St Louis (LKA 116) - Naval Cruise Book

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CEB t was a typical ST.LOUlS working-ship routine in October and November 1985. Sasebo to Okinawa. Onload in Okinawa. Offload in Pusan. Onload in Okinawa. Offload in Pusan. Offload in Okinawa. Onload in Yokohama. Offload in Sendai, Okinawa, Subic. And then finally Cebu. A liberty port we truly deserved. ST.LOUlS was greeted by a 300 - plus crowd of their four-day hosts the onlookers and shell-selling fortune hunters we' ve come to expect of the islands. We remember one of our longer sea and anchor details. Four days seemed short there, but the memories are distinct. Sailors treated themselves to lethargic days on the beaches of Nlactan Island, and found diving and snorkling everything Off-Duty magazine said it was. Others took well-planned tours, discovering that Magellan was a lucky man indeed to find such a lavish holiday island, unlucky of course that Chieftain Lapu-Lapu was committed to protecting his interests from the Spaniard. Sports-minded sailors played soccer and softball and basketball with their host nationals the lean Filipino males seemed never to run out of breath. There was also a ship's picnic, a first class party, an officers bachelor party bash. Cebu's seafood was the best we've eaten. Specifically, sailors recall St.Gotthard's, the Lighthouse, Tam- bouli Beach, the Casino, IVlagellan's cross, San Moritz restaurant, Eddy's Log Cabin, Beverly Hills.

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OLO I PO longapo still ranks as one of the sailor's favorite places tor liberty. lt is, after all, STLOUIS' sec- ond home the ship uses it as a launching point tor at least one amphibious exercise and amphibious retre- sher training. and receives a good portion of its repairs from SRF Subic Bay. Given the number of times vve've been there, sailors can diagram the streets of Olongapo, each of its taverns and discos, the pizza shops and street vendors. Two other neighboring cities vie for the attention of sailors and their liberty amusement time. Sailors will never forget Fillmore East, Sargeant Peppers. Miami, Playboy, East Coast, Oak Barrel, D' Bird, Genesis, Airport, and Mom's. There are too many others to name. Photos Cclockwise from right D: 1. The Mardi Gras festival parades tavern personnel. 2. An Olongapo street is named after the freedom-fighter Rizal. 3. No one can guess the meaning of the statue at the Magsaysay and Rizal streetcorner. 4. Subic Bay is a banca haven. f A M Qt!

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