Salem (CA 139) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE 600D SHIP SALEM Her bow running proud. a floating grey' cloud The prlde of the men yu ho man her -Ks yu lllll mstful ey e yy hen she passes them by The rest of the fleet they sc an her Me she s a shlp but -he s more than a shlp Llke a ya oman she has GIIIOTIOIIQ galore She s sadness n laughter n lf xt s syseatmg you re after yy ell none could accommodate more For Nllll Llllpplllg and scrapmg and painting and tapmg And syseeplng and swsabbmg her deck We klck her and curse here ne loye her and nurse her She s Salem our balem by heck Despite all the taunts ln the tax erns ue haunt Of the sallors from tm cans and sub rl o us of the crulser we re ney er the loser Nve lauffh it thelr jlbes and thelr rubs Hou clearly yu yleys Nllll each passmff brew lhe jealousy plam on thelr lac es So they slop up llltll' bet r thcn all dlsappear Wlth balem men takmg thelr places From Beantoysn s strlct Mores to Spam s sunny llhe Rlyerla brlvht ln between The fight nest lox ln st heavens above nest Bunch of guy s y ou ye ey er seen Are the ranks and the rates the strlkers and mates lNl3I'lI1CSlIl thelr brass and thelr blues Of Salem the ueen as they appear on the scene Yep It shows from thelr hats to thelr shoes Wow some may be fighters and some may be lovers And some may he nelther you know But the smart jolly swagger wlth never a stagger ls the slgn of a Salem Matlow The splrlt ww hlch they show wherever they go Emled by many and few Bonds most unbreakable frlendshlp unshakeable All men one shlp one crew So take your DD s your CV s and T s And even the subs whlch may tra1l em Wherey er you go no shlp you could show Could top our old gal, the Salem Wzllzam E. Stuart Donathan, YNC

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HIGH 84 DRY MESS ? COOKS 'Syl S 32 YR. CHIEFS CHOW DOWN SPUD 'LOAD MOVIE STARS ROLL 'EM! Q

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L E Say George, let's go ashore herel I don7t know-you know what they say, HSee Naples and diefv We'y'e all gotta go sometime. Okay, you twisted my arm. l go for this Med moor, walk right oil the fantail and onto the dock. Dig them crazy taxis meng the one hoss shay with the fringe on top. Well, let's walk up towards that castle. Hey Joe, you wanta buy hereta? Hay joe. you wanta huy Bara glove. You likea buy Borselina hat? Ver nice. May I assist you sirs? I am exscursionist par excellence, raeonteur and hon vivant. What was that last guy selling? This must he the main drag. V-I-A R-O-M-A. It must he true over here that all roads lead to RCJll1C.i7 Beats me, he speaks worse English, worse than any ol them. Pardon me sirs, would you like to visit the ruins of Pom- peii? That's the city huried hy the volcano isnit it? Yeah, Mount Vesuvius. Wlell, okay, so letis go. So this is the famous Pompeii? This way sirs. This is the old Colesium where the Roman games were held. This is the area where the gladiators, Christians and animals were kept. just ahead is the main street. You will notice the tracks worn in the granite from the passage of so many chariots. Here is the house of two hachelor hrothers, Notice the bronze piping and valves still intact, Here is an unusual painting in this covered niche. Unusual he saysl l see why they were hachelors and why they keep it covered. On further here we have the wine and oil shops. Please to notice also the underground drainage and sewer system. lslere were the ancient lvakery ovens. .lust like New York. huh George? 'Mis FJ lrrr' 'I' dv! ...ul-., --1-1 -ug,-. J-4 U.-..,. . pm. dr f ,yffuqilv will- .V