Columbus (CG 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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your ci nyof Tue who They have one Mrs, Meyers is a hard, who urunigraued no in the ear She was Jaav. :sue lived, am pw. if age arzendefi Sta. S.!ary'. 43 was asm ' , 'mm DISCOVHHER J ' ' ,N ' THE SPORSOR u.s,s. COLUMBUS cowffazlonau 'rom ing fjnrnpar.-,' EEAI1 :vmz-r.if,45, Ay, I gygcuuive Ufficer no sw. the aatch ,,,,,mD,w, the 11.1. :', f'f::.a:-,nmzpg will o mu: at our fi.41.x.:r.g navy. Y 'ZU1'1'hLli, 12' five inci. final-purpose in cu turrms and ':SCfJX'K'5 of :mailer comfort no she ex-nw und no maxe ner :ha unit. nf' hor clam: in CGf'xOi:Y.. Usher thu iI!d7f!!4Iv!q'u and Liu: PITYEHUFJEE have t.hn'r' pruwerzn in all corners o Qvorhld in cornouv. with ffm-'v-J 'ships and jbinihsr M 51618. I!17UqB!r:qb6rk 1845, the second IZCLUMEUS sail .J'dpun3i.n lm swamps so une a zreanv. The an j !811sdQ Iyappsara than history may repeani ' HXac1Q17 'hghutxdred years later a new U. S. S. '3g1BWj6Bi'lf.!tg for Japan. This Mme there will n la., failures DISKDVERING WATER spek P8 monthg 'rasuss conuususnssmraun nmmonnovxmaea so, 1944 13154, C0Li!Mie7!!, uiwmvv c:m1aex'nf!.2'.e EALTI. gym wx-1.w.1 nvm' vw :he hav-1 ny the Emi, elygux, Arran:-m3:s:,r. I-'.rsf.'aava1 Diszri gm, or-df-r of the Pavy per,zw:,rz,en'r. no ghip. CBIJBIJQYI Alum iiwbnfa will T865 the ghip :gnu iwccfzpt Lhl: 359419, fstld 4 i. nn cmiuur num:-nu. our i'1 een wi nh a po-um-. unit. ltis nxvnmi xi Lin .1 ewiw inch guns fnountedi anti-1' uma. Elura carries: if complement of 18061 Madman. Every 1I!L'7'LY' fiuvrrlopvrfant has gm-gg, th!! cnnutruction of the ship to add aafetyi mdat. Ship 5 Bama clams, nh' 5fAL'I'!'l0PE. the BOSTON. ther 'well f the Hou the U.S. 13. DL'.'.fi:'.!S is on her way . Sure han been no ozhfr Uni. wa:-ships named IJOLUMBUFI, Morals said about mem in anonher place. e pu texnpik