Daily Archives: December 26, 2011

This is the third in a series where I’m explaining some of the things that happen on a Destroyer while underway. You can read Part I here and Part II here.

You may be looking at the picture and going “wow, that’s a big wave”, and to that, I say yes, it was a big wave…but, there’s a story behind it (of course…if not, why the hell would I be posting?) That was during an UNREP (Underway Replenishment)/Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with the USS Carl Vinson. We were taking on a 100K or so gallons of fuel.

RAS’s happen frequently-a couple times a week. We get everything via a RAS, in some form (CONREP-connected replenishment, VERTREP-vertical replenishment). This includes fuel, supplies, stores, and even mail. Hell, we can even do a PAX (passenger) transfer during a RAS, so we can get new people too, if you want to get technical.

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