USS Blue DD-744
WestPac Cruise Book 1969-1970

This was Blue’s final six month cruise. Blue left her home port of Long Beach, California on September 23, 1969. She made stops in Hawaii, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines and Thailand and returned to Long Beach on March 23, 1970.  Blue spent much of her time in Vietnamese waters escorting aircraft carriers and on gunfire support. A PDF file (8.4mb) of this cruise book is available upon request from the webmaster.

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Cover

I love you, no lie, buy me drink please.

Ship's photo

Ship's shield

Commanding Officer

Letter from the Captain

Captain's biography

cover

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Executive Officer

The Destroyer, Versatile Workhorse -

- of the Fleet

Some of the men -

- that make it versatile

Crew photos

Crew photos

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page 13

Crew photos

Weapons Department

First Division

The division where R&R means running rust

G Division

G Division

A/S Division

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A/S Division

Weapons Potpourri

Crew photos

Crew photos

Crew photos

Crew photos

Operations Department

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OC Division

Crew photos

OI Division

Crew photos

The communications -

- breakdown

Crew photos

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Engineering Department

R Division

Crew photos

M Division

B Division

The Navy's -

- original steamers

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Crew photos

Crew photos

The Bridge

Navigation Department

N Division

Crew photos

Crew photos

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Supply Department

Supply Division

Crew photos

Crew photos

Crew photos

Unreps/Vertreps

Unreps/Vertreps

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Misc. photos

Misc. photos

Misc. photos

Misc. photos

Misc. photos

Misc. photos

Japan

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Japan

A ship's party in Sasebo

A ship's party in Sasebo

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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Taiwan

Taiwan

Hawaii

Hawaii

Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok

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Bangkok

USA

A parting shot

 

 

 

 

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