Looking good, now go find a drydock & scrape those barnacles off.
Building drydocks for his boats that badly needed attention was a high-priority when Lockwood first took command of the Asiatic fleet. He writes about this frustrating situation in painful detail.
Happy Hunting!
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Through lonely hours their vigil keep.
May peace their mission ever be,
Protect each one we ask of thee.
Bless those at home who wait and pray,
For their return by night and day."
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