Mount Hood (AE 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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i 2 1 viii LCDR F. R. Ford sets the first watch. THE COMMISSIONING OF A NAVY SHIP The commissioning of a naval ship marks the end of its long journey to become a member of the Operating Forces of the United States Navy. At the moment of the breaking of her commissioning pennant, MOUNT HOOD becomes U.S.S. MOUNT HOOD. Simultaneously Captain Leslie A. Taylor becomes her first Commanding Officer, who, together with the ship's officers and men, has the duty of making and keeping MOUNT HOOD ready for any service required by our nation in peace or war. The origin of the commissioning pennant is believed to date back to the Dutch War of l653-4 when the Dutch were fighting the English. The Dutch Admiral Van Tromp hoisted a broom at his masthead to indicate his intention to sweep the English from the seas. The gesture was soon answered by the English Admiral Robert Blake who hoisted a horsewhip to indicate his intention to overpower and defeat the Dutch. The British succeeded in fulfilling their boast, and ever since the narrow. or coachwhip, pennant tsymbolizing the original horsewhipl has been the distinctive mark of a ship of war adopted by all nations. Finally the ship becomes a vital living emnity as her crew comes aboard for the first time. .1..........-...-,- A, 13

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