San Francisco (CA 38) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 92 of the 1945 volume:

1k ,,.,...a-A X W. Q-r 'f+ :H . . .. f-if 0765 F U.S.S. SAN FRANCISCO 74e goo! 'Y l' Y-'QW7 7 r 1 'I i l l 1 NA , l l A L ' 'L is . 'Y A x V i L, WWWWJ . . . This book is the pictorial story of a great fighting ship through four years of war, and a record of the activities of the men who made it a great ship. i' ln an effort to document for all who are interested the events in which the heavy cruiser San Francisco participated in the conflict now endedg and to inscribe in the memories of her crew the occasions-fateful, sorrow- ful, joyful-that characterized life aboard the ship, this publication is presented for all hands. f It is hoped that each man will fill in from his own individual experiences the various details which these representative pictures and brief narrative bring to mind. 15 I f A ' PEACE ON EARTH Bearing the name of the great Wfest Co the heavy cruiser USS. San Francisco missioned February .I U. 19341 at Mare California, where she had been T warship to be commissioned during the a tration of the late President Roosevelt, t heaVYi, SPent a four months' sliakeclism' Visiting Peru, Mexico, Hawaii and Bri: lumbia. The first commanding othcer YK tain R. E. Ingersoll. In june, l955, Captain XV. L. Beck 4 command and in December the T joined the Pacihc Fleet, participating L11 vers held oft the Wfest Coast of and in the Hawaiian and Alaskan waters Under the command of Captain R. C. Pg. ship also tools part in the Fleet mane Hawaiian area in l95S. The San Francisco accomgaraed ,. the Atlantic in 1959. and a of South American countries. it ssziic Straits of Magellan. The main ':. ela. Brazil. Lvruguay. Argent visited before the torce sailed t .ima Canal twice in the s fic liax'in,S gone through in the ix. After arriving in Xortoik tain C. M. Yates assizztteci lirancisco was ordered to New 'V ccption Ship at the XYo1'..9' liuriiig the ieiiiaiiidcr ot Neutrality Patrol oft the lfxs iuarig I0 lil. iieiit to Xlolv hlaimli Litas iicstivitics C i Pacific again. iiiidcii D. l. Q .ill.igh.iii. its ops iii the ll.ixi'.iii.iii .iicea RL . . The day of infamyf Decem- ii, found the ship in dock at Pearl Harbor, under- tine overhaul. XVith guns off and machinery under Q might have been an easy victim of the japanese rig but miraculously the ship escaped damage. Los- .ie in setting the pattern for the wartime fighting :ie ship, some of our crew boarded nearby vessels gi in manning their guns. L. R!.x. :l15'!19I!laI1if.5Lf AL1L.n11fi.4 ir. ,: - ,x.L-Ln- : ,ra -.'.i1x.'ra-uv ,..s .fM- x .,.f '1..- , N, ' f' - .-, -' Q . E ' ', -'YQ' E 25-M- 1 A' -' f ..l..l.E'Q : 2. -,.., f, JN gs 9 f w e-X X 4 Q A Pl.. JY. -L, .- , . .-D, 'I 0 nQ.'! I 7 ' 'S .. Q , L 'QF Mk , . ' ., H F 'I g ' - - 1 ,ff fi, I' ' . ,. ,h M. v - s, il, I, J H f ' 11' ' . 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VVVV V .- fr I I f ' if 1 , 1 s -'1 f F Sq' , fa? 1 5 4. . 