Baltimore (CA 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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IOO cases of grape iam Abour once every Jrwo monlhs or so, rhere comes an All l'-lands evoluiion where everyone gels up ar lhe crack of dawn and Then sils around and waiis . . . wails Jrhar is for Jrhe Baliimore lo do her lasi eighrweelcs shopping all in one day. Bur once we've come along side our Super- marl4e+ and Jrhe high lines are over from The replenishmenr ship, 'rhe race wilh lime is on. ln a shorr lime, a myriad of srores are broughlr on board from IOO pound saclcs of poraloes lo huge carions of cigareries. For a while our lorecaslle and lanlail loolc lilce marlcel lime around Faneuil Hall in Bosron, bulr Jrhe long lines ol provision carriers snake abour ihe main deck and lhe head high siaclcs of siores soon disappear from sighlr . . . mosl' of ii' below lo Jrhe slore- rooms. Once again we are ready Jro go on our merry way, free from shopping problems for anoiher monih or Jrwo. ' Le'r'ruce, anyone? v lj-ix S3

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