Toledo (CA 133) - Naval Cruise Book

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VADM Russell S. Berkey. Com. SEVENTH Fleet, made TOLEDO his flagship upon departure of RADM Charles C. Hartman, ComCruDiv THREE. The change of command, a double switch between HELENA and TOLEDO, started a new volume of our WesPac story. To- CA-133 came Vice Admiral Berkey, bringing with him his Seventh Fleet staff of nearly a hun- dred officers and men, to HELENA went Rear Admiral Hartman, ready to continue his duties with the Japan forces in a new flagship. Soon after the interchange of flags, off we sailed on 10 February for a two- day stop at A pra Harbor, Guam, sunny southern island of the Marianas group. Here the beaches and pools claimed most of the attention. The harbor that once held battle- wagons, carriers, cruisers, and multitudes of smaller vessels now had to be content with only us. Training and exercising is never easy, and under a tropic sun it was real work. Never- theless, we pitched in to do the job, and by the time the ship steamed by the rocky island bastion of Corregidor at the entrance of Manila Bay, TOLEDO was looking and azcting' like a real man-o-war. For the Qhrst time in years, we moored to a buoy-this one at Sangley Point, our new base, and the liberty lure of Cavite. ,jauthwwwl Bntuwl . . . The Guam stop included swimming, shuffleboard. We entered Manila Bay past the island fortress of Corregidor. First visit to Cavite required directions from the local constabula I ,,,!!,, A , ,T Mi . 1-i-'wins s - . t, L',SQ,i fg,i- .X as X: f K X s - Q Q ' . . A ,,., .K X. . x lg cf if K x K QNX X X . st . . . ,?