Columbus (CG 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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, THBCREUITOHAVB AIIPI 'YFERTAIIHXPTL' A great deal is in store in the line of recrea- tion and entertainment for the crew. A public ad- dress system donated by the employees of the Timken Ball Bearing Company of Columbus, Ohio, has been in- stalled aboard. The apparatus is equipped with turn.. tables making ir. possible to play phonograph records. Through an arrangement of loudspeakers regular pro- grams will be able to be heard in every part of the ship. To start with, the ship'a record library al- refly has some 600- discs including some 200 radio transcriptions. The library will be kept. up to date an all times. There isa great. daelof talent among the enlisted personnel. This nalenr will be sought out and pun to work for the benefit of all hands. A ship's band has been organized at Newport.. The band will begin to function as soon as musical instruments can be obtained, , Every effort ,will be made to use all facilities for entertainment at our disposal. The aim is that there should not be a single dull moment aboard the U.S.S, COLUMBUS. l team. from pg :sa conmmrrs Sxzrraa umm or In 1942 he went back to see duty es the Commanding, whwrdm laamimuewwmmnmmwwm During the time of Captain Hobbs' command, the RIXEY' was a partof the South Pacific Force operating zhroughoat zhe Solorrms from Guadalcanal toybiew Zea- land. ' ' In January 1944, Captain Hobbs was appointed by the President of the United States as Governor of American Samoan Defense Group until January. 1945, when he was ordered to uhe new U.S,S. COLUMBUS, capeaiu Hobbs was appointed no his present rank in -June, 1942. 3 Captain Hobbs married Efayetta Louise Purcell ofa Vincennes, Indiana, onSeptember 10. 1927. Captain and Mrs. Hobbs have three children: Charles A., 175 Helen, 143 and Allen Jr. 13. Their home ia in Wash- ington, RC. ' Z B SFEH.Wl'YHEBAH Credizisdue no the men of Bethlehem, Steal Ship- building Company for turning out the U. S. S. COLUMBUS ahead of schedule. when nhsahip was ordered on September 9,194O, it was estimazed chat she shouldbe delivered in Septem- ber l94f:. In spite of the fact than the Company has vaealy expended itsprogram of shipbuilding and added numerous ochernew constructions to ina program, not thought of az che time the GOLUMBUS was ordered, the ship has been oompleeed and delivered four months ahead of the estimated deze, of' completion. That means than che QZULUMSUS will .le out share doing-5 her job ?our :norwchs earlier. in four months: she. can cause a great deal of damage to me Sapa. It ia the Elblliiff of the fcnerioan people to do a job newer and fasner xbox maxima me difference new wefm vimomf T136 defeat. 55.35. Se Going rhe for me :ml Ame:-izzw mg,-. ,,Zam.grawlm.i.onsl fdanpo 'FILL Mrs sure nz r FUTURE ISSUES OF THE DISCOVERER H511 YITE NEWSPAPER AEBITIONS AND J GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR APPLY AT CHAPLAIFCS' OFFICE. lf U? '1Wll N

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8 June ,945 THE DISCOVERER 53 '3 U.S.S. COLUMBUS THE SECOND T COLUMBUS A GREAT NAME IN U.S. NAVY I COLUIBUS I The new U. S. S. COLUMBUS being commissioned today is the third United States warship to bear the name The first ship COLUMBUS was one of the first four vessels of the Continental Navy, being pur- chased by the Naval Committee in November, 1775, under theauthorization of the Continental Congress. The COLUMBUS iasaid to have been anned variously with 20, 24, and 28 guns. Under Captain Abraham Whipple, the COLUMBUS sailed with the squadron of Commodore Ezek Hopkins for Nassau, New Providence, on February 17, 1776, captured Nassau on March 3 and 4, secured guns and valuable military stores. On the return vovage, the ALFRED, COLUMBUS, CABOT and ANDREW DORIA had an unsuccessful engagement with the H.B.M.S. GLAS- GOW on April 4. Later in 1776, the COLUMBUS had a successful voyage under Captain Whipple, taking four prizes at sea. On April 1, 1778, the COLUMBUS was chased ashore On Point Judith, R.I., by a British squadron, and burned by her crew to prevent capture COLUMBUS II The ship-of-the-line of 74 guns was laid down at the Washington Navy Yard in June, 1819. The COLUMBUS' dimensions were: lengthbetween perpen- diculars, 191 Ft. 10 in.: beam, 52 ft.g depth 21 ft. 10 in.: tonnage, 2,4BO. First commissioned on November 29, 1819, the COLUHFUS sailed the folloling April for the Medi- terranean, where she was serving as flagship of 'ommodorW William hainbridge until July, 1551, when she returned to the United States and was laid up Z.. .LA 11-,.-..... K'...... U---3 from the latter date until May, 1544, was flagship of the Brazil Squadron. On June 4, 1845, the COLUMBUS sailed for the East Indies as flagship of Commodore Fiddle, who made a formal ratification of our treaty with ities at Canton on December 31, 1845, and remained nherf acting as American Commissioner until ApriL 15465 He then sailed in the COLUMBUS for Japan and mane an unsuccessful attempt to open that country ti our commerce. Arriving on the West inset ff Yvflh America early in 1847, the COLUM5253 wfgwr- Hrily flagship of our navel forces an that swf! during the latter part of the ffexyiwm sw:-. 511:- returned home by way of Cape Horn, arriving at irl. 'r- folkv Va-1 OH March 3, 1568, having sailed s taxa of 69,000 miles. ' Laid up in ordinary at the Norfolk Navy Tori thu COLUMBUSwaaburned there on April ?U, lofi. 17W vent her from falling into the hangg mf Liv wnfnw erates whenthat Yard was evacuated bv V V7?f+W COLUMBUS III The U. S. ifzfyvqp 2:53 it Leif-ei fare,-Sli to Carry the name 50LUuans. I1 .a la, 53,41 1 named in honor of the city of Tnfuwwaa, fame. The new U.f'2.!1. f?0i,r,r'.'i2:fr' 12, ,, 42, Li, 101150 as the two ntiggg- saggy. ia, ,gif nameputtogegggr. -g,nfirmv,w,, v ,.f, .x, W ,,f g, , , s, ., , 9qUfDmPnL whiciiwen ' Z :1',7,fm 1536. y ,V f, y' V '- . ol which Lhasa H933 wganraa W, Q 5L'11 15PY Worn ingkpgf ,A vs f- . M..-, .gy-7' a.-1.t ,. J v..., ,,,,-,- 1- ,,f-V ,. ,. , . ,,1f,,.. the men -7-F gg.. '-,Lev fy ..,

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