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" USS Saugus (AN-4/AP-109/LSV-4/MCS-4) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after , which was in turn named for Saugus, Massachusetts, she was the second of three U.S. Naval vessels to bear the name. Laid down on 27 July 1942 by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation of Pascagoula, Mississippi as AN-4; reclassified AP-109 on 1 May 1943; launched on 4 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Rivers J. Carstarphen; reclassified LSV-4 on 21 April 1944; completed by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company of Tampa, Florida; and commissioned on 22 February 1945 as Captain R. S. Bertschy in command. Service history After shakedown, Saugus loaded cargo at New Orleans and sailed on 30 March 1945 for Hawaii. En route, she spent 10 days at Balboa, Canal Zone, for turbine repairs and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 27 April. Between 4 May and 15 August, she made five round trips between the west coast and Hawaii with passengers and cargo. On 1 September she sailed from Pearl Harbor with occupation troops for Japan, arriving at Sasebo on 22 September. She then made one voyage to Manila; returned to Sasebo; and reported for "Operation Magic Carpet" duty on 20 October. After making two voyages returning troops home from the Philippines, the ship was released from "Magic Carpet" duty in December 1945 and arrived at San Diego for inactivation on 8 February 1946. Saugus was decommissioned on 24 March 1947 but remained "in service, in reserve" until 17 October 1947. Her designation was changed to MCS-4 on 18 October 1956. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 July 1961 and transferred to the Maritime Administration's reserve fleet at Suisun Bay, California on 1 October 1962. She was sold for scrapping to the National Metal and Steel Corporation on 13 July 1976. References * * External links * * Category:Osage-class vehicle landing ships Category:Net laying ships of the United States Navy Category:World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Category:Ships built in Pascagoula, Mississippi Category:United States Navy Massachusetts-related ships Category:Saugus, Massachusetts Category:1943 ships Category:Mine countermeasures support ships of the United States Navy "
"The 1960 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia from 22 January to 1 February. It was the 48th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 5th held in Brisbane, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Rod Laver and Margaret Smith. Champions Men's Singles Rod Laver defeated Neale Fraser 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 8–6 Women's Singles Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 7–5, 6–2 Men's Doubles Rod Laver / Bob Mark defeated Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 Women's Doubles Maria Bueno / Christine Truman defeated Lorraine Coghlan / Margaret Smith 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 Mixed Doubles Jan Lehane / Trevor Fancutt defeated Martin Mulligan / Christine Truman 6–2, 7–5 References External links * Australian Open official website Australian Championships Category:Australian Championships (tennis) by year Category:January 1960 sports events Category:February 1960 sports events "
"The 1961 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia from 17 January to 27 January. It was the 49th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 14th held in Melbourne, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were taken by Roy Emerson and Margaret Smith. Champions Men's Singles Roy Emerson defeated Rod Laver 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 Women's Singles Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 6–1, 6–4 Men's Doubles Rod Laver/ Bob Mark defeated Roy Emerson/ Marty Mulligan 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 9–11, 6–2 Women's Doubles Mary Carter Reitano/ Margaret Smith defeated Mary Bevis Hawton/ Jan Lehane, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 Mixed Doubles Jan Lehane/ Bob Hewitt defeated Mary Carter Reitano/ John Pearce, 9–7, 6–2 References External links * Australian Open official website Australian Championships Category:Australian Championships (tennis) by year Category:January 1961 sports events "