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SEA FEVER I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky. And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel ' s kick and the wind ' s song and the white sail ' s shaking, And a grey mist on the sea ' s face and a grey dawn breaking. I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied; And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying, And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the seagulls crying, I must go down to the seas again to the vagrant gypsy life. To the gull ' s way and the whale ' s way where the winds like a whetted knife And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow roi er. And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick ' s • - -John Mase field
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USS MACDONOUGH (DLG-8) was named in honor of Commodore Thomas Macdonough, the hero of the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812. She is the fourth ship to bear this name. The Ship was built at the Fore River Shipyard of the Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massa- chusetts. Her keel was laid 15 April 1958. She was launched on 9 July 1959 by Mrs. Agnes Macdonough Wilson, Great-granddaughter of Commodore Macdonough. MACDONOUGH was commissioned 4 November 19 6 1 at the Boston Naval Shipyard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, under the command of Commander William G. Hurley. The principal speaker was Rear Admiral Miles H. Hubbard, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics Also attending were Mrs. Wilson, Rear Admiral CarlEspe, Commandant of the First Naval District, Rear Admiral William Brockett, Commander of the Boston Naval Shipyard and more than 12 00 invited guests. The MACDONOUGH remained at Boston until 20 January 1962 to complete outfitting. Ship ' s qualification trials and final acceptance trials were successfully completed in April. During the period January-April, various ports were used as operating bases, including Boston, Norfolk, Newport, Charleston, Mayport and San Juan. Slhakedown training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba followed. Kingston, Jamaica and San Juan were ports of call. Upon successful completion of the training on 8 June MACDONOUGH returned to Boston for post-shakedown overhaul. The ship ' s home port was changed from Boston to Charleston on 1 June and on 1 July she was assigned as flagship for Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla SDC, Rear Admiral J. W. AILES III. On 6 August MACDONOUGH departed Boston for Charleston, South Carolina where she made preparations for a six week shakedown, goodwill and training cruise commencing 15 August. She visited Houston, Texas 18-21 August; Kingston, Jamaica 24-27 August; Port-au-Prince, Haiti 29-31 August; Port-of -Spain and Point-a ' -Pierre, Trinidad 3-7 September; Santo Domingo, Dominican Re- public 10-13 September and San Juan, Puerto Rico 14-19 September. The visit to Kingston, Jamaica coincided with the Central Am e r i c an andCaribbean Olympic Games which followed the Jamaican Independence celebrations. While in Trinidad the ship partici- pated in the independence celebrations of the new nation of Trinidad and Tobago, Stops at Guantanamo Bay and Culebra Island allowed the crew to use the ship ' s weapons systems to practice in anti-air- warfare, surface gunnery, shore bombardment and other combat type exercises.
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