Knapp (DD 653) - Naval Cruise Book

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10 August 11 August 15 August 18 August 20 August 22 August 25 August 2 September 7 September Cruise Log Departed, downhearted - juSt 217 days to go. Rough Seas O'KEEF E dies. O'KEEF E recovers only to almost die of heat prostration and the ex- citement of going through the canal. O'KEEF E dies again. O'KEEF E recovers burial at sea de- tail secured. Lit off smoke generator - still wait- ing for smoke. Arrived San Diego. Glad they have suburbs like Tijuana. Arrived Pearl Harbor. SAM PEARL- MAN reported on board - as pre- dicted. The mess bill soared. Still waiting for smoke. Arrived Midway, They said it would have been better liberty ex- cept that it was Labor Day ho 'day. f c'Q11 l'f' Q- f , ,xi .Wg ,Q 4 My ,K 5155, .vig . . Aj le f 1e3.:fs:9S52Qs ,f e,:s.5.fgqggls -X .5 , yaggwgym . fA'.5 :mfg Ks - ' 'Es i A XX 4f L Q, , V A A iw -E i . ...V 5 . A ASE . .A t xi 3 5 s-af!- ' I i s L 13 September 14 September 23 September 27 September 3 October 15 October 'U A F ateful day for all - a few scattered musicians banded together QUnited We Standl and formed the ship's band. First engagement was for high line transfer QWe Missed Our Chancej. Arrived YoKosUKA,1APAN-First introduction to TAKUSAN, BABY' SAN, JIMMYSAN and Asaki Bw- Task force 77 - first introduCti0H In making square circles arid the stepped up tempo of the alrflse' for the art of racing into the Will l' PUSAN, KOREA - Detached f1'0m TF -77 to make round trip to SASE' BO carrying R 8: R personnel ' transportation corps pier' Wlll fi member this cgi-eg lille, lmef flaw! long timeg pai o mortgage OH . hall and Officers Club in one evening Arrived POINT SILVER KQBE t highl recommended vacation Sglg - volleyball, horseshoes, Sight See tours, and beer make it a must' Surrounded by japanese fishing Veg' S615 off FUSHINA ISLAND - 022 glood ship handling, Smart Seam S ip, and a sharp bow saved 115' l

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Staff X.. - L1 A ha x i I X x oi I ll 'qfo-L 'kgil life... P' A is QL ur l IL lst Row: H. G. Schiefcr, R. F. Mncnally, W. P. Eagleston, J. D. Edwards 2nd Row: J. Pnllotta, E. H. Rilxng, K. T. Row, H. J. Hager, N. W. O. Schoenfeld, J, L. Jackson The Staff Morgan A. Pearsall ..................... ...... L TIG XVil1iam P. Eagleston ........ Robert McNally .............. J. O. Edwards ....... J. Palotta .......,........,... Richard Cornelius ........ ENS ENS YN 3fc TN 3,fc SN

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X 14 january 16 january 17 january 22 january 23 january 29 january 4 February 9 February 12 February 16 February 20 February 25 February 7 March 10 March . -u, ' -1. ' Departed SASEBO homeward bound. Farewell the land of the Rising sun, Texts Bar, Blondie Bar, and jane Russell Hill. Transfered a critically sick patient from SS MAPLECOVE, QLondonj and began full speed run to Hong Kong. A fascinating city - but my god those slit skirts! I All pollywogs received much per- sonnel attention from the trusty shellbacks. Crossed the equator at 23:20. Arrived Singapore - didn't live up to it's Hollywood build up, but the eighteen RUSSIAN fishing vessels there made it interesting. Arrived COLOMBO, CEYLON. The one da stopover was plenty long. Arrive! BAHREIN, ARABIA. Ac- curately appraised as unothing portn. ADEN, ARABIA, if you liked goats you liked ADEN. Transit of the Suez Canal. Arrived Sunny NAPOLI - Square barrelled guns at a bargain. BARCELONA, SPAIN - Good time had by all - liberty should have run from 2230 till sunrise to get in Tempo with the city. LISBON, PORTUGAL - Discovered that A ril in PORTUGAL . Has been a tlavorite over here for a long time. BERMUDA. All hands had a RIOT of a time. HOME! l lutlih-1: 2' .lf 16 October 6 November 10 November 13 November 1 December 13 December 24 December 7 jaunary Arrived number one city of SASEBO jAPAN - grand bazaar set up on tantail, em loyment office on the quarter deci and shoeshine stands everywhere - no waiting step right up! Return engagement, with TF-77 searched for survivors from collision of two S. KOREAN Merchant Ships - probably swam ashore by the time we got there. 2205 - Strange things are happening - and the bashed in deck house an 40MM tub proved it. Put into YOKOSUKA Yard for re- pairs - how do they say it - A lucky Break. Our last outing with TF-77. Don't forget to look for the 653, when you see The Bridges of Toko-ri. Rest at last - personnel inspection, fuel, supplies, stores, pesronnel in- spection, COMDESDIV Ins ction, Type training and E Div. lfotball games. Emergency search for downed flyer 40 mi es from YOKOSUKA. The 2,f3 on board the ship, they asked them- selves Where the hell is everybody! While the 1X3 of the beach asked Where the hell is the ship! Departed YOKOSUKA for last time. Shipiitters looked with pride of ownership at the 2 new signs over the Hawaii Bar.