Kearsarge (CV 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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A. 4.4. 5 a mountain gave Atl 'Fl l l I l Fl 'i i 1 1 f 1, - HQ 1 QV her a name, One crystal-clcar morning a slcck new sloop, hcr how The KP,ARbARGlLb clcwc-n-inch Behemolhs l frlistcninff with chant iagnc. slid slowly down thc skids and helchcd hroadsidcs into thc cruiser, nearly every gi F P . l ' ' f . . 1 1 si-ttlctl hcr ncw tinilii-rs into thi- cool watc-rs ol l'ortsinouth shot ripping through 1,0l1i'CflCI'l1lC wood and ' harhor. The year: 1851. canvas. The ALABAMNS counter tire had little H D The ship 'was ll Yankcc S1'Yt'It-gllllu lightcr of 11031 tons Chem-dwinslow had pl-Cpu,-6,1 for this duel by l cliapllaccniciit. bhc wa:scli1'istci1cil lxl'l:Xll5Al1lll'laltcra inonn- hanging his anchor Chains around the ships tain in New llainpslnrc, which lndians callcd .Clowrisscwascliook. huh' as nrmurr 14 ihltliough hcr nanic was thcn olisffnrc, it was to lu-i'onic The Yankee gums than began splashing shot . dmlluh' into thc Confederate at her waterlinc, while her 1' 4' ll: small guns raked thc cruiser's deck. Closer circled Q It was Siinclafk 113 blunt: 186-1-, whcn Captain llapliacl- the Ships, now just 600 yards apart' Finally, after Q Scinnn-5 sail:-d his Coiih-ilcratc cruise-r ,fXli,,'Xl3,-XNIA out ol hmhlrhl, Siu mhmlcg of the KEARSARGE'S l Chcrliourg 'to :lm-y-HI the' daringuvliallciiiri- ol' Captain .lohn hw thi ALELBAMA trhhl to hrcah away. But l s 1 Vkinslow ol thc lxl',gXlihAllC,l',. Finally Xkinslow was to nivct thc Ymkcv slim, Cut across her how reloading fi hilihihniilgwlilqriitckiiilc runncr altvr waiting for hcr outside hc? flunsy' fnmll cruiser Struck hw, Colors in Slowly thc twio ships sailcd out into ne-utral watcrs. thc Suffcllflcf' NliiilflwlHt0f,ll1GH1fH'H0US ALABAMA l Klf1A115ARCl'f in thc load. Altcr sailing out scvcn niilcs, Plulli-'Nfl SWTU f'f5l lflflmalll the Waves- ! Winslow turncd his ship toward thc cnciny. At 1800 yards ,k at ,F l the AlJAl3g'XN1.fX e ' il s tl tl a' firtl l ' a lpidf. Shit cli 1 wd ! K l liljlilu-i1'l ll 15 Hmm l J ll Thirtv years latcr tho old sloop KEAR- hii through the Yank:-ca riggiiig. 1 ,N Q J - , Winslow ordcrcd his hchn hard ovcr, to pass undcr thc QARLJ1' mel llllfr H111 ll' 'llc turbulent Seas on ALABAMXS stern. St-11111105 put his lui-lm owr, too. 'lllic Qlentral America. Her colors wcrc removed from ships then continued their strange duel, thcir wakes cutting the hull, and presented to the Navy department 4 a spiral in France's choppy coastal waters. 6 on thc anniversary of her victory. E -4.1 'M' 'B j 1 kxxx A'-1 -- ,Q-4 Q - -, ,ff-if ., Je j ' - Y?-Z ---fx? 2.2 J I l ' . 1 X - l f 0 NIJ fx ' DX Ji ,X N E . 1 Qi ' 4 QW! X qi 1 vii! X Q , df , f 19 .f fi ,ii . it n if ina 1 -N 4? y x 1, . ' , i 1 4- -' 'lt 'NCP i' ' ,f - 'fx ,' N 6412531 it ll itil i hilt N 1 J -fx .f W 0 isa , ' I ' I p 1 ,V .. xx?Es4', iiil X' fi A X ' ,'i'f QIFi44nqEi I ::Et::1!l'igk If -:tt RN f f I 4 - HIJ.