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SECTION 1 The European Cruise of the USS Mount Olympus Diary of a Modern Mariner A. D. 1952 526 August . . . ' To the stirring strains of martial music we pulled away from .Pier 5 at the Naval. Base, Norfolk, Virginia, this morning, headed for Northern Europe and Exercise MAINBRACE. Aboard are Amphibious Group Two, a detachment of Tactical Air Control Squadron 6, and a 16-piece band formed on 12-hours notice from musicians of the CINCLANT and PHI BLANT bands. We will be gone until early in October, and our first port of call will be Edinburgh. Since this is the Mount Olympus' first visit to Northern Atlantic waters all hands are looking for- ward to liberty in Scotland. Leaving port we joined a procession of men-of-war steaming out for MAIN- BRACE - cruisers, carriers, destroyers and minesweepers. Our force consists of the Mount Olympus as Flagship, Carpellotti and Commander Escort Squadron 8 in Darby, with Loeser, Delong, Coates and Parle. Tomorrow We will be joined by Commander Transport Division 21 in Chilton, with Deuel, Arneb and Fort Man- dan, carrying 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines, and by Commander Destroyer Squadron 12, in Compton with Dickson and Commander Minesweeper Division 82 in Staff, with Towhee, Sprig, Sustain, Strive, Token, Tumult, and Pigeon. 27 August to 3 September . . . Mount Olympus is sailing steadily eastward, surrounded by ships which form the amphibious force. The skies have been mostly gray, with some bright spots, and the seas mild to rough. Our days and nights have been spent in tactical ex- ercises and emergency drills. Today, on the eve of Exercise GANN ET, our mine- sweepers left the screen to refuel. We have enjoyed the daily concerts of our band. 4 to 6 September . . . These three days of Exercise GANNET have been busy ones. We were joined on the 4th by the U.S. destroyer Meredith and by two Portuguese destroyers, Duoro and Tejo, from the Azores. Two U.S. submarines, Torsk and Requin, have been acting as enemy and attacking our force as we maneuvered on our ever east- ward course. Our ships are playing the part of a convoy and its escorts. We are being protected by fighter and patrol planes from a U.S. carrier force north of us, and by land based British anti-submarine planes from the Azores and from Eng- land. The exercise ends late this afternoon C6 Sept. J .The two Portuguese destroyers returned to their base yesterday. We sighted several Spanish fishing schooners this afternoon, headed out. 7 to 10 September . . . We were joined the morning of the 7th by our support group - Mindoro, es- corted by Commander Escort Destroyer Squadron 6 in F. T. Berry, with Norris, McCaffey, L. Thomas, Keppler, Ammen, Cogswill and Ingersoll, and rejoined by our AMs. The force now makes a very impressive sight, and it's land ho as we sail north along the Irish coast, faintly visible. We had a shoot at radio controlled drones launched by the Fort Mandan, with good results. We will sail north of the Orkney Islands and south to the Firth of Forth. 1
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.Inspiring tributes' to fighting men of a later date were found in the Scottish National War Memorial. Located in the center of the Castle, the Memorial is dedicated to those Scots who died in World War I. v Second on the list of historic landmarks was the Palace of Holyrood House which was formerly the home of Scotland's kings and queens, and at present is the residence of Queen Elizabeth when the Queen is in Scotland. On the route from the Castle to Holyrood, many of us travelled the Royal Mile along High Gate and Canon Gate. One of the most famous streets in Europe, it is the thoroughfare which the United Kingdom's monarchs must travel when making an official visit. This centuries-old way has echoed to the tread of such famous Scots as John Knox, Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and the later Robert Louis Stevenson. We discovered a modern side to Edinburgh, too. Strolling down Princes Street, we found one side lined with fashionable shops, the other with monu- ments, public buildings and verdant parks. Sailors and marines of Scottish an- cestry shopped for their clan tartans while others found buys in hand-woven tweeds, textiles leather articles, glassware, silver and wood. Princes Street Gardens, in the shadow of Castle Hill, offered us a quiet resting place among beautiful flowers, including the Floral Clock, where we could relax after hours of shopping and of dodging Edinburgh's clattering double- decked trams and buses, which all seemed to travel in the wrong direction. Here too, some of our lads met bonnie Scottish lassies who were bent on furthering the good neighbor policy. During our short visit to Scotland, we became accustomed to four o'clock tea and biscuits, popular throughout the United Kingdom. Although disappointed at the scarcity of food, we were surprised at the low cost of that which was available. Mount O movie-goers were amazed at the thick blanket of smoke and inces- sant click of cigarette lighters which accompanied each show. While the NATO fleet lay anchored in the Firth of Forth, some of us took a two-day tour to London. The hundred men from the Mount Olympus who visited the British capital made the most of their short stay, and could be seen every- where in the city -- Buckingham Palace, Windsor Palace, Tower of London, Tra- falgar Square, Piccadilly Circus and St. Paul's. by Joseph R. Ewing, JO2 16' September . . . Last night we upped anchor and sailed down the Forth to be in position this morning for a rehearsal landing of our forthcoming part in Exercise MAIN- BRACE. Many ships have already sailed from the Clyde for their roles in the exer- cise, which began 13 September. This morning our landing craft made a run to the beach in a heavy fog, but did not land their embarked marines. The rehearsal was covered by a delegation of Scottish newspapermen in a chartered boat. The stories they wrote for their papers showed they were well impressed by the amphibious techniques of the U. S. forces. Tonight we are back at our old anchorage below the Forth Bridge. 19 September . . . This is the Admiral speaking began Admiral Rose over the ship's speaker system --our first intimation of a change in plans. All hands listened attentively to the words the ship will not return to Norfolk upon the completion of MAIN- BRACE, but will go to the Mediterranean . Many letters were written. tonight, and many plans changed on both sides of the Atlantic. We were to participate in Exercise LONG STEP. Today officer observers from the United Kingdom, France and Denmark came aboard, also members of the press. 3
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