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At 0740 we get underway and proceeded
further up the bay, anchoring again at
0335. The District Commander had direct
ed us to cooperate with and assist Mr.
Hill in determining the feasibility of
using Nushagak Bay Lt. as part of a ran
ge marking the northern end of Ship Chan=
nel. The remainder of the day was spent
taking soundings to determine exactly
where the deepest channel was. Since
we knew exactly where the ship was with
respect to the light, the ship was a ref
erence point. We placed a portable fath
ometer in a small boat & using a radar
range and visual bearing on the boat we
were able to tell its exact location...
Soundings were taken every 20 seconds..
The Soundings completed by 1530 so Mr.
Hill went ashore to continue his work.He
was unable to finish before dark so we
remained at anchor overnight and he went
ashore again in the morning. He return
ed jon board at 1325. It was determined
that the present light cannot be used as
a part of the range, so it will be re
located next spring.
At 1340 we were underway again & at
1500 we had Nushagak Bay LBB#2 on board.
We proceeded to Ugashik River & anchored
at 2100. At 0610 Saturday morning we we
weighed anchor and by 0730 had the Entr
ance buoy on board. We again set course
for Kvichak Bay, where we anchored at
1305. We had made the high tide as hoped
but the wind was blowing 35 mph and it
Was toodrough to send in a small boat.
The wind was still blowing Sunday AM
but just before high tide it moderated
so we sent Mr. Mill ashore at 1130. At
1330 the boat returned and we were on
our way to Port Moller and the last buoy
But what a night, the wind was out of the
Northwest at 40-45 mph and the seas were
correspondingly high,
(continued next week)
CHUCKLE J
Husband to wife after several rounds
of drinks at a week-end party? ’’Don't
take another drink, dear. Your face is
already getting blurred,"
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DRIVE CAREFULLY - AVOID ACCIDENTS
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We hear that Medical and Dental have
a speedster in their midst in the per
son of DENNIS DT2 who has been nick
named "Beep Beep" (Remember the Road
Runner) by his co-workers after he re
portedly ran the 300 yard shuttle run
in 35 seconds. That is good time.
Word has been received that a FRA
Shipmate Jack GRACE, AG2 is in the
hospital at Quonset Point, R. I. with
a broken back following a parachute
jump. He feels fine but is disappoint
ed that he won’t be making the "Deep
freeze" trip. Adakians may remember
Jack as the weather forecaster whose
favorite prediction was"hot and dusty"
His address is: Jack GRACE, AG2, USN,
Ward "B", Station Hospital, Quonset
Point, R.I. - Lets send him a card.
The "USS RAINBOW" - that's the name
given to their YTB by fellow crew mem
bers of MILLER, BM1 who -skippers the
YTB-401.. Seems that the men at their
skippers direction have painted some
of the spaces in pinks, turquoise and
what have you. This is the same MILLER
who decided he would starch and iron
his own dungarees and ended up with a
smoke filled room and two burnt holes
m the shirt.
News from AFPS discloses that the
X-15 reached 215,000 feet for a new
altitude record. Piloted by Air Force
Major Robert M. White, the plane scor
ched all manned winged aircraft alti
tude records by streaking to the edge
of space reaching a speed of 3,477
miles per hour.
Liberty Island in New York Harbor
will have a new tenant this fall greet
ing the ships of the world in the
shadow of liberty.
It will be a gift from the people
of France like the famed lady - a
larger than life bronze statue of Miss
Liberty's creator, Frederic August
Bartholdi depicting him standing be
side a scale model of his famous work.
The Bartholdi statue will be unveiled
on October 28th, making the 75th
Anniversary of the dedication of the
300 foot Miss Liberty.
Farewell and Good Luck to WHITE,
PNSN who left on emergency leave Sat
urday. MUSKIE _