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Q , r . - , 1 A- K , , X 'rv , -f .- - ,. 4, . if . ,,, ,, I .. , , f ..- X-, . af ' ' x - . - H r-M , ' ' ' . ' 15,5 A ' - , X ,JA 'H 6 D .tt-ff. A K , 9 In ' ' ' ' ' , , +L. ' ...Q ' N 'G ' . - at , ' ' R u a ' 'A . -nf ,L '- .N V- Y , Q.. A - P- 1 . , 1 x im.: -f , 7' ff,.. '.. 4, T '.,,. .- ' N -- 'F' 'Ls ' l -' .,, P- ,Mu .A x . -X Q J ' 1 ' V 14 X .. A B xx 'P' .1 A O I 4 P' ' i uv- 'gq ' Q '30 - - s. so 3 1' ' R: - 3 I 8 ..,-ti-' fs- .. '- v . f- f -. 1 r V, i ,Ci ,' ii '-X , 3 0 ,Q . c ' q, 4. 2 K ! Prologue THE YVAR AGAINST THE JAPANESE in the Pacific saw the U. S. aircraft carrier emerge as the foremost naval weapon afloat. Mobile, capable of striking deep at the heart of an enen-ry, defensible against air, surface, and undersea attack, this vast, complex and compact lighting unit, resulting from years of vis- ionary planning and determined efforts on the part of its naval and civilian proponents, became the insuperable bulwark which thwarted the imperialistic aims of the Japanese aggressor. NVith the end of yVorld l'Var ll and the United States' entry into international affairs in the dominant role, the hopes of the oppressed peoples of all the world were directed towards a nearer realization of those Utopian concepts so long suppressed by the defeated dietatorships. Almost before the sound of the last shot had died, however, a new and ominous threat to world peace was arising in the East. Desires, recently born of victory, died in their infancy. Rallying to meet this new challenge, the leaders of our great country sought to rekindle in our distant friends the spark from which the hres of freedom might emanate. Symbolic of our determination, the aging carriers of XVorld XVar ll shed their cocoon-like coverings and once again put out to seag and even while within our own country, Navy men were fighting a diplomatic battle for the retention of the carrier poten- tial, these gallant ladies were sending forth their planes into the skies over the lands bordering the Nlediterranean Sea, recreating in the minds of our friends there hope for a new and better world. ln the few years which have followed, the Sixth Fleet and her aircraft carrier components have cruised continuously in that sea and the ports which were built on her shores. This is the story of one of these carriers on such a cruise, and the men who called her home! 91,793 A v r I 1 X l H 1 9 Y H 3 Ex 35 5 Wulf- - f? r Hl' T T.3 THIS IS THE CAPTAIN SIJEAKING. I have some news which I think will he of interest to you .... D With these Words, Captain McCaf- free Would open his timely and inter- esting ufireside chats to us, his crew. It Was not unusual at such times to see a momentary cessation of activity throughout the ship as all ears Were tuned to the straight dopev from the Captain. i Captain McCaffree came to us after attending the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Prior to that time he had served in the Ofhce of the Chief of Naval Operations. His twenty-one years of Naval Aviation experience in- clude tours in fighting, bombing, ob- servation, and patrol squadrons. In ad- dition to the above he has served in various staff capacities, and in 1944 commanded the USS GUADALCANAL and a hunter-killer task group includ- ing six destroyer escorts. . . . We are now clejmrting on an extensive tour through the pages of your Crew's Views. I hope you are look- ing forwarcl to it as much as I ani. That is all. Carry 0n! B. C. MCCAFFREE C oinnzancling 5'llg 'Wir .X iff' I T L 5. X 1 X g QNX XXX 'flig- lu 1 Leaving Norfolk XVI L1' Mwwwfwwflfnwff 11, ,ww ww I'11'115 11110 111 B1111' 111 '52 1011 1110 1111111111 XVXSI' 111111 1111151 111 1101 111011' ' 1111 111105 1111111 1110 N111111111 1J1JL11i C,.151 1111 XIIC1 11111111011 11011 111150 1111' C111Jl'2l1l1lY-R111'1k1 T11 0 SCCIIC 1111 1110 1111111 111111 110011 l1'2llA1ll1 111111 lClli1L'l' 05 1011 11111111 Cl'11llg 111 1110 nigln 110111105 110111101. 1 X1111 5111110 WYCTC 1'L'1llL1llllI, 111 101110 1111 1110 11130111.11 C1111110 1110 611211 1111111 1111511 11111111 1110 1Cllg11l 111 1110 K101k1i ' 1110 11110011111015. SU'11QQ1CI'S. 1110 11151 111' 1110 1111111. 1 1 11 111 1111111 N011' Y11111 YY1111 21 1lC1lI'11J1'U1iCll CTF. 11011 1110 S1l2lI1ll'1JL1i 61101111015 111 111110 115 g111111-1110. 11' 1110 121111 10111111115 XVC-TL' l'L'1llll2llll 111 11111111. 11 11'0 M'l3IAL'l1'l 11111 110110111011 111 1C2lX1llg 11111 11111110. 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C1101 'P S11 1111 1111 111 11111 X1'111JIll XVL' 1011 111 1110 5111105. 15I11111111055.!l11111011055. 111 11151 11111111111 1111105 0 11L'l'1WN'1I1I 111050111 111 1111111110 111111 1111111 '1' '1 5'11. 1'11'115 ll 5111111111111 111111111g. 111111 111111115 1ll Ulll' 111111:11. CTX COMMANDER F. R. DRAKE Executive Oicer 4 l 1 Y 1938 39 Man Planes ...,..-..... -- ...,.......... - VP 16 p 1939-41 Flight Operations ....1,1......... ,,.v. VP-22 1942 More Flight Operations 11... Pat Wing Ten pl 1943-44 C. O.'s Inspection ....,.e,,........... C. O. VP-12 1944-45 Shore Party Leave Ship, NAS Corpus Christi i 1946-47 Shore leave expires ,.,..,s. C.O. USS SUISUN 1948 Third Launch es., .,,.CC F Fleet Air Wing 3 1948-51 Inspett the brig ,...,. ..., , ,W A.1,,C .,,,.,,,C, C Buggy' lx 1951 X . LCMW' In NUR PLAN - OF - THE - DAY p USS WASP Mefliterranean Cruise 1952 ll 0.0.D. LT. BLOWES 1' Y IOOD ENS. FINICKY ly 1909 Flight Quarters .e,.,,..,,,..,... . Lana' one Stork 'f pilot F. R. DRAKE ,l 1909-1933 Recreation and Training period fGraduateal ll' from Naval Academyj i 1936 Present Wings to F. R. DRAKE A 1936-37 Commence Work ..,v,...v... USS NEW YORK 1937-38 Continue Ship's Work USS OKLAHOMA 1 1 , APPROVED: F. R. DRAKE l Executive Officer ll I I L H 1 ,.,,...1s-I' sp. LCDR SMYER '5f2 Q A m,,.1 it ,,, H A ,vp 5 . 