Barry (DD 933) - Naval Cruise Book

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The sea defail and piloT. Maximus Leader m ff X A , 1 The waTer fal s Message received from Commander in Chief Pacific l:leeT: Welcome To The Pacific Pleef. The exploifs of ATlanTic and Pacific l:leeT DesTroyer forces in peace and vvar have made a Tremendous conTribuTion To Naval hisTory and are a maTTer of meriTed pride. DesTroyermen have TradiTionally combined Their efforTs in facing any ThreaT To freedom. The splendid record esTablished by Aflanfic l:leeT DesTroyers deployed in The Pacific during The Korean ConflicT is buT one example of such muTual efforT and iT is TradiTionally expecfed ThaT BAPPY... will add srill furTher To This proud Tradifion as They bring Their needed supporf To The Pacific l:leeT. VADM Roy L. Johnson Gaillard cuT. Balboa

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EnTering The locks. LocomoTive mules hook up mm! On Wednesday, 5 OcToI3er, oTTer o shorT sTop in TrcinsiT oT GuonTonomo Boy, Cubo, BAPPY onchored in The horbor GT CPIS-IFUBAI., PANAMA, owoiTing enTronce To The PANAMA CANAL. On This cool ond overcosT morning OT 0900 BARRY weighed onchor ond wiTh PiloT l'luTchinson cibodrd begon The TronsiT of The concil. IT wcis o greoT Thrill ond new experience Tor mosT honds when we crossed The sill of The TirsT lock ond os The wa Ter begon To rise embarked on our oscenT To The PACIFIC! The Conol iTselT is o 1111 mile long lock ond lond Type conol wiTh locks in sequence from The ATlonTic :ls follows: GoTun, Pedro Miguel ond Miroflores locks. Ships up To The size oT on lowo closs BoTTIeship hove possed Through ond Tour desTroyers con be locked Through oT one Time if necessory. Also included in The Trip is mon mode fresh woTer GoTun I.cil4e ond Goillord cuT, corved ouT ol o mounToin. On The Pocific side of The Conol we moored oT The Podmon Novol SToTion oT Bolboo. The woTer begins To rise. l l All honds on deck. 4.4L

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