Samuel Gompers (AD 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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June 26Ih.' Intrepid sailors capture live seabat on F'0'c s'le When this correspondent h ea rd a sea bat had been captured on the fo'c's'le, his first reaction was to find out if the Smithsonian had been not i fied, be- cause sea bats are very rare birds, indeed. He went out in a state of great excitement because he had never seen a sea bat although he had heard about such na ut i cal wonders . H e saw the group of smug sailors lounging in the sunset, and bent with curiosity Cand some fear, because sea bats are said to be vicious creaturesl to peer into the cardboard box . He gingerly lifted the box and knelt w i th a flashlight to look, ready to drop th e box if the sea bat tried to escape. And that is how ghis correspondent met his first sea at.

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Only the most venturesome and foolhard y dare stand this watch. cf Tales From Davy Jones' Locker by D . Jones Thus herorc mdrvrdual, armed with only a ten foot pole and a coll of lme, IS standmg one of th e most d a nge rou swatches an the Navy lt as a demanding morale functron, ut offers excitement it stimu l ate s currosrty, and as a true learnmg expernence There as only one questron that remains to be answered Why ns thus man stand 1 ng on the signal bridge, one hundred and fifteen feet above the waterlme, searching for an elusive mall buoy In o der to snatch It from the sea s rolling swells with only a ten foot pole and a coll of line? O I . . . - . . I I . . . . r . I . - . , O E 1 got. i.- I m l I m - m lm' ,,,r , e , H ,lll B , , .1t, e,t, 1 N- '.- vi-J: if . e 1 .gl-..,:3-.4155 v . X ,- v -1 ', ' ' , 13:-, , -,itil . ' ' ' ' 1 '42-:Avian-is..

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