.,.. --,. ,-r -- --1 '-- 'HI 'Ti H- 7T l ' When water, commonly known as H20 be- cause of the unity of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom within the molecular bond, is lowered to a temperature of 32'F. or, if you prefer to live rakishly - 0'C., it congeals into a translucent, cold, tasteless solid. In this form and in small quantities it is used to cool: refrigerators Ciceboxesl, ice cream, soft drinks, fish, vegetables, bourbon, and fevered brows resulting from bourbon. In slightly larger quan- tities and shaved to thin particles it creates: movie snowstorms and snow in july for mountain ski resortsolf these were its only functions we might well elevate it to a place in our heritage second only to the mixmaster and Abraham Lincoln. There dwells, however, in the dimoutermost reaches of abnormality a dragon of weather and wind and storm who breathes not fire but ice. His hunting ground is the southern latitudes of Antarctica and he is treacherous in his dealings with mortals who nibble away at his secrecy. Here ice becomes a deadly foe and is present in such huge, unimaginable masses of obstruc- tion that the men who rcome to battle it year after year come away with a subtle feeling of only half-victory. It is with a desire to explain this encounter with the ice and with a vague suspicion that it will not be fully understood by those who have not been there that the officers and men of the USS EDISTO present. . . A we trall ' i f Wi ' Ng? f ' ' N if , , , -J W if Y' ff' 1 ' -. ,QV f gf gy, E f gli ,: FT 4:1 'E E ' X fn . 'W - - . -, ,...f.- , 4 ' -- ' ,'.' ' 0' f .Af , f -:g ' .' I 23:5 , 'IEE-7 J 72:5 V M W ' -f r X, X ' ' ., QQ Q: fx Q.: . ' N R ' . fm -W fy? f fx ' V ' f' , 'L' ' ' ,J ,iffy f! ! . ff .gf ' :az g - 4 . 1 A, S f N':ff:' yi? ff My .fu A G.. I, ..v'., if Q 1 f 7 U, 1 N' f' 1' ' ' : Q .9 L . 1 fs XJ jf, 7 .- fy, 'V 2 N fgggsv-fy if? 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Y 5 Y f N ,V 'egaez A ' if ff' ,f 21: f 1 1 I, I ,niyyf iv ,. , ., f Tl, . . 5 ,M 1 f , f -V HIV 4 1 iff 1 , ig!! if Z X, X 1, 1 N ! jf X , 5' f N f Vw. 5 n . ,md E if? TI y 55' f' 5 f Qc? Q F 5 6.9617 07 6 7 .Y H ,J up I ,gym mf commanding officer E 5 Griffith Conrad Evans, Jr., is the son of Pro- fessor CEmeritusj and Mrs. Griffith Conrad Evans, Sr. Professor Evans is a noted mathematician at the University of California. Commander Evans graduated from the University of California, Berk- ley, California, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy Reserve August 14, 1942. His date of rank as Commander is January 8, 1957. He first served on district patrol craft having F- quartermaster and signalling duties. InSeptember 1942 he was Assistant First Lieutenant at the :Maritime School. HOFFMAN ISLAND, New York. Commander Evans then returned to patrol craft, first as Executive Officer of the USS YP 449, and in May51943 as Commanding Officer of the USS YP 61. In January 1944 he underwent submarine chaser training in Miami, Florida where he completed the Basic and Prospective Commanding Officer courses. He served as Executive Officer of the patrol craft USS PCS 1383 commencing in August 1944. Com- mander Evans served as Commanding Officer of the USS PCS 1421. - On February 11, 1946 Commander Evans was released from active duty at his own request, how- ever he remained an active member of the Naval Reserve. . On August 20, 1950 he returned to ex- tended activefduty at his own request. gm- He assumed command of the landing ship USS n . L .. LSM 175.. In November 1951 he assumed command of r ,ml gn, 5513! 071 , , the Uss EVERETT qrnsp alternating between the ' V Korean theater and as U.S. Stationship, Hong Kong, I ' from March to August 1952 and from November to March 4 1953. Commander Evans next served as Convey and Routing and Assistant, Operations Officer on the Staff, Commander Hawaiian Sea Frontier. In September 1953 he was selected for the TAR program. In February 1954 he reported for duty with Assistant Director Naval Personnel fNaval R S ' ' ' ' eservej taff, Commander Fourteenth Naval District. He then assumed duties as Commanding Officer on the U.S. Naval Reserve Training Center Santa Ana California and was a member of the National Naval Reserve Policy Board for FY 1956 and 1955 Here he, formed th F' Fl . e irst eet Division activated in Country May 13, 1956, and the First Submarine Attack Unit, activated in December 1956. F th ' rom ere he was orderedto the oiler USS KAWISHIWI fAO'46j where he be- came Executive Officer, and later Commanding Officer. On December 7, 1959 Commander Evans assumed command of the icebreaker USS BURTON ISLAND CAGBD. Wh'l h ' ' ' ' 'f ' ' . 1 e e was Commanding Officer the ship participated in the first successful penetration of Bellingshausen Sea during DEEPFREEZE 1960 Also with the sa h' h . re s 1 e established the first ship-launched ice floe station ARLIS I in the A t' ' S m P rc ic in eptember 1960. On November 14, 1960 Commander Evans became Commanding Officer of a second icebreaker, the USS EDISTO CAGB2Q. i Commander Evans is married to the former Miss Arlene Westbo Callahan of Hollister, Cali- forma. They have four children, and the family is currently residing in the Boston Mass. Area. Thomas Frank GERECKE is the son of Mrs. Frank Gerecke of the Sag Harbor, New York. Prior to entering the Navy he attended the University of Alabama., He was commissioned an Ensign after gradu. ating from the U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School, New York, New York, in November 1945. Since entering the Navy he has received a B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, and a Masters Degree in Physics from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey California. i Commander Gerecke first served aboard the destroyer escort USS JACK W. WILKE CDE 800j as Gunnery and Sonar Officer. He was promoted to Lieutenant fjunior gradej in 1948, and in January of 1949 he had duty under instruction at the Naval Mine Warfare School, Yorktown, Virginia. ' In May of 1949 Commander Gerecke reported aboard the minesweeper USS PLOVER CAMS 335 as Engineering Officer, and after seven months became the Executive Officer. In December of1950 he as- sumed command of a second minesweeper, the USS LORIKEET QAMS 49D for a period of one year. For further schooling he next attended the General Line School,Monterey, California, where he was promoted to, Lieutenant in 1952, and the U.S. Navy Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. Here he took a special Physics course and received his Masters Degree. From August of 1954 until June of 1955 he worked at the University of California'Radiation Laboratory, in Berkeley, California. In 1955 Lieu- tenant Commander Gerecke reported aboard the cruiser USS MACON CCA 132, as Fire Control Officer, and served in this billet until July 1957 when he was detached. He worked as a research physicist at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Livermore, California from 1957 to 1960 and in August of 1960 he reported as Executive Officer of the icebreaker, USS EDISTO .QAGB 25. , He is entitled to wear the American Theater World War II Medal,Victory World War II Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus in Livermore, California. Lieutenant Commander Gerecke is married to the former Miss Lorraine H. Edwards, of Sag Harbor, New York. Commander and Mrs. Gerecke have three children and live on Jermain Avenue, Sag Harbor, New York. . ' executive officer Aslwe approach the end of Operation DEEP- FREEZE 61, I can look back on what has been the most memorable cruise of my naval career. While often difficult, and sometimes even peri- lous, it has nevertheless been interesting, throughout. It has been a long cruise,'but, the