Everglades (AD 24) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS EV GLRDES R 34 OR: HGW iT ALL STARTE FOR BIG I-WIA The USS EVERGLADES QAD 243 was named after the U S Natwnal Park EVERGLADES of Florxda and IS the flrst U S Navy Shlp to bear that name The bmldlng of the Shlp was authorized 111 1942 the keel was lald on 2 January 1945 at the Todd Sh1pyard San Pedro Cahforma The out flttlng of the slup was completed by Beth lehern Steel Corporatmn Shlpbuudmg D1 v1s1on Termmal Island Callforma on 23 May 1946 Irnmedmately thereafter wlthout benef1t of sea tr1als or comrruss1on1ng she was placed m the San D1ego Group Fleet Reserve and was mactwated on 15 May 1947 X Wlth the advent of the Korean confhcta the act1vat1on of EVERGLADES was au thomzed Sn 25 May 1951 V1ce Adnfnrafl G 9 Murry USN, Commander We-stern Sea Fronmer and Commander Pao1f1e Reserve Fleet commlssloned the EVERGLA ES After preparatwn for sea EVERGLADESY 1n September 1951 salled from Long Beach, Cahforma to Norfolk V1rg1n1a Upon armval at Balboa Canal Zone on 18 September, EVERGLADES reported for duty to Commander 1n Clue U S Atlaniuc Fleet, and Commander Cruiser Destroyer Force U S Atlantxc Fleet 3 N i N 1 K W I, ', ' 1 ,, ' ,, 1 I, ' A ,f ,,,, 1 ' 6 1' , 11 , 1 , ,,,, 1 ,,,, K 1 ,,,, 1 1 , 1 1, 1 1 1 1 , 11, ,,.. , ,, 11 1 Y , I 1 ,I I1 ,V 1111 H f' I , VI? fr I iw I,g:wfIII,,:1r -451 f'I--VI -'MII '11J1I,S '1.:2: ,'ff7g35 - K 1 .' ' ,, hk ,zfg,',If1 1 41'f'-fir 1' 1 rg K 1 K C K K 9 ,, 9 f '44 , 1 , I 1 ' 'f V - 4 '- 1 11 1 11 1 Wi ' 1 1 HV I n I I ' I, I . , I ,1 I , I, , I1 1V1, II 1k,k ..W, , 1, ,III 1, xkke kkkk I ,I ,I ,,,, I . I l I I , I , .1 I' I, , I1,I ,I ,,III ,fl Q I,,, 1 ', .1.I 1 ie. 1.1I 1,I 1 1-,f,,5I I I I II I , I I I 1 IIII ,I 11 ,1 III,I III 1. ,I 1 1I 5 ' - 9 , 1 ,11 , 915' ,iff 1 , -1' 11 ,1 1 -1 ' +1 1531 V , V , 9 f , 'f' ' , , - I- 1 ff' 51, - 11 - f, X F ' ' ,f , G' 11 'L 1 - 1 -Lg VI T555-5

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