San Marcos (LSD 25) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1952

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da out the word was received of the collision of the Carrier WASP and the Destroyer Mine Sweeper HOBSON, Seven ys , both of which were to be part of the Sixth Fleet during our tour of duty in the Mediterranean, one of the Navy's worst f ll h d F ll win closely on the heels of 'the WASP-HOBSON peacetime disasters, put a damper on the enthusiasm o a an 5 Q 0 g disaster, the 5811 Marcos Suffored a minor disaster of her own. A crew member ttuned into sickbay with the MEASLES, and the rumor factory came up with the best scuttlebutt to date, a 30 day quarantine and NO LIBERTY in Gibraltar, the, Gateway to the Medlterraneanfh Fortunately the MEASLES cleared up before the ROCK hove into sight early in the false dawn, May 3rd. The Rock Of Gibraltar D ' ' ' th Task Element along with the other relieving units of the Sixth Fleet, formed entry column and slowly slipped into the Shadow of the Rock to t eir g ' ' th S Marcos down on an ammo. barge, there were trying mo stiff 35 knot wind. With the wind and currents setting e an ments before the moor was completed. Due to the small -size of the settlement and the number of ships present, liberty was greatly restricted. Only a 'few The eneral opinion expressed by these seemed to be that liberty on the lucky crew members and troops got ashore. g ' t d. Many enjoyed the changing of the guard at ROCK was not exceptional. However a few places of mterest were no e ' ha in of the guard' at Windsor Castle in England. Some wandered the Governors Palace, an exact reproduction of the c ng g ed TRAFALGAR CEMETERY in honor of the menwho died in the Battle of through a small but beautiful cemetary nam ' f the ROCK to see as much as was -allowed of the defenses T f l d are interned there. Many took taxi tours o ll t test the defenses of Gib- ra a gar an We were left quite speechless and hoped our Amphibious Attack Group would never have ca o raltar. 41 After a fourteen day fair weather crossmg, e , ' ' ' h ' assi' ned moors amid rain squalls anda

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