41 5. CDR ROGERS ' -v. -any RM-man.. vf' A yfigfjft - 1 X if 1 CDR STEAD CDP PETERSON CDR TALLENT fi CDP GIBSON M35 CDR CUNDIFF CDR HENDERSON CDR AUSTIN Introduction IxDl'l'Ulf'.S' .X'tl'l'l'f.' To ofrlnin flu' Illllylillllllll in 1'11fov1111'11l from l,'lIl1ll .S' I'lI'fll'.S'. il is ,yllQQ!'.Yf!'If lim! the rwzzlwr' fnzsl jzwityff Ihr' f'IH'l'lYlgf'.Y of flu' jzorlv irfyllezf 111111 llren follow ll'ffflUllf fIlf1'l'i'llfJf1iUII lin' r1111111'11g rl1'.y1'1ipl1or1 lllllf f1i1'lo1'11ll fllflllllflfllllllllr Hf Zl'flfl'fl ll'flXi 1f1'.yfgHz'fl In fllllfllll' e'1f1'1v frlrwl of life' on liourrl our sllfjzf AN AIRCRAITI' CARRIER is ll real production lllllIllJC1'. lt's big 2111d it's complex. lt's composed of lllillly diverse elements, all of which h21ve to be welded i11to ll solid unit or the ship might as well IICVCI' leave the pier. It has 3,000 lllCl1 lllltl it's El lot like ll llLlg6 high school where you really 11ever get to liIlOXV 2111ybody outside your ow11 class. You see hundreds of people every day and you realize they're with yo11 but they 111e2111 lleillllllg to you llllll it is difficult to feel th21t you 2ll'C 21ll shipmates with El common goal. There is 11o11e of the close-knit, club-like feeling th21t one gets OII 21 destroyer or ll s11b. The ship 21s ll glflll big family see111s 21l111ost laugliable, The divisio11 is your only anchor. ,fX11d when you stop for 21 1no111e11t to consider the disadvantage of life aboard 21 carrier it is perhaps no XVOITClCl' th21t so ofte11 a 1112111 st2111ding o11 the liangar deck will look r21tl1er wistfully at Zl passing destroyer and say, l'f1e11:'s the dutyff ft's Q1 phrase no' trite and clithed Zlllfl even worth Zl snifker, but there is so ottt-11 ll 11ote of honest longing i11 the voice of the speaker that you fan- 11ot ignore its llllllfblillllllftf. I The size of Zl carrier makes life aboard it pretty CllSllCf2Illt'jl1lI1g 21t ti111es. And I guess the worst llC2lCl2lf'llC is the waiting in fine. ff you XVZIIIL to lJlly IOOUIIJZISLC you wait i11 li11e. If you 11421111 21 hair- cut, yo11 YX'2lll i11 li11e. If you Willll 21 seat 21t the movie you wait in li11e. To get 21 liberty bo21t ashore, you w21it i11 line. And, rnost im- portant of 21ll, to get chow yo11 wait 2111d wait and wait till some' ti111es you forget YVll2ll meal you are waiting for. And, incidentally, to get a chocolate su11d21e you 21lso w21it in li11e. The carrier navy believes th21t they also serve wl1o st2111d Zllld wait. But it's IIOI all b21d, 11ot by any n1e21ns. You feel rather corn' fortable 21nd Illllyllt? even ll little smug on a choppy day as you watch 21 DD's bow Zlllll half her super-structure disappear under the 'fblown spray Zlllll the flung SIJLUT16 21nd the long waves fly- ing. And it's good to come to the fleet landing after a wild night o11 the town 2111d know that because your ship has five large liberty launches you won't l121ve to go quietly crazy fretting away precious sleeping time 213 yo11 stare helplessly 21t the lights of your ship out i11 the middle of the b21y. Yes, il CV h21s its rewarding features that 21re actually t21ngible. Hut it is tl1e intangibles th21t offer tl1e real satisfaction. An air- craft carrier is Zl true big de21l in the strict sense of the word. In fact, it is unquestionably the biggest deal in the navy today. The well-known lJl1l'2lSC from the Marines Hymn, 'ion land, on sea, in the air, applies to flattop operations-21nd the flattop operations exclusively. YVhat other ship wages war in the air as does a carrier with her planes, on the sea 21s does a carrier with her guns, and on the beach 218 does a c21rrier with her landing force? No ship has the striking power of 21 floating airport, not even El mighty battle- wagon. Nor is any ship so vital to the security of our nation. The fact of the matter is that, with very few exceptions, every man o' war afloat is there to help the carrier, for she is the fleets reason for being. The principal elements of the fighting navy, the nucleus of the task fleet is the fast carrier task group where the submarine pickets, the screening destroyers, 21nd destroyer escorts. the sup- porting cruisers and battleships 21ll h21ve 21 single purpose: keep- ing the flattop afloat 21nd operative. It is the carrier that counts. XfVithout it Il2lV2ll power is non-existent, or. at best. only de- fensive. YVithout it the freedom of the NVestern NYorld cannot be lll2llllI2liI1CCl. lt is :Xlll61'lC2l,S big tl1re21t to all Xytllllll-l3C-Llge gressors Zlllll those would-be-aggressors know it. It is 11ot easy to view your OXYII life as ll CY sailor in terms of tl1e ll'6IIlCIlilOllS signihcance of your ship. .X little reflectioii. how- ever, will convince you that the sl1ip is only you: you o11 your cleaning station, yflll o11 watch, yo11 at CQ. yo11 at chow. you asleep, you at the movies, yflll living the sometimes exciting. some- t1111es inonotonous atasea existence. Now vou will realize that yo11 21re riecessary, yo11 are vital, you persoiially are an lllltxglkll part of this cornplicated organism called an aircraft citrrieii I11 the pages interspersed among those of the ports we visited. we've tried to show our ship in action, front the nioment we get underw21y through the p1'epa12ato1'y stages right into the siuuilated battle with its Flight Quarters, CLQ, Torpedo ITQXIKXIISQI. 