USS TOPEKA CLG 8

FLAGSHIP OF COMMANDER CRUISER-DESTROYER FLOTILLA SIX
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - DO NOT REMOVE FROM SHIP

Saturday, 13 July 1968
PLAN OF THE DAY
Uniform
0f the Day
Working
Bridge & Signal Watch		 Officers and CPOs
Working Khaki Long
Working Khaki Long
Tropical White Long		 Crew
Tropical White Long
Dungaree w/blue cap
Tropical White Long

Duty Division - OA, OE, OI Div Sunrise-0601 Sunset 2045

Underway Watch Bill

Watch OOD JOOW CIC CWO
08-12 LT HOFFMAN LTJG BOSTON
*LTJG ASHER		 ENS STANTON
LT DRIEFKE
ENS VANDEMARK		 LTJG HAGGERTY
12-16 LCDR PRATHER LTJG KESTER
*ENS WILES
ENS LOBUE		 LT KATZ
ENS BRYAN
LTJG ROBERTSON		 ENS PAYNTOR
ENS LESTER
16-18 LT MCCABE LTJG BRADY
ENS HALL
ENS PETERS		 LTJG HUFTY
ENS YOUNG
ENS AKINS		 ENS PAYNTOR
ENS LESTER
18-20 LT HOFFMAN LTJG RINGKVIST
LTJG NOLAN
*ENS RIEDIR		 LCDR MCCUE
LT ROTON
ENS VANDEMARK		 LTJG REUTER
20-24 LTJG HARMON LTJG BOSTON
ENS WILES		 LTJG HIRSCH
LT NORMAN
LTJG CAPPALONGA		 LTJG REUTER<
00-04 LT BRICKMAN LTJG STANKO
LTJG ASHE
 ENS STANTON
LT DRIEFKE
LTJG ROBERTSON		 ENS BINGENHEIMER
04-08 LCDR PRATHER LTJG KESTER
ENS LOBUE		 LT KATZ
ENS BRYAN
ENS HALL		 ENS LUND
*Sample Crew's Meal.

CARRY OUT THE DAILY ROUTINE AT SEA AS PRESCRIBED IN THE SHIP'S ORGANIZATION MANUAL WITH THE MODIFICATIONS INDICATED BELOW

0600 Reveille.
0600-07l5 Breakfast for the crew.
0730 Quarters for muster and inspection at Fair Weather Parade.
Officers Call.
0730 Turn to. Commence ship's work.
1120 Knock off ship's work. Sweepers.
1130-1230 Dinner for the crew.
1230 Turn to. Continue ship's work.
1330(about) Set the Special Sea and Rearming Detail.
1400(about) Token Rearm from USS SURIBACHI. Upon completion of token rearm set the Special Sea and Refueling Detail.
1530(about) Refuel from USS NOSHO. Upon completion set the Special Sea and Rep1enishment Detail.
1630(about) Stores Working Party muster in designated areas (See Order of the Day #5).
1700(about) Replenish. from USS SYLVANIA.
1830(about) Knock off ship's work. Sweepers.
1900-2000(about) Supper for the crew.
2015 Prepare to darken ship. .
2030 (or one-half hour after mess line secures) Movie schedule: To be announced.
2045 Darken ship. Night Steam

ORDERS OF THE DAY

1. UCMJ, ARTICLE 106 - SPIES. Any person who in time of war is found lurking as a spy or acting as a spy in or about any place, vessel, or aircraft, within the control or jurisdiction of any of the armed forces, or in or about any shipyard, any manufacturing or industrial plant, or any other place or institution engaged in work in aid of the prosecution of the war by the United States, or elsewhere, shall be tried by a general court-martial or by a military commission and on conviction shall be punished by death.

2. SHIP'S REGULATIONS - DIVINE SERVICES. Whenever practical, facilities shall be provided for each man to observe religious-worship of his choice in accordance with the dictates of the church.

No person shall create a disturbance or conduct himself in a disrespectful or irreverent manner during divine services.

All persons who do not desire to attend services shall keep clear of the area in which services are being conducted, and refrain from words, sounds, or actions that would interfere with the services.

3. SHORE PATROL INDOCTRINATION. Shore Patrol indoctrination lectures are scheduled for-personnel assigned Shore Patrol duties in Naples (See TOPEKA NOTE 1630 of h July 1968). A series of h lectures will be given prior to each port, and attendance is mandatory. Division Officers insure personnel are relieved of duties to allow attendance.

h. MINOR INFRACTIONS. The Master-at-Arms Force has been directed to be on the lookout for minor infractions and to issue minor infraction slips whenever and wherever necessary in order to ensure TOPEKA maintains standards expected on a flagship. Don't be one of the offenders. Listed below are some of the items on the minor infraction list:

SLEEVES ROLLED UP WEARING ANOTHER MAN'S CLOTHING
HAT ON BACK OF HEAD LEANING ON LIFELINES
HAIRCUT NO HAT TOPSIDE
MUTILATED CLOTHING

5. LOGREP 1-69. Today, TOPEKA will rearm (token) from SURIBACHI, refuel from NEOSHO, and receive stores alongside SYLVANIA.. This will be TOPEKA's first UNREP this deployment and relatively light with only an estimated 28-30 tons being transferred. There will be no VERTREP for TOPEKA. The schedule and procedures for stores working parties will be as follows:

a. REARM: The LOGREP commences at approximately 1400 with TOPEKA scheduled along side SURIBACHI.

b. REFUEL: After rearming, TOPEKA moves alongside NEOSHO for refueling.

c. UNREP. All hands not actually on watch will muster at approximately l530 as follows:

Department Officer PO in Charge Assembly Area
Weapons LTJG HARNON FTG1 MALONEY Portside Forecastle
Engineering LTJG SARACINO MM1 THAYER Portside Forecastle
Operations ENS ADKINS ST1 PRICE Portside 02 Level
Administration ENS RIEDER YN1 FOOKES Portside Fantail
Supply LTJG PEDEN SK1 ALEXANDER Starboardside Mess Decks

d. In accordance with TOPEKANOTE 540O of 31 July 1968 and 3180 of 26 August 1967, Officers in Charge of working parties will report to the Supply Officer on the 02 level when their men are assembled and ready to handle stores, advising him of the number of men assembled.

POD provided by Keith Meyer