Moale (DD 693) - Naval Cruise Book

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SASEBO l Sasebo, vital supply and repair base during the Korean campaign, was visited by the MOALE twice during the cruise. Emergency re- pairs necessitated one trip, while the -other was primarily for liberty and recreation. As in Yokosuka, souvenirs were cheap and well made, and MOALE sailors filled every bit of unused stowage space with china, Fishing poles, silk jackets, table cloths and other prized bargains. Japanese boy sans lMy boy, set up shop on the fantail :every day, losing no opportunity to make an extra yen. Other boy sans chipped paint, swabbed decks, cleaned stacks, and shined shoes as MOALE crewmen hired them in the cause of good will. Liberty in Sasebo was Toksan good, until curtailed by strikes which restricted all hands to the ship and to base liberty. On our second trip to the southern -sea port the MOALE spent a week in dry dock while workmen repaired the screws damaged during gunnery exercises with Task Force 77. R ,1 Q,

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