Stribling (DD 867) - Naval Cruise Book

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,lm X ,, i'3':i?5 . ., . Y g.WKl as IN MEMORIAM It is with profound sorrow that we must record the untimely death of our shipmate Richard Schoof ,J r., Chief Commissaryman. He willbe remembered by those of us who knewhim for his deep insight, buo- yant spirit, and his personal initia- tive .... i 'il iii- K 51 ... may 1,

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I F ENGINE ROOM BLOWS ITS' TOP Twenty miles off the coast of North Africa in the Mediterranean Sea was the scene of a disaster which claimed few lives. The Empire Windrush, ' ' the Far East when an engine a British troopship, was on its way home from room explosion sent fire and choking smoke sweeping through the ship. Four crewmen in the engine room were killed by the blast. Personnel a- ' ' d their families on board numbered 1428, mostly military personnel an d the Suez Canal Region. their way home from the Far East an ' ' ' b the Captain. Calm- Orders to abandon ship were given immediately y en and children aboard were put ly and with no sign of panic, the 277 wom ' ide laughing, joking and into lifeboats. Many acted like bathers at a seas , Th'n s of any size that would float were keeping the children amused. i g lif rafts Within two hours all pitched overboard for use as improvised e . 1424 passengers and crewmen had been rescued by four other ships which 'bed as one of the most spec- converged on the area. The rescue was descri tacular in naval history.

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CRUISE STATISTOLOGYH Upon completion of our world cruise which occured from 28 August 1 to 9 'April 1954, it is interesting to note how far we have travelled, pla we've been, oceans and seas crossed, and the number of actual days at sea and in port. The following figures represent some of the outstanding sta 1 tics of the cruise . . . Total distance travelled 5 52, 323 miles Food Consumation 3 159 tons Total fuel expended I 2, 591, 849 gallons Water made on board I 2, 756, 917 gallons Total length of time in port : 80 days Total length of time at sea : 145 days Ports of Call Arrival Dates Balboa, Panama 4 Sep 1953 San Diego, California 11 Sep 1953 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 21 Sep 1953 Midway Island 26 Sep 1953 Yokosuka, Japan 3 Oct 195.3 Sasebo, Japan 4 Dec 1-953 Nagasaki, Japan 28 Jan 1954 Hong Kong, China 15 Feb 1954 Singapore, B. C. C. Singapore 22 Feb 1954 Colombo, Ceylon 1 MHFI954 Bahrein, Saudi Arabia 9 MaI'1954 Port Said, Egypt 19 MHF1954 Naples, Italy 22 Mar1954 Ville Franche, France 25 Mar1954 Lisbon, Portugal 30 MHI1954 Norfolk, virginia U. s. A. 9 API' 1954 Seas Crossed Oceans Gros Carribean Pacific Sea of Japan Indian Yellow Sea Atlantic South China Sea Arabian Sea Red Sea Mediterranean In addition, we can also record having gone through the Panam? and Suez Canals, entered the Persian Gulf and towards the end of our cruise pas G s the Atlantic Oce , through the Straits of Gibraltar. After our voyage acros. it was a welcoming sight to see the shore line of the United States.