Young Sea Cadets Tour Navy Vessels in San Diego
One hundred twenty five Western states cadets aged 15 to 17 tour the Star of India and seven U.S. Navy ships in San Diego. They inspect rigging on the old merchant vessel and learn about filters, davits, and radar aboard the destroyer Parsons. Cadets express future plans with Navy careers and a Naval Academy goal. The two week program is sponsored by the Navy and the Navy League of the United States.
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San Diego
U.S. Navy
Hawaii
Alaska
Star of India
Star
Jeff Edge
Woodland Hills
Manuel Castros
Naval Academy
Chuck Richardson
Edmunds, Wash
Navy
The
Navy League of the United States
Carrier Hits Barge in Dense Fog Near San Francisco
The USS Coral Sea collided with a tugboat and barge in fog at the mouth of San Francisco Bay, dumping seven seamen into the Pacific. Foreman John Hochstadt, 44, suffered crushed ribs and a broken wrist. all survivors were rescued by tugs. The tug, barge, and ship sustained minor damage, with the barge towed to Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
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San Francisco
UPS
USS
Coral Sea
San Francisco Bay
John Hochstadt
Navy
Pacific
Seaborne Tug Co
Oakland
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
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Roy Crist
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Republic
Long Beach
Munn
Westinghouse Appliances
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Mositaire
Harbor
North
Flaming Foods
Bacardi Imports, Inc
Biscayne Blvd
Miami
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Bacardi & Company, Limited
Dooley
Hunter’s & Fisherman's
Freezer