Steinaker (DD 863) - Naval Cruise Book

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Under the enthusiasm of Cardinal Ximenes, Spain conquered Mers-el-Kebir in 1505, and Oran in 1509, and a third of the Mohammedan population of Oran was massacred. The inquisition was introduced and the fortifications were restored and Oran became the Penal settlement of Spain. In 1708, the Bey of Mascara seized the city, but the Spaniards recovered the city in 1732, but after an earthquake in 1790 when great damage and huge loss of lives wasisuifered, the Bey of Mascara again appeared and a truce was made with the Bey Mohammed, who took possession of the city in 1792 and made it his residence instead of Mascara. After the fall of Algiers, the bey fllassanj placed himself under the protection of the conquerors and shortly thereafter moved to Levant. The French Army entered the city in January 1831, and took formal possession. Oran is the chief port of Western Algeria, the capital of the departments and military division of LIB 4cNow, hear this! Now, hear this! Station the special sea details. As these words come blaring over the intercom, a general fever of excitement begins spreading over the crew. Even the old sea dogs feel it. It won't be long now before the dull and routine life aboard ship will be traded for rich experiences ashore. Yes, its liberty for all hands soon. ccNow all the liberty party lay up to the quarter- deck for inspections: THAT'S IT!! Liberty call 11 Just a Hnal inspection before going ashore. The Navy wants to make sure we are all smart and military in appearance. For, after all, one of the primary reasons for being in foreign port is to give people of other lands a good impression of our Navy and its aims . As we all line up for inspection, we are anticipat- ing the good time we'll have ashore. For some itls the first foreign port, and for others, it's just a renewal u the same name fteehnically one of the three ments in the French lic-public in Algeriul. Uran 18 the head of the Gulf of Uran, 261 miles by rail South-' west of Algiers, 220 miles east of Gibraltar and 130 miles south of Cartagena, Spain, built on the slopes of Djebel Murdjedjo 11900 feetj, and the Fort of Santa Cruz at a height of 386 meters the to east. The city was originally cut into two parts by a ravine, which has for the most part, been covered by boulevards and buildings. West of the ravine lies old port, about which rises what was the Spanish town, but few traces of Spanish occupation remain. East of the ravine, the modern quarter rises, like an amphitheatre and is extending more and more to the northeast and to the southeast along the plateau of Karquenta, where the city's center now lies. A ring of populous suburbs surround the city. Oran is the second city of Algeria in commercial importance, and is a close rival of Algiers. Gross tonnage has reached 16 million tons on the import and export trade. There is no U.S. consulate. The architecture of the city is most representative of the peoples who have conquered and inhabited the city. The mosque and adobe-like construction has been subdued by the influence of the present population which is two-thirds European and one-third Arab. While in the city we visited Mers El Kebir, oft- pictured home of the French Foreign Legion. We went up into the native quarters and purchased rugs and silks, and some made it to the rug factory, twenty- iive miles away. At night we were introduced to some strange new fto us but actually thousands of years oldl dishes such as cccous-cousn and ccshiskebabn. The restaurants and clubs that we want to remember are Cafe de Paris., Crillon, and the Windsor. ERTY of good times had before in the same port or others like it. For every man in the fleet, liberty means some- thing different. To some, it is a chance to capture, through photography, the spots which we read about as a child. To some men, it means a quiet day aSll0l'0-i walking around and enjoying the crowds of a city and the feel of the land. To many others, it is a chance for a good meal at some little spot, almost lost to other sailors. Of course, some men go ashore to forget about things which have grown out of proportion T30 reality. AS you look at the liberty party, you can B66 that the eager-eyed, smooth-faced kids, the salty old sea dogs, and even the reserves are ready for the beaches .You know that whatever the individual sail01 s 15, he will return to the ship, having accomplished its , 5,

