Takanis Bay (CVE 89) - Naval Cruise Book

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fi ww .WV TORPEDO PLANE SETS DOWN 3 -4 , 1 1,1 Q qi 'Q LANDING GEAR CATCHES BARRIER CABLE SAFELY STOPPED

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.1-.1---,YW ,, POOR APPROACH, NO LANDING preserved and coated with a new, secret com- position designed to eliminate moisture and rust. Five months ot ceaseless work, counting ot points, discharges, transfers and more work have tinally come to an end. The U.S.S. Takanis Bay lies alongside a newly tinished pier at the Todd Pacific Shipyard in Tacoma, Washington, a ghost ship in her gleaming new silvery aluminum coat. On June l8, l946 the U.S.S. Takanis Bay CVE 89, was formally turned over to Captain R. S. Galloway, Commander Tacoma Group, Nine- teenth Fleet as her last Commanding Ofticer, Commander Willett was piped over the side. No longer does her flight deck teel the puls- ing throb ot a fighter's engine racing down her deck nor the boisterous laughter at movies on the hangar deck-perhaps never again will a pay line torm nor a liberty list be posted -nev- ertheless the T.B. stands ready to sail again in the detense ot her country. May the measured tread ot her security watch resound a thoughtful warning to those who seek to undermine and destroy the principles she holds dear. E. G. HINES, USNR FIRE ON THE FLIGHT DECK ' Jnll 'IES u

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LINED UP FOR TAKE-OFF SIGNAL BRIDGE PILOTS . . . MAN YOUR PLANES SECURE FROM FLIGHT OPERATIONS