Pensacola (LSD 38) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 l N , in V 1 ,f 1 Q . 'EK' PENSACOLA entered the Med with her four squadron- mates and rounded the corner for her exercise anchorage at the site of The Planet of the Apes Carboneras, Spain. There, several landings were conducted including one in a simulated chemical warfare environment. Following this training anchorage which for many proved to be a time frame of little sleep, PENSA- COLA switched to a Spanish timetable of reveille at 0800,