Croaker (SS 246) - Naval Cruise Book

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-.- .....4......,.. ,Wi . Qulvs s. cups Doc to Mr. Kie .ul . YN Nye are now obo gjsferaqy , , . .Ss during his ls, d, U NDN! JUDY 3liE:ugA,g.! Mncki Please, rd ram ive IBROACH AH SOL- head Qt! 955: Sure el' do if i 75 miles sour you hdve Q h 'YSelfu eqdqche FORWARD BATTERY News has leaked out that the Ship's Photographer is going to need assistance of the First Team O4-O8 watch. Seems that quality has not been up to par as compared to the First Team's Photographer. O4-08. 522- Z5 LNJH AL: E! 'lfe 04,08 PRES QCYN we .Sd- SHIPS H995 PHUTOGR I6 S ER e e was t-T005 E were T24 ,nw- QO R 05 S XNV-Vt HG tl-NE PRES 1 'THE VQQN PHD P- GLS lAFL IVC5 O oe , 5 2,1 1 56 f 1' Q LQ' -ifffcff xx- 452, L A' ce QLTQAKER ESQ? THE FOURTH ESTATE A!!h0U9l1 not f0 m0!lY Gnfwunced, this staff has reason to believe that the Croaker-Maru will have another newspaper making it's debut today. Although forthe past almost 20 years the Croaker-Roach has borne the burden of keep- 'ng OU' fhlpmates informed while at sea, we take this opportunity to welcome assistance in .our never ending responsibility, adhering rigidly to the 'lg standards of lournalism demanded by our readers. ln short, l hope that OUSY V09 Of YOUYS goes out of business pronto!!! I EDUC MW bt!!! We W V 5 'fr 1 fm' -f.a

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...and gon what oeewvied between fthe i Lines and below deelw.. l , z l Z s ,. I Q 'I-,I 4' ,f ff ,ff,f: fs- X WHAT is A sAlLoR? 1 . If Q -. V 1' 4 cf' fc ,V Between the security of childhood and the insecurity of second childhood, 1,44 X , 'fl we find a fascinating group of humanity called sailors. They come in assorted W ff ' sizes and weights and can be found anywhere on ships, at shore stations, on Q5 leave, in cities and on farms. Girls love them, towns tolerate the-m, and the government supports them. ul, J, i ... X X X. He has the energy of a turtle, the slyness of a fox, the stories of a sea f ff' c ig captain, the sincerity of a liar, the aspirations of a casanova, and when he ' xx! X f wants something it is usually connected with a liberty card. Some of his likes 'M .' S' are women, girls, females, dames, and the opposite sex. He dislikes answering ? f X I letters, wearing his uniform, superior officers, the chow and getting up on time. 'L' ii vi- No one else can cram into one iumper pocket a little black book, a pack xx ill of crushed Luckies, his girl's photograph, a comb, and what is left of last A .1 I , month's pay. He likes to spend some of his pay on girls and the rest foolishly. ' ' , A sailor is a magic creature, you can lock him out of your home but not out of X R l K A your heart. You can scratch him off your mailing list, but not off your mind. 'Q , i You might as well give up, he's your Iong-away-from-home-lover, and your X 4 one and' only bundle of worry. But all your shattered dreams become insignifi- 2 ,I ' 1' cant when your sailor docks, and looks at you with happy eyes and says, 3. I g Hi ya, Honey .......... X gi- l .-ff QS 1: '---1 ' ...af.s fthe candid eamefna efielzed and iihe Pmvaie Eye and Em Jdoolzed and Lbsftened. ..

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DEFINITIONS. MR. FRIEDMANN THINKS THAT THE NUCLEAR POWER EXPRESSION SCRAM - MEANS - WHOA NfEUTRONS . SERENADE TO A LEOMONADE Enter the compensation , Q, No sweat for a man like me I'Il break out my magic slipstick rv Q , It's as easy as can be ..... QXQ He double-checked the readings, The figures must be good . . . Q-W He toiled for over an hour, r v With that little stick of wood. hcx ,Cf -Q At last he cried, l've got it! L 1' Figured down to the last cup X .... ' We won't have a snip o' trouble ff? N GEL H Going down or coming up . wk Q l I DONN U The klaxon has been sounded, X s N- 2 The vents opened, we'd started down -1 I Six-zero feet is ordered depth gf V4 All watched without a sound I X f But alas, we hung at fifty feet - ff L Five down was the ordered bubble, You'd better stick to photography h git least there you've had less trouble , T e hief's the man to help you out MW Za! Like feeding candy to a baby, He's got more time backing down submerged Than Top Wrench's got in the Navy .... THE MALTA MULE RIDES AGAIN . . . bam? , ' Uxe XS NGA 'xo' X 0,90 Wie' A edi X609 'Q 90 ,ed 90- 'fi - 0 ' 10 K X5 nt as 6 o 'ienfxo x Seo' Xcinosen moot be .m 099069 Q96 Ko SMX? 0 XS e xvxs ' gion' . X Q0 b O we X 0 X95 360 ,Q . , 6 ' . K X x ' in 6 M .. A O5 K X0 . .ot C A Q0 Xxxge ok og - T L ctw' o WN about siotixd 996660 in we new f 'L X We s9eo 'Grits .Lo - consv 'N DX X L I 1 f f X P . 'Km MO ,le 3 ' uh 60 .t,. X ed x 'C '00 K, , he . get xx if 'Ti 0 0 os' 0 We n 6. 0609. vlwdx 05 N? xe- We ' I a I I l X 3 L ki- e m9 , - 0 O . u Zo OFC ohbet KFRXQ O' ung PM Lxg'idx0e6'Q06 udxc e x fo is Ae o 'de Q diode 'ASV' DID You KNOW ..... . L 's X 'N 'xo . 'noi N men TOKOQS ovurreiiis 0 Anyone who is approaching four years on board' the Croaker should get in touch with the Yeoman, ,to cfm nd Sf' 9 Sic if they want to get their four year pin on time. At present there are iust a few holding this honor, ' gmcefe cdrom which can be equated with the Cross of St. George, The Royal Order of the Qarter, and the French despite Legio-n of Merit. Mr. Jaques Bouchard lFrenchyi, Charlie Riedel lof 25 pound marshmellow famel, Freddie Foulmouth Solmo, who is infamous in every port the Croaker ever hit, and of course, our illustrious Chief of the boat, Mr. Denny Clark.