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These are buT a parT oT The mysTerious Torce which Tor generaTions has drawn men To The sea. ln This respecT, Things have noT changed since The crew oT The TirsT BalTimore wenT abouT Their duTies. ln Those days oT The RevoluTion, wind Tilled The sails oT her Three masTs, and senT her paTrolling norTh and souTh as a guardian oT The viTal easT coasT porTs and bays. The same ground swells oT The ATlanTic, TwenTy-Tive yeaFS laTer, TelT The cuTTing oT a diTTerenT bow. This second BalTi- more sailed in company wiTh The ConsTiTuTion, ConsTella- Tion, UniTed STaTes. and PresidenT, and carried her name To The WesT Indies as parT oT The TleeT TighTing againsT The French and piraTes. A man sTanding on The deck oT The Third BalTimore could hear a sound new To The Navy . . . The Throb oT The sTeam engine driving her greaT side wheels, They leTT Their Toamy whiTe sTreaks Trom WashingTon To T-lampTon Roads and back, as The ship served as a viTal communicaTion link be- Tween These Two poinTs during The Civil War. The TourTh BalTimore sailed a long way Trom The widoW'S walks oT New England's seafaring homes. ATTer serving oTT The coasT as Tlagship oT The NorTh ATlanTic Squadron, she sTeamed To The PaciTic Ocean, again To serve as a Tlagship. laTer seeing duTy in places as remoTe as China, Chile, and The Philippines. By now, Time had marched ahead To The Years abouT The Turn oT The cenTury, and The BalTimore re- Turned Through Suez and The lvlediTerranean Sea. Thus. ThroughouT The naTion's hisTory, we see The ships bearing The name oT BalTimore gradually spreading The name aboui The globe. However, none has spread The name as far GS The BalTimore we know besT . . . builT almosT sixTy yeerS aTTer her predecessor. The smash oT glass on sTeel chris- fi g gr s - '. 57 ,- ,T Vs, if ' Q TT ,Q ,4 A T? f J Q . 5 , T , , si' 4 5 J' A A 'fi' ' 'E 6 Y . T I T 4 ' zzxjw ' X h is - x ww 1 0 23 l Q X ,FJ 'fag' Tened our ship in Quincy, lvlassachuseTTs, in l942. She was larger and was To sTeam TarTher Than all oT her predecessors combined. Kwaialein, Truk, Saipan, Tinian, Palau, and Yap are buT a Tew oT her PaciTic operaTions during The war. She saw many Tamous generals and admirals during These years, and carried PresidenT RoosevelT To Pearl Harbor on a Top secreT mission in I944. She ToughT Through The PaciTic campaigns Troim The Marshall Islands To The China coasT, and weaThered Typhoons which sank and broke up oTher ships. YeT, Through all This only one man was losT . . . an amazing and awe-inspiring record! This BalTimore Tinally Took a well-earned resT, as parT oT The reserve TleeT aT BremerTon, WashingTon, Trom T946 unTil l95I. Then, wiTh a new crew, she made her way Through The Panama Canal Tor service in The TleeTs oT The ATlanTic and lv1ediTerranean Sea, Many men on board Today can Tell you TirsT hand her sTory Trom There. In The pasT Three years she has seen almosT every major porT in The lv1ediTer- ranean, Trom GibralTar To lsTanbul. The ParThenon, bull- TighTs in Spain, beaches on The Riviera, mounTains in Sar- dinia, The minareTs oTTurkey, and The coronaTion oT a queen. are all as Tamiliar To The oTTicers and men oT The BalTimofre as The backyard aT home is To some oT our landlubber Triends, This summer was noT wiThouT new ex loraTion: The BalTimore was specially selecTed To serve as Tragship oT The TourTh highesT admiral oT The UniTed STaTes Navy, our mission a courTesy cruise To coiunTries in The norTh oT Europe. Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and England provided The porTs and The Thousands more miles oT unparalleled Travel and experience Tor all. Now as you move on inTo The pages oT This book, and relive The deTails oT our laTesT overseas Travels, keep in mind This greaT hisToery and TradiTion behind The name OT BalTi- more. You can righTTully Teel proud ThaT you have become a parT oT The illusTrious record oT This . . . a greaT slhip in one oT The greaTesT navies oT The world. , fkgg V ,J T , ..,,. ,.... . . . ,. yi. T ,X ,N -M-M Y ex , ., ,W , , , , V-an X , , H, - X i ...,.. , Q Heyy! If gm- ,.,, . ,.- xx:-c-Q. V qi I ,if X- -- W 1- +3 M, E .Mgr V.,-dw :,, Q. .. Vff- 47 I , .N 9 A, T... .., f5E2 'l E5T11+7.i:z' if 5 ' ' 'ws , L ,55',K13.5f 5Q.Q'j5,ll 1 I ., , , 'iii ,Qprv T 5 , 1 'w , v 1575. T , 1:1 -- :if viii, LT, ?fja!,5 . l1fgf,giTg XY, , , of ' 42: rg, T f f f 5 1 - Pig? V 2, Z 'iwf'1f5'5 Ii, -. My: X ' - , .r 1 Q Us ,, - - Tia' .5 +1 4 V vis, ' 5i'?ffft'fffi ' T 49,151 , RTW T z 3 ray' f by , x r 5-gi. f T, ,?7?1!:fJ,f,' if ' Q 1- 51 eff g.. ' ff ,Q 'T X rr sg rg 'gg ,s , 'y f ,T fur: fs -.Az Af Z 'eq 'L' if, . Qfirp . ,-u. fs ,, -f , ,ggi :X 1- V3 ,L vl , .... V fT21 p, T Hi f bi , -' 59 ' le ' T V wus. .,.,, , ,.,.,. ' .. .... ' 1 -I --M , H sv A X T ' Tsifigr , U, --1 3 Q 1. rs, -, T .4 ' --,:uj .1 ',,5.fi-,gmf A ' ' ...,. - ff-g..:,, ,X , T ' A- . , ,,,. ' .V . 'ff A K, 11.5 ,ll -f -as A mssfgffl: .. , W I .. g n, ..., ,.f:Q-Qgixgwgt ld , - -- --'-- -' f UMR 'I-LEW' 7,, . .-. -X :JI ,MM V 4. . -. is I f , Z M 1 Q U V X ,, M, U. S. NAVAL FORCES TLANTIC AND MEDITERRANEAN ' ,, Q E- ff I Z1 If W Z , y,-' ,. 3 , ' , , M., mf 1-W F ' 'W' f f - am ww wx Q 5, A 'x XM A JOHN H. CASSADY ADM, usN Admiral John l-l. Cassady, USN, Commander in ChieT, UniTed STaTes Naval Forces, EasTern ATlanTic and lVlediTer- ranean, is a naTive oT Spencer, Indiana. GraduaTed Trom The UniTed STaTes Naval Academy aT Annapolis, he was commissioned an Ensign in June, I9l8. During The nexT Tew years, Admiral Cassady saw exTensive sea duTy aboard boTh desTroyers and heavier surTace uniTs. ln l928, upon compleTion oT TlighT Training aT Pensacola, Florida, he was designaTed a naval aviaTor, and he has served almosT con- Tinuously wiTh naval aviaTion since ThaT Time, During World War ll, as commanding oTTicer oT The USS SaraToga, The Admiral played an imporTanT role in The CenTral and SouThwesT PaciTic campaigns. ln addiTion To The Legion oT lvleriT wiTh Two Gold STars, Admiral Cassady has The de- MAURICE S. SHEEHY RADM, ci-ic, USNR gree oT l-lonorary Commander oT The lVliliTary Division oT The lvlosT ExcellenT Order oT The BriTish Empire, awarded him by The governmen-T oT CvreaT BriTain. On March I9, l954, he relieved Vice Admiral Jerauld WrighT as CINC- NELM. The BalTimore is proud To have had The privilege oT being Admiral Cassady's Tlagship Tor his Scandinavian cruise. l-lis brieT buT impressive sojourn wiTh us has added anoTher illusTrious page To The memorable sTory oT The USS BalTimore. Q: 'ff' I+. '-I . . ' ' I 2 4 -' Q ' NY ' ' I 'X '-2' ' -1 :sf L-'2 W-2. i S s '- .. L. Q ' - as-'I--1.-. 2- PH- 1'-.1 f, i .XY -' ' -' 'ff X X 'Q EZ' J : - -Y -' -i '. ' 'e- N A-' 35' FFI E 5 as . 1, . . fn , s 114. lu ,.,,, ,.,,,,-,s CARL G. CHRISTIE CAPT.USN On June lo, i954 in Marseille, France, Capfain Carl G. Chrisfie, USN, assumed command of fhe USS Balfimore. Wifh all hands musfered aff, a brief ceremony marked fhe change of command, Our new skipper is a nafive of Sf. Louis, Missouri, buf has in recenf years made his home in Washingfon, D.C. A graduafe of fhe Unifed Sfafes Naval Academy, Class of l929, Capfain Chrisfie has seen a greaf deal of sea dufy. largely aboard desfroyers and baffleships. Among his shore billefs have been posfs wifh fhe Pleef fraining Group af Guanfanamo Bay, Cuba, and fhe Sfra- fegic Plans Groupgof fhe Joinf Chiefs of Sfaff in our nafion's capifal. The Capfain is fhe holder of fhe Legion of lvlerif as well as a navy Unif Cifafion. During World War ll, he served in fhe European and Pacific Theafers of war, JOHN B. TAYLOR cAPT.usN Capfain John B. Taylor, USN, Commanding Officer. USS Balfimore, 23 April i953-I6 June l954. U. S. Naval Academy, l926: USS Trenfon: USS Noia: USS John D. Ford: USS Chicago: Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washing- fon, DC.: USS Phelps: Naval Ammunifion Depof, Oahu? USS Porfer: Commanding Officer, USS Schley: Command- ing Officer, USS Benham, sunlc in nighf acfion off Guadal- canal: Sfaff, Commander l-leavy Surface Sfrilcing Force. Pacific Theafre, i942-45: Commanding Officer, Naval Ammunifion Depof, Porf Chicago, California: Commander Desfroyer Squadron-One: Chief of Sfaff, Commander Fleef Train Naval Science, NROTC Unif, Universify of Rochesferi Commanding Officer, USS Balfimore. ing Group, San Diego, California: Professor of i S l l LT l li T l l l 1 l l l l l i ,ZM-.m.f2Q.f33 f X 4, ' f giJ:,l' . X f ff f 74 f W W fffff iva + ....f .. . ieiy if .4924 543, 125' f-5 W eeee. f . I f f Z 7 ' , 0 , aff f ey ,Q ,f J ff , 1 , f fy ,W M , f, f if, , fig 4 f Z, f , ff 4 W ff f f f ,ZZ WW N f iff' Z7 ,Zz 4 ,Q 1, ,M ff , 924 ,Aff , f,Zff4 ffj ye Z 0 ' 1 Q' 4: , ,QW ff 1 ' 'W fffffoff AQ ff f we fvff fy W Mn' if f, f 44 W f ,ff ff f X 4 1 , J ff! , 1 sf 4 , ff W r 4, ff 1 f 1 f 1 , , x gy ff , Z. 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R. V. R. BASSETT, JR. cDR,usN Commander R. V. R. Basseff, Execufive Officer, USS Balfimore, 8 January I953-23 Augusf I954. Unifed Sfafes Naval Academy, I935: USS Texas: USS Savannah: USS Pope, sunlc in acfion in fhe Java Sea: Prisoner of War March, I942, fo Sepfember, I945g Sfaff Maferial Officer, Philadelphia Group Lanf Res Flfg Commanding Officer, USS Rehobofh MGS-5Ol on firsf affempf af exfensive oceanographic survey: Execufive Officer, USS Balfimore. 5,8 fn v .M- ad-'-: 75: ,,, .,.,. , 4. Ayn qgzm , . . ..-,. 4.,. f, -... . 'Z2:I:::l?4-1 S:2:E5:f:?: Q- '?'.L'3'9 -A ::::-M21-sr 6:2 ::-5:3393 s5:32:53:ae .. ,,,,..,a. ...,,.f, A-x-.-14.1-if :M-24:-::: ,-W.:-3. ,-:w:1.g.,..:4:' v:'::.'.:f.,,,.,.:.,-4,. 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CDRC D Griffin Operahons Offncer, a'nd LT R H Yerbury CIC i Combai prepares a visual ploi Opera'rions Office yeomen keep 'rhe records. Training a new +ransmi1 rer man. ET's-Exfraordinary Technicians. ,y High-level conference DIVISION - T l BACK ROW: M. J. Zclarlro, T. M. Dolan, F. E. BenneT, F. Russo, R. E. Henn, R. W. Koehn, J. H. Bean, R. Jezar, E. E. Ellis, M. F. Andrews, I:NS l. M. Mclnfosh, L. P. Long, ENS W. L. Kelly. MIDDLE ROW: M. Weisberg, D. H. MarrioT, G. J. Czechanslci, C. G. SebasTion, P. D. Cox, R. D. Slriff, C. L. BobbiTT, W. S. Lawson, D. G. Anderson, H. O. Reinelcing. BOTTOM ROW: E. S. Long Jr., S. Dimichino, D. L. MclnTyre, C. M. Croson, R. A. MargoTTa, W. R. Ricard, R. W. WHT, T. A. GranT, K. D. Spunich, W. F. Underwood, L. K. Ashburn. NOT PRESENT: LTJG M. Dashefslry, ENS M. L. Berdiclc, C. L. CarTer, S. T. Sidlilx, J. G. Grewell, W. H. LorenTz, A. J. MeirowiTz, K. l. Mendels, J. A. Ruffin. Radar plays a viTal role in The liTe oT a modern American naval vessel. lT can warn her oT The approach oT hosTile air- craTT while They are sTill a greaT disTance away, lT can read- ily porTray The whereabouTs oT oTher surTace uniTs, near and Tar, Triendly or enemy. IT can Train her guns To meeT any aTTaclc wiTh deadly accuracy. ln conTined coasTal waTers, iT is a Tremendous aid To The navigaTor in saTely maneuver- ing The ship. All This and more radar can do. STill This wealTh oT inTormaTion is worThless unless iT is accuraTely and speed- ily inTerpreTed. This Tremendously imporTanZ' iob Talls To The loT oT The men oT The King division aboard The BalTimore. The scene oT acTion Tor These men is The CombaT lnTor- maTion CenTer, a dark, weirdly-lighTed recess, appropriaTe- ly reTerred To as The Black Hole. Here among radar scopes, sTaTus boards, ploTTing boards and a mulTiTude OT communicaTions eguipmenT, you will Tind The King division collecTing, ploTTing and evaluaTing all inTormaTion oT impor- Tance To The operaTing eTTiciency oT The ship. LiTerally siT- Ting in The darlc, These radarmen, armed wiTh grease pen- cils, maneuvering boards and sound-powered phones, are a close-lcniT Team, a viTal cog in malcing BalTimore a TirsT class TighTing ship oT The UniTed STaTes Navy. l