USS Georgetown (AGTR 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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,1 e.,.n ,,f--s.. - 1 ...-B IS .N- cya 4 n,f- '!N-- THE UNE un xatlon rn order to qualrry to The crossxng the lrne ceremomes of the modern Navy a pxcturesque The dmscomfort of a good dousrng rn the tank, a slxght shock of electrrcxty from the fork of the Devll , and the sla happy av g ceremony comprrse the most unpleasant features of the 1n1t1 ahon ln merchant shxps e ceremony rs strll reasonably severe rn the physxcal dlscomforts mflrcted Offrcers of the Unrted States Navy cou at one trme buy off by gwrng the e tune part a number of bottles of beer However, unless the ceremomes are very crude,1t rs the radxtxon that all oifrcers, and younger offrcers, rn partxcular, undergo the mxtxatxon The most drgnxfxed senxor shell back member of the crew rs customarrly selected as Neptunus Rem, hrs fxrst assrstantms Davy Jones er l-hghness Amphr rr e rs usually a good lookrng ou xg seaman who wrll appear well rn deshabxlle o seawee and rope yarns The Co r consrsted of the Royal Baby, Royal Doctor, Royal Judge and he Royal Barber The mght before the shxp crosses the lxne, xt rs the custom that avy Jones shall appear on board wrth a message to the Captarn from llxs Nlayesty Neptunus Rex statxng at what trme he wants the s 1 hove to for the receptron of the Royal Party and wrth specxfxc summons for certaxn men to appear before hmm ,,.al ' rnflmct the same on other men re most !,f r Im? flfffff , A r aff' ij L- if 4,93 4 aa- ' rf' 'xx if up Ev 'fa 'l df, A Www X Qi-lr? md, iw,-V -nn. 454 'Hifi ni' 453, 422,- X Q

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