contribu- tion made by each and every one of you made it, for the most part, and enjoyable one. I appre- ciate very much the superb performances turned in by all hands which served to make my job easier and the operation a tremendous success. It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve with such an outstanding group of men. I shall never forget it. My own personal best wishes both to those of you who are leaving EDISTO for other duty stations or to pursue a career in civilian life and to those who will make still another cruise on board. Good Luck. T.F. GERECKE LCDR USN . . . and the ,golden nfubloon wen! unclaimed :,,,g,,.,,., - f g 1 .. .. '-ff W, A - - g e R ,t. -'---'-A-5 ?':'-2'f'Ffii ::f7 :ie g,fff :F ef! ' Lt J.V. Ramsey Engineering officers Somewhere 'twixt chief and civilian is the officer in the United States Navy. He comes from many sources and as many schools of higher learning. Taking his apprenticeship at Annapolis, at one of the many NROTC-affiliated colleges, at Offi- cer's Candidate School, or at the grueling Work of an enlisted man, he wears his braid not so much as a symbol of authority as a badge of his moderation. He is the buffer between the sometimes unfeeling World of directives and instructions and the hard Lt W.H. Goforth Administration Air L t J.A . Broughton Lt C'.T. Arnold Lt G.H. Bryson MCCHCCLZ Dental practicality of operational necessity and, more importantly, the individual human beings with Whom he must Work. Because of the Navy's urgent need for officer personnel, some young men are as- signed to ships directly from their primary training. Although they come aboard with little notion of shipboard routine, they all possess an uncanny ability for adjusting and learning at a rapid pace. This is the thing which sets them apart and makes them leaders. To some extent they are, of ne- at ,Q-ra-.Q ' ' . if-' iXi4:1Q...... Y-f 'Z' i-.nz - E I li E li . fi m if 'f X ,. 25213.2- Ltjg Keeler LW9 A-.RGCMZP Ltjg P.A. Kirby iLtjg AR. Morris Navigator Communications Gunnery Engineering .V 1 if ff? r vi zwaewzrev 'Q n Lgagx Q3 use -,, , - ' ',,g,,i V -' '- - K -'-Y- 1 V i 'T I A , ,, , , Y i - V A - A1 , - -.., - , -V-Y-V W-,AW-, ,- - ef,-.-,-,ff --5,-1? - -,A -fe - Q -' -.Q - A'-.,q' - - ,'- - i Q-Qlvvvf-w-.-Q Q-ngegmam, , ' ,., ,tzawxzsiwxavs I ..- 2 ' asus? 1 :fer ,i?agffe::.v:,f,:?.:f-:fue i, af, T .- - 1 F --Q f- v . - --- Y f ,: : 1 15-ifffff -, ' A ' Fe - . ..,.. ...Jr 1 ge-----gg, - ... .. . - .. .. 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Parker AGI J.E. Nelson AGI bathythermograph team E. Jarvirz, QMC L. Molanlis SN x I 0. Burch SN mmf above: az pzzllleal wonder J.W. Edwards AGAN n f W.T. Sfzoener AG3 L, Yglm, A92 J.P. Silvio AMH2 T.E. Humphreys AD2 J-L- Bowser ADR3 hutron four Lt J.A. Broughton Ltyg E'.F. Goetz Ens V.A. Pryzbyszewski . mlwzcge oz specially oJ-If-N0Ci11af1D0 WDE - T7l0mPSfm A53 A- Cfvzvpef ATE3 w.J. Macklin AMSAN P.A. Bnnnnen AN thlS IS the shlp they sailed. . . We have had the extraordinary good fortune to be stationed not only with one of the most versatile crews in the Navy but aboard a vessel whose characteristics and capabilities are to say the very least un- usual. USS EDISTO CAGB-ZD was authorized by Congress on December 17, 1943. The ship's keel was laid by the Western Pipe and Steel Co., San Pedro, California on May 15, 1945. At the commissioning cere- monies on March 20, 1947, the ship was placed under her first commanding officer, CDR E.C. Folger, USN. The' ship is named for Edisto Island in South Carolina, just 20 miles south of Charleston. The island takes its name from the Edisto Indians, the original inhabitants of the island. Since her commissioning, EDISTO has become a well seasoned icebreaking veteran of both poles. Prior to her Operation Deep- freeze 61 commitment, she had been to the Antarctic several times and to the Eastern Arctic where she was one of the two ships to have gone to lat. 82'N. In early, 1958, the ship departed Norfolk and steamed non- stop to Ellsworth Station, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, a distance of roughly 9500 miles. This voyage set a Deepfreeze record and proved the, versatility of the Navy icebreaker. USS EDISTO, originally classified as an auxiliary CAG-895 is now classified as a wind class icebreaker. The ship is equipped with a reinforced icebreaker hull, a heeling tank system which can provide an artificial roll of 10 degrees, and a flight deck above the fantail. When operating EDISTO carries two helicopters for ice reconnaissance, landing parties, and rescue work. The ship is 269 feet long and has a beam of 63 feet. It cruises at 14 knots and displaces 6400 tons when fully loaded. EDISTO is powered by six main diesel engines and two electric motors developing a total of 10,000 horse power. Currently under consideration for installation is a system ofvalves which will control the shifting of liquids in the ship's tanks. If practicable aboard EDISTO, it should help to reduce some of the rolling, an innovation for which we shall all be thank ful.. EDISTO, back from the Arctic in mid August, faced the challenge of preparing for the lengthy, important cruise to the Antarc- tic, as part of Task Force 43, in support of the U.S. Antarctic Research Project. In addition to the food, fuel, and ammu- nition supplies necessary to the operation of the ship itself, we embarked several cryptic boxes of scientific gear, a bathy- thermograph team, and our now familiar com- patriots of HUTRON 4 and their gaudy flying machines. Day after day the slab- sided gray trucks rolled to the side of the ship as working party after working party was called away to cope with the influx of stores. The Officer-of-the-Deck was forced to deal with angry division officers who saw their whole department leave on one working party. In reply to the queries, the OOD could only say, This stuff has to come aboardf' As the days shortened for our leave- taking, our already ragged supply officer was harassed a good deal more with higher and higher priorities. Sometimes he disap- peared into the benighted confines of Bld. 149 at Charlestown for such long periods that we began to doubt he should ever return departure - that the system. had, at last, swallowed the man. However, and let history judge our fortune, he always did reappear, albeit with a sheaf of papers and a look of utter con- sternation mingled with disbelief. Finally, the last truck had been emptied and there were no more to take its place. This signalled the end of the preparations and the beginning of the cruise. Early on the morning of 28 October 1960, members of the engineering department were already hard at work upon their sailing- day duties. Steam, fresh water, and electric shore supply were cut off and the ship be- came an entity, depending on no one for her needs. She remained shackled to the un- familiar land only by her doubled-up morning lines. Soon these too were reduced so that only six single strands of manila held her. At 1010 local time on that sunny New England morning, before a crowd of friends, relatives, and idly curious, we hauled aboard and stowed our last line. The ship, even in those calm harbor waters began 21 gentle rolling motion which told those of US who had sailed her before that EDISTO W215 truly underway . We got underway with combination BAKER on the line and under the pater- nal guidance of our OpOrder. The fresh October sea-breeze carried the spray from forecastle to fantail, performing once again the baptismal rite which is as old as man's association with the sea. We took Boston Lightship serenely to starboard, rounded Cape Race, and steadied on a southerly course. Now EDISTO began to plunge and rear in the troughs of the open