Ammen (DD 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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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-. '

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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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POLYWOGS SWIM ACROSS THE LINE NEPTUNUS REX AND HIS COURT H. WILLIAMS, JR.. POLYWOG On December ll, mysterious preparations were noticed. We were nearing the equator and King Neptunus Rex was sched- uled to come aboard and receive new members into his Royal Domain. The Squadron Commander passed the word for all ships to be prepared to receive him. Scuttlebutt that the tt01d Mani, was a polywog and would also be initiated caused con- siderable speculation among the crew. A few minutes after noon on 12 December his presence was announced and King Rex and his Royal Party made their appearance. The Captain relinquished command of the ship and was ordered below. The Skull and Crossbones was hoisted to the peak of the foremast and initiation proceedings commenced. There were 301 poly- wogs initiated that day and the Royal Barber had a busy after- noon before Neptune disappeared at 1700 and command of the ship was returned to the skipper. That was the day we almost ran out of water and salt water was being used for practically everything. Even fresh water for drinking purposes was low and water hours had to be established. One snipe was heard to remark that 'gthey shore want us somewhere in a hell of a hurry not realizing at the time that he had hit the nail right on the head.