Lloyd Thomas (DDE 764) - Naval Cruise Book

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-Xi443d1i4ff'n,v'fj,,fV'U fgfxll I -. loerafion ggranc! Sfam After our very pleasant visit to Naples, QUT force, Hunter!Killer Group Three, consisting of the aircraft carrier Cabot and destroyers Har- wood, Keppler, Wilson, and Lloyd Thomas con- ducted hunterfkiller operations for three days followed by another five-day stopover at Oran. The second stop at Oran found all hands placing less emphasis on liberty and more emphasis on athletics. Early on the morning of 27 February Qui' force departed Oran to participate in OperatiOH Grand Slam along with units of the British, French, and Italian Fleets and their associated land-based aircraft. This was the first time HUY' thing of this nature has been attempted. The newspapers have reported questionable reSt1lIS regarding the success of the overall Opefatlonf but it appeared that the anti-submarine work of our group was good, because both planes and ships cooperated to the maximum to make 21 good number of definite kills . f

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Kittie? , l, YN 'ln his xii U ,I - M tl Q Q IM! QLJHC Q The quiet, friendly town of Villefranche would look tempting to a sailor anytime, but after ten days of Grand Slam Oper. ations, this Riviera town takes on all aspects of paradise. From the bay we take in the panorama of perfume shops, pastry stands, quaint French bars and restaurants, the narrow rues by the boat landing, and the seaside highway following the coast to the resort city of Nice. Liberty is plentiful, the prices reason- able, the weather perfect and all hands set their minds to nine days of relaxation before-the long .voyage home. Eventually everyone finds his way to the carnival city of Nice, sprawled between the mountains and the Bay of Angels. It takes only a few minutes to realize that Nice is a city of gaiety, catering to both the busy millionaire and the weekend tourist. The bus drivers always classify us with the latter and drop us off at the business center of town, the Place Massena. If we are lucky enough to find our way out of this center of traffic jams, market stalls, and modern department stores, we're bound to happen on the Promenade des Anglais which borders the most famous beach of all winter play- grounds. It is in the lavish hotels over- looking this boulevard that the wealthy and prominent citizens of the world vacation away their time over pernod at the side- walk cafes.