Admiral W L Capps (AP 121) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE SAGA OF THE CAPPS The U. S. S. ADMIRAL CAPPS QAP-1215 was built by the Bethlehem-Alameda Shipyard Inc., Alameda California in 1943 and 1944. She was outfitted at the Bethlehem Shipyard, San Fran- cisco, California in 1944. It was while she was being outhtted that the crew began to form at the Manning Section on Government Island. As early as March, 1944, officers and men were assigned to her precommissioning detail and sent to Government Island to sit and wait and go to schools. There were damage control schools, fire fighting schools, gunnery schools, tactics schools, anti-aircraft schools, recognition schools, telephone talker schools, lookout schools, engineering schools, compass schools, firecontrol schools, chemical warfare schools, etc., ad infinitum. When one had finished all the schools which his duties aboard ship would require, he was started all over again to see if he had learned anything the Hrst time through. It was good duty though. The beach has always been preferred by those who love liberty and never let it be said that the men of the ADMIRAL CAPPS didnft love their liberty. The First commissioning date of the ADMIRAL CAPPS was set as I5 August, 1944, the second was set as I5 September, 1944, the third was set as 1330, 18 September, 1944, and finally she was placed in commission at 1530, 18 September, 1944. At 1330, 18 T Q . 4 a.,,.,,, W The CAPPS after cornmzssiozzzizg September all of the crew and officers were in formation ready and Waiting for the commissioning, but there was no commissioning party from the District Office and the irrelevant information that the commissioning ceremonies had been postponed was received for the first time. Everyone relaxed for another hour and then fell back into place for the real thing.