Location: 56° 12.3’ N, 7° 25.7’ W
Weather: Partly Cloudy Wind: 8 kts SW Seas: Gentle Swell
Alpha: Training Bravo: Watch Charlie: Utility Delta: Maintenance
Our first full day underway from Cobh has gone smoothly. Midshipmen have enjoyed views of Scotland and Ireland all day, with the ship now navigating through the Hebrides. The scenery is spectacular and a refreshing change from the heavy fog we’ve been in since leaving Cobh. A trip to Bastogne, the site of the Battle of the Bulge during WWII, and the War Museum is being offered to students and staff during our stay in Belgium, and combined with wing night tonight, morale is high.
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- The 2/AE, Mr. Lindsey, supervises the fuel transfers during maintenance
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- 4/C McDaniel enjoys a cool glass of lemonade in the aft mess deck
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- 4/C Sullivan, Rust, and Parker re-assemble a valve in engineering training
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- Ice cream is a rare treat in the watch mess
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- Even the lifeboats are scraped and painted
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- The other 4/C Clark in Delta Company thoroughly enjoys deck maintenance
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- 4/C Clark sounds a fuel tank during a transfer while on engine maintenance
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- Scotland, off to starboard, is an exceptionally beautiful country
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- 4/C Lewis at high morale in the ship’s office
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