Carronade (IFS 1P) - Naval Cruise Book

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59:5 v l th in- ls thc -ngine mining. viator re. llc flying ' high ss, re- Fl USE n rub- langu- coffee blncl: screen com- i p 0 d inside e is a cold ration E3 arrona e in ffm Wewa ,godly Addition to Beauty of Night THE ROCKET-FIRING inshore fire support ship Carronade il- luminates the Pacific Ocean and leaves brilliant fire trails in the sky as she unloads her devastating five-inch rockets on a target area at sea. The Carronade, a unit of the 7th Fleet,.can deliver tons of high explosives on enemy beach targets an o matter of minutes. 8500 Visit USS Ciirronade, In ,Ia an, Philippines p A USS Carronade Over 8,500 persons toured the USS Carronade during the inshore fire support ship's visit to Ilo Ilo, Panay, P. I., and Shimonoseki, Japan. Commander Seventh Fleet se- lected the Carronade to be the first Navy ship to visit Shimono- seki in connection with the bi- annual fair commemorating the opening of the tunnel joining the cities of Moji and Shimonoseki. Undampened Spirits During four days of open house activities, the ship W e 1 c o m e d aboard 6,000 visitors. Wet weather failed to halt the flow of guests as lines of people waited to board the Navy's only IFS-class ship. Returning the Carronade's hos- pitality, the city provided free guided tours of the seaport city on the Shimonoseki Straits. Continuing their effective dem- onstration of the President's Peo- ple-to-People program, the Car- r o n a d e had the accomodation ladder over the side at Ilo Ilo on the island of Panay, P. I. In the three days of open house 2,500 persons toured the ship, in- cluding Ilo Ilo's mayor, and the acting governor of the local prov- ince. A group of underprivileged boys of the area were special guests of the crew. After tours of the ship, they were treated to refresh- ments and a movie. During the ship's visit, officers and enlisted men donated blood to the Philippine Red Cross. Soon after the ship docked, the ship's teams were challenged by the local champions. Although the Carronade's teams were defeated in softball games, 8-1 and 10-4, and dropped a basketball game 79-42, the ship reported all hands thoroughly enjoyed themselves and local citizens were delighted with their victories.

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-4 1 I ' , 1 Il' ff-S' -f 7' ' I ' A-, L, fLeft to Right - Back Row, JACKSON, GM3, ANDERSON, PN3, SIMMONS, SN, ROWAN, YN2, LEE, RD3, GRIFFITH, EM3, LCDR H. J, URSETTIE, Commanding Officer. Ofront Rowj STORMS, RM3, GIBSON, RD3, WAYDA, SN, BUSH, SN, ENS, D. O. GRIFFITH, Coach. 1 THE CARRONADE ROCKETS COACHED BY HERMAN OHLER, RMC, FINISHED THE 1958 SOFTBALL SEASON IN WESTPAC WITH A RECORD OF 4 WINS AND 5 LOSSES. THE TEAM SCORED IM- PRESSIVE VICTORIES OVER THE U.S.S. EVANS CDE 7541 THE U.S.S. LUZON QARG-25, THE U.S.S. CARTER HALL CLSD-3, AND THE U.S.S. MC KEAN QDDR 7843. THEY SUFFERED DE- FEATS BY THE SEAHAWKS , YOKOSUKA BASE TEAM AND ALL JAPAN CHAMPIONS, THE ILO ILO RAILWAY CO. , CITY CHAMPIONS TWICE, AND THE U.S.S. HOPEWELL QDD 6811 TWICE. THE ROCKETS WERE HANDICAPPED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON BY A HEAVY OPERATING SCHEDULE , BUT STILL MANAGED TO FINISH THE SEASON WITH A TEAM BATTING AVERAGE OF . 438. THE ONLY GRAND SLAM HOMER OF THE SEASON WAS HIT BY RAY WAYDA AGAINST THE U.S.S. MC KEAN. THE LEAD- ING HITTER WAS TOMMY BUSH WITH 6 HOME RUNS AND A . 500 BATTING AVERAGE. .Spar-fa PICTURED ABOVE ARE MEMBERS OF THE ROK -- NAVAL ACADEMY AND THE CARRONADE ROCKETS fy pt BASKETBALL TEAMS, AFTER A GAME IN CHINHAE, K ' ' g ,S ' KOREA. THE ROK'S HAVING THE ADVANTAGE OF . PLAYING ON THEIR OWN HOME COURT AND SUPERB CONDITIONING FAST BREAKED THEIR WAY TO A , - FIRST HALF LEAD OF THIRTY POINTS. IN THE ' QQ - I A SECOND HALF THE ROCKETS FOUND THE RANGE nf N X C53 ' BUT COULDN 'T OVERCOME SUCH A LEAD AND THE ' Ea S, '25-N Q FINAL SCORE WAS 60 TO 38 IN FAVOR OF THE ACAD- hi -7 QQ 'J 1- EMY. SCORING HONORS FOR THE ROCKETS WENT , 9 NI 'F' WGA, TO ANDERSON, PN3 AND BUSH, SN, with 13 AND ll - gax 1- Af ff POINTS RESPECTIVELY. 3532- 1 'SSSEWE

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