Rounding The Cape of Good Hope
On 14 August, she stood out of the Chesapeake Bay bound for the Indian Ocean. The ship rounded the Cape of Good Hope on 5 October and spent the following six weeks engaged in special operations along the eastern coast of Africa. On 22 November, she redoubled the cape and, after an overnight stop at Monrovia, Liberia, on 2 and 3 December, pointed her bow west for the homeward voyage. Belmont arrived back at Norfolk on 12 December and spent the remainder of the year engaged in holiday leave and upkeep.
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