1-1m11i1i1m watches, the high spots, the low spots. the l'1'a11ti1'. the dull. ey ery facet of ll lull-scale carrier operation, eyerytlting that exhausted you, thrilled you, boted you, left Yklll sleepless and shorteteiupered. everythitig that, oddly enough, makes you .inswer llllllfli proudly when asked by .1 1'ivilia11 what kind of ship vo11'1'1- 1111, XII .1i1'11.1ft lllll'lt'l 2.,. 1l11-W.XSI'. 91 1 1 X ,RX x ' IEW my. ,Qin 'x 1 kh 1 - .H m . .,A. 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N-:T X ' S I0 I 5 1 N:-I 5 1 1 A f X 5 5 ii Q: 7 ' Viv? ,-- Q 7 A 1 V v ' ' ' ' lu f , Q t 7 K do A e 'Q In t ' f X 'J xy K QCQQQ THE U S S WASP lCV-18l MEDITERRAINlEAN CRUISE OF 1952 0745 2fl May H752 departed from Norfolk, Virginia 2 June arrived Gibraltar 2 june departed Gibraltar li .une arrived Augusta Bay, Sicily l0 july departed Augusta lti pune arrived Genoa, Italy 23sIllI1C departed Genoa SJ V' 4 F' 2 vuly arrived Marseilles, France . R 7 July departed Marseilles - 8 V xfuly arrived Colle de juan, France . 15 july departed Golle de juan 1219 211 .duly arrived Pl12llCl'OI1 Bay, Greece - 27 July departed Phaleron 28 July arrived Suda Bay, Crete fGreek Rivieraj 30 July departed Suda l Aug. arrived Istanbul, Turkey 6 Aug. departed Istanbul l l Aug. arrived Valletta, Malta I8 Aug. departed Valletta 23 Aug. arrived Palermo, Sicily 28 Aug. departed Palermo ' 29 Aug. arrived Taranto, Italy l Sept. departed Taranto 5 Sept. arrived Gibraltar 6 Sept. departed Gibraltar l0 Sept. arrived Gurock, Scotland A l3 Sept. departed Gurock 26 Sept. arrived Portsinoutli, England 29 Sept. departed Portsmoutli l338 I0 Oct. IQ52 anchored at Norfolk, Virginia . a l f S if ffl:-3 ' 455 . X ..-2' 'vi' 4 f 'i X I 1' X- Q Q' W X f . X Xa - I 1 'll A, r I Xx ll Yllllllll .I f 1 K .mzwiif VT? 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Naneuvering carefully, the NVASP dropped anchor in her assigned berth, fortunately still within sight ol: the historic: rock- lor those who had binoculars. XVe were still too Close however, lor the TARAXMX spotted us and while her crew cheered lustily, she eased by at a speed ol 40 knots, headed west. XVhen the snroke cleared, one lar-sighted lookout o that he could see a sinall town sprawled at the base ol the rock. This caused a stir until we discovered he was looking at Tangiers. YVith shoe brushes poised and liberty clothes ready we eagerly n our bow stated awaited a call the bugler hadn't learned yet. At least he didn't blow it, lor as the alternoon sun tried to Cateh the TAR,1UfVA we pointed our nose into the Mediterranean Sea. ffl f-- T Y Y ' Xfif' Wasp helicopter. ibraltar if 9 -W ,,-if--ew 5. Whaf a relief! filyrw LQW5, - bex 1.36.-,T f-. ,.,-1 gf? 1? v f. X R-E-,.g.l,Q5Y,L1QJ gd 'Z ,+- o e l I .-.A .,.-.,-.- '41-.' QQ' - -. ., Y . . Tiff ,xg . - gif -L l,'1 N jflsv F ,. 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N -:fx .. . .ws -X XX Q N S i 2 3 le Q Nor are things at a standstill among tlaose who remind ns that the navy per se is not all of life. The sbijfs stores are doing a brisk business and people who caift even tell time are buying jc0lH'-l07L1ld1'6?t'l- rlay Clarks, barbers are snipping away at loair and beads, ana' getting in the bair-ent line assures you of at least sezferal bozirs loajing. In the flisbursing oyfce pay lists are being drawn np, for now that we're at sea again nie, of Course, neefl money. In port it just gets in our way. 'fi K ff, V X X W W4 Y f 'ff N. 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Across the way in the med- ical department the fight against disease is successfully waged, accidents are treated, tonsils are taken out, and Sick Bay itself, where the temporarily con- fined are wondering why they hadn't thought of this before, is as lively as the forward galley at chow time and quite a bit more cheerful than the MA shack at any time. In the Supply Office Commander Tallent worries about the sale of Turkish water pipes and Persian rugs. In the Gunnery Office two :CFU division officers check a requisition for spare parts, certain that someone's hobby is eating cathode ray tubes, while in the Log Room Commander Cundiff ,Ends a new job for the Electrical Officer. S awww mxyn.-www-,Q WJJM X . 1 ,AM ws X ,TQ i A 1 ,A ljlxvzaflavrf' smm' worla, zulvilc' 501110 relax mn nzcnlurily. A11 lllf'f!IfiO1I 7lIfl'l'l7l!'llif rvjmirs an all ing wzgiwzv, fl k4'vp off sign is r'1'cafr'fl, raffzo le H0175 urn' fzuirlwl, zz pbofo is flmfcfloperl, flu' aria firm supply room IJec'o mvs rm i'l7Ifl7l'O111l7flI bunk room, tl group falfz. and s1n0lz,c', and a guifarzff f'1lfL VfCli1l'S. K X Y X ,S , X x x ik N X5 Q , x Q, CSF. : XX .4 X ,, Z: 7 Z fm if , Xu XgLk N X T , . , ., , , My , xv X , , , xx fr ,Nm ,U I ,.,,V -f,,..MNmf,, 73,4 , G-V., W, 4 i kx.. Xxixxklixxki x N . . A IAM O Ska' S 4,5 V 6 A 45 , W f ,V M Q ff: 'f , ,. WW W fff! y I L, f.7fZX Y f ' 'Hx X fs WMA , , , W f x SM5Q'494q xvvw Lv Q7 fi42 m4iiiQ ...H 1 fdwf M ,f W4 , ,f ,M f if ,w ,W n 1 1 l I l 1 FI 1 Returning to the flight deck, we find the helicopter airborne and the planes ready to he catapulted. No time is wasted. The launch is smooth and efficient. It is pretty much routine, if there could he anything routine about an activity that can never throw of the possibility of death. The deck is soon cleared as jirst the jets, then the apropsv abandon their home. Below, in one of the ready rooms, a squadron operations ojjicer puts out last-minute instructions before his men rise and go up in their planes. On the gun sponsons all is in readiness for the simulated attack on the ship that our aircraft will soon conduct. Guns are trained out to the Hair readyv and the crews await further commands. The track- ing drill drags on, sometimes thrilling, sometimes relaxed, and a quick cup of coffee is eagerly downed. In Main Engine Control the watch is quick to answer the speed changes ordered by the bridge, while up in the aerology lah tomorrow's weather is carefully and sys- tematically guessed at. W, il ASV-fvi 1 I .1 X :Y ,gy X K Sv , F ,fx . v A gqiwfszzi , , H , ,, K s ff , , f M , ., 1 X ! 