yi. l l y t. i l Q Today's modern warship is highly dependenT upon iTs communicaTions TaciliTies and The men who man Them. Be- ing The ears oT The ship is no simple Task. In iTs physical sTrucTure The CR division consisTs oT The radio shacks, a cornmunicaTion oTTice and. IasT buT noT IeasT, a posT oTTice. In Radio I and Aadio 2 The receivers conTinuaIIy whisper Their diT-dah-dah To our operaTors. MosT oT our TacTicaI inTormaTicn, personal Telegrams and inTormaTion dealing wiTh virTualIy every adminisTraTive deparTmenT on The ship are received over These circuiTs. The CR division handles all TraTTic enTering and leaving The ship over TeIeTypewriTer circuiTs Too. These TeIeType machines, which give Radio I The aTmosphere oT a Thriving New York STock Exchange, can be heard banging ouT Their messages TwenTy-Tour hours a day. Like The Telemen who operaTe Them, They geT IiTTle or no sleep. Over These cir- cuiTs comes our press wiTh il's news headlines, weaTher re- porTs and sporTs resuITs, Then There is The posT oTTice, a branch oT The CR division which many a sailor mighT consider The mosT viTal deparT- menT aboard. The work oT These morale men is unending. IT They are noT sorTing and bundling mail, They are busily engaged preparing money orders. regisTering IeTTers, pre- paring cusToms Torms, insuring parcel posT, selling sTarnps, or TabuIaTing The cosT oT personal Telegrams. So, whaTever The Task may be, The CR division will have The siTuaTion well in hand. To all oT you, a hearTy well done. ' i i M.h kl P- R. S I H, E, ST b , R. A. Guimond, W. H. Harp, L. Miller, T. M. Smilh, A. R. Barchas, BE lTv1rg3TaiThsbaTliAer'ISBuiid A.?l.Spears,T-TYVS. RearichTrTeHERD ROW: G. G. Fields, N- J- K6 lf6f1iSi N- J- Shaclfmaf- M- R- Ijawson- ENS TYMeincIeIsohn EN? D .Ei PuTTerman LTJG J. I'II9leY. LTJG J. A. AVI9e5. ENS W' L' Jones' KV'JGLR,?S5' E' Eassa' A' PJ Fgraifl' - i' '. ii I .. h ,R.R.Z',M.R.Hw,..ripp,.. eaver,.avis,.. Wilholld. SECOND ROW. E. A. Lancour, C. W. Harwell, F D Frosckauee. E. S BIZ: BOTTOJVREW: P. T. Scmemmer' V. R. Cassonel P. J. C ,N.M.H ,R.F.R G. Pen Moymhan' Hi Ji Cheek' M. E. Mc abe Bosiizielb. M. Rugugriisfs, J. Ambrose, J. M. Powers. I3 W Tfm., G C Moore C B Duggan T L Terrel E. L. Crolce. C. G. Johnson,A. F. Golding H E Morrison R G Mjfavish JGLE Ylamitron EDB? Elzudlunj ' i i IW: E, H' I R, R, Cl b' , M. E. S o r, W. C Muller LTJG R H Ran ENS Soana er onra if E ig1ailaTk.VSi1lgDSalT1nl'igT, F. E. Sevuerr:.yhOTTOMuRg'TN: C. O.eNi1v7iard,C. G Pace R L Minilxus C E Casbeer R S Van Sickle S J Parillo em' Nor PRESENT: R. L. Ash, J. A. cooper E o Richer CS The CS division TransmiTs and receives all The ship's visual communicaTions. The signalman, To do his job prop- erly, musT be Thoroughly Tamiliar wiTh The Three Types oT visual communicaTions used in The navy Today. One Type is semaphore, which is a rapid means oT communicaTion Tor shor-T disTances in daylighT, fXnoTher is TlaghoisT, The mosT rapid and accuraTe meThod oT maneuvering a TleeT when uniTs are wiThin easy signaling disTance. STill anoTher means oT communicaTion is Tlashing lighT, which employs inTerna- Tional Morse code. AlThough communicaTions is The pri- mary and mosT imporTanT iob oT The signalmen, They also have oTher duTies. They are oTTen called upon To dress The TorecasTle wiTh signal Tlags Tor oTTicial TuncTions which Take place There, The mainTenance oT high sTandards oT clean- liness on The signal bridge is also The iob oT The CS division. The signalmen have every righT To be exTremely proud QT The Tine appearance oT Their bridge, BACK ROW: LTJG J. H. DempsTer, P. G. Pregl, F. W. Sweeny, J. M. Van Norman, R. E. Heicle, D. M. Blaclrnall, G. P. Puls, J. H. Brown, D. C. FinnerTy, E. G. Garvin, M. A. Griner, T. S. Powers, CHRELE T. P. David. FRONT RO'W: B. D. Kinnish, J. R. Kefchum, R. E. WalThall, R. J. Gallegos, K. H. Gould, R. E. Hannan, J. J. Evanclco, T. L. Harper, Z. Levy, R. MaTThews. NOT PRESENT: G. O. Nelson. DIVISI ElecTronics Technician is a relaTively new raTe, Before I942 There was no such Thing as an ET, buT as Time pro- gressed and elecTronic gear became more complicaTed, The need arose for a new raTe To mainTain and repair The many differenf Types of radar, sonar and communicaTions equipmenf which are used by The navy Today. Today, The ElecTronics Technician is a highly specialized individual, chosen for his apTiTude for, and his inTeresT in elecTronics. l-le spends many monThs in Training before he reporTs for dufy. Even Then his Training is noT over, for every day ThaT he serves in The navy he is learning. When he has become Thoroughly familiar wiTh The presenf equipmenT, The nexT yard period will be sure To see somefhing new added, Aboard The BalTimore, The Elecfronics Technician is on duTy TwenTy-four hours a day, for if a radar brealcs down, or a TransmiTTer goes haywire, iT is imperaTive ThaT The equipmenT be puT baclc info operafion speedily and effi- cienTly, be iT high noon, or The wee hours of The morning. From The simplesT broadcasf receiver To The mosT com- plicaTed piece of radar equipmenT, The responsibiliTy for iTs being in Top operafing condiTion resTs wiTh The T division, a very small, buf viTal parT of The ship's organizaTion. TOP ROW D P Lopez D Glenn F A Slone E D Fish R D Douglas G. E. Furey, R. J. Hanley, F. R. Dupon+. MIDDLE ROW: M. Mazurslry F G Schneider W L Hicks P H Malone R A Aushn R D Slevens H. R. Woller, J. l.. Schlageler. BOTTOM ROW: W. E. Riffey, K. M Alexander J M Brown LTJG R R Grundy S. R. Shaw, W. S. Lawson, D. E. Forest I ISI We are lhe eyes ol The ship. We're Trained lo recognize Ships, planes, buoys, and aids +o navigalion in any kind of wealher. Normal sleaming finds us in Sky Forward, Sky All, and lhe Comloal lnlormalion Cenler. When The log rolls in, we are posled from lruclc lo lorecaslle, Unlil The Ballimore arrived al Barcelona, we were a parl of N di- vision-mind you a parl ol, yer a dislincl group in lhe N division. Aller our deparlure from Barcelona we moved 'ro new quarlers and became officially a division wilh ML Peepers as our division officer, On our Scandinavian cruise, we provided six of l'he eighl 'eClUlfeCl Side lOOyS. Needless lo say, we spenl many exlfd hours squaring ourselves and our dress blues away fOr ll1lS demancllml duly. We shall long remember Mr. Grundy? daily mOfV1iV1g personnel inspeclions, and cerlainly MF- Clalqs leclures on The Dulies ol a Sideboyf' 'Iwi lllviui 'Emil 5 4' nf? ST' xl, gr'?Ei3'T rfb itrfifi Fw .wx pf? v 1. i 'N v 'T :bam 1-HMT BACK ROW: L. D. Thompson, G. B. Cashman, D. A. Bloeclow. R. V. Wolf, K. A Spears R W ST Onge LCDR A D Rusk ENS R J M Wh A. Ponce, W. E. Malone, J. BenTZ. P- H. MCGinr1iS, R. K. Murphy, D. F. S:hmuTzi FRONT ROW: J. Oreaney W J Moore J N Duijuis tO-h-D Moore, A. STapleTon, R. R. Rhacligan, A. SaTmary, A. F. Shumslci, R. Therrien, M. Craig, V. Pasceri, P. E. Saraceno J F Yovino J Massa F J Gregson. NOT PRESENT: R. F. OTis, E. S. Clark. DIVISION N division is responsible Tor direcTing The ship Through navigable waTers, and Tixing her posiTion on The earTh aT any given momenT, This is The pri- mary TuncTion oT The QuarTermasTer gang. In addiTion, They wriTe The ship's log, an accuraTe and deTailed hisTory oT The daily liTe oT The BalTi- rnore. The quarTermasTers care Tor The correcTion oT all charTs and pub- licaTions concerning changes in navigaTional aids and sea condiTions in every corner OT The world. While in porT The quarTermasTers play an imporTanT role in rendering honors and ceremo- nies. They Turnish The ship's buglers who announce The daily evenTs aboard The ship. lT is an ouTTiT which demands The uTmosT cooperaTion oT The group, as well as The Torehandedness and adapTabiliTy oT each individual To cope wiTh The unexpecTed. This spiriT oT Team work was never more in evidence Than during our recenT cruise. The resulT was a well-oiled machine, which aT all Times lcepT conTusion aT a minimum. Wi'. , The exacTing Technical aspecT oT The guarTermasTer's job comes The monoTonous daily rouTine oT cleaning The division spaces. Again Team work and cooperaTion play a maior role. The bridge area was immaculaTe aT all Times. Every member oT The OuarTermasTer gang can cerTainly be proud oT his division and The work iT has accomplished. AT sea They readily adapTed Themselves To The rigorous daily rouTine demanded oT a guarTermasTer underway. IT wasn'T easy aTTer a long period in The yard, buf They made The change and proved Them- selves worThy oT The TiTle oT QuarTermasTer. , .,.. rg TOP RO, F. G. Sc Q azurslry, 'K,M. nize nd oi fog The N di- vision-mi you a pa 'I llle N division. Allen' our deparlure from Barcelona we moved TO new guarlers and became officially a division wiiln MV- Peepersl' as our division ollicer. Un our Scandinavian cruise, we provided six ol llne Glfllwl required side boys, Needless lo say, we spenl many eXl'VG liours squaring ourselves and our dress blues away for 'rl'1iS demanding duly. We sliall long remember Mr. Grundy? daily morning personnel inspeclions, and cerlainly MV- Craigls leclures on Mille Dulies ol a Sideboyf' WHT. iliilu .-r 1: I FK-yi -- YY T13 C an 13.4.51 I 'ew' g 6'T :ff v V .JN ,. 1 ,I 05 si. pg. v .-HN 1 i A Mi. ,mil ai' ,yum rw we IU I H I BACK ROW: L. D. Thompson, G. B. Cashman, D. A. Bloeclow, R. V. Wolf, K. A. Spears R. W SI' Onge LCDR A D Ruslc ENS R J M Wh + A. Ponce, W. E. Malone, J. BenTZ. P- I I. MCGinniS, R. K. Murphy, D. F. S::hmuTz. FRONT ROVII: J. Oreaney W J Moore J N Dupjuis gg Moore, A. STapIeTon, R. R. Rhacligan, A. SaTmary, A. F. Shumslci, R. Therrien, M. Craig, V. Pasceri, P. E. Saraceno J F Yovlno J Massa F J Gregson. NOT PRESENT: R. F. OTis, E. S. Clark. DIVISION N division is responsible Tor direcTing The ship Through navigable waTers, and Tixing her posiTion on The earTh aT any given momenT, This is The pri- mary TuncTion oT The OuarTermasTer gang. In addiTion, They wriTe The ship's log, an accuraTe and deTaiIed hisTory oT The daily IiTe oT The BaITi- rnore. The quarTermasTers care Tor The correcTion oT all charTs and pub- IicaTions concerning changes in navigaTionaI aids and sea condiTions in every corner OT The world. While in porT The quarTermasTers play an imporTanT role in rendering honors and ceremo- nies. They Turnish The ship's buglers who announce The daily evenTs aboard The ship. IT is an ouTTiT which demands The uTmosT cooperaTion oT The group, as well as The Torehandedness and adapTabiIiTy oT each individual To cope wiTh The unexpecTed. This spiriT oT Team work was never more in evidence Than during our recenT cruise. The resuIT was a well-oiled machine, which aT all Times IcepT conTusion aT a minimum. Wi'. , The exacTing Technical aspecT oT The guarTermasTer's job comes The monoTonous daily rouTine oT cleaning The division spaces. Again Team work and cooperaTion play a maior role. The bridge area was immacuIaTe aT all Times. Every member oT The OuarTermasTer gang can cerTainIy be proud oT his division and The work iT has accomplished. AT sea They readily adapTed Themselves To The rigorous daily rouTine demanded oT a quarTermasTer underway. IT wasn'T easy aTTer a long period in The yard, buT They made The change and proved Them- selves worThy oT The TiTIe oT QuarTermasTer. n T 1 A X .4-. .4-' Tlx ft' '13 T TX - Q x - 'XX u '-. xg ' K X- . 7 ,yz'rf:,ff5?'f2Q-5 ..1.g -TN:-F159 .flfixny :SYSYZETN ..::.:A,:.5- sa-SX ,MQQQQQ ,Sew NQ5 Q,-.X ,x.:f.:Qg.y.:.:.Q QMS xg-Q' NX SQA-STQQE . 1-M-1r.-1-1.-1-14-:-N-Q wx-1-nt:-9 ,,..--.Q-.xv bmvw hm-xiw.---m ek-www ,:5qZ:,:,p1 ,q:,:g::.-:wr-:. mfizxw ,1-rev-:1:rswff Y:'-wb , - K 25:4-::,:-f: .S,v:s.r:bw' x K lv .f f?59.f' ' I . 551-E Q : A . .yi . W! 1055 ' ' 4 325. ie ,- -2' an ,ff 'Pgiifq gi 4 S, . 