On the forenoon watch on 14 December due to the tension after the sinking of in the Yangtze River by Japanese aircraft on 12 December, " Alden " broke out and stowed in her ready racks 47 rounds of service ammunition.
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The three ships struggled through the morning and forenoon watches to pass a towline to their stricken sister, but it was not until the revenue cutter " Conondaga " arrived at 1300 that the latter ship succeeded in taking " Warrington " in tow.
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A half-hour before the end of the forenoon watch, heavy seas carried away part of the bulwarks on the starboard bow, and smashed in the ports on the starboard side of " Yacona " s deck house, flooding her pay office and radio room.
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Consequently, Lieutenant Robert J . Williams ( five war patrols ) and Lieutenant, junior grade Walter B . Phelps ( four war patrols ) arrived by air from Guam, reporting on board " Lagarto " late in the forenoon watch on 7 February to replace Shaw and Brewington.
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She shifted berths the following day and a tug brought two lighters alongside for the laborious and dirty task of un-coaling ship, a process that lasted from the afternoon watch on 22 May to the forenoon watch the following day the bad coal was later taken out to sea and dumped.
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During the forenoon watch on 17 September, however, " Badger "'s embarked SH-2F helicopter from HSL-37 ( Detachment 2 ) went down at sea; USCGC Munro ( WHEC-724 ), however, promptly rescued the four-man crew from the water . " Badger " ended her part in the U . S . Pacific Command, visited the ship on 29 November and congratulated the ship's officers and men on their recent deployment, emphasizing their role during the KAL 007 SAR operation.
