Galveston (CLG 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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All of the Guns Were on arget N ' 1 ,..... v..f.4... - 1 The five-inch shells are loaded into a hoist which takes them from the magazines to the mounts. In several days of gunnery exercises off Filfa Rock, near the island of Malta, and off the island of Crete, GALVESTON's gunners won an E for all the mounts and turrets . To win the award GALVESTON's gun crews and fire control technicians put in many long hours of practice. The departmental award for excellence or E is awarded for proficiency in a specific field. The gunners won the white gunnery E . This award was based on the successful completion of the exercises required for the ship. The mounts and tur- rets had an overall grade of outstanding, Aiming the guns is a process involving many people VENT Sl ,A 2 n Many rounds were fired during the exercises. 5 N Q r Fe scifi if

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V i' The Ship Became I 1 1 i 1 G 4 S gi F i 2 E l A Part of T0 GALVESTON refuels from the British oiler ORANGE- LEAF. 55-4 The Italian Navy took part in many operations. One of the primary reasons for GALVESTON's presence in the Mediter- ranean was to fulfill our country's NATO commitments. Because of these commit- ments GALVESTON participated in many training exercises with ships of our own SIXTH Fleet and those of our NATO allies as well. These exercises were very useful in that all the nations that took part in them gained valuable information. They also helped to promote good will and under- standing among the countries involved. The British carrier HERMES was one of the ships that took part in a major series of exercises with GALVESTON.

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