Theodore E Chandler (DD 717) - Naval Cruise Book

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A Chance to See Japan THE FAMOUS KAMAKURA BUDDHA-One of the many interesting sights within easy reach of Yokosuka. SERVICE WITH A SMILE-These Japanese girls will even feed you, ENS. WILLIAMS discovers. l , THIS CLOSE SHAVE IS PLEASANT-What better way is there to get rid of a beard than to have a beautiful girl to shave itofl, as ENS. VINSON is having done here. THIS lS THE WAY TO RELAX-HOBBS BMSN, REAVES IC3, FULTON MM3, POTTER MM3, MANGRUM FN, CURBOW MM3 and CRE- SON. FN enjoy being able to remove their shoes and drink cool beer while seated on the deck. W

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I 4 I I 'I I I I I 1 4 rt S I I I I n I I I 1 I I 1 I I I lnlzo Yokosuka lor Drydoclcing . . . SHARP AS A KNIFE BLADE-The razor-sharp WATER CAN WEAR DOWN STEEL-Al- though the ship was drydocked to repair several holes in the hull, inspections showed that the ship's two huge propellers needed repair as well. bow of the CHANDLER is shown oft to good advantage while on the blocks in a Yokosnuka drvdock. A TIGHT FIT--The drydock in which the ship was docked just barely held the vessel with little room to spare. A-:MA 3. MIND THOSE LINES, ITS A LONG WAY DOWN-WHITE SN, of the tirst division works on a stage suspended over the floor of the drydock. Alert line tenders and a safety line make the iob less hazardous than it looks. .

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Back to 77 . . . MOBILE GAS STATION-Work horses of the fleet, tankers can, and often do, fuel two ships simultaneously. The modern Elwood method used here provides remarkably quick and efficient service. AS ROUTINE AS A DAILY STROLL-Use of the high-line is so common in the task force that double chairs, like the above, are used to speed up the process. K X A .- NEW MOVIES TONIGHT-EXCHOHQQ -Of THAT SUNLIGHT is Bumoirsics--ENS, SELF- Quufd mol' llke 'hcl above are also q prlmory after spending long hours in the dark in the method of SWCIDIHQ movies- combat information center, finds the light of day dazzling.