Staten Island (AGB 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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, 8 . lr' .a..... U! NEW ZEALAND After spending the weekend of 25-27 November at Melbourne, Australia, the Staten Island crossed the Tasman Sea, rounded the southem end of New Zealand, and arrived at Port Lyttelton on 3 Decem- ber. During this first stop at Lyttelton, the crew of Staten Island was kept busy loading aboard supplies to be taken to NAF Mclfiurdo fphoto, lower leftj. Lyttelton, the main seaport for Christchurch and for the Advance Headquarters of CS. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, is situated within a rim of vol- canic hills. The rugged beauty ofthe harbor later proved to be a welcome sight on rf-turn visits frort the Antarctic. .lfter working hours, rcany of the crew found tirif- to visit Christchurch and to Cf-0 the neighboricg C0-inlrjsiile fupper rightj. Cathedral 4l'iLlfxl'l' frniddlt- rizhti. if tie he-ir: of Chrif-1tf:hurr'h's business -li-Itrif-r., l f--'1r'-+- ri fzif-iiiir landmark and mf-r-tins around fur sailors :isifirf-. Kiwi.- formerl friends among thv- New If--ilsm-'l+-rs. 'vw' e w-.--rw rilvlf- tn visit mrirc- mitljying :ir--fb sm Smit? l'l'1. ?ll, :fi-'lu-iirig Mount Cool-: nnfl tht- niftgnifiw-nf Nrittf-rc XE:--. Thr- ship rc-visits'-fl tim- fllristf-lrurvl. :in--L Ffw- T H- in Jnnunry, for rf-fiuppli. :md r--liwifiorz fills-.u'f,1 W-r 'ir-t trip to the hYll.IlI'l'Ufl. lluriny rlpi- wi--ir, tu-.fi 'uf'-'--+si',-- Hlllfllfl pflrfil-s, f-milillnr' 'mil uf rf-H lr'--A bi ttf!-fzi, avr-- hr-ld nt the l'.5. Navi. ltnll-QI,---l Nl--H5 f'l-ii '1' ll'iri---.-mil -lirport, nnfl were lmth W-ry 4'fllHlv7LlPl . ll fhirrl stop :it Puri l.ytf.o-Item wpi-1 P117 -1i1-'wrt im T lprzl, four days uftvr nrrivril, when the 5l':lfl'li I+! mf! ww -1- -rd--r---l underway to tnkf- up nn iw---in -ftritifm tr nifv- il., for -.-.Q--ul..-r 0l7R0rVM.l0n. Thi' lnfiirrl-nllnn gfzilrii-fl '-L L-- 'i -'fl iw 1+-Ji-Y in tht- evacuation of the l'.9.5. lfflif-to .mil - --rtiy iff--rwfiril. gf 3 Ruseiinn ru-it-ntisr wlus new-il--il lp-'Vlilih-fl r's---livml HLl.9ntlOn. llt'!,ul'nifi1g frurr: this rwfs-au-uk fllilh, li--r' flTl'll participation in De-4-pfre-f-ze '61 -u'fiwiri+-+, the -Liv spf-nt three rlilys Visiting llvllingtlm, 'S--iw ff-'iirml's -'gipzf-il. flower righlj. q .

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finffiigirlff I ' ' -H PORTLAND Almost 8,000 miles from Seattle across the Pacific to the southwest, STATEN ISLAND entered the recently modernized harbor facility of Portland, Australia, on 18 November 60. This thriving young sea port town of 5,000 people was celebrating the official opening of a new harbor, and STATEN ISLAND was privileged to join in the festivities. Portland is located on the southern coast of Australia, a bit to the east. The expanded port will serve a large farm and cattle area, making markets closer and more economical. This fine harbor is an example of a peoples faith in themselves and the future growth and development of their community. The crew had passed inspection and was ready for port. The sun was shining as STATEN ISLAND slid in alongside the H.K. Anderson Wharf to be greeted by official representatives of Portland, including His Wor- r ship The N1:i5-or. along with Hundreds of townspeople curious to see the I, .N Navy lu-liresilier. This was indeed 3 good port of call for STATEN ISLAND sailors, as many new friends were made and the hospitality ofthe people of Portland left nothing to be desired. STXTI-IN ISIAND opened her gangway to the city of Portland durim! her stay the-re and gave personal escort to more than 5,000 visitors. lloth the guides and visitors enjoyed the pleasure of each others COWPZIDX. The harbor was declared officially open on Saturday, 19 Novem- ber, hy Sir Dallas Brooks, the Governor General of Victoria, Au- stralia. Faptain Larson of STATEN ISLAND was an honored guest of the official party. During the visit a special meeting of the Portland Town Council was held. during which gifts were exchanged between Portland, lustralia and Portland, Maine. Mayor N.G. Nic0l,LL.B., presented the captain with a copy of the book Story of a Port , a history of Portland, personally autographed by the author Mr. Noel Learmouth. l Delparture from Portland, Australia, was a reluctant one, but the ' d Joi a. ea would not wait. On 24 November STATEN ISLAND de- parted for Christchurch, New Zealand, via Melboume Australia, I after a Thanksgiving feast of turkey and cranberry sauce. !I , 1

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ROSS SEA EXPEDITION STATEN ISLAND departed McMurdo Sound 19 December to conduct a series of oceanographic tests iii the Ross Sea. Thirty one ocean stations were successfully completed by' 1 January- Seven Scielltists representing the physical, chemical, meteorological, biological, and geological branches ofoceanography, assisted by STATEN ISLAND personnel made the survey, the first such systematic survey to be com- pleted in Antarctic waters, Studies were made on the properties of sea water, such as temperature, salinity, oxygen, and inorganic phosphate content. Water and bottom sediment samples were taken to determine Organic Carbon Cdiitgnt, which will help to determine the marine life this particular region will support. It is interesting to note that marine life is abundant in Antarctic waters and ranges from the microscopic drifting plankton to the blue whales, which are the worlds largest mammals. Meteorologists studied the interaction between the sea and atmosphere, probing for facts concerning the origin of weather. A study of topography of the continental shelf and the character of its sediment may lead to valuable information on the structure of the continent. Streaming astern of STATEN ISLAND was a magnetomcter, an instrument measuring the earth's magnetic field, from which an interpretation of the underlying geologic structure of the ocean floor may be made. Having spent Christmas and New Year's day in tho Ross Sea, ST.-X'l'FlN ISL XND returned to New Zealand on 7 January, bringing back over 300 gallons of sea water samples, taken from i :trying depths down to 6000 feet, for the Study of Carbon 14 content by the Le Monte Geophysical Institute of Columbia University. ,,-, hw g r ,.t. Q47 . , wa.- . - M U . I A ,mtv - . .. 0 - Q --iq... :- A 1 K , ,,-,fi . W-A ......, .-.- A. 'ii 'X- W 'W .Q-if 3-ns- 9 -'lhgt ix 1 Spulling cliffs of white stand out, high, in beauty bold R , a y Mid young ice flees small and stout, die, her 5,5315 hold ,-. -equga,