Staten Island (AGB 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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ROLLING ON! STATEN ISLAND'S hull is round, shaped like a football. This feature is useful when operating in the ice, as it prevents the ship from being crushed by pressuring ice floes. Ice is diverted downward, and the ship pops up. .-it sea the lack of stabilizing fins causes the ship to roll an the lefiet provoca- ti0n. STATES l3l.lNll eriilore tie Mery- thing in eight very -efurelg. on gc-:ting underway, antiripacinu the ncirrvi-il W-QU degree rolls, and, whic-le gr-r. worn- -.ery Frist. San Diego to Xuenrfilifi i4 fi 'llSf,:l.?H'f' of 7,200 milf-f-1. is Lirrtv- puff-fi it ni. ie lftfll Eu believe we vu-re nl ei-:i. 'lbw zrlifii LiF'7i.'v:v rolling was nzis-uns. Thi- 1--zz Luv like '1 mill pfmfl, with f'fLf'l: rlfif, rririrf- i-A+-rixitifhil Iixm Lhf! last, and rm:-fi-fiunwllx 1 -5, --i- f.l4'!li'U' Sunswl inn.-x li'l'ijH5,4'fl lui. Lili. 'dur-lv Yt'r'v- vi. '14 spent Hun lmthimf 'ind ri-lrwimf mgri iw. Ur' COUYHI' all play Plnfl rm uuirl-. 'xiii-wha :lu is ri dull boy qu mivh flziy ww fill.-I! uiiriw H mf. Mflivltivs. ln iiflfilflfifi ru '-Uil'b,l'lg r?:-- rwr- mnl hours-i thvrf- vu-rf wwitvl 'f-f 1 In in- ,f...ffl, fltly flnfl night. blll ll Klfzw- avi-a Sp--rw! 'wut- Cising tht- vrms uf :Hrivril lilll!'f0 l'4 rv! general drills, invluflmi: gunnf-rj. rwrrisxxw-. Tlwre was ii 15 vfililwr piftnl 'IY'iff'li. ll'-l1- Copwr ops'-ration-Q ww-iirrf-41 fr'-'im-n'lj. 'md the cre-w was kr-pt in mp Jvip'-. Hr: T Novvnihvr we siglmwl nur fire! lfmfl, Quin lswlnnd of the Hnniunn Hlrxnfl group. 'l'uw-iw days lntvr ww sirriwd in lhwrtlrmnil, Xu-:rr-rilzi, after having been at 4--:L for ruwniy Qix dnl. 4. if-Q 1 J xr . -8 in i 'B -.., 'P' O

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4.'N Q, 'Hex . pf wg, I .' ,,,a Af Presidential Review, Son Diego FORWARD Preparations for DEEP FREEZE '61 consumed many extra hours of hard work by all hands. Hun- dreds of tons of supplies, provisions and special sc-it-ntific apparatus were brought aboard before ST XTICN ISLAND cleared Pier 91, Seattle, Washing- ton. on 12 October 1960, enroute to San Diego, falifornia. Each man underwent a rigid phySiCf1l i-wamination to qualify for the venture which lay ahead. lt would be rigorous and lonely duty. ST NTEN lSLAND's power plant also received much attention and proved its capability by completing 11 full trial run prior to arrival at San Diego on 18 October. The ship became apart of DEEP FREEZE '61 on 24 October. Infomation about the Aurora, cosmic rayS, solar activity, and radio wave propagation is in' valuable to our nation's rocket and missle program- Modern day pioneers are blazing a trail for trans- Antarctic polar air routes, and discovery of p0SSibl0 sources of mineral resources, and of new food supplies from the rich ocean bottoms around the great ice-bound continent. , A team of 3000 men in 9 ships and 28 aircraft were assigned to assault the Frozen Continent - The GOAL: To increase man's knowledge of this vast unexplored area of the Earth's atmosphere, surface, underwater bodies and magnetic 56159- With opportunities unlimited for adventure, STATEN ISLAND departed San Diego's Harbor 111 the sun on 24 October with a highly trained CNW and scientific specialists aboard. Two helicopb0l'S with their crews from HUTRON ONE became part of 3hiP'S 00IDPBny, to serve as mobile reconnaissance and rescue teams in ice operations.

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lk? X AV.-NST! YOU LOWLY POLLYWOGSE Crossing the Equator on 3 November at 160 degrees West longitude was a day of gala celebration for the 622 embarked Shellbacks and the Court of Nep- tunus Rex, who came aboard to officiate at the line crossing ceremonies. There were 192 pollywogs, new to the Royal Domain of Neptunus Rex, ruler of the raging main. The STATEN ISLAND, her offi- cers, crew, and three civilian scientists were in- spected by Davey Jones and Neptunus Rex. Before the day had ended, the pollywogs had been found worthy to be numbered as trusty Shellbacks, and were cluly initiated into the solemn mysteries of the ancient order of the deep. Wacky costumes, silly duties and a painful trip through Neptune's court of honorable Shellbacks marked the day. 2