4 I I X ff' ,f fp? , N Q ,V,nLa 1 Hf2ZZZf 7 ,wg 7 ,, 5, ff, f W H ,W 1 Y' ,..f- Z' 1 x y -.. Y Z ' '- -A- ji- -,f .. -pf- -3- i Phofogenou. 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Looking clown from Santa Maria. ,ff X Canal Street. VGHIC MORE THAN any other city in the world, Venice is Romance, It lives on as a symbol of loves young dream always come true. By day it is gondolas, canals, St. Mark's, crumbling palaces, Old Masters and pigeons. By night it is sea and stars and shadows. The atmosphere of romance is heavy over the city. And that atmosphere is all this once vigorous commercial pO1't has to ollier. lt is all she needs. lf Venice is decadent, it is gorgeously. excitingly decadent. If it lacks vitality, it does not lack color and glamour, color and glamour more subtle than one encounters anywhere else. - mi' 'A 'TT- XX September Street. Chris craft. 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Since receiving his wings, Captain Clarke has seen duty in ob- servation, experimental, fighting and patrol squadrons and served as Land- ing Signal Officer aboard the USS LEX- INGTON from 193 5 to 1937. His staff experience consists of tours as Chief of Staff to Commander Carrier Division FIVE and as Administrative Aide to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations. In 1944 Captain Clarke commanded the USS PETROFF BAY and following a tour on the staff of ComCarDiv FIVE took command of NAS Los Alamitos, California. In 1948 he became a stu- dent at the National War College in Washington, D. C. Following the change of command ceremony at Cannes, Captain Clarke spoke to us as follows: The beriod of the past few a'ays has thoroughly demonstrated and justified the excellent rebutation the VVASP en- joys within the FLEET. It is with great pleasure and feeling of humhleness that I have the honor to command this ship. From time to time, I will keel? you informed as to the where and ufhen of our future mozements. when possible, so you can better plan ahead. Keep up the good work.. It is nim to he ahoardf, CAPTAIN R. S. CLARKE Commamting ' il! .mb '33 S. If 3 of in Hf QIS n,l,5 525, nb- and nd- PY- uf Yof Skin I he ici EDS HE UK NYU' 1 F :U 193 u Aflf , hgi H?! nf.- frgf 'hJ? .mfr ENN 1 ff' ,ghU' nf f li ....1-ef- ' ,--v ,, .,.-4' --'-. k- Q Q., s'1'....'5'1Ms . f A guy, ca gal, a gob. Can. Wmdow shopping v Mmm .lu 1 r- , ,-. iiWf X I GMM f QM fff ff vu gn- n 4 ,-,ima X . vii . 3 wsu- f' f 'fl -'11 - -t -----1l- -Q sn qw ' an ,Ml 4 I nv' g 5 J 4? , ' gi ,., ,, ' I ' ' Y I ' 1, o,o'4,'l 4 l,, .si '. ,,,,, WE, ., 7 'iylvwiyqx .gr .5 fiylf-Lp: .4 cv o fi ia QWWNM fi Man No 3 elevator. 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The liilliel Tower was an incredible nizister- work, the Arch of Triuniph noble and strikingly syinbolie ol lreedoin. lt was fitting that Versailles. that tribute to the whiins ol the privileged. was hiding, crunibling and decaying. The Louvre, with its huge treasury ol zirt. did not disappoint us and our iinziginzttions were not git ull strained by zi vision ol Parris, sniiling londly' on the young Picasso and the young Bruques und their cliques ol' innovators its they szit zit the Chile des Deux Mzigots, drinking their wine and eiieotiiiigiiig ezieh other to be lresh znid original znid niodern. And, ol. course, the Pzirisizni love ol love Lind lille is brilliantly personified by her wonien. especially those who more thzin zidequzttely decorate the Folies liergere, the Hail Tztbzirin Lind the Lido by being less than zidequzntely derorztted theniselyes. They Lire beznitiliul :ind ziliye and proud ol thetnselyes. ,Xnd their pride is beeoniing. Nile lelt, still untertaiin why we were eoinpletely spellbound, but we could point to the intense zest lor ltle, the supreme. nnllgigging yitgility ol the 3 world that is liiris. Oscuxr lllnninerstein spoke lor ns when he sind, llie lLlSI tune l s.1w l'.iris her lie.nt yy.is young rind ggiy. No inguter how they ye rliiniged her. l'll reineinber her tlmt way. Montmartre. l i l 4 . l l . N. 5 R z XS qk,.it fo. . Y ., av 'H 4 in HL ! , 0 if 4 r y 3 if Mm! Q ew 77 ' Y?WW EERGERE -4 ff 57 65 3? t X I as KX l i L Elri WWII i E 34754 96 x,9'4 MAX as M GF- S ,, af + ,, lnslde Sucre Coeu gg 79 Yagi? ag ix if if XXX XXX 'ak are ' 5 f ' ,7 For most, flae time for resf and recreation is af lymzfl 111107 flu' slaijfs band fills the hangar deck with exfiti11gly loot and fool SOILTZGIS and softly mellow stuff that nuff 190115 buf 111uak.e11 memories. In the chiefs lounge 77lllgliZi'l1C5 are the order of flu' day, while in tke library the staff of florec' holds open l70IlSC for flue boolz borrowers, browsers, and radio lisfmzcrs. A solitary fgure on the fofsle finds flmf ole flelvbil sea is worflf II 1110- 77Z5?7ZfeS Confemplatiou. 1 , Wm, wwf- X , gl If X ,W 57 l 1 X5 x Vg! V X MMM 4 NNN w All 1 P X1 gy ,. ' I ,'l3,,bl,.l f ' 1' 12' . ,ha 4,14 ,M ,', f ,wifi ff in 7 X wk or r .., 151 I fmw, fl' Wi W f A X ? ff f -W, N ,V mme,C iz J! X Ve weep. 