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Drydock - 1936"Each April the USS Augusta
would make a 'speed run' from the Philippines to Shanghai with
Desron Five trailing her. On 14 Apr 1936 the "Augy" made her
start on the evening of that day. As usual, Desron five trailed after. It
was late that evening that a collision between the Smith Thompson and the
Whipple occurred. I was an RM3c on the Bulmer when this occurred. I was
later, after a session at Cnacao hospital, transferred to the Whipple. The
ship had jokingly been named 'Smith Whipple.'" --R.C. Wohosky (k6aag@charter.net)
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