Mount Vernon (AP 22) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1946

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painf iob of fhe Navy Yard painfers 'look place. Armed wifh spray guns, fhey came aboard and painfed. Noi' only fhe ship was grayed. Anyfhing in fheir way, whefher a coaf hanging on fhe bulkhead or a pile of crafes, was painfed. As fhose arficles were removed in fhe fufure, fheir ouflines remained. The ship was finally ready for her firsf big ad. venfure. Ouf fo sea, again, fhe ship leff for New York Cify. The firsf load of froops boarded. The ship ioined a huge armada for invasion maneuvers off fhe coasf of New River, Norfh Carolina. Whaf followed was a monfh of hell. The Wesf Poinf , Wakefield , and Mounf Vernon were fesfed for fheir effecfiveness as invasion fransporfs. Hours, sfrefch- ing info weeks, were speni' shuffling froops from ship fo shore. Boaf crews worked ceaselessly, coming aboard every 36 or 40 hours fo fall exhausfed in fheir bunks, only 'ro be senf ouf again. Fresh wafer was af a premium. Salf wafer was puf 'rhrough fhe showers: fresh wafer was rafioned for drinking. Tired, sun blisfered, and disgusfed, fhe ship refurned fo New York in lafe Augusf fo debark froops. Affer a lay over in Hampfon Roads, fhe ship proceeded fo Bosfon. While fhe crew invesfigafed fhe cify, gun emplacemenfs .were insfalled aboard fhe Moun+ Vernon .

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