Rochester (CA 124) - Naval Cruise Book

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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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TEN YEARS UF HISTORY The years from 1945 to the present have been packed with painful change for the free peoples of the Orient. The Communists stepped up their war effort upon the surrender of Japan to the Allies and by 1949 what was left of Chaing Kai-Shek's battered forces were retreating to the island outpost of Taiwan. The Korean war was next on the red time- table, lasting over three years and ending in a draw, followed by the conquest of North Vietnam. Next came the amphibious invasion of Ichiang, making the Tachens no longer tenable and forcing their evacuation. IT WAS 1945 and the United States Marines received a wild welcome as they landed at Tientsin, China as conquerors, ending Japanese domination of the area IN I954 Indochina was partitioned forcing anti-communists in the Northern half to flee to the south by any means available Some trudged south with their entire households in tow. Others boarded U. S. Naval vessels, their faces reflecting both fear and hope AS THE R.OCHE.STER was heading to. the Far East, the Seventh Fleet was evacuating Nationalists from the Tachens, off the coast of Communist China. Underwater demolition teams preceded the amphibious craft into the evacuation area, as the Chinese waited --TGDAY THE' UNANSWERED QUESTION 1'emains--Will the U. S. aid Chaing's government in the defence of the Matsus and Quemoy? Vice Admiral Pr1de's Seventh fleet stands by for orders while the Nationalist government continues preparations to defend them at any cost Q 'Ti wx.. Xr ---

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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.