Monrovia (APA 31) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 54 of the 1951 volume:

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Brittain Rear Admiral, U.S.N. ,ff-H'P 't1, Major General Harry B. Vaughan, Jr., USA c'0YI'lIT1ElDdil'1g Gvncral Bluvfilly 2.1 NY 4 . YW' W 'ik- 'f'g X' WF' Eggkizswzfa 5 31 1 1 ,,- ,gf 2 .aL 35, ' S . . , hvd. i 17. . M ,ll fo JA , . ' tw n 'ff' 93 ,T -4 ri .. 5,-nf 4 J. ' 1 up fx as.. 2 ' - 3' ' . W 'J Viv R 1 'T5'fip,. 3 -I .4 v I N' xv Q J. 4, .333 4, a- ' ff? ,. Q- '1 yi .-.Q , 1. ,h . ., 31 , H2 1 9.1: . jf? -y.wg5., 31 ,', ' f ' iiq V7 ' 753- L f ci ' 5' '52 Q' Captain Edwin S. Schanze. USN Representative Military Sea Transport Sel'ViCC Captain William H. Johnsen, USN Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Monrovia 2 '9' :- QF' I -4? 'Q 'fx' Q 5 Q fa L , 1.-'-' ' ll eg hllllmw OFFICERS i yew, ,. iw... -q af y h :f G v .qu 1 X I! ' .' , Q -,rl fig V Lg ' x i ' , i 6 I 4 ,LJ i 'L'24'gx'E,:1. JL! H1 .ll . ARMY STAFF OFFICERS 1,5 K i 1 - . 1 '-H X cf' 1 Pk ,. , ,:. wiimd A' F151 ' ' wfblfu'-J 5,4 JI 'P g Ag a' f qt' ' 1' W, Kid . lst DIVISION 14 J 'I 6 , f, . 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Commissioned in 1942, the Monrovia served at Sicily, Tarawa, Saipan, Guam, Leyte, Luzon and Okinawa. Seven battle stars and Navy Unit Commendation were awarded her for participation in thu! making operations. Put in mothballs following the war, the Monrovia was November, 1950, to once again serve the country in time of Q' br- THROUGH THE ICE TO BLUEJAY 'lh C t l'u'11'd IL'0lJl't'klki'l' Eaatwinul runs interferenel thnud ef ' Q U89 Y 4 hmm lu- ......, V, ...fe - -1-1 M te ,,v,-.n: f' .iq 4' -uv 4,44 1 ' f- - . -if Q w f 1' Q jg, -- L.. 'f.,,j '-5431.3 V, Lak '21 - 4 f-if ' . ff? li 'U 'AQ mir .pq -lnwi K . ,- Y .b-u If ffl? 1' -.f+ f-. V.-I-' ,-+4 The ball-CH1'1'YiHg 'C1'2lHSD01 fS follow 3 Broken-field running as viewed from the lead opened by the icebreaker. press box, if v M an-F 3 . 'V gy? X We 1 A V with this cube. i :Q-fn . 'uv g Queftj Bergy bits bathing in the mid- nlght Sun over Bafiin Bay. CBe1owD Youd need a glass bigger than Grand Canyon to cool a drink 1 g. -i 1 I ':1'fl . 5. . v. ', nf xl! -I K, 4 -'k I tv- ' wi? , 'T 1 -fi' ' in I 1 Icebergs of unusual shape and design I are this rule rather than the exceptlon 111 tbe'Artic landscape. ,N H num - ..... , . ws- ,',3'-- ,. ,,.:gag:,.:f -' Xjisti. 2- rx-ima.: , A' - Q . , ,,.fM,t , E., TW 4+ 4 ..-. -5, jr' A ',...- 132' Sify'-., Miles at Sea and you can almost Walk From above, the ships below ashore. As mnch as five-sixths of this i remam unse b E gantic iceberg, weighing million! en eneath the sea, and insignificant in the ice if-f . ' ..f2114 4 , V, In xi-.Vs.'5s'9F' Part of Green1and's coastline - the most rugged in the world. ., f, Q ' '5iWf3?ftwv A fs E Inching its way slowly through the mountains from the ice cap, a massive I, A glacier meets the sea. F!? X X x txlv XX ' 5. ,RA u X 1,045 me N 'Y' '50 Qi-X CAboveJ Back to rescue a fellow ship in column goes our icebreaker While a heli- copter hovers overhead. CRightJ The APA 31 noses its Way around an iceberg. fBelowJ A comparative study in the sizes of icebergs and ships. 