Leyte (CV 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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NAPLES, ITALY-DEC. 20-JAN. 3 ON THE 20th of December we steamed into the Naples, the largest city we visited during the beautiful Bay of Naples, passed by the re- cruise, has 1,300,000 people, 90 per cent of whom nowned Isle of Capri and majestic Vesuvius, and were peddlers, guides and taxi drivers. MostLEYTE at 1036, moored off the pier at the entrance of the men agreed that, except for France, it was still the harbor, best Med liberty. £ 5 JAW

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Syracuse was only an hour away by train and the early Greek ruins there were visited by quite a number of LEYTE personnel. It was in Syracuse that Archimedes is reputed to have dis- covered the law of buoyancy and to have exclaimed, Eureka, I have found it! Nearby Catania provided excellent shopping but not too many people could make the trip there. Snow-capped Mt. Etna was clearly visible in the distance but was a little too far away for a visit. For some of us, beer parties and softball games ashore were arranged, but for the Gunnery and Air Depart- ments there was a steady diet of work in preparation for the Naples visit. The ship was painted inside and out and scrubbed until she sparkled. In addi- tion, we took on 225 tons of stores to re- plenish the larder. On the 19th of December we weighed anchor and set sail northward through the Straits of Messina, past Stromboli, and up to see Cameo Joe. Capt. Kapsch cuts cake on 21,000th landing Food, at last! Money to burn, but no place to burn it

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NAPLES LANDMARKS NAPLES has the most beautiful site in Europe. The blue bay and Vesuvius, stretching 4,000 feet into the sky, combine to form a sight of rare beauty. Naples was founded by the Greeks and received its name from two Greek words meaning new city. Naples was under conquerors by the expanding Roman Kingdom in the fourth century B.C. It was the capital of the kingdom of two Sicilies for a long time. In 1860 Garibaldi ' s famous march resulted in Naples joining the present country of Italy. In Naples we found many signs of its historic past. Castel Nuovo (1280), another vestige of Naples ' feudal Castel St. Elmo (1329) on a hill dominating Naples from days. the New Castle. Galleria Umberto in downtown Naples, everything from soup to nuts. Admiring the sculpture of old.