Morton (DD 948) - Naval Cruise Book

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U. S. S. Razorback ln early July MORTON dunked 5 khaki-clad U. S. Army Colonels in the salty blue. The Colonels were officers of the Staff of Com- mander, U. S. Forces Japan and Commander U. S. Army Forces Japan who were on an indoctrination tour of forces of the U. S. SEVENTH Fleet. They arrived on MORTON by highline at sea after having been flown from Tokyo to the carrier MIDWAY. The MORTON in turn sent the officers to the SEVENTH Fleet submarine U. S. S. RAZORBACK. The seas were too rough for a normal boat transfer, so the Colonels were embarked in a l5-man rubber raft along with a crew of MORTON'S paddlers. These MORTON men, under the direction of LTJG MOORE, strug- gled with their canoe paddles against wind and waves to transport the Army officers the short hundred yards to the RAZORBACK. Despite every effort of the wind, they made it safely and brought the rubber raft alongside the RAZORBACK. At that moment, a huge wave crested against the hull of the submarine and washed back into the liferaft. The Colonels found themselves sitting on the bottom of a rubber swimming pool with about 2 feet of water in it! A bit damp, the Colonels boarded RAZORBACK and watched her operations under the sea while MORTON conducted simulated attacks upon her. Upon completion of this, in deference to the Colonel's com- was made by highline This fort, the return trip from the RAZORBACK was no easy feat for the submarine with her confined deck space and the heavy seas. Navy Dunks Army .t-1 -, .r fr ' ' wwf, 1 -. l L l A ' Once back aboard MORTON the Colonels were offered free laun- dry service and a steak dinn ' f er in an e fort to recement the bonds of inter-service friendship. Both MORTON and the Colonels enioyed this experience in ex- changing ideas and experiences between the Services d th an ere were both hearty handshakes and friendly iokes as they left the following morning, again by highline for the U. S. S. MIDWAY and their flight home to Tokyo. U. S. S. Midway

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