Galveston (CLG 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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' ' W ' — The truth about Prince Henry the Navigator ' s celebrated chair brought this howl of mock fury from Captain Young. The revelation came as a part of a presentation ceremony given for Captain Young by his officers at the Subic Bay Officers ' Club on July 19. The day before, Galveston had arrived in Subic to welcome aboard Captain Alexander Scott Goodfellow. None of us knew then that he would soon trade his stripes for stars and make Galveston his flagship. We only knew that he was to be our new Com- manding Officer. W . KM

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Thursday, July 8- After an all-night high-speed run Galveston watched the morning sun fall on the sands at Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam. On the edges of the American air base there U.S. Marines were fanning out in a search-and-clear mission, one of the first offensive actions by U.S. troops in the war. Before the day had ended Galveston had fired her first shots at an enemy. Results of her fire — 12 rounds — were inconclusive, and later much overrated in the press at home. Still, it was a pre- vue of the more than 4,600 rounds she was to fire — with devastating effect — before her employment ended. Galveston also investigated a junk suspected of firing on U.S. forces on the beach. No evidence of hostile activities was found. It was Galveston ' s only taste of Market Time (coastal surveillance) activity. 25

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Captain Young, Captain Goodfellow, and some of Galveston ' s officers gathered for a group picture at Captain Young ' s fare- well party.