Wisconsin (BB 64) - Naval Cruise Book

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id hipman Cruis ,, , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , I s- 'D NY, a 'Aa .. I :Elf 1' ig! .,,j A ag urn. - .1 if M swf- ,w.,f, K lt started early in june. Our first port of call was liio de Janeiro. Brazil. and to get there we had to ts-ross the Equator. This. of course. involved the in- vx italmle Crossing the Line Cereinonyfi A great Illa- joriti ol us were pollywogs and had no idea what was in store for us. We learned in niid-Atlantic in niitl-june. The initiation started early and ended late. Xt its eonipletion. exery nian alioard was a salty Nllt'lll,lLlL'li.-A We arrixctl in lilo late in June for a weeks liberty tml rt-1-reation and were ut-ll ret-eiwecl. Our next port ul will was l'orl ol bpain. lrinnlatl. lhere we lie- .-anw gn-qnaiiitt-ml with tropical ueallier and all steel lnllllls. 'l'ln't-e days later we departed for Guantana Xlitl-lie tlrnist- 1-mlwl in niicl-.ftngusl and had proved most t'lIlUtillll4'. J uno. and alter a lrriel' xisil. went on lo Norfolk. Thr,

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