Moale (DD 693) - Naval Cruise Book

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Ship ' s barber Sclafani gyrates t panimenc are Wynne and Fou background for the mellow I Martin branches out on his ow music of Morales and Johnson. Providing accom- t. Latter and Chief Russek team up to provide a of Smitty ' s harmonica. The XO with the big With all this there was entertainment. We had the singing, guitar-playing XO and the jolly chief r.idioman who walked, talked, played accordian and clapped for himself. There were also Chick and Manic , a Deck Force rock and roll group and many others. The evening was climaxed with a boxing match in which SN Eskridge gave us a very good demonstration indeed of the manly art of self-defense.

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CO LU O o LU DC o Q LU Ql CL O LT Anastasi supervises the recovery as Moale approach es the expended torpedo. SI i Vajay and GMG3 Schumacher t ke tc the wate r to harness the fish as the Cap- tail awaits word on the bridge. rh partying over, wc continued our training, concentrating n ow on the ship ' s primary on— ASW. At times we were detached with a sub jnd an assist ship and ran hour alter hou of dual ship attacks. At night wc UlIK ' i the task group for Vceplays called Transitexes ■n : hich we provided protection for th l body ag ainst a sub nanne lurking somewhere b [ w. Set the ASW Attack Team , Standby torpedo became familiar mands, and the snipes below ansv rered wildly var r-ing bells, frantically adjusting super- heat to match the changing situation.