1 2 ' '. ' f ,I I I' 'V K V ' f Q I VIQV V e -. F .-Vg, V ?.?'1n' 1 ' ' ' 'l'.1A1. 19' gas: fi Ik, . 3, '.,,L'.' . ,f .ng r ff ,W az, .,, .. .9 If , I :33q:f.:'gv? . Us in 4,111 BATTLE SCARS One of the most important surface actions of the entire war occurred the night of November 12-15, the Third Battle of Savo Island. The San Francisco, with orders from the Ad- miral to get the big ones first, led a group of American warships be- tNVCCIT1 two CUlLllilTITS of -IJPZIIICSC VCS' sels. The ship's blazing guns dis- abled an enemy battleship, damaged two cruisers and sank a destroyer. Our ship, however, suffered severe damage from enemy gunfire and heavy personnel casualties, including Admiral Callaghan, Captain Yaung and Commander Crouter. News of the Admiral's death had to be sig- nalled to other ships by flashlight, the only means of communication left. Next in command were Lieutenant Commanders McCandless and Schonland, assisted by an able and alert helmsman, Rodgers, Quarter- master second class, they led a grim and fighting crew in saving the ship. Toward the end of the seventeen- minute action the American ships had emerged from between the two columns of japanese vessels, and these two confused groups of enemy ships were hring at each other. if . E , ,Q so Y--,--i ldv r- . fi- ,..- ---Q 11.- 5 sf vw , 7 ' Q f W? n as s cacoeggr yes, if I - , 'Z X P 'H.n. , 1 . a ax g' l , KL K. ,Z I K f 1 -Q' X w. L- Q to 'S t il-.A WMM, Q'Uw'tM N, Sv' V..-it My . X ms--Q ' X wx, X f X X X. A. -2 x MQ , x N. X Ml-av -. 'Ng 1 Q . Q , N X , 51 y v ZA v-Z fg AN fgw , , l Sy: Q 4 K 4 ,i 1 3, , V W! 7 ,, ' i,,f.'-A fflik , ,lr gg. x. L 3. , Q jlfxwffw-.sf V X5 Sf g 'N H86 ,5 N A I ix ' 4 t v 1 i 1 Qt- 1 ' I.m,', 9 . X '71-+224-Zia? 54 M, as 103. 5 Q -.aff Q1 -Q... v 2. ! 5 Q I 5 J X ,-x....,q s e x ,.u -.S L.A F NU- ., -AQ tx '..'M. -4 Q lx... ,, ix N T 5 A 'E , Nr, S v .Q 3 ,K 4 A 4 ,. ,,N NZ, , 2. 'ra Ska 1 ' TEA ' -iq :- 'Lx' 5 A il ' Q .. rl 'FHWW9 ATTU AND KISKA A change of climate and scenery was provided in the ship's next campaign. Ordered to the North Pacific, we par- ticipated in the occupation of Attu and Kislca in the Aleutians. Only oc- casional anti-aircraft hre was encoun- tered, and no engagement of conse- quence took place. The ship ran into severe storms in the Bering Sea and the North Pacilicg the weather was generally rough and cold during the entire operation. Beard growing he- came a popular sport, 2? 7 , X in' 2? 23' JK N SUGAR REPORTS To all that has been said about mail from home as a factor in morale, we add our Amen, Wlmeri word is passed, Stand by to receive destroyer on starboard cluarter for passing mail, eager sailors swarm the fan- tail to count the bags and estimate the contents. lt is in port, however, that large quantities of mail are re- ceived aboard, and millions of pieces have been sorted and distributed through our 8 by 9 post office. Wfhether they are called love chits, sugar reports, or the honey bucket, letters from the one are indeed the thing aboard ship. , ix' ,SIX xxx lf- i x 'VXN 47+ .,.x l 1 5, -. x 55: E17 R ,sQ' 31',,5Qig Xie A 'ffnf I X ff 1 2- pri' Q i 1-1 f ' J - J, W' - W , ' I 4--2 A ' a he 14 x 1 Hal 532:55 X I , A , XN 'v ss i i 1 z, . r sl' . PTY' l 1 3' ' I I 1 tv, N , qfggi at .pf l g 5 tl' 'Q x 'k My X Q A t 4 4 ' 5 1 L :fMMnuw r'la at , F. 1 z. 