Manchester (CL 83) - Naval Cruise Book

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Our 32-knot speed run to Pearl Harbor was interrupted several hundred miles out by a fire in the after fireroom which we shall not easily forget. On the morning of August 5th tin ' Manchester steamed slowly past Diamond Head and into Pearl Harbor.

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On July 22, while still in the shipyard, we bade farewell to Captain Wilkins, and Captain Parks became our Commanding Officer. The same day we learned that the Manchester had won the 1949-50 Battle Efficiency Award. Commander Dingfelder (left) was later relieved as Executive Officer by Commander Fleck . . . By 0804 . And at 1235 we passed beneatf +Ke Golden Gate, headed for Hawaii and the open seg J ' ■ f (mm:

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Our month in Hawaii meant extensive repairs to our fireroom, liberty, addi- tion of wartime armament . . . liberty. On August 7th we hoisted the prized meatball pennant formally giving us possession of the battle efficiency award. §41 „■(« o. • , , WW.- .. Chur o. . To i CoBUfciJl-if ■ (2) :«=« . - CrulMr DlrUlon OWE 1. Tb. Ca-ud.r L • t con nttilat4i ' 1 MTI « 4 SO - r oort la BtUlnlin » ' . ' -i» Efficiency P«Bu«nt. - Moor w lco your ooaatad t»a Mraad r.r.ac.i U « card l«r.UiE«ii to iu ' .J, and hlfh Ml - -r «Ur .-:; ' j xapaaj. It li vuch •»«■; :irt»i »•«. ut . -t«] «c« bIc to ■ ■t t« of »trwin d r;- .. C-AaxH u LaJL cnic ■ -■ ,., . ■ P«o»t e cocart ! iff ■ AvS