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I I sole a ne place to he and the gzil we le t behind but neiel 1eall3 left at all znspues a letter The hand, eailzei playing st1 zctly 01 kicks, has been cajolecl into senfice bg the C1uzse Book sta and is now ein plogerl much like a side show hmkei Sales aie husk and so is the music Up on the signal bridge messages are com- ing and going thanks to flashing light, while down in the photo lah Chief Col- lins cleans the lens on his Ikoflex. In one of the sleeping coinpartments laughs and literature share the limelight. 772 I 7 av' hal.. athens Aw., fin, 'XFX I, Y X. . N - P ' Q2 . X K A X , 5 I 'f ' V M , 1 'G' K 1 V ' I N ,A f W' his xi I ,nm K C' X S .f xx yw '3 Q m x W- YE' ,-fr'ffr,-,,,.,' ',, -iZ1'.'.52i5 -WCEMFKFI 1 ' - f co 1 Efwf , me Sf ' Q' V' lb 10 Ya ji ,p k1 iKTWjW ' ww J w ,A I J jliffiixiiiigiji. 1 0 ' 3 aim W If I ig 5 wf, -QNX, '14, -MER! Parthenon jf' nfs, . .31 'lull' 563 'V ,- Q , 1 'I' k:,,..-I B Tv... of .ff . Taken wif and How much can cn Grecian urn? Roofing nf. 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The local citizens. however seemed more staggered by Philco, lVestinghouse. and. particularly, Hollywood, lor they were enthralled at the sight of Paulette Goddard in a Medici Palace, Claudette Colbert in a .Iapanese prison camp, and Cliyia De Havil- land in a snake pit. And ol' course, we visited the Grand Bazaar. that in- trotters. credible maze of filthy tunnels which housed some 5.003 shops. These shops sell everything from sales to socks at prices so low you simply can't afford them. ISTANBUL, city ol' intrigue and mystery, ol' shadows and violence, of fabled wealth and lantastic corruption, of shishkabob and Singer Sewing Machines-here was a new and unique place. Here was XVest meeting liast, new meeting old, shyster meeting sucker. XVe were fascinated by Istanbul's magnificent mosques inhabited by multitudes ol' Turkish rugs. NVe were amused by her dancing and wrestling bears and attendant gypsies, who, not so talented as the bears, wrestled but could not dance. 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XX kkh, .5 xg x 'N , f XX wg my V, f swf ,M XXX X X x X.- Ytxss .M-Q, Zi ' Q ' 1 A , fs fl ,,,.,, W ,, , , , 5 ff I lf, f., V 4-, fp,gi,z,,n I ,f XM f Y I ,, 7 X is f f X, R:7Sf1N X ' we 5 is? ff ,f if f f ,7 I , M' X ' 'A ' :V W ,f f ,f ,K In the Education Office the ship,s educator is busy trying to un- scramble last month's training scores in the light of Busanda Circular Letter No. 6-74Z-3864444 H, clatecl july, 1776, in the adjacent train- ing room a Sergeant threatens to shoot any man who makes one false move. Liberty launches and planes, rather neatly contrasting the op- posite phases of our life, are getting the full treatment on the hangar cleck, while out on the open bridge one of the assistant navigators makes his claily guess at our position. Jr P55 .Nfllu Aswan, fa. , ' ,a ,fi f waz f,MX a , . x U P' I I z I E I 1 ,Y ,K .. 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Rigging and line handling are what counts and life jackets are not to be spurned. One DD slides smoothly alongside and the yirst line quickly unites the two ships. It is not long before the fuel hose itself has bridged the water and is plunged jirmly into the small shipjs side. Thousands of gallons of oil rapidly make the short crossing. Nor is fuel all that changes hands in this alliance. The high line is rigged and a sailor whose memory of youthful daredevil stunts is perhaps a little vague gets a memory refresher and some good material for an evening back home with the boys. The line slacks, then stretches: the passenger changes color several times but he reaches his destination. Fueling completed, the destroyers regain their places in the formation and the flight deck again becomes the focal point. , VW, X- ix .E X. if L . , ,dy L . . . S X . , gg up ' -s xx I X T is Y 5 ' .QA is Q. .1 . sis- ag QXSXL is f- -. s..s:.xQx g-Qs X X ' s X We is 'L 2 .. . Sui- X fs X X Q fmt X. 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O11 1116 111111 day 01 Olll' 11511 W6 IKCHIOYEL1 1116 13111111 H2lllC1,S 111111111 111111115 1111111 Olll' pockets: 1111111611 111 1116 bo111s, 1611611611 E1'1'01's 110111111113 p111'1y, 111111 S61 11011156 101' rl-211111110 111111 1111011161 1111 6111111111 hy N1111'6s1'o 111 H21l1g'2ll' B111 T11166. D Q . . I Palermo round house. x AJ- 4 N sf ' S -.A . M M' , 'fwm d,,,-- ' J , . .W y 4 1 X ZR ip. 5 mf ff fu X f 03 N? 4 Nuts. Short stop 1 5' f. f ,W AU Www. ,, ,pe ,V MQW-wNwffmwwW1W',zW W f ' 'Z ,ff A ,W W, My ff , ,, WWW I 7' Q , If J ,157 4a 5,ff5 fff , , .ZZ , ., ,f ffJ ! , 4 ,fo r-www ws, .r W X ,M ,MVA 'WNW ygv ix k ,vw 1 Q 5 Hugh on u windy hall. Looku do pcetch ,,, J ws ' , A 7,1 vgv Z L V vs ' ff :Nix ' I 'fi I-2 'i , , is ll 15 ,fs x',. : . gif. .. we , if t s f a s , iswrqxgg e t 4 M f . X K -35 --f-Qrrxf' S - , -My ' ' , ...A xl ,Q iss xg!! . 7 twts if I A ...- Lx M V v I I , ,.,,. , I1 ff 5' 'wf:wws.f:f3ihx I 1 -Vwb, 1 ' U' 4 -ul 21 gnu- nfl? 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Last minute fueling is hur- riedly completed, tip tanks are ,Hrmly attached. Plane captains help pilots with parachute straps and safety belt. The bull horn blares over the area: aCheck all loose gear about the deck, check wheel chocks, tie downs, and ,Ere bottles, stand clear of propellersg start engines! T flag. scre, leaf tow. The S X is he for plan ig Mba The Fox flag shimmies to the top of the halyarfl, Primary Fly drops its green flag, and the Flight Deck Ojfcer sweeps low, arm outstretched, the blasting scream of the engines crushing all else. The Banshee streaks toward the how, leaves the deck, flips almost imperceptihly toward the sea, levels off and fades toward the horizon. The others to he shot are quickly hrirllecl and launched. Then from aft the island, the roar of planes taking of without sling-shot help is hearrl. Corsairs and AD,s follow each other quickly clown the deck., angling for the corner, wheels instantly swallowed up in waiting bellies as soon as the planes are on the wing. f M - F WVAQ V A if A M 4 gd ' Q My iw.