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Gulf of Paria. During the Gulf of Paria operation period the new carrier passed the l000th landing mark-daily operations continued to develop the teamwork so neces- sary to modern carrier war, Play, too, made up a part of the shakedown schedule and recreation parties found the warm tropical waters a relief from the winter weather of the previous weeks. Swimming in Scotland Bay and field trips through the tropical jungles provided a vacation atmosphere sandwiched between long days of drills and exercises. December l6th found her under way again, en route to Hampton Roads via the Leeward Islands. Passing to eastward of the Virgin Islands on December l8th, the Air Group simulated attacks on Culebra Island, located between the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Cruising through the Lesser Antilles, discovered by Columbus on his second voyage in l493, the carrier waged a full scale mock air war on the Virgin Islands, purchased from Denmark in 1917 for 525,000,000
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