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Account of the USS Canopus written by Capt. E. L. Sackett

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  • CHAPTER ¥in Tojo's troops seemed a'little discouraged by their setbacks early in February, a. il weeks left us in doubt as to'whether their policy might not have b©sn' changed in favor of a starving-out process*"Scouting *> planes and.''deas'slonal light b- ibsrn v. or© still se*n almost'ev _, bly • over our 'front lines or air fields, but nothing wi . pare with earlier attacks* , Perhaps the answer was. that, the Japs were busy on other ..projects— It'was 3 lag'this pirlded Java were in full fury, Whatever the reason. Navy men in'the 158 rlveles area frequently found themselves on the verge of boredom, and even through the Canopus repair men had plenty of work, other ratlings© g for idle speculoi and conjecture. The rad xxxaxt and broadcasts were tlwavs followed by meetings of amatsur boards of strate intent on dec i os by which or routs be'whioh the maroened shins ©ould escape'■ ffrtr. th© trap, to r©j-' the Flo for south After all, if little merchant ships eculd slip through t s;t, Fhilippin© ports and rein: did several tires during this lull, why < wouldn't the Canopus of any of the smaller ships have a chance of gett ng through t© Austral lot Nevertheless, th® answer from the high coroo nd was always an 'emphatic * , « otedly, the us, and perhaps the soldiers* morale might*have suffered if they felt the Navy was deserting them, McArthur had said *H© will all stand or fall together", Ii it — there mutt b© no question of the Navy's willingness to d .re* Si spite of rebuffs, our men never quite ga"©'up hope that the situation would' seme c uoul.d sail the seas again, and they wer© determined t^ b© ready for t at day-* if it came. The fuel in the Canopus tanks was hoarded like gold, representing as it did even more -valu® in t©rms of possible salvation. The ship*© boats were kept tuned up, and many plan© laid for ju;t su©h a dash as Lt, Cmdr, Merrill and his men later uade whea capture was imminent, Alnost anything that would float was an object of spoeualtion as to its possible valu© in escaping capture if th© wer at came to the worst. Our prize entry in the *Duakirk Swe©pstakes" was a forty five foot sloop, onf of Several yoohts ■ »pt©d from Manila, Th is one had some to grief on the rocks of Bataan, to be salvaged later, in spit© of many difficulties, by a few officers of the Canopus and Army Bagine-ers, Her- bottom was badly pouoded, and she had b&mn c©mpl©tely stripped of fittings. However, our ©m©teur yachtsmen were not to be stopped by such mine* obstacles. There was an overturned cargo :*:iy, which had resisted all efforts to right it, A minature dry dock wasbuixt on th© exposed bottom of this lighter, and th© sloop hoisted aboard it for extensive overhaul. An auxiliary engine -was gotten from a wrecked automobile, and a new suit of sails and rigging were fitted by loving hands, Rechristened the "Fovia", and back in her native element, the dainty little craft was the central figure in many - IS -
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