Samuel B Roberts (DD 823) - Naval Cruise Book

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Ylllt On 21 March 15360 we sailed l-fOll'l Newport with other units of IJLSIQUN ll'ipN tv ht ' .S ' YUUI- li miir seven rnnnth's deiloynient in the Mediterrnnezin. 'l'ht: Atlzinticf trim int, tv l Close to the Azores and on 31 March we were iiitmretl :it the hivliiiip piers an the tjb, Naval Stzition, Rota, Spain. We were msitgrietl :is niiinerit':il i'epl:it't-iiictit hit tht- tfhtf GILARING in the 5ulX'l'll Fleet. On 1 April we aziiletl froin limit, treitisited the Straits nl C,ihi:ilt:ii tin thi' rattan' my I . , and entered the Mediterrzinezin ben. Our first lvhwtliltziii:inc-:in putt w.'ivw Aiiiiii:-tri hat, Sicily, where we tlriippetl zintglitir tin 4 April, All units til INMIQUN 'I l N Mtl?fl2l.'x3Qllltl1tI itil i fi lril iftti foiixinit i hiihiii tlipiitiiir tiiin iiiti limit liini in rlritheiriririiinp, i': 1 l'xz ze -: ir -' : W: rut i .I ' l ASW play with :in hailinn ziiliiimriiit' :intl ht-:ith tl tai it nth rxwiii' it ith tht NX! I! Ht-rt 1 sea for fler-t CiXliH,l'l'.L, Thi: C'iXfLH'lfl'f- wmv iiqirt tif tiiivixititiii lift YT lhlitl whit Ei v..i r.f1lic,liic,,tefel from fc tri 155 April. 'l'hr- lfitlhl I-Ili., ri' iiziit iii In-lt t-it-iii, i -i ,ii, iniiitt ggntztt hilly in Klum- LjXf,'l'l.l'l.i1 :intl iii rithlitirin, lllllfllli tt-tl :i 'hiiit liiiiii!-,iiuziiriit iiti'lili'ttel:1m Ilflaf Nliilm. At the r lrlft' tif Ilit' t'71t'it l'l' iitllititl, wa tw tviti if iT ltl' 'titllfil K, y EX ill lrlrzrzt llIiQ1f.litji,lfivlllfillilllfllljllillllf,JlIlIX'llIj'.llltIt 'iii lii lipiil, ln jirrilzirfitifiii for Miflcllt' I:i'tt'rii tit-rihiyiiit-iii, iiit -irq, -i i . -t ii,' 5, ith, 1 My, tviifiui fivziilzihiliiy ziltliiyjitlf thi llhft ll Ili! xfyft, 1 1 ii flfili 135 iq, 4. min, in pug 2 'Uiflfff'iif 1'l 'fHlH1l'1lfl 11','it'ifii' ltr: .1 l1iii.itiwti.it ii it-I h its mtv lllliiillt' tn: wr-.it f Iilfilll',li fl :it in :iii i IL.-,5

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We arrived in Piraeus, Greece, on 4 May and Med-moored next to the sea wall for refueling. We weighed anchor and departed on 7 May. This time we did not head toward fleet exercises, but set our course for Port Said, Egypt, U.A.R. in order to transit the Suez Canal. The trip from Piraeus to Port Said was accomplished in three days with the ROBERTS arriving at Port Said on 9 May. While at Port Said, the Li.A.R. boycott of certain U.S. shipping was at its height and liberty was not granted for the crew. That evening, 9 May, after sunset, we joined the southbound canal convoy as the lead ship and began our transit ofthe Suez Canal and our tour of duty under the opcratiotial control ol' Clomntander, U.S. Naval Forces, Mid- dle East. The next morning, 'l'hc. l:Ohl3lt'l'S was anchored in Great Bitter Lake awaiting word to cotninence thc retna indor ol' the southerly transit through the Suez Canal. Be- fore noon we were undtuway, and hy 1.800 were moored starboard side to the USS llAYNliSWOlQ'l'li ui Port Sttez. After relievintg the llAYNliSWOR'l'll, the ROBERTS :assumed duties as part of 'ici 1,053.1 and sailed for Massawa, lit-itrea, in order to refuel upon arrival, We ntiivtzd in Massawa on 14 May and remained there until 16 May, when we satlt-d for patrol duties and a recreational visit to Aden, Aden, B.C.C. lintry into tht- harhor at Aden was rrrade on lil May. This was a refueling stop for the ttOl3l,iR'l'5i :ind a sltopprng tour lor us. The visit to Aden ended on 21. May as the ROBERTI-s sailed once again lor patrol :ind subsequent exercises with the USS WLLLARD KEITH. We demonstrated hedgehog firing and also fired a torpedo at the KEITH for the indoctrination of hthiopian Midshipmen who were en'tharltc.d aboard her. After completing patrol duties, wc headed lor Massawn to rofuel, arriving there On 24 May. The next day we-, fgotrtrrtettcetl our voyage to thc Persian Liulf, steaming into the harbor of Bahrain Island utr 150 May to rcfuel and to allow thc crew some recrea- tion. Departing Bahrain on fl June, we again patrolled tht: shipping lanes prior to our next recreational visit which was to the island ol mt' Ahtt Nu Air. The island li BOTITBHY uninhabited and proved ext ellen: for heach parties. tin ti june we again took up patrol off the Straits of llorrntiz and then :sailed attain lor Iiahtatn Island to refuci. We wlvad on 9 June, refueled, and :tnfhottrd rn tht- hathor. Un the morning of in june, the ROBERTS weighed anchor and etatltftl for lflatatglti, lwalttstati. We arrived in Klflfhi M 13 June and rerriained theatre. alter rrwhtr-ltrtg until i'1 Junt-, lfoliowlng an enjoyable visit. we departed for VON Fruffz. Wt' were rteltvvrfrl nl Middle lfast l4ort:e: dull!! md the first half of lfihtr hy trzarmttitttg tht- ati:-zt ami qum,w rf, mmm me 511111 Fug in the Meiditcrtantzan. After exiting tht' fstiw., wtf lite-mlvtl sttrrtigitr lot Athens, tirtwerfc, lrfhuc we d in Phaleron Bay for ri tix day visit to the sm tem titty and present Gupta! o!GNll!l. From Athens, wc want to Natiplion, meet tr, lot A three clay visit. Wa lrfh'OlUMl I time to plfliflpiltr' in Ulf' lztrltixuttrs Drama ldffjtlvll 334313 ,ugguguy by mg Nauplion. During the festival, wtf watt- :netted to attend me ctarrllt pultliifl'