Atlantic and it soon became obvious to the neophytes that finding one's sea legs was a matter of survival, not of mere whim. For late A that first night the stormy North Atlantic gave us all a taste of its hidden vagaries. We altered course to the east and next day, when it was all over, we had, among other things, a paper-pulp factory in the library. I And so we sailed on into the balmy seas of the Gulf Stream current. In the evenings the moon would rise heavy and full in the heavens and the navigator never lacked stars. We dropped off to sleep nights believing that, at long last, the Navy was livingup to its recruiting posters., We were all beginning to get that salty feeling - at peace with Conrad and Melville. Alas, we were not to loll in our reverie long. Late one night, from the very bowels of the ship itself, there belched forth great clouds of black smoke amid a shower of sparks. On the bridge a red handle was depressed and the clamor- ous CLANG-CLANG-CLANG-CLANG-CLANG of the General Quarters alarm reached far down into our sleepy minds and drew forth our consciousness for duty. Our disgruntled stack, alarmed at the prospect of spending months in the frigid Antarctic, spewed its hot gases into the evening sky. ' Then we all went back to bed. Next day, as we passed through the magical West Indies, the below decks quarters grew too oppressive for sleep. Accordingly, we gathered our blankets and pillows and repaired to the main deck for an evening or two of cool slumber. We got more than we bargained for in the latter department. EDISTO, rocking and rolling her way across the seas, rocked once too often and rolled once too far. In an instant, before most of us were awake enough to cry, Oh-Oh! , we were drenched with thousands of gallons of sea water. Next day, minus clothes, wallets, keys, and assorted pairs of shoes, the crew hung its soggy blankets on the life lines to steam and steam under the hot tropical sun. Not all the nights were like that, however. Some evenings, Molands and Haines combined to blast out some fairly serviceable reproductions of America's finest country music. The twang of the,strings matched the twang of the noses as the melodious strains of, Cold, Cold, Heart drifted up to the sometimes unappreciative ears of the OOD on the bridge. By the time the hazy outlines of Colon appeared, heralding our entrance to the world- famous Panama Canal, those who had had doubts were now convinced that there was certainly more to this business of going to sea than could ever be found in books. On November 5 EDISTO passed inside the breakwater of Limon Bay and anchored awaiting clearance to proceed with her transit of the Panama Canal. It was not going to be, as some of us thought merely a matter of steaming straight through the locks. Before allowing our ship to pass, it was necessary to embark an official boarding party from the Panama Canal Company who would check our papers and receive vital information regarding our draft, displacement, and cargo. In addition to the normal round of paperwork we welcomed aboard several students and instructors from various South American military academies. Shortly after the arrival of the latter, LTJG Richardson, our bi-lingual Operations Officer, could be observed on the starboard side of the boat deck, Spanish-English dictionary in one hand and in the other a stick with which he was scratching meaningless circles on the deck. However, the President's people-to-people program eventually recovered. After the formalities had been concluded we hoisted anchor and steamed down Limon Bay to Gatun Locks. In three successive stages we were raised a total of 85 feet to the level of Gatun Lake. Thekchamber doors moved slowly under the power of a small engine with an incredible gear ratio of over 1200 to one. Within the locks we were moved forward by small electric donkey engines running on tracks paralleling our advance. We thus arrived in the kms b0Zl7Zfjl bound westward ff for zz rendelvozzs with mimi and marlon bmmio Pallfllllil fresh waters of Gatun Lake and swim call was ordered for all hands. The styles of swim-suits - ranging from the near-naked to dungree trousers rolled above the knees - were as varied as the diving forms while a frustrated OOD on the quarterdeck was splashed, mauled, and otherwise hindered in his duty of checking off the aquamen. The ship too received her swim call and the deck hands washed down all her weather decks and bulkheads with fresh water. EDISTO then sailed through a narrow channel down Gaillard Cut toward the Pedro Miguel Locks. For many of us this was perhaps the most beautiful country we were to see during the cruise. On either side of the channel a living jungle unfolded itself before us. Wild animals, birds, parrots, and reptiles scurried behind the trees, saluting us as we invaded their rainforests. The sur- rounding country was incredibly lush, giving most of us a close-up look of the tropics for the first time in our lives. Arriving at the Pedro Miguel locks we prepared to be lowered through a single stage 31 feet to the level of Miraflores Lake. Continuing along this channel for about a mile we entered our last set of locks, the Miraflores, and were dropped' once again, this time in two successive stages a total of 54 feet to the level of the Pacific Ocean. Our goal had been to travel to the west- ward and now, through a geographic fact so difficult to grasp that it appeared an illusion, we found ourselves 27 miles east of our starting point on the Atlantic. We had done in 10 hours time something which sailors in the past had taken many weeks and much risk to do. And we had, done it solely through the availability of one of the most magnificent engineering feats in the world's history, one which, in our own time, had divided the western world. At 2030 local time we moored starboard side to Pier 1 at Rodman Naval Station just outside the city of Panama. We now pre- pared for the rigorous hours of liberty which lay ahead just over the quarterdeck. It was rumored before reaching Panama that we would be greeted with something less than a warm reception because of troubles which the United States had been having in that area. Happily we found not a grain of truth in this. Throughout our stay in Panama we were constantly impressed with the cooperation and freely offered friendship of the natives. We had originally planned to remain only two days but, because of mechanical diffi- culties, found ourselves facing an indefinite stay in Panama. That first night, with liberty expiring shortly, the price of stand- bys skyrocketed. Everywhere they went the lucky men of the liberty sections were be- sieged with tearful pleadings for duty switches. We observed one disconsolate fellow leaning against a bulkhead, quietly sobbing to himself, holding a black address book in one hand. As it turned out, he would have plenty of time to explore the delights of its contents. As the days passed by and we sought and found the attractions Panama City offered for sightseeing, shopping, and other things, we began to settle into its lazy, leisurely mode of living. When our ID folders were empty of Yankee greenbacks we found that the Rodman EM club, with fifteen-cent ponies and shuffleboard for the more athletically inclined, offered suitable solace to us sailors until payday -- with almost all of the advantages of downtown bistros. After we had been in Panama about a week EDISTO received news that a Panamanian mother had been brought to Gorgas Hospital after hemor- rhaging seriously in childbirth and officials had sent out an urgent call for blood donors. Thirty-one of our men responded to the call and under the motherly wing of our Dixie Doctor were transported to the Hospital. More