Hale (DD 642) - Naval Cruise Book

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Gun tubs bent, ready boxes ripped off, using the 01 ' level with I if e jackets only, and nothing but soup for lunch. I guess we were lucky to get that. The storm was bad, but with everyone know- ing Newport was only a few days away, we would have rowed that bucket of bolts in if we ' d had to. I don t know how many times our ETA was changed, but finally it was set for 1400 on the 18th ofDecember. Families and relatives were on the dock waiting for the first sight of us coming up the harbor. Even the DESLANT band was standing by. But the time we did get up the harbor there was a small craft warning set in the Newport area. I guess you know what that meant. The ABBOT had one hell of a time making the South Pier at Melville, where we were sup- posed to tie up. After that the order came for us, the BEN- HAM and the HUNT to tie up to Mike 19. The leave party was standing on the Quaterdeck, bag and baggage, soaking wet, waiting for the tugs to come alongside so they could be on their way home. Well, anyway, wet or dry, it still was the good old USA.

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