Haynsworth (DD 700) - Naval Cruise Book

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I ' Lv . ,. 5 sauna BAY, oaera Suda Bay, another replenishment port, is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Crete and -- boasts of a deep, almost land-locked harhor. ln the states this harbor would almost be priceless for Naval purposes. ' It was here we first came in contact with the Greek Drachmae M5000 to 31003. A fevv dollars will buy a pocketfull, and many of those on liberty lahored under false impression of being very wealthy. That is, until they had spent an hour or so in Cania, city. As this port was not primarily for liberty, smolzers and athletic events were held for the entire fleet. The HAYNSWORTH entered three contestants, two in the l boxing events and one vvrestler. Both bearers their hard fought matches by close decisions, but Lal-JDERS, wrestlin in the 3.28 ound class, carrie throu ilu with a g . p 1 b J. ,, . victory, It was here that the band, of the l-EAYIHIESWGRTH Can With The l3and fame held its dest oublic l A , - . . , .- . I 1 , , appearenceg in a smoker before an audience of approximately 3000 sailors. As the soft mellozv music of Bob Adams and his boys waited gently over the crowd many thoughts turned to 'loved ones in the States. ,g G' Q L F ,E FU A N.. ff? R.ANCE,2j-it This P0145 Was probably the one most looked forwardit tflhfly all hands but, due to our unscheduled triptoff 'rl fy G1e1f'lU39J'l we Spent only one short day and night, offfifl. the famous French Riviera. However, those who were ' fr 'A A fortunate enough to get ashore exchanged their money g0I'bfrancs and spent a gay evening in quaint' French 'N D F ' -s, '-1 ' Q at arcts sampling the vintages of France for which she is renouned. - Small boattransportation to and from the ship was' 4- somewhat hazardous because of the weather, and to. complicate matters further, a young Bora'-'. ca, t.-r mild,-short-lived hurricanel pounced upon us withoutwl , warning. Ee-cause of this our liberty was delayed for Seveml hi-FUTS, but by 1900 the wind and sea had calmedil ' '17 'Q -' - ' fl suflicicntly to allow liberty to commence. 3 ' rlllor those who had to remain aboard ship, they-1 . Riviera, taunted us with her tantalizing beauty and aa. -H i sultry' brightly lighted invitation to come and partake of her many charms. It was an invitation not easily 5 .,,,- refused. . , Q1 'IF ' . 4 . , ,' fr:- - ' O ' f I- Y.-Y IF .

