Burton Island (AGB 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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IN PORT At Long Beach Naval Shipyard the yardworkers and crew simultaneously repair the damage of the last cruise and pre- pare for the next one. Frame damage is common due to the tremendous stress the hull is subjected to in the ice. Some- times a propellar blade, broken off in the ice, needs replacing, 'invariably in drydock the hull is sandblasted and receives a protective coating in preparation for the coming Arctic cruise. Though cruise damage accounts for part of the yard work, most of the shipyard activity on the BURTON ISLAND, like all Navy ships, is devoted to changes designed to improve something or to experiment. A portable reefer is added to provide a better storing space for the spuds than the open deck of the fantail. A hanger is constructed by the shipis force to give the helicopters protection. An icebox is brought on board by the scientists for the novel purpose of preserving ice samples. Countless seemingly unrelated tasks are being carried out to make this trip a better one than the last. In April, prior to loading, Captain T. D. Jacobs came aboard to award the ship a plaque for excellency in her class in competitive exercises held during the previous year. Later in the month the ship headed for San Diego to pick up the UDT and helicopter detachment that were to rwamm A make the trip. The following July the ship was again in San Diego for the same purpose, the Spring Cruise had TSM been successfully completed, and the gears were in mo- tion preparing for the Summer Cruise. The ship spent one month in port between the Spring and Summer cruises. N

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