Ranger (CV 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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TO S AGAI Now the Ranger was ready. Expensivex new equipment glowed from dark corners in CIC. Cool air swept through the pipes of the extended air conditioning system. New paint freshened every surface, within and without. Modernized evaporators promised clear rivers of water for every need. i On the thirtieth of May, the weather had softened to surprising sunshine. The dry dock had been left like a used cocoon in Feburary, and so the Ranger prepared to cast off from Pier 6B amid the scattered cheers of the occasional dependant who had come to witness the historical moment. ' First in 'order were the sea trials, carried on within the cozy confines of Puget Sound. After surviving a 30 degree turn at top speed, the Ranger went on for three days of muscle streaching in order open any hastily sewn seams. The anchors were tested, and, to no one's surprize, were found to be perfectly capable of anchoring the ship. Large yellow pontoons were sent hurtling a half mile into the water by the beefed up catapults. For the benifit of the radar, CVA 61 circled a radar buoy for twelve hours, creating a continuous port list. Finally leaving beloved Puget Sound, the Ranger steamed towards San Francisco. Somehow, a clearer sense of purpose had arrived on people's faces. No yardbirds, no grit, and comparative silence soothed those who had been jumpy for months. Now training and preparations could begin for the new cruise with refreshed energy. Few sights could have been as symbolically significant of the difference between San Francisco and Bremerton as the magnificent span of the Golden Gate Bridge. 0n hand to greet the ship was even less of a roaring crowd than had seen it off. A few lonely wives had flown down, and, of course, there was a laundry truck. Spirts were still high because...right there...gleaming across the Bay like the promised Land...was the New York of the West, the Jewel of California, the City of Saint F rancis...and further west, beyond that...was the intriguing future. ' 1

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SAN FRANCISCO