by the USS Kawishiwi AO-146
A WESTPAC Replenishment Ship
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| January 1971, is
about,
and this 1970-71 "Special K" deployment is near, the end. We are
presently
completing our next to last fueling operation (line period) in the
Tonkin
Gulf. One more day and we we turn for a port visit to the city of
Kaohsiung
in Southwestern Taiwan. Kaohsiung (Kou Shung) is advertised as Taiwan's
largest port, second largest city and the country's rain industrial
complex.
It will be a nice change of pace even if we will have much cooler
weather
than we normally have in the Philippines, this time of year. time
for blues, peacoats or warm "civvies" for those authorized to wear them
ashore. Capt. Wyand
In the 70-71 cruise book, photos could not be identified as being from Kaohsiung |
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