Greenwich Bay (AVP 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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Underway Across Fantail Meditation ' the Atlantic Sea-bats to the fantail! ! ! Mail buoy in two days! 1 ! The old salts wreaked havoc on the first cruisers the first day out and a Bon Voyage cake was baked by Hugh Craig and Archie Sherer which was devouredby all hands. The inscrip- tion on the cake --- Fair Winds and Smo- oth Sailing --- perfectly described the weather for the majority ofthe 3, 000 plus miles across the big blue pond. Soon, however, we were too busy getting the Witch ready to assume its Flashsip du- ties to notice the rock-n-roll in heavy seas. This task consisted primarily of painting, repairing, and more painting Our Atlantic crossing was made eventful by deviating slightly from our Great Cir- cle course to pass through the Azores. The attraction there was Ilha Nova, the world's newest and most active volcano, off the island of Fayal, Hha Nova was in full eruption as we passed by, showering flames and molten lava high into the sky After 11 days and many lonely mid-wat- ches, we arrived in. . . . . . . T' X EQ ' 'V M -.-.I . .gg -K-N - ,,- , . V - Q., ' 2 xl ,, - ' fp, .. ' - r ,..3'Kds:,Q - Ax- ' iw i. . Y . ' x -7, l- ' u ,H ' I we ' , ,J-Q14 ' , ' ' iff - M-' , fx-. ir ' A , - 1' . ff. ' , -- A -.4 .2-P LA' ' . -. -,' - ' ,,, ,i- -32-v5l.QL'g. , '3 ff' .A Z' 1 --,- f .,-.,- ,f-1 , A AF- yy -V ,Lf f:,.. , , Burp! ! !

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Lisbon Portugal The ship's company trooped 3Sh0I'e here to some of the best liberty to be en- countered anywhere. It felt good to stretch our sea legs and exciting to be in a Euro- pean land. Lisbon seemed a fairy land ofwhite-washed buildings with orange roof tops but the heart of the business section had a thriving vitality. Highlight of our Portugal visit was the inland tour some of the men enjoyed up to the Shrine of Fatima. Local tours included the incomparable Texas Bar. ' In - ' FELL 1 N, , t 4' l 1 a y - muw'WHWI V l ' 25 um.. ilf 5 N wi ff? -2 i' if Q ' I Cl .I I . ' 14 . V ,,.,,,,, , , ,,-six A ,,, -I 7 -I A.. . , I I 3 t ., E I i u A I y W 'in mm Fm -'. . It '11, 1 .4 ,X i , -A b ' Y 'I F- ff qi an : I 1 . ' V h V We call'em rotaries at home, A Moorish Castle s I? 4' 3-Q-f9'f'? f' X Q 'W --+ I 9 v , .-p -v.....-.f-1.-'vu-uri . .,, N Q--ma. if I sis, i Quaint little villages here and there The modern side of town