Cavalier (APA 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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- -1.-- ,T -1'- ' ... Y Lml, ,Y , -4.- - -gases-Q 08 to 12 M45 moored port side to berth mike 2, pea harbor, territory of hawaii. this was hawaii with its verdant green mountain backbone that rose from the ocean flourgand hid its head in the low- hanging clouds. we had been greeted by a band-,ref smiling, smooth-skinned wahinies in grass skirts, who, undulating to the rhythm of the ukexand the songs of native, dancers, danced the hula and adorned? 'j,' theifmearly birds off the ship with the lfudlflonctl leis US lh9Yl,?,l6PP,e5lidshore. hawaii seemed almost statesid?i,! '-being modern and native all in one conglqlfnelrcitionx A: l'54 'J .. liberty meant slfending the day basking in the tropical sun at the beach or touring the island and driving to the top of the pali where you could command an expansive view of the windward side toward kaneohe. on the leeward side the prominent landmark of diamond head volcano lay skirted by the yellow sands of 'A i i 'i set with the royal hawaiian muana and surfrider hotels. from the sunny beach of waikiki, where s '-porfsmen skim the ' in .v wqwt,-f-., 1 - ' .' 3 ir, U- .ll K -,GO t 1 , W: X J: ,- , l . . 'vi ff ,-Y r ' rc. 'v 'if V, ' ' ' if ' l a ' 25- fs dl' ' I is fo 1 1. 1 ' - v - , . ft e, f f ' s Q 4 N l 'Q - ' . fy If f . A Q ' ft Q-ss X a Grim 5 ,, - X c Q 3 m4-:.-- Q 1-4, i . it F , I X ,4 M 5 r . , -7 , 'I g i'lr'iil I W V-.1--5 I f lflxjil Q 'yi e to f - , Q-- .. 1 A, . , e 1 - n - 1 A -K 9 all : r' W' I I V .I 7 ,7 7 ei: Hgv cgg Q . 'f - 1- F ' V -UAA H 'V Pig' .-- , .. - ' -'zu -e 5 N Y gt n - -Y.-5. ' T oss., f . lr i . 'Z 4. 45' crests of the swells across the clear blue water with the grace and ease of flying fish, nut-b15Jg,iynl'ilg4athers in multi-colored garb of tropical patterns dot the beach, lolling in a carefree woridxhas the hotlicifgn blazes frvm above. now was the time to live and make the most of this luxury, for little did we knoyv whatvdrudgery would befall us, fo mqny' Such names as the waikiki tavern, don the beachcomber's, the tropics and the brown derby became haunlf ' ' f ' ht l'f . for gourmets and those who llved or mg I e 13 iulyv 1953 06 to 08 0658 underway for yokosuka, honshu, iapan. around the bend and through the channel we churnedldgallll' past ford island and past the flag erected over' the sunken hulk of the u. s. s. arizona. it was hard to visualize t I5 placid island as the site of a ruthless attack on 7 december 1941, which cost the lives of many. hawaii would soon fade from sight, but to most of us those short days in the tropic sun would be CIUYS 'hu' would linger long among our memories. i l 'v ' -Y--r inmm' A is .5 Q.,.i424f'd- ' ' e '

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A x tl , 5 Q XXX W if i!-1, - , 1 .l V hs i 3 1 l lf I 'fs ' Ax Y 1 if li-x 3 iuly 1953 O8 to 12 1022 underway for earl harbor territor of P I Y hawaii, from san diego, california. with the shrill of the whis e over the p. a. system, which meant the ship WCIS . ' ' hty . de o bay with the mlg free ,rom its moorings, the cavalier once again maneuvered into the channel of 50 ' 9 ' hulk . d fo get her mighty screw churning the salty water to a frothy turquoise blue as she rumbled and QUlVVe e underway. , od bye to wives . . d a last 90 in the distance we could hear the brassy march music of the marine band GS we Wave and children, sweethearts and parents. ' hwesterly 1 . , ht to bed' ' sou' as point loma grew dim and small on the horizon, the CUVGIIETS l0flY bow was bmug , that, for . - b t it wash' Us easy as direction toward pearl harbor. gain at sea, we set about routine work on b0U df ' - - 1 n fa those we left behind. our ultimate destination wa ' ' UI' S IUPan. it would be some months before we woUIdda?ocfTfar:i a iourneY to U fa' coumry' 79 olhefs of Us 'his 'YYUSe9reat: it was a new adventure to which we had looke ' ,,..7'l 5.4.12 .Y ' '

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'Q . in 25 iuly 1953 'l2 to 16 1304, mooigd to buoy b-10, yokosuka ko, yokosuka, honshu, iapan. this was it! at last after the many days on the high sedfgwith nothing in sight but a wide expanse of water from horizon to horizon, and each otherfvlie were back in port itching for a chance to get our feet on dry land again. yokosuka became the shoppers' hunting ground with shops of all sizes selling pure silk paiamas, pure silk bed iackets, noritake chijgg sango china, and iust plain china as well as nicknacks that would make money burn in a millionairefs pcnf fx, A gradually we lefjfj'-ff. me ropes of ice, how much you speak and takusan yen, you speak special price, maybe. the languageiwifh its garbled english-iapanese was, indeed, difficult, and the customs of the iapanese were strange. it was confusing when confronted with the yes, we have no bananas expressions of these orientals. many were the cabarets, nightclubs and dives that A lined tl W -fn and often muddy streets of yokosuka. ig, also the., .bias blackmarket alley and the shady dealers who beckoned you to sell watch or change money,' fiand the rikshaw boys waiting at the curb calling, rikshaw. not far from the fleet landing the drab green building of the enlisted men's club with its white arched door- way was to become a liberty haven where you could enioy statesicle meals, see a stateside movie and relax in the lounges or club rooms. ' ,u