than enough blood was sup- plied for the emergency and the new mother survived. The surfeit was used in transfusions for accident patients hurt in a recent bridge collapse. On November 14 Commander Griffith C. Evans, USNR, veteran polar sailor from our sister icebreaker BURTON ISLAND, assumed command of EDISTO in a brief ceremony on the flight deck, COM SERVRON 4 and other service dignitaries attending. On the day prior to our departure, the duty gremlins took one more solid swing at our schedule. In a tropical downpour of more than normal intensity, the first division personnel were struggling to bring the Captain's gig aboard to stow her for sea. Suddenly, without warning, the davit's cross- bar ripped loose from the uprights and plunged thirty feet to the wooden camels floating at shipside, narrowly missing the small boat. It was quickly decided that the emergency would not interfere with our operational commitments and the gig was hauled to the pier for survey. The next day, finally on schedule, we cast off our lines and set our course on the first leg of a great circle route for the magic land of New Zealand. lAT 000 LONG 86.45W Warm weather foretold our approach to the equator and, as we neared, the crew found itself in one of two opposite camps. One side was marked by numerous adherents but the other was distinguished by experience and membership in the Ancient Order of the Deep. Official recognition of the ship's course OO'latitude was made when Captain Evans and Gerecke welcomes a salty board- ing party. Davy Jones and company arrived to pave the way for King Neptune who, with his own crew, would assume command of EDISTO until the ship had crossed the line. The night prior to the ceremonies, hos- tilities broke out among the crew, with both sides scoring noteworthy coups. Quattromani was peacefully seated on the starboard deck a-midships, under a wardroom porthole, playing cards, when he was drenched with an unknown substance, leaving him purple from head to waist. A quick investigation pointed to the wardroom as the possible source of the provoking onslaught. Shell- backs secured both entrances to the ward- room and entered to find Ltjg Lawver crouched behind the protecting figure of monster pollywog Deming. McBride, a the misses pollywog 2. , - F Q 4 5 x 4 V X H 2 , 9 ,ig similarly formidable Shellback, opened a path of attack and Mr. Lawver, who pleaded not guilty, was dyed orange as a retribution and a warning for others plotting rebellion. At 0900 word was passed via the Bridge PA system that all pollywogs were to as- semble on the port side' of the boat deck. However the latter had gathered together on the starboard quarterdeck, eighty strong, and had launched a revolution. First, tac- tics called for the establishment of a beach- head on the ship's IMC circuit. This was done handily through the use of the quarter' deck microphone. Soon the news was being passed to all the Shellbacks that the polly- wogs had some very definite ideas about the Ceremonies and anyone who thought himself capable of changing them was welcome to try. Ltjg Richardson, with characteristic haste, was the first to be overrun by polly- wogs and locked in the BT lab. Molands followed him and soon confidence soared among the insurgents. At that point, how- ever, the huge figure of Parker, AG1 appeared at the top of the starboard ladder and with a mighty lunge raced down to do battle. Through sheer inertia he was carried almost to the door of the jail but the angered polly- wogs swamped him with a few big fellows of their own. He was just being prepared for tricing when the' rebellion was cut short by executive order. All pollywogs, now suitably humbled, lined up in front of the hatch to the Royal Court on their hands and knees, awaiting permission to appear before King Neptune. They discovered that, prior to falling On their knees to beg mercy from the King, it was still necessary to Slither across the garbage carpet. In order that the King find them present- able, the Royal Barber removed excess hair, and the Royal Doctor prescribed and ad- ministered a known cure for possible dis- eases contracted in a cooler climate. When at last they bowed before King Nocilla-Neptune, he allowed them to be presented to the Royal Queen, Parker SF2 and to amuse the Royal Baby, Chief Mc Bride. A final dousing down in salt water ended the purification rites and the polly- wogs retired to prepare entertainment for the Royal Banquet. First on the show bill was the inter' nationally obscure Miss Pollywog contest. From every corner of the ship, division With whetted appetites the Shellbacks thus fell upon their steaks and the pollywogs in their stew. Each division was supposed to provide entertainment but with Robinson SFI, and Gill YNl, vying for the mike with a determination akin to violence, the singing waiters just had to wait. Periodically we were carressed with the smooth velvet fog of Gravey's singing voice whose jokes were equally dense. At last pollywogs were pollywogs no longer and peace reigned again aboard EDISTO. Shellbacks brought forth their supple, sup- pliant maidens and trotted them before the eyes of the messhall for closer examination. Verborg, SK3, USNW, displaying a silken trophy of Panama, won with a walk that won the judges. memmids it Q 4 f' Ik EX ' 4 Q V ,-v-1-1 lyttleton, n.z. After spending twenty-two days at sea EDISTO arrived in Lyttleton, New Zealand where seventy-six bags of mail were waiting to make our first down-under landfall even more pleasurable. Lyttleton, nestled on the sides of several hills, rises above the picturesque little harbor and is a quiet seaport serving Christ- church. We discovered that Christchurch was one shilling and thirty minutes train ride away. Shops and restaurants showed a strong continental influence, and the ancient British currency system was used. When we had mastered pound, florin, shilling and pence we discovered that people, especially taxis drivers, used slang expressions for money much as in the States. Money chang- ers came aboard to convert American greenies to British sterling and we set out to explore the local wildlife. The local Wives and Sweethearts Union was responsible for passing a law forbidding Pubs to stay open later than 1800. How- ever, it was only necessary to follow the well trodden path around to the rear door to enter and enjoy the hospitality of the MOOSE AND CAT, or the KENELWORTH AND ARMS etc., and drink warm 'arf and 'arf. New Zealand men are concerned with drinking and sports first, and everything else much later, and the women encouraged, with only a vague understanding our preoc- cupation with revelry. Since the caberets had beer but no other attractions, we fell back on the sailor's oldest gambit for meeting girls - simply introducing ourselves. This was done while walking around a square in Christchurch, and there were only two responses - Carry on Yanks, or Wait a minute, I'm choos- ing. The latter is an ideal method for handling sudden prosperity. After some adjustment we found the idiomatic barrier less of a problem than we expected and New Zealanders received us warmly and with many invitations. EDISTO was soon swarming with wee ones who traded pence for nickles and received plastic models constructed during the ship's long voyage from Panama to New Zealand, as did patients at Christchurch Children's Hospital. Obviously the com- mand, Wait at the quarterdeck for a guide, applied only to big people, and was no concern of theirs. They visited the living compartments and could be seen strolling around on the main deck with white hats cocked on their heads. Three mermaids also ViSitCd the Ship, coming over the side via rope ladder, and they retreated to sick-bay