Horace A Bass (APD 124) - Naval Cruise Book

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---- -v--v-- .-G-Iv---W -- v-.--v- - In Sasebo three days we lay Before the word came HUnderway2 So finally for a change of scene Got underway on Halloween. and this time we were not alone Six mine sweeps joined and also one Jap LST - but what is more y Our Vanllenburgh was 'bommodoref He listened on the radio And told the Jap where he should go The northbound trip was rather slow Our destination, Chinnanpo, A port the enemy had mined. Our job would be to search and find A channel forfghipsto use. An urgent job - no time to lose. Three weary winter weeks went bys And from the gray November sky Came rain and sleet and even snow5 Whenever northwest gales would blow, Our boats were busy searching mines And planting buoys on the linesj Or working with the windmilli crew, ! Who spotted more than just a few, Then one November holiday an icy dawn, we're underway And up the shallow coast we steamed - -r ,. .,Y,.. ., , ..4 angin a.

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