Sarasota (APA 204) - Naval Cruise Book

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Liberty ports serve three purposes, liberty, recreation, and upkeep. We were con- p ,1 RECREATIU ,,i.x...r X X-f JV? stantly mindful of upkeepg liberty was there for the taking and we took as much as j A we could get. We grasped recreation rapidly too. Softball became the popular med- , l ' ium, and teams were organized on every level. Some games were good and some ip were murder. We played teams from other ships with varying degrees of success. There were also basketball and baseball games, but these often became secondary , E I ri ' 1 Q . I 2 A I lF sports due to the lack of facilities. Beach parties, tempered by cool beer, provided .- amusement for swimmers and sun-worshipers alike. Happy hours at sea gave us some , Q . Q A l laughs, and the promise of prizes added greatly to the store of talent which appeared g on the scene for all of us to enjoy. E va 5 l 1 With swimming completed, the Happy Hour contestants line it l boys settle down for Schlitz. up 'For judging. John won! F 2 l ll I. 1 5 il i Q 4 ,Yi 'V l P'-vw r l E X 5 N . at .Sr M' you have there friend Casey fi, dz . sg X XX X 5 x is sX .sg sX X I . Y. 5 . X 5 M E. X sX 4 ,. 3, il X ig 'i.5.QQXfsX--sw X X , e 1 . SX N X Y Q ' ' w X.. x skssxg C, X , XS XX Q .sv X ' sr XY i t X- 'X1 ki X X is Xt X t NX ,f X e I X X . X X X. X X . X . 3QXF.f X X X ,. X X X s - X sf. ts. X XX sk X X. so s X Q X XX A X qw Q,.T1 XX 5 Y 'f Xs . M . 1 s 1 X Xi - . 1 is XNXSXXXX XSKxXNsiXXWt5f5 X sg. s S ' X91 XX W' Q 1 1: -1 ' 9 A . Q- Q X F 3 s T ti ., 5 Q s fx 'S . , .. of X , 1' A . . f.. . 2 Q X .- ,- Q t .- ,. f - X . ,. , . . ,. . .. l X . w . . K X XX X gk f Q . Q - - . 1 5 N ya X13 , Q wk ,, . Ka: 3 s Z .4 . , ff - X . ' X . X . Xt - 1 X it XI at 1 .XXX ' 1' . ' 5' Y - - - 'e- ,, , 1 'Z .... ' ill X, W- Y - X X 'X ' K j ll .si itygsnig - XX . . ' ff? b t'T- 4 ,V X - Q LXIZQLZ' sir. ' t ' x xiugggs A . is X X. ,M , r K .XQN . Q . Q . X sn., 5 A. .s a.:...Q.q, . r.,..N,, K H . - 1 XX V -V Xi i . -f g , ,515 .. .V N N V . A .N 5, qs, Ai il A i . ! x p 'A 1 rg. K . ' It xx X i S X ,xg .. ,VK A za QV l v. ,f O -A H ' ,Q .- , J -.p .1 ,N I EN A . X. . E T '. ' - ' . I I 1 x' N I -r ' V 5 X X. -ff. ' if, X X' ' r'-' e . X XX 95 in 5 .gi fix 1 f' 'K ' ' L25 Q. X' F. X ' as I' .. A ,V K X W , f x f ww A . .. g A X . vm X .X ri . r 1, V . .A . . gs N . 'f ,, - 5 9 4 f Q t X X .Q . ,Qi X .. to 1 - R . 1: . . - jg ' S I k ' ' t p X X. K X px .L S.. ,X ts p X , .VVS N sm . 1 ,. x 1. J . 4 0 N X X .A 1 vs Q w A ,M X g. -, vii' ,l 4 3 f ,s ..-3 ., ' , t A E ii 1 X W X Q: ,F U -Q YQ. .. I gf . V, . I , 3 i I Q X if 5 f X . . . I .X L , X ' X Q X X 'fs . XM x x 'r if t -X X gf fs We -Xie 1 xhX .,-f' A, ' -,X 4 .' Q .. - ff. '- , . -.K Wy 'Sr K' Xt s1X X sl ,Flu X K s I ' 'X J' 1 I 1 to V X fw 5 .ii v' F X- . ttt- ' t X - X ' f I ' Q.. ' X'X'X p ' ' 35' . X ? 5 Q- ' p X g it I X' X :Tn 0 h .F I ' . E 1 V X e , N ' . -X i- J.. 41 , t X .iss IS a ml t ower u swm , -X v rx xX 1 I X N .-s,,t t rv , R X I -X li ,h s, 4- X, W .' N as 'H Q ' . . - . - - f I' '. s . X 'K Eh ' f 12 ' X s 3 ' ' ' f - ' .. L. , st ' R - X-V. . X ,. fi.. V '

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llELlGl0 1 f i 1 ilwavs there No one can say that there was a lack of ri-liuion on the Cruise. It vas 1 ' V ' 'ra - 'i s '- t 'er the spiritual needs for those who wished to shart- in it. filliaplain lx ii 1 loolufl ilt It w ' -s i lilw, 'liherv were few Sundays of Protf'stants. jewish, flrt-els Ui'tliml4w. and t ithi lit 1 s. iss. t X split of him heing when Chaplain 0'l1rit-ii was not on hoartl to it Nli intl tht i higlt-lined front ship to Nililt lwiutiiit' at vontriioii sight. lt is I olics hencfited niore from tht- tiriiisi- 1 irohahly true that Cath- th in ani ot' tht- others. as tours to ltome gave m it It i t it tht lio at-, it not to haw an audience with him. many of them a c'hant-v z -1 s s -K ' tt I iathetlrzil tlit-rt-. lint Creek Orthodox men At Palma. Mass was ht-lil in tht- huge- l shi is in the Yavy which has had a Creek faired well too. as this was ont' ot tht- tvw I Orthodox Minister aboard, Chaplain Karras and members ot his church party are seen outside the Greek Orthodox Church in Naples, ltaly, When in port, it possible. services were held ashore under a more religious atmosphere than was possible on the ship. Us '- ve '55 '6 A' . .':f 1 5? n ff' ' i 1 i ,Jf , gy , x. , My 1:1 -ii' Vs., ln order to carry out his duties as a chaplain, Father O'Brien had to be transported from Ship to ship while underway. This was usually done by high-line, but the precarious trip over the water never bothered him at all. T Lx i 1 l Q ' O N' rim s- f tx - sr..s,..,,,,. i 'ri-S' '95 xv T' Wh! , mf-A

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L 4 ,gh .J S Vf 01 SOFTBALL TEAM-Froni' Row, lefl fo righh McAbee W Clo+hey G., Marlin C., Springman R., Sfovall J., Baclr Row' K UT, xf if Kovafch P., Dillaonardo W., Sfriclcland R., Collier G. BASEBALL TEAM-Fronl' Row, leff fo righf: Hersficlw N., Flailz J., Williams F., Clofhey G.. Back Row, Vedomsky J., Spufo S., Swanson D.. Polhemus W., Pafnode D. F, g,,.,, 7 Y BASKETBALL TEAM - Back Row, lefl' lo riglwfg Lewis R., Wurn L., Swanson D., Flaih J., Haines L., Bressanl' J. Qn-w-5 Z-KAW,