Dashiell (DD 659) - Naval Cruise Book

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.pg who reputedly swallowed their uppers as a result of the ship's accentu- ated vibration. When the ship went into drydock the afternoon of the third, Tara- wa was almost forgotten in the excitement of predicting the possible se- quel to the DASHIELUS grounding. The ship was docked for twenty- four hours and then shifted berths. On the morning of 5 December she was underway again conducting speed trials to determine the condition of the hull and engineering plant. During that afternoon and the fol- lowing day hopes, rumors, and speculations ran riot. On 7 December, the second anniversary of our entry into the war, the decision became known, and at 1415 the DASHIELL got underway to join a four-ship convoy bound for San Francisco, U. S. A. On the night of 14-15 De- cember she stood into the wintry mists of San Francisco Bay. The great bridge towering into the night, the clustered lights of the city, and the biting air were a moving welcome to the men of the DASHIELL. The ship was in port only twenty-four hours, which was time enough for most of the crew to become initiated to the enticements of the Golden Gate City. Then orders were received to proceed to the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington. The 659 got underway at 1000 on the 16th, arriving at her new destination in the afternoon of 18 De- cember. The fog, snow, and cold of Puget Sound were a far cry from Honolulu and Efate. ' From 19 December 1943 till 23 January 194-4 the DASHIELL was drydocked at Bremerton undergoing extensive repairs and alterations, all hands receiving hard-earned but far-too-brief leaves. The weeks at Bremerton provided a host of memories: daybreak viewed wearily through the stale cigarette smoke of the Seattle ferry, the nocturnal clat- ter of welders, chippers, and riveters which precluded sleep, night spots where ice and mixers were sold to bottle-laden customers. With the startled employees of Seattle's imposing Olympic Hotel the unpredicta- ble exploits of DASHIELL men became legendary. On 9 January an event of importance took place when the Captain, Commander J. B. McLean, was assigned command of a destroyer divi- sion and t11rned over the ship to his Executive Officer, Lieutenant Com- mander E. A. Barham. The DASHIELIIS stay in Puget Sound hardly constituted a vaca- tion for her company. Work and supervision connected with her over- haul demanded the constant attention of many hands. Then the wor- Destroyer Homeward Bound,

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