Frank Evans (DD 754) - Naval Cruise Book

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. . . were many and varied during this WESTPAC cruise. With an all back two- thirds from our Captain and three short blasts from the whistle we were under- way from Long Beach at 1000 on 10 October 1963. There were not many dry eyes on the pier that morning as sailors said good -by to family and friends whom they would not see again for six long months. For some this would be their seventh or eighth cruise; for others it would be their first. Our first stop was San Clemente Island where we picked up two anti- submarine drones for transport over- seas. But this did not take long. And then we were on our way 36

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' Jarvis Island PHOENIX ISLANDS lirnie ■ .Canton 1 • Enderbury • Phoenix Maiden Island C San Lucas I C Cornent Islas de Revillogigedo Islci Clarion I -o c° J ClippeHon ■ ■onmng 4 c : : and the things we did .

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to visit Hawaii Surfers, surfers The Blow Hole and more surfers The Punch Bowl Memorial Cemetery We spent a month in Hawaii. Surf and sand were the most popular acti- vities on the weekends. Many men took tours of the island paradise. They saw such sights as the blow hole , the Punch Bowl, the Pali, Waikiki and the world famous Diamond Head. 37