only when the camera bugs had exhausted rolls of film. As a unit they were named Miss Sick Bay, and were probably respons- ible for the sudden popularity of that anti- ceptic cubical. They decided not to remain aboard permanently after discovering that all Navy equipment is painted Haze Grey. Robertson, SFl, delighted several small charges under his care by applying . . amd plans were made fishing techniques acquired in Panama and rescuing a bicycle from the deep six. With liberal applications of machine oil it was soon in running order. With typical mechanical ingenuity sailors mastered right hand drive, confusing gear shifts and Bobbie traffic guides and sallied forth upon quests for souvenirs and sight- seeing in rented automobiles. Courteous New Zealand drivers seemed to recognize cars on the wrong side of the street or wobbling undecidedly in the middle as American drivers, and they moved onto the sidewalks or the reverse side of the street with a smile and a wave. After five days we sadly left New Zealand behind and, after a minor skirmish with the port motor and a fly-over sendoff by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, we turned southward toward the ice and duty. 1 Before undertaking our voyage to the ice we were forewarned by the experience of GLACIER and EASTWIND that we would encounter a dollop or two of heavy weather around the latitudes of the screaming southern sixties-that portion of the wild South Pacific which brooks no transgression from man afloat without exacting a substantial fee. However we passed the voyage with only the most minor nautical gyrations. On the evening of 24 December the most widely-discussed question aboard concerned the chubby little man with the red sleigh. In the southern half of the world did Kris Kringlr me from the south pole or, as tradition has it, its northern counterpart. The question was sr ed when he didn't come at all. - one who had a desire for company on Christmas Eve gathered in the mess deck and Every the few colored lights from a small tree reflected on the faces of carol singers, accompanied by E'DISTO'S two guitars. Later, after carols had been exhausted, the watch on the bridge announced over the IMC that the first iceberg of the cruise was standing, a silent sentinel, off our Starboard bow. Our mess cooks provided holiday refreshment, hot chocolate, and the evening was spent group singing. 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After two hours of exchanges she took leave of us and headed north while we turned southward. just south of Franklin Island we met the USNS PRIVATE JOHN R. TOWLE, one of many ships engaged in the vital task of re- supplying the Navy's scientific base at McMurdo and convoyed her to the ice. We soon became accustomed to the tech- nique peculiar to ships of our class. We backed and rammed and backed and rammed and rammed again until all of us were certain EDISTO could not possibly stand the strain. Assisted by USCGC EASTWIND we paralleled the fresh scar left on the ice by GLACIER's attempt and moved the TOWLE progressively closer to the waiting base. Finally it was decided to begin unloading her with snow- cats, D-8 tractors, and sled trains. While this was going on the two icebreakers worked side by side to lengthen the channel. 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A gm- Mg -gs ,L 7 ' we f - f iv , V -4 .vp 'A , 5, ,Y-N' f X Q 1- 32' ' ' f 2-N A, , . , 45 , ab .- ff , K,-f ,IA Q As Q, , , K x f ' ' - ' 4' f ,,: 'f'-- f'i,:Pf, ' - ' 'X . . 5' , ' Y X A V., law fy-v -v -v 1 'nn- When the bright new year rolled around, EDISTO and EASTWIND pulled into the ice shelf for a general celebration. At eight o'clock the Farewell Sixty Follies was un- leashed before anyone could scurry for cover and soon the air was filled with the squawks of a six-foot raven and a five-five Cravey and Kelley twisted unnoticed in a corner. At eleven o'clock the party retired to the ice for a sampling or two of beer, well-cooled and entirely drinkable, to warm them up for the evening penguin round-up. That evening there were Coasties sleeping on EDISTO and vice versa as the revelers continued their blast into the wee hours of the four-to-eight. Dir. Bryson was slightly disappointed when he fondled a penguin who turned out to be a critic of the AMA and who expressed his feelings in an extraordinary manner, but on the whole it was an excitingly different New Year's celebration. 01' mZlzmukee's mes! ff! K t Q ' f t A- ' C7 Av- , During the first days of the new year we continued breaking out the channel making about 100 yards every hour. Periodically we were forced to suspend operations to steam up and down the channel in order to keep the newly broken ice from refreezing. This Was necessary because, if and when the south wind ever sprung up, we knew that it must be instantly taken advantage of to move the ice out to sea. On 6 January we penetrated to within 1000 yards of the base. At this point, leaving EASTWIND on station we headed out to sea to rendezvous with USNS ALATNA, a small tanker bringing diesel fuel for Mc Murdo's winter needs. On this day too the wind shiften around to the south and began to pick up. It began to look as if all our icebreaking had not been futile. The next day we escorted ALATNA back to McMurdo and, finding the channel choked with outgoing ice, began to tow her to the mooring site. The weight of the ALATNA combined with the ice through which we had to pull her proved to be more than the winch could handle so we cast off the tow and resumed icebreaking. The ice began to flow out more rapidly than before and soon ALATNA was able to proceed to her unloading area to begin pumping thou- sands of gallons of oil through flexible pipeline snaked across the ice to the oil tank at the base. me mania mud U friend HMNZS ENDEAVOUR, a New Zealand survey vessel, arrived in the- Sound on9 January startling us with her tiny proportions and wooden hull. She had crossed the ocean from Wellington through scattered ice and appeared no less battered than EDISTO. We found her crew an unusually jolly lot and invitations soon arrived aboard for exchange visits between the ship's crews. We were able to provide her with a good many ser- vices which she, because of limited space, did not have available. Our barbershop trimmed their hair and the ship's store dis- played all its srateside glitter. For a few hours at least the New Zealanders were in what to them seemed the lap of seagoing luxury. More importantly, ENDEAVOUR'S limited fuel and water supply was topped off with our help. While this was going on many of EDISTO's crew paid visits to the Com- monwealthers where they imbibed in spirited conversation and conversational spirits. eeiisto and easlwena' baffle the pack . . . ana' are rewarded with a clear channel , if - .. fi , 'I' - Q 5- a, A,,,,,,w.- ' .13 ,W S ALATNA finished refueling and left for New Zealand on 12 january, EDISTO, after having escorted her as far as Cape Bird, re- turned to McMurdo Sound to unload our reefers and deck cargo which had been brought aboard in Lyttleton. Although the wintering over base did not offer many of the attractions desirable in a liberty port, it was now accesible and a mostwelcome change from shipboard routine. Despite fluctuating prices and the familiar Made in Japan markings We fell on the sailor's usualsouvenir resources and brought lighters, ashtrays, mugs, etc. with penguins on them. It did not take us long to become completely at ease, skipping from mud-rutted street to street. Visualizing how small and close this would seem to the hardy Winter- overs after several months in complete darkness made the shipboard life seem a little more attractive to some. During the long winter months the only , , , , , . , , ,A.,,, f.,,.. ., .