Samuel B Roberts (DD 823) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1955 volume:

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This shin in stetion number A with the guide in the U.S.S.BROWT?SON QDD868S begrmg gum, distant 1500 yn-de. som 15 00m0Es110x1T131t in 0.s.s. 0P.0':fus0N Q00e68b. 0000 cfs to f Q 11. mote. W ' 1, 4 -1- 14.'0.'sm1m:, Z Q' LT Je, Usxm-R 1, - 8 Steaming as before. 01,28 Lighted fires under ffl. boiler. 0500 Sighted Gag Head Light bear- ing 31.202, distance l8 mme-5. 0513 010 to 30LPQTarpge5 BLOOQPSCU. 0515 CIS to l6 knots. 0515 Mus- L my-ed the crew on stations. No absentees. 0658 Changed formation to formation ffl. 0717 CfC to ef-001 'VR-rngcj OBLOQPSGD. 0721 cfs to 18 knots. 0725 cfs to l0 knots. 0735 Passed Brenton Reef Light- ot A-hoard, distnnce 1000 yards. 0739 Set the special sea detail. maneuvering on vor' -rm to channel. Captain at the conn, navigator on the bridge. A 'An Z- L , 4 0 i th standard mooring 0 U oyers alongside U.S.S. N' the sifmecinl Sea detail. 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V4 .1-f -- .w-.Y 4 .-.ws .J1? 9'5 qi' . ,-ng ' tv-, on f ft. 1 .eq 1 -'31 'Qs if . - l x,...1.,..-l- were included. Ports o -'-ff V- . x.A.,f,.. .- Q...-...Jets V F- ---- On August 2, l95l. tlu- llolwrt- luu-lu-tl out funn lulr lu-rth at Melville and star tloun Narrxwznust-tt lluv tuutml llu- uult- Atlautiv. Ae- :i unit of Destroyer Division 2 V' 1 llll we haul lwgun ci vruist- that uoultl take in to inzinv plzuw-s all over the world. retire in the lhicifit-. :Xnotlu-r would lu- to train :in were to slum to tlu- people- ull tlu- uurltl -ltnu'rir':i's Nan' Q Part of our jolt would lu- to :iiipiiuwit tlu- l'4u'il'ic' lfleet in its role of guur of l ' cl equip ourselves for a m ' avtivv role in prutvvtilip pe':u't- if f'llf'lllllflilllf't'S :nude tl and tlue men that serve in f thc lat nevessary, Finally Tlu- in-'rs that follms slum tlu' nu-ii tluit rn:imu'd tlu- liolwrls and some 0 , : -- ' ' :lliotts not all the ports we visl I r impurtunt ports we visited. llvrziim- ol -p in limit Delgada and many others. CRUISE BOOK STAFF LTJG Karl G. Heinze is l .,.,., ...,...............,..., . Fred P lacoxo Qt Ronald H Archibald TNISN Thomasl Donoxan PN? EN: Lleuellsn D Qeaser Edvar La France RD7 and mam others who contributed picture mittc-el ixuliula-: Sam llu-pu. Californiag Midway lslandg P0 Editor Photographer Photographer Ty pxst Business Business an COIHIHCHIS Robert s. Hesketr. vxs .,,, QQQ t.l,i. Qf ..,v 1itllf' iffffffQQQQQQffQff Typist 1' : ' ' ' s d . 4 1' -f--:- n. -Y 1 R ' . x 4 N .... ,., ' . . llu5t x I- Xt . .K ,N . 1 ' Q 4 Q, ' '1 1 ' xx' ' . . . h gil., K . N . ., K. .. NLIYQ' Lind tllll' HH IIIHIWN kxvikzx -'ll'Vt't'llt'ml. ' Q H K xx. v 4 4 Xt' tional run' 'S-, ' 5 .pp -. 3. K A 4 and in lin' spifil .lrnl xxiH1r1g:nw- of our from Under all ' + W . V w ' R 4 x sorts of fo '. ' v ' fy. H X of the Holwrts Qhoxxml HlPHlN!'lNt'N xlont Nlilora and good shipxnntcs. YYELL DON!-1 and good loci' ' k 'x no deavors, men of the HUISICHTST' RICHARD H. WHITE Commander, US Navy Commanding Officer rw 'V' L. B. LQUDERMILK llama-dH.W1m.H L56-U'fGnar1'f. U5 Navy Commander. Lf' 5. Navy Execuiive Officer Connnanding Officer i 5 OPER TIONSDEP RTME T 4.00 and C Divifions make up llu: Opvralions lJvparlnivnl.f' lu' Il? and cars of ilu- ship. C Division is llu- rvsponsiliililv 0 eve' Comniunivgitions Officer and cousins of Qnaru-rnuistvrs, wllo I1 1 care of all visual coinninnivaitions lflafliing ligzlit, sn-nuiphorv, ig. lioisisl and lllllllllvllilllft' of ilu- liridgi- and otIu'r vontrol station Radionu-n, who un' rvsponfilvle- for ilu- provvseiiig mul l'0lllIl1I! 0I ull I nirssagvs to and from llu- -Inip, and llu- 1-Iv:ining,: :nul operation all radio Q-qnipme-nt and uffovigiu-il fpau-vs: Yi-onu'n. who take 1 1 of all vorrvsyaolule-nw and nminlziin xlu- rm'uornIs and filvs rvqnlru a ship: and 'l'rlvnu-n who lmiulli- llu- ship! ninil. O Division if ilu' ri-xponfiluilily of llu- CIC Offivvl' and FOI!!-I Is of lludgirnu-n and Ifli-4-troiiic ,Il1'l'IIlIlK'ILlIIS. 'IiIu- Rillllll'llN'l1 num if' I lfonilrul Information lll'Illl'l' :Ind am' ri-svonaililv for kvvping 4 I. , PHILIP B, CRAMTON, LTJG Operalions Officer I X :S-'I ,z I bridge infornu-il of ilu- position of whips, :iirvrnfl :nul land, 11 making l'l'L'0lllllIl'lIllLlIIOIIS, :xrriva-il :it Ivy plotting: und l'l't'0I'lIIlUl 1 radar and radio infolnuilion llml llu-y l'm-we-iw, 'l'lu- lflq-vu-onu 'licclinivians rvpuir and nuiinluin ilu' 1-l4'i'tl'ol1i1'e vqnipnlvnl Or llu- Ili-purlnu'nt. llrivflv llum- arm' sonul of llu- jolis pvrfornuwl Inv tlu- pvrsonnu ilu Up:-rzilionv lk-pzirlnu'nl on our fliip. llnrinp: ilu' vsorlm thvy pm-rfornu'd Ilu-ir tanks voim'ic-nliomly :nul nvarly Iainlllcssly nn .ill kinds of op:-rationf :ind in all kindf- of woullwr. 'l'lury rim da-scrvv a good old Navy UL l of I uni: .,..,. U I l C DIVISION Farsi Row R S KREZMINSKI OMSN N R GALLOWAY RM3 C PESCE OMSN B L WINLAND RMSN P WENT WORTH SN D A YANIKO YN3 F D STROHMAN SN L M HANSON OM3 Second Row H E TEDFORD OM3 J E WHITE RMI T J SPAGNOLA OMI R SEEGER LTJG J SIMON LTJC-5 D WOODSON OMC C A PALABRICA, YNI. Third Row: l.. W. KLETT, RM3: D. H VIEHWEG RMSN D J VICKERY RMSN A A KERTES SN J D SMITH RMSN R S HESKETT YN3 T M GAM BARO RM2 J A EDWARDS RM2 W E KLESYK QMSN Missing from Piclure T J DONOVAN PN3 K D ANDER SON OM3 O W IRISH QM3 R F RUSSELL RM3 C T FANARA TESN H R ROCKWOOD TE2 . - . - , , . . , , , , Q : I . . ' . 