Henry A Wiley (DM 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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DATE AAINEQ MILLS 'r'o'rAL. 9fl5fLJ+ New York 9fl8fl1b, Bomuoo 697 697 1Ofl8fLL Bermuda 10119111 Norfolk 683 1380 1Of2Ofl+L No rfolk Yorktown 60 114110 1Of25fl4.L Yorktown , l0f26fL1+ New York 325 1765 1lf8fl+h New York 1119111 Casco Day 335 2000 11f10fL,1, Casco Bay 1lfl7fhl+ Colon, Panama 22L,l l12L,1 1lf18fl1l, Balboa, Panama 11f19!hu Balboa, Panama 11f2'7!h1+ san Diego 2863 70811 l2f3fLb San Diego l2f9fbl+ A Pearl Harbor 2285 9369 M2716 Pearl Harbor 2X5 A5 Ehiwetok 2Lp25 117914 2!7!a5 miwotok 2f1lfh5 Saipan 6 1000 12791, 2fl3fl+5 Saipan 2flyL+5 Iwo Jima 660 13391, Iwo Jima ' 5 Sai an 660 342525145 Saipan P 13 991' 3 la-5 Ulithi OO 3!21!L+5 Ulithi 5 mm 3!21+!I+5 okinowo 1210 15701, 9flfl+5 TOTAL MILAGE As RECORDED BY THE P1T0METER L00 'ro THIS DATE - 59800

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PURTS 0F BALI. Beamacla. The Bermuda Islands consist of two hundred sixty small islands of coral for- mation of which twenty are inhabited. They lie 677 miles southeast of New York. These Islands make a total of 19 square miles and have a population of 32,451. Bermuda was settled in 1609 by a party of colonists under Sir George Somers, who at the time of his arrival was enroute to Virginia, but was ship- wrecked on the Islands. The Island, a perennial garden, with a dozen winter hotels and famous beaches, was a favorite winter resort for Americans before the war. Until 1943, no automobiles were ever seen on these islands and now only government and official cars are permitted. In 1940, sites were granted to the United States for use as naval and air bases. l 6606-Z 3006 The Canal Zone is a strip of land ex- tending five miles on either side of the axis of the Canal but not including the cities of Panama or Colon, which remain in the Republic of Panama. The port at the Caribbean entrance, formerly a port of Colon, is Cristobal, at the Pacific entrance, Balboa. The strip of land was granted to the United States by Panama by treaty in 1904. N o private individuals are allow- ed to own land. Of the 553 square miles of the strip, 362 square miles consist of land. Gatun Lake, with the water at its normal level of 85 feet above sea level, has an area of 163 square miles. As a matter of executive arrange- ment, the Secretary of War represents the President of the United States in the administration of Canal affairs. The Canal, consisting of three sets of locks, is 44 nautical miles or 50.7 stat- ute miles in length, at least 300 feet wide at the bottom of excavated channels, 110 feet wide in the lock chamber, which has a usable length of 1,000 feet. dqdtlldii Hawaii, by voluntary action of its people, ceded its sovereignty to the United States in 1898 and was organ- ized as a Territory in 1900. Twenty Is- lands make up the group, nine of which are inhabited, all of which lie at least 2,000 miles west from the nearest main- land. The Islands make up 4,021 square miles. The Islands are mountainous and vol- canic in origin, filled with extinct crat- ers. The soil is fertile, all tropical and sub-tropical fruits and vegetables are grown. Large quantities of small tim- ber and saw logs, for use in the war ef- fort and to reduce the strain on ship- ping facilities, have been cut. Their largest trade consists of sugar and pine- apples. Other produces are canned fish, fiber insulation board, molasses, cattle hides, potatoes, coffee, bananas, and nuts. The estimated population of Hawaii in 1941 is listed as 465,340 consisting largely of native Hawaiians, Puerto Ricans, Caucasians, Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, and Filipinos. The chief executive officer of the Ter- ritory is the Governor, who is appointed by the President, with the approval of the Senate, for a four-year term. The Legislature of Hawaii consists of a House of Representatives C30 membersj and a Senate Q15 membersj. Page seventeen