6' . X J .gy v ,. Q . f 'Q 'f 5 . ft xc 3 3: 5 DEPARTMENT Gunnery Officer LCDR J. R. Mor- ing and Assisfani' Gunnery OHTcer LT. M. J. Winfon . . . plans in +he makin Q. 1 i 5 l , A ,- If 'LLLX Y-v-. v r mai s -ul Q1 'Y , f M4 'fr P 5 3 ,gre .sr v-gf Nl! r3xHebwv BeHer check 'rhose blueprinfs Ri for fu I' d 'r g e mg es royer Voice of fhuncler Man all 40-millimefer moun'rs! ,.-v 'wX i i I 1 i I i Hungry hancls unload sfores I 1 i The whirlybird is alof'r ' v. K W A n V I v N v-l ' W N Y W Smerf and shipshgpe FQ I ' 1 The big Firsl, wilh ils looIs of lhe lracIe . . . BACK ROW: ENS J. Fairfield, G. J. Di Meglio, E. L. Mohr, C. F. Murawslri, W. F. Swilzer, M. F. Ivey, R. S. Kramer, W. Hooks, W. W. Clark, D. M. Clark, J. A. Brenl, G. A. Chapman, W. G. Bedics, L. A. Bordelon, LTJG P. P. Lord. MIDDLE ROW: C. E. Davis, L. P. Sharpe, R. J. Slrickland, E. J. Bromer, R. D. Culver, C. J. Van Buskirk, A. E. Coleman, J. W. McAIIisler, R. R. Kuhn, W. J. Fogarly, V. Shouse, D. L. Millar, R. O. Davis, M. Sl. Aubins, J. D. Jones, C. J. Warner. BOTTOM ROW: D. G. Hodges, T. D. Hanes, D. J.WiIls, J. H. Osborne, R. L. Holmes, G. W. Foreman, H. A. Remon, M. L. Mabon, W. G. Chennaull, W. Delaney, W. R. Clark, D. E. De Moss, W. T. Malson, R. V. Kopelsky. NOT PRESENT: R. M. Gary, D. R. Fields, J. J. Greenidge, G. F. Cash, R. D. Large, R. K. Swisher, J. A. Doughlie, W. L. Grier. sl DIVISION They look some men lrorn lhe backyard ol lhe old Firsl division and pul lhem up on lhe Ballimore's lronl porch, lhe lorecaslle, and called il lhe new Firsl division. The lronl porch didn'l have a swing, bul lhen il's gueslionable whelher one could have been lound slrong enough lo hold up Big Dog Davis while he lold his boys whal lo do. Anyway, Face Sharpe kepl lhe porch swepl down whenever he could gel One Lick Mohr lo gel olherg like Frenchie Bordelon, Bool Warner, Dubie Culver, Creepy Murawski, Jay Bird Van Buskirk, Scolly Millar, Wild Bill Hooks, Jerry Dimeglio-, Willy Swilzer, Irish Fogarly, and yes, Tweely Bird Bedics inlo aclion. Meanwhile, Oenlleman Jim Brenl iusl smiled lrom lhe gear locker. 22 Sandy Hanes hung oul up in lhe Sail Locker wilh Twin Screws Clark and J, D. Jones in lhe Boalswain's Locker. Lover Osborne was in lhe Firsl Lieulenanl'S Sloreroom, while Hog Grier was ollside-cleaning. Kike': Kopelsky looked aller lhings below decks wilh HMGIOFI Ivey. Porky Pig Kuhn, Chappy Chapman, Buzzard Sl. Aubin, Pipeliller Wills, and MacAllisler, Delaney. and Shouse. Snake Fields and Boo Hoo Slrickland ran lhe boal. Gary ran lhe Turrel One Lounge wilh Pele Fore- rnan. Mel Mabon, Guinea Demoss, Wally Walson. QITOD Chop Holmes, Flippy I-lodges, Wyman Clark. Dick Swisher, and Skenuk Chennaull assisled. Every division has ils ollicers, and lhe Firsl had LTJ6 LOr.d and ENS Fairlield, BMC Remon was lhe lorecaslle CINSI. G Smiling and palienl lalher lo our molley crew- 4 DIVISION Like all deck divisions, lhe Second division is made up of gun- ner's males and deck hands. Turrei ll, a parlr of Bal+imore's main ballery, is our responsibilily lor upkeep and mainienance. Wherher we are al general quarlers or iusl sleaming on a rouline run, our gunner's males spend long hours lo keep Jrhe long range ordnance in lop nolch condilion, As deck seamen, we are called upon lo apply plenly of spii and polish lo lhe lorecasile, and wha+ a iob Thai was for our norlhern cruise, when lhe forecaslle was The Ballimore's iron? hall on many occasions. Then loo, The porl anchor chain has io be wire brushed and painled every lime The Ballimore weighs an- chor. Wilh lhis evenl almosl' a daily occurrence on our recenl' cruise, mosl of us came lo regard Thar por+ anchor as our own ball and chain. Of course Number Two Molor Launch was our baby loo, and despile whalever derogalory commenls may haxe been made by our ersiwhile boal' officers, she was kepl in ship shape condilion and ready 'ro go ai anyfrime.-Shclegbcmfmgbari menl or diplomalic receprion, we're always Jrhere Jro +akeT+hE2a+L uarion well in hand, in our own inimilable Second division siyle. , . . ' , D. H. R , C. F. D' l , P. Ga' s, L. E. Dailey, E. R. Boyd TOP ROW: J. P. Davis, E. E. Benlamin, J. J. Delmore, L. M. Slano, F. E. Mounger W: L. EHEY R u J-'V,i.YO e Ding. Crdeaul E. G. Kin I D. R . T. P d H. MIDDLE RO e osner. V . i 9 19' J' Hohm3n'IJ' A' ViLTe'Lr:l2 IT-Ffgagoigi gvvifeE1.,?ranLJeliClZ:mbs aJ QE Dalby D. S. Procfer, H. X. Praier, J. M. Kilim, R. L. Vana'H'a, R. F. Hicks, C. W an eman . saacs, . . - '- ' ' ' ' ' 9 - , k B. W- M k I C, R, L k y, R. O. Peppers, V. J. Paley, D. C. Rowell, R. L. Ganschow, T. P BWV' BOTTOM ROW' R' L'Z'Z.T!3i.Ee.k.5T1NiL2...... C. siacifum. O- iAi-i?0fdefS- M- D- Tf'Y'0'- B- G' Phillips' 23 .xxx Xxsxx BACK ROW: B. Woods, J. J. Hoffman, J. Marue, R. A. Sims, E. B. Reas, L. R. High, L. H. Carrier, S. R. Boolcer, E. S. Hiclrs, R. G. Mifchell J. A. Mon+gomery. THIRD ROW: ENS J. R. Ripa, E. Flowers, W. L. Wallace, J. E. BenneH', R. A. Angle, E. S. Drauchon, T, R, Hunger, W, R SuH'ie, D. A. Howell, G. A. Anibal, J. H. Kinney, LTJG S. R. Wilson. SECOND ROW: R. A. O'LaugI1Iin, H. Reinbold, A. E. Elayer, J. B. Marlin J. R. Harris, A. R. Gulbraa, D. K. Kruplra, J. T. Turner, L. W. Reis, R. L. McCeIIancI, H. Newman, E. J. Brumfielcl, W. E. O'Brien. FIRST ROW: R. L Draper, R. P. Kilson, S. R. Gansclwow, R. O. Srruble, W. O. Easley, J. Hu bber'I', J. Fenelli, J. D. Bryan+, H. L. Clemenfs, B, G, Surro, NOT PRESENT B. F. Gundry, S. T. Sheppard. DIVISION 12 TOP ROW: P. E. Sfollard, F. L. Rogers, M. C. Ragland, P. H. Fogg, B. J. Foreman, F. Aiken, G. F. F l J o ey, . D. SylvesTer, J. R. Rogers, J. H, Byrd D. J. Carlson, W. V. BuTler, M. K. Johnson, C. C. Gibson, P. A. Flagg, M. E. PeTers, J. D. Sfrawn, J. R. Boxley A. F. Ruggerio. MIDDLE ROW ENS W. V. Hogan, H. W. Simpson, J. P. Nellis, A. Boclrick, W. M. Robe:-Ts, J. H. SmiTh, L. D. Taylor, J. W. Sfull, G, F, Thomas M, A NH-Zsche J. L. Moss, L. P. Cclebaca, C. L. Kelso, J. F. McGowan, J. Zimmer, E. IP. Pharms, B. R. TaTe, R. R. AshworTh, D. H. Allen, A. R. Zaguroli ENS C, K Rourke. BOTTOM ROW: B. R. Thompson, R. F. BeaudeT'I'e, W. G. Luke, R. B. Young, W. D. Frisch, H. L. Blair, R. E. Soucier J. Tencharal N. B Huffman, L. J. Willingham. B. N. Coleman, J. Madigan, J. I. Maglicco, L. M. Cedrone, R. C. Scram, E. Benh, J. Sievers. NOT PRESENT: L. F Vickers, A. E. Chapman, R. E. Ellio'T'I', A. A. AusTin, N. B. Newman, F. L. STebbins, T. A. Fosfer, W. M. Rauclenbush, R. B. Monfgomery, V. J Cesario. Th I I I s Work is The keynoTe oT The FourTh division. During gen- eral guarTers we man The Torward Three 5 38 mounTs, The ship's primary anTi-aircraTT deTense. This duTy requires many long hours o'T Training in The mounT and aT The loading ma- chine, BuT shooTing The guns is iusT parT oT our iob. We clean The porT quarTerdeck, The porT accommodaTion lad- der and The passageways on The porT side oT oTTicers' coun- Try. Our gunner's maTes musT keep Their guns ready Tor in- sTanT use as well as mainTaining The cleanliness oT The handling rooms and magazines. The work oT The division does noT end here. Whenever Number Two MoTor Whale BoaT and Number Four MoTor Launch are called away, The men in The FourTh division can be proud oT The Trim appearance oT boTh boaTs, Tor They have spenT long hours oT hard work To keep These craTT in Top operaTional condiTion. When a working parTy is needed Tor provisioning or Tueling, you can be sure ThaT we have all our men ready To do Their share. IT seems our work is never done. STill, iT is WiTh a spiri+ oT diligence and cooperaTion ThaT we go abouT our daily chores. Every man in The division lends a hand To make The division one oT The closesT-working Team uniTs aboard The BalTimore. ' 25 ilu I I I BACK ROW: LTJG V. I. Craig, M. J.Woic+zaIc, W. D. Thornburg, J. A. Sours, L. Nold, J. Robinson, S. T. Long, R. E. Grobsmifh, C. S. Perdieu, R. J. Reese, W. T. Krzalcala, R. L. Miller, F. O. Price, T. E. Schweppe, G. Moniere, J. C. Spezia, T. D. Parlin, H. W. Holmes, C. D. SchoH', E. G. McPeaIc, G. F. Mullca, ENS S. R. Moore. MIDDLE ROW: E. F. Moyer, R. Dubis, L. M. Rullcowslri, D. K. Vericlrer, M. Ansaldo, R. Moye, J. J. Karbow- slci, C. F. Couch, R. J. Gennarini, L. G. Kelley, N. E. Coafes, H. G. Ducharme, G. O. Thomas, W. W. Wallace, W. T. Hare, M. J. Raclino, R. L. Cowan, R. J. Golclner, J. A. Sfevens, B. G. Ensor, J. L. Milroy. BOTTOM ROW: J. H. Riley, A. P. Afanasio, W. E, Allison, T. G. S'I'aigers, A. Taboni, W. F. Brown, F. H. Yuhas, J. R. Perry, K. H. Scribner, M. P. Pearson, J. L. Evans, W. F. Pe+rowsIci, D. W. Knigh'I', W. W. Sfeeves, R. Lappe, C. Abrams, R. E. Riclcabaugh, R. I. Porfeous, A. Frasso. NOT PRESENT: C. Pioppi. You can always bel Ihai you will see Ihe Fiilh division iurning Io on declc, in Iheir numerous spaces below, or in Ihe aller live inch ballery. When general quarlers is sounded we man Jrhese Ihree mounls and become a vilal parl oi Ihe Bal+imore's anii-aircrall defenses. Our gunner's males musl lceep Iheir mounls shipshape and ready lor sur- prise aclion a+ all limes. Scrubbing declcs is a conlinual chore lor us. The cleanli- ness oi Ihe main declc from Ihe slarboard quarler Io num- ber lwo slaclc, as well as Ihe Cap+ain's and officers' pas- sageways. is our responsibilily, The division keeps Number One Molor Whale Boai and Number Five Moior Launch smarlr and shipshape. Fueling operalions find us handling our rig wilh a precision Ihal's made Ihe Ballimore Ihe Iinesl Ianl4er in Ihe Ileel. On declc or al The guns, lhe Fiilh di- vision can be counied on lo do a seamanlilie iob, in The besl Iradiiion oi Ihe Fleel. Glu I ISI BACK ROW: J. B. Wallace, L. L. Campbell, D. R. Walls, V. Vall', P. H. M II D I axwe , .A. Van Wagoner H. L. Oglesby M D Husfon E Rich- d D J Bl: C J D R l ar son, . . a er, . . eegan, . C. Pu Iey, M. Sarlcisian, 'W. T. Dougherfy, B. R. Grim, J. D. Bowers, V. H. Lloyd. MIDDLE ROW: J. I King, D. L. Hunsuclrer, T. C. Ford, L. LaRosa, G. D. Kelly, R. A. Earles, C. W. Bufler, R. Greenwood, ENS G, A. Parnell, W. R. Fel+enberger, G. A Cooper, P. Anfonucci, D. H. Marlin, R. T. Molchaney, C. G. McNeely, K. C. Reynolds, L. A. Dougherfy, P. C. Nulfer. BOTTOM ROW: J. V Urso, J. E. Princio'Ha, l. R. Bayles, E. F. Laufilr, R. J. Kaier, J. T. Willingham, J. L. Carpenfer, J. E. Malhis, F. E. Benediclr, E. N. Canirelle, C. T. Wallrer, J. Sanforo. NOT PRESENT: P. Caballero, C. J. PaH'erson, J. H. Echols, J. E. Wilson, F. D. Blaclcmon, H. F. Downing, R. Householder, J. C. Webb, A. P. Bernier, G. L. Dearing, G. E. Marfin, R. R. Morfenson, S. L H. E. Hoard, N. M. Szabados Forel, R. S. Shanlrs, V. Marino Below: This is a firing run +o porl ' Righfz Make sure +he color's righl! Below righ1': STANDBY . . . 