1 . , 1 - - , , . - ' - , n - - I I - . - I u - - . . . . , , . . I . 7 ' - u 1 . - . I - . I , . . . . . . , : . ' . - , . . . - - . . , . . . , , 1 . , - . I I ' ' 1 - . . , . - . 0 I 1 1 - , 1 . . , . I : . - , . p Q O DIVISION Fin! Row: C. L. MUEHL, ET2: R. WESTCOTT, RDSN: R. A. SMITH, R035 H. G. CUSTER, RDI: R, J. VASCOTTO, RD! W. P. TYMINSKI, RDSN. Second Row: A. M. VILLANTI, SN O. JOHNSON, RDI: E. T. FENNESSY, ENS: J. D. HENDRY, ENS: C. W. COX. ETI: J. A. GUNN, RD3. Third Row J H FARRAR. SN: H. C. FREE, RD2: S. 6. STASZEWSKI RDSN R. N. VORNDRAN,RD2gR.J.MICKLUS,RD3 G L HUNT ET3: E. LA FRANCE, RD2: H. M. WELLINGTON RD2 Missing from picfure: J. A. TURNER. SN, :Tasks 'vo in X I I f OQRUSBO. CODTBC - X kxonr Enom! X A A ,acofnmenda 5 1 A bT.I qc 71 M5 'D S Sena Ike os:. 4 X nl X 5- ' 9 , as , ,, 3 I Whai's 'che bearmg' 7 L ' 4 . Cougar Warnina Aquamarine ,, alcoxugon ' KARL G. HEINZE, LTJG Assf. Navigafor l i GUNNERY DEP RTME Commenve Fire. Two simple words but before they can be said months of training and preparation are required. Somebody once remarked a Navy bhip is a floating gun platform. This is essen- tially true-although the 'forpedomen might want to' change the words slightly to read: A floating torpedo-launching platform. ' i The secondary lunrtion of the Cuitnery Department is the main- tenance of the exterior and certain interior spaces of the ship. This 1 in itself requires constant attention, if the ship is to present 8 I' , , P stuart appearance. Exery one knows that you ean't hit a target if the guns aren't pointed in the right diret-tion. Getting them to point in the right diret-tion is the l-'ire tlontrolmaxfs joh. A frequent complaint heard was that, we hon-sighted eserytlting hut the K guns. Keeping the guns in firing vomlition is the Gunn:-r's Mates job. Painting, chip- ping, grinding, luluirating, and repairing't:oes on day after day. Meanwhile the lim-k l'lot't'm' was husy, trying to keep the decks and lrttlklttmttls painted, passapm-ways clean, heads and wash rooms up lu par, lt takes mr-eks to svrape and paint the main deck, hut one dafs had storm and they Imam- to start all over again. Nou don't ser- the sonztrtm-n often, hut they Nlilllllcdn their way L around the mould. 'lihv Sonzmnen also received quite a workout during ASW t'Xt'lt'ls1'S. The Yli0l'lH'tlUIll0Il have five fish to worry ztlmut, 'liheii total xalur- is upproxinmtely S90,00U, and it represents ull llllllltlllllll lvsptulr-llnlllly. 'fake all these trained pr-oplv. put them togvtlter at CQ, lie them lotta-tlivi with few :-tmnd- ol sound powered telephone line, and you JAMES W. LESLIE, LTJG Gunnery Officer haw- a Ivana ic-udy to shoot. 't ut ' N ' Si , N A ss, , ' 1? - ' f I l l ll V Q vb 1 it nl e.s e ORDNANCE DlVlSlON s R w A B ELLS JR SN J A Z RBE N A CURRY SN B C WREN SN R K RIDEOUT GM3 P E JACQUES FT3 E F BREZNYAK SN W H DUVALL. GM3 R J CUNNINGHAM FT3 Second Row F O OL SON GMI K R W CURRY FT! P W WEHRMAN LTJG J F Mc6lLL ENS A S LOVE FT2 G D McGAR VER GM2 Third Row R R EGERDT GM2 W E McGEE l Q GM2 J E PARENT FT2 L ALEXANDER SN W E HARTZ SN J H BROWN SN H ZEIER SN J W CRUCE SA H A ZUMBAUM SN R C BANKS FTSN B J BONNER GM3 J J SHEEHAN GMSN J M DU BETSKY SN A J DaCAMPO GM3 R G NORMAN FT3 E D MILLER JR FT3 S R J LOGAN GM3 Mass ing from Pucure W E BOUNDS SN H GARABEDIAN GM2 J L RAMMAGE GMI P? .V t.. E gt... , W 5. xl? - 1 S xx. TX Quan - RWU4' SN C L PEART BMC V GARABEDIAN BMI, Ge Iv : If . . 1 . . F. W. GREEN SA' S. C. LIBBY, SN: L. J. MCCOY. SN H. J MJSARVEY SN: E, L. MILLER, SN: R. C. MURRAY SN L. J. ROOD SN' G. H. SAUER. SN: N, M. SHAMES SR: J G, SOPKO BMSN' R. J. SHIELDS, SN: C. H WALKER SN: J. J. ASHCRAFI, FN1 G. CLEMENT, SN G. E. CORBIN SN, H. A. GRAHAM ,BMIg E. F. LYMAN, GMSN P. J. MASTRANGELO. SA: M. B. PALMISANO, SN: R, L. ROSS SN. C. J. SCHROEDER, BMSN: B. L VVAGGONER SA. DECK CIVISIONS Fird Row: H. R .FOX SN J, R .JARREIT SN A. J AL- LAIRE, SN? F. E. MCCREARY SN. Second on Nf P SKEL- TON, FA: D. F. RYAN SN L. SEAVER ENS: R E BART- LETT, SN: R. L. OLSON SN J. A HOHLE? SN Twrd Row: M, A. BATTLE SN S J. CICERO SN D. H WALL- ENTINE. SN: R. J. NICHOLS SN: E J SHANNON SNS H. J. PIERRE, SN' D. C. GOLUADE SN Manwq Wo-n Picfure: J. E. ARNOLD. SA H. C. ANDREWS JR SN: . E. BELCHER, SN: C. J, CIBOROXNSKI SA A. C. 3 vi-51 I' ASW DIVISION Firsf Row: A. ANASTASIO, SN: R. H. ARCHIBALD, TMSN: S. P. MESSINA SN. Second Row: E. J. MOODY, SOI: L. W. EHLERS, TMC: C. F. MCNAMARA P' Firsi Lieufenanf '. CHARLES J. smes. JR., me me. J. D. ALExANosR, mu. K. H. RITOLEHTO, som. Third Row. A. Msssuw.. mz. o. L. HoLLANo, sos. H. J. eeaoes sgia. K. HONNOLD, sos. J. e. cms, JR.. sos. 2 Q ,sms wiv 3.1! ni GI EERI DEPARTME I E1 :I ,i 7l ,l l ? ii i l 1 ,A ... I Qi ., f Ihr I 'lille Rial Q and and I fl I lin' I lor I nge- ' U vt. I- ANTHONY C. SCALESE, JR.. LTJG Engineering Officer - Erigiin-rriimg lh-p.num'lil consists of the E and R Divisigxrgis. lf ' ' 'm an ' i l lhvifim - mms ol Nlavlnnul Males and Boilermen, e 'hiniflf Nlalw rare- for lln- Main Propulsion plant and are also rrfpomilili- lor the fliipl In--In mm-r supply since they maintain operate the diaiilling plains. The Boilermcn repair, maintain operate- the lioilvrf llml supply ilu- ship's power. In- II ' limi ' ' ' 1 ' H Elec 'P' l,INlNl n if dnnlul :no thru groups, Shipfitters, - inns, .ind Auxiliary pang, Thi- Shipfilli-rs are organized chiefly lldllllllll' I-unlrol. 