Staten Island (AGB 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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HOME AT LAST The most famous picture taken of STATEN ISLAND on this cruise one which made the mayor wire services, and showing the ship, ice, penguins, a heli- copter, Coulman Island, in short, the all-inclusive, perfect photo. '1 Q I 3 X at . ' . .,,.--.-rat-Av '- 1 gy CQ MORE ICE THAN YOU COULD SHAKE A SWIZZIE STICK AT... On the 2nd of December, USS STATEN ISLAND re- turned at last to her natural element. Plnwing easily through small belts of scattered brash, the icebreaker sought out the main bulk of the pack, which was con- tacted the following day. Scores of Antarctic newcomers crowded the fo'c's'le to watch the small Hoes disinte- grate under the unerring pressure exerted by the ship. Nighttime disappeared suddenly, and the sun never set. With everyone's hours being disoriented by this abrupt change, it was not unusual to find the mess deck or passage-ways bustling busily at three in the morning. And as far as the eye could see, a white blanket covered the silent sea. Actually it was a tremendous relief fol- lowing the storm-swept trip down from New Zealand, for in ice the STATEN ISLAND rides as smoothly as the Queen Mary Cthat is, except for an occasional jolt as a tough Hoe is jabbed asidel. But now the going was getting rougher, as the pressure thickened and the open water areas became few and far between.