Noa (DD 841) - Naval Cruise Book

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as has Isl' Row l 'lo r Chief Kiel Bladow Mr Gaifher Meyer Pavlish Chief Duncan. 2nd Row: Jones, Deano Dodge Hao Noble Dah Conslanhne Gaardsmoe 3rd Row: Murray, Hudson, Wilson, The A Gang TA for Anonymousl The elecfricians and The Ti++ers lShipl. This is The R Division. Kilroy may have been Jrhere bu+ we go+ Gaardsmoe, berfer known lo his many Londonderry admirers as Ii++le boy yellow . We also have I-lio and Murry for laughs and as our nominee for Mis'rer Mos? Unusual , we offer lhe incomparable Palmer Per- singer. We Tix anylrhing +ha'r's busled . . . We lake care of IC llniernal Communicarionsl . . . Bend pipes . . . Unplug heads . . .Make sure The refriger- alors are refriging, +he gyros are gyring, Jrhe lighl bulbs are lighling, movies are moving and healers are healing. In general. we're sor'r of a sick bay for machinery . . . elecrric razor nor working? Bring if down +o The elecfricians. Go? any froubles? Take 'em ro The R Division. The Uncalled-Four sfrike a happy pose d Bladow . . rf S 5 4'

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PIymouTh Shipyard I say, a very charming visiT, indeed . . . Our TirsT sTop in England and we Tind The BriTish more Than Triendly. Bowling on The green, The hoe, Trips To The moors, a spoT of Tea or an arT and arf , and Those swaying double deck buses . , . LoTs To see and do. Here we Tind The IvIayTlower IvIonumenT, you remember The chaps who seT ouT Trom here in I4 hundred someThing-or-oTher on Their way To Tind a rock To call Their own. We Tin-d we have much in common wiTh The BriTish and grow accusTomed To Their sense oT humor. NOA in Full Dress The Hoe JusT One Big Happy Family PIIMIIIIIH, We sTop here again To Turn our iob over To our reIieT beTore deparTing Tor The MediTerranean. Again we inviTe groups oT BriTish sailors aboard Tor dinner and movies. ITs so much more convenienT To be Tied up insTead oT anchored ouT. IT is wiTh regreT ThaT we leave our-Triends in England Tor They have gone ouT oT Their way To ensure ThaT we have The besT possible Time To be had. ITs back To work Tor The NOA. ,0 xi- --ms.,-... .QW , 7549 rf M, 'sf I I 2 Look PreTTy

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V71 ss Nsxx. A Difficulf Mooring ' Lool: Sharp for fhe Mayor T Unofficial Welcomels If lf's One Thing We Don'f Lilce l+'s Ice Cream EWIIASTH, E Gllllll Whaf a welcome . g . whaf a friendly fown. Hey Joe, fhey have a lady mayor! We roll ouf fhe red carpef wifh Mr. Gaifher and his chesfy boys irendering full honors fo our disfinguished visifors . . , or should we say hosfs. We are menfioned in Time magazine and Kafherine Hepburn furns down an invifafion fo fhe NOA because as she says quofe Sailors are people and I don'f like peopIe . Acfually if is a case of professional iealousy because fhe NGA Hill- billies are playing fo far larger crowds from fhe NOA fanfail 'rhan Kafie' is downfown. The capfain, who as fhe saying goes fakes nofhing from nobody. immediafely pro- ceeds fo give fhe edifors of Time fhe 'rrue facfs of fhe sifu- afion. We have one of our famous kids parfies for fhe orphaned children of Newcasfle. This is a porf in which we really gef around . . . 'rrips fo Scofland, fhe Roman wall. counfry pubs, crickef mafches, and 'rhe Hexam Sfeeplechase where Yonilce fallcs Davis 'ouf of fhe daily double. lfs up anchor and goodbye fo England for awhile. 7 f I , fir? K 7: nfl f ff: I 4' .