Latimer (APA 152) - Naval Cruise Book

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'39- For five days, the LATIMER engag- ed in operations oil' Sardinia, the mountainous island located near the Italian mainland. A landing on the beach emptied the ship of marines during the period, giving the crew a possessive attitude toward the spaces aboard the vessel. Arrival at La Spezia, Italy on 13 Oc- tober l954 required deft seamanship to maneuver the 'ship between two buoys to which the ship was moored. In eight days, nearly everyone fre- quented either the Ideal Bar or Almio Bar to drink Chianti wine or Italia beer. Between drinks, small restaurants offered varieties of Ita- lian food, be it spaghetti or pizza pie. Otherwise, the modern stores and shops carried merchandise of every description for shoppers. , Organized tours took personnel to Rome, Pisa and Florence. The Lean- ing Tower in Pisa afforded shutter- bugs a field day . At Florence, per- sonnel visited Pitti Palace and the Uffizi Gallery with their priceless masterpieces of painting and sculp- ture. And, over the brown Arno Ri- ver stretched the picturesque Ponte Vecchio, lined with centuries- old shops and houses.

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