'flu-y maintain the repair lockers, and dam- vonliol vquipmr-nl. 'ilu-sc' nivn hold or are strilcinfl for Dam- Iionlmlinun, l'ipm-fills-rs or All'I8lbIIllll'l rates, The Electricians ulmu ilu- slnipk I-If-rlinul power, and inter-communication SYS- 'Ilnw nu-n lmlel or an- striking for Electricians Mute or IC .I - ' I 'Ili Auxiliary or A gnmis responsibilit hlwtilriiiii- 'Illia III v-. 1- . V y lie-5 primarily in ltw-piin: the vrvw comfortable. They maintain the -IiiI S lwulin' NNNIVIII 1' 1- ' '4- 'I va Iley I. . Ili I fin. ialnn .y.lem, the laundry, ga 1-quipnu-nl, ll'4 I'I'l'LIIII in.n'Iiin4-, and all internal-combustion engines I alioiml ship, 'I In-av nn-u Imld or ara- striking for Lngineman, Machin- I vu II iirnmn, or 51:11-liinir-I Ninn-s rules. l . III.. ilquirliina-ill supplied tlu- powi,-r that look the Ship around I Q llu' wollrl. :mil u pourl joli Ilia-y dill. II I r I If I I l I I I I I 4 R DIVISION First Row, leff to righlz A. K. SOUZA, EM2g R. J, BOU- CHARD, EM2: J. M. SEAVER. DC2: J. B. HENNEIG, EM3: - F. M. WEIST, MR3: B. J. ALLAIN, DC3: J. E. DREDING, FN. , Second Row: F. GIBSON. FP3: B. L JONES, EN3: R. M. 5 BADER, LTJG: G. M. FREED, ENS: R. E. LAVOIE EM3' f R. w. sumo-ioioeiz, oca. Third Row: w. I. MILLER: em. I I I I P. JENKINS, ICZ: R. J. FRETTY, FN: E. C. CROSBY. FN: F. G. GRAMPP, ME3: R. T. SENK, EM3: T. G. THORNTON, JR., EN2: V. S. MARINO, FP3: R. E. BAILEY, DCI, Man missing from picture: E. A. ANDREE, MMI F, E. BROCK- WAY, EMC: C. N. BRULEY, MM3: J. P. GIDNEY, EN3: G. E. HAGAN, lCFNg D. F. MONACO, FN: J. P. MURPHY, MM3: M. SCIGLIBAGLIO, EM2: W. J. WRIGHT, MM2. E DIVISION Fin? Row: L. A. COOLEY, MMI: E. C. CONWAY, BTI: B. H. RUMBOLD, MMI: F. P. LONGOBRICCO, MM2: J. C. MILLS. FN: J. H. PRIEST, BT3: R. W. ADAMS, FN: J. R. NOACK, MM3. Second Row: M. N. GILBERT: MM3 A, E. BLANCHARD, BT3: C. F. RYBACKI, MM3: R. E. GAGNON, FN: T. W. WINCA, JR., FN: H. V. MEAD, JR., FN: R. CASTEEL, JR., FN: A. L. HARRIS, FN. Third Row: M. R. DYE, BT2: C. H. HUDSON, BTI: F. S. SIMMONS, MMI: W. E. MCKENZIE, FN: H. F. STEERS, MMI: R. E. MACAG- NEY. FN: C. E. OSBORN, MM3: I. N. NIELSEN, YN3: J. E. F' fb' 4 ' Maxx ,xx IX, .xx A! I If 1 N. .' N. ' ff XX f' I f - J I ,.-Af ,f W' I C 1 ,'I 1 n f fx SSH-, M 1 -I .F 94 WATSON, FN: A. O. MARSHALL. FN: A. C. LANDAETA MM3: D. V, SCHICKEDANZ. MM3. Missing from picfure S. BERGMAN, MMC: W. R. WINKLEY, BTI: J. R. CHAR- BONNEAU: N. G. CORREAU, FN: D. E. HALBE, FN J, D. HUGGINS, MM2: F. P. IACOVO, FA: J. INGALLI- NESE, BT3: R. V. JANKOSKI. MM3: L. B. KAPLAN, FN V. L. KNIGHTEN, BT2: R. B. MONROE, BT2: C. A. MOR- RILL, FN: H. E. O'OUlNN, FN: J. J. SULLIVAN, MM3 O. H. VIERTEL, MM2: 6. C. WILLIAMS, MM3: R. A YOUNG, FN: R .J. TRICE, BT3. Ll .unc I.sr'xCIC5u' K, X van-'gmdrxr--J, , I Agri: ul jf 'I II I Imdlffw I I fd I Km . ' -W HI I : X X I . yi c If-lv .13 C.. I if- fb ,X ,f aI ,...-,,' I I I ,sf-I' fn N 2' . 1 , fv- --.X V' V 1 LJ . 1 SI! rm ., .- ,,.. I I I I , f QI- ffillgfl' ,Q R '- ICQ-' I x., - ,yu M. ', :J I fl 9 JN.. nf i f ' I H :Lf X 'I X N 9 I xx P-ff-ff' NX c. C :Q-2 X xvj xnxx i :J I C I fl 'I i ' Ki! ' -- M .2 I I gm.-.Z-Q-3-5 .if 1, L I X I, . . fx XXX I I J V , 5 ... f I1 in L L L f if R, .ELA N V 4 'I X It ELIAS PEREZ, LTJG Lgif:-.,jI Main Propulsion Assf. N.-f.T1'r RICHARD F. BRUSH, LTJ6 lSCl Supply Officer N r 4 SUPPLY DEPART ME Supply Corps in At-tion is no longer a trite phrase to the men of the lint- alter the world cruise. The Supply Department found a xariety of paetintes with whit-h to occupy itself during .the cruise, such as vutting hair, cooking footl, holding pay lines, selling film, waflting flotht-5. balunt-ing the Ship? allotment, holding Sick Call, serxing rhow, rngtlxing ive-vt'vuttt, provuring gaskets in Sasebo, celery in Ceylon . , . all inlittitum. A few rtatiatit-5 might wrw to indicate just how big an appetite the USANINIY Il had tluring the I-ruise, Total hreakouts of frozen bt-el amount!-tl In 20,50-4 pountlf. Fputls, 52,616 pounds and coffee, 6.240 poutttls. 'lihv tottil xulut' of provisions issued amounted to 5Ho,70lJ.-lo, Mort- than 8225.000 was disbursed on the pay-lines .intl Li portion of thot money was taken up to the Ship's Store to buy tht- Tflttllllll i-ipttn-ttw that vu-rv soltl tht-rt'. 'lille' supply Iunrtiou li Itttl always om- of cool statistics and num- Iwrfx-QI-ttt tlt-Jliup with intlixitluatlf and their problems--providing tliri-tt ttntl prtwuttatl ft-rxitv in insisting in opening and closing allot- tnrttte- prmitltnp -pwiatl pity. vrwliting lt-aw rations to Pay' Records, ltultlitip rlnm lor it vtotkinp putty on tht- Iwavli or pressing blues for Iltt- lmttm pttttlil -it lmttt rtvvu, Lit't'tliI for lht' t'0nSI8I1l and unending it-tint-Ietlit-rtlotk Ilom ul fuutl :intl N'I'!'lt't'S for the Roberts goes to the tmp ul tht- Supply lh-putttttvttt for a job well done. Firsl Row: L. C, KEITH, SHI, O. T. TILDON, TN, W. R PACK, C533 W. F. WILLIAMS, DK3g R. STAFFORD, JR., CSI. Second Row: D. POWELL, JR., CSSNQ J. D. WALKER. SK3: R. L. JOHNSON, SHSN: W. R. LEWIS SHSN- R. J MCKINNEY, sxsrtt L. J. MONDY, st-tsri. third Rowi tc. Li at-toossectc. HM2: T. J. SANEHOLT1, otcz. R. L. wess. SA: c. L. SMITH, csa. J. Rtoeew,-tv, JR., TN, J, sort- DIERE, SHSN: L. O. STAMM, CSSN: J. L. ADAMS. CSSN: J. M. ELLIS, SH3: H. S. MCKINNEY, SK3: K. E. ANDERSON, SK3: J. MCALEVEY, CSSN. Missing from pic- ture: F. H. ANDREWS, HMC: A. R. BARNES, TN: M. T. MONTEALEGRE, TA: R. H. MOTEN, SD3: J. J. PETRYLAK. CSSN: H, R. RICHARDS, TN: K. W .SHAMPO, CS3i V. B. STEVENS, CSC. S 4 I .,, - 'T' ., ,ff if , . 