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At three different places- Palau, Saipan and Okinawa-our flyers performed thrilling rescues of downed aviators from our carriers. Maneuvering their plane under difii- cult conditions and getting their mann earned the plaudits of the crew every time. :dill ,- W--,W -..., ,i , ,...., ,, r - ,Aw-nw 0 xv' c . ,, g f, -ff .am K 1 iw f ' M - - A'f'Z i ,i X ... ui K w --,, f --W-am., Mr- f.,,f ms- -,W W, , .i im' t 'Q ,V fiiirf,-H f ifggwwii ,f , ,s , Ms-N W. -V: if 'M film' , ff, z., ,.,,:r--3,4 'Aaah M ev-WM., 1. -Va.-1:7-Qgf'f Tri- ' WQL' V -va N D G . . . The Marianas Islands were our objective in mid-summer of 1944. Scheduled bombardment and spe- cial call fires were furnished at Saipan and Guam, and the ship also participated in the big air-sea engagement of june 19, called the First Battle of the Philippine Sea. ,Four enemy planes were damaged by San Francisco fire. Our shore bombardment was reported as very edec tive in support of our ground forces who conquered the islands. Tow .arc the end of the battle for Guam, we watched the japanese hurl them- selves from the high cliff at the end of Orote Peninsula down upon tht Wave-washed rocks below. .Aw ga!! :uf f---. y 'f' I '..W,.r,-'Q X J JL, f V: 4 ,, ' m 1 - .. .f.x,,- ' 1'E'.?sffg,ii ' -- y Y ,f!.E?,'Q,a,:..:VcxE of-A -'sw -, mrs X kk? A x 'ilbi-::im3w1i53v'-'M - -, 1 ' WL: Q -.,, 9' , '9 u '-1 . 'gn , Ow- ns' '- ' x.'..q's. I .- .ag PJ1 'r 'G'- .Jn- X' Q Mtf. -,, 0 ' wr ff gr. P? , was M? if fm f W U 5-un ,fro 0X S .X Q. , 1 m Q.- : ,F wr- . vu x ,X . - ' JA F ' 3 I 'Af X , I 4 f f ' ' 1 f 1 K Q V5 , . Z LAK-fvtfl, ,V ' A' A ir gfSug, -ff. N. -1 1 ,f fy 2. ln, A in J J U g A1 I 5 , -.wg I N f,- . .lam 'lm W n. 'Q ,g, , ' Q M Q... ri QT . , 'Mft-Q, .1 ,. D' r x 'B 2, a '44 a , ,, 1Ti,,,. ,V K7 1 f ',:154- gtg: . V ef-1-ms. ., MW, W H E After returning from the States to the battle zone the shrp operated for several months wrth tast Lmgayen Gulf, rn the Phrlrppme Lrberatlon tampargn Sweepmg 1 uds vert lllldt on Luzou lormow Okmr w tmouvh our shrp Ind no mutt t W 1 1 mtlttts 1Ltou1p111xu1Q rts NL U ,Q t ,Y'.' , i Q r ' ' ' 4 - ' V In 1 X' ' ,x ' Jjrxaijglf K . 'A f . 2 . 7 D , , All D X L tie! V K S 4 Carrier task forCCS, in 5uPPOrtiUg 21mPhibi0us 1andingS at Mindoro and force was extenswe. XX C WCW Fmud UN W its V A t Q t K E ' ' U ' ' ' .. ' . Q J .' 'z' Q Fttl T 4 ' g 3 tx' 1 H1515 .A ' 'r W tt A n f A b .. ., ,ZA , M. ,, . M41-1 KZ, ., . .. 