Columbus (CG 12) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1966 volume:

I F 1 1 N 1 P + ! 5 W Cliff U55 EDLUMBUS m lm , U A Go Y 15 A 4 fi, x 0'c9UNTE5 N 99 H f5 '9'0 990 DEDICATIO Dedicalred +0 Hwe officers and men of 'rhe USS Columbus who have servedefo make H Hwe besi' shbip in .Hwe fighing fleet ' CAPT. ROYAL K. JOSLIN, U. S. NAVY COMMANDING OFFICER I2 OCTOBER 5964 - 4 MARCH I966 1 4 CAPT. LEWIS J. STECHER, JR., U..S. N COMMANDING OFFICER 4 MARCH l966 - PRESENT vlcToR G. WARRINER, u. s. ExEcuTlvE oFFlcER I5 NovEM BER 1965 - PRESENT ITINERARY Departed: San Diego - I0 January I966 Acapulco, Mexico, Ill - I7 January I966 Balboa, Panama, 2I - 22 January I966d Kingston, Jamaica, 2lI - 27 J anuary I966, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Januaryn- I0 FebruaryIII966 Roosevelt Roads, PuertoRi'coI, I2 - I5 February I966 St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, I7 - I8 February I966 Norfolk, Virginia, 2I - 2lI February I966 Newport, Rhode Island, 25 - 28 February I966 R New York City, I - ll March I966 Arrived: Norfolk, Virginia, 5 March I966 001. UMBUS DEPAHTING On January IO, l966, COL' UMBUS bade farewell, for the last time, to the many friends she'd made as a unit of the Pacific Fleet. For on this day COLUMBUS steamed out of San Diego Harbor, by Point Loma, enroute to her new home- oort at Norfolk, Va. During COLUMBUSl nearly two months long cruise the lTALL LADY' touched her bow to several foreign ports and countries, including the cros- sing of the Panama Canal COLUMBUS' first port visit was to the enchanting, scenic and unforgettable city of Aca- pulco, Mexico. .- RAdm. Walter H. Baumberger, Commander Cruiser- Destroyer Force, Pacific Fleet, bids COLUMBUS' skipper, Capt. Royal K. Joslin, and crew a final farewell prior to the 'TALL-LADY'sf departure for the East Coast, where she will join with units of the Atlantic Fleet. Acapulco, in full fAcapulco De Juarezl, city and port, Mexico, is located on the Pacific coast l80 miles south- southeast of Mexico City. Situated on a narrow strip of land lying between the shore line and the mountains which surround the almost landlocked bay, Acapulco is the best Pacific coast harbor of Mexico. With an agreeable climate averaging 78 degrees F. in winter and 82 degrees F. in summer, and with abundant facilities for fishing, hunt- ing and swimming, the town has become a popular vaca- tion resort. ' MEXICO Sailboating, skiing, fishing, swimming and sun bathing are part of the everyday routine for vaca tioners to this resort city. t r Typical, sidewalk cafe i During a reception for several distinguished persons of Acapulco, Capt. Joslin ftop leftl welcomes Mr. Fulton Freeman, the American Ambassador to Mexicog General Saldena, Commanding General of the Mexican Army Base at Acapulco, fbelow leftl and Dr. Merkeley, Mayor of Acapulco, ltop rightl aboard COLUMBUS. VAdm. and Mrs. Bustamante fbelow rightl converse with the Captain later in the evening. VAdm. Bustamante is the Commander Naval Base, Acapulco. Motion picture starlet Miss Tuesday Weld received indoctrination in NBC warfare during a visit to COLUMBUS. a Tourists from countries throughout the world come annually to the fabulous city of Acapulco for relax- ation and to bask in the sun- shine. The famous Acapulco Hilton Hotel towers over one of the many beaches of the 'Winter Wonderland.' Main' Street, with its numerous hotels and res- taurants. t V Many of our sailors enjoyed the excitement of the bull fights at Caletilla. . ji- wsu ,,kf V 1 MV V, f-,Af-I 'I 'gg V: rVV:s'sff,l:o V If .,, '15 5' riwgggollfmifromg f:f:...ici...a...:.2 Mwnwmyvgxmv1':.'::V.':.N..'7..':.:-.m.u',r:V'fa:V:,:: ... .. V . an-uw V-j V . n--::'a..7:if.w ii:SS257-'I-E-'I-E22-2au:-.:'.z5ZF.t..::':.'.5'.:,.M-,ggL7n,:-.:K7!,:.,::a,:g?:g?,V ..N,,,,..N . V w'5.: .W,,, Y',,: :-'gg, ':',,- .':..'f'.' ':.':.-:.f'..'r..':':,'s. ..V.2fgg4,,,fi.gfgg - ' 5E:g 5:gE-:T-'Af'711ff , V -V VV A ' V . -'Z 37 -1-vQ: 3Q'i' 5' -f fw fgf-- '21-. 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During the trip C01-UMBU3 held an 'All Hands'4cook out on the fantail. 