1 1 , f. V. i N.. - . J. E. Craslin L. Scher, B. J. Wilson, M. J. Reams, R. R, Bailey, L. C. Dwiggens, M. M. Walberg, R. L. True, R. D. wg? FTOBDSRTH ROW: B. Benfz, M. J. Hasfy, E. S. Blue, F. J. Sweefser, L. T. Redmond, J. A. Belair, J. N. Spurgeon, R. C. Van Allen G. H. Lance, H. E. Barker, M. R. Brand, I. W. Roberfs, H. F. Loehner. THIRD ROW: A. D. Goins, J. D. SpraH', C. W. Drummond, J. H. Hausiauer, R. R. Kinnier, LTJG, E. C. Bursk, ENS, E. J. Yacko, L. R. Smifh, W. D. Lobdell, L. E. Spencer, J. V. Carpeaux. SECOND ROW: L. M. Lockard' R, M, Culflipi V, Manning' S, R, Overs+ree+, L. F. Heller, P. Murphy, R. H. Turner, R. E. Sigler, R. K. Brammer, R. B. Sfeele. FRONT ROW: R. H. Dal'ron, T. V. Bell, D. K. Tipfon, W. A. MacDonald, E. W. McGlashan, M. N. Talboff, L. O. Fields. The Sevenfh division is fhe lasf, buf nof fhe leasf of fhe Balfimore's deck divisions, The division'5 cleaning spaces are varied and numerous, including fhe main deck sfarboard, fhe affer supersfrucfure, fhe Offi- cers' Mofor Boaf, various below deck spaces and The sfarboard 40 MM mounfs. Alfhough mosf of ifs spaces are confinually subiecf fo fhe weafher. fhe division has done a fine iob in keeping fhem af a high degree of cleanliness. As one of fhe fwo 40 MM baffery divisions aboard, we have shown during our recenf cruise fhaf we are always fhere wifh fhe besf in fire power when if is needed. ln any po-rf which fhe Balfimore may visif, fhe smarf appearance of fhe Officers' Mofor Boaf is fhe envy of every specfafor. Finally, when one of our desfroyers, sleek greyhounds of fhe sea, needs fhaf much used fuel oil, fhe Sevenfh is oufsfanding in serving fhern from fhaf ever-ready affer fueling sfafion. A working division and a happy division, fhe Sevenfh is proud of fhe parf if is playing aboard fhe Balfimore. ffm DIVISION I ISI TOP ROW: J. Tobin, P. A. Wehrle, J. Schrimer, S. W. Swierczelc, J. A. Poyner, J. N. SalTamarTini, H. W. O'Brien, J. L. Smifh, J. A. VenuTi, S Berezowslci, P. O. Brennan, M. L. Wilson, L. V. HusTon, R. E. SmiTley, S. A. Cameron, H. A. Perry, M. W. Helm, H. L. Brunlc, F. Hallaclc, T. E Linehan, W. J. Alexander. THIRD ROW: R. W. Dion, G. Lipsey, R. M. Alexander, L. L. Davis, C. T. Byrne, C. J. Depew, R. S. Rowan, D. L. Edwards H. D. Ridgley, D. J. Barry, M. R. Quinlan, J. D. McQuigan, J. C. Larrabee, H. C. LaaTz, D. B. Fagerland, V. G. Curry, C. A. Moore, R. E, RaFfi+ H. Williams, D. J. Wagner, C. E. Brown, S. K. E. Jacobson, C. E. Lee, R. A. WrighT, D. C. Mosier, B. G. Fields, R. E. Wimmer, G. A. Bogan, R. H Davis, P. E. Jones, R. M. Wilcox, A. Baldwin, T. J. Len+es, M. M. Simons. SECOND ROW: D. R. RoberTs, L. S. Peckham, J. A. Chipman, W. Men delson, R. D. DougherTy, J. J. O'Connor, H. J. Piech, ENS C. Zirps, ENS J. W. SToner, LTJG H. R. WrighT, CHGUN N. I. Fewell, CHGUN L Brandon, G. C. Wallcer, J. B. Hughes, A. L. Olsen, G. R. MaTre, J. A. Lulcshus, W. J.AlTord, N. R. STevenson. FRONT ROW: L. M. Deranelc, R. C Smi+h, P. Tassone, A. S. Zirpolo, C. R. Hooper, R. C. O'Connor, J. N. HunTer, E. J. WirTanen, D. F. BeTTs, P. L. Mellor, B. T. Rapson, W. L. Miller G. G. Mills, M. D. Tolman, C. V. Wilson, J. M. Young. NOT PRESENT: R. E. Scouse, C. E. Durbin, R. S. Taylor. Since our recommissioning in November, I95 I, This ship has seen many oT our TirsT leaders deparT, buT noT beTore They laid down a high sTandard Tor The Fox division. The Teachings oT These men along wiTh ThaT oT The newly-arrived, well-Trained Technicians have helped This division become highly raTed as a Team uniT. The duTies which make The Fox division an inTrinsic parT oT The BalTimore are many and varied, To The Tire conTrol Technician goes The ThreeTold responsibilTies oT mainTe- nance, repair and operaTion oT all eguipmenT used To aim and direcT The guns. They musT insure ThaT This equipmenT is in perTecT condiTion and ready Tor insTanT use should The need arise. The ship's armory is manned by our gunner's maTes. They care Tor The ship's small arms and all oT her maga- zines. ln addiTion To This duTy, all gun saluTes which The BalTimore is called upon To render are handled by This ca- pable group, NOT To be TorgoTTen are The Yeomen who perTorm Their duTies in The Gunnery OTTice, headquarTers Tor The Gun Boss. They mainTain all gunnery records and puT down in black and whiTe The policies and procedures To be Tollowed by The enTire deparTmenT. 29 ,. i. ,i i l 1 ' l ff5?iE2QE:I'f was: 9. R , Yi iss 1 9 fc r 2 'z' , X, 4 . . ,... . .. .... ., R. , . V Qs X 9 sk s ,.. 19' x s s a ka ss f N Q A 1' w sa , -.L , :P , . .-., :, . 9-,,,,, . ': . ' i S., l 3 , l -'f ir siftfir -:SWE -:rieS'G-rQ::s1g- i '45 in QS. .xg N fsfv .s'W. GEXOQE AES XY 0 XS. Ng 'Ki' Q Ain .FO S is ' N ,333 .52 ... ' Q Q N? w 4 QI, X mbglxi 0 . QQ , i QA' vis' , X 'ISV ,QP fa v ' .-.VCNS 1.5 . 1'5'5..' -YA:-. es. -F' is.. g QA' o N ' x Q' Q- 'Z4 Z .lk A X' 1, 5: JK . , ,f ?Z D E T A C l'l M E N T V, TOP ROW: F. R. Meek, J. G. Poss, J. Y. Harris, J. W. Caven, L. lnl Tirado, L. J. Russell, C. C. McMahon, J. A. Suslad, W. J. Smilh, J. W. .l Walkins, L. J. LeClair, W. F. Lynch. MIDDLE ROW: T. A. Tolman, S. F. Savino, R. J. Riggins, R. J. Lees, J. T. Mackin, R. W. McCreedy, C. R. ll Oliver, R. L. Ennis, A. D. Mc'Clanahan, D. W. Thompson, S. V. Amalo, CAPT N. Kavakich, CAPT J. F. Meyers, E. E. Rone. FRONT ROW: E. J. Simpson, R. J. Forlin, J. H. Ourand, M. E. Auclel, J. D. Carroll, T. H. Shorl, R. L. Shanabrook, C. K. Elsesser. l 1 l i l i l i lil A Navy Caplain, observing lhe Ballimore Marines al close order drill in Barcelona, Spain, remarked lo his com- panion. ll seems like every lime l see Marines, lhey're pulling on a show. ll makes no dillerence whelhef il's a whole plaloon al drill or only lhree ol lhem walking down lhe slreel logelher on liberly. They're always on parade. So il has been wilh lhe Ballimore's Marine De- lachmenl. From range work and lield problems al Guan- lanamo Bay, Cuba, lo counlless inspeclions and honor guards lor visiling loreign dignilaries lhroughoul lhe sl'1ip'S cruise in lhe Medilerranean and in lhe Norlh Allanlic, lhey have endeavored lo presenl a squared-away show wherever lhey go. ll is lhe repulalion ol sea-going Marines lo al- lempl lo achieve lhe ullimale ol perleclion in personal ap- J I f 1 f ? ! 2 5 1, , --, Z 2 1 Z f 1 , Q f Honor Guard for a gues+ Fanfail field drill pearance and in Jrheir performance of duly. To achieve Jrhis perfeclion enlails endless hours ol spi+ and polish and, even more imporlanr, an individual sense of personal pride Jrhal is indicalive of Jrhe high slandards of +he Marine Corps. To improve Jrheir knowledge of mililary subiecls, a weekly Jrraining schedule is carried ou+ so Jrhal each Marine a+ sea will keep abreasl of his land-based counierparl in basic subiecls. The primary mission of Marines slalioned aboard ship is lo provide a highly lrained nucleus lor lhe ship's landing parly. ln addilion They provide a shore fire conlrol pariy, man Jrwenly-four hour infernal securily posis aboard ship, mainlain lhe ship's brig and provide gun crews for lwo 40 MM mounls. -E f fm fd 3 f , ,Q ' 4 1 DIVISIGN The aviaTion deTachmenT aboard The USS BalTimore served in a Temporary duTy sTaTus Trom iTs arenT d- p sgua ron, IocaTed in LalcehursT, New Jersey. The uniT consisTed oT a seven man crew and Two piloTs. The aircraTT used was a HUP-2, or helicopTer uTiliTy. The TlighT deck Tor The helicopTer was The TanTail oT The BalTimore, iusT Torward oT The hangar haTch and aTT oT TurreT III. Our Two piloTs, LT. W. D, Juraschek and LTJG. L. Taylor, were called upon many Times To make mail TlighTs or To TI a TT d ' ' y s a i e guar uniT Tor SixTh l:leeT carriers as They launched Their planes Tor TlighT exercises. Then Too, our x 9 2 X if f 55127, I aircraTT uniT provided us wiTh a rapid means oT inTer-ship TransporTaTion. AT The word, Prepare To launch helicopTer Trom The TanTail, all oT us became accusTomed To see whirling blades rise Trom The declc and wing Their way Toward oTher ships IV1 The TormaTion, WheTher iT was a mail TlighT, liTe guard rescue, or iusT a rouTine run. OUF l'19l'COPTeT duTy, search and was in excellenT hands. To The men who Tlew her and To Those who ke pT her Tlying, go our hearTy Thanlcs Tor a TOT? well done. i T ' if' , , , , , , T , T T . MMNWMNZWQ .W- :LM . , e -- fl-2'-M'- - M ' ' , ' -- - , ,. . . Y V ff AM' ' A T If 1-4 f 4 .V YH T 9 5 TOP ROW: D. J. McKee, ENS L. L. Taylor, LT W. D. Juraschelc, C. A. Szafranowski, D. L. Baker. FRONT ROW: P. T. Dressler, M. P. MazzeH'i. C. E. Roberis, G. Muensier. l 0gxiQb2g4,2,3M5X'fzgS521S ,M f ,, nf - f f WW fW 3 w,,f... , V 411 7 W I 41 -f' ,W if 1 I 4 Q 'A K my in I f fwofm 1 5 Y , K il r IE I E f 5 , f' E 3 fe 12 Y ,J - 'Mic' - NVQ- Qx .g 4? ,Q R-zmvgxvf ,c M ' , ,MW QNX, .MW . .X , fx sf? ., ,aa fz4?1fX-ffm' 77 0- QWZS' '35 34973 QPS?WCf 6 ,S2X2fWkW- -if-'W v wx- W 42 - 4-Nwz, 9,-Mgwwwg ,Qwgw ,ww 7 A ff :-gg Wg bk' g?'wng: 5! 5455 ,Ax .,,5fQg'f,v,Q QM' Q'4w.5gs3X- 3 ffm? 45 yL'aQ9 V62 LW , , 2.4 if gw5Xw,gW,,eg, gswwgzb x M if 4X9 V1 447 5 i f xl w A fi 1 i G i The Black Gang +ur'ns +o wHl'1 a will. Ev V y : X 4 ,,.. mums 4 'W 49 Q X .4 9.2.1. .'V.Y.7,Y,7,V.9,x,xypY,x,1 1 w 1 s V 1 sc ww wr Q x fi S 4 C75 'fa 4 r 'S If Ii Chief Engineer LCDR Marples, Damage Conirol Assis+an'r LT BiHner, and Main Propulsion Assis+an+ LT Smiih. T E The Log Room siaff. K h J G , R. M d , D. J. Krawiec, R. M. Jacobson, W. G. Champion, T. A. Vasseur, A. J. Lawyer, joy: RpOWen6MTDlIgTT5ioIgiOklV MM Eayiflanns C5oLTeBarlschfnP.eA. Cline, J. H. Reid, P. Bearce, J. W. Peluso, E. I. Howe, M. Collado, D, B. Miller, J C Blaliixilion W M Phillips BOTTOM ROW C. E. Severance, M. L. Brown, J. W. Hayes, E. F. Gansbury, W. Cloud, LTJG J. H. Glenn, A. L. Rowe R J Johnson K R Edwards D C Williams, W. W. McCraw. NOT PRESENT: B. J. Bullock, E. Marlinez, R. A. Brockell, J. C. Twombly, R L La Valley D F Bell D F Blaser L D Bloom, J. J. Ondreika, J. H. McKee, R. M. McCue, S. T. Bunch, A. L. McCIurkin, R. D. Luke, R. Rodriguez, Murray, R. A. Bruner. DIVISI N The M division is mainly responsible lor lhe Ballimore s main engines and lhe various pumps and Iubricalion syslems which keep our lour powerlul engines run- ning smoolhly and ellicienlly. When- ever Ballimore leaves or enlers a porl il is an M division man who cracks or secures lhe lhrollle lo lhe main engines. Taul walches are needed al all limes lo insure lhe proper lunclion ol all machinery, lor as we all know, one ol lhe loremosl reguisiles ol a lighling ship is lo keep her sleam- IFIQ. Anolher lunclion ol lhe M division is lo supply all lhe waler lor lhe Ballimore, bolh drinking waler and leed waler lor our boilers. Our evaporalors are run lwenly-lour hours a day: lhe nexl lime you lake a hol shower remember lhe waler is made righl on board lhe Ballimore by M division personnel. W. A, Cloud, MMC, and R. J, Johnson, MMI are in charge ol lhe Engine Room, while A, L. Rowe. MMC, and S. T. Bunch, MMI are lhe leading pelly ollicers in lhe Aller Engine Room. E. F. Slansbury, MMI, is lhe leading pelly ollicer ol lhe division. These meh combine lheir leadership and guidance lo make M division a weII-organ- ized leam. ,, I I I ,4- 1 I TOP ROW: E. J. Brown, D. L. Kobi, J. J. Szymarek, TW. R. Hancock, H. E. Emerson, J. W. Mi+chell, M. E. Smiih, W. C. Schramm, H. R. Porfer, M. D. Hill, M. A. ScoTT, R. E. Hess, J. lni Kanish, S. lnl Babrdac, D. C. Laduke, L. A. Young, D. M. Lebarron. MIDDLE ROW: T. J. McGoldrick, H. L. Cooper, G. L. Mai, J. L. LeTTerman, L. R. Peavler, D. E. C. Wilson, J. M. Vida, LTJG J. D. Huber, G. F. Thomas, M. E. Lashear, R. B. THicks, ENS R T Wrighl' J D Ingram S E TiTus W L Thomson A W Gordon BOTTO . . , . . , . . , . . , . . . M ROW: H. lnl Holybee, W. L. Capra, J. R. STewarT, L. J. Kennedy, S. B. Sou+hard, J. F. Walker, H. D. Meyers, R. C. Krikau, T. V. CarTer, R. ln, Kunselman, G. A. CasTelli, N. M. MiTchelI, L. ln, Guisburg, J. D. Barker, C. F. Serfozo. NOT PRESENT: J. G. Hendrickson, B. A. Brown, P. G. Brown, W. K. Seymour, R. ln, WaTson, C. H. Adams, P. lnl Goodnow, A. F. LaFalce, B. H. Rich, R. W. Johnson, D. W. RiTchie, A. R. Hansen, F. A. Morgan, R. I. Machado, R. lnl WhiTeman, F. X. Monahan, K. W. Wilson, H. J. ArsenaulT, R. A. Haskins, P. B. Kemmerer, J. R. Lane, P. V. HurTT, A. W. Day, J. F. Thompson, H. D. Hardy, R. W. Townsend, R. L. BulliTT, D. F. Schneider, J. lni Cherepanya, O. R. STewarT, L. C. VasTerling, L. P. Chapel, S. B. Shefka, L. M. Hise, R. L. Flanders, D. R. Davis. I ISI Many oT us Take Tor granTed The power would have neiTher elecTric or propulsive power. Our ship which enables us To keep pace wiTh The TGST could noT move or shooT. carriers oT our Task Torces, and are prone To TorgeT ThaT wiThouT The conoerTed eTTorTs oT B division The enTire ship would cease To TuncTion. For The beneTiT oT Those who have never venTured down below, we have Tour Tire- rooms in each oT which is locaTed one M Type boiler. B division is also responsible Tor The sTorage and disTribu- Tion oT waTer and Tuel. Fueling ship requires all hands in The division. lncidenTally, we have one oT The besT Tuelingmec- ords in The SixTh FleeT. one TurbogeneraTor. and all associaTed pumps, valves, and . ReSlOf2'iflT3lllTY is The bYWOVCl Oi The ,B division' FBCZWGN machinery In ,rhe boilers Siream is pmducedl which drives in The division can be proud oT The Tune work he is omg The main engines and TurbogeneraTors. WiThouT sTeam we To make The division one oT The BalTimore's TinesT. 