Kearsarge (CV 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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- I . , -' f'-f - if , .,..e,. .cm ' - fr 1 - f.1ua.,ef.-- i.JS,,.1,r . -14 'M' -1 Q She turned her bow Un l 2-1 April. W52. ilu- U55 KIQXRSARGE -1-u11'11-1l111 tlu- Lniti-il Statvs Sixth Fleet for 1 1 , i elilty, illltl was lmliivwl i11 l'11ll l,'Ull1IlllSSlOIl, active I status. as Ll ship ol' tlu' line. llut to start ull' 11111' lltf'W c'z11'cer, we had to lllillit! mn' 1n11i1le'11 VUYQIQIP. There is always a ' 3 X Ll 111111-li ol' TlllllLlIll't'f anul 1UlVl'l'ltllI'C to a ships 3 lirst trip. no 11111tt1'1' how olml Ll salt any Sailor nluuircl 111igl1t lu: lllll' trip was no exception. We lxiu-w tlul liny wo11l1lr1111--we'tl seen it. NYT lillt'W we 1'1111l1l llliilitf it ull the way to San l'l1'Lllll'lSt'U. lint still we' wu1'e excitefl-niaybe lil'Hlll ilu- tluinglit ul. lilwrty ill Sllll Francisco. Sure- 1-iuiugli, it l'llll -e--a1ll the way. At 0757 lil April, tluw Nliglity Kay pointed l1er bow 11r11111llx' 111-st11'a11'1l, lllblllltl lor ,fXla1111erla. The band gaw fill' with ll low liars ol' licillil-fjfllill, here we N, 13111111-, znul ull' wr' XN't'Ill. Anil sure 4'llHl,lgIlI. inziny la1111.ll11bl'1ers got sick l.1'11111 tlu: slow roll ol' tluw a1i1'craft-less ship. Slue luolu-il lvrvtty .fallow from the air--nice t'l1'Llll lliglit ilvvk lmlauilxing, brilliant yellow lll1lllt'l'lllS g:1'111'i11g lums :nusl stern. And many of lu-1' 1'1'1'w 1v1-rm' just as l'1'1'5l1 as the planks. But tlu-yr 11'1-r1- to lu- st-11s11111-il hy many a hard day's 11111-1'a1tim1 lUgl'llll'I' .... 'l'lu- sn-11 was Llll zixnru mirror the afternoon wi- slimuwl lllltlvl' tluf Golilvn Gate. It added to 1 1.-1 : I U, 1 ' 1 -f 'tlu' Yllylltft' lor the first-timers. 'l'l111t l'HlllL1ll1,'l' was Sllllll'llllllg to enjoy, because tlu- l1o111-51111111111 was just Lllllllll over. . . . 3 1i,e .,,. 3 jg? 3' 2 r.:1Ug2iC-A f ,N.J 7 L

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, 11 ' 5 '54 XM 'Whig Then trained at sea beneath ,, gag' -my f 1 W X 7 ,lard-'Q f, ,. -x. V r ' so ff She turned her to the Colden Gate the bright sprung sun At Bremerton shereadied, while thetsquadrons trained She took upon her back a sw arm of planes and men, and checked them out A Then she calmly headedwest Hawaii added interest to her test And one dreary Yokosuka 5 - , ., ., ki T. ,qu , V . . 1 1 Q17-ft 3 4-3 ,fm-4. 1 -1 ,, ' , . ' f . YS-an , .fgv '- ' ' 'vt B A4 X 1 . M . lg l l 'L' lj in rl J ,5 ' ' ' - ' 1 l fn ,- 'xl l K' '17 F E+. '-ff.: I ' 5 ' li, , A Z A If ll? gm c , ' 'lf H J, VA 'kgijreu A sv, .-Fr.. 'ak F f,E ent 'Z-'. 'T 'fr , ' ' s. ss, if: lv ' ' -, ' , 1 V. R K 1 Kewl .Kgs , l

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