'var . . . Occasionally the weather was our enemy. Northeast of the Philippines, in December of 1944, the ship encoun- tered a severe typhoon. Three destroyers capsized, and extensive damage was incurred by the force. This ship Weathered the storm with only minor damage and two casualties. The dark, ominous clouds, the driving rain and Wind, the gigantic Waves that rocked even the heaviest ships, will long be remembered by our crew. if 0 :s:'.L5g,fLfs53-ye ,A g V - ' K ' '-. . . , K pg, -. . lf-r 1 S 4 nm, M, are I ...nd , A as 'E ,, I . Q. t ' . P K D P . . . In all areas Where our ship traveled, there was beauty, too. Ships silhouetted against the snow- capped mountains in the Aleutians, the jagged island formations of Kerama Retto near Okinawa, the palm-lined beach at Ulithi specked with thatch-rooted huts-those are just a few scencs in wiwzc, most war-weary have found great joy. Favorite ot all is the o View of a brilliant sunset at sea. One often thinks limi mar Natures magnificence by war. ,V ,aff -gffmf i f ez iff 3 . ,fidlivf b . . . Iwo Jima is a name that Americans will long remember. Our part in its capture consisted of air strikes on the Tokyo area, and shore bombardment of the island. itself. Though we were there only a few days, we saw enough evidence to realize the truth of the tribute: Among the men who fought on lwo l valor was a common virtuef' lt was a thrill to be able to r r i i ll a distance offshore, the American Hag raised over Mt, Si know something of how that hilltop was taken. , ir, ' , :ff W'-is , 'gf , ,N ,,,r.,., ,..,. , ang . xr W f Q 13' QR 1 v me .W .M , ,, iw r ' wf , - A ,QH , . - u I A . W www- -, ,gs ,, . ,,,,. wgqwgg WWW 4 ,W- g,,...,...w-..s......-...f -f--f-f -' ' W' --x:45.Qg-L..., 11fl4g ....u. 2 f- Ax, ,......- .Q ' . ....,....w-wx I A L . 5 1 n ' 1 if ' . 1 5 ' ,,,. 'qv ,-ea --ul . fi: fr .- il- aif ' 'E x .J ' ,Jai lm EBM! 1 z-'Q qu A , ' Q. 5 -ig - '?-- J 1 '- '!v' nf 1 E.. nz. 5 -sahi 9 9'0?evw wx 'uf , M-A-f Myrw ' ' W Fnggfg. K, . ew: 'Q L, ,,,,',,, Lf! ' P B' S, lf 5 . fi, 1: 1. 1' ' 1-km isgtif' -' - 1 o 'Q' f .W ww wupvz- '-:A-sl: , . . V. 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Before landings were made on Oki- nawa, the cruisers and battleships blasted away at enemy fortifications and installations. Then troop-laden transports and all types of amphib- ious craft landed wave after wave of our ground forces. Week after week our bombardment continued, day and night, destroying japanese instal- lations, and supporting our fighting men on the island. fv- 5 V . x 4. ' a -...wk . F91 . Fw, .,w, v44 x , ,I M, ff' ,... X ,,, f. ,J , , 'V W-wh, n Z' ' . MM: , W T-'- ' f.'-wffzf. NQ27fff'.7'ffKZ3cH?7' 6102+457 , ,!?Z 2.f.X-.find wmmf' -,1 x ' . ff ,v,f.iz. X'xW1'Q:f-Mx'v4..t- . ,v,,,'Q1:V , 'llll 1 ly f ' 5 vm , ,W 3 N ' ,.,,,,,,f ,W .Wav V H M. A-,W , 1 w.'u1j', Q' 4 ' f. , ff , 1 'A v,,,,,.,Y duff- , mf' E . ' in 11- . ' j1,1', f 1, W 1. fx. '-1-.pave-sgf '- ,,, 4 mar.. x. mpg?-A-J-rn...-511 1.4 ,, A, A ' ...-' ,:,,f V x --',ux.r-N,-,ggzii , ,- . T 1 w ' 1 51? 