-,fx 'X b , Z 2 f X - N Sz, my ' gf? W MX! ,N X' if A X . 1' gm .. ff . 45' f ,ff Nam Q ww ' Xxk kg. if x N x Xt Af Q , V if, - ff eva f iw my Mm Nm .fl M W ' .WWLW ,aj X, x WWW 5 my x F 2 W, W 7 V QW-W ,, . , ,,, ,5 , ,, , f, w ,13-f f The Composition of flais aurlienee changes but the llIldiC1IC'6 is always flaere. As for the Landing Signal Officer, the paddles bare long since eofme to feel like real limbs of his body jnsf as are bis arms and legs. f-.Aw f'-N-Q if f muff X W Wx ! ff if 2' ' ' 1 L , , ft 'qw Punta Della Perma. if it El ,f l 2 f j f 3 ff N l 2 f f lf 3 tara nto I ,,, ,, T5 XX: it kwin .fff ,f M :Z -.. Q-...D mv 3. In bounds Tcuranto. N5-f ON THE MGRNING OF 29 AUGUST the YVASP busily picked her way through Ll multitude of the world's largest jelly fish. The mooring detail, after trying to board two of the larger size jelly fish, finally found our as- signed buoy. The bugler sounded the fznnilizn' long A-flat and we were in Tarunto. After reading our ship's infornizrtion pann- phlet, which is published for information. we decided that the whole city of Tzirzrnto wus out of bounds. YVe went ashore. however. and to our greztt surprise we found that it wats. except for the Strada Mztggiztre ztnd at few other streets in the innnedizite :treat which were just inside the foul line. .Xll of which added up to El ten niinute wztlk one NYLIY und at ten nrinnte wztlk hack to the landing. lint it wus relaxing to hezn' once ztgitin the fznnilizns ztnd friendly cries of Cig1n'ette. joe? CIhz1ngz1 money? and You wztntgt Chnneo? .Xnd it wus good to he in lktrznrto, for it niegnit we were leaving: it wats good to leave 'll.llilllllU. lor ll niezrnt we were heading westz it was good to he heading west for it nreztnt tlilnxiltgtr .ind at short, lint long klNX'Llll.t'll. rentlefwous with xr l,l'fY,l'lC. J 1 l V1 ,Mk af, The of .dv Ed? I K ,X-P WUI ,V 7, :fn .Llp ! 'L 5 X .T 5 if fs Q-sq UN. E a, ,fy M ,Q m ,,4jWgm6 if Wg, A x , V Jzwvklfigifvw I f H m t X, AWE? ,IWW 1 iffy u 1, X Y Q f f I!! E 'ln Y I 2 ,, 2 Q E Church of San Domenico Maggiore. hw. Strada Maggiore. five' K r 595' 5 N ,ww Cigarette for Papa, Joe? QE Loaded agum Puffed rice. My achmg bca a clay ashore pr Qi- X I u WOFG syn x ,,Q,,.A:Zfn,A... .X ,,,g I :M-H 'MQQHWWI-QSM nr Mn '- 19 .,, -3 3 1 h - www, , M. , .0 XS, 4' 'M 4 ? , W'4.,4,,f,-::m- 5 2. nv ' 'GN ye A , .. 5 . . 21, ga df '35 3 ,S ,au 54-M W s mg 4 5 1 li ff 1, 1 WW 5, fx 5 ? ,N-'Z le fx- T 'll 5? Us Q .41 sc W mm l e L r v FQ f 2 WWI rg dj. Slkigl 1-W1 if 5 450 v ' i ' 'f,g'+'-fgy -, - . TK N m ' Q2?' 5 x , X ,, :i'di'i2.' ig H . . 'PX ff fa QU!- 1 4-1 The WASP swings into the wind once again and once again her frst line of defense as well as ber tremendous assault power gain the skies. Away from the ship, the planes 1naneu,zfer deftly into formation. The offensive forfe wastes no time in beading for it: target. All are aware just bow long their fuel will sustain them. The round trip must be Carried out on acts-eilule. S17Iffl7'f pilots do their fmraebuting at Coney lzlanfl. 1 WNV 1 va H I WW, wa nfl V :au QT 'T Iss- mx 'f wx -im eos P . .vo---,V .. ff?-N.. xm ',f: M230 , ani 241- ir .gb X Nxxx A K X XX Sigx Q K 45 , Q if f W 7 ev f f ' ' W 7 ' Q fcgfl 0 4767 ff ff 7 N Y W' 1' y 9, X! We sow X if ff 1 I We came f i ll . x, ,, ,, 0, ,' i l gibraltar again 4 Ziff! ,fu V We relieved! AFTER THREE 360-DEGREE TURNS to the right, one long run downwind, and then one into the wind we finally saw pooping over the horizon, an AD-4lNL from the LEYTE, one hour and forty minutes late QLEYTES are alwavs latelj. The time was wisely spent during the watchful waiting, for it gave the captain tiiue to review his coining-alongside-a-pier procedure. lt was our second try in four nionths, so slipsees would count. Things were easier this ftiiue thoughg we had English speaking tugs. The per- sonnel on the docks hoisted up sliding boards lore and alt and the XVASP relieving couuuittee slid ashoreg lined up, passed the hall to the hall- bearers, and charged the LEYTE. The relieving ceremony consisted ol a short skit featuring one lusty chorus ol The Levte is a Tramp, short trips through Augusta. Klar- seilles, and Athens, via the glamour of the XfVASl S l'l,eading Ladies, and the iuttredihlv gay at-sea routincM pilots not required. This time lihertv call was sounded and tht' sightseers and shoppers rushed ashore. The small town sprawled at the base of the rock was inhabited hv H1753 loval British suhe jects and on the rock itsttlll lived l.ofl5 lltil-Str loyal apt-s. The town was a shopptrs paradise. One Rolls rafor could he hought lor I3 quid. 2 luoh, l tup- pcirtc, and a iollv-jollv sixptriictx which amounts to livt' lmutlts, six hits. .. .. . X u C ilnallai lJlUXlLltLl us our training ground lor tht' llritish montilarv SXSlt'Ill which was soon to assault us in tilasgow. 