2 i i I W r 1 u 1 I I N Y 1 I i 1 I I 4 Ui PA NA MA CA NAL The Panama Canal, designed, controlled and operated by the government of the'United States, is a lock type nav- igational canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Isthmus of Panama. The canal, which was completed in l9l4 at an estimated cost of SI47,000, 000, traverses a distance o'f 5I .2 ml les. z CNE COQUMBUSrdisplays her mighty TARTAR missiles while entering the port of Balboa at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. or - COLUMBUS emerges from lock as she nears completion A i , Shi ps for' Sl x o trip through canal. ' 2 i i Panama's -business district with, the luxurious Con- tinental Hotel in foreground. eg, ,QQ 7 ZZ Aix, Panama cathedral A ' Cathedral of the Carmelites -fs I -LV7 Tiki' . 'll i ? ! i I l - LTJG, Richard C. Pugh receives his Some 40 visitors who boarded COL- Lieutenant bars from Capt. Joslin UMBUS watch closely as a cable car while transiting the canal. pulls the ship through a lock- 'Pause that refreshes.' Some are contented with just watching. COLUMBUS' first port of call after entering the Car- ibbean was to Kingston, the capital city of the island of Jamaica. Kingston is situated by a well protected, deep-draught harbor on the southeast coast of the island. It stands opposite the ruins of old Port Royal, once one of Great Britain's most flourishing ports in the New World, but destroyed by an earthquake in l692. Still retaining its pro- vincial air, Kingston has become.known as a resort center. It has many fine old buildings, among them the St. Andrews Parish House, and there is a museum and library in the Institute of Jarnaica. Constabulary directs traffic on one of Kings- f ar'es . Lady of Assumption Cathedral Many of the local residents relax during the warm afternoon hours in the city park located in downtown Kingston.' ton's main thorough- GUANTANAMO BAY Mum-million doII ar water plant. U. S. Marines guard main gate at GTMO Naval Base n COLUMBUS' .crew enjoy swimming at one of the fine spots along the Cuban coast. SHlP'S PAR T Y n 'Ye gads, not root beer againl' Mighty mins Qieftyand TARTAR Missiles roar sky ward during firing exercise in Atlantic Missile Range. Y 1 SAN JIIAN Caribe Hilton Hotel. San Juan, the capital city of Puerto Rico, situated on two rocky islets off the northeastern coast, is connected by a causeway and bridges with a residential section, Santurce, on the mainland. Founded in I52l by Ponce de Leon, San Juan was often attacked by the British, French and Dutch. By the I7th century, San Juan was one of the most secure strongholds in the Americas, never captured except when George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland, took it from a garrison weakened by disease in l598. Modern San Juan shows both the effects of extreme poverty and of energetic efforts to acquire what many Puerto Ricans somewhat wistfully call an American standard of living. San Juan, which is the financial center of PUeFt0 Rico and for many businesses through the whole Caribbean area, contains about 20 per- cent of Puerto Rico's popu- lation in 47 square miles. Operation Springboardtgtalkes wee'kend'otif. 4. Fortress of San Fe I :pe del Morro. Tourists relax and enjoy the sun at one of San Juan's favor- ite hotelsq 'Mainstreet.' the bea z use 125' 120' - - H .... -. ,.,,, .....,...... ......... ............ ............ ........ ?- ,,..,.. .......... --.--..--.. .,....,,,,,..,,.,,,, ,,,,,,,,.............. .............. -.-------------------------- 4 . , , 2. 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NEWPURT, HHUDE ISLAN important naval base with a United States Torpedo Station on Goat Island and: a United States Naval Training Station and War College on Coasters Harbor Island: a Fleet Training Cen- ter: a Fleet Training Group: and a Naval School facademy and preparatoryl. Newport was settled in l639 by William Coddington and other religious refugees from Massachusetts Bay. After the Civil War, Boston intellectuals began to frequent Newport and later New York wealthy flocked there. Points of interest in Newport are the Old Stone Mill in Touro Park, which has been the cause of much dispute, some historians claiming it was built in the Ilth century, others putting the date