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After the teamwork of Armv, Navy and Marines had se- cured the place, a few of our men went ashore for a brief look at the devastation and the new American installations built even while the battle raged. 1-, 5' f1'?Y ,ffx 1 1 -- f ' I 5 rm . ,V Y I .fi Qi , Q ' 7fg1 'f' ff3JgA. f 'Qs ., :wfkg ,4 Q- i 'V Q I 13 ? , -3, WMM, ve, . f Q , :fh - E, 2 JQ , k'1,yffflj A .1 A A V V1 . w' 2 -N QX,+ g N Q Q K! av-IB X, x -N , ,, Q Ji . ,Q-1. N IDLE Sunbntizizzg. fdlillg to Tug CHESS .LVL Q A CFENY. 50271 INOXUCIHS 'U' to irmdudp xx'h.1tcx'u 3 Q' V X .L fr' H 1 v Q74 fn X . MC! E 5 4 viz .-3 x .Q F A V- v Qf1,zg'S'5g-qw as F -2 4 0 if 5. J 1 lv lg .4.' K, 'Sai -53113 lfwu. 'S 1' c I Y ' V . f' we ' ' I R! ,iii -,gh N ii . . ' i.. ,Q V .' -1 . ,V l'F'4-XA ,.- 1. my Q--44.-,f . ,, 4 ..',, tl. ,s , -6- , - .N fd 2,15 ss. 1 if ..., 1 A, D Wm iwsf. v.-0 NNT- i N. 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A' N 0 if fi-f. W' ' X, -.,f-n. .uf 1 IN THE PHILIPPINES After operating in the Third Fifth Fleets during the Philippir Liberation, Iwo Jima, and Olqiiiav campaigns, we were assigned to dw in the Seventh Fleet. This tools us f Leyte, Subic: Bay, and Manilag enabled us to have liberty in the up torn but still interesting capita Some men visited Tacloban, Oloi gapo and Guiuan. Talking with or Filipino friends, buying souvenir and sightseeing again, were indee welcome. Recreation on Grand Island at Subic included basebai swimming and hiking. f f nw, ' u ,WM T .M Q ' ffvawnf. rd M? A ., 2 vi Vi 2 Q., M . f , ' 272' ,V If 'WT wr ,Q W 4 'u jffv ,, yy, V ,Q ,,,, v WW 4, V, ,wha ' ,, ,H , ff ,f M ' ,fw ,3,,,, :i ,L E v f uf f ZW if X f f V , ff! X 47 W V f W f ff f ,, , af Q1 Viaz ,7 ffff ,, M947 157 Q Y ,f 47 A XX 4-x. , sw .. .1 an ,Q J' L s wa-,raw s I 5 L Z . 1 4 I r XX,-wwf. X fx sf n y s- .M Q- A .. A... -A! .X ... - . :N A , an-wk 'Nfl' 'J' ,. 13-ftjffs...-T. - ....,., f X.. , gx .... 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Tropical heat was a one to all these now-peaceful men-of-war. ,nf-1-rf L., i' tit SANFRANCISTICS Between December 7, 1941 and October 7, 1945, the ship and its crew: Travcled . ..... 298,000 Miles Crossed the Equator .... . . 24 Times Used . . . 30,242,000 Gallons of Fuel Dil Crossed International Date Line . . . 53 Times Fired . . . . 11,022 8-inch Shells Consumed . 8,783,216 Pounds Edible Provisions Fired . . 24,191 5-inch Shells Drank . . . . 5,241,600 Cups of Coffee Fired . . . 70,243 40-MM Shells Ate . . . 734,400 Pounds of Beef Fired .... . 73,904 20-MM Shells Ate . . 2,040,000 Pounds of Potatoes Flew its Planes . .... 3,714 Hours Ate . . . . 5,760,000 Slices of Bread Suffered . . . 267 Combat Casualties Smoked . . 1,838,780 Packs of Cigarettes Traveled ........... 10 Seas Coral Sea, East China Sea, Bering Sea, Sulu Sea, Philippine Sea, Yellow Sea, South China Sea, Solomon Sea, Mindanao Sea, Pacific Ocean Wow Wink 5566! gefdeae Zend' . V X XS! -x . 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