Maury (AGS 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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phrases which just a short time ago vere so much gibberish take meaning and shape. He has gathered a little more salt and has taken another step to vard becoming a sailor and a seaman. He may work for a time in the Maury ' s busy sail locker. Though the Navy no longer depends on sail, the art of canvas work has not been lost. He sees the three rugged sewing machines under the skilled hands of the sailmaker and his helpers, turning Qut all sorts of items from awnings to hydrogiaphic signals. Even a fancy chair cover for the Captain ' s cabin or an odd- shaped cover for a delicate piece of elec- tronic equipment must be made on board by the sailmaker. A host of other jobs may be his lot. Com- partment cleaner, captain of the head or mess cook. Each job, though it may be a small one in itself, is contributing to that big team— the ship. The time he spends in each of these jobs and the proficiency which he acquires, all add up to the fact that he is fast becoming a sailor and a seaman. He is leaving the boy and his vays behind and becoming a man. Which rate he chooses to strike for is his choice to make, but the time he has spent in the hard school of deck seamanship will ahvays stand him in good stead and the skills he has learned are never lost to him. Preparing for dive uiulcr Maur ' Side cleaners.

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