Ammen (DD 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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,lunv ll we lt-ft for San FFill1l'iSl'0 :making .1 full power run during the night tmil .irriving thv nm-it mlay. Wie tivai up .it pit-r Sl. Bt-tlile-ln-iii Steel Conipany for pu-t -liikmlown rm-pairs which histvtl ahont thru' in-elv. Uur stay hvrv was high- light-'-l hy nFl'i5t'llN lilwrty anti rvtl allvrts. lin--v .nh-rt- ou-urrctl quite' oftvn :mil wort' oft--n t-onfufing uhvn Sun Fraticisco wottltl lu' iioltiplvlrly lll.tt'hc'tl ull! N llilt' llatliltllltl .mil ll!-rlu-lt-5 in-rv .i blgm- of light. l.il'c s .-mh.nrr.i--ing :noun-nt txttm- trying to ox- pl.iiu .n Liu- rt-turn from liln-rty thu- to un Jlrrt in ll.lL.l.lIlll. stopping alll isv:-tlmtllul lr.illi-A ,u'ru-- Ilia' lrriilgv. Nsllili' ill Skill 'xhxk xl-x5k x l'Vf.1tt1'i-ru llu ullx' got tht' Nlirtl. Un July T wt- got unilf-rwiy an-l -In-nt th-- n-wt tru -l.iy- -lt-pt-ruining mul nmlting ah'- gilllnillg uml rzul.ir 4-ul,l,,-4,l,,,,, mn.. tn, luls li, with th-' lin-li. Nlulhiny .mil lirowmoli we' vmvurte-al u group ol' tr.ui-porh put won lu X-Lil. lllfll turn---l .ir-vuiiel .mil 1-.uric lHll'lR to Silll l rnm-in-u :arriving Il july. liight ilu- Ln--r tn- it--rf oil .t,g.un for Ml.ilt. lhif trip ini- high- light'-fl who-n tht- ilitlhun, lwlif-im.: -hr hon-l -ight'--l .1 It-it--ol v-'. ui.:-lv .i ilvplh 1-lun-gv :tl- ltwlk, lull llli-1 W.:-4 lattrr llf'll'fllllHl'll In ln- .1 lfil--' -..lil.u'l 1 v . . llio' ro--it nl' tho- im,.tL:v' ini- im:-i.v'titlul rv: pt I-sr th-M -'-v Illlllllllll' lmtlh- with ilu- iu':tllii'l'. wir ttrrivml .il Mluln K ings:-I, Ihr I..-if I.-it -l ix- it--if -'wut ---mliirtilig vxe-i'vi-i-- only-ich' of 'NIH ttlilrr wltirll tn' I.-fi .ittvl wvrv' un liiliil I-tr thi' tllX,t-Hill nl lXl'-h.l llll ll Xllgtlrl. lltll' np:-vital an-aignim-nt wa- In i--tori thi- -ull' in th-1 l'.m1-tIi.mi.i .i- tht-x umm-il lrmn plum- to plttw' In tivw lltv' prugt'a'1- ol' tho- nlwralluti ui- lli-ti retiittiwl In Minh .lllll -'will lllc' INN! Iwo ww-lu in patrolling lb'll'f.lll1lll1 with thi' lf-ui-sill- l'-utl.m-l. Milt l.il.e- llity. Fam l l'aitl- viswo uml llc--llmi LII-. 2h 50'l'lc'tnlwr ws- lvlit tnL:v'tli'-r with tht' l'r---ul-nt xlnltriw. llvzilv. attul lin-lt for l'e':it'l llttrlml' ttrrivilig llvtnlwr -o-4-mul. Xlllimlzh lil:--rtx in l':'.ttl ina- tiolnlilx lmurolltt'itlg1 ilu-mir. this win- our lir-t trip ln tht- l+I.m-l- .mil .iiitrr nur tmir in th: iIt-uti.in- it -1-vine-fl at pamialif-v. lt Wilrllll til lint lnrvio-1' tltnugli. .mil on ilu- -'lrirnlli - - - ' Nfl 'il ,A in' hml to lvtnv. .irrning lm--lt .ut X-l.ilt --n thi- tilt.