San Marcos (LSD 25) - Naval Cruise Book

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Early risers the morning of 12 September in Santa Margherita observed the San ivlarcos slip in and drop the hook , We 'A lose b in a small town known as Rapalle. Here were quite alone in Santa Margherita, although the USS LLOYD was c Y again the Captain was S.O.P.A. , I The country around Santa Margherita is very mountainous, just behind the be?-CHSS, S0312 Of Whlch are VCYY fine, the terrain becomes very rough. Shore Line around Santa Margherita seen from the ship. View of the Shore Line on the road to Genoa,

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I 1 i if Q S f 'e 4 2 3 il s While in Santa Margherita bya combination of . d win and sea , some of the crew had their first overni ht Liberty since departure from the states , g ile here we were offered a combination tour of- Floren P' aboard really enjoyed this tour. especially 3 personal look at Elf, L isa and Venice, in the big economy size. The tourists Approximately 25 miles away was Genoa m e eaning TOWBI' of Pisa ' . 311 f th . . ' entertainment. ' Y O e lads spent their llberty in Genoa bringing back tales of very fine Local Merchants in Genoa. ber of En lish tourist around the d f the season and there were a great num g We were fortunate in catching the Tail en o , , t0Wn who gave us quite a bit of valuable and helpful information concerning the transportation facilities to Genoa and Other small neighboring towns, also some very timely information about the best local bright spots in any particular city or town in the region. ' We sailed happily from Italyrthat September 18, for it meant we were that much closer to the day when we were to get relieved, d ome of the scuttlebutt was fantastic. hl discussed day after day an s he Pfolpect of being relieved was thoroug y