1 ., A. .. 5 ,Q 1 A , jfwxwxtn fi ' '. , A -XM-W , K I. s.,., x ,i ggB? , wk ' . j i L J E L K. l Q xi X I VE JJJJ 1 BO VOYAGE! Admiral Wrighf wishes our Capfain good sailing while Admira Harfman sfands by. Away the gangway and we're off! ,.., ,A zzgusz' 7 1954 The first leg of our journey to the Far East took us to the Panama Canal. After a nights liberty in Colon on the 1994 I D . I u C 'N x ..A. Atlantic side we transited the canal on bunday August 3, l F I A A C A V As we approached the Catun Locks which would raise us 85 feet to the level of Gatun Lake, all hands manned their Camera stations. To judge by the number of cameras pre- sent and the sound of shutters snapping, it must have been the most documented canal crossing ever made. We took pictures of everything-the locks, the locomotives that towed us though the canal, called mules',, waterfalls, other ships. and all the different things that number a ig canal transit among the wonders of the world. .A On the Pacific side we visited Panama City, with its A many churches, beautiful residential areas, and colorful 'Th' CNW fcfimbhd ill OW' 'he SNP to market places. We hit the night club circuit-Casa de ahh 'lm C l ' Amour. La Gloria and La Paz-till early in the morning, and left Panama with marocas ringing in our ears. l l l .J .Al Wafer rushed in after we were pozi- Xa'-'1'i, . 1'- tionsd in the loci. 4 l' f ' A 1' I A fhimk PANAMA After reaching the level of the next lock the giant doors swung open, 'W ,J I fha Canal. , ' J,:' ng- -7 lf, V' Jin? This is fha Saddle , fha Canal's mos? freacherous spof. We go? ln some beer-drinking Iiberiy in Panama. - Specfacular scenery abounded alongside 74 1 in - v... Mi r ,sas Zu' ff K g , 'W' ug' 1 7 4 fi e f' ,916 W .1,g,, 'ML M1219 A 1 ,gk ffm L a., ucgzzst 26, 1 954 . I ' 4 A ? f '- . ' f 3, . 4- . .. 11' 1 . 1 I 4 'W 0' t 1 ft qt 2 Q A f X N ' 'Qi S 9- I hh' 1- V A- iii' Q n, 1, 2 .V . 5 1, A 4 nop'- 5' .,,, 1,5 ' L's'm.i:J1 5 .nf off i X Looking across the yacht basin at Diamond Head. A group of very big men from the States at the beach. 1 1 --g 'I ' , .. V vfull-v--'5'1v.V - +4- i.,t-.-frwifiiilg i' l if t H ,xi-'r ' ui: F . X r' F , ' P ' ' M. - f s. - - 1 r , I 1,-,-ffm '7,,- NWI, V -gf 1 , it ' ' 'lv' ll , V 4, t , ,, 5 - - A V ,- . Q T Y' L U Q , v 5 w ,4 I - 1 5 1 xx 5 - M 1 .-TUWQXTI' W .. X' N I Tiff x x 2 . ' iii ' wb , 4 7 ., in Asn ,,- ,s -. if-.1 - .,':.,,, More like a hunch of tourists than sailors we hid Aloha to llawaii. Looking toward the city uf llonululu iw saw thu never-ending mountains encircling: this llavifiv lslaucl paradise, its beauti- ful sandy lwaclws. antl its hluc, clear, sparkling utttvr. flur first lilu-rty stop was the flll7Ul0llS Royal lluuuiian lluu-l situattfcl un worltl-famous Waikiki lit-in-lt. lfrum its porch wc coultl sec Aloha Tower, llianmufl llvatl, :incl many other welt known Ha- waiian lanrlintirlxs. flur ut-xt stop was llawaii's answer to the Stork fllulr. ht-ttvr kufmn af Don the Bcachcomber's. llvrc ut- sample-cl thnir famous 5'D0nis Own, re- putc-fl to lw tlw most potent lvcvcrage in the Pacific. lt is! We surfwl. swarn, took pictures of the hula girls. aucl cw-11 flounvcl grass skirts for a turn at claiming: rmrst-lves. All too S0011 it was time to leave. But lvawe we must. and dropping our leis into thc- sua we sairl Al0ha'i to the land of Sway- ing palms and swaying hips. k .. ,gy if ff f'f 'TW:' ah-'47 ' - .-51' ' i: nf4,1'i-2'. Us 1 lf' VQK7-5:5'3'. '5?U3f'L Q'7 -5-53?-3',7 Q, 2 J -al.,- Q','. . ':,.-'t- , f:'f'kLJ -'fxfhwkfln 4+ 'y f g-:'.,22':.- ,,J,3,E 5. ,sa MM- 'M -- ' , , A , ,,,...,.,, .-.,..-,,,,..,.,. V.-A-. n-S y' f 5 4 V. v .., . -... ,,, - ..-.. ,..... .'., f ., , - . ,fr . 1 V' 1 lngvay - tj-Us f t Those lovely dancers performed on the dock 'for us when we arrived. This iorii rising out of the water at Miyaiima is a sacred symbol of the Shinto religion. 'C' ' Y -ww'.Tf ' 4 'lx El ,r , 'fini September 7, 1 954 Our thoughts were mingled as we steamed into Yokosuka Harbor that sunlit September morning. This was not only a strange country but an en. tirely different civilization and'it was also the land that those who came before called the Wm-ld'S best liberty. As our bow cut the blue waters of Tokyo Bay a large boat full of waving and smiling Japanese putted alongside. We were greeted by Japanese dancing girls that performed on the dock for us. We hankered to rush ashore to find what awaited us in Japan, so far from home but home to us for many months. ,:.f.:'.- The ancienf Chinese Temple af Naga- 4 salci. jf Y A3 1, as h - 'Y xi. 1. 'ZZ v 5.-I . These people cosfumed in tradifional Japanese clothes parficipafed in a parade af Kure. . in D HS if. I z 5' 2 of v 5 - . ,.-hsfiga, f -ef - 44-.-5, +-sf' S' . .- C , 5 -Q iz- F xx 4 p. s . 'K f- - .-- .Z--'gf-'2-:F '11 Y. N.. :-- ' 1' CL '- s 'QQ-R ',3e3L.i:9':y?Ks2--f ' 'ha ' ' .T s 5 ' I 'gfngh 12, .wg x .-.z- 0:31 This beaufiful pagoda is on Miyaiime X Island. '- - ..-5 1. V' -T'-1 .I 3-. .,, -, ...