-,,,.-.1-,,. 1-.-1 in-1'-11-'e-f'. .:--1'-'wb-wL:e'f:ag'----We--:fra.rs:xf.'e'1 '.?..'r f:r+2:fW12:H212I1I7fh lY2'fl'2 T 1ri' f u - Q, c gif, -TT-. ., .., .,, .. '. -,,L...' ,. T., . 'g f,L.f i., -..-,, ' .1,. A+1g. ,,..g ,,..f,,... Jr--1 fP4 'f2'i ?'W-'- 'N 4?'1 connection with the outside world for those who would stay was the radio. It was pos- sible to call home from the base, and long lines formedinside the ham shack, especially on days when reception was excellent. Few of us appreciated the exercise afforded by the deceptively long walk back to the ship. Distances are confusing, and as always, the return trip seemed much too far to retain the rosy glow of complete well- being. After struggling for several weary steps it was not unusual for a 'Weasel' to stop, providing lifts at the sign of the con- ventional hooked thumb. We were abandoned in the channel when EASTWIND had a fire in aftersteering, and was forced to leave for Wellington. We left our vigil only once to meet the USNS GREENVILLE VICTORY, and Lt Goforth and Lt Ramsey, wide eyed and somewhat apprehensive, came aboard for their initiation to icebreaker duty. 'K in Wyre szlent respect or those who ded not return the work of Mr. Gene Klebe, nationally known commercial illustrator. He was on special assignment with the Navy Art Cooperation and Liaison Committee during Operdtiwl Deepfreeze Sixty-One and kindly offered to help us im- prove our cruise book with the addition of his drawings. We are grateful to him for this assistance and pleased that he was able to stay aboard EDISTO for part of his visit to Antarctica. The excellent art work in this book is the result of - . . . there are days in the pack when the wind howls 'through the rigging and the ship is motionless because the ice damps the sea, snow drifts horizontally before the gale, and there is the feeling of being alone in a past white sepulcher. there is no such isolation elsewhere in the world. nothing within hundreds of miles but ice and sea and the lifving sea is shut off by the white plain that vanishes a few yards beyond the side of the ship. man is helpless. he can only wait, wait for the storm to end, for the ice to open, to let him mofve again as a sentinent thing toward his goal. . . - Russell Owen n f the liberzgf eclooppefs lm! rzm . While the unloading of VICTORY pro- ceeded with the aid of three section twelve- hour working parties from the crew of EDISTO, other activities were taking place off Hut Point. In addition to the cargo for McMurdo we had embarked several civilian scientists and private company engineers at Lyttleton who would take part in what was termed Operation THAW. Their project stemmed from a dis- covery some years ago that water in con- tinuous motion has a tendency to undermine and wear away ice formations. With the aid . . and two who never made it of subersible pumps, rotor blades, and diesel generators the men began with two small holes in the ice and day by day say those holes become larger and larger until they reached a diameter of almost fifty feet- Some of us scoffed at the idea from the first but after remarkable progress was made We all began to feel somewhat like a horse watching a new-fangled Ford machine chug bv. The engineers, characteristically OP' timistic, predicted that within a few yea1'S the device would make icebreakers obsolete- That idea cheered the whole crew and WC wished them well in theiriefforts. 31 january arrived with high winds and driving snow, forcing suspension of cargo operations. The Winds increased in ferocity and one by one the VICTORY's dead men pulled out of the ice under the strain. EDISTO came along side to help but it was decided that both ships should ride out the storm by nosing into the ice and keeping as many turns on the shafts as necessary to prevent drifting. ...I Late on the evening of the first of Feb- ruary McMurdo base reported a fire in their parachute loft. EDISTO steamed to the YOG turning basin and stood by in case help was needed. Because of a lack of water supply, the Antarctic's deadliest enemy - fire - consumed the loft and a nearby quonset hut before anything could be done. Perhaps one of the most interesting facets of EDISTOQS' stay in the Sound and proof that Americans can find humor in any situation came about with the erection of several home-painted signs attesting to the virtues of UPPER Mc MURDO SOUND TUG Sl BARGE CO., INC. DAY OR NIGHT SERVICE CALL EDISTO 2716 KCSH. This Was, to no one's surprise, the brain- child of Mach Deming. Thereafter this became our call sign over voice radio and was more correct than first might seem. During her stay in Antarctica and indeed during all of her operations EDISTO proved that icebreakers are one of the most versa- tile and practical ships in the fleet. We performed the duties of air taxi, icebreaker, mail carrier, tug, reconnaisance vessel, survey ship, repair ship, floating weather station, salvage ship, and hotel for tran- sients. Concerning this last, it was not required of the guests that they register but merely appear on the quarterdeck with some word of a secret scientific mission or comf plex electronic gear and they would be given the keys to TOQ and two stewards apiece. On 4 February, VICTORY having com- pleted her off-loading, we said goodbye to Ltjg Morris, our former engineering officer who was being transferred back to the States. Nekt day we escorted VICTORY up the channel to Tent Island where she got under- way for Lyttleton. That same day USCGC EASTWIND arrived from New Zealand and commenced replenishing our fuel supplies which were nearing the danger level. On 6 February EDISTO broke the flag of RADM David M. Tyree and movediher heli- copters off the flight deck so that a presen- tation ceremony could take place. RADM Tyree pinned the Navy Commendation Medal on Commander Evans and read the text of the commendation to the assembled crew. Commander Evans had been Commanding Officer aboard USS BURTON ISLAND CAGB' ID during her penetration of the treacherous Bellingshausen Sea in 1960's Deepfreeze. This was the first instance of a surface ship of any kind receiving this award in peace- time. A few hours after the ceremony EDISTO got underway for Little America V after embarking CTU 43.11, Commander Thurman, for what proved to be one of the trickiest and most potentially dangerous salvage jobs in Deepfreeze 61. little america five At 1900 on 6February EDISTO got under- way for Little America V to commence salvage operations at this, the most historic- ally hallowed, of A.ntarctica's bases. How- ever it had been deserted, rather hurriedly it seemed, at the close of 1957's summer season. Since that time ships have been returning to the base every summer to con- duct salvage work. Before 1961 it had been relatively easy, the cargo ships or ice- breakers involved merely moored to the ice shelf and loaded the gear by tractor. When EDISTO arrived -on the scene on 8 February we found that the comparatively low-hanging ice shelf had broken away to reveal the stark outlines of ice cliffs 75 feet high. After some consultation it was decided to employ our HRS helicopter. At first it seemed an impossible task to ask of HU- TRON 4, but they responded with a will. Soon working parties from the ship were being flown in to the base to begin the pre- liminary digging out. EDISTO, fearing that vibration of any kind would cause the re- maining ice to break loose remained some distance in Kainan Bay. At certain times visibility lowered to obscure the stretch of icy water but the personnel in CIC, with the aid of the airsearch radar, guided the birds safely home to mother. hallett station After returning to McMurdo, EDISTO moored in the Sound