Philippine Sea (CVS 47) - Naval Cruise Book

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Q PlsLJ1c,:1:P,0 M57 This is the story of the I957 Far East cruise of the USS PHILIPPINE SEA. As you turn the pages of this book you will see us leaving San Diego in January, passing our GRI and operating out of Hawaii until the end of March, and then steaming westward for our sixth tour in the Crient. You'II see us on liberty in' Hawaii, in Japan, Okinawa and Hong Kong and during the many, many days at sea you'll see us at work, doing all the little things that get the big jobs done. We worked during the day and we worked at night...it seemed we were always busy. Our ship, our aircraft, the escort vessels that accompanied us all learned to operate together, as a strong team. We trained and trained toward one goal, which is our sole reason for being