Samuel B Roberts (DD 823) - Naval Cruise Book

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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!

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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.

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,.., ,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,