History of the USSLeviathan, cruiser and transport forces, United States Atlantic fleet . the harbor of Brest, France, on the afternoonof May 2d, just as the fog lifted. Our eyes beheld a beauti-ful harbor, surrounded on the mainland by the prettiest greenfields and old-fashioned farm-houses, with a clear sky over-head and a hot sun beating down on the deep, blue water ofthe Goulet. Our mooring was made to a large buoy, for inBrest there are very few docks and none large enough for aship of our dimensions. [ 72 ] THE U. S. S. LEVIATHAN Hastily the disembarkation of troops and cargo wasbegun an
History of the USSLeviathan, cruiser and transport forces, United States Atlantic fleet . the harbor of Brest, France, on the afternoonof May 2d, just as the fog lifted. Our eyes beheld a beauti-ful harbor, surrounded on the mainland by the prettiest greenfields and old-fashioned farm-houses, with a clear sky over-head and a hot sun beating down on the deep, blue water ofthe Goulet. Our mooring was made to a large buoy, for inBrest there are very few docks and none large enough for aship of our dimensions. [ 72 ] THE U. S. S. LEVIATHAN Hastily the disembarkation of troops and cargo wasbegun and simultaneously the crew turned to on the coalbarges with a will, shovelling 4,600 tons of coal in the shipsbunkers within 48 hours. The colored men from the stevedore regiments stationedat Brest, assisted materially in this work, coaling from bargeson the starboard side of the ship, while two regimental bandsretained on board to entertain the men filled the air with thelatest jazz* band music. We were soon under way again leaving Brest on the even-ing of May 5th, bound for New Aeroplane View of Brest Brest Brest is a seaport in the northwest of France, departmentof Finisterre. It has one of the best harbors in France and isthe chief station of the French marine having safe roads cap-able of containing 500 men-of-war in from eight to fifteen [ 73 ]
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