Rochester (CA 124) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPERATING IN FAR EASTERN WATERS The Midway and a can fill 'er up during task force operations. The Rochester waits her turn from astern. Refueling at sea is always intricate and absorbing-- an operation which demands the utmost in deck seamanship. Q 7 CCONTINUEDI Pacific. Of these the most important is Admiral Pride's Seventh Fleet. And of the Seventh Fleet the most important operational unit is Task Force 77. The ROCHESTER'S job in the Far East is to train, and the best place to train is with the Task Force. During the Korean conflict TF 77 was a con- tinual force cruising oi the mainland, launching strikes at the enemy troops ashore every day. Since the truce the job of the task force has shifted. Now it conducts intensive training all over the Japan-Okinawa-Formosa area. Exercise by exercise, day after day, the ships of the revolving task force plan for the battles they may some day be called upon to fight The ROCHESTER, like other ships, joins the force whenever she can, Whenever KEELUNG CLUB IS ESTABLISHED FUR THIRSTY SAILIJRS Facing the prospect of endless weeks in Keelung-a prospect which did not exactly elicit cheers from the troops-the Captain and various Seventh Fleet officials ac- cepted Nationalist generosity and established the cosmopolitan and internationally famous Keelung Club. The ambitious venture, designed to offer the American sailor marooned in Keelung a place to recreate, was located in a three- story building owned by the gov- ernment, and which was used by the Japanese for a similar pur- pose during their occupation of Formosa. Initially subsidized by the ship's Recreation Council funds, the club ofered corn pressings for fifteen cents a throw and featured three bars, a dance floor for those who ivere able to corral the local beau- ties, and the Seventh fleet staff musical combo.

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THE MIGHTY ROCH RESTS IN HER NEW HOME PORT OF KEELUNG, SERVING AS THE SEVENTH FLEET FLACPSHIP Why We Came Chiang's armies train only seventy five miles away, and their daily object is getting one step nearer the trip home. There is still hope on the mainland. If, then, Formosa is the largest single morale factor for Free China and her friends on the mainland, what of the rest of Asia? For the other nations Formosa is an experiment in the ability of the United States and her allies to stand up to communism. Thus far-and we might as well admit it-we haven't had much luck. Korea was a draw, and to some of the Asians who watched the conHict, a sell-out. Indochina was a communist victory. To Thailand, Burma, and Indo- nesia, the advance of communism is an immediate problem of immediate con- cern. How best can they cope with it, they are asking themselves. Should they compromise voluntarily to save themselves from a war which could only end in burned earth? Should they defend themselves, and if so, with what? Should they rely on the protec- tion of the United States, and if so, how valuable would that protection be in a showdown? Right now they are waiting, stalling for as much time as they can get, sitting on the fence, wait- ing to jump whichever way they decide is most advantageous to their national defenses. If Formosa stays free then the small nations will realize that the United States means what it says and that it will back its word with power, if that is necessary. 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operational commitments permit her to be in the area. Into the wind and out of the wind, steaming in company with carriers and destroyers, she gets the chance to limber up her equipment and participate in mock actions which come as close as possible to the real thing. New ideas can be tested, new systems evolved. New men get their sea legs and a thorough familiarity with their jobs. Old hands learn new details of jobs they thought they already knew perfectly. Under the theme of training, though, there is always the thought that the task force is ready. If, while the ships conduct maneuvers, the need for their services should arise, they are there. In a matter of hours they can be at almost any trouble spot in the Orient. And the communists know this. With the task force practicing at sea an amphibious landing in the Pescadores is diflicult to envision. Complete con- trol of the seas belongs to the free nations, and without a navy to force the issue with Task Force 77 the enemy can do little. Here, then is the reason we came. Not only to protect the interests of the United States in the Far East, but to improve our ability to protect those interests, the ROCHESTER has come half way around the world. Ready now, more ready tomorrow, waiting- that is the position the Navy has been assigned. It will be years before we can tell how successful the President's policy in Asia has been, but we can hope that our Far East tour of duty has been a contribution to discouraging communism in Asia and strengthening our friends there. M., .... - -23:5-1 1. mmm.. A afar'-' ' radii-N - Mew T 'fsfzfwmgar . . i A 1 i - ., frfii v - ' . gr L-ww j -Q '- ' T 1 ' t i s ' V M. .E 3,-Q v M . .,g.- ,. . . fm--1.f..,.qu.1Lz,,4fw ,,. -- ,,,...,,, up 4 V, g ,Mean M . A , , ,,.L,,,.:,,..a.AT,f: WwTZ,2. 4,F2wV an ' 'ft'L4..4Zw T -L-is L. A COUGAR IN THE LANDING PATTERN flashes by the Rochester as the Philippine Sea lunges into the wind, waiting to recover her brood of flying chicks. Operating with six carriers during tour in WestPac presented the ship with new challenges. f .,ts