3 1 7 7 f -an, n., Iidden , - T p M Morse D Rafcliff F Casa W Fincher J G TOP ROW: D. G-rahm. A. Gaines, H. Lee. lE'f'I I5J I'Agi?nI:IT+lgIIIT.:hI, R Ill-iZT:2iinH Oliphanf R Larkin J BarreTT J Green DJ Igrringer THIRD ROW: H. Morris. W- McMahon' E2 cpm' i +' I C Swaim H Wing LTJG Cleary N Turner B Davis A Vefrano arceau E. Fox. SECOND ROW: D. Norgren, I: GUIIIIIT E ED'f? '.Z1i? noY'J0i.nsan. J Manger L Medim L Levesque M PIHIIIPS J DOU9'-is J Peafsokn W. Greenwood. BOTTOM ROW: L. Said. S' hfen 0115+ .M. BarreH', R Brezowski C Bru+z J CaTes V CiesIuIc T Daugherfy J FOFOSISI R' Kramer. NOT PEEEIEI':iI-dl:EgSHBeRlYenrTsCcin. J. Mannting. RT PicIrerin9. J. Rice O Richards G Rivers W Rooney O Taylor DIVISION The R div weIding, mosT oT The pipe work, wood working, Tire TighTing and damage conTroI aboard The BaITimore is done b The m T I ' h y e a smiT s, pipeTiTTers and damage conTroImen in This division. Besides Their proTessionaI duTies, The men in The repair division are responsible Tor The waTerTighT inTegriTy oT The ship. This incIudes Taking Soundings oT voids and c:oTTerdams, prevenTion oT Tire and Tire haz- ards and generaI securiTy oT all spaces, The R division also Tur- nishes aII of The divers aboard ship and does all The underwaTer repairs. IT iT's a mermaid you're IooIcing Tor, These are The men To see. In generaI, iT is The men oT The R division who Iceep The ship safe, pIeasanT To Iive aboard, and in Top operaTing c:ondiTion. ision is The repair gang oT The ship. All meTaI worIc. The R division can be Tound aT Th T - e op oT any inspecTion re- porT wiTh The adiecTive ExceIIenT oTTen used Th . e ship's aThIeTic: Teams draw Treely Trom our ranks, and The repair gang can Tield an enThusiasTic baII Team oT iTs own. WheTher iT be work or play, The R division can be counTed on To play Their pai-T well. 'fr'-7 ll by chance you happen lo go below aboard lhe Ballimore, you are sure lo lind lhe A division lurning lo in one ol lheir nu- merous spaces. The lirsl place you probably visil is lhal beehive ol aclivily, lhe Machine Shop. There, amid humming lalhes and grinding hacksaws, your lind Marlin, MRI, wilh his crew engaged in essenlial repair work. Nexl you may lind lhe sleam heal shop under lhe direclion ol Groves, MMC, and Bacon, MM2. From lhe anchor windlass lo lhe aller sleering roorn, lhe sleam heal gang has lheir work cul oul lor lhem. ln charge ol llie laundry, gallery and all imporlanl sleam heal syslems as well as numerous olher small machinery, lhese people lind lhemselves well-occupied al all limes. Then you are very apl lo slop al one ol lhe sculllebulls lor a cool drink. This ION brings lo mind lhe Ice Machine gang. Underlhe able lead- ership ol Flinn, MMI, and ldzi, MM2, lhe relrigeraling and air condilioning planls are kepl in lop nolch shape. l-lere loo, al lhe ice house, lhe ice is made lor our cool drinks al chow. Al lasl you lind yoursell lopside again and as you look over lhe waler you see lhe molor launches busily shulrlling lhe liberly parlies back and lorlh. Keeping lhese launches running is a big iob and lhe lask lalls lo lhe boal gang wilh Roederer, ENC, and Kandelski, EN2, in charge. ln addilion lolueling boals, lhe overhaul and main- lenance ol lhe engines keeps lhe boal gang really hopping. As you can see, lhere is never a dull momenl lor lhe division. ll resulls in plenly ol experience and opporluni- lies lo gain mechanical knowledge lhal produces good en- gineers. - , R. V l ' , J. F. H hn, R. B. Bacon, E. H. Bishop, C. D. Walker, L05 ECW: ETQIBDIEE lligvli ' il alf1niline'lSni:boXi' RwN'L!3lVde.ihiQ ' E 'nl1cQaliQTmlia'c. eaifgcli. J. Bills:-if c. R. Mehyek P. Def?zpSEv.RA- Bengflg .. . :..ew ..- --- . . - -. '.,,oeerer, J' N' BTLZTS' A' R' Mann' L' Marlin' Bom?-MlRx?vVlii Vgeiinb'iilaklillfillffis'NLol1PkgErlli+l-TcJ'EldgioifT-:GullJ. rlafiliaigl F. eee, J. R. Taylor, - e, . - - ' ' . . ' R. W. Freeman, R. O. Smllh, W. R. KindBa1E:gYg'V.eLf2iYnch'D. E, Marlow, M. S. Agosla, P. P. Congulliard. gwpdff . ' . nTeTorTe, J. D. Massie, R. T. Lyza, E. OrTman, V. J. IndelicaTo, F. H. Lancasfer, K. L. Bradshaw, A. J. EOF ROME. IE3aITc:T:f3lS'RC.JFMEI:c?TieMl, E'T1Rowe, H. Balkema, T. G. Lopez. MIDDLE ROW: R. A. Zuber, G. Johnson, F. R. Kline, J. M. Cobbg Runomefg' .Q T' H. Koopimalns R. ie. Tami, i. J. Reynolds, me R, A. Kroc, cHELEc E. R. Lorance, A. L. Di Pieifo, F. E. Aaamczyk, M. H. Fousi, R. HiFi1e'R. J. Hesson, L. IG. Godfrey. BOTTOM R-OW: W. R. Carpenfer, B. W. Saulsberry, J. G. Obusek, J. C. MileTich. NOT PRESENT: ' ' ' ' M. A. Anclursky, M. L. Cole, J. G. Conaboy. DIVI The elecTrician's iob is a ThreeTold one. He insTalls, mainTains, and repairs genera- Tors, elecTric moTors, conTrollers, search- lighTs, yardarm blinkers, and all The general lighTing, power and inTernal communicaTions disTribuTion sysTems aboard ship. ln addiTion To These du- Ties, he sTands waTches during which he is responsible Tor proper operaTion oT all elecTrical equipmenT and conTrol panels as well as The emergency repair shop. Skilled and Trained in elecTrical mainTenance. The elecTri- cian Tinds his daily work may Take him To any parT of The ship, VVheTher iT's replacing a lighT bulb, repairing a ship's S I service Telephone, or TesTing a circuiT, he is always ready To oTTer help and advice, Finally, There is always movie call. The elecTrician mainTains and operaTes all movie and loudspeaking eguipmenT, WhaT's The movie TonighT. Sparky? is a Tamiliar quesTion To him. Aside Trom The nighTly Tlick, Training Tilms, a viTal elemenT in The ship'S educaTional program, reach us Through The courTesy oT The movie locker. Though Taced wiTh many problems and Ei greaT deal of responsibiliTy, The E division has done an admirable iob in keeping The BalTimore supplied wiTh power, lighT, and enTerTainmenT. N0 TOP ROW: R. L. Wulfkuhle, J. D. Cicero, D. R. Brown, LT N. E. Fowler, LCDR J. F. Keenan, HMC C F. EaTon, R. S. Kaplan, C. B. BasseTT, Jr., . . W R Nevins J. RupperT Jr. BOTTOM ROW' H K O'Y W F E - ' I i - . OUT! , mm ' . . ' R 9' ' 5' D' M- Ve'WY5. V- A- C6SSICly, W. L. McGlauThen, W. H. Benedict . B. LyTle, D. A. Sharlow. 'S -.-.S..,. , f N X wff f2' 49 ' .-.-: ,J f f ff 4 M From The beginning oT The UniTed STaTes Navy iT was Tound necessary To make provisions Tor The sick and in- iured. An acT oT Congress in T799 provided, A conven- ienT place shall be seT aparT Tor sick and injured men, To which They are To be moved, and some of The crew shall be appoinTed To aTTend Them. This area is known as The Sick Bay. However, The docTors. denTisTs and hospiTal corpsmen are concerned wiTh Tar more Than cuTs, colds, TooThaches and The numerous oTher complainTs encoun- Tered Trom day To day. MiliTary prevenTive medicine re- quires a greaT deal oT The Medical DeparTmenT's Time Tor saniTary inspecTions oT Tood, Tood handlers and living spaces, immunizaTion and The aspecT oT communicable diseases in Toreign porTs. Since The BalTimore is a Man-O-War, iT is The primary concern oT The H and D division To insTrucT all hands in general TirsT aid procedures, including The newesT aspecTs oT aTomic, biological and chemical warTare. Then Too. There is The ever presenT problem of Training and The innumera- ble records To be mainTained. There will always be sick and iniured and The need Tor Trained personnel To succor Them. This is The job of The H and D division. IT is a badge oT re- sponsibiliTy which They wear well. f,-ff6,fWA,,,V f I ff THE The Baseballers. BACK ROW: C. J. Warner, C. S. Perdieu, R. O. Srruble, ENS J. W. Sfoner, M R Brand H C Laaiz A Sfaplefon FRONT ROW: E. A. Kiff, J. Marue, M. Glass, H. O. O'Brien, B. J. Cole, H. Willians. NOT PRESENT W G Chenauli' D J Groff G Sfeele, H Johnson, R. K. Larkin, G. R. Diroff. .fs Sdw Q . wr '95 2 rw. - '33 PM ff' - J QM' ax-. :iw - 4-'QR . .BMW . M, -A A . ff .. 0. JM 4 If - VH ..,.,,,':-j1- 1 df. : 1 ,ZZ-I ' 3. ,f-4. .V . - O .V .,,-. 2... -K. -,Y as. . 2435- 'af -- f.. Aww we ' .f N '-mmf.. fszrfggmm-. Sa.. O -- -0 0 .3 9, xwxw 3, ,aff - .f I. Ah La . :zur .:--fszzfw. ,-:- ...S+ . -'I-11.1-,, W-3.5.6 Nixfiv, , r.,,g,gg5?,fz3.eC. .wry ,Wy -- 2.4 .,.,,,.f,5.. gg -.rggmw tag-. 9. 4 'e . M4 524-3: yy... 5.3. . 32. . a .' J ,.., .gf Ty A Soccer Squad. BACK ROW: P, Caballero, J. R. Diroff, w, D ., U BOTTOM ROW: L. F-Heller.A. F.Shum5lri.1T.'E.Linehan, F..1.'M5++a,'R.s. Krarner. ' ' Q .Greenwood LTJG Grundy E W Herrick R K Larkin N. C. Morschauser. +5 5 rw K.-nf A I Q. ' , The l954 Orioles were bfh Fleer Soflball Champs, Sfandingz T. J. Lenfes, S. Berezowslci Jr., P. A. Cline, W. L. Capra, R. J. Goldener, C. W Meadows, R. R. Aslwworfh, T. E. McKay, W. A. Mercurio Jr., G. L. Mai, J. D. Huber. KNEELING: J. W. Green, D. E. Rafcliff, R. L. Walker R. I. Porleous, H. R. Tripp, L. Kaczor Jr., J. Talarico, L. Sreele. NOT PRESENT: L. D. Bloom, J. A. Spiggle. HH' 'em, Couis!! Ancl he bells one!! .sm , 2 , , Lel s 0- la ball!! We wm ano+l1e'r one 9 P Y 43 w W 'Y 1 f , M, ,.,.V, , f f X! f nf My W if Duz does every+ hing! Charles A. Gibbs, LCDR, SC, Supply Officer. W 14Qfga9w5gmz,-A mf NAM 224555 :MS gsm' A96 -Zffbw www, ex -Wm A f' N ww wwibw fwfr 'WSW MQERGW aww ,sr,fnw.s www Q35 M62 'f'N K ' ' ,V fi. V of Q: fx Q-N X X . ww ff 9 ' 03. . , k , W Q6 Q X we K wb 'K x a xx' Q m,.MM,.Xx 9,....-w-f Na, The Corner Drug S'rore. Wx W' X ffm? Haircui' and Hospi+ali'ry. X 2 X 5, 1 1 E: 1 I ...A s:. 3 i' 1 ii S S-I lv TOP ROW: V. L. Arends, L. H. CarTer, F. G. SpaTaro, L. P. Beck, D. B. Lehberger, J. W. Duvall, R. D. Rome, T. J. HuThmacher, R. A. KenT, L. G DeneaulT, E. E. Bonebrake, F. M. Calvi, E. Boudreau, F. H. Roelle, J. Guillen, G. D. Cofa, J. E. Peak. BOTTOM ROW: W. R. Robson, D. A. Lill- sTrong, C. J. Talarico, D. A. Ramski, T. W. McKay, L. R. Kaczor, F. R. Jeralds, LT B. A. Beckner, ENS G. J. Hymel, G. Friedman, R. G. Herrera C. T. Piazza, J. R. Raney, C. J. OnaraTo, F. Fedele, N. Federousky. NOT PRESENT: W. H. Wrighf. Money! Money! Money! . . . Though The Tamiliar 307 chiT and The pay receipT are bare scraps oT paper when blank, when Tilled ouT They rep- resenT Two oT The mosT imporTanT and valuable documenTs in The navy. From The mosT common nuT and boIT To The highly Technical, precision elecTronics devices, Tire conTrol compuTers or main propulsion bearings, The 307 chiT is The key piece To The complicaTed jigsaw puzzle surrounding The procuremenT, purchasing, issuing and sTowing oT all Types oT equipmenT. The liTe oT The pay receipT is even more irn- porTanT To each individual in The navy. lT represenTs The l'liTTle brown envelope Tor Admirals or Seamen RecruiTS Twice a monTh. The STorekeepers and Disbursing Clerks who work behind The scenes processing The 307's and pay receipTs are IUST as enThused abouT Their work as The Gunners MaTe Tirinq The eighT-inch baTTery. They know ThaT keeping ThaT main baTTery Tiring depends on Their knowledge and eTTorTs To geT The goods To The proper place aT The proper Time. TheY also know ThaT Through Their eTTorTs The Gunners MaTe Cen concenTraTe on his prime purpose oT Tiring The main baTTery. and noT worry how or when he will be paid, wheTher or nOT his wiTe will geT her alloTmenT check, iT his insurance WGS paid, or even how he is going To geT Toreign currency when he arrives in a Toreign pOrT. Well-Trained and eTTicienT STorekeepers and Disbursing Clerks ThroughouT The navy ere working Tor him. We oT The S-I division are proud TO be members oT The Tar-Tlung supply organizaTion, providing our services To mainTain The BalTimore aT The highesT level oT operaTing eTTiciency, i ii 3 SQ4 I ISI as. BACK ROW: