Spiegel Grove (LSD 32) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 32 of the 1967 volume:

it 14 ag X 'N Q CREDITS L. slew za Wi 'Tifnfk If .N 3 , K-. Commanding Cfficer: Captain Danial A. York, USN Executive Officer: Commander Robert L. Beskind, USNR Public Affairs CfficerfEditor: Lieutenant Junior Grade William R. Crawford, USNR Staff Writer: Terry W. Johnson, PNSN Staff Photographer: Kenneth R.LOng, RU3 This Cruise Pamphlet is published for the officers and men of the USS SPIEGEL GROVE CLSD-325 and was printed at no cost to the government. Copies are distributed free of charge to all hands in accord- ' ance with Nivnxos P-35 Qrev. April 19637. A11 material in this publication may be reprinted when given proper credit. All photographs are official U.S. Navy . Funds were provided by Spiegel Grove Special Services. Q M 9555 elcome Aboard to CARIB 3-67 T' I I B f 1 YH! U We .rIlI'l!!'? '! Mllfbiiw Little Creek Amphibious Base, morning of L, December 1967. 1 1 welcome-Aboard 10 Administrative Inspection 2 Editorfs Note 13 Bridgetown, Barbados 3 Deployment Schedule 1h U30 Show, SGH Juan L Vieques 15 Gator Raiders 5 San, Juan, Puerto Rico 18 Caribbean Winter Olympics 7 X0's Inspection 22 Spiegel Grove at Work 8 Willemstad, Curacao 25 Gun Shoot 9 Panama 26 Captain and Executive Officer EDITORl-S NOTE For the last four months, the crew of the Spiegel Grove has moved from a group of individuals to a team.o! well trained Navy men. This is no easy accomplishment. Each of us knows the hours we put into mak- ing it so. Each man should be proud of those hours. We have trained for a national emergency which we hope will never come about, and yet, if it did happen, we are ready. It is the Navy's mission to be well trained and always ready at sea. We are prepared for that mission. This Cruise Pamphlet was prepared to show you, the men of the Spiegel Grove at work, and at play. It is a memory bank for Carib 3-67. For the Seaman Duece straight from Boot Camp, this is his first cruise, for the uOl' Saltn, this is just one of many. But never fear, there are the good times and bad times, long hours and late sleepers, mid watches and holiday routines that will never be forgotten, DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULE L December 5 6-8 9-10 11-12 13 1L-2 January 3-L 5 6-7 8 9-11 12-15 16-17 18 19-26 27 28-1 February 2-7 8-1A 15-21 22-26 27-28 29-1 March 2-3 L-7 8-10 11-13 1h-16 17- Depart Norfolk for Caribbean Cruise Embark Marines at Morehead City, North Carolina Underway for Guantanamo, Cuba Guantanamo, Cuba for Liberty Underway for Vieques Amphibious Landing at Vieques San Juan, Puerto Rico for Liberty Underway Reembark Marines off Vieques Underway Amphibious Landing at Vieques Underway for Curacao Willemstad, Curacao for Liberty Underway for Vieques Amphibious Landing at Vieques Underway Reembark Marines off Vieques Underway for Panama Panama for Liberty Underway for Barbados Bridgetown, Barbados for Liberty Underway for Vieques Amphibious Landing at Vieques Underway Frederiksted, St. Croix for Liberty Underway St. Thomas for Liberty Amphibious Landing at Vieques San Juan, Puerto Rico for Liberty Head for Home! VIHIUES What can be said about the island of Vieques? It's a pretty desolate island to the east of Puerto Rico. On the other hand, there's Camp Garcia. For the Navy, Vieques means Amphibious Landings, hard work, early reveille and late taps. It means a modified steaming watch and maybe even a quarterdeck watch. There are boats to depart the well, and before you know it, they have to be taken aboard again. For the Marines, Vieques means training, for very little training can be con- ducted aboard ships On Vieques, there are no stuffy compartments, only fresh air and an overhead of stars. But, there's very little hot chow, and a great many WC' rations. .Q- va si' A-Y , .