US Coast Guard Cutter Halfmoon (WHEC-378)
Photo Album of RM1 H. R. Worthington

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Halfmoon departed Staten Island, New York, on April 1, 1967 and returned on January 22, 1968. The photographs below, are some that I took on this cruise:

Hawaii: The three Coast Guard Cutters from the East Coast spent a couple of days here, taking on supplies for the rest of our tour.

CGC Barataria at the Panama Canal

50 Caliber Machine Gun Practice

Pulling into Waikiki

CGC Halfmoon at Pearl Harbor

CGC Halfmoon joins CGRON3 at Pearl

The Philippines:

CGC Barataria following the Halfmoon

Coast Guard Squadron 3 with USS Jason

The 5 Coast Guard Cutters are:
W378 CGC Halfmoon
W380 CGC Yakutat
W387 CGC Gresham
W381 CGC Barataria
W383 CGC Bering Strait

USS Kitty Hawk

Subic Bay Harbor

Christmas in the Radio Shack ('67)

International Date Line (on Return)

IDL On the Fantail

Crossing "the line"

Needs a shower

Panama Canal (on Return)

Pacific Side

Under the Bridge

Pacific Tuna Fleet

One Lock to Go

Kaohsung (R&R)

Laundry Day (not Andy Stock)

Water Taxi (Bum Boats)

Playboy Bar (remember the new Hats?)

Pagoda

Pavilion

Hong Kong (R&R)

Downtown

Meat Market

Entrance to Tiger Balm Gardens

Tiger Balm Gardens

Hong Kong from Mountain

Bangkok, Thailand (R&R)

Water Taxi's

Elephant at work
(Thailand in Miniature - TIMLand)

Bum Boat

Marble Temple

Buddha

House on the River

Temple of the Emerald Buddha

Sasebo, Japan (R&R)

Entering Sasebo

USS Ajax and the CGC Halfmoon

Fisherman

Sasebo from the Mountain

The Town

Vietnam: These photographs were taken, while off the coast of Vietnam.

Battle Stations

Halfmoon and Navy Swift Boat

Harbor Patrol

CGC Point Cypress

CGC Point Cypress (and we thought we had it rough)

Hi-Line, preparation for taking on fuel

Loading Stores

The Tourists

Here comes dinner

Battle Stations (just another day)

General Quarters

Load

Snoopy and the Coast Guard Anniversary

Republic of Vietnam Navy

5"/38 Shot

LTJG J. E. Blouch Shooting

Transferring Doctor at Sea

Taking a Break on the Forecastle

3 Ship Underway Replenishment (UNREP)

UNREP at Night

USS Cacapon

A Runaway Junk

Junk's Aboard

Bow at the End of the Day

Bow Spray

 

 

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Created April 19, 2001
Updated: May 26, 2001