Brian Donley

The Last Cruise - WestPac '93 















DC2 Brain Donley sitting on a radioman's worst nightmare - those tilting antennas.  Not comfortable!  A) They tilt astern, B) they tilt astern, and C) they're covered with salt.  You'll notice the fantail watch is facing aft.  Good move.  Taken off the coast of Oahu.





Getting ready for a pipe-patching demo on the fantail - a good place we might add.
Remember the blue waters off Hawaii and those puffy subtropical clouds?

Far left - Bridge in port
Left - Bridge underway - must be sea detail
Far right - FOD walkdown
Right - USS Leftwich's helo picks up an emergency leave case
Far right - Malasian Navy approaching for water

Right - Malasian Navy after a fill-up
Far right - CWO Stevens  with USS Leftwich in the background, note Jack at half-staff after helo crash

Right - carrier battle group in the mist
Far left - USS Nimitz in the Indian Ocean

HT3  Hannon heading for the barn after flight ops
Far right - Malaysian Navy astern

Right - HT1 Morris in the "HT Hilton-below-decks"

Decommissioning - Pearl Harbor, 12 November 1993

DCC Ferdon in his best dress blues
The Ironlady on decom day...
The Ironlady proud with her bunting, pennants and awards on 12 November 1993