Hull (DD 945) - Naval Cruise Book

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i 1 l 1 1 1 I l i . , . ,, I, ., i s -s i 1 1 ll 1 i 1 wi IE U l l i 5 I In l Hawaii Hawaii We were not to encounter another sight as hypnotic for the remainder of the cruise. At 4 AM the lights of Oahu were visable: by 5 the island had become for us a series of long slopes, rising gently toward the crest of a ridge, each slope carpeted with pinpoints of multi-hired light. By 5:30 Honolulu, clearly visible now, could be seen to stir. Soon, daylight, already beginning to break, would dispell the enchantment the firefly lights had bestowed. The burden of arising early for work is sometimes offset by unexpected rewards: such was Oaha the morning HULL entered Pearl Harbor. To have seen, from far offshore, the island's elfin lights, and to have felt the illusive promise in the warm, moist air, was worth arising early. True, it was largely for pragmatic reasons that we were about QHULL was scheduled to be at the channel entrance at 06001 but that doesn't lessen the pleasure in having seen it as we did. Since the days of Captain James Cook, the islands have en- joyed a reputation as a fair haven. For many of us, this would be one of the few chances to play, before the tedium of the deploy- ment set in.

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Left. LTJG Dave Algert concentrates while bend- ing on a signal. Below, ENS Steve Macintyre mans a slgnal light, LTJG Pete McKenna looks on skep- tically. wx, e kos Q I ww X Va ,af Wxm fff I X, ,f MX f ' I5 S ff' XQWAN ik V

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g , is ' on , , W W Q 'cg' f X C X N X f ,, X f ff --xb . MX f?'ff.1 Above: 2nd Division demonstrates the discipline and self-control that is the hall- mark of a well ordered military unit, as HULL enters Pearl Harbor. Right: the source of their enthusiasm.