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1962 - Poem

Ready Now!
There is a ship in PhibRon Ten,
That has a can do spirit.
For every job she does,
"Well Done!" she'll always merit.

Although she's old and weary,
She'll show the others how.
You all must know her name,
Her motto...READY NOW!

From Onslow to Vieques,
From Norfolk to St. Thomas,
Any job assigned us,
We'll do, and that's a promise.

No matter what the job,
You'll never hear a row.
We're the men of the Rankin.
We're always READY NOW!

by Neal Rohrbaugh
Courtesy of Joseph M. Cromier