--1 1 z .. - T' - Y -1 , n' . .,. H A Q- 1. M ,MH .f M V J., - ,--.-Jr Q , f JN 3-.I-'N XJ. . ,..- r' . - f 'f .'4- f- sm , , , K.-Z , I , V , 1 6 A., ., l 4 - .. ,if ,, T - V, 1 Q44 ., pyfm.. - -- .gf - , ff ...JJ , N ,- my ,a - -ff ,,,--:sr ff f - . . 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John Davidson, Dr. Shawn Masters, Terry Malone, Eddie Fisher and Connie Stevens offered a variety of fine night club entertainment---if you had that treasured USO pass. But, for those who didn't want the big time hotels or the big name entertainment, there was always old San Juan. Old Town had a great deal to offer. Fort Moro offered the camera bug an ideal place to shoot up some film. Or you could just stroll through the narrow, hilly streets looking at a hundred years of history go bye. For the sunbather or girl watcher, USO pool passes to the big hotel pools came in handy. If the beaches were more appealing, there were plenty of them to choose from. The conflict between the old and the new made for an enjoyable port visit. Don't you agree? .E 49' ' 'H .N . , ., NX F- ? i,f,.r.3,l 6 iff? Wigs '1. - Pu, .A ff, .ff T11 ' '+ -3 I 4 LL:-lui V EI!! WM... gt s N X ,...-.V ,Y i ' .5 i J .1 1 .11 an lj. W!Q:4'v X0 'S Inspecfinin A 1 A b ' -L HQ T' --V' 1 f .A f' ffg..f'P mp! ! 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Attention to Starboard TOUE jmbi n QQHHEZA 'A 0 H 01 Canal Zone Panama offered a variety of liberty For those who wanted to see Panama City on the Pacific coast, liberty commenced at 1300 so you could catch the train. hegular liberty com enced at 1600 for those wishing to remain on the Car- ibbean coast. You had your choice of Cristobal in the American Sector of the Canal Zone, or Colon in the Panamanian Zone. Both were equally as good. Which ever side you chose, both nad an exciting array of entertainment. !!rmiQi s- V-,T If-t F 1 ,,, X' Qs 9 ?'Qg iiygm Q W Q A . I I 4 'I u o,2 . 1 7' 7 e Admin . CA 3 A:A ' ' f ii x N P V - , 1 L f g S 1 , Ek? r 5223 ii -ahww ,?5ii 5 if Commodore Winslow, arriving . . . Q. . g h . A i.x,- fi.. 'Q ' f'r . 'lliul v V A -' f - ul - ' -' W 'Vi.4 i W ' - -'- , 3 . - 8' I fi 'fe ey ' F' 1 ,w 'S , f - X - C or if rSQ kg' v, . ' i ' Xiu ' N 1 I AA. 1 I I xg 1 3 . f I NN A A X 'if k ' zu : 1 1 L4 w - W Your hat, Nelson! V J ' N N-.AUX ' e . . - , Fu 1 Tw- '. 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Y 4 A I T ,xx dst if , I 5 5' ' A 6 j j T7 if j ' ' ' ' ' 1 ix 1, wx, '-if t ,ff , tagw ' . t 4 ' t ' tiig I i - ',' - 4'-Qi' ' Q , , , ' f 'E r . f Y' f , ti n g .19 I ,Vi f 11 In ANAMA 2 ' x S. 35. ,-. There's repair work to be done -- 1 I li -e 7 ' S X' L jf Q 4 l x ,E J Scraping is the hardest part whofs helping who? pu , 32 ..M 'xg I Li I OOC a 2 2 ' r i 3 .4 5 1 V 'Q then painting . . .and more painting. . . - ' fL fi gs, 3 lff a q ,- 5 , A Y - .k ' FPRE5 S3 ' . T A .. - yrs, , Q i li v - , . p 'sp' V , V K xgE??i,,f- ' 1 w N 5 L - ' , QA- Inq., l , . , , asap 'W ff A .. ' w ,,pbM, f . .,. , .t l f' t C ' ' f fy '41 imff' ,aff it ,539- I 4 wi. fi 2' A . U.S. Ambassador Mann Spiegel Grove will never forget Bridgetown, Barbados, and Bridgetown will probably never forget Spiegel Grove. Spiegel Grove was the first U.S. Navy ship in port in many months. There were athletic contests with the Naval Facility, and there were tours of the ship for the school children. The eople of Bridgetown treated P us royally. There were cocktail part- ies, private dinner parties, pool parties and beach parties. There were lots of parties. f . L... BARBAD0 He likes it here We like HER he Je 0 lx 0 117' Hebert Strauss and c H R I S T M Eddie Fisher and Jackie Leonard Connie Stevens HULIDAYS EN San Juan 'E LQ T0 ug eta ,1 F ,NE This x BEFORE vo' e ivaqy B111 Manning Zenya Sweetness 00 'feb 5 J 0 O T0 AVS wif' A xyigq 49 w X Us - 5 . Crawford's Cowards on the move. 560 days! I Always ready for any emergency! 53x ff f'f?1f 4' P8,yb3.Ck'S 3. o o o o 0 .Sq , ry x ff . y I L , Mfg -' f:E??f-N ' . - . A W ,.,,f' S-a-a-a-f-el! I -q..,.., .,,f X .JI -Q S A. ygix ' X ' r . lWiM ' 3 , fi ?.,gf4L Q Q h X U V 5 , U P' ,WMx ,QM 'uWmF q L 1-Yip 1 qv, . gicgitz-: LOOK! 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L 5 jj if n the Big ORANCEMEN Orangemen on the move AR' BEA C0 WINTER N LVMPW If L .f-H ' ikfxi Big Offense Big Defense Basketball J A- riff A I 1? ggi Q A f .5 .f!Q x' ,,, l 4 .sf 1 'V ,',, A N.. . ., M... . -lil Spiegel Grove Cagers Up, Up, and Away! 4 f 6 -I 1 Q X I , Softball Rib x.ff YN -11+-Z ffm' F SMILE How sweet it is. the Pin Men WL' , M 'Q' . J- . s i ,, F1 fx f J..,--N- rw .,,.. -'j . .. A ., ,,,,.,,.., , ., . . ,....:,-a SMUKER the WINNERS I X fg- ..nl!fFNWlL.f i N 0-an Mlgizidhb Il UKILLERU Koo-koo Easy Killer, easy TENNIS 5- Spiegel Eagle Tennis Champs 'lasik r. 1.32 hw x It Should fire! Quit pulling my chain! f Q' bi lx. If 1 A ll' 4 27 'ff X gy? Xh Q, I xg 1' -',, I Q 3,6 V W 4 xfk ff' ff I fi N ,c If X ' 5 N . P xx 5 4eEiQ Wwfq V XX P 45 hz, f' 6 They said watch this valve'f, K QXxN3Hi f 2 ,' X 47 22 IFA I wonder what's in here? . L ' H - . El rq ng, X A N. A cl x ' 1 -41 h , -i tonga ' , . ' te lem ,ye i i VJ Pl- ee 46, AQQQQEAAN f , 60 I! 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'H 1 NJ f'iWQqi7amM!QsMk3W .P A Nagin .Vi M15 Q -annual 5 5 , it , aw ,fy,,:6gQ,:,Qg1ui , g - V, K Q USS SPIEGEL GROVE QLSD-321 was built at the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and was commissioned on June 8, 1956. She is named in honor of the home and estate of Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th Pres- ident of the United States. The estate is locatedo near Fremont, Ohio, and is currently the home of Rear Admiral Webb C. Hayes, USNR CRetJ, a gnandson of President Hayes The new ship joined the Atlantic Fleet on July 15, 1956, and underwent shakedown training and final accept- ance trials during the remainder of that year. Spiegel Grove is presently serving with Amphibious Squadron 12 home ported in Norfolk, Virginia. W ww ' 1 4 'm , 4 ww-- . . :AM 4 .my , ,. .l , ,,.f. . W i gy, ff, bw :X v el? ,AJ , ,,g,,-my c, ff, a . , .f-- ' Q'--u , , , I .. -if' V, '- I, Q, ,f .,-QL p L..- , K .L fi, - Q, i A V K 1 . 'E f 5 . k g -. 4