495' ' sr' W A J .ws ,l,,.-lv -- -l--L....j -:gi VV., ,M .,, E : f- ', ,, ' .,,,4q ff .- .. Mira ,,,rvf '-Q My Q .,..,.---f--....1.- '-'lu 2' L. 3 ,xx c K-www!-K' Q LATITUDE 660 337 NORTH Rank has no privileges when ships cross the Arctic Circle to enter the domain of Boreas Rex. Above: the Royal Dubber makes General Vaughan a Blue-Nose. Initiated into the Royal Order this day were hundreds of Navy and Army otlicers and men aboard. f I 1' 1. ' Admiral Brittain bestows a kiss on the Royal Seal under the watchful eyes of the Royal King, flanked by the Royal Queen and Royal Baby. B... Our skipper, Captain Johnsen, watches proceedings with Admiral Brittain, General Vaughan and Colonel Jackson. as l .-X nM3IhSf.: 1 f ,- , nl1I- ja l i A -- Sentence is pronounced by the Royal King on Commander Shaw, the ship's exec. Royal Arctic animals represented are the polar bear, seal and Walrus. ,f-- rip, x n .,, 'L' ...L 'WA n One of the h' ' ff . . astern as hespgges gliers looks a bit unhappy and 3 little wet certificate. 1'0l18'h the line to receive his Blue-nolof' i Thir 2mgl111'5 mate SEQTYIS 1'QiL1Ct3.I1iL to sf, dawn. -saw,-, . -, t - '-'rw-Y 6, v B .- -Q Q 'tri A . i ' ' Q' . J W Q-Q, ' , 'J' 'Y The Royal Eskimos dunk the stern of an initiate into a bucket of ice water. 5 gui E I- -'V ? i L The Ro al Barber a lies the clippers Y pp . while the Royal Massager rubs a Chin with fish. Bliudfolded, the initiate can not see the fate before him. kj 'rx f An indispensable part of Blue Jai were the Beachmasters. Here H1 some standing by the on the beach. ir control shack l fa S ' . .nge aw.-Q 11+ 'Wm , ,Q ' Tw., A 1 A l.1.1.-.,,...f, . , Q 1. v. It is suspected that ficer hails from Mass. ,A 1 th . ' - - C ' 'C SOme time has had dealillgfi with police. l'li'2lClllll2iSllUl'S were the ' - iiligry by the e wks. 'lllim' fell loo well. A 1. 'XFQYE ' id f -. ., . lp- i-........i...... this Warrant of- .Q vsl l !'II! X , ' fax ', ,ug L3 al s Lf ' vtwqi 6 ul HS xx, Lff in -In '-,,,,,.r. 'M-.,-,'..,, , M., ,QQV A quartet of I,CVP's, the W -kh to receive cargo, 01 Orses of the operation, stand by The versatile LCM pushes ai drifting berg HWHY from the Side of the ship. Kr X 4 ali' A I it w X The crew of the Monrovia? control bout ciircc-ting 11111130 toward the beach. 'rnese curled u Conditions. i bl' - . P 4508 are evxdenoe of the adverse operatmg 4- ' S I 93+- Z 41,1 4, 'M ,ff .-f' sf ' ' , ff' V' A gmmi wqwkixmgpnl'lm-1'n1' thfe Nnvy's small boats was the Army's IJYKW. s ' 1 aw? , 4' fn cw' . .fm-3-3:0 fx' 'LX 'iw' f .AY 5 ii ' lnffx . ff 1 if . .w..2lcxwvL.fIl.1':.'Hiiflih !Ff ff'f 'IM ' -5- ' -8 th 11' ship, with her br Munruviu. thv mn L t,1 i .t,,f3l1,,,i y121y'lux1r. at ancrhur in P 1 Q-la ' -'N 'K 1- 1 - K -. 