Shenandoah (AD 26) - Naval Cruise Book

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e 1 .B K, nas- We loaded spuds . . We loaded vehicles . . UIVMIIWAI' W NOW Tllli 80 hzincl working party lily' up to the O-l 4 - cleck aft! Day after clay these fzunilinr worclk rung out ' as we nearecl the tinzil stages of prepzirznion. lfrewli ioorl was loaclerl from the piers by the trueklonrlw, :incl vehicles . . 'Qi-'CLC were brought ulionrcl. A few shots, Iinzil elieeknp with the i Dental Depzlrtlnent :intl tinzilly, the liig rlxiy :irrivecll Hn I i 3, l the 27th of May, we lmekecl slowly' :away from the loml- 'i 6 ing piers, :incl as we nosecl ont towzml lfort Wool, every- If ' ,lf A z Y one took Z1 goocl long glxniee :it the coastline. lfor six long ' b gi months it would have to he only an we were :ilile lu reinein- i 1 A-'I ber it. Once ont of the chxinnel, :nul in the wifle them- -,X peake Bay we were now really on our wziy to the Klecli- f ' i K terranean. ,e A ' , ' X Had a dental checkup . . And We were OR! Then came the shots . . . X D LFQV '-'vi ' V in i . 'li I: A 'A f.-q'- iii! :lad -3'1 -e '-fe ' Q- A-1-4:,L.'-:fall-'Rita' Gif-',:g L rem- . -1- r -7 ,K . .- .. J ' 1 IV'-sd l 4' 4 ' -1 e is ,VJ 1 Y , 4' , Gs ' . ,, A rn x - ,.., T ,,,, f ':3f3.:'qT!'35

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,J l r 1 l in 'E l fhx Now hear this! ll'llll'. . . ' FROM IO To lo -lL'Nlf, the Slll-INANIJUAIAI took part in the huge Allied Fleet Maneuver called Ol'liRA'l'lUN lilil-QlllX'li , Scores of ships from live nations and swarms of aircraft massed for one of the most impressive peacetime displays of Allied might ever brought about in this area. The exercise involved the attack and defense of convoys and air and amphibious assaults on Malta. Foreign forces were commanded hy Yice Admiral P. li. M. tl. Barjot of France, Rear Jian at the helm. l D f I Now slip this through here, then . . . ff. Admiral P. Lappas of Greece, Rear Admiral F. Mimbelli of Italy, and American forces by Vice Admiral john H. Cassady. The exercise was under the overall direction of the British Com- mander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, Admiral, the Earl Mountbatten of Burma. During our period at sea, sandwiched in between battle drills and tactical exercises, all equipment was brought up to tip-top shape and we all be- came part of a trim ship. Getting the M boat in shape. 4.---ff l 1 l l i i l 4