Belknap (DLG 26) - Naval Cruise Book

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, DEDICATED TO YOU MEN OF THE BELKNAP. Beyond that, you the families of the BTELKNAP. It's true, for years the sea with its sur- ging strength has had an allure for men, to come away from the cities, towns, and farms to a world of water. For years men have gone because of high ideals, freedom, search for real meaning of life, national safety. As these others have gone, so too the men of BELKNAP, coming from such a variety of backgrounds, haye joined in making the world contained in a 5h'P their world. The ship is their home for the duration of the cruise: they work together per- formmg their professional duties, cleaning compartments and passageways, they live tffgefhef, Sleeping in the same compartment With as many as fifty of their shipmates and they Gift t08ether on the Mess Decks. Last, but cer- tamll' BOT least, they share the loneliness of Separation from their families and friends. The continuing task of personal adjust- ment IS on each man for his future is deter- mlneifby the manner in which he conducts abfgrd, lndthe shouldering. of responsibilities can Nan .by his actions in foreign ports of - 0 Instrument can measure the profoundness of decisions made on a long voyage, nor can it record the effect of anxiety, and sometimes fear, caused by the new and un- known experiences lying ahead. Besides contending with emotional and personal problems, and adjusting to the un- usual routine at sea, the crew has to make the ship an efficient member of the fleet in which she is serving. -This takes a little more grit than men normally have, and at times the strain is evident. Depending upon the immediate situa- tion, their professional responsibilities are both ever changing and awesome. The ship has to fit herself to each new task and assignment. One mistake, by one man, could wipe out a million dollars worth of equipment and, perhaps, priceless lives as well. No fee could be paid the crew for their dedication during this cruise. Some have been repaid in the pride of responsibility well borne, others in the self-satisfaction derived from hav- ing progressed one step further toward their life goal. This Cruise Book is not in the usual sense a reward: it is a photo-story of the Mediterranean Cruise of 1973, whose value can only be determined in the years to come.

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