking forward, and toward the starboard. Right behind the rollers is the door to the ship's office, and next to the dart board is the door leading out onto the deck under the grating.
This is the same tank, one deck below the photo on the right. In the first photo, cable ops are underway, in this one, we are either anchored or at sea, so the tank is covered.
I believe this was the center tank.
The Radar Gang: Jerry Search, Louis Killius, Terry Lampshire, and smiling Doug Schirner.