Cogswell (DD 651) - Naval Cruise Book

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3 I I . I ' I I ,l .I Ill I 60 O X I O V' my OVS5 'u I 1 I l I L . ui i .I Ii I ll I I In .I I. fl . .ff .P I I Y, 151. .51 'I IIII III. C N. nl I Id, lu: II: I ,I ,I Y. '. v ii .W ja I1 3 . I I. III fl 1. I. , .. 4 1 I xl Ili . I. 'II ii E ,I Fi' .I .. I: II. IIIQ .. 1 PI' .I I I It I 1 1 Ii 1 II ' Ii 1 IQLI . It was the first day of October, 1960. The Ofiicers and crew of the USS COGSWELL were saying . - . ' ' th their farewells as DesDiv 212 was making preparations for extended Operatlons In e Western Pacific. At 0900 the whistle sounded and the COGSWELL bagan her trip through San Diego Harbor? destination: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The sun was shinning brightly and the water was calm, but all hands felt sad as they knew it would be seven long months before sighting once more the familiar Point Loma which marks the entrance to San Diego Harbor. Our days were warm and sunny with a few clouds scrattered carelessly about the blue skies. The six warm nights were beautiful with stars scattered about the heavens and a full moon to guide our path across the blue Pacific. . Early on the morning of the seventh day the smaller island of Molokai came into view. The sun was just breaking over the horizon turning the clouds a luminous pink with the island of Oahu directly below. All hands were in good spirits as we made preparations for entering port. Soon after passing through the narrow channel at the mouth of Pearl Harbor we paid tribute to the Arizona, which has a small portion of her masts and stacks remaining above the water- a gruesome rememberance of December 7, 19411. Hawaii is often known as the Crossroads of the Pacific, as it is the meeting place of East and West. Hawaii-with the beauty of the islands, the flower-scented breeze, the gentle swaying of palm trees, the melodious song of the islands, rhythmic hula dancers, and the hospitality of the friendly population. The wandering Polynesians, who are believed to be the first settlers uf the Hawaiian Islands, were being united under the leadership of the colorful warrior, Chief Kamehameha, when Captain .lames Cook, an Englishman, discovered the islands in 1778 and named them the Sandwich Islands in honor of the Earl of Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty. During the years that followed, Hawaii developed rapidly. ln 1786, two English and tW0 French ships anchored in Hawaiian Waters. This was the beginning of Hawaiiis importance as a port of call. In 1820 the first group of New England missionarries arrived. They influenced a great deal of the education by building schools and reducing the language to Written form. In 1834, the first Hawaiian newspaper was published and in 1839 the entire Bible had been printed in the Hawaiian language. While still a monarchy Hawaii began seekin a g f11'1CXati0n to the United States. ln l959 the United States added a new state: the state of HAWAII V ?q,PiPy90?'

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