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l rr-is cam WITH rr-is BAND Large ships and stations with dance bands are a rule rather than an exception. A destroyer with such a musical group is a rarity. There is one destroyer that can boast that they not only have an eleven-piece band, but also that they could. compete With, and probably win, a decision over any other such outfit in the fleet. The band is so well known around the Sixth Fleet that the U.S.S. HAYNSWORTH K DD-7001 has gained the name The Can With The Band . Since destroyers do not have musicians as a part of the complement, the band is made' up of men from all divisions and of various rates. The spark of the group is Charles Bob Adams, QMS3, USNR, an accomplished musician on the saxophone and clarinet. , ' The idea of a ship's band was born when a notice was received from BuPers that some surplusinstruments were available. The free instruments were obtained. Organizing a band appeared a simple task. When the instruments arrived, there were trumpets without mouth pieces, drums without heads, guitar without strings or bridge, and cymbals with no stands. A I How to get the instruments in playing condition? When can at band practice underway and in port? Where do orchestrations come from? Who cleans the forward head if the captain-of-the-head happens to be a hot shot trumpeter, or who replaces a leading fireman on watch during practice? These and many other problems began to arise as the organization of the band progressed.. V It doesn't require a lot of imagination to realize the amount of difficulties encountered from heads of departments and division boatswain's mates when band practices and concerts began to interfere with their plans. After a long, up-hill pull, all band members were put in the second section, musical instruments repaired and renovated, other instruments purchased by the Welfare and Recreation funds, daily band practice scheduled and the band was on its way. Most all destroyer sailors have been serenaded at sometime by the band of a cruiser or carrier while fueling at sea. But the carrier or the cruiser being serenaded by the destroyer was something seldom, if ever, heard of a year ago. Since then though, the F.D. ROOOSEVELT TARAWA, ALBANY 'DES MIOINES CABOT PALAU LEYT ' I I I I El MACON AND WORCHESTER haveheard music rising from down under . , An honor guardis paraded by Atlantic Fleet Destroyer for all formal inspections, but the HAYNSWORTH is now qualified to give an Admiral the 'full works . It must have come as no small surprise to Rear Admiral Solomons, Comander Destroyer Flotilla FOUR, when he came aboard to conduct and inspection, to be greated with Ruff1es and Flourishes and the Admiral's March , by the band. The band received' a deafening ovation and many calls for encores when it entertained Sixth Fleet men and officers at a smoker in Suda Bay, Crete. The bands of the heavies furnished su erb 'l't a p mr 1 ary music, but the reactions indicated that it was the popular tunes that everyone wanted to hear. Ship's dances are usually a very expensive item on the Welfare and Re t' ' ' ' ' G D crea ron agenda. This isn t so in the HAYNSWORTI-I, for the musicians come free of charge. Many men agree that one of the best dances they had ever attended was a HAYNSWORTH party in Rhodes. This all means that the initial cost is already paying dividends. By now, the band has a music library that would be the envy of many professional outfits. It has grown, primarily, by the generous contributlons of orchestrations by the U.S.S. YELLOWSTONE CAD- 27J, the F.D. ROOSEVELT. fCVB-429, the Charleston Naval Shipyard band and the -Station Band at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It is difficult to choose the highlight in this ensemble's short o career but one of th h' 1 e 1 he t ' ' ' honor for 8 fo g s was when it was privileged to render rmal visit by the Governor-General I th Dodecanese Island at Rhodes, Rhodes last December. 0 e ... - J ..-......,...-.Y

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...........-i .1-9... ...-.4 isransui.. TURKEY Istanbul was, without a doubt, the most interesting city the ship visited. It is a City of amazing contradictions Wham Christian churches merge with great Moslem Mosquesg where twisting oriental byways collide with hae modern boulevards. 1 9 Istanbul-where Europe and Asia meet. Situated on both sides of the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn , Constantinople fthe old namej is a city rich in history. lhe cradle of Byzantium culture, it was the capital of the Western Roman Empire. Passing from a modern Eluropesn into the Mosque of Su.liman', one is carried leach' to the rule of the Sultan for whom it was built. At that time the moslem world stretched from Lebanon to 'ifienna The well known bazaar, which houses sixteen thousand merchants, wa.s formerly the Sultans stable. Anchored in the Bosphorous, our liberty parties had ten minute run in the Whale boat-probably better 'Ernolring Lena . Un our way We passed four destroyers, part of the tremendous Wealth America has poured into Armaments for Turkey. ' We considered Istanbul one of our better liberty ports. Not only was it interesting but many recreational facilities were afforded us in a USO, a gymnasium, and numerous night clubs. . Many tours were offered in Istanbul and one of the most interesting places, that the majority of the crew risited, was the old walls pof Constantinople which included the prison. Soldiers of many countries were kept here or sentenced to death by beheading. The execution chamber was still intact. Here when a man wasbbeheaded his head fell into a deep Well which carried it outto the Sea of Marmara. Other tours took us to mosques ofoutstanding architecture. Accoustics were such that a noise would rebound many times from the Walls and domes before diminishing. m A tour in the Sultans Palace was Very interesting. ihe building was used as a palace until 1921, when Turkey became a republic and the palace became a museum. .ir The visit' to Turlcey was quite an experience for us. X-re will remember it as the high point of our trip. D