Joseph Kennedy (DD 850) - Naval Cruise Book

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i 4 i F In . sa r ft I Gibraltar, BBC 31 March--l April Gibraltar was known to the ancient Greeks as Calpe, and forming one of the Pillars of Hercules, Gibraltar has held a remarkable place in Mediterranean history. It was this rock that guards the 7 1X2 mile strait dividing Europe and Africa that greeted our arrival and started our six months history in the Med. I, t .,V, 41 .va--y f The greatest single problem ' that faced us all was the language barrier. Whatever happened to those many months of high school French and Spanish? ! ! - ws -'rt f ew. , f '. - tg is r. P ,'ix1fyw--1 ig' i 4 555 H .- ,4 I 0 V , Mu. N 4 U I tl 554, gsm , '1 Vg-1-ir. QQ ' ,4 , r v, V 2 .aayvg . , f y 4 N5 - H ,amz X -W, ' L , :ft V 4 ri.-f f 73',.ri, 413 I 5 .Mi ,nf , ' . -.ff U., f rs, Lp. H: 1: ,, 74 ' sfpff rf .1,, i L f 9 . 'xmas .y, .yly , ypyy R x i. .WA 2: ,, , V t -1 , '. MQ- f f F ff., , va .1 V, . ' 'L .V p . A .Q f e '-fr mfr , K--Sy' 'tk , , Tx K , .,o. . ll g .' if ' z - H, , I' fgtgg Lff . . . il 2 1 - M' 5 .. 1 ,. 3 , 5 Q. ., , as. -1

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4 ' i 1 ow Liberty Call, l-ib9 'fY can ll . X ire on board at . . - Now liberty commences for section 1, to 9 P v 1 l ri u ,I ii in i ' 9 H ,li i 'I l a -M ,iii 1 ,lx I A sailor s life is not all work and no play even on the KENNEDY We had the op portunity to play the role of the typical tourist from Gibraltar to Athens Cameras could be seen everywhere and especially along the famous French Riveria and in Rome during the Olympics Although we spent the greater percentage of our in port time in Italian ports, we it 3 had some enjoyable visits to Spain and France plus some brief--yet interesting--stops y in Greece Sicily and Crete For many of us it was the chance of a lifetime--a chance 5 y y to spend six months cruising the Mediterranean It was a fine cruise but we all agree 3 , y that there still isn t any place like home, even if I-I OME is Newport. ,I . ii f

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Civitavecchia 15--26 April This small Italian town of Civitavecchia just 35 miles north of Rome was our first real liberty port. Although the KENNEDY'S basketball team did make a local appearance, the majority of us headed towards Rome--only an hour away by train. Our arrival was a timely one indeed as we arrived on Good Friday. This allowed many offi- cers and men to attend Easter Services celebrated by Pope John XXIII at the Basilica of St. Peters in Rome. There are many sights to be seen in Rome. Aside from St. Peters KENNEDY sailors could be seen almost everywhere--the Colosseum, the Catacombs, and many of the ruins of the old Roman empire. 44