W. C. Fraens, I. L. Chauvin, W. R. Evans, R. E. Sinks, R. G. Pawlak, L. T. Vickers, C. D. Kapsch, W. H. Fisher, R. E. Granger, W. J. Lewis, H. S. Morse, C. O. Pope, G. E. Fore+, D. P. Dekerland, L. P. Kiley, E. W. Hefrick, R. S. Kelling, E. S. Clark. THIRD ROW: G. G. Pappas, W. M. Reicler, R. C. Siminfon, R. P. Holesa, R. D. Large, J. A. Marfishius, ENS F. P. Guarino, BMC T. C. Sanderson, J. R. Vannofe, J.C. Allsup. J. H. Henderson, H. J. Legois, J. J. Davis, N. K. Owen, M. J. Arafo, G. L. Egan. SECOND ROW: E. G. Fox, J. ini Forosisky, R. L. Brandenburg, L. E. Barber, C. L. Carfer, C. R. Hile, J. S. Scalzo, J. F. Ryan, T. H. Sullivan, L. ini LaRosa, R. F. Cook, R. Pa'Hon, R. E. Emery, E. D. Sfahl, C. M- McOua+e. FRONT ROW: R. L. Owens, D. H. Bohannon, W. N. Raudenbush, L. D. Callahan, E. L. Coddingfon, H. M. Newman, G. F. Cash. F. A. Moore. Chow clown! A parf of fhe supply deparfmenf, fhe S-4 division is made dmv yy up of men from all divisions on fhe ship, as well as The M M ship's sfewards. The S-4 division has fhe highesf furnover of personnel of any division on fhe ship, or probably GUY ofher ship for fhar maffer. Every quarfer we have a DSW group of cheery, well-scrubbed faces fo greef fhe mess lines, During fhe I953 summer cruise. fhe division came infO being. Since fhen if has become fhe workhorse division Of se The Balfimore. Besides serving fhe crews' meals, fhe H1655 cooks insure fhaf fhe mess halls are always clean and Pleas' anf places in which fo eaf. The sfewards, fhe real core of fhe S-4 division, clean fhe officers' sfafe rooms. and Pre' Pore and serve meals in The Wardroom and Warranf OTTI' cers Mess. They have made fheir presence known fhrougli' ouf fhe ship during fhis cruise by fheir hilarious anfics OH fhe soffball diamond, Where service is fhe keyHOiei TIIIS combinafion of mess cooks and sfewards will GIWGYS be difficulf fo beaf. 48 BACK ROW C S Fos+er J J Robinson O C Givens G M Ta lor W Wnlliams A T Sun lefon BOTTO : . . , . . , . . , . . y , . ' , . . ' g . M ROW: J. E. Rhodes, W. J. Cure+on, B. J. Cole, J. Thomas, J. Raspberry, C. Borja. NOT PRESENT: B. J. Cole, H. Boclair, A. Taylor, F. Bass, W. Ful+on, D. Harold, S. L. Fox, D. B. Reeves, J. Dubose, E. Norwood, H. A. Johnson, R. Llorenfe, M. Spriggs, R. W. Flagg, A. Agbulos, R. C. Couisnard, W. Hand, H. S. Bund- ley, M. D. Fennell, A.J. Whafley, F. P. Deuers, V. Forges. The fun is in ihe ea+ing 49 2 ...if Q . W., , ' ,. , A 4- - ' V ' .. 414. ' TOP ROW: B. O'Donnel, E. J. Cislo, E. L. LeDue, J. Hall, E. J. BarlceH', J. A. Spiggle, L. A. Olsen, G. J. Marfucci, D. K. Shonlc, C. J. Faila G. W. Rens. THIRD ROW: P. L. Odie, A. Marlcowiiz, E. Micalr, K. H. Shonlr, T. L. Balmer, J. A. Poslci, D. M. Barber, E. Mongeau, V. Chapman J. Keely, G. O'Neil, W. F. McCluslcy. SECOND ROW: D. Grolif, R. H. Jenkins, D. J. Bailey, L. While, H. L. Thornhill, CHPCLK G. S. McAllis+er E. C. Barber. A. B. Johnson, R. E. Basey, D. J. Verhagen. FIRST ROW: J. Deu+sch, A. D. Buschi, W. Isbell, B. Jaclcson, R. B. Cesario 8.3 I I I Shorlnin' Bread The men who make lhe meals 'FT' 5 f 3 4 E -.an-....................L. 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J- MacDOnagf-,jg Pdrlscl-K DLE ROW: N. Jamoulls, G. W. Selfles, E. L. Jordan, A. E. Young, Jr., ENS J. C. Horrigan, LTJG R. K. Goldsleln, ENS 'W. EUR' A. Ku . Carrol, J. Giardina, P. Padilla, C. M. Logan. BOTTOM ROW: D. J. Cl'1laravaloHi, H. C. Edmonds, J. G. Musil. G- R- DUO ' ' B. Naflwan, J. Dowd, R. S. Gallalwer, J. Bible, J. N 'H . N ' ll. o e OT PRESENT. D. Kapsclw, F. B. Dunham, G. Sfeele, R, C. Janouselc, H- l- Ange 54 nil: l l l of l l Cards, cl1i+s, courfs and pho+os, lfnc. In +he name of 'the Law fhe Masfer af Arms Force . . . - - . BACK ROW: R. J. Erdman, H. T. Tidwell, C. W. Meadows, R. Hielle, W. L. Donald- son. FRONT ROW: A, F. Bowen, R. L. 'Walker, R. G. Rando!ph. Adminis+ra'rive details Q ,If Z , 2-Z -f 1'- ' .1 3 1 5 .w I A I I 11.43 ..... .M-A. , 46 I ,jzg2'4f'h ffli I Q N 4?,f.jjI x '-, - . 4455 -1 1 .1 77? 1 ' 1 ' 4 . I ,. 1 ff' l , .1 'V' 'Q f- -' 1: 'f X fff' - N iii!! X X N : Rf ,-if E9 h X , ,f ,217 ' I ' 1 zfffigii, a'gbIi ' f . 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The rapid advances in ma- 'rerials and meihods of warfare require consiani improve- menJr in eguipmenlr and layoulr . . . Jroday's Man-O-VVar musr be prepared for Jromorrow's conilicls. Then loo, Jrhe Uniled Siaies Navy is consianrly slrriving Jro make it ships more pleasanlr places lo live and work. So, while our crew Jrhoroughly scoured and painred +he ship, yard workers swarmed over her hull and superslrruciure. All winrer, Bal- Jrimore rang io Jrhe din oi chipping hammers and rivelers ...by nighl, welders' 'rorches and working lighrs Jrurned lhe banks of ihe lvlysiic inio a ianiasiic display, as ihe force oi modern induslrry was conceniraied on one of mankinds mosl ancieni Trades. Aiier working hours, lhe ciiy of cullrure and cod ohrered ample opporrunilry for liberlry and recreaiion. In 'rhe slrreefs and squares of +oday's Boslron may s+ill be found a quiei dignilry, reminiscenl of lhe Bosion of The Revoiluiion, one of ihe cradles of American liberiy. Moored nearby is Jrhe ConsJri+u+ion, Old lronsides whose Jrrue siory is more inspiring 'rhan Jrhe wildesi legend. Walking her decks, Jrhe man of +oday's fleelr grows a bi+ more ihoiughriul, proud foo, as he becomes Jrruly aware of Jrhe Navy's glorious ira- diiion. l NKSWN NM - His+ory lives on High and Dry V My 4 , W, 2 'Ca w V X ff-qw if S S, 'x mari. Q x fr! 'Fam ,i , f 4,50 4 0 2 GLA! 4' C 5 A ' f I lf W4 -f, Ai ? f ,. , wkmjf ww w : ' ...I ll av x r'-vi ,ZZ ww-f 5 ' y 'ff 6 3 K, . W . 1 i 2 I 5 1 5 1 X75 74 Q 540. 02,1 W XX? K S-xx NSW X Q 7, , Z 4 f fv 7 , i 1 2 f W f ,Af ,, 4 2, f p f f Z f X f 1 ' 4 , fi X Mi fi X X VW W1 ff f, 3 X ,Q X 5. N9 N X si Y A 21 X , K SV x K Q ig i X K S6 Q X W . ff , ..,1 , Q 'f fi? ,S , V 5 Q Z 5' -ww. 4, ,,4,.,:3q5 X I f f U xg. f my ,V A V f 1 , . , H , Www f V ,ff W. , . 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Everyone Turned To wiTh a will when sTores were broughT aboard ,..Tresh Tood is a greaT sTimulanTl CapTain's lnspecTions were noT TorqoTTen, despiTe The inTensive Training, All hands Turned To every Friday To hold The usual Tield day, cleaning all spaces and preparing Them- selves Tor personnel inspecTion. Nor were The Marines neqlecTed. They were led by CapTains Kavaliich and Meyers on bivouac Tor a Twelve day period. During This Time They spenT Three days pracTicing Clay and nighT combaT problems. Five days on The riile Vange proved To be a real TesT cT marksmanship as each man fired The M-I, BAR, machine gun and .45 pisTol. Training . . . And prayers Our five weelcs of Jfraining and drills weren'+ all worlc. We had our leisure rnomenls. when we could wrile leldlers home, +o Jrell The liollcs whal we were doing and how we were en- joying lhe warm sunshine, Many a man relurned wilh G sunlan, and became The envy of his friends al home. We had loeach parlies on Sunday allernoons and liberly call each night During The noon hours a+ sea. we relaxed on lhe lanlail and soaked up all Jrhe sun we wanled. Aller- noons and evenings were spenl al Jrhe Enlisled lvlen's Club a+ Guanlanarno Bay, our icavorile meeling spol Whefe Pause fhai- refreshes in fr v y Ready for mspechon' everyone could Tell his daily sTory and cry in his beer. The ship's soTTloall Team gained nine vicTories wiTh no deTeaTs To begin The season. Behind good piTching and greaT Tielding supporT, The boys appeared headed Tor The SixTh FleeT championship Tor The second year in The Med- iTerranean. Our opporTuniTies Tor relaxaTion and recreaTion added a cerTain enioymenT To The cruise. While we worked hard Trom day To day, There was sTill Time To Thinlc aloouT ho-me and ask The Tollcs Tor The laTesT news. Those happy hours The Palace of The Preside'nT l T Af, fx li -,, T i l l i l ATTer The long weeks aT C5iTmo, PorT-au-Prince seemed like a Tropical Paradise, As we slipped inTo The harbor, beTween high green hills sparkling wiTh Tlowers, we were greeTed by hundreds oT Tiny, whiTe-sailed naTive craTT. We had hardly dropped anchor beTore The ship was surrounded by skiTTs, manned by local children. Born To The waTer, These I liTTle Tellows were excellenT swimmers, They dove experTly Tor The coins we Tossed, bodies Tlashing in The blue 4 waTer like so many porpoisel Ashore, we visiTed The shOpS where The world-Tamous l-laiTian mahogany ware is made. and reTurned loaded To The gunnels wiTh The beauTiTul hand- CFGTT. We waTched The cockTighTs, naTional pasTime oTTl16 island, and saT enTranced by The earThy grace oT The halT- 3 savage dance-remnanT oT a bygone age. And we relaxed. Tor l-laiTi, Though The signs oT a mechanized civilizaTion are T now appearing, sTill reTains much oT iTs old characTer . . . The Tall palms waving in a warm blue sky, The whiTe sand gleaming in The sun . . . These Things gave us Tor a Tew shorf days The True peace oT The Caribbean. .I N .4562-.N ,-f 'il - 6-'Zz' -an-x-df... X. 5 I 4, , i-fieeif Q . , Y C ,bg il - i-f I 39-in Fighfs-Hai+i sfyle Treasure hun+ers MWWWW 1 l,,..,,Mwf 'A ,,,.,,.',.,,-1 1 I A ' f Af' ,' Q ' 14 :T .I M 'lf 5 ' -- x 'X 1 .. s I I ' ,T --S X F f - I 9 iq ' -g,.i-f- 2 W... ,..... 5, 3531 ,Q .A - - A ' WM Q , fA J , , G:m,:g- .Af 5 9 L 1 fri? 1: D ---'-ei E . . ' f Q 0 -41 - Y ' 5 , D 3 f ' ' ' f '-- -' li-' 9 f, .-f-' ,. V-- 'T arf?-74 U - - I , k ' ' - V '- ' 9 7 'Ji f 1 ,, 9 ,-g-gr l 1,-H , - - - Y ' lr- rg-, - if . , E M1 3 MAHUBANV FACTUHV lQV47 ' ,I ..1-a-1-'xi ,z QA' Workers of wood 70 ,o - f o ig A ' -gg' nf- ,Qff Nw ' - qnalgfk' P J . M. 3 .--www Nooq Q XCR Q - o...o Q km? . X .V XX A . 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NX X N Q53 XA. r X. X-Ss Y. . N.. sw. . b.s.,,.,..xXNs. . -. -s .L ,:::5.5g-., ,. N -5 f ,rg 'rw ,1. A,gr'.,.,. J.:-1,5 .,l,, i as V E I l E Ou+ of fhe mis'rs . . . To Jrhe mariner who has spenl lwo weelcs on lhe loroad, rolling Allanlic, lhe sighl' of Gilorallar looming our of lhe early morning misl is always a powerful sensalion, For some ol us. lhal May morning meanl lhe renewal of old friendships and old hardships- ahead lay lhe blue and gold lvlediler- ranean, wilh ils lovely mounlain-ringed harbors and sleepy seal coasl lowns l o.,+pas+ of empire ,, . ahead lay The SixTh FleeT, wiTh iTs rigorous Training program, well-calculaTed To Turn horne-soTTened sailorrnen inTo The closely-lcniT Team ThaT is a TighTing TleeT. To oThers among our crew, ThaT Tabled Rock was a gaTeway To a new and exciTing world-sTrange peoples and ciTies oT which They had only read. For each oT us in his own way, GibralTar marlcs The PoinT OT change. We live on shores washed by The ATlanTic: iTs waTers are Tamiliar. BUT The lv1ediTerranean is The cenTer oT a Tar older world, a parenT CulTure oT which we know so liTTle. As we wallced The crowded sTreeTs oT The ciTy, haggling and buying in her Tiny shops, TasTing sTrangs Toods and Tine wines, we began To appreciaTe ThaT ancienT culTure, and our kinship wiTh iT. WF f 'v . Q ' a f , 'gsififzl Trophied p0rT6lS 4-nn........., X-:P+ X xx X X , Xxw Q QQ Qx Nt x Xxx XX X XA x Xxx XX XX xx x x yt' N N X K 'X 9 5- x s V i a: 'KSA X w X X x g... X MALAGA-SEVILLE A:-zsggg. Poe'rry ln s+one and song 1 ff! X lf jx! if livlia j,:r?, x .xi 3 x my 'J 9 Q x i Nl P055 4 , , CW f,0QQ's' ilfpfi sw, .Q iitliid lt' X A KAY YQ X Q Las Palomas Seville To many ol us meanl nol only our lirsl lasle ol Spanish cullure, bul our inlroduclion 'ro Europe as well. Thus il was wilh curious eyes and ready cameras lhal' we journeyed norlh from Gi- brallar lhrough The sun-balced plains of Andalusia, where liny donkeys grazed beside gleaming while villas. The lown of Jerez, al' noon, provided lhe more advenlurous wilh a Jrasle ol paella Valen- ciana -real Spanish rice, complele wilh squid. Wilh sunser we were in Seville, sampling our cui- sine lo Jrhe caslanel rhylhm ol lhe Gypsy dance. Seville nor only combines Jrhe old and 'rhe new, bul also blends 'rhe European wilh Jrhe Moorish, in way ol: lile as well as archileclure, Even lhe famed Seville Calhedral, begun in l402 and lhe largesl and richesl calhedral in Spain, summons ils lailh- lul Chrislians +o prayer from a Moorish lower. From rhe Calhedral il was ius+ a shorl slep +o lhe Alcazar, palace of Sullans, a wonderland of Orien- Jral slone lracery and bouganvillea-covered walls. Then, on lo lhe old quarler of Sanla Cruz, wilh ils narrow, Jrwisling by-ways and orange-lree-filled parlcs, where every while-washed wall has ils wroughl-iron balcony and casual overflow ol flow- ered vines. Such, Then, was lhe magic of Spain, ours liora day in old Seville. We pause for lunch in a Spanish garden Y ., , :YY li! .g. 95.4 s?51 .4 ,ave-:-1-9 U,.