3rd _____ There was no recreation because of bade weather. This morning in quarters we were told were going out tomorrow for one day of firing._____ This morning at 11.00 we started to holleystone the deck. Tonight all ships in N_____ Bay didn't darken ship _ this is the first time weve been in any port outside of the states or Pearl Harbor. It was really a beautiful sight seeing all ships lighted up again.
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Holystone: a soft sandstone used to scrub and whiten the decks. I've seen references to the US banning holystoning on their ships in 1931 because it wore out the decks, but this reference and the photo of Mobile sailors holystoning, and several other photos on the Internet from other ships, shows that the practice was still in use through the war.
N____ Bay = Nakagusuku Bay
port outside of the states: I think what Joe meant was that this was the first time the ships could be lighted in a port outside the states or Pearl Harbor.
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