Thetis Bay (CV 90) - Naval Cruise Book

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When we first heard the name USS Thetis Bay, which meant to all of us a new ship, new duties and a new home, it really stumped us for awhile. In fact, your guess was as good as ours. But, after perusing encyclopaedias, travel guides and previous records of Cook's Tours, we found that Thetis was a beauti- ful Greek legendary goddess Cbelieve it or not-this is from Homerb who lived in the sea and protected all who traveled by sea. She was also the mother of Achilles, the great hero of the Trojan war: Getting down to hard facts we found that Thetis Bay is located in Southwestern Alaska and that it received its name from a revenue cutter that res-' cued the Greeley Expedition in l884 after two other rescue parties had failed. Thetis Bay is the south arm of Tebenkof Bay, and according to information pried from the navigators, it is an excellent anchor- age for protection from storms. The USS THETIS BAY was launched at l2l9 on 16 March 1944. The sponsor was Mrs. Rico Botta, and her Matron of Honor was her daughter, Miss Phyllis Botta. They are the wife and daughter of Captain Rico Botta, who has had a long and dis- tinguished career in naval aviation. He entered that branch in its fledgling days when we were in the first World War. He has been flying planes or has been connected with the aviation field 'ever since. His was one of the' planesf entered in the famous, Iohn Rodgers Flight'to'the Hcigvaiian Islands in the early 2U's. A . -r muon RELAIQ ...r':':.'.:,tt:.,S:fm.'2... ll!! Al ,Q-A . , xx ,

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