Charles R Ware (DD 865) - Naval Cruise Book

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. . . For To Seek Strange Strands And distant castles set in Sundry Lands LL. I3 81 I4 b Geoffrey Chaucer's I Canterbury Tales

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LEAVING NEWPORT 6 May 1957 was the date. lt was one familiar to every man aboard the Charles R. WARE for it marked the commencement of a summer's tour of duty in fhe Mediterranean Sea. lt was a date, which for all of us meant sad leave-takings from those we loved, but be- yond this it had a special and exciting flavor, and the lure of that which lay before us became ever more com- pelling as the hour for departure approached. Our mis- sion was primarily one of maintaining a high degree of preparedness for any eventuality with which we would be called upon to cope with. Implied in this is training, and that'is what our schedule provided. But in our minds the emphasis was turned more towards the countries and peoples which we would see and learn to know during our three months in foreign waters. For others a returning to places well-known and eagerly anticipated. But for all the prospect was an exiting one. On that date at 1105 colors were shifted and we were underway from Newport's Pier l, at H45 we passed Brenton Reef Light Ship abeam to port and cast our eyes back for a last glimpse of land. We heard the shrill call of the boatswain's pipe secure the special sea and anchor detail, and as we steamed into deeper water the roll of the ocean swell began to be felt and the WARE and her crew settled down to the business of cruising... The 1035 for Gibraltar is late again