6 Photos USS Edmonds (DE-406) taken in the mid-50's. Part of CortRon 11, homeported in Pearl Harbor. Courtesy of Gary Hanson. The following photos were taken Clarence (Bill) Elliot aboard the USS Edmonds (DE-406) during 1957 WestPac cruise crossing the equator. 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.