5 M MA. ., M AW fm AA. W ood of small boats a stern ui n bow of this Navy tanker is the result of its collision The caved i with an iceberg. U- ! !1'Z1l..4 l ' W--7' - Q , J.. - .1 , Q. I ,,. .-us. .. . , , 'L I. qv ' . Alf' 4 lf' sl- This r ' . Ship. epalr crew worked mght and day to repair the damwed From a nearby village, the Eskimos came out to look at us by whaleboat and kayak. The kayak is the favorite Eskimo method of transportation and is used almost exclusively by the men when on hunting trips. 'h.XJ:' Y'- -1 J ,A A Q is 'X' .rf W . Ywr, 7 ,..-fl . ,, .al- Relaxing in front of his hut, an elderly Eskimo Waves a cheery greeting to his visitors. 2 , N A t V , , -W , ::4f1, '5,'5 1- T5 ,1- xi' it The Youthful set - E k' . pups. s lmO tots and huskle A smiling Eskimo mother carries her baby Hpapoose-style. Flanked by the Army, native housewives pose with their young- sters. K . - - A t ' 1 Eskimo family relaxing in the small fry appear to be a b1t bewilder baclflgfifdu it all. CRightJ This huge polar bear looks vicious even in death. if QAboVej A Danish sailing ship dis- plays a trophy of the hunt to a Navy photographer- ,+, ul, F 1 , i 'Y Air Fnrcv vhivf, time-ml Hoyt S. Vandeuberg, confers with Ad- miral lxh'itt,nin zxlmami the- Monrovia. k..- I L I i Admiral Brittain a M-W - , W1 .,.,. 1.15. I X , 1 K nd General Vauirhafl Vecelv f e Qfficial visitors . 4 gg, , ,, I X gwhwyx - ,,,,,, , ,i v ' V wi. w 4, x x J E n ,X ' .ff A ' A' - ,P-I'j'.' ' ,5 5 H .ifw ii 3 , V X 5 , M . -- -fa g' .A ' ' 1 - 4, .Ji fAboveJ The deluge of mail fliaflgreeted us upon arrival at Blue Jay was a cheerful sight to every one but the mailmen. fBelowJ A tired sailor makes good use of the recreational facili- ties provided in the Igloo. .ur lGL00 E17 , 1' M Ngluxx .,,, my fm' lim- ,I-la H ra-in '1Uii+'!ll'X'1 radio station. .ff A guru -wr-riwli -F in 2 il'g , ' m 1 as M 4-if +1-1 'I U I au., f'- v X x hmllufg 'Q Twin brothers squaring off in a shadow bOXiT1g Cfmtest- 1-I -ual-ff, 'T' 1 The wlnners of the whlsker contest exhlblt the results of shaveless weeks for posterity. be 1 5 I5 .117 '-'r f -i. This wou't hurt a bit -- dentists use the same line even in the Arctic. if It's all in the book, Doc. 1 fright X. EVENING ROUTINE ff! Gedunk Movie 5 Chow 46 WW is S 1 . , ,, elf: 'if' 1-we .M ' j, Her job completetl the Monrovia makes preparations for getting underway. 13' Pl Ca tain. Steady 011 C0u1'Se one elght zero, D 19 is - sc ,, 'EU' Back home at last! The Army 3095 ashore' X A .- .af X . be-r-....+l 3 , 5 . ,a- I k , 4 X' :. v AF Q. 'Z H ilig ' YN Leave, liberty and recreation well earned by the men who made Blue Jay mari, - 'jgfx -'Zi-f' ,ifjf fuzz-e V' 53? Q ' I I K -iw-K aww., 4 X .1- f 4 N ,xxnsx A HIS! .. 5 J 'f X-,.--,. s IQ I 1 5 4 1 '1 ,i 'N P A 1 S it Jr.