2 i 15 Q 2 2 ll P e i if .iw f li E 3, WE L 5 i si , l 4 S 5 :Q 5 . u 9 Q A 'N- 1117 1111 1111 1111 MTG The L11y1e Who Re11evQc:1 Dsl' 11111 1.11111 1 11 1 11 11 111111111111 11111111 ,1 11111' 14111 111 1111 11 1 1 1 I 11111-1 1111111101 1 11.1 11 1 11111:1 111 1 111111 111 1 1 1 111g 1111111 1111 1111111 11111 11 111 1 11111111111 1111111 11 11 1111111 '11 I11I1I111111l111111111111 11511 1J111i 111 XIll1lC11lI1I X11 11111111L1111111111I1111 11111 1 1 111 111111111- 111-11111111 1111 111 1111111114 11315 1133111 1131111 115.7111 11-'11111 11115 111211 1111511 11-1-111 1111511 11131111 115311 1151111 1151115 11111111 011111 1111211 081111 11910 11912 1010 1111111 111 1111 1 1111111 C11 11 liulkr 1-11111 XXL IX 1111111 L1l1llA11lS 11111 211111111 1 U 1 111 111 1 LI 111011 1 1 N 1 1 1 11.11111 11111 1111 11111611 1311111 1111l1xLl 11111 11111 111 111'11-14 111 111111 11111111 ll1l1 1111 1l111xIx11 1111111 1111l1xL1 1 111111 111 1 11111 112111171 11 1111 111111 1l1i1N1L1U1 11 X11 11 11111 1 1 11 1111.11 111 1111 11111 1N 1111111111111 CllC1l11LIL111 1111 1 X115 1111 131111111 ,1111 11111111 1111111 111x1 N1 ll 1 11111111 11111 lll 1111 1111111 11111 111 l1l01'L' 111111 111 ll 1111 51111111111 11N 1111111 111 We rehove you Captain .XIIC1 so 111 11 11111 1 1 1111111 ll 11 1 1 1 11110111 111 1 1 1 111 LIL 11111111 1111 111111 1 W 111' 3111 11111 11118 11111111111 111111 1111111 1X11Y1111111lI 1111111 1 1 1 TW cmd your wives. s xXXQ is in 4 Q Qs S 'W f V' MW fff' f ,., f I W' N M' X V ' W' ' WC W, , inf Miss Marseilles. MK! The big stick. f A ' , , v, '- gf . X iff i A H WA 4' f msgs!! we a 1 - 45 f: ,f f ,ss-y ., ,. :A 5 X Ms - ,mfs N1 ,fm M - X W 'J Nffiff MQ! ZWWZQW - Q QW V QW W f 5 .Sze ' Q of .- fx, , Y- 5 '-:fi f 795 ,W ffl i CSV - 53' 1 1 Q fs X f z, f ff' fm W x M , 1 - . at was V Hkf -if fy QQ f X fa . Q ,. 7 X f N A . A 3 xl-W Q ff Q . Q, 5 X Jw 0 QS' ' fx Miss Augusta Bay Permission to go ashore !7 NV I s- was-, , f. f,J,5 fa ms' M I N- A s ya Q X figs, X f We i -W ffffff ffffinf f f Jef ff 'Muna W A 4 W3 f ff 'Xfffff OW Wfyf ffffffffff f fff K ffyff XXX!!! !fOf X! M! f X X if f4Oeaf7Z96fZfeZ,aWW f X X X eff fffi f 4.40 4 ff 1 I W 'T fp ' ,f,, f i lf, f A f s We iff' lf x 1 its , f'e, 1 , 2 And the end is here. The last strike clouds the horizon, low on the water. The arresting gear gang man their sta- tions along the catwalks and all eyes turn in the direction of the faint hum that will soon encircle the ship. The Mhot papa peers out through the glass in his asbestos suit at the approaching aircraft and prays that he wongt have to go to work. For the last time, the landing circle becomes a merry- go-round. The LSO wields his paddles expertly, and more than his paddles-his shoulders, the slant of his hips, even the corners of his mouth-pulling down a high right wing or a tilted nose, drawing the pilot into the groove, then giving him the cut. Every second, from the time the plane settles in over the wake till the moment it jerks to a halt- hook and cable taut-is tough and tight and almost sick- eningly tense. But it works, nearly all the time it works quite beautifully, and from the hanging helicopter the husiness of stopping seven-and-a-.half tons of streamlined steel hurtling in at one hundred and ten knots on that speck in the sea seems rather easy. It,s hard for death to seem so easy. ' 2 ff ft-if, Q55 ' Sze 1 iff? 'V 'v'v'Q! X3 X X X X ,gf -ag 5 . In a few moments tbe sky is empty. Tbe LSO leaves bis tiny platform and tbe pilots collapse into tbe ready rooms. But tbe bugler will not blow secure for a wbile yet. Planes bave to be taken below or spotted above and tbe tractors and elevators are very mnela in business. Tbe dayas last job of tying down the planes bas to be completed. Urgent repair jobs cannot be ignored eitber. Reveille tbat morning was at 0330, but wbo can even remember tbat far back now. In a little wbile tbe war really ends when tbe longed for bzzgle notes bring Fligbt Quarters to a close. A card game springs up. In Hangar Bay 1 the working division rigs for movies. Tbe crowd assembles swiftly, a crowd tired but not unbappy, a crowd bopeful but not too optimistic about tbe quality of Hollyw0od's oyfering. Elsewbere tbe talkers and readers enjoy tbemselves and tbe very tired find tbeir banks as sweet as tbey were sure tbey would be. s Q -. N ki l S R f .. - h . I N X' X if-JFS. -rs: s- wa 1:-Ye? if gi 'Q SI .X my H M-W ' im' ff, f HI! fi 2 Q ..,.. 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Instead ol announcing over the PA system that Opera- tion Mainbrace had commenced, the oflicer in tactical com- mand decided to sound GQ, YVe got the point. The GQ shortly dissolved into condition watches-and this most elab- f,, f f W 'zrzftngf orate and, it was hoped, spectacular demonstration ol naval power by the NATO nations quickly became nothing more nor less than an effort on the part ol the gunnery control officer to keep the pointer on Blount 58 awake. lt was the orange against the blue with Norway and Denmark the spoils and King Neptune the spoiler. The luckier pilots managed to accrue twenty-five minutes llying time during the twelve-day exercise while the luckier gun- nery people managed to get in twenty-hve minutes sleep during the same period. Any hour ol the day or night that did not produce at least six torpedo defenses was considered unforgivably dull indeed. The seas were something less than placid. but. ol' course. the mighty XVASP wasn't a bit impressed by lourteen-loot waves and lilty-live mile an hour gales. And il' some ol' her crew was, well . . . war is hell. Like all good things though, Klainbrace came to an end. and il' it produced little more than upset stomachs, lillOlCll ears, and some fascinating Picasso-like pictures ol night- llight operation. still a lot ol' iiournalists lound that ward- room food is not quite up to the standards ol' ll Horn and Hardart autoinat. .swdltfqb t 'N'-it . 