Anchorage (LSD 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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DEPARTURE FOI? WESTPAC -.aI ON IVIAY 1, 1970, THE USS ANCHORAGE ILSD-36I, DEPARTED ON HER FIRST MAJOR VENTURE SINCE HER COIVIIVIISSIONING. THE CRUISE LASTED ALIVIOST EIGHT IVIONTHS, BUT AS WE LEFT, IVIOST OF US FELT, IT IVIIGHT AS WELL BE EIGHT YEARS. IT SEEIVIED TO IVIOST THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE PULLING OUT, WE JUST GOT BACK. ' AS ANCHORAGE WAS LATER TO LEARN, JUST NORIVIAL ROUTINE. ..gAo-sl- 'in-nu-.,.,, - r- il' -uiillllff A I w H. I I I lf-TTUQ ' Atik- I I I

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we' AS THE SHIP PUSHED ALONG, THE CREW BUCKLED DOWN TO THE IVIONOTONOUS DAILY ROUTINE, SO FAIVIILIAR TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AT SEA SINCE ENLISTIVIENT. AFTER LEAVING PEARL HARBOR, WE HAD FAIR WEATHER UNTIL SEVEN DAYS FROIVI YOKOSUKA, JAPAN, WHERE WE RAN THROUGH VERY TURBULANT AND STEEP WAVES. AS THE PICTURES SHOW, THE SEAS WERE DEFINITELY NOT WITH US AT THE TIIVIE. AFTER IVIANY SHOCKS BY WAVES, AND TRAYS LOST IN THE IVIESSDECKS, THE SHIP FINALLY ARRIVED IN YOKO,SAFE AND SOUND. f 4 I I X x I I I I I I I