U-505 page 15

 U-505 page 15 by ric gustafson

As U-505 and Skipper Zschech are having trouble getting out of the Bay of Biscay because of sabotage issues, Captain Dan Gallery is having his own issues with the Guadalcanal. The ship is half the size of other aircraft carriers. It is slower and carried fewer planes. 

50 cheap aircraft carriers were built. Their nickname was ' escort carriers' or ' baby flattops'. The crew of the Guadalcanal were fresh out of Navy boot camp. The motto of the ship is ' Can Do'.

On October 15 1943, Captain Gallery takes the Guadalcanal on it's shakedown cruise. The ship runs into a storm as it sailed down the Columbia River. Luckily, it stays intact. Finally, it reaches San Diego. 

Then Gallery and the Guadalcanal receives it's orders. It is to go through the Panama Canal to duty in the Atlantic.

research help: ' Codename Nemo' by Charles Lachman

Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric