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Sailors aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) participate in a line crossing initiation ceremony where wogs, Sailors who have never crossed the Equator, will become shellbacks. The SUMTER is in the Atlantic Ocean on a six-month West African

Sailors aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) participate in a line crossing initiation ceremony where wogs, Sailors who have never crossed the Equator, will become shellbacks. The SUMTER is in the Atlantic Ocean on a six-month West African

Sailors aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) participate in a line crossing initiation ceremony where wogs, Sailors who have never crossed the Equator, will become shellbacks. The SUMTER is in the Atlantic Ocean on a six-month West African

Crew members from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) and other guests dine with local residents during the ship's visit. The SUMTER is visiting Mauritania during a six-month West African training cruise

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Watt, executive officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), and a Harbor Patrol pilot prepare to get the ship underway for a six-month West African training cruise. In the background is the tank landing ship USS NEWPORT (LST 1179)

A crew member looks over the railing as the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) departs for a six-month West African training cruise

Engineman 2nd Class (EN2) Streeter from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) paints a soccer field dugout during a community relations project. The SUMTER is visiting Ivory Coast on a six-month West African training cruise

SEAMAN (SN) Thrasher stands lookout during a general quarters drill aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181). The SUMTER is transiting the Atlantic Ocean on a West African training cruise

Crew members man the rail of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) as the ship departs for a six-month West African training cruise. In the background is the tank landing ship USS NEWPORT (LST 1179)

Sailors board the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) participate in a line crossing initiation ceremony where wogs, Sailors who have never crossed the Equator, will become shellbacks. The SUMTER is in the Atlantic Ocean on a six-month West African t

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Base: USS Sumter (LST 1181)

Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R

Release Status: Released to Public

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