Albany (CA 123) - Naval Cruise Book

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CULEBRA MAR. 11, 1957 i i In GTMO, our guns had done everything but fire an actual shore bombardment. The Island of Culebra, to the northeast of Puerto Rico, was our destination for the firing. We anchored off the island and sent in our spotting party. Our Marines, designated the target to us by radio and gave us spots (measurements to put us on target). With both 5 and 8 , we blasted away for two days, racking up an excellent score for our competitive year. At night, the 5 bat- tery provided illumination and it was in this ex- ercise that we scored 100 per cent. On the way back to GTMO, we stopped one night in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for a well-de- served liberty. From our Refresher Training, we headed back to Boston. 6a 54 68 78 53 68 75 P ose autnonzea oy the Secretary of the Navy, shall be ivigited In or above the area within the three-mile limit.

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= a 6 5 6 S W 46 Is 26 PORT-AU PRINCE FEB. 22, 1957 FEB. 24. 1957 Our first liberty port of the year, Port-au- Prince had a picturesque and slightly Ameri- canized air. As you can imagine, we jumped at the chance to see what was going on in this young and somewhat disturbed republic. The mountainous terrain of the country begins right in the bay of Port-au-Prince where the foot-hills rise sharply and are met by heavy clouds which lend credibility to the dark legends about Haiti, --cr- ' -.j We saw nothing of the Voodoo; just people try- 7 — - ing to make a living and with whom we spent ■J[ lr a very pleasant two days. - M.rliliiul