- Ulm HOW L0 Ll'jisS'isAia long way from Main Sfreaf, fm Hin Navy M41 GMO!! This liHle girl shows us how wifh chopsficks! YO BE JA PA N2 As we took the last liberty boat back to the ship we felt empty inside. No more would we Off shoes, please. at the doors of polite and kind friends. No more would hot Sake put a glow into us on a chilly evening. No more would we be joyfully greeted at six or eight stool. HHappiness, My Placef, or Seventy Nine Dreams, the little bars that we had adopted and that had adopted us. These were the cafes w here our friends called on us as if they were our clubs at home. We had seen the last of Jimmy-San's. And some of us kissed sad farewell to pert Baby-San who had been such u won- derful sister to us. We exchanged addresses and swore to write. We would ex er remem- ber, Sayo nara. ,,.- QQ? pl-e- ' ,,. I us. . Agfyz-E ' H ky-ix 'k.x 3 r N ' g 1 WWW' r ' . ' i Yanilco gives us an idea of the size of the Great Buddha af Kamakura. 'l Looks like the radar gang is working a unique maneu- vering board problem here. Those broad smiles seem to indicate a solution ix at hand. -of' 0 ws Hey Chief, want to buy a pearl neck- lace special price? l f Typhoon Hilda was no lady! Chief Pearf and Mr. Spies clireciing fransfer from +he boa+ deck. The crew hauling in supplies. I+ always seemed fo happen on Sunday. JV 'Xe ww, X Q V I V k Q iw , vb-W.,,,,,,,, y X I v , , j A :,a?:,f Mfr! W .V f f A .f f v f 7 . 41 , ' -' I O I fe, . 1 , ' fl Z . ,i f xi , L,:L.L.1.'fZ ww ie i if 1 Qi W,,',' , UW x x f x S X C l Fx 2, 1 f My : W ff I 1 ,fin X, , f f' , WN- N- ,L , Z . ' V l K., f ,V5,g,,, 1 fa: N - x Www IF s ' V W. 2 fe ' ,4 5: A' rf - 6 P! 4. ,Q fwfr X if f I na -far 5 nf W -c Mi , 'Q ZZ 3:4 W 7 ls H ff f f ff - E 2 X , 'Q WW! A ' X Z 'u 'iv - M + fy ff 2 v 1 jvlulcl ,0 fy ' W If A Z W if Z 'W f if V W .W f if M 5 3 f 5 ,.. ,lt I 75, ,X . 1 n- Q 3 2 54 1 f , Z , , . , f 1, . ,W!yff pi! V , 3 . f X , W ff , N, . X Y ,' 9 V f f 1 4 J' W A J Q, X 1 , V 1 f 'Za ff 4 f KK4 f X x X f w M- ,ff , in ,,,,5 ' f f ff , f ' r w .Qc X - ' X , , K N V A a I W h , , mrgfw , M i ' ywf gp sf- F' ff,-.,, ffwssgi an I if :ff X One of fhe downed flyers we rescued being refurned fo fhe carrier. i 1' . as g lf OPERA T10 S! We operated in the waters around Japan for four months. Our first assignment was to patrol the coast off Korea. While on this patrol we encountered some of the worst weather the Sammy B has ever had to ride out. But ride it out she did and after a brief period in drydock we returned to sea. At sea, we were part of the Seventh Fleet, Uncle Sam's strong right arm in the Pacific. Wie plane- guarded for carriers. conducted aircraft defense exercises and learned to he self-sufficient at sea through replenishing via high-line transfers. One of Our most exciting experiences came one one dark night when we located and rescued three downed flyers. For this we receiwfd an Adrnirall well done. Finally, our tour of duty with the Pafrifify Fleet was over and we set a course toward Singapore. first stop on our return horn:-. iit'f'd.llNtf ul the trouble that was lirewing at horiinisa wt- Paine pretty close to returning. Clvimz Sm Senza divan Pacz zc cemz Part of our iob was to create smoke and hide the fleet if necessary. , As we headed home we watched the big carriers pass ovsr the horizon to- ward Formosa. 5 :S Hg, E i 3 .,i1l. The sfafue in fronf of fha University of fha Philippines. Here's Miclrlus in flue old Spanish walled cily. Americans in flue Philippines lrealsd us like visifing royelfy. I ,..-- nik- ' -'f ir4-I E4 ' - 4.:'1 f'i ' F? member 4, 1 .' 0 Q :Kr x N w Q. i X xiii.: J' 'J ij LES Lis! F V xl Q ifxx l .7'A Q VK 'j,v . -..- ,...-.....m'n-n... ....- -.- ,,.,--.......,, -..,--... ., . ,,,. ...V..-'....... Q '- 954 X 3 I MANILA The next port of call was Manila. The Philip- pines are in Asia, thousands of miles from the States and hard by Japan. China. and Siam. but it was like coming home. People chatted in Ameri- can on the streets even if the accent had a touch of the native tagalog, and thousands of Lf S. Army hand-me-down jeeps jolted the population around town. Coke was the popular drink tho' sometimes laced with a jigger to give it muscles. But the Filipinos proudly made us remember that they have an Independence Day too. also July 4. They bragged about their democratic government tho' they willingly admitted its short- comings. And they pointed out to us the war ruins and the historic places where Filipinos and Ameri- can soldiers fought side by side against invaders. Manila socialites invited many men from the Ship to their homes and clubs as part ofa Welcome- the-Navy program, and the guests lived in style. Tours of the city and outlying districts kept us out of the city till nightfall too. We ground to a stop several times to watch water buffalo amble across Main Street, and we checked up on copra factories and grass huts. Mighty different, but we felt like home. A busy strut corner in Manila. Nota the inp-taxi. This is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. .D 3 Pr - Some of the officers and crew got to mee? President Megsaysay of the Philippines! 1-gi 90 . , X l Ti.. .1 , .. Pg.. r s ,v I ,.,'r ' ,.----Q' ' 'rffy W , ' Q ' X, , ,Ve . , ::: :iz I: ' . l v'f.',- ::: : ' I 'Q hail!!-.-E ff ,F i - 4- 'Q l-E515 gm- 'LL'-' mzumfy 7, 1955 nhl Mary Soo's girls furning 'lo on 'lhe ship's sides. N W with fradifional British colonial aplomb fhig policeman directs lraffic. I'?1--4...-Ts, Z 644 I gm 5 fa -f G , W- -.,, Pars- -L. ,Ms Y A ju waz., 'F .