Bridget (DE 1024) - Naval Cruise Book

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Well, J.T., I don't see any sand or girls, but there sure is an awful lot of water. SEA IMP brought -us further south than we'd been before, and the heat and humidity were enough to snap our strength. Even with the air conditioning, watches throughout the ship fsluffered and sleeping was difficult when off uty, Bangkok was a welcome port of call following the exercise. The few days that we spent there went by like a shot, for it was a travellers paradise. Bronzeware, Thai silk, and jewelry flooded the ship when we departed. , , .G VM. 6 X, :Q A My WW twsflw. ..,f M-ff' K . f QM, 4 in J y srii r telyy t . r N' -5 X 4 if-K 0. t n 'Vi , Y -L A ,, A 'Rig Q Q,-' ' f j1f , 5 Q.-6 5 U M J., V -W, ,hwy 3 I x These,Quarter Deck Watches get rougher all the time.

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The latter part of May and the beginning of June found us engaged in SEATO Maritime Exercise SEA IMP. First there was Manila, then the transit, and finally, Bangkok for a few days. . . It was during SEA IMP that all the long hours of ASW training paid off 7 We had more sonar contacts and more exercise submarine kills than any other ship, It felt pretty good to be Number 551 when We steamed into port. ffm. 3 f AS-ff' '4 1 , One more submarine gets his as We move in with OTAGO. British representative of the J.E,L,M,A,C, Qoint Eleet Landing Midnight Activities Committeej if mx

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F ron Bangkok away We steamed, northeast towards Hong Kong. POMFRET was with us, and the days were long and tiring for the CIC, Bridge, and Sonar Watchstanders. At night it was HGODZILLA VS MATA HARP' on the Mess Decks, and during the daylight hours the topside Work Went on. A11 cruise We had been saving for I-Iong Kong, and now, at the end of J une, We were ready. GROWL!