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I t Basically a naval warship is at floating f-lu Platform. Our department consists of the men who kee the torpedoes, guns and fire control equipment ifinfvliorking order and the men who keep the fltntidng platform clean and bright. Of all the ship's personnel, approximately one-third are members of the gunna . For ease of administration, the department 15 divided into two major divisions, Deck and Ordnance, headed by the gunnery oflicer. .On this cruise we have had two gunnery officers. Lieutenant lxerr was the head of the department until he was transferred in,March. At this time Lieutenant Dutt took over. The Deck division, consisting, of roughly two- thirds of the department, is run by the First Lieu- tenant. Lieutenant Dutt was our First Lieutenant until March when he was succeeded by Mr. McCarthy. His right hand man is Ensign Twoney fYVe call him o11r Second Lieutenantj. The Deck division is split into the First and Second Divisions. The First division is responsible for the maintenance of the forward half of the hull, and the Second division for the after half. You will meet the Bosn's Mates who run these divisions, and see them and their men at work on the following pages. Some of them can be seen uturning tow. t GUN N ER' S The routine duties of a gunner's mate is to main- tain, repair and operate the mechanical and hydraulic mechanisms associated with the guns. The three groups of gunner's mates aboard the Steinaker are the Main Battery, the 40 Millimeter Battery and the Magazine Crew. In charge of the three groups is Chief Gunners Mate Joe Palermo. This man furnishes in- spiration and leadership to all the GM's under h' is supervision. Hi love of athletics, paper k, d 1IIV.C.T.U. have endeared him to the heartswdfl allahlis oys.. Inventor and patent holder of the cdiberty machmen, the Ch1ef's most used expression is ccpaper Workv PaPe1' Work, Yeah, makes ,em shoot bett , ern. In the main battery we have cc0kien Rebels who is a leading expert on women as well as guns, in charge of mount 51. Barnard, ccOkie'sv striker, is beino' tutored in the ways of a gunner's mate while at libcrtyti as .well as at work. La Russa, who just loves to scrub paint work, has mount 52 under control. Many men in the gun gang believe Chisholm, his striker, is inheritin LaRussa's love of scrubbin aint k g S P Wor . Cossman and ccPossumn Thomas are waves of destruction in mount 53: Gossman is the head bilge cleaner and ccPossumn IS the clown. In charge of the 40 Millim t B ccMattress Backn Turnage, strictleyea reiiiiflgldli Tvliiishlzide wants nothing out of life except to get out of the N y Working for aMattress Backs we have ccMuggSD Ilnoliiiicli-led funlgshl-is many laughs with imitations of P run prize fighter. allam Bone, Ham an i THE GUNNRRX DhPAR I MILNI lhe Urdnant-v division ll mgdg W, ratings 4 tinnne-r's Mates, who keep the an Fire' li0llil'UlIllt'll-. who Iliff! illtil they 5 the right dire-ction: and Torpedomen, who of and fire' our tin fishll and depth C page will bi- de-voted to these gauge of them in at-tion later on. The administration of the Ordnance haudletl by the gun lions , ably assisted by Calnan and linsign Proctor. The top pe-tty oflicers in our department are Cllflls. 'l'bt'y sm' that department policy IB out, trouble shoot. the gear, give advice, and general act as the spokesman for their own They arc: Chit-f' finnner's Mate Palermo, Controhuau Holly. Chief' Torpedoman. and Chief' lloatswainls Mate Walters fwllo says after 22 years hc's di-vided not to make a career the Navy and is going to get outl. W'ell, in a nutshell, that's how our is made up. Nvc think itls the best there is. Afterall, the only reason tlnn, our ship WVHS built was to Garry us in to where we can go to work with Olll' guns, torpedoes and depth charges and .then to carry us back out again. MATES able striker, has a burning ambition to become a mil- lionaire and return to the lliviera and lounge 3l'0l1l1d in a bikini bathing suit. ccDenny Dim-Win: Bordenet keeps his guns shining and shooting. H.D. Bennm, or Bennett 1 is trying to turn the calender around three times as fast and return home to all the P10397 girls. His brother LA. or Bennett 2 is g0iI1g t0 his darndest to beat, his brother home. GJHWSPP streth, after he puts in his twenty, wants to m8lC6 the world his playground and pollute it with KDBTHBCI Old girls... ccWeeli Ends Farrington, as camera as Betty Crable, is bribing the snipes so he C311 beat the stork to North Carolina. . .alirautn Erbstoesser the reputation of making the best coffee in the The Magazine Gang consists of six men by Lillgc, GMI rm.: runner. cuz. tinge being of quiet type aboard ship. but not, so we hear, with the ladies. .Need more be said ? Fuller. U0 himself with the ladies. has thrown them over S0 to devote more time to his new found life RS Master at Arms for the first division. aHipsw an able striker, would sooner cat candy than l1ifV3 company of' a pretty girl and insists he is Stay!!-lg twenty- 44Fislm Fortuna puts it this WBY. aI'd Cat' Spilglletti than slcvpbb. .. t40r workin adds buddies. And who is floil's gift to women ll. - - in.varn,l9ieat.li fso he thinksb. L st but not lottsi have ' D0 D Di Cinque whose treatments for W0l1ld definitely not be recommended by 5110 profession.