-. ' V' 'T ia. ,M t ,gi 'lr g -' , - .'9'i H- l -f HONG KUNG The bargain basement of the Far East was Hona Kong. Here 'C No Squeaksii and all his young ans old relatives sold us squeaky shoes. Gloucester Road featured thirty dollar suits for . . . thirty dollars. If you wanted something and it was for sale you could buy it in Hong Kong. Mary Soo and company signed on for three days as 3rd deck divisionj ln those three days she' man- aged to show even our hard working deck force something about how a ship's sides should be painted. The service men's guide organized a very ex- cellent Round-the-Island tour. A man would be a millionaire if he could have a penny for every picture taken at Tiger Balm Cardenf' that weird and wonderful creation of a now deceased patent- medicine king. The fishing village of Aberdeen, straddling the shore and the water, provided a gourmet's fish luncheon, and with the favorable exchange rate we could afford to be gourmets. Hong Kong was an intriguing place, featuring elements of almost every nationality in its vari0US quarters. An additional element of intrigue was provided by Communist China being jUSI HCFOSS the Bay. Nix x x E ,, . nj, 'fu v Some of 'lhe boys living if up in one of Hong Kong's many rickshaws. ll' was amazing lhe ihings ihey dragged ouf of 'lhose sampans 'lo frade or sell! aff' EE if Q' ,f jj-, E, X 1 , U35 fir slilfil This maiesfic whife pagoda a+ fha Garden is visible for miles around. o' ,. W A , ,, ,AH 25-' -T-fs 'il ', .. - ll Tha fabulw raw sum e.,fa.n. 5 X ' ' ' 9 'YK' o g, - , X ,qw . 9 ol Q rgzrf J 1 -,,..--f- ' L aq- A couple of our officers on 'Phe way up fo ihe Garden. n x , ,n ,Q ,hx A 4-r 1 f We couldn'f decide which of the two Tiger Balm Gardens we visited was the most. s IQ'-i-ff Singapore is at the foot of the Malay Peninsula and separated from it by a narrow body of water. It easily rates the title of the mixing pot of the Orient. Here we found Chinese, Indians, Malayans and all the other races of the East. Yet each group was carefully separated and had their own customs, modes of dress and racial habits. Singapore is a free port and those of us who still had any money left, or a yen for it, did get some fine things when we shopped. We also found another Tiger Balm Carden and a beautiful park full of monkeys. An altogether fascinating place, Singapore. The Gordon was very popular iudging from the crowd. , l ,,,' lvllll f . 5 4 l f l mzzmry 25, 1955 SYNGIX REM, A .'.'f Q v 1- I Q Q r Messma foie: fave fo enloy Singapore! Bofamcel Garden L me . , , 15 ' fx' 4 , I F A couple of our officers obviously enioying flue sighfs. ji' . --'uh' 'if .,...-- . vw' . American Club The Caflway House conlained e movie fhealre and 'T' -'ru Y .,f'lV K .. . in ,. mg, , 1' M.,- ff- -fl' f ,A 5 V if ,J gy HV-H5i'g1,'..- Y H-- ' id. nf Qi 0 4 W Z M s e i?'f2 W ' 'f ,ff if ., What do you ihink +hey'll do io us? Down ihe bell' line 'lo be received by King Neptune. Cleansing fhe slimy pollywogs 'look a lol' of waier. CROSSING THE mzumfy 27, 1955 Bow io his Royal Highness and his V eryv T w r K y Mmwm e,A g . ny A L ' lovely Queen! , ' in 'ii' '31 'yi Qing Q -V -gy L 1 L' A - 22 . ,Q 45, A 1 sv- -' U :r :A X A V ,V ' -9 ware, ,gi E A, I E in Q A K it i A 'ie 'i X 5 K A f i I N l K . ,Li 7. 'nj 04' 5 1 '5 Q 2. ,A - lf L - Q fi X I i I X i,....Il ' -il Q, . g x i- if A ' ,te , ' -U' ig 1 ! -. za-T 'Q If ws Q 31 it ,Q xi X M Q ' 2' ' ggaw A if H gl if ' 1 E EQUA TOR! On January 27, 1955, we crossed the Equator and were greeted by King Neptune, whose majestic bearing was exceeded only by the grace of his beautiful Queen. The King wasted no time in having his Royal Court summon the slimy Pollywogs and cleansing them so that they might become honorable Shell- backs. Some of the Pollywogs had disgusting rec- ords and the Royal Court had to labor long and hard to make them acceptable, but finally itwas done and all could lay proud claim to the title Shellback. Kung Neptune gazes with affection on his cher- ubic Royal Baby. Hey Jeannie, loot: what they did to mo! Q 2 'J Y 9. 2 t 4' .Q X . . Q xr- i' C ' R 1' 'Y ' an ,. v 5 jk f 1' 5 Y 'il TL. , '-Q-My y . ffva: 4' .9 'I , . 1. j 2 35, Latitude 0000 oncgitzwle 103 53E 1 F l 2 ...Na 1 9-' VA. - .. ,. 1 1 ' -':ju,-- V -,-4:4 g .,,,,... 4 ,, ,fm K :,, we -46 ' m lf . ,,g,l,.g H A l tha' E i wi' ,'1, . ' 'rf YS. , Wh M T' : 1'5 '-4 - , 41: F S: . e YI ii, .. , . .. , f- K f ff , I' 1' l MJ X I I I N1 Columbo had e very fine Zoo which many of us vmfed The cosfumes worn by 'Phe women were colorful and different .lfw ! , Q V ' iw K K lv: I , ., in 5 x . fi, , 'iv' i 5 I J- 9 .L 5 K. Em ' e lee . ,ff anumfy 31, 1 955 The first unusual sight in Ceylon was the harbor igself, The harbor was small and man-made but behind its breakwaters dozens of ships crowded in like women at a Macyis lingerie sale. Anchoring the ROBERTS was like parking the family buggy on Main Street. We took advantage of early liberty to drift through the streets of Colombo. The Ceylon- ese women in their bright saris and the'men in their bare legs and skirt-like clothes made our eyes bulge out. We gaped at the snakecharmer who coiled a King Cobra around his neck, and a couple of us dared to copy. Along the way we noted the dirt and smells ,of the city, amazing both in their strength and variety, and some said this gave us a fine idea of what India itself, just across the water, is like. Then there were sightseeing tours to the zoo and historic Kandy, where you could ride an ele- phant or sit on an ancient King's chair. The thick wet heat got to us even though it was winter in Ceylon, and sapped our sightseing energy. But we still saw much. Like most British-administered cities, Colombo is lacking in wild night life, but somehow we found a few women to dance for us and with us, and the temperature slammed the beer to our heads, in record time. We wasted no time in Ceylon, day or night. 