Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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We sow X if ff 1 I We came f i ll . x, ,, ,, 0, ,' i l gibraltar again 4 Ziff! ,fu V We relieved! AFTER THREE 360-DEGREE TURNS to the right, one long run downwind, and then one into the wind we finally saw pooping over the horizon, an AD-4lNL from the LEYTE, one hour and forty minutes late QLEYTES are alwavs latelj. The time was wisely spent during the watchful waiting, for it gave the captain tiiue to review his coining-alongside-a-pier procedure. lt was our second try in four nionths, so slipsees would count. Things were easier this ftiiue thoughg we had English speaking tugs. The per- sonnel on the docks hoisted up sliding boards lore and alt and the XVASP relieving couuuittee slid ashoreg lined up, passed the hall to the hall- bearers, and charged the LEYTE. The relieving ceremony consisted ol a short skit featuring one lusty chorus ol The Levte is a Tramp, short trips through Augusta. Klar- seilles, and Athens, via the glamour of the XfVASl S l'l,eading Ladies, and the iuttredihlv gay at-sea routincM pilots not required. This time lihertv call was sounded and tht' sightseers and shoppers rushed ashore. The small town sprawled at the base of the rock was inhabited hv H1753 loval British suhe jects and on the rock itsttlll lived l.ofl5 lltil-Str loyal apt-s. The town was a shopptrs paradise. One Rolls rafor could he hought lor I3 quid. 2 luoh, l tup- pcirtc, and a iollv-jollv sixptriictx which amounts to livt' lmutlts, six hits. .. .. . X u C ilnallai lJlUXlLltLl us our training ground lor tht' llritish montilarv SXSlt'Ill which was soon to assault us in tilasgow. 2 i 15 Q 2 2 ll P e i if .iw f li E 3, WE L 5 i si , l 4 S 5 :Q 5 . u 9 Q A 'N-

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