in the l7th century. Also of interest are the Wanton-Lyman Hazard House iI675l, now a museum: Friends' Meet- inghouse, dating in part from l699: Trinity Church fl726l: State House Cl739l: Redwood Library fl780l, and Sayer House fl750l. - . The oldest part of the city is around the harbor. Over- looking and guarding the harbor are Fort Grebel and Fort Adams. Newport, Rhode Island, is situated on the penin- sula at the southwest end of Rhode Island, at the mouth of Narragansett Bay, 25 miles south-southeast of Providence. The city has long been a fashion- able summer residence place, especially for the wealthy. It is an 'lHeadquarters, General Rochambeau: Commanding Officer, Allied Forces, I776 Revolution.' i Saiiboating iso favorite pasttimeof Newport residents Historical State House Eisenhower Park. I I t h o n t t if t 4 Q I Q E 3 1 e Ye olde Courthouse. Captain 01iver Hazard . t Perry, United States Nayy. 'We have met the enemy and they are ours. o ,Q W . V,o?t, n 'coMcRuoEsLANT Arriving.' Rhdm. E. A. Ruckner, usne t NEW Yokk CITY T New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the nation's financial and business center, chief seaport, and leading port of entry. The city extends in its greatest length from north to south fnorthernmost Bronx to southernmost Staten lslandl for 36 miles: in its greatest breadth ffrom West 23rd Street in Manhattan to the eastern boundary of the Borough of Queensi, for I6.5 miles. - - l . ' The city, located at the mouth of the Hudson CNorthl River, is divided into five boroughs, each also a county-of New York State. ' - A New Yorkls climate is equable.. February is usually the coldest month with an average temperature of 33 degrees, and July the hottest with an average of 75 degrees. a yTwo of the largest railroad stations in the country are in Manhattan: the Grand Central Terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue, and the Pennsylvania Station at 7th Avenue and 32nd Street. The Grand Central Terminal covers an area of 48 acres: it was completed in l9l3 after a decade of construction. The Pennsylvania Station has an area of 28 acres and was com- pleted in I9IO after six years of building. ' ' Of the city's monumental structures the Empire State Building is easily the most arresting. This tallest building in the world rises from Fifth Avenue at 34th Street l,250 feet QIO2 stories above ground, and two belowl5'a 222-foot television tower, from which all seven of New York's television stations transmit, was added in l95I. ,Two observation platforms--on the 86th and I02nd floors--attract over a million visitors fanpua11y,l T y Y 2 The New York Skyline from high atop the tower- ing Empire State Building. Central Park fleft back- groundl is dwarfed by skyscrapers in the heart of the business district of the 'concrete jungle. Statue of Liberty. 'The symbol of freedom.' 'But Gimbels is just around the corner.' mes Square CHANGE 0F commarw Dv On Friday, March 4, I966, after leaving New York City, COL- UMBUS received a new Commanding Officer when Captain Lewis J. Stecher, Jr. relieved Captain R. K. Joslin. Captain Stecher comes to COLUMBUS from washington, D. C., where he served as Project Manager of the TARTAR Missile System, within the Surface Missile System organization. iCaptain Joslin will report to Washington, D. C., where he will be assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. i - 'Captain Joslin reads his ordersn 'I relieve you, sir ' As part of the Change of Command Ceremony Capt- Joslin makes his last inspection of the crew. - -4-W ,. , 1 NDR FCJLK, vlnalum Norfolk, Virginia, second largest city of the state, world seaport, and port of entry, is situated midway of the Atlantic coast, on Hampton Roads. It is adjoined by the city of Ports- mouth on the opposite side of the Elizabeth River, and with New- port News eight miles distant, the three comprising the Port of Hampton Roads, one of the foremost natural harbors of the world. It is 90 miles southeast of Richmond and 206 miles south- east of washington, D. C. . , I W .. I 9 I Y ' V5 fy, V X. ix +3 ' sv, A H H , I DEPARTMEN7 naw: Q. I - 1 . I yn b . 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