Ahoy Shipmates

Departure from Albany

Remember at Albany to coal each ship had to in turn move from the outer harbour to the inner harbour to complete the task.

This time delaying factor caused both the USS Missouri and USS Connecticut to remain behind to complete coaling after the Fleet had departed at 5 pm on 18 September. The Missouri stayed a few hours longer and the Connecticut stayed till 6:30 the next morning.

It was a fond farewell to Australia the next destination - Manila.

Cheers



Sean