Saint Paul (CA 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 ,af fe ,, Ks! i The Union Jack-symbol of a ship al res+. . il f .. Capfain and Mrs. Parker cu? 'fhe firs'r piece of cake af 'fhe going-away par'l'y. In Long Beach iusl belore our day ,ol deparlure lor Weslpac, fhe ship had a brief Jrwo weelfs respile eller monfhs of drills, shools, inspeciions, and examinalions. As The ship lay quielly alongside lhe pier in Long Beach ship- yard, families were packed up, lasl minule arrangemenls in allofmenrs and budgels were made aller wilely prod- ding, and 'rhe ship had a going-away parly ai lhe Willon Holel. For fwo nighls SAINT PAUL sailors lramped rhrough fhe holel lobby wilh wives or girl friends on iheir arms bound for lhe Hparly upsiairsf' Some of lhe more mercenary souls had visions oi free beer, bul sailors on 'rhe whole are no? usually inleresled in beer. Q WJ Jia jg? A l-lmmmmm . . . Wha+'ll i'r be? Board, Schnupp, Thompson, Rudowski, Norman, WaHers and friends. iisc s , X33 ws ii 9 H Y D A 3 i ,i

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if - - The Aloha Tower aT MaTson pier where SAINT PAUL was moored during her sTay in Honolulu. V -ml A WealThy American TourisTs sipping exoTic island drinks aT The plush Royal Hawaiian, ' Qur TirsT and TavoriTe sTop-Hawaii. We had only a Tew days ashore in which To pack all The Things we wanTed To do. There were aTTernoons on Waikiki Beach in The sung perhaps some surT-boarding or sailing. There were Tours To The Tields oT pineapple and sugar cane: a Trip To The Pali Tor one oT The mosT beauTiTul views in The world. We paid homage aT Pearl Harbor where The old ARIZONA lay on The boTTom and aT The Punchloowl Armed Forces cemeTery. Hong Kong had iTs bargains, Yokosuka iTs enTice- menTs, buT Hawaii was besT oT all wiTh iTs many-vowelled Polynesian names, iTs swaying palms and hula girls-and wiTh all ThaT sTill somehow uniquely American. Some oT us were TorTunaTe enough To aTTend a luau. lvlosT oT us spenT pleasanT evenings in The Moana paTio under The banyan Tree or aT Trader Vics, While in The islands, The ship Tied up aT The MaTson pier in downTown Honolulu and 4,000 ciTizens oT Oahu came on board as visiTors during Armed Forces Day. The Waikiki shopping disTricT across from The Royal Hawaiian. ,..,.-4'