until the arrival of USS ARNEB CAKA-562 and her escort, EAST- WIND. When ARNEB'S cargo for Mac had been unloaded and two days prior to her departure for Hallett Station on the northern coast of the continent EDISTO departed for that area to recon the off-loading situation and take several bathythermograph stations in the Ross Sea. Shortly, ARNEB arrived and the first of the LCM's started for the beach. During the unloading we went off in search of other adventure. Our hydrographic team took bottom samples and we spent our time leisurely cruising up and down the bay. Soon a small blue dotted line appeared on the quartermaster's chart indicating the area of safe movement within the harbor. Some bridge Wag immediately dubbed it Mr. Keeler's Playpen, and some of us wondered if, when cargoops had been completed, Mr. KEELER'S guardian would at last open the gate and let us go home. On 3 March troubles began to arrive with disturbing regularity. The surf on the beach at the unloading area increased so as to make cargo off-loading at that end nearly impossible. One LCM broached in the heavy swells and was severely damaged. Winds increased to forty knots and seas mounted Operations were temporarily suspended. 'EVEN' High winds and seas continued until EASTWIND, planning only a short stop at Hallet on her way around the world and other places, arrived and a council of war at the top level decreed that as soon as winds died down unloading would proceed by helicopter utilizing both HRS types from the two ice- breakers. That night EDISTO and EASTWIND Went alongside ARNEB to receive 600 barrels of diesel oil for further transfer Haller and Flight Quarters aboard both ships was sounded at first light. Helo ops continued through the day and when they ceased at back door app roach 2130 491 barrels had been transferred. The pilots had flown almost continually for 20 hours and working parties had worked equally long getting the barrelsup to the flight deck. The next day more oil was passed to EDISTO but bad weather cancelled flight operations. The heavy -seas continued on into the next day and ARNEB was forced to up anchor and steam for open water. Time was growing very short now and more and more the race became one against i ...miriam vice. Helos raced over the landing craft in a last effort to resupply the base. Early the next morning it became clear that We had succeeded. The versatility and spirit of icebreaker men had been proved again We signalled good luck to EASTWIND and set our course, at last for New Zealand and our first liberty in over eighty days occasional mike bmi time. In a few days the Antarctic would lock the area in such abominable weather that to remain in Hallet would endanger the ships themselves. Messages flowed over the 2716 circuit striking more and more items from the critical list. At last on ll March we experienced a break in the weather. ARNEB returned and every available means was used for cargo off-loading, Even the LCVP's from both icebreakers were pressed into critical ser- new Zeezlemel ezffer the ice emu' ez tribute to our predecessor 0- ,Z E if si z 5 5? ,Q 1-: 0: 0 Q 0 9 :4 5 we I2 5? 1 1 4 5 5 :Z 5 4 f 45 71. Z5 ,. as Zi 'ia Y. E .r 55 ff 4 2: .4 121 4. fl .1 ' K, 513:ji3f3??i-15T':3 :iffr.:avr-vfcwrsrxvzfxssmfavtwngfr-zvrxwvxvrsmfcr S 1 4 4 4 .,.. 45 Q ? f f t is 3 Shlp Orlll 53 li if 52 'K ' 0 if T '- , f - W Wind?-15-60 Kfs a ' ' ci 1 1--Q if 1930 28 March 1961 1 Seas 40-60' 5 29 March 1961 Qo' QQ 1115 A QSVOVB19 W4 March 3 A 4 5 - 1 4 5 45 ?Y I4 Z 0715 A Z 1040 A ,E fs 53 Z 1320 - 0945 3 April D O 1730 . Q . J lr Winds Gusflng 4 to 93 Kts. -ff f f -' 1 4 ,Q ' gf J ' 9400 31 March , 7 3 LD Lost Forecostle 1543 ' 4 . . 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E L w ling H his rift . , .. c- 5 5-J E' It was known by all aboard that at this time of year we could expect the worst weather the Antarctic could offer and yet as we steamed ever southward the days and nights continued to be calm and clear. This was not mentioned much aboard ship, however, with the same mixture of common sense and superstition which decrees that one does not mention a no-hit ball game in the last of the ninth. That inning arrived. at 7O'S. and the ball game went into overtime. Winds and seas picked up with the fury that a tiger unleashes when his prey has wandered too far into his territory. This time, however, he had a new gambit to offer: ice. It came in such quantities and with such suddenness that it caught the ship off guard. It formed as the spray fell in huge murderous sheets over the topside areas and continued to freeze, layer upon layer, until the ship staggered under the weight of it. Mean- while winds had reached 90 knots and seas towered over the superstructure to a height of sixty-feet. EDISTO wallowed in the swells, climbed slowly to their crests then slid suicidally down again. The ship crashed and shuddered with such violence that lightbulbs shattered in their sockets and hands were shaken loose from their precarious holds on bulkheads. Continuously the OOD was forced tio use his engines as well as his rudder to keep the ship headed into the wind. Once however she did slip off course and plunged broadside to the swells. At this time with the violent the forestay, already covered rolling with over a foot of ice, snapped and was whipped by the wind over the air search radar antenna demolishing one side and tearing loose the stabilizing fins. The ship had just recovered her head when a forty foot section of the starboard railing covered with three feet of ice went over the side followed by the BfT winch boom. More radio antennas were carried away than could be counted leaving the ship with only the SSB radio for commu- nications. After three -days the storm abated somewhat and EDISTO continued on her mission. A day later however the star- board screw snapped her pin and spun off, practically incapicating us in the event of another blow. RADM TYREE ordered the ship back to Lyttelton at once but it was necessary to wait for bad weather north of us to recede before proceeding home. At last McMurdo and Hallett stations reported the gauntlet safe to traverse and we turned northward. 'yfnt 5 ,,ewmfzvYfw.1 Q fc fx 1.1 in if f f i AA . ,MW Hfk, . ,... , .n. ,121 ...ff , , A 1' f4i,?vg.1v-4-4 1: I V f s , ,QAM 1 fa 1, f, 7, . - , V. .M.w-we-4,1 , 1 ,V I -I 1, Q , v,gA,a.4 . 9q5'z,54j!,,1ff - .1 1 1, f ., ,, f - -V f Mfw .-WS' 1:a.2n.wse,fVWfv'f12' iv- - -i:'2i1 2+ 1, A mm sf Jaw,-7 -f f f , V az, --V V 1 -z , ' 1 0 -ff? f I9 ' - gpify-I W. 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Fug: kk .Y xl5W 5-. xx P BQQ ilk! this N -If .M n Nlgg Qs lgls N -v w 11 1 ,ls rf, J li L5 '. . A' fl' H' Il Jn! nf' :JI re' I N, I A , P' 0. vw , D ,I Y, ,uv ' f 4' '7 ,O ,ff ' 1 QQ! rf' ,, if pearl harbor: . . the seezrs ef ez brush with disaster eire repezireei -...M There are few places in the world which so reflect the aura of South Seas enchant- ment and provide an outlet for the American dream as the small group of islands which make up our 50th state. When EDISTO arrived in Pearl Harbor to repair her hull and replace the missing ro P Q peller, the crew took off for Honolulu en masse. i And realized that approximately 5,0CXJ other servicemen had done the same thing. In spite of the overcrowding of military personnel in the area we found Hawaii lived up to most of our expectations and even ful- filled a few of our wildest imaginings. The beaches were indeed white and the hotels lining the million-dollar resort area of Waikiki were as we had pictured them. We expected the accent on casual living but not to the extreme we found. Women shopped in supermarkets and department stores wearing mou-mou's, a kind of glorified negligee