Abbot (DD 628) - Naval Cruise Book

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- On the Hlh we arrived in Naples to turnover with DESDI 1 . V 362. The midshipmen were ll'2lIlSiL'lTl'Cl to the honleward bound ships as we took ollf on tours for Rome, Capri, Vesuvius, and Sorrento. Naples was our Hrs! Med. port :incl it was all over much too quickly. NVQ officially joined Task Force 60 on 20 August and than was a day to remember: we screened, lifeguardecl, replenished, relueled, hred at a sleeve, and plane guarded for the Saratoga that night. But we learned quickly that this would be a rough-and-tumble outht and We were pre- pared for anything from then on. 'Ja' -.J' to 'XXX . , i--1 RH k 1, K S ml , . L lw V cf gcgsa t A .,w,w,., , ' N AS A?Qv'3'Xs'!4 Q i 9's4 5 gg-E, Q. ll? Fifi 3' 02 az.- Whfi QM it ,- lxfyf jr, V53 Piss, Ll? Cixi lt .-1 -. XX

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9 All 5,5 xl '.p.J' 'T ' 1 ll - . Up until now we had been with the midshiprnen on watches in all the spaces and we were anxious to see them per- form. The night of 13 August provided us with th,e opportunity and they enter- tained us well with The Saga of Mark Armhghteru or Don't Go Near the Abbot. il 'T if 7 ZX .f af .. ix 'V X Q f-'i V?gQw,. 4: V ' f 'X 6 4 it of v- ' 'K t if , X 'f 4-.X b 6 2 k i - , ' , A, - , x . I - - X 5 'tn' X x, -S . -X-.. r ' --- -M s - 5 f'5f5,.E- if N . -g-,-- -.v,, ff f -,- I X ---6 fa If .- ., :-,.,- ,f -,.. wil f AVVALEW0 THQSE suots

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m dx ' R H: III I PM II- Capri MI' IIIIIQIIII I Xcrqmed .tum lhal IIQIQ pre. I , ., .I ...,....,.p.-fy, . I I , I Ili! 4, ' I X w- I I I -4 1' ' I I I A We were able to get two days I' 1 of anti-submarine exercises , ' while not busy operating with I I the Saratoga. One day when we ,go I were especially successful, the ' ' USS Pompon sent a message to the Commodore that we were all very proud of. J ff - 14.464 MESSAGE BLANK nssunv Frm non-1 uz-sz: HEADING INCOMING NDTG 29 AUG 58 VIA VOICE ABBOT AND THE SULLIVANS HAVE BEEN THE MOST ACCURATE PERSISTENT ANTAGONISTS TO-DATE ..... rbW'Wo WB:' 'EAT' nusmue vnscenencs 3:35555 gy 1fL25Zf29 I LHI WK INDTG 29 AUG-UST 1958 I'NONE- ' T0 mm U.S.S. POMPON I COMDESDIV 102 iuromhnon 2 co IEXECISSEZSICHAPI NAVTIOPERI clc IcoMMI:EEaIicIsI Gun I lt? I ASWI ENGI oc I:l:l'.I:I suv IwlEDI:5I1IcuoIooDI IXIXIIIIXIIXIIIIXIII IILII 'E Yoon FIIIGIFEEEIUPERIASWI CIC ICOMMISSEJIESI sun ITZIEVIMEDICNAPI soo I Q,lIf,AislRlqA1'1:9N I XI IXI I I I I I I I I I II IDIGQQIUGIQSS vnono mo. :an