Manchester (CL 83) - Naval Cruise Book

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SEPTEMBER 27TH . . . BOMBARDMENT OF FANKOCHI POINT . A severe battle for the vital Seoul was on. Soon UN troops would be pushing through the city and further north. Fan- kochi Point was a heavily armed area which would be dangerous to have be- hind our lines. 1 '

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Before long, we were aces at it. FROM: MASSEY TO: MANCHESTER JUNIORS SH OULD NOT COMPLIMENT SENIORS FOR FEAR OF BEING THOUGHT GREASY X HOWEVER I HAVE COMMANDED DESTROYERS SINCE MARCH 1944 A LONG TIME WITH TF 58 X I HAVE SERVED AS OPERATIONS OFFICER OF THE CL 107 WITH SUCH NOTABLES AS 30-KNOT BURKE X YET I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CRUISER COME ALONGSIDE AS FAST AS CLOSE AND AS SMARTLY AS YOURS

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The Manchester took command of TG 77.1, and in company with DesDiv 112 proceeded to Fankochi where her guns hammered out enemy emplacements in the hills. Result: pill boxes, gun emplacements, revetments and trenches containing the enemy were destroyed. For the first time North Koreans had felt the Manchester ' s sting. FROM: COMMANDER TASK FORCE 77 TO: MANCHESTER MSG CAPT PARKS X I IMAGINE THE NORTH KS ARE BURNING THE WIRES CALLING FOR HELP AFTER HAVING THEIR TAILS WARMED BY YOU AND YOUR BOYS TODAY X NICE GOING X EWEN r