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XX 4 K , X- Q, I 1 1 I l -1- A Q fx, ,ij 3 X jx Sgt- A W ' w gk - Y ' ' ,R I Y l f ,. ,g,,,,W 3 I X X V h ' f if - -M. x ,X1'6irt,, 7 ,f ft: ' Q X .L ln.. , ' ,V I W XX..- -..-.......-....... 2 ' X' 3 ' 'ft k , ' 1 X l 1 1 W V K . x -X-XJ... I . ,ul .jLs .. ' ' A 1 1 , 1 .X Y 1 10 A fm, . , nw 1 ,ff A 4' Q Q DESERT February 8, 1955 I won'+ go any furfher wifhouf a drink, so fherel Wan? fo buy a chicken, misfor? LANDS Our first stop in the Middle East was Bahrein. We steamed many miles out of our way to give this important oil-produc- ing, independent Sheikdom an eyeful of American sea power. Ashore we took a tour of the oil refinery and tried out the Arab chow. And then we just wandered around the Arab town itself, trying not to stare at the veiled women, and snapping pictures of camels and new Cadillacs. As alwaysm we found things to huy, both in the modern shops and in the old-style bazaars where we liargainod to our hearts content-and prolmlily paid twice what our souvenirs we-re north. After leaving liuhrf-in wt- niade tx fuel stop ut Aden and the-n proven-tlt-tl up the Red Sen to thi- Sur-z ffunul. This tiunul was diffcrt-nt from the l'unurnu tfunul in that it had no lot-ksg just at long ditch through the Dost-rt. Still this lund of lfgypt with its ancient history und currently stru- tegic position rnndv us conscious ns to its importance. Although we didn't get ashore at Port Said wt- ft-lt mr had gotten u vuln- uhle experience hy passing this wily. -f i7f.'N - ,tg . x tg .4 ' .als .3 Q 'ir .QL 'Q in 5 v ' - - - ....., r W i K N I Y ' V ,A R, , . , v wx- 'H ' jn- das.. ,,,,..,- L-i-.. -...N P i 1.4 ll This is Port Said at the Mediterranean end of the Canal. ,I- X in I' The long ditch-like Canal extends for 98 miles, The Red Sea entrance to the Canal is guarded b this Y monument, .V I ' -'i5vQ',,.f ' 'E . 5 , 51 ll -f A...,.,., 0? -- , ' Uv i ,th ' , if ,, r 0 '44 H : - It . Q p- ,lui , .1 I I 115-afwywuifqwg, at , -4 ii, lf dp, -w A 4 f ' K., ,Y 'f ' f 4 M - ,A M ?zQ1,::Z,,Viy1,,,vf Y ' My . . we :ft f if , t 1 ,ff W L -4 1 elgl-nt1 a'1K5,jf ?0z',v 'ff lg: , . A ff if, .ff ff -4 'f 'uv ' ,N 7 Wm Z L 'I Zo , WAI Z? 7 N , f , , t, J - f i ZW ff twig, f '- 'dl gif? 5 in iff' 3-lik 1' 3 if 1 If February 22, 1955 Y' 1 The Supply Department thoughtfully served pizza the day we arrived to get us in the mood for Italy. With a start we realized that it had been almost six months since our return to western civilization. In Italy people dressed in the same way we do, and the streets looked inore like New York or Chicago than Tokyo or Colombo 'did. The Italians were not 'cinsrutablef' they seemed to think like us, and we liked the individualistic, pleasure-loving Ncopolitans and Romans. An hour after we moored several of us of Italian descent were off on leaves to visit relatives and Pai- sansf' They returned days later with tales of heavenly ruvioli, good red wine, and kindness. The rest of us settled for trips to magnificent Rome, beautiful Capri, ancient Pompei, and interesting Naples. We all learned to say '4Quanto and got smiles for our trouble. Wherever we looked there was history. We saw pictures from our school books come to life, and the spots the movie-makers love to reproduce on the silver screen. 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S I fl l fi H I L 4 .fu Nice and Cannes were beauilfully clean and sun-kissed. vlfr L Nr' ll ii' .-' l.. an 44 ,W K' in , V f 'T -fo. , 3 in 1- ' W W, 1 g i,NMk 1 A rqr hy ., ,-, - .. rg ,-e' , . ,J , ,A ?, xx ,,,, -gang , , , i 4 g '?Ql 's ' I , m 1 Au I , I 4 w FRENCH RIVIERA Our stay on the French Riviera was only two days in duration but it Seemed like 3 week! We vraniniv-I xigitf to Monaco, the Maritime Alps, Nil-e. Dunne: and Xlontr- Carlo into a space of only forty-eight hourff The Alps and its skiiing: farilitiff- gsm tix a hit of thw snow we had miased throughout the: uint--r. 'Ihr Night of tremendous sheets of 4-hulk-volore-d fnow a-Iornini: the peaks of the Alps was a thrilling fp'-.tgifli-. Ili:-n th--rv was the inevitable attempt to hrs-ak thr Haul-t at Nlontf- Carlo-some of Us fared wrfll, Ili., rr--t ul' u- la-tv-il but a few hours an the tiixf-II-I-I-la-I -roiig-irr- -lowly but methodically saw our fortunv- in IIN!-frtin-' -hip- dwindlf: to nothing. None of u-, fortnirnilrly got lu thw point where we- sought f-wapr hy rnran- ul' -nil lflf -Iiflf The RIVIIZIZI ilsrll, wllll lla ht-I rttvuri- ul -.itlfl uri Ilif- Imar-has at Nivoe and i..mno--, mi- the' pi-tnrr nl .i -wim- mf:r's paradim-. Il'-tm-f-ri lhf- qniiint Init g,ntiii'v--qnif limit of VIII!! Fl'IlIN'Il1', Vvllll ll- culililv' -loin' -trv'v'!-t .AIIII lilly Ilurlmr and the IIITHIPFIIINIII ville-1 of tln- liixiv-1.1 wi- Im-I ,in inhighl into ll wound:-rful :ro---wflion nl thi- hi'-nlli vuy of life. February 26, 1955 The Prince of homo. Monaco calls Ihis palace As we Irfl In Ilvlle' I r.mfr. th.- -.wwt '1 IIl ol X11- gf-, My Sin, and thu- oth:-r we-II known pf-iliiiiim I-lr nhl. li th'- muntry is fumou-, walt:-ll thronuli thi- .in, -I'--tan-'ll -ii-tn to be Worll Iiy 'nWl'O'lIll'4lfl's nnil wiww lim It Inman Af the hmod Monte Carlo Casino we Dried our hand at gambling. iii Fey' allw- 'W' Fw ,ws-47 93 n. ' Q ' Q- sh? 1 no -u-. - I: 3' 1 -.a lun, I , . xiii I 'aa Q I -'Fx' nl f pwr'-v? 