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Anson Barnett and ship mascot

While in the Philippines Anson took on a monkey that became his pet and the ship's mascot. The monkey was constantly getting into mischief and was a great source of entertainment when they were at sea. At one point while they were sea-docked with another ship transferring supplies, the monkey let his tail hang off the side of the boat and when the boats bumped against each other the monkey's tail was broken in multiple locations. The ship's doctor set the tail in a cast and for weeks the monkey carried his cast tail around the ship, tucked in on his arm. When the Anson's stint in the Navy was over the monkey had to stay on the ship for quarantine purposes, so he lost his pet.

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