1 Kt.- Lf K X XJ X XC 1 1415, nw vw H W ifmfvwm QPERATIQN MAINBRACE Ri wr V 3145.6 .gf I gh VV 1' of ff' q i! fh f QNX U if JN . A num B ul IIUIUII Lester .I Starch Ill - Q has vzniereh fha humain Blur gftngv UI lung. 06-01 if nn I6 Svpi. 1952 - nhuarh the 955 'wasp fgmaza ,,-f 5.-R , H f xml X xx T 'IQ Broad - side. X Nelson slept here wa X ,,!fy, SJW M x K f I X 1 ff 3 5 YK Goi + QV! . ,s me R., A f X s f W' W Xi N 1' ' 6409 X ng first class. k X ,xi - 9 portsmouth 4 J ,f If xv' 44,1 if ' Z VV ' . ur VJ' - , ,, , , .Nz HMS Theseus. 1 f Oy! ffjfzf K! Reflections. N 3 S W Y lkrlnklxx M if I, Avirkwnfk W S W Y , lv 'w 1 ,, w ik , NXXR 1- NA, x MKSM XS . ,,,X,,.av N5 on ji X' ' X N 3 .A f Y B til? Wt ' , V GZ Q12 Q Sli? Pff1f'f B A 'f Fl B if All QL? Q1-22 if 5'i3lQffW2Q1ff Gif ' Zaxlttiifw POR'l'SXlOl l'll, IQNCLAXD is :unafingly like Ports- mouth, Virginia, lor better or worse, richer or poorer, etc., with the exception that Portsmouth, Virginia has three Shore Patrol per sailor while Portsmouth, lingland has only two. But that linglish city, though pleasant and homelike and quite hospitable, was not so much our con- cern as was London on the last weekend ol' September ol l952. London-the stomping grounds ol' Shakespeare, Dickens, and Dick XVhittington's cat in days gone bye became the playground ol' the XVASP sailors lresh lrom that jaunty little excursion londly relerred to by the journalists as the NATO games. London played hostess that weekend and a surpris- ingly, startlingly beautilul hostess she was, lor most ol' us, it would seem, had long envisioned London as a dripping, log'-shrouded, dreary city. XfVe couldn't have been more mistaken, lor this seat ol limpire for what is lelt of Empirej is handsome and lascinating, almost as lovely and beguiling as Paris. London is a city of parks and squares and monuments, ol magnihcent public buildings, spacious boulevards and winding alleys Qknown as UIIICXVSUD, and ol more than eight million people who love their London town, who leel that not only is it a wonderlul place to visit but even a more wonderful place to live. The beauty and extent ol the parks are impressive. Hyde Park, Creen Park, St. kIames's and Kensington Car- dens are all big and tree-filled and monument-dotted tVictoria would build one to Albert, Albert would build one to Victoria, then Victoria and Albert would collab- orate on one to the Duke ol Xftfellingtony, and though New York's Central Park does not pale by comparison, still it is a case ol lour against one. Two ol the city's most prominent squares are Cros- venor and Trafalgar. The former, dominated by the American Embassy, a fine statue ol President Roosevelt, and a varied and heartening assortment ol' American cars, is quite obviously the heart ol' the American colony. The latter is a statue, pigeon, and lountain-filled tribute to British naval heroes in general and to Lord Nelson in particular. lt sits at the loot ol' the Mall, a beautilul tree- linetl boulevard stretching lrom Tralalgar to Bucking- ham Palace and inevitably inviting comparison with the Champs Llysee, an equally beautilul tree-lined boulevard stretching lrom the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe. As lor Buckingham Palace it is dilhcult to decide whether it is important to sightseers because the monarch lives there, or because the monarch who happens to live there is so gorgeously guarded by the smartest young marchers since the XVASP Marine detachment. Probably synonymous with the word London is Big Ben, which, I kid you not at all, is big, and ol' course one mustn't overlook the House ol' Parliament where the Lords can hold up the legislation ol' the Commons but better not, since there isn't much at all holding up the Lords. NVestminster Abbey is a must lor the lovers of the historic and good Cothic and St. Paul's which, thanks to a lack ol stained glass windows, gets the sun in the morn- ing and the moon at night, is certainly refreshing. As for the Tower ol London, where is the tower? The Tower ol London is a lortress, the Tower ol London is a castle, but the Tower ol London is not a tower. However, it is lascinating and a rose by any other name .... ll' the Thames lacks the charm ol the lovely Seine still it is something to see and a ride along Victoria Embank- ment past VVaterloo Bridge, and the Tower Bridge and London Bridge, which, disappointingly enough, is not lalling down, will oller you a very pleasant hall hour. Finally, every traveler should become at least passingly acquainted with the more lamous high-ways ol London, because, il lor no other reason, they can always be casu- ally mentioned at a cocktail party. Park Lane once ca- tered to linglancl's wealthy, but lingland no longer has people capable ol' supporting those handsome town- houses overlooking Hyde Park, we are told. That well may be, but that uthere ain't no-body there but us chick- ens is doubtlul. And Bond Street, where the people who can no longer afford to live on Park Lane should no longer be able to shop, still manages to survive lrom day to day, but ol course, it's the tourists, no doubt, who keep the elegant houses ol lashion open. Similarly, one cannot help won- dering how the multitude ol swank and exclusive clubs that blanket Pall Mall and St. james Street keep their lacades lrom crumbling, lor certainly the people who can no longer live on Park Lane or shop in Bond Street could not begin to retain membership in these last reminders ol palmier days. Austerity is such a lrightlul bore. 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