-...-:-me .4 4. s -Jef'-m'-rfrzir-2:1:er'r QMZBI' . .-:rm-:r:s:-11:41-2-2+ 2121 . .- S.,.g1E1E,.-rf -:EZ I-:F'I': ' ,-:.-Eb . f .s-1.44: 4f.,z:1:. :,.'-2:2121-wr,.i:r::' A .51-:', 42:2-znizgavzlziF:f:aaer:Ez13Er:r1::3.g: 'f Nz.-ni:-:A -s:1:.:o:.:-W-. 2- c-:-:- y:,y.'.3g:-,M-' .-3-razlzogke' x4'l8?,:.'5wb5v??55:?5+gr522-:QW-' '-.asv if .-A am 4.9. .. . is f ' ,'2:5 -.-f -if ,-z E-5712 f: '71EZ14 fs -Q ss! . wat'-'f -. ....,, ' f ' .v:-:4v:4fF ' ' The boys in Navy blue walked where once Casfillian armies frod . . . now fhe hIQl Walls were crumbled and fhe greaf halls lay silenf. Every arch and shadowy corner seemed 'TO say: l-lere once was Grandeur . . buf fhe glories of fhe pasf were only mflmoflfisi Wllh The Empire of Casfille and Leon fhey faded, died away. We found new friends in lhaf 'rown of fhe pasf: one was Hisfory, and in her company sfood Culfure lI'l.bl'lQlTl GVVGY- Laugh nof, fhey warned, for yesferday greafness was Granada's, foday If.lS YOUVS' lo' morrow has yef fo fell her fale . , , only Time is immorfal: a nafion's splendor is as a flower which blooms for a momenf, fhen is gone. Buf in fhe place of fhe fires of yesferyearwaS a friendly glow, which offered welcome fo us, young sfrangers in an ancienf land- 1 . V...-. . V, The 'rale is lolcl e magnificelnl- Alhambra V, H E Y.. ff.-BW, ww, Broocling Valley 'A 'Wg 4,1 .N ,X ly: Q mv. 4 uw m, W ,W 1 7? , MMP 'ifiai-., , J N . . ,' 4.1. . 5 5 1- 49:9 . 1-.:: . : .ff - Q .. 4 4- ,L 1 - . , Sunshine and peafle few - iA f1 . -Qjjggf-'e g ' '4Q1:1E2Z:55,-X 1431. 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Q B f W , .f Q' 4 7 , ' , L15 'l , , ,il 'J ff , , V 5 , f , , 7 f ' , I 2 f ,f Some BALTIMORE fun - 1 Monie Pelligrino at From ou+ of 'rhe pasf mu- Palermo Cafhedral i wwf I n q1-.V 5 f :ff. - 1 J ,, XX .fn ld - .M mm. .I umm f now Hwe ribbon . . . Adopfed for an af+ernoon -4 A well-fed crew is a happy Cre'W wo' Mgr, M z 3-X384 .V gg,--' 2 f, .zxs-s-7 2:-mv 9 ' -6. J-., :um Q-1-1:--rm: 13-3-- W333553-.a-:-f4pxa:2:ii2Ei1Ei5?55 -3? ? f Jus'r like home cooki 3' ,, ' ,Z . Z' ,.-fwyf . ::? 'f:'- A, zz? Q? ,ffm -58 61' 5 . AW 5 ! , 255' QM Q - 11 . 8 1 f Q7 if f 9,03 G, U X' I 42 1' Q v 0 Z Z 6, , f Q 1 f 4 I , X v . f x f ff ,, ,7,,,.,-My 9, W ,V V .... Q ,,,?aI,,f--,M ,A -In V 4 ,, Wu M K' f 4 je, xl ,QQ -, V W k , f 4 K W I, ag m,,4,,,L 9 . E. X K , . H9 'f xp? Q- QQ.: . ' 2-' . ff if L. 13 5? N 4 ym l x ..k.. 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X X Q I :fi Y. 5- nf French Flee+ Nofre Dame de la Garde-for cen- 'ruries a guardian of Marseille's sea- faring sons FRESH FEEESH!!! i I French fishing vlllage below Full clressecl 'For 41'l'1 of July boHom Dnshllery samples fliiffi 2 A 3 Q ' ,V is I 1 Xa i 1 I P Marseille fishihg fleei' I Chafeau D'if Change of Command 1 M W f f , 5 we I I 8 9 1 i l l l 1 Midway down The lTalian peninsula, in The shadow oT mighTy Vesuvius, lies The ciTy oT Naples. WiTh a populaTion oT well over a million, Naples is lTaly's Third largesT ciTy, a Thriving porT and The cenTer oT The agrarian lTalian souTh. For Tive days we were To be a parT oT This busTling com- muniTy. MosT oT us Tound The beauTiTul and hisToric surroundings oT The ciTy greaTly To our lilcing. We Travelled in carriages Through her narrow sTreeTs lined wiTh quainT shops, up and down her broad boulevards wiTh Their sTaTely palms, and around her numerous squares, commemoraTing momenTous evenTs oT yesTeryear. ln her sidewallc caTes we lisTened To The TradiTional music oT The violin and guiTar. We visiTed The old Royal Palace oT The Bourbon lcings. and saw The sTaTues honoring lTaly's naTional heroes, VicTor Emanuel and Garibaldi. Many oT us remember The ride in The cable cars. l , , , X 4 14RC-IlI1Z:Ij.:2:I:1:kZ:.:IS5' 43.1133 332.25 ,g '3'S':'lPI'I'BI'Z-I-I-1-P gf-In-1-Ing' 5:2224 ' x X v NeopoliTan landmark Tuniculares The NeopoliTans call Them. To The heighTs above The ciTy, To view The magniTicenT panorama oT Na- ples below. For Those oiT us who liked To moderaTe The beauTiTul and hisToric aspecT oT Touring wiTh The more realisTic Things in liTe, There was The call oT The cabareTs. lnnumerable enTer- TainmenT spoTs were To be Tound all over The ciTy, from waTerTronT bars wiTh all Their local color. To eleganT dining rooms and coclcTail lounges in The ciTy's large ho-Tels. Then Too, all oT us will remember The Tamiliar greeTing l-ley Joe, and The inTerminable haggling wiTh The Taxi driver over ourfare. Naples proved To be a mosT colorTul porT. CerTainly our brieT visiT There will be recalled as a highly inTeresTing and enTerTaining one, XXX XX xx XXX xx X ff? S 3 I Z 5 2. J ff ! f ?'?1?'6i' P . , Q ' K I1 I if X Jin? I af 1' f f 5? Admi nis'I'ra+ive lnspedion aples Bound for Capri Times Square, N N f 1 H 1 N .LQw . .? , U 'Www wg ff A , X ,. fm! if Q ' 2 W V! X X A 5 3 Q X QW , Q,,. , I X ,Q f Z, fe f QQ W 6 J X 1 Q! 1 I 1 I 1 E I lvlosT Tamous oT The many verdanT islands which doT The waTers oT The Bay oT Naples is The lsle oT Capri, A shorT boaT ride Trom Naples Took us To Marino Grande, The larg- esT Town on The island. From There, by TooT and in guainT Two-wheel carriages, we Travelled To every corner oT This MediTerranean paradise, marvelling aT iTs green hillsides and magniTicenT villas. Perhaps The mosT beauTiTul sighT on Capri was The Blue GroTTo, a cavern accessible only by boaT. From The brighT lvlediTerranean sunshine, visiTors pass inTo a subTarranean world oT Tabulous blue. lTwas a breaTh Talcing experience Tor all oT us, and leTT a lasTing impression oT The beauTy and grandeur we will always remember as Capri. A Tiny Armada aT The enTrance of The Blue GFOHO 1 X N ew-fi M .,,- , T T lvlosl' people believe Pompeii was deslroyed by lava from Vesuvius in 69 AD. This is nor lrue. The inhabilanls of The cily were asphyxialed by carbonic gas from The vol- cano, and laler Jrhe enlire area was buried benealh a vasl cloud ol line volcanic ash. So our guide lold us as we visiied lhe ruins of Pompeii. We were awed by rhe crumb- ling, bul' slill impressive ruins of lhe Forum, Jrhe Basilica, Jrhe Temple ol Apollo and Diana, and 'rhe limbless slalues, com- memoraling Jrhe deilies of Jrhe ancienl' world. Carbonized loaves off bread on fables gave mule +es'rimony lo The sud- denness wilh which disasler descended upon Pompeii. The days ol glory have passed for Pompeii, bu+ her ruins have been broughl lo lighl lo lascinale and bewilder us, cenlu- ries aller she was deslroyed. The Forum of Pompeii F' 2. 1' 1 9' - ' f T, '. fx S 7 X- S 0 393 5ffT7' ills .P ,, Jil. ..,, .,,.:.fw:34s .5 This once was grandeur A Pompeiian home f ,i P. , , 4. ff , ,f gf' .. 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The porT area was crowded wiTh yachTs and sailing vessels, Tlying The colors oT almosT every counTry in The world, a TrilouTe To Cannes' universal populariTy. l-lere Tor a while we TorgoT sighTseeing expediTions, and enjoyed The gay liTe oT The sidewalk c:aTes and nighf clubs, Along The beauTiTul waTer- TronT, we wenT swimming on The broad sandy beaches. ffg if f f 7 , ,W ,QQ 4126 U, 0 ff WU .Ms T. JE. M WOW'l v-...f 5'?eQ,,' ' f X X 3 ' 533, ff fi'Q'ffV 4Q - 'f 'M' ' -' ' M ' a sv' ,, , . . , M W. , . ,X ,, f. A. . 17 A- VW? ,- , I , f H, 24, ,y u p I 7 , . S6 V I I K f,-1,-'fe 4 , , +54 s 5 34 ,f 5-12 .l wi' 2 - 5 W ' A A f f'. , ' H q fr if 'T 5 -A swf-4 -f-- - T 1, ..... .,,' ' 6202-l-M4 ' - . 4 4 , lf, f 4 -. -'Af-7 l 5' l ff 4 'lb ' l 'Z l Ag Q f ry I , 'Nm f 'ww l. 'M 2 ,G i i Z:-I' in' ff! h -ri V' wi W x ,.,. ,h ,i r ak' , .l V 5 Yachfs full-dressed for Basfille Day l This was really living! On our lasl nighl in perl, Cannes observed Baslille Day, ancl The cily senl up a magnilicenl display of fireworks ancl brighl lighls. From ship ancl shore we walched lhe dazzling y celebralion of Frances greafesl clay, a clramalic climax lo our final call af Cannes. Old Cannes by nigh+ V The beach! The beach! i i :E ll ,, 5 l l l ln olcl Provence Beyond The Riviera lies a TascinaTing region oT bold mounTains and Medieval Towns . . . noT as exciTing as The CoasT. buT cerTainly as beauTiTul. This Alpine counTry was once The TronTier oT The Roman Empire, and some oT iTs Tiny, walled Towns Trace Their hisTory baclc To Those bygone days. The ragged mounTain Terrain, coupled wiTh The quainT appearance oT The old Towns, presenTed views ThaT we will long remember. Those oT us who are phoTography hounds Tound ourselves wiTh innumerable ideal shoTs-casTles and TorTs narrow winding sTreeTs waTerTalls loTTy peaks and ST Paul anclenT walls survey The valleys gaping clmasrns. 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Bur once we've come along side our Super- marl4e+ and Jrhe high lines are over from The replenishmenr ship, 'rhe race wilh lime is on. ln a shorr lime, a myriad of srores are broughlr on board from IOO pound saclcs of poraloes lo huge carions of cigareries. For a while our lorecaslle and lanlail loolc lilce marlcel lime around Faneuil Hall in Bosron, bulr Jrhe long lines ol provision carriers snake abour ihe main deck and lhe head high siaclcs of siores soon disappear from sighlr . . . mosl' of ii' below lo Jrhe slore- rooms. Once again we are ready Jro go on our merry way, free from shopping problems for anoiher monih or Jrwo. ' Le'r'ruce, anyone? v lj-ix S3 2+ Coral Sea-beyond The Tishing barges ,V.. 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A parron, as we soon learned, is a glass con- Tainer wiTh Two spouTs, one aT The Top and one on The side. The Trick is TO dfifllf ifom The side spouT wiThouT The glass Touching your lips, a TeaT aT which every CaTalaf1 seemed quiTe proTicienT. lvlosT oT us Tried, Tew succeeded: many seTs oT whiTes were good Tor only one liloerTy! SomeTimes The parron was replaced loy a goaTslcin con- Tainer. This was equally diTTiculT Tor us To maneuver as a drinking vessel, STill, wiTh all The localisms, There were many signs oT TradiTional Spanish liTe-casTaneTs, guiTarS. and loull TighTs. For all oT us, Barcelona was an inTeresTing porT oT call. The blend OT quainT CaTalan liTe wiTh Typical Spanish cusToms provided us wiTh a mosT eniOyGlOlG visiT. l San'ra Maria -.. 74. I 1 4 'W aM I ff' ,N i 1 0 2, Z I . I 1 Mx i ' . n 'S 'Ao vs L .IQ 4 Ve Flagship from Hue pasf iff' Flamenco -I 9' 1. Ax ' ' ' I W 0 yx .- w ?'-4 'I 11 'IT o 'Q irQ.5!7'. .f A N Q . ,: cs-if- P+-?4 f asia? ' - ' ff .,g:f' ...f - ,,, -5 lj y .Z 1 '---ful J- w 1 Viva 'ream!!! Q il X XV fx r fl iff-' 4, 1 2-7 fX38 X X And fhe band played on . . . 10 2 V 4 -.7 Local Jose Greco Parron and posies i i C 4. ' x xy 'E n N w . 