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FINISHING TOUCHES AT CAMDEN spiraled her way to drones for the Sec- retary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Deputy Secretary of De- fense, the Under Secretary of the Navy and a formidable group of congressmen and newspapermen. All was not work in the Caribbean. On weekend cruises, Port au Prince, Haiti and Kingston, Jamaica were vis- ited. The land of the straw hats where multi-colored hotels and white churches sit grandly poised beside destitute na- tive huts gave many a boot sailor his first taste of foreign charm. While the Boston was in Guantanamo Bay, Rear Admiral John D. Sides, Com- mander Cruiser Division Six, broke his flag in the ship. Arrayed with the Bos- ton in the division are the guided mis- sile cruiser Canberra CCAG-25 and the task force command ship USS North- ampton CCLC-ll. By April the Boston was fit for fleet operations and she left her winter re- treat for Norfolk. After a short yard period, the cruiser made a long awaited cruise to the land of the bean and the cod. The Bostonians received the ship enthusiastically with thousands of visi- tors welcomed aboard. The crew in turn partook of some of New England's fin- est hospitality. The summer of '56 was spent in fleet exercises and ship evaluations. Captain Martell moved to flag rank and was re- lieved by Captain Kleber S. Masterson. The new skipper quickly got the feel of the command and the Boston success- fully completed the summer evalua- tions. In August, Rear Admiral Law- rence Daspit assumed command of Cruiser Division Six. Now the Boston had completed long months of shakedown, overhaul and evaluations. She was ready for inten- sive exercises with the Mediterranan Sixth Fleet. So with the first flurries of snow dampening the Norfolk air, and with Christmas green and red about to burst upon the city, the Boston set sail for the exotic lands of Europe and the Middle East, and the promise of price- less ventures . . . -. T0 ,tl-ni PRESENT
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CAPTAIN MARTELL TAKES -COMMAND GUESTS AND SHlP'S OFFICERS CREW MASSE'D ON FANTAIL
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