Robert A Owens (DD 827) - Naval Cruise Book

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TO A SLIMY SHELLBACK 1. Are you a LT. in the United States Navy? 2. Are you presently assigned the primary duty as CIC Officer aboard the Slimy Shellback infested good ship USS ROBERT A. OWENS QDD-8271 3. Are you anticipating orders to L'.S. Destroyer Rhool, Newport, Rhode Island in the near future? 4. Do you anticipate beating Pollywogs' butts on the day of 5 February the Year of Our Lord 1966? 5. Is it true that you have been making threatening remarks to the much Superior Pollywogs 'Y If the answers to the above questions are yes, then you are charged with being a Slimy, Slippery but not so Sneaky Shellback Ringleader, and are ORDERED to report to after EVM at 0001 hours 4 February, 1966, WIC WILI. HIST YUI' IN THR RSD -Gorilla Pollywogs Do take heed to the above. MAMA TOLD ME THERE'D BE DAYS LIKE THIS

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SUBPCIENA and SURIMDNS EXTRAORDINARY The Royal High Court of the Raging Main County of EQUATIS, j Vale of Paciiicus, J s. s. Domain of Neptunus Rex. y To Whom May Come These Presents: WHEREAS, The . 1 y ,. bound ,.,-,-.,---.. the aforesaid ship sea-lawyers, lounq chasers, hay-toast creatures of the la falsely masquefradi appeared before usg WHEREAS, the nm - r e, that it ie high time, . ,MV , 1 at , ti .J ., - - good ship- .-- .---. 'Q t ' ,Qrr T .veg . at Lo tude - - ?' f 9. apo before the High Tri if - 9 F' BE IT KNOWN, ,,,,..,-..i. .,,,.- ,,. ..- ,- - .Q to appear before th as may best suit ou: alties of the awful 1 noctial regions with our Trusty Shellbad CHARGE 1. In ag now a ' has hitherto and is therein and CHARGE II CHARGE III, ar our domain, and mbers, cargo-rats, varmers, chicken- nd all other living ug Store cow-boys nber, having never us on board of the High Roster shows 1 of yours appeared ,--M mm, U. S. N. , d date at such time the pains and pen- f aqueous and equi- s to become one of .argesz M-, U. s. N., FQ our Royal Person, DISOBEY THIS SUMMONS UNDER PAIN OF OUR SWIFT AND TERRIBLE DISPLEASURE. OUP VIGILANCE IS EVER WAKEFUL, OUR VENGEANCE IS JUST AND SURE l l I Given tmder our hand and seal. me NJEPTUNU REX. DAVY JONES, Scribe.