USS Edmonds (DE-406) during 1957 WestPac cruise crossing the equator taken by Clarence (Bill) Elliot. Courtesy of Edward Swanzey. Shellbacks waiting by mount 52 for the festivities to begin. Shellbacks waiting for the pollywogs to come out. Shellbacks watching the festivities on the fantail. Pollywogs being washed down with the fire hose and urged forward with a bit of persuasion from paddles. A pollywog emerging from the notorious garbage chute.