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7 JAN -- Embarked in STATEN ISLAND. Posit 53-15.2S 167-37.0W. SOA 13.7.
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Which I am and a second of 16. Jack Crowell and Comdr. Lewis in charge of this task force chow with the Capt., Jack representing the N.S.F. Capt. McDonald and I the two “hired” (so to speak) consultants eat in wardroom with the executive officer. The C.P.Os have the coziest mess of all. Think of it there are some 200 men and officers aboard! Here tonight about 9-30 there is more of a roll to this ship which as all ice breakers is supposed to have a bad one. So far so good – but we have been enjoying exceptionally fine weather // [[red line across page, morphing into box around following text]] Monday Jan 7/63 [[/red line]] 
At lunch time the Capt. came down and told helicopter pilots he would like them to take off at about 2pm for a flight around the ship, for getting photographs. They did take off about 2:30 first the little 2 bladed one with floats and then the bigger [[insertion]] larger [[/insertion]] one – (3 bladed). On return smaller one had to “wait” about till larger one was housed. /// Blue lights flash inside and out on deck; one is then not supposed to open any of the doors with a result that you are either shut in or out of your room except by rather round about path up and down several “ladders”. Operation safely completed about 4 p.m. I