Staten Island (AGB 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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.4- 'Tri is ' .,-,.. , .... ,a tigfififeg t lit 3' IHELFHQE rf: 3 revies ' ' ws,-in il NEW PLYMOUTH lf any ship ever reeeived at warmer reception than S'l'.'X'l'EN ISLAND did in New Plymouth, New Zealand, it has escaped our notiee. From the initial greeting at doelqside. complete with the traditional Maori dancers, to the throng many hundreds strong that waved us good-hye the loeal citizenry welcomed the Yankee sailors with open arms and all the gracious hospitality of their homes and families. The ieeln'ealier was the first U.S. naval vessel to put in at this small city on the western eoast of New Zi-aland's North Island, and for one week the routine life of its inhahitants was completely dis- rnpted. For most of ns who had never visited New Zealand be- fore, there were numerous tricks of the trade to become aware of. Any nnmlier of expressions had to he inter- preted. that brutal left-hand traffic rule required con- siderable adjustment. conversion from shillings to dol- lars and hack to hob taxed our mental prowess-but one thing was quite clear: here were people who really knew how to have a good time, and were anxious to see that we did too. And with Seattle almost a month behind, we were ready, willing and able. WARRIORS, WATCHMEN AND WHIRLY-BIRDS: Welcome USS STATEN lSLAND signs decorated every shop window in New Plymouth during the icebreaker's stay, and clearly depicting the amity existing between the two nations, a New Zealand bobby and our own law enforcement specialist, DALRYMPLE, GMC, clasp hands in friendship topper leftj. Meanwhile, MONROE, BMI was in the process of becoming an honorary Maori warrior, complete with ferr cious expression trniddle leftl. After taking the aerial view of the harbor pictured above trightl, the ship's heli- copters thrilled a generation of school children fleftl land- ing right in their own backyard. llv- g,,, , t . .

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. A gl' iff F' ll .4 'Ili W new yin, AND AWAY WE GOL Foster on llre Vlllfl -.-.' th ln W. EQFSP and nweaner than MIKE l-lANlMEl52, Roy wi Sherill DIQLRYM- PLE defends the honor' and lllllO'ff:'!1'Qf of Pnnicef: KOHLER againsf all corners luppe: Ie-ll, -.vlwalo cohort LAHUEK EMS ensures that DAVIS, C53 pum .ea prone: glow ow lhe ships bell lupper righll. The sweelnefls. and ligghf of-mnalecl lily 1. 4 -v mv ' Y .ff- F2 ,ffl , -7' fl.lfxlQlfQHf L!lElXJl, AGI, KOHLER, EM3, Baby YOUNGER, BMP and MONROE, BNN lahoye, rightl Turned info sav- age fury on the forecastle lahove, leffl, as The inifiation orogleegefl past The RoyalCour1lor'1he hapless individuals nkfurecl below.

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