Seminole (AKA 104) - Naval Cruise Book

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11 YEARS of SERVICE On 7 November, l944, lhe Norlh Carolllln Shipbuilding Company al VVllmlmglom, NC., lard fhel keel for Marklme Ccrmrhlazlom hull l'7Ofl, l?Lllll 5 55,016,101 Clmgened lwer llwa SEMITNIOLE, ,lllVCL' monlhs laler, on Marqh 8, lqflfw, the :hip rom pleled ll: Corverglcn ol Cllarlcalorl Navy Yaffl, brolce lla Comrmsilofw Lilermnl al lhcf mam, and Eolned The Flew ai We USS. SEMlNOl lt. I Leavmg Ngrloik la l1.My W45, lhc fQlEMlNUlE lqeadeg lfgwgfg fhg, P,,f,llk,K Zolrurwg lhc. lloffl m lime lo load cargo ffcfefirwllr,'1lfvD0fl lllf l1fflfll lf?' af Ghlnavvgl ff-lltlgr the Qllrmwfl rarngmlfm wa' Compleled, She 'per-5 llfe VCVY'lFill7flf2f 'll lllfg wal Carr-yin? Cargo M will rorlz at ljlllhk lfrlmfrlf l, Guam, Parlay, Leyle, 'he Llhgaycrl Gull, .lLrldcr, Korea. and 'lslrwglao China. Wllh lhe war al ll: fhe Serrllhclr: 'fflllfffl down 'ro lhe roullne ol haulmg Cargo fsflfl lwlrl Ing men ln lhe arf cl fXrrlr,hEljf,u', vmrlare. In I947 she parllclpaled In lhe Polrll Eafrcw rn supply efxpedlllcrl-ea grueling ballle ol mum and shlos againsl lhe uncharled reachez ol fhf, Xxlfllf ice paclc. Wilh her crew worklrlg around lhf, Llfilfl in lhe cold waalec, she complelefl her rral '.'r iw. Hflfl relumed lo San Dlego, where che loecarrlf, llFlTll',l lodged in her cohlee Qffjllflilf, urllll l949. lm February, l949, lhe SEMHQJQLE ',learr-ml our of Bangor Waihlnglon headed lor Kccflung, Formosa, and ran lrllfn lhe woral clorm in hor his lor . Ballling 70 fool waves lor 24 flnyz, qhff zufzered ezlenslve damage from lhe wild am, and had lo man all pumps 'ro clay alloal, Fielurnlng lo Palm Barrow in lhn nummrzr ml '49 and 'SQ lhe QEMlNOl,E Wai called lrllo lhfe Korean war durlrfg lhe laler lrlp, lriuvlrlg lm mecllalely, the alrlved lm lima lo pmliripfllff in lhe lnvailon of lVl ,l'!f,VW, The rwarlmllmrl ml lluflq nam, and rho PUW llllz fr, Kula flu, Ulm ffrlulhml lo lhe llrllled CJl'illf3', April, lfflll, lu rrmlfr- llm lourlh and flllh 'I'rlp', lf, Poml liflrlwff Vlherr 'lhe Korean !hfff1l',Tlff.3 ww, flff l,s!f 'l lllf SEMIY'-lOl.-E waz again lrl fha lar l,.,1 ',l,.- N, called in OH l'f5pF:Vf:llfm llxfg rylffllf farlll l,r '-Y 4. ll fl llllwe l llzg gp lllg ,, --5 lmw- llll!h1'lL,'l'N'W l lM ll fl, lr all ll ll ll, - ,H l f ly'llli1 lllivlx HW' 2 lX',pr,l l'Vl,l!7xE3f'x lf' l,,, , ,,,,., ,- , r, , ,l,, ,,,,,lf,,l9,w, Mler lllfl ll l'1ll - l v ' f P-ll l ful 1 ' ' I-r' l'2' I jx,f,,,,, Ill , . -,wi gwrll lull l . . wr I I h 9, H, . ?ni l,? Fl1:vF , ' Ill l,., L Pxjfil Ee fe-lawful llvy kxl Q 'lil llfxlfx ,A 4-llmfivl -' ' ,iw lfmal rn 1 fhn, yml lilf i x n I 1 1 :S- 5