Nitro (AE 23) - Naval Cruise Book

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ment in October of 1970 and returned to the States in early May. The United States Ship Nitro provides her Service to the Fleet by delivering ammunition to the ships of the United States Navy. Upon the high seas and narrow waters of the world, in fair weather and foul, by day and by night, we proud- ly share the responsibility of our Navy to preserve and strengthen the security of the United States of America.

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, if f X f X ff ' cffiayfff H f f , XA '7,fia7WM ,W f ff THE CRUISE The 28th of October, 1970. Underway for the Mediterranean. People on the dock at Davis- ville getting smaller and smaller as Nitro heads into Narragansett Bay. Feelings of loneliness mixed with the exhilaration of travel. And no one could figure out just how long six months would be. But we were sailing. America fell off the horizon and became a memory. From Narragansett Bay into the Atlantic for the crossing , , , there were vague recollec- tions of sea legs as the ship rocked and the crew rolled. The first few days out were filled with readiness drills and the establishment of the routine we were to work in. The USS Pawcatuck was the first of our alongside visitors as she ap- proached for STREAM training. We were to see a lot ofthe Singing Indian in the next several months. Our first stop was in Rota, Spain for turn- over. Palm and orange trees, flowers in Novem- ber, coastal flat lands. Europe. After reac- quainting ourselves with Spanish money, we left Rota and started steaming for Palma, Mallorca. We arrived in Palma for a three day stay on November 12. A bustling island during the sum- mer tourist season frequented by young Europeans the activity was somewhat wound down when Nitro arrived, 'but the crew delighted in the isl land 's beauty and its night life. .From Palma we