and office workers and businessmen of all kinds carried on their duties in aloha shirts and slacks. The Sunday evening Zuau at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel was the most casual buffet and entertainment spectacle we had ever witnessed, though a great deal of fun. Some of us were lucky enough to rent cars and motor scooters for our own personal tours of the island and were treated to rural sights that, except for the tropical produce growing on the farms, were not unlike our own home state. Oahu has no superhighways because there is no place to travel save to the other side of the island. This rem0V6d it from the rapid sphere of modern living and made it all rather pleasant and relaxing. The shopkeepers in downtown Honolulu, however, were by no means lax in their dealings Wlth customers. There were as shrewd as any New ,Englander, though in a much m0l'C talkative way. As the crew romped joyously in the lushness of Hawaiian evenings, back at the Pearl Harbor shipyard and at lastin drydOCk, EDISTO was receiving a thorough going-OYCF at the hands of experts. With Mr. Deming and Mr. Ramsey ramrodding the repair PIO' cess the work went smoothly in spite Of 44m fl' M fjf momentary delays and stoppages. In addition to replacement of the star- board screw, the hull was patched up in spots, sandblasted and repainted on the bottom. The radar antennae Were dismantled along with the radio gear and carried to the electronic shops for repair. The dock period gave the engineering gang a good chance to go over the propulsion plant for defects and replacements. At last, at noon on 23 May, We sailed for Panama and home with a sturdier ship under our feet and a liberty-relieved crew at the controls. mn- Mu wx-wx 1, ,, x ,1 .,,, wa, v- 7 mayport, florida Miles of white beaches stretched out on either side of Mayport, Florida but the Exotic hotels we had seen in Hawaii were conspicuously absent here. Here we awaited the arrival of the inspection party which was to ride the ship to Norfolk. The stay in Mayport was uneventful except for Mallett's running over and crush- ing of five fifths of airdale liquor which had been moved to the pier. Returning to the ship after he had parked the whiskey- encrusted ship's vehicle he commented that some of it might be salvaged with a wet sponge. EDISTO got underway for Norfolk with the ever-present inspecting party watching over the sea-detail procedure. They lost no time in commencing the examination and records and files were combed with fine- toothed regulations in mind. Personnel were stopped for Geneva Convention Cards, ABC warfare cards, and other parephenalia of norfolk, virginia officialdom and were regularly asked ques- tions concerning emergency procedures at their posts of duty. Davis, CSSN, was alone in the galley one afternoon when several inspecting officers crashed in an announced that the galley was on fire. No kidding, man? Where? was Davis' casual reply. When pressed as to what he intended to do about the disaster, he finally conceded that he probably would get Ballard out of the sack and ask him. After a rain-threatened personnel in- spection, EDISTO departed Norfolk and turned north and homeward. home ffm There is something about returning home after a long voyage that loosens the most carefully hidden emotions of the cynical. It is clearly evident in the faces of the men as they crowd the rails for a first glimpse of their home skyline and an anxious searching for their families Waiting on the pier. It is especially moving to see the faces of the older men Who, in truth, have done this many times before and will do so again. And yet, for them, each time is like the first. They are momentarily brothers with their youthful companions. This cruise had been very personally theirs, their reactions, their impressions, their experiences were inviolate things. And yet the greatest pleasure would come in the attempt to explain to those who loved them what those things were which had happened to them in their encounter with the ice. 'Hu 'Fw 'his lin: id pin abil li! nh irk T17 avril ,al 155' :Will nfl, NV 5' V gif? :fp L s summing up TO ALL HANDS USS EDISTO has, in, the few years of the DEEPFREEZE operation, established a reputation based on achievement. Her ventures into Moubray Bay, which resulted in the location of Hallett Station, and into the Weddell Sea, where she became known for her ability to operate independ- ently over an extended period of time, have created a tradition for this particular ship which would have been a source of pride to this ship's company, or to any other group who could claim as good a reputation. Had your efforts this year only equalled this tradition, you could be proud of your achievement. But this year you did more than simply equal the past, and in doing it, established new traditions that will live as a source of pride, first to yourselves, and ultimately to those who work in or with this ship later. By your can do approach to all problems, you achieved recog- nition as the Workhorse of Antarctica' in an unglamorous role of routine support, where recog- nition was most unlikely to occur. By your perseverance and gallantry, you took this ship through a perilous, post-season operation and brought her back into port when the odds were opposed to this success. With all this, you established a record of conduct and friendship in overseas ports that will remain a tribute to you yourselves for many years to come. In absolutely every respect it has been a privilege and an incomparable experience to have been a shipmate with you. It is with the utmost ,happiness that I join with the others who have had the pleasure of seeing this ship in action by adding my heartfelt WELL DONE to their sincere and lavish praise. , C f Q ' GRIFFITH C. EVANS, JR., CDR, USNR . . . .-.. ..-f--,.,,...,,-.,.,..Mv,....,,.,, .-.M ......,.,,..,..-...,-,....,,,..-..,,.,, c....,.,,,,-,,,.,,,,,.,,,g,,,1N,x,g,,. gm V, il 5,11gj:f.jjjQ:':g1j:jf Q'QQft ff1:t-if the bookmakers Cruise book officer LT W. H. Goforth Co-editors LTJG C. M. Keeler L.R. Brown JO2 R.A. Geddes RD3 Photography LT C.T. Arnold it M.E. Ingram PH2 G.W. Logan EN1 Layout L.R. Brown JO2 R.A. Geddes RD3 M. E. Ingram PH2 GW. Logan EN1 L.R. Brown f02 LT W.H. Goforth LTJG C.M. Keeler LT C.T. Amold R.A. Geddes RD3 The assembling of a Navy cruise book is no small task and when these men answered the call for volunteers back in October, 1960 few of them knew precisely what was involved. The layout and photography was done under the most difficult at-sea conditions when rolling and pitching made keeping a ruler or camera straight almost impossible. Much of the printing work, done by Dr. Arnold with a helpful hint or two by Ingram, was com- pleted in our short in-port waiting periods. Mr. Keeler acted as our liaison with other Navy photographic centers and contributed the excellent shots of the storm, taken at considerable risk to life and camera. Logan was assigned the difficult task of photograph- ing every man on the ship and as it turned out, some who weren't. While all this was going on, Brown and Geddes kicked around layout suggestions in Ship's Office in between mounting seas of black coffee and shipboard shenanigans. The fatherly voice of experiencevwas provided by Mr. Goforth direct to us from Madison Avenue, U.S.A. What you have read and, we hope, liked was a distillation of mountains of material and smaller peaks of raw talent. We hope it provides you with a lasting memory in pictures and words of an experience none of us can really ever forget. -- - f i. The Cruise Book Finn E A COMPANY 8 0 5 Sb 8 9 ..,... Boston, Mus. tytyn .. . . ... he . .., .,. p I 6 X!! X 1' 3
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