CONTENTS

	Acknowledgments	I
1	Arrival	1
2	Report for Duty	9
3	Not So Very Good, Buccaneer	29
4	Teeth, Hair and Eyeballs	41
5	Enemy in Sight	52
6	Social Work	65
7	Disaster	78
8	Turning and Burning	103
9	Rocks and Shoals and Tranquil Waters	126
10	Formation Steaming	146
11	Doldrums and Holiday Routines	157
12	Formation Steaming II	169
13	Hail and Farewell	191
14	Proceed On Duty Assigned	203
15	Pollywog – Arriving	215
16	Shellback – Departing	222