Los Angeles (CA 135) - Naval Cruise Book

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This is the countdown of two hundred-two days, starting on Sept. 3, 1957, and terminating with our return to Long Beach, Calif, to our families and friends whom we left to ensure that our principles, our way of life, and our freedoms might endure. We are indeed grateful that this countdown remained an enumeration of days, and that we were able to proceed uninterrupted by the other type of countdown which would have terminated in a command, Launch the Missile. PROGRESS Anchors Aweigh Long Beach, Calif. Land Ho ! Diamond Head, Hawaii Underway for Australia Visit From King Neptune, Initiation Sydney, Australia (Circular Quay) Underway for Yokohama, Japan Moor Center Pier, Yokohama, Japan Leave Yokohama, Arrive Yokosuka, Japan Depart Yokosuka for Operations at Sea Receive CNO by Highline Arrive Nagoya, Japan Depart Nagoya Operations at Sea Buoy 11, Yokohama, Japan Underway for Operations at Sea Formosa Yokosuka, Japan, Buoy 11 Depart Yokosuka Arrive Sasebo, Japan Underway for Yokosuka Moor Berth 11, Yokosuka Change of Command, ComCruDivFive Underway for Operations at Sea Anchored, White Beach, Buckner Bay, Okinawa ComCruDivFive Departs Bob Hope and Jayne Underway for Task Force Operations - ComSeventhFleet Aboard ComSeventhFleet Departs Christmas at Sea Land Ho ! Corregidor, Anchor Manila, P. I ComSeventhFleet Returns on Board ComCruDivFive Returns, Hoists Flag Underway for Subic Bay Arrive Subic Bay, Philippine Is. ComSeventhFleet Departs Ship Underway for Hong Kong, British Crown Colony Arrive Hong Kong, British Crown Colony Depart Hong Kong for Operations at Sea Type Training with Cruiser Division Five Arrive Kobe, Japan Depart Kobe for Operations at Sea Arrive Yokosuka, Japan Sayonara, Japan Arrive Hawaii for Operations Depart Pearl Area for Long Beach, Calif. Home Long Beach, Calif. DAYS H 202 H 198 H 197 H 194 H 187 H 181 H 170 H 168 H 159 H 153 H 148 H 147 H 140 H 137 H 130 H 119 H 117 H 112 H 110 H 108 H 107 H 102 H 95 H 94 H 90 H 89 H 88 H 86 H 84 H 81 H 70 H 68 H 62 H 52 H 44 H 35 H 24 H 16 H 5 DATE 3 Sept 1957 7 Sept 8 Sept 11 Sept 18 Sept 24 Sept 05 Oct 07 Oct 16 Oct 22 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 04 Nov 07 Nov 14 Nov 25 Nov 27 Nov 02 Dec 04 Dec 06 Dec 07 Dec 12 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 24 Dec 25 Dec 26 Dec 28 Dec 30 Dec 02 Jan 1958 13 Jan 15 Jan 21 Jan 31 Jan 08 Feb 17 Feb 28 Feb 18 Mar 19 Mar 24 Mar 1958 20