Roanoke (CL 145) - Naval Cruise Book

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Back in Norfolk, U.S.A., our fleet marines render a farewell salute as they leave us Duty Completed Cn 15 May l95O, we weighed anchor in Lisbon harbor, steamed down the Tagus River into the Atlantic Sea, and bid adieu to European waters. Qur course was due westward, back to the land of milk and honeyf, Having displayed the American flag in most Mediterranean ports 5 exercised frequently in fleet tactics, maneuvers, and firing, created goodfwill and friendship, and gained a more accurate concept of the lives and problems of our allies, we had successfully completed our missions with the US. SIXTH FLEET. Westward ho, to that fabulous land we have been telling anxious, desperately interested Europeans about. How often in each port we were asked: ls everyone in America divorced? Does everyone have an automobile? ls anyone poor? Are all American women beautiful? Why do Americans drink so much? If we could not satisfy our interested friends with the truthful answers, we blamed their concept of America on seeing too many Hollywood movies. But we also felt a keen sense of national pride in explaining the customs of the American way of life. Never before had we thought about, nor expressed in words, the countless privileges, and everyday luxuries we have in America, such as free education, ice, electric irons, steam heat, salted butter, Kleenex, and pasteurized milk. Yes, we had enjoyed our foreign cruise, but how thankful we were to go home to that far away place peoples in every land dream of. We were returning to the United States proud and humble to be Americans. VVe were returning as better citizens. Q60 ' z ,wa ,faya f-an Q5 4,7 5 .iff :ff I4-X iffy i?5 ,iif vfgyyf wa 1 1 C

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LCDR W MADDOCKS Gunnery Ojicer Gunnery Department lst Division W ii EL it Q Lr. D. BREWSTER LT. G. W. DAVIS BOSN B. KNIGHTLY Asst Gun. Off. First Lieutenant Ships Bo5'n . . . plotting rooms . . . high lines . . . ready lights . . . deck apes . . . air primary . . . avveigh gig, avveigh . . . offfset firing . . . sicle boys . . . Fox at the clip . . . oral alts . . . flying moor . . holystones . . . lifeboat crews . . . breast lines . . . sail locker . . . fueling at sea . . . turret captains . . . clamp clown . . . bowline on a bight . . . saluting battery . . . boatsWain's mates . . . anchors aweigh .... Znd Division lx if 1:62