Hawkins (DD 873) - Naval Cruise Book

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S !I1 ' JW 00-04 As the New Year arrives here in strange, foreign lands The port anchor holds firmly in the bay Rade de Cannes. The waters edge marks fifty fathoms of chain Which, from calm sea and no wind, lays with nearly no strain. From the drop of the lead line tis easy to know We stand in eight fathoms to the bottom below. Californiae Tower on a bearing of 042 105 to Casino, both in degrees true. 322 degrees true to the Jetee Quest light These bearings will plot our position tonight. Another destroyer with status the same, DD 770; USS LOWRY by name. Helps keep the vigil here in the bay Welcoming in the New Year, the first day. The CVA 60, called USS SARATOGA ls anchored near by and is home to our SOPA He makes the decisions which control all this power COMCARDIV 6 is the man of the hour. The harbor abounds with craft of various measure Some are for work, but most are for pleasure. Throughout the ship condition YOKE has been set But the crew is not quiet; There ' s revelry yet. Now the darkness slips by; we ' re awaiting the dawn The New Year is here. The old one is gone. And I can ' t help but think of next year at this time There will be a new watch, new poet, new rhyme. And the log will be better, the wording less terse, If the man be more gifted putting fact into verse. B. P. GORDON Lt. (jg) USN

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