Canberra (CAG 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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L . A 'Ht fwi.. . I 1 ts ' -H A x I R .31 V Wray. N Y. V i f I r , K I 71 gril l ing. M . ' 7 I ,W , . Q . 1 3 S S CANBERRA AUT OBIOGRAPI-IY I am a ship. Not just an ordinary ship I might add, but one of the U.S. Navy's finest modern cruisers, the USS CANBERRA. Now as you know, ships like me are re- ferred to as she,,' and like other ladies I love to go places and do things. I love the sea as any of my crew will confirm, but the USS,' in my name does NOT stand for Underway Saturday and sunday as some suspect. Unlike' most of the feminine gender, however, I am willing to divulge my age and am not at all bothered by my weight. I was sweet sixteen on 19 April 1959 and I weigh in at about 16,700 tons Qwhich is about right for a lady of my classy. I will admit that Iive had my share of face lifting and overhaul. In addition, my crew has taken good care of me and I have never been a sufferer of the Rust, Dirt, and Tarnish Disease. All the latest fashions are provided for me by the Navy, and my modern equipment is second to none. But enough about my present . . . a V A I came into the world in April 1943 at Quin-cy, Mas- sachusetts and the Navy promptly adopted me and sent me off to do my part in World War II. I served in the Pacific Theater from January 1944 to October 1944 and wound up a fine record with a Japanese torpedo in my side. After I was fixed up I finished out the war and then in the spring of 1946 I went home for a rest. In 1952 the Navy decided to call me back to active duty. The shipyard at Camden, N. I. fitted me out with all the latest, modern equipment but I was a little gloomy when I heard they intended installing some Coke Ma- chinesv in my lsternparts. What was I to be? A seagoing soda shop? My fears quickly turned to pride when the Coke Ma-chinesi' turned out to be one of the newest and most lethal guided missile installations in the world, the TERRIER. Then in june of 1956, after receiving a complete wardrobe of new paint and a new crew, I once again took my place in the fleet and started a renewed career. . ' Since my conversion I have cruised throughout the Mediterranean Sea, shivered my timbers in the Arctic Ocean, spread my canvas -in the South Atlantic, plied the waters of the Carribean, and, upon occasion, returned to Norfolk, Virginia Cmy hometownj for a short visit or to acquire some new equipment. I have met and carried many people. Midshipmen, civilian technicians, news- papermen, dignitaries 'Cforeign and domestic varietyl, military visitors, and various others have walked my decks. Then in March of 1957, my brightwork beamed as the President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisen- hower, stepped across'my quarterdeck. I had been se- lected to carry him and his party to Bermuda for his his- toric meeting with Prime Minister MacMillan of Great Britain. i ' ' Three months later I was again honored. As Fleet Re- viewing Ship at the International Naval Review held at Norfolk, Va. in Iune 1957, I carried the Secretary of Defense, Charles E. Wilson, between two rows of iight-