Napa (APA 157) - Naval Cruise Book

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I. Now they built the APA, 'Twas the ship to save the day, And they thought they'd built . would sink. But t'was nearing ,lima's Shore, When the mortars gave a roar. II. The Na a Song Written by ENSIGN CHARLES PIPER a ship that ne'er Now an Ensign young and bold, Climbed the ladder from the hold, And he thought he'd walk around 'the quarter deck. 'C 'Bandon ship, the Helmsman cried, As he climbed the six foot side. III. Now the Surgeon dropped three stitches, And the Bos'n lost his breeches, When the Logan struck abaft th The Captain was asleep, Dreaming of his gig and jeep. IV. In the sack the T.Q.M., e port side beam. Heard 'the Chaplain shout, '4Amen. And the doctor said the booze and beer come first. Erse Ballard cursed the stars, ,Cause he'd lost his black cigars. V. ultis a Betty, shouted Bones, As he threw away his phones, And old Clifford shouted, uSavethe poker chips! aa . ,, Save my ocarina flute, Shouted Ensign Peter Smoot. VI. With her stern to .lima's shores, And no meat in number four, The Napa turned her thoughts again to sea. Now the crew was eating Spam, But they didn't give a damn. VII. So we sailed down Puget Sound In 'the fog Seattle bound. And the censors thought the secret was intact, But as we anchored near the town, Wives and sweethearts gathered lround. VIII. Though the chaplain jumped the gun, Others followed one by one. And soon the marriages were coming thick and fast. There were few did not comply, And right now they're wondering why. IX. When the Napa left Seattle She had scars of recent battle, But we had a string of victories on the shelf. Wives and sweethearts said goodbye. Some were ours - some other guys. Chorus It was sad when that great ship went down It was sad It was sad - It was sad when that great ship went down - To the bottom of the . Husbands and wives, little children lost their lives It was sad when that great ship went down. 97 ,

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THE Napa was then directed from San Diego hy Commander, Western Sea Frontier dispatch 2123141 F ehruary, to proceed via the Canal Zone to Norfolk, Va., and report to the Commandant of the Fifth Naval District to he decommissioned. Thus ended the Napa's tour of duty with the Am- phibious forces and umagic carpetw duty in the U. S. Pacific Fleet. iw wb, WDIIIJ JII I CI hun J'lUJ'JJJ'JwJJX ihey'd built the ship that ne're wouhl sinh. Bui i'was neariviq Jim-a shore When the mortersqavi U J J IJ J .J ' a roar It was sad when that qreat ship went down It was sad It was sad. It was sad I In I I 9 J' when that great ship went down to the bot-tom of the -has-hands anal wives, little child-ren lost thier lives, It was sad when that areat 'ship went down. 96 1 ?'!-,g,,f I it i - .. MM --,,...i,,.,.,,...,,..- A.

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' ' ' ms.::.1rf.,,m.iw ,,1,MI1.,.........-.. 7'..Ls'f!,,,, flip ...rJ..:..s . Wapalvgue Staff EDITORIAL STAFF Lt. Henry G. Carpenter Maurice H. Egan, SM3c Chaplain Malcolm W. Eckel Willard W. Webber, PhM1c Lt. Monroe Glazer Thomas F. Wright, Y3c Lt. William C. McCutcheon PIIOTOGRAPHIC STAFF Delbert D. Denny, PhM1c Arno H. Schattschneider, PhM2c ' ART STAFF , John A. Edmondson, MM3c Robert E. McCann, RdM3c MANAGING STAFF Lt. Maitland Baldwin Ch. Mach. Paul J. Cornmesser Ens. Elmer F. Scott Wallace ,l. Root, Slc BUSINESS STAFF Lt. Edmund R. Zaworski I CIRCULATION STAFF Lt. Comdr. John O. Bracken Lt. Joseph F. X. Fenerty Clifford Rhen, Slc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Napalogue is the fruit of the combined voluntary efforts of officers and men of the U.S.S. Napa in an attempt to produce a living record of the life of this ship as a souvenir for her men. A spirit of light satire prevails throughout the book, for that most truly represents the Spirit in Which oflicers and men live. An attempt has been made to include as much material as possible, and it is hoped that what is presented will give a good picture of Napa life. In addition to the members of the staff numerous members of ship's company and passengers assisted in the completion of the book. To everyone, the Staff Wishes to express its appreciation and thanks for the able assistance which was rendered. Without this help it would have been impossible to complete the publication. STATISTICS Total engine miles travelled .,,. ,.,,.......,,,.,., Personnel carried to war zones: Officers fNavyJ .............. ...... 6 8 Enlisted men fNavyj .,,,.,.....,.,,.., 1,214 0fHCC1'S fM3FiH6l .................... 34 Enlisted men fMarinej ......,,.,,,,,,, 4,050 0ffiC61'S KAIIIIYD ........................ 360 Enlisted men fArmyj ,,,.,,. ,,,,.,,, 4 ,145 Foreign personnel carried on board: - Officers fChinese National Armyj ,,,,..,,,,,.,,. Enlisted men fChinese National Armyj ....... Prisoners of war fjapanesej ,,,,.,,,,,.,,,,..,,,, 140 -....---1,830 176 Casualties carried on board: ,,,.,,,,,,,,.,,,,.,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,- ,--,.,------. ,,----- ----- 4 7 0 Personnel returned to the States: ' OITICGTS fA1'II1Yl ........................ 27 Enlisted men QAIIHYJ ,,,,,,, .,.,.,,, 1 ,600 0fHCC1'S fWHCSl ........................ 3 Enlisted Wacs .............,.., ,,,,, 7 9 Nurses QA1-myj ,,,,,,.,,,,,.,,,,.,-,,,, 7 Total Navy standard rations issued to crew and passengers: Total rations issued ..,,,,,,,.,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,.,,,,.,,,,.,,,,,,,--. ..,--.---,-- 4 56,531 Total number of meals served ,,,,,,,.,I,,,,,,,,--,,,,,,,,-,-,,,,,,,,,,, 1,276,344 Weight of food consumed Clbs.D ...... 1,701,792 98 - f 1 1 l 'X T' 4 4 1 4 I Q I s I A4 is u, I I r N 1 i K ! I ii