- I YS 1 C-:ilu 'i -1' 11 1 'ir M702 'Mx N - M frm- ' -M 2:3 1 f fifxfs' 1 f - i x .,l... 1 - wha tim Q , is X ,iii i Wm -.1 t 1' '4' - i Q - .r', xx 2 u, ', l QMS! N 11 itat it NN afiiiiflw - wc My - 1 Y- 2 it My y .I ' tae in-5 . X X is-. i I-Fil .. , y y :-.v :avg ei, cg., llxlig ,W !.'ln.1l JNL, ,-,.,.f x P I tt' . 'Reigate tghtg iy , Emi N - ,. xfg i .1 x . ' S., ll A 5, iw-1 N lull. f N f .- 1 ie R gisgeh ' ff 1 taxi 4 Xxx ft , 1112 1 - .Hz-if 'A tit-if 1 iw - 1 ri X 1 v. . T5-iii.. -'J' l I gl'-3 Qifiv I l:l'iii Lua ' Ng - f if 3 'f 'il:'y t lv l u L: 'Fl ' Y 1' X is Q 'L Ili L Eilixif' REB- 532:11 ,Y.'.ff'5-R N ... X H' ' -7' . I EE 'glee' 'X ll -I ' f',l'ull S a 'il-ll' x - I ' -ti EA l ' :mai Pull! ff-mink N411 Q - 355 5 1 ilEl,Slzi7!:,5gfZ1' mlaifiu Easing Tiiggtig -A -f1m,,,,'N ,g-, f X . if ,i ll .. P-SEI: iilglll 1. ga- xy 'KX X7 'J Q ,J . 1 '1atIHMllm llWQLmlllWN.-.E., 'illhll 1 :SEER L ' 't J 5 Q' xl ,. f N :A '03 it .Q xanax X Ii, I i di, A J 'N h,,,,m,,-iiWlMiaj'4Tltir Q ifliiiiif 2 ' tlktt f . I y H f ' Nay, nfuiiiihyliyly I X , ,ix ' x I iiy' dxl'lig,Xx -3 lg! G ya ,-4..! I T 'f tl-.K1g4'fZy4f,ft, fl 3-h L ittfiwymmhggx N -L-MXXXXXJIWM-t--. .2-, , 3.--xy'-Z 1 1 ,f-'----H -.-Q1f,,f ,if ti ' -1 w-Miifixiiv l'L'll..tfl..1.lll4 -. ' 1, ll it 'JM I 't r ta:-:fi cdflf f lllllt ii., si - Q' itt.tit.iiiliiiii.ii HI,-Alffl ' il - 3' 1 lm fflyf f ll! 4, 'li it ,lkwti t'wlilXyl1liyll'Ri'i f'-1 ' 'fffilmr - '+M-l+lll3 L.-. i- f','t ,fr :pf 1. .LE L ' Q I ' ...NllEi4i:j.i:,v,--1 Lf'TI'Ii, -yin ll.l.,Q1l G,f'9 gil l' 4' -- M iv, S a,f ,' f - ,sf A ig. ,- .A-nf. 3 rr, -,ru lf: ll -If yy Il. 1 .' ' ' ' swf' .xi ,.k.'.l, -,x' - . S , ' Q5 ami 1 ,infih r X wh :N ' iw., V!! ff, lk - . ' -- Tiifegi - .KXAN ix-:Qf K N i ' at-ii,iiAli'fffi?'Fi i t 1 . - 1 R P -- ' i i 1 an--mm . x'0f..vga,1..,-t.,,oLf.q:1:.' Mu-

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.- I? 4 , 3 1 ' ' 'A f ' 1' f 5 -: 3 1 ,Q 5- 1 V 3 T ffirst Kearsarge: 4' s . -' A 7 mountain gave her a name- 1 g 1 V f , I, H , 3 T ,- r she made it Qfamous on the sea ,1 . in V .1 - is Q. a The second Kearsarge: an 1 L a great whitef warrior I , 'S pf ig sfhouldered as grimy crane. J J' 7' ht - s ' r . , I ,C i ' W - i . I ff Thiflhird Kearsarge: born of war, she knew no war- .4 'g i at first. if ' ' Then, recallegireefartri' reconverted, I ' - A-wee-W A J' she set out to test her fitness mi-g,+he tight. '1 ' i I, .ts . V' ,: ' ,PI V, Q 'E 2-,J I' 4 . 11 JJ 'L'---. . , I H . :Nih- Q . 1 ,1,. fa. S .ini-YJ' :rx 1 ff

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vw-x4 .J if , -' I ,A pf 5 ll V . I 1 , . '?N m.-A,- A 4 in K 1 - 1 xx xx ' l Q ' 'X Y if f' X - R ' a 1 , i 'N -I Q I M., N M.. 3. X fi-P' ill! V- iw - , 'Ax . 1 Ya I 1 f x 5 'N X X L , W' -if 'rf , 5 I E 1 i ...she made if famous on The sea