Charles R Ware (DD 865) - Naval Cruise Book

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UNDERWAY Ji . .....On the bridge the Quartermasters no longer took bearings from landmarks but navigated by the sun and the stars. On deck the anchors were drawn into the hawsepipes and mooring lines were stowed. Below decks the black gang secured the in-port Cold lron watch and super-heat was lit off in preparation for meeting the demands of ten days steaming. The Radar and Radiomen double check. ed communications, and Combat was once again lit only by the eerie glow of the radar scopes., Each man's activity was specialized. No spec. ialty could be overlooked, for the variety of jabs were part ofa greater one, that of getting a United States fighting ship to her assigned duty. The crossing was a quiet one and it was good to be at sea again, especially, having dropped south and hit the incredibly blue, blue of the Gulf Stream. The sea is vast and its expanse gave us a feeling of freedom over a far greater domain than the tiny limits of our ship. But as the days piled up the WARE became impatient for land. On the tenth day at sea, just at dusk, a thin dark rim appeared along the Eastern horizon, and at midnight, lights became apparant on what was the South coast of Portugal. Our goal was near at hand, and as we pushed on into the Mediterran- ean through the historic Gibraltar Straits we were well pleased, and ready to be on with the business at hand.

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