Fort Mandan (LSD 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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The captain ' s off to an- other conference. Second division bears a hand in getting the gig in the water. Easy does her- -down she goes. We ' re playing carrier again as we bring the helicopter down on the flight deck. Now and then the captain gave us the eye. We were always spruced up and looking in our prime. 55

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The days we took on provisions meant extra work for everybody, particularly the deck de- partment personnel. At times we went about this matter of taking on stores in the modern way --whirley-bird style. Si 11 : But it wasn ' t all work, even when we were out in the middle of the deep blue sea. It ' s swim call in the well deck. 54

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That infernal machine made a helluva racket, but we used it frequently to get paint off the decks. Let ' s keep those hands clean now. The mess cooks get an inspection before handling our chow. Mr. Carpenter mugs it while Mr. Trawick makes an effort to look busy in tense action on the conn. What ' s that? You ' re going to take my picture? Well, by all means do pro- ceed . . . 1 jl v i - M M i am Rogue ' s gallery lineup finds Mr. O ' Leary, Mr. Carrigan, Mr. Sternlicht, and Mr. Dillin in the lineup. 56