Badoeng Strait (CVE 116) - Naval Cruise Book

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A LITTLE MORE than a week after bidding a farewell to the U. S. the crew sighted the first land, the Hawaiian Is- lands. As the ship made its way toward Oahu, Diamond Head with its steep sides and sharply defined top came in sight. 'A soft greenness characterized the entire I .4 NAW K I IQELDEPI :J 45. scene from the low hills along the shore to the jagged mountain peaks. Waikiki Beach was the favorite spot, and no wonder, for we found complete relaxation while watching the sail boats and surf-board riders-- not to mention the beau- tiful native girls dancing to Hawaiian guitars. M i N, X d NX N ff .Q cf -cl .' X H H . X a s x i . 1 K Ig. ...Xt L .. --li-.fn .Q ' ' H '32 W9- '

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-' 1--. 1-1 Q TYPHOON Shortly after leaving Pearl Harbor with its mild weather still a pleasant memory, the fickle sea erupted. Typhoon Ruth , as this new upheaval was christened, soundly thumped Us 1'-ke an erring child. One of our boat booms was torn off and hangar deck curtains were smaSh6d as for two days we lurched in the heaving sea and strong winds. . u Our weather guessers , the Aerologists, informed us constantly of forthcoming conditions: and told us we had only been struck by the tail-end of Ruth's full force. The aerologlsts task of collection, evaluation and dissemination of weather data, may mean the difference be- tween serious damage from such a storm or only inconvenience as in our case. i si,-R X,