-f-mln. NH Um I H Hill M 'lilll'l't' in' e'Ko'r1'i4e'4l with l' li b...it- .t1'llll2 .i- t.irgLv't for th-fur Q ,,, :air turpvilo flllli. Xia- h.ul at lim- tuiiight in mir port Q-tri-is .infl wvtlt into Tian-vpn-rw lion-, .ilnngfnlv tht- Xl.irlt.ih, In -f-nil .1 alive-r clown to 4-nt it ull. lllt llle' twvttly-fru'Iltlt tu- ssvrr llttflvruni with tlir liivlitnonel, Kult-igln. Ili-trnit. llu-li. ll'-.ilr .mil lhrlw .mil prmwe-alittg to the' Prihiloll lflnnil-. Thi- for 1'ei li.:-I no S00llt'l' atttvltorvel mln-it at -torm unrnimg iniinr in l'.lll-ill: us to hoist llllt'lIOI' intel hexnl for lhitvh llarlmr uln-rv mv i M25 All'l'iVt'1l lllc' lNl'llt,'llilllll. ililli- prenvtl In lw thi- lzlllf half-way vivilizt-il spot sn- limi -vo-n in tho- Xlvutian- .mil our six-clay stay' tlu-rv was the' high point of our North Pavilic tluty. Svvvrail of our 'lihvrty hounil- we-nt mvr into town, sigm-il on as cooks at thi- lmuil rv-iaurant whit-h was short-lianah-il anal atv thi-in out of lmuw and lmmf- whilc drawing pay for the-ir work. Hur lm-ke-thall tvani took over the local gym anal tl.-fmt.-il all corner- In win the title' of Task Form' Chainpions.

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,Q l. .ltd P SS l'I'INNSYl,l SNIA UN l',XTRUl. Une week at svu and we arrived at Culd Bay. Alaska. wht-rc instead of speedi- ly rt-turning to the Stutvs. we found our- wlxef- undvrway for tln- invasion of Attu. The vruife wa, typical of most Aleutian ,ailing at vtmstant lmttlv ngaimt the' Plo- nicntr. ruuglt wan, ruin. vuld and visibility lll iH'lll'llllf lvru. 'l'lu- morning uf ll Huy. l'l lQ5 lwg.ui tln- Xninu-n'r lirf-t mlnpuipli ul' tht- war. lt was lntn in thi- day lwfurr tln- lug lift.-tl fullit-if-ntlp fur ll? lu xii-is what wan- ,wing un. but tltc Mlllllllrl of tlu' landing rraft mrryiug trump- lu tlu- ln-url: rutllal ln- lu-ard from tlu- i-vre-vnittg ntutionn mul inl'rrquo'nt r.uliu ri-lmrt. Wu- u- -.mtv ide-41 ul' tht- prugrvm- living nlaulv on tht- ln-zwln. l nr tht- liri-t fe-is du- sw tlnnlwl nur tum' ln-tsu-rn nur lmtrnl r-tutinn :incl our am- vlmruge- in Nlu-.tu-rv Huy. llw In-I night ...nw .il tlu- ill-ptr-ily:-iw mantle- fulnnzirim- atttaivlcs. und on tht- fourth elny .a l-npr-lt. v..tL.- Inlwuil lin-il nt tln- ,l. l . llc-ll mm r-iglm-tl. Un tht- -ixtli el.n wr lvlt nllt 'mln-I -tim-ni and jmmwl tlw l. S. S. l'vnnv-ylxamin and tlte' Nttrmntt u- part nf tln-ir -in--n ll t..t- lun sw untill- nur lint ra-nl P-lllilllitfllll' 1'untau't. und ulllmugli llltllxlllgl tm. :lf-pth .li.ng. .itt.nl.- .mil putmllinp tln- :nw-n for lin- ur r-ix lumrn no sigm nl' elnnmgv .app-um--I, Hn NIM l'P :lu N11--im with ilu- Xnnnvn. :mel ,Mom-r ll:-ml an- vrwurts, patrolling nnrtli ul Xttu. I-rm:-lf-l :uv -uppmt lm tlu' up:-mtimn. 'liltrrv dup- lah-r tlnv t.i-L lUY'l'f' reiumt- fl and -lmlffl lazult In Mlnlt ulu-rv upun :arrival Illa- wvtttltvr wats tem liaul In rnlvr llw lmrlmt -H Mf'IH1Fif'fl In un mn may IuIlt1'5l:4If'r-. Ulf Hrattlle- . A 4 s tltv l't'lllliYlX'llIl't nrtml ruin min with ns t-v we mn. llrf nwrtnn mliilv mv lu- it mi In tlu- 4-untlt. l lirst sighting lnnil at tiapv Wlvmlm-inn. lalul'-'rum tm 31:15 Iii. jnm- lar:-t mu- :arrive-al at Fam Di.-gn and nmnrvd along-ielv tlw Xlinvr llfml :it tlu' llfilfflfff lim-1-. linu-rg:-m'y rs-pain In-lil IIS llvrv fur N-viral day- 'luring mln--h timfi uf- Tf'ff'Hf'll il anrpru-1' xi-it limm .Mlmirul King. Al. NSR KN l-'UU 6 Q fi' E llKl lx 'lil llllilll nlzx Us,

