Barbey (FF 1088) - Naval Cruise Book

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Ships at Sea :i tt the liqiiiJ-jfrbwingsyUablei ' . ' ' ' - . «- The perfume, the faint creaking of the cordage, the melancholy rhythm. The boundless vista and the horizon far and dim are all here. And this is ocean ' s poem. Then falter not O book, fulfill your destiny. ' You not a reminiscence of the land alone. You too as a lone bark cleaving the ether, purpos ' d know not whither, yet ever full of faith, Consort to every ship that sails, sail you! Bear forth to them folded my love, (dear mariners, for you I fold it here in every leaf.] Speed on my book! spread your white sales my little bark athwart the imperious waves. Chant on. sail on, bear o ' er the boundless blue from me to every sea. This song for mariners and all their ships.

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In Cabin ' d - i In cahin ' cl ' ships at sea. the boundless blue on everymmmmmfrnfuiing. With whistling winds and nnisie of ' the waves, the large inipe Or some lone bark biioy ' d on the dense marine, j Where joyous full of faith, spreading white sails. She cleaves the ether mid the sparkle and the foam of day. i at night, By s ailors young and old haply will I. a reminiscence of the land, he read, dl rapport at last. Here are our thoughts, voyagers ' thoughts. Here not the land, firm land, alone appears, many by them be said. The sky o ' erarches here, we feel the undulating deck beneath our feet. We feel the long pulsation, ebb and flow of endless motion. the tones of unseen mystery, the vague and vast suggestions of the briny world.

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Commander Thomas J. Flaherty , . C@M.M SHDiaG Commander Flaherty, a native ofGreenshurg. Pennsylva- nia, was commissioned an Ensign upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1970. Commander Flaherty ' s first sea tour was aboard the First Combat Support Ship USS DETROIT (AOE-4) where he served as First Division Officer and Navigator. Following two years as Officers Program Officer at the Navy Recruit- ing District. Pittsburgh. Commander Flaherty returned to sea duty in USS Garcia (FF-1040}. He was then assigned as Engineer Officer in USS O ' CALLAHAN (FF-I05II in Au- gust 1977. He subsequently served as Material Officer on the staff of Commander, Destroyer Squadron FIVE. Commander Flaherty was awarded a Master of Science Degree in Operations Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California in September 1983. Commander Flaherty returned to sea duty in San Diego as Executive Officer, USS BRADLEY (FF-1041). His most recent assignment was on the staff of Commander Si.xth Fleet where he served as Aide and Flag Secretary. Commander Flaherty ' s personal awards include the De- fense Meritorious Service Metal, the Navy Commendation Medal, and three Navy Achievement Medals. He is married to the former Adrianne Elizabeth Drake of San Diego, California, they have three children. Caroline. Matthew and Luke. Commander Flaherty is the son of Mr. Richard L. Flahertv and the late Mrs. Jean Flaherty.