Washburn (AKA 108) - Naval Cruise Book

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if , . ' jf? ...H it .2 X 4- T 4- see the stars, and the Royal Barber remov- ed much of his beloved hair, in between Hwhacks that is. This was only the begining. Crawling on all fours the poor neophyte was then confronted with the operating table where he came face to face with the Royal Doctor and the Royal Dentist. Then following several dunkings in the Royal Pool by the Royal Divers, he was forced to swim his way through an enckmed garbage chuha ln appreciation for all the good fun, one kms hu the Royal Baby and the poor beaten Pollywog was finally found worthy to be numbered as one of the Trusty Shell- backs, having been duly initiated into the Solemn Mysteries of the Ancient Order of the Deep. As the brilliant tropical sun settled below the horizon that day, not one lowly Polly- wog could be found on board the WASH- BURN, but there were many a sore Shellbaclc. it! ..-1' . 3' b 'N fl I' f 1

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D. uhm n ' 9 27553425 Brisbane and Sydney, Australia were the last two major ports we visited prior to leaving for home. Being very near the end of our cruise and having just spent six long months in the Western Pacific, we were probably looking for- ward to these visits more than any others. The pupose of our visit to Australia was twofold. Most important, we were in Australia to participate in the Coral Sea Celebrations sponsored each year by the Australian American Association. Through this organization's etorts Coral Sea Week, which commemorates the May, 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea, has grown to become one ot most the widely observed celebrations on the continent. Many distinguished members of our Armed Forces were present. Three other Navy ships were representing the United States with us. The other purpose of our visit was to see and enjoy Australia and to promote better relationships with the Australian people. We arrived at Brisbane, the capital of Queensland on April 30, 1962. The city lies astride the Brisbane River about 14 miles from its mouth. As we pro- ceeded up the river toward the city many ,sl , 2 ' L' W -' f A, n llP4U I