Mediterranean moored to the BAPCO pier at Bahrain, circa July 1948. Mooring description from the original report: A Mediterranean type moor to the BAPCO pier was employed when the ship refueled. The port anchor was dropped well up stream and thirty fathoms of chain veered. The starboard anchor was then dropped and one hundred and five fathoms of chain veered. At the same time the amount of chain veered to the port anchor was increased to one hundred and thirty-five fathoms. The stern was pushed around until perpendicular to the dock and then secured to the dock .... The original photograph is
Mediterranean moored to the BAPCO pier at Bahrain, circa July 1948. Mooring description from the original report: A Mediterranean type moor to the BAPCO pier was employed when the ship refueled. The port anchor was dropped well up stream and thirty fathoms of chain veered. The starboard anchor was then dropped and one hundred and five fathoms of chain veered. At the same time the amount of chain veered to the port anchor was increased to one hundred and thirty-five fathoms. The stern was pushed around until perpendicular to the dock and then secured to the dock .... The original photograph is in a 16 July 1948 report among USS Rendova post-1946 Reports, held by the Naval History and Heritage Command's Operational Archives Branch, 1999. Official Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. USS Rendova (CVE-114) at Bahrain in 1948
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