Chikaskia (AO 54) - Naval Cruise Book

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Palma 1 Our stop at the beautiful port of Palma de Mallorca was most enjoyable. Palma, an island off the coast of Spain, is a vacation spot visited in great numbers by people from all over Europe. Excellent tours ofthe entire island were available for the crew. Christmas shopping was wonderful because of the large variety of stores available. Crew members could enjoy a reasonable and very delicious meal anywhere in the city. As far as the scenic views from restaurants were concerned, the large number of Scandinavian girls made a sidewalk view quite enough. E- as

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R 2215052 DEC SS FM USS CHIKASKIA TO TG SIX ZERO PT TWO RT UISICLAS IT'S TIME TO SAY.,,GOODIsYE YOUR SHIPS HAVE DRAIISIED US DRY SO WHILE YOU 'PLAY THIS CHRISTMAS DAY WE'LL STILL THE OCEAN PLY WHILE RESTING EROM YOUR SPREE SPARE HALF A THOUGHT FOR ME THE-COTE D'AZUR GIVES REST FOR SURE BUT WE'RE FOR NAPOLI OUT CHRISTMAS STOCKING RED SWINGS WILDLYIO'RE OUR BED WE ASK NO TOYS FOR CHIKASKIA BOYS BUT FUEL FOR YOU INSTEAD WE'LL MEET YOU ALL SOME MORE KEEP ADDING. TO OUR SCORE ' FUEL ON THE LINE I IN SIXTY-NINE FROM AO-64. Anchored fast in Villefranche Bay, CHIKASKIA enters New Year's Day. At Waters edge her anchor chain Frails out five shots to a mod'rate strain From the starboard bow to a muddy floor, The depth, in fathoms, thirty-four. Condition Yoke is modined The Sixth Fleet OPSKED is our guide. Generator one gives light With steam from boiler one tonight. The Nitro, AE-23 Glows brightly here in company. R l9lO2OZ JAN 69 FM USS CHIKASKIA TO RUTMS IITF SIX THREE BT UNCLAS E F T O THEIR BOW WAVES FROTH AND FOAM THE SIXTH FLEET IS AT SEA THEY GUARD US ALWAYS FAR FROM HOME. ITHEY GOT THEIR FUEL FROM ME.I UNCHALLENGED IS THEIR MIGHT THEY SAIL THE SEAS WITH PRIDE AND MEETING 'US BY STARLESS NIGHT WE BROUGHT SERVICE TO THEIR SIDE. THE BLACK SEA SAW THE FLAG ITS PRESENCE WAS MADE KNOWN BUT HAD OUR SERVICE EVER LAGGED THAT FLAG WOULD NOT HAVE FLOWN WE'RE OLD AND SLOW IT'S TRUE WITH-NO DESTROYER'S FLAIR BUT COULD KOELSCH SAIL THE ROLLING BLUE HAD OUR WATER NOT BEEN THREE. NOW FOREIGN LABORS CEASE. WE START OUR HOMEWARD RUN WE SERVED THE FLEET THAT KEEPS THE PEACE TO HELP A JOB WELL DONE. Where. CG-12, Columbus, ridesg In which the SOPA now resides. Rear Adm'ral Johnson leads his men In command CRUDESFLOT Ten. The lights on shore are glimm'ring near We wish you all a Happy Year. And so in Nineteen SiXtyANine, My poem complete, the log I sign. C. N. Dragonette ENSIGN USNR

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