Making Steam High Seas Tales And Commentary On Todays Navy From A Chief Engineer. In this the second and final part of our Making Steam series about the incredible experiences and career insights of US Navy Chief Engineer David Taylormake sure to read the first part herewe talk memorable adventures and tense close calls on the high seas and what makes a good commanding officer. We also delve into some of the Navys most pressing and controversial issues. These include a mix of the services top procurement programssome of which Taylor worked on directlysuch as the electromagnetic aircraft launch systems EMALS and the DDG 1. Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. From near friendly fire incidents, to horrendous storms, to how to fix the Navys core problems, to the questionable need for Littoral Combat Ships, we cover it all. And just as you probably imagine any salty Navy Chief Engineer should be, Taylors commentary is blunt, bold and unafraid. Trepidation and tension on the high seas. 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The Captain had just made it to CIC and I had picked up the radio mic and had drawn breath to say taking vampire delta with guns and missiles when our fighter jock came back over the control circuit and said, wait, wait, its an Omani JaguarI dont know when I had a bigger pucker factor, just before I almost released weapons or later when we were told that the plane was piloted by a Royal Air Force major, seconded to the Sultan of Oman, flying the nephew of said Sultan out to look at the big ships. USNUSS DAVID R. RAY DD 9. Subic Naval Base. USS David R. Ray, September 1. Midway Island in the Pacific We were caught in a typhoon that blew up out of nowhere. My roommate and I were the only Deck Officers physically capable of standing a watch. I slept in Combat Information Center while he had the deck and vice versa. 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Starvation because the galley is shut down in severe weather and even though the cooks lay out sandwich making materials, you cant sit down to eat it. Oh, and the Operations Specialists had clear plastic trash bags tucked under the belt to be used as barf bags some of them obviously used. Various ships, various times, various locations in the Western Pacific I hate helicopters. They are loud and ugly and inherently un flight worthy. The USS Sacramento, a replenishment ship, was assigned to the Kitty Hawk Battle Group. They were scheduled for a Operational Propulsion Plant Examination in the very near future and their Chief Engineer felt he needed some assistance in training his crew in Engineering Casualty Control. The battle group was about a week from Subic Bay, so I was volunteered to take our training team over to them and run drills until we hit port. They sent one of their CH 4. I was sitting on the port side of the bird as we made our approach to the flight deck of Sacramento, which is aft, overhanging the fantail. As we were just about to land, I looked over my shoulder, out the window and saw, about two feet away, the name of the ship on the fantail. Packard Bell Easynote Recovery Disk Download more. That meant the rotors were above the flight deck and the rest of the bird was below it. The pilot quickly lifted and set us down safely. He did not indicate whether that was standard operating procedure or not, but I have my own opinion on that. USNCH 4. 6 Sea Knights aboard the USS KITTY HAWK CV 6. On another occasion, the David R. Ray was joining the Kitty Hawk Battle Group, with a rendezvous just north of Luzon. Prior to meeting we ran an exercise with the air wing, where they were to try to locate us while we hid among the small islands that define the Luzon Strait. They couldnt, and as the carrier entered the engagement window of our Harpoon missile battery, we let them know by radio code that eight of them simulated were enroute. At exercise completion, the CO and I were requested to come aboard for a debrief and to pick up classified instructions and codes related to the battle group. They sent an SH 3 to pick us up. David R. Ray was the first Spruance Class destroyer to deploy to the 7th Fleet, thus we were somewhat of an unknown entity.