1 I l The Friendly +ruck V 5 vu i 4 5 1 I ,I ,E i 1 5 25 Q Baltic dqsseq I9 Augusi' - 9 Sepfember I 954 . ' W7 H ' ' 0 Ax i exson V v Avff' V- Q l. A V' fy Q' , A M Q if DE - v ' , , ,, 1 Q SWEDEN vb e Uk 1,5 Lltilm WQHQHHHHUHQ, YYMQN rf 'm 9N iWm m,M m U mmHQ,,m'fvvas fmmfwvvd' bouihend Iiberly-Coney Island Thames sfyle lvlosl' of us will remember Soulhend-on-Sea as a delighl- ful resorl Jrown on The Thames Esluary, where Jrhe Heel landing was a mile and a half from lhe cenler of Jrhe cily and Jrhe Ballimore was lhree miles from The lleel landing! Despile whal seemed an endless iourney from ship +0 shore lor liberly parlies, Soulhend proved +o be an enjoyable porlr of call for lhe Ballimore. London, wilh ils gay nighl life and hisloric sighls, was only a brief hour away, For Jrhose who elecled lo remain a+ Soulhend. rhe pier, repuled by local Brilons To be lhe longesl in Jrhe world, was Jrhe big allraclion, Here, under a brillianr myriad ol lighis, we found dance halls, reslauranls, and amusemenls much like A+lan+ic Cily's famed Sleel Pier. While we were busy en- ioying Sou+hend's hospilalily, we were playing hos+ a+ The same lime lo Jrhousands ol visilors who iourneyed oul lo lhe Ballimore lo, as lhe English say, 'Ave a look al lhe Amer- ican warship. lvloslr imporlanl of all, we became CINC- NELlv1'S flagship, and wilh Admiral Cassady and his slalil aboard we weighed anchor for Scandinavia aller live pleas- anl' days al Soulhend-on-Sea. Greal' 'rripl l i li Big Befn and The Houses oT ParliamenT 5,-ziggy ,.,,::,s,-qw. , 'sf'-23-QS' fizfzqzss-2s5:2:'s?9 .42:1:i?f'f: 123321 i2: :g'5 .41 f?2:lrZ:W'-KI' 's1ix:Y:I3'3'-' . ,, puff- T ' I V 1 --w.:.2-.4f35?. - 1 :T ' 523 - is -:'f ' Tia 6Y.lS5:?i? ' 5252322315-S ':-:-:E 3 111552224 wc.- ' - ' ' ' Oh London is a man's Town. There's power in The air! These are The words OT The pOeT, Henry Van Dyck, and yeT, T l They mighT well be The words OT all OT us who visiTed This mighTy meTrOpOlis. Everywhere we Turned we were con- ai TrOnTed wiTh some symbol OT The power and TradiTiOns Wlifvi ,ff which are so much a parT OT England and The BriTish Com- rnOnwealTh OT NaTiOns. London is The cradle OT BriTish life and cusTOms-The pulsing hearT OT One OT The greaTesT na- Tions on earTh. How many Times we were reminded OT This as we Traveled abOuT her sTreeTs. There was WesTminsTer Abbey, scene OT Queen ElizabeTh's cOronaTion iusT a year ago. JusT beyond lies VicTOria Tower and The Houses OT ParliamenT where Churchill rallied The BriTish people To meeT The BliTz wiTh The sTirring words, I have nOThing To OTTer you buT blood, sweaT, Toil and Tears. AT Buckingham Palace, The hearT OT BriTain's royal Tam- ily, we waTched The impressive ceremony OT The changing OT The guard. ln her shops, we smiled and poliTely asked The clerk whaT she meanT when she said, ThaT'll be Three and six, please. Piccadilly Circus wiTh iTs TraTTic iams, honking horns and whisTle-TOOTing Bobbies seemed TO Typify The busy liTe OT London, This was London Tor us-England OT The pasT, England now, and England Tomorrow-mighlfy hearT OT empire On The banks OT The Timeless Thames- Tower Bridge-Tor cenTuries a symbol ,.- qs, Q' 1 A .N 1 - A. ,. QQ, T 1 N. ,5 tv .4 - 6 xg ,L ., X-SQ , N 'Bw ai fig , -.Au - ss ' Y if X T 1 I I i The Horseguarcls-pride in Lifeguardsmen To Buckingham Palace London scarlei' mee'rs Navy blue S+. Paul's Caihedral-bombed buf beau'riful Sig l'11seers , Mi The Archipelago-green foresTs ancl blue waTer , ,, .. , ,,A, . . , ., U .,.. , -- 5 fffiirasfef qi- , gil -' V -rifiwgf Wiiizifzfilzi '-'T V M , -.QAM-9-5, X , .W . ' .. Qs gf? Q95 f A: ,..411i'.Zzg:r' ' 2 SToclcholm--The Venice oT The NorThl l-lere was our TirsT glimpse OT Scandinavia, and a beauTiTul view iT was. SToclc- holm is some TiTTy miles inland Trom The BalTic Sea, and be- Tween The ciTy and The coasT lies an archipelago oT Tiny. roclc-bound, Thiclcly-wooded islands, Through This maze The BalTimore wound her way, while we crowded The rail To marvel aT The picTuresque counTryside-quainT coTTages wiTh red Tile rooTs nesTled in cozy coves, rocky promonTories lcniTing inTo The channel, and over all, The cold blue BalTic waTers, reTlecTing The Tir-clad. rolling hills. And Then, as iT by some deTT Touch oT magic, SToclcholm loomed before us. As The Thunder oT our TwenTy-one gun saluTe echoed over The ciTy, To be answered by The Royal Swedish CoasTal Ar- Tillery, we were greeTed by hundreds OT Triendly SWG-dGS waving Trom The shore, Their smiling Taces seemed To ra- diaTe a warm and hearTy, l-lello! Our recepTion on The beach was exacTly ThaT-warm and hearTy. FirsT Scandinavian sTop Everywhere we furned we found an exfended hand fo shake, an earnesf efforf fo malce us feel af home, and a greaf inferesf in fhe Balfimore herself. While we were busy admiring fhe sighfs of Sfoclcholm, our Swedish hosfs were marveling af fhe smarf appearance of fhe Balfimore. Daily we enferfained hundreds of visifors aboard fhe ship. ln fhe midsf ofour visif, we joined wifh fhe enfire cify fo celebrafe fhe Queens birfhday wifh a booming fwenfy-one gun sa- lufe. The American ambassador and fhe Commander-im Chief of fhe Royal Swedish Navy were among fhe honored guesfs who crossed our cjuarferdeclc, and fhe shrill of fhe boafswain's pipe, fhe band playing a lively, marfial air and fhe Marine honor guard snapping fo affenfion soon became a regular occurrence on fhe ship. Cerfainly we en- joyed our visif fo Sfoclcholm immensely, and if our Swedish friends enjoyed enferfaining us as much as we enjoyed be- ing fheir guesfs, fhen fhe Balfimore's firsf assignmenf as an ambassador was a huge success. Swedish salufe Top: Parliamenf House, Boffomz Lure of fhe Sea Mari+ime Museum . . . records of a glorious pas1' xsgw or ' if Carl Milles' Orpheus Group f f K5 ., V, . . - V , My 1 . 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A 44 ,,-' rf' 'sg ,am +1 ' N w A .,s-'N fs s2Xv 'sv-2 -,' 45, U- , . , f f r, ' 1 A busy fhoroughfa The quarferdeck was a-gliHer F6 A Swedish sharpsl1oo+er mee+s fhe M-I Town Hall . . . beaufiful silhoueHe A 'rifle ma+cln and many Skols D0wn+own S-I-Ockholfn SGIIOFS C0nVern+IOn Carlesberg Brewery Curious Danes look us over A Danish Admiral is welcomed aboard The grear bear kepr walch 5' '4::'21s9:::.. ' ' Y -44:4-:5:g:::::x...,.. --1-ff-: V-' . -i --we .- - 1 -- Z1 f 4 axe sf 3,2 , a J -QW: Copenhagen, as everyone knows, is The capiial of Den- mark. While Jrhe oily cerlainly rerained rhis dislinclion dur- ing our visil, mosl of us came +o look upon lhis gay and laughing merropolis as Jrhe capilal of fun and good Times in Scandinavia. Upon enrering her harbor, we were greeled by Jrhe sralue of a mermaid, sirring serenly in Jrhe midsr ol ships plying ro and fro among rhe busy docks. Aclually, rhe s+a+ue commemorares rhe famous Mermaid of l-lans Chrisrian Anderson, buf for us, she seemed To beckon wilh her upraised hand, inviring us lo iorger our Troubles and enioy rhar fine Danish hospiralily for which Copenhagen is so famous. We did iusl Jrhal. ln her cafes and cabarels we raised our sleins on high and wilh a loud Skal roasled Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen! ii ii' W hir .Q il 13 6 xv' 1 5 0 5:2 X , 5 X ' it Y 5 ,-:.i:1:w::::-'rw-'-'' J 'Q' X 5 The exoTic Tivoli Gardens ..-as-'2EriffE:J:3 4 Q:11 ' Qx My-.152 . , Rx , .f fig., kg. we Q, X TT ' Q si , W 1 15550. H Tw- 3 Q9 S A- P 4: 4 -fy' 'A ., ,, . .-ar' f,,:+s::' healTh and good cheer To all. ln keeping wiTh good Danish TradiTion we TrequenTly inTerspersed our sTeins oT beer wiTh a glass oT Schnapps. Then, There were The Tivoli Gardens: blazing lighTs, gay music, rollicking dances and preTTy Dan- ish lassies, enough To warm The hearT oT any Yankee mar- iner. If STockholm is The Venice- oT Scandinavia, surely Copenhagen is iTs Paris, As The saying goes, All good Things rnusT come To an end. So iT was wiTh our visiT To Copenhagen, buT as we bid our Tond adieu To our mer- maid Triend, The Tamiliar reTrain oT an old Tune was running Through our minds, WonderTul, wonderTul Copenhagen, beauTiTul girl oT a Town. CiTy Hall Square fix? . ff AQ, I ,,,,. T, , ,, 1 I ll ll Hans ChrisTian Anderson s LiTTle Mermaid The Sea is always near Fredensborg Cas'rle Kroneberg Casile, across 'Phe ancieni' moafs Elsinore-The gray walls of Hamlei A solemn momeni' and a greai' honor-The Archbishop of Copenhagen confirms and mee'l's men from BALTIMORE Prederiksborg casfie W Bap'rism and confirma+ion class wiih fheir sponsors King Chrisiian and ihe casiie he creaieci ,..,.,.,.. s X N UqwSv,s.f,f5 45, fame lc ll lc Vigeland wroughl iron gales A day's sleaming on a norlherly course from Copen- hagen loroughl us 'ro Oslo, lhe capilal of Norway and our lasl porl of call on The Scandinavian cruise. l-lere we found a quiel cily, perhaps nol as dynamic as Copenhagen or Sloclcholm, loul cerlainly lheir equal in exlending us a cordial welcome, Lying al lhe head of beaulilul Oslo Fjord and surrounded lay sleep mounlain slopes, Oslo is an ideal spol for slciing enlhusiasls. We marveled al 'rhe lowering slci iumps and arduous downhill slci lrails, downfall of many Olympic compelilors, Wilhin lhe cily ilsell are numerous slalues commemoraling lhese Olympic heroes, mosl' of lhem nalive sons of Norway, Rising above lhe cily lo dominale lhe slcyline was lhe magnilicenl Oslo Town l'lall, a splendid example of modern Norse archileclure. As we sal in sidewallc cafes wilh The ruslle ol fallen leaves aboul us, The chill nip in 'rhe air reminded us lhal winler was nol lar in lhe olling. Soon, Oslo would don her while robe and once again mounl her lhrone lo reign as queen ol Scandinavia's hardy winler. nce graceful and shrring A beaufiful day for sighfseemg Vigelancl founlain in Frogner Park Oslo-cily of conlrasl' Oslo Cily Hall Holmenkollen Slci Jump Monolillw by Vigelahcl .., g . 4 f , X N , A 9' The Exec gives +l1e word '- AAA. ...I Fai'r-haired friends Old Norwegian village Honored guesls of +l1e old hands Oslo Cify Hall Clock +0WeI' 5 3 as 1 X 'Q1 Norwegian pleasure craff-nauiical perfeciion Parks ancl palaces BALTIMORE Masons visi'r Norse Masons Hikers enjoy na+ural beau+y Famous Vigeland Sculpfural groups f 3' x ..,, Y 4 QQ 1 A 3 ,- ..-.- M-:iw - -gef 9 X ' sf has Q , , X A fy ,ff 4 ,Zi V ,W- , W 45,1 ,gf gf f f, V- 270 CCW' ,ff fffv f ,gfgff ff 2615 f'V7Z'fV f'Q?v!2X?? hwy' E-WLKZQPV L f,,. 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The highlighf of fhe ceremony came when Long, armed wifh a ladle for a spoon and wearing a pair of boxing gloves, saf down fo his frough for lunch. De-spife fhe anfics of his comrades-af-arms, our new chief passed fhe fesf wifh flying colors, and proudly announced fhe facf fo his division when he appeared af quarfers wearing a sign which read, I AM A Cl-HEP! xii Healfh haven ef M The luxury of ho+ wafer , mwr.-, . , ' , WWW7' 'fffmvlaw' f ' , X, , , 1 W ,W K ,W Y-vf M' Beach bound Turn +o! :WW 998939 5 f Wa+er+ig h'r i n+egri+y-4.0 ., if. D xf : -f X Q f ' 23 fi Q Z 1 1 Sailors of ihe week ,fi The consfanf wafch To ifhe wi n'ne'r is w 4775159 X 'x Q' .,:,pf4S5Y f sq? I ,:'i5ijPff' as ' A f . x As-Q fs .Y yay ff -V -Um, Ac ,42'2F1I.,v , 1. s- , .as 4 saw ewfswf Q: ,,sv.es:' QQSNQ qgaiim QQ- .genesis by v W -as .r .N V ll f Q 9A .,, X s s gf , eqsf x 'SQ W W1 sv as 'Z X il se N Q M sac, N N 4 sn 5 of 1 way gf af X , Q, sf 4 A 'X ii K 'Cs ,Y , is ?2'f55fw-Nw R teak. 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FUOST Ol US anxiously eyed The crowded wharT Trying To caTc:h a glimpse o T a wiTe, a sweeThearT, a d 'l blended wiTh kisses and hugs To moTher. IT was a TesTive reunion Tor us. Tears an smi es ring down The curTain on our l954 cruise. As The sun slowly dipped inTo The WesT and The eerie lighTs along The MysTic casT weird shadows across The inlcy wa Ter, BalTimore seTTled down Tor a long WinTer's nighT sleep . , . a resT she so richly deserved. -w...,,,,.H, 145' EdiTor ...,, EdiTorial STaTT . . EcliTorial STaTT . l.iTerary EdiTor . . Business Manager . . S T I ' . . . LTJG. R. H. RAND . . . ENS. W. V. HOGAN . . ENS. D. E. PUTTERMAN . . . . ENS. M. L. BERDICK . .ENS. R. J. MQWHORTER ecre ....., , , - my . . . ..... LLJG. P. P. LORD STaTF ArTisT ,.,,, STaTf PhoTographer , STaTT PhoTographer . STaTf PhoTographer . . . . .M. E. SEYMOUR, YN2 . . . R. A. KUNTZ, PH2 . . .J.e. 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