Santa Fe (CL 60) - Naval Cruise Book

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SANTA FE IS FLAGSI-IIP FOR 24 1.'rHoUGH the SANTA FE operated in several fleets p and with various task groups during the war, she I ii was always a member of Cruiser Division Thirteen. Only once did all four ships-the SANTA FE, BIRMING- HAM, MOBILE, and BILOXI-operate as a unit, but the identity of the division was well known in the Pacificg its ships were always in the thick ofthe fighting, giving an excellent account of themselves. The SANTA FE was proud to be the flagship and to Hy the Hag of ComCruDiv 13. The staff personnel, although attached to a separate Rear Admiral L. T. DaBose, USN, tlzefirst Dz'vz'sz'on Commander. Staj enlisted personnel include radiomen, signalmen, yeornen, qaartermasters, Marine orderlies, stewards and cooks, and a barge rrew I l