Valcour (AVP 55) - Naval Cruise Book

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4 '15 X Going, A CHANGE IN PLANS Q On 4- July we were all set for a ship's party and tournament at Jufair. Before the first liberty boat could tie up to the jetty, it was recalled and the VALCOUR shoved off to aid the tanker, Mission Purisimaf' On the morning of 5 July an Air-Sea Rescue plane from Dhahran attempted to land alongside to bring Admiral Beakley and 5 other Officers, who had been left stranded, back aboard. Heavy swells caused the results pictured. A crew member suffered a broken legg others aboard were only shaken up. After returning the Air Force personnel to Bahrain and a visit to Dammam, we set out again for the 'Purisima. gone! suing,

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Olticial dinner at Kaiba. Dinner setting for ten. Mess cooks and mess Abdullah Brown. Chow call.

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'Pa U96 to fndla The USNS MISSION PURISIMA was adrift in heavy seas for two days before a tug from Karachi took her in tow. We wallowed along with them, at two knots, for three days before heading for Bombay and the quietest relieving ceremony yet seen for ships changing stations. Although glad to see the Greenwich Bay, we did not greet her with streamers and bull horns. We were thinking of the five more days necessary to cross the Arabian Sea! After two days of rest and relaxation in Bombay, we started the long voyage home. GUWWUY 70 'Milf' Murine Drive, Bombay.