'f.m ' 4 0633'- J 'sl ll ..r -n 14 -Sy,-.a,,2Xl. 'WJ -r -o-r' 9 q-og, ,,,. U- X34 n Columbus monumenf is Barcelona's mosi' prominent landmark. F I . ,l X Ex I R . , s gt ,X Q Agpuwwd nf wi , 3 x UW., D4 1-SWK fgx-fv,fq6,,Qf-,t4,AfAv 1 5 ., L t ., ,3 V W. L 33 rg 'f , , ' f ' ' 1 iff- b is x . . 'L 'l 'Q -'W 2- +1 Mt ' , '. -- U F'-,-ffv Ax' , L' U, 1 ' A 5... .3 ,. :KEE X V w3Hg,yf, 4,:,,5T,v , M 4,, .,f,, - -H --wh MM-.ft-J -, . s-wal., . -f .IW 'Wu , '..y:' ' ii-,..f-r' ,, ., mfcly 1, 1955 A fix XX f X ff' ff .xx 'ff h if ' ' r fff fffff S gf, 1 X U f I x lx Y ff 'ff I 1 I 'f 1 M I y K 1 fn I 1 , ff X In f I Ill, f V Z! f IKM! if fl fl' Z Z !KIflM rl,l 'UI' 'Ill H' X s ,, 'MV These +win iowers were builf for the I929 Exposifion. f 2 P!! Par , K . 1, , V' .ix ,. Q , . I V Q I i ir . 9, 5 5 h ,fi V 'I Q iraq...-. HQ ' This replica of fhe Sania Maria greefs fourisis ai' 'Phe waierfronf. Q...-...-................,,,.,,., , , BARCELONA The wonders of Castile awaited us when the ROBERTS steamed into Barcelona toward the end of our World Cruise. The rumors we heard of inexpensive, fine Spanish winesg cognacg sea- food delicaciesg and heautiful. vizacious senoritas were not simply rumors, it was true! Barcelona was fabulous! It is still a matter for argument. whether the cognac or the senoritas were more potent hut one item we all agree on is the liberty we had there--uc had a high old tirni: in Spain. The city of Barcelona gave Um a brief look at the past, the history of the old and the New World. There was a replica of ffolinnliu-' -hip, the Santa Maria, not a very awe-inspiring sight hut a ship important in the history ol' our own young country. There was the Spuinsli Village-, t'oristrl11:tc,-tl for the Wfmrlfl lfxposition of 1929, dc-pirrting Old Spain and this illll'ft llllg cultured vontriliutions of Toledo. with its fine ste-c-lg Nladriil, with its delicate law: and rnauiy other lllll'l'f'fllIl!L,f -iglns. A tour through liarwloiia and the ni-igglilioring towns afforded thi- opportunity ol' sm-ing Xlontsr-rrat, the famous nionaisti-ry and its sup:-rl: lint: vhoir. There wasnit muvh that ni- mi-si-d in llaru-lona and all we suis ui- lilwd, 'lille' pam- uns -low and the hospitality of llu- Spanish sonwtliing to re-rnc'm- her. when we li-ft liiirwloriai iw lnul om: thing in mind, we wanted to rt-turn, and soonl 'WO it Y its' YI . sq fit- 5 2 is s-., , VE , A 'T'-ss Our young Spanish friend leans wisf- fully against one of 'the ci1y's many statues. ff -zllw 'TE-Sy ' IWXW fl ,I This wide boulevard helps lo give the city ils spacious, airy loolr. 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C f 1 Z 5 Q f nw' ...J ,Irs Yr A Q lips, v- ABU THE SHIP i v I l 1 I Quarters for Muster. ln spite of ull the varivil and vxritng things we clicl and suw on our vruisv. e-avli day had an orderly and svlilmn rlmngzing routine. lt stark-cl with re-willv in the- morninv and continued tlirouf'lioul the das' is ' 1-lr N . r , f... A, .. .,' X 'v .-I' -- s a' n V' f 1.4. NW 371.4 . N Lx 0 v 1 ,I .cl .1 ' x 4 o is ., I Q' f . v gms jr-gp. 1 I ' ' ' tjfiy , I . ', In 1 Q .1 rig ' i 'Til-iv i'iicJ'i'H,if?1 2,4 i HM fllll i CF 5' . until liberty expired. The following pages r show us at some of the day-in and day-out activities that make up a sailor! life. Custer is presented with Third Class at promotion ceremonies. v , ,.-. . f I X , I Q I . L A f ' 2 J mx I X 4, ' 313, f'c0MM15NcE SHIPS WORKV' Washing fhe ship s sides . . . :Iii W4 . . I EZ. ,s 1. - -gg , I ' Sianding wefches . . . or chipping fhe deck. Maybe if only felf fhaf way buf if seemed as fhough we were always . . . 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'lille' -hip ate-aim-tl lvaclx at 27 knots and upon iirrixtil the- Captain was quickly re- nnm-el lu the- lm-pitiil to he opvratetl upon. l urliiii.iti-ly tht- quirk tlvvision to return was inxtruiinwitzil in awuring tln- fiaptailfs sulm-qiwul -pvvcly rc-r'ovCry. :Xfte-r re-fnvling. tho ship l'llSll0fl to rejoin thi- ilisision. Wi- caught them a few hun- tlreil niilvs from thc Azores and the divi- sion proudly stmmrrl into Newport to- gether. i 9- ,Lf 'J' J, N fy 12122 f f ,QM I 'W war.--.Q RESTRICTED-Security Informoiion 1201+ PAGE Z N S'M' E DECK LOG-REMARKS SHEET UNQYED s1'A1'Es snip L-Rfk!- XI-,Y'LI.I Eg 4 O - L Moored port Side to S+'- -Nurs using standard moo lnoonri. Boiler nunbof ' J-nv 1nolude various units of ,oonnwr in U.s.s. YOSEMITE KADl9U. ii!s E!i Ish' 'n Qg2xQfJ1f .W.UBUE, TJG, USNR-R L - Q Moored as before. 1 1 Y... I ll 'V' 2 '!!5kl3Q I 5 p v i ABSHIRE, Nelson Qnb, 6 199 SA! , ,James R., AA Conditions normal. on, 1125 ENS. 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Un M :Eli E? em iii? ,iii -sig: 5334 SEE? 34 ii if 51.5, ri 'L U P, 5 P n P 1 k 1 W I . 1 4 i 1 i e , 5 I v w r 4 ef., . mg ' V413 1 I af 4 r, I --,-nv-'- W I I I I I I I I E 3 1 S I I X X X GREENWI CH M ERIDI AN 00 UROPE ATLANTIC OCEAN PONTA DELGADA. NICE TAR Q-in-I AZORES I I I I I I 7 I I I I I I 5 I 'I I 7 1 I 2 1 I 3 I I A 5 I I I i 3 I I I COLON PANAMA PANAMA CITY P L AFRICA OUTI-I AMERICA 'AL Y D 0 0 oc Q X ATIONAL. X, D Q 0R00 I O O E CO 230 368 S O UEL USED 2,464,236 N N WORLD CRUISE I Q S Les STEAMED 43,348 0 ups F c FF E NSUMED , 1 GALLON F F U A l ill