Santa Fe (CL 60) - Naval Cruise Book

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Lush, tropical growth makes jine picture and acrounts for popular mis- conception that South Sea Islands are little short ry' paradise. I ,il ' 'I' If? 1' 1 l in L, I 'I l , , . f I, SANTA EE PAYS BRIEF VISIT TO SOU PACS ADVANCE BASES fifgo STAY-AT-HOME stateside movie-goers the South Seas bring thoughts of swaying palm trees, soft moonlight, rippling tides on sandy beaches and island maids alamour montez. But sailors and marines who saw 'em all-those South Sea Islands-remember the palm trees ripped with shell hre, the moonlight masked in gun smoke, and the beaches stained with powder and oil and blood. The South Seas-Guadalcanal, Savo Island, the Coral Sea, the Solomons, Iron Bottom Bay, Bismark Sea, Bougainville, the Slot . . .l For here Uncle Sam, pounded against the ropes, had sucked in his breath and lashed out in the hrst real offensive against the laps. Twice in 1943 the SANTA FE crossed the linel' into the South Pacihc-first, retiring from Tarawag then en- route to the Fiji Islands but diverted to Bougainville via Espiritu Santo and Tulagi. This action provided many firsts: first time under Bull I-Ialseyg first time up the Slotg hrst night enemy air attackg first enemy planes shot down CSD. On this First trip the SANTA EE's crew saw little of the islands except from the ship. There was time at Espiritu for several crew members to happen in on their first and only advance base U.S.O. show and to barter in a money-wise native village. There were a few hours more for high-priced trading at Tulagi. But that was all. SANTA FE idhv swings around the h lc ' E ' ' ' l ' . handiwork am?0ente:Fnr- spzrztuhs- palm surrounded harbor. Orderhv, well-tended rows Q' coronut trees on heath a mile away zndz 36 P we Wt w fff mm -'gfkmg fl projft. Palmolzve-Peet Co. supposedb' owns plantation.

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