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luMtN4: an-,A Thi, aku had tu vuun- tu an mul. an on 4 NOVl'lllbl l' we returneil to Adult. .-'lftvr twn we.-ks of vxvrvisvs tlwrv we left fur Attu and from thi-rv su-ut north to virvle' tht- Kuinamlurfki lflamla. mum- Ninth in-arly to the- Kurilvs anal thvu buvk tu Attu anal Mlailt. 'l'lu- uhjvvt of tlu' trip wa- tu imc-ftigatv vm-nip Pliippiug in tlu-i-v watvrs :mil tu aut gi, gi fm-int in tln- mirth in vmiiu-i-tiuil with thi- limel- ing- in Ihr- lnlln-rt lfltnnls. Vu- .irriu-ml in Mink thi- tswnlx-fixtli auul tha- uvxt :Lay me-iv ali-t.u-ln-il lium thi- 'Nurtli l':u-iliv lfnrvc lc-nvillit ,ilipyqggllyi-j 'rn l-'lfll fur Pi-.irl ll.nlmii with thi- lluih. lim-ln-. lkiur l'tI'a :mal lltbtll' Sliin. 'lilli-i prinrcl lu ln' um' ul lln' ftlll21lll l trip- mv ll.ul lllitllt' :tml l'1'ntllh'4l ill llli' llrs! limi of life- ailmnril tliv .hiilua-ii, Hin- ul tho- tie'ine-mlnu- nun-P multi'-I l ranivi+ ,l. liillluly uvvrlmuril. 'l'lie' llltllllllillllullw wmv- pi--xi-iitvil 1-ui lvrinping the- Jails 1-lm-v Plltlllllll tu ri-aivll him ultlinugli hi- lmil lim-n -splits-il. l'm.illx lie- mir lu-t lmm xii-it :mil M-an-li haul to ln' ulmiulnm-il. Un tl lli-vi-iiilu-r vii- .irriu-el .it l'mirl llairlmr umipli-ting mnrtuurnl'1luty in thc' Alvu- lltlllei. Allllntlglt tn' will lmu' main whiting -mi -Iuru'- lu null ill yc'ail'+ In t'tIlIl1'. it Min- will! little- ri-grvt tlml vu- i-unrlu-lml -mr .i--1-ii.itiuii with tha- lug :tml wtlfl :incl rtnrnu- :mel rain to luke- our vliniwi-1 with wlmlvwr tlw lntun- Iuflfl in -tuna Four :lays uvri- all that ur iq.--r-w allwv-ffl in l'1-girl. hut in thi- tiim- in-:irly an 1-miipli-iv Navy tural mvrlmul was .attrniptrwl mrln-ling ilry flnrkinig, Hn llc-vvrinlwr 'l mr li-ft the- Ilii- wniialtt lslallils anal ltviulml almmt :luv Qmitli, hllfif si frm lmuri- :it 1--va tha- mural wan- pai-M-fl tlmt we' tsvrv now iwigiu--I I0 tltv Fmitlt Vs ut lliifllilf l'lf-rt :mfl ilH'l'lllIltj :it lliflllf-llYl' lumix for News Guim-ix. 'lilll HHN Nl. l,K5lll.Y This was l'0l'lllHll'all1lP to .a plfamrf- cruise after our Alvntian iailimz as thr- watcr lwgan tu gvt blur-r anal thr- trinpflr- attire rose stvaalily. Flying: ti-lm uf-rv s-.mt I to skim along ilu' snrfarv. tluttvrin: thrir YQ tails vausing Slll't't'SilYQ ripplr-s until thfj hit the water with a splash to fli-.appr--.ar btfllliillll thi- lung. slnw swells. A 1 -A-i. 'vfif-5 ,aff wow-. '