Yorktown Apollo Recovery (CVS 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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ll.: sf PRESS CUNFERENCE--Chilean press ash Capt Fifield ques- tions during press conference in Yorlztown's Wardroom. PRESS DEBARK--Members of EXPLAINING DISPLAY--Ens Anthony ll1S0gHCl explczins a the Chilean press debarh. display on the hangar deck to Chilean Liisitors. E , pW Xa fish APULLU s Bic HlT--Chileans four flight deck where the TUUR C0Pf Ffff?'d Shows NASA boilerplate was the biggest hit two ch'lean adm'raIs the 'P 37 ship during a tour. age

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Fir t Stop- -Valparaiso, Chile YURKTOWN lN VALPARAISO HARBOR--resting easily at anchor in the Valparaiso harbor, the Fighting Lady spent three days in the Chilean port. A The first stop on her 13, 800-mile trip af- round Cape Horn was at the seldom-visited port of Valparaiso, Chile. The Fighting Lady dropped anchor in Valparaiso harbor for three days on March 7. .Thu entry into the harbor was heralded by a 21 gun salute to the President of Chile, folf lowed by a 13 gun salute to the Commandant of the First Naval Zone. The salutes were answered by Chilean shore batteries which made our arrival very impressive. On the first day -the Fighting Lady was visited by the Governor of Valparaiso, the Mayors of Valparaiso and neighboring Vina dellvlar, andranking Chilean Naval officers. During the stop we hosted nearly 11, 000 Chil- ean visitors during two days of open house. The Chilean people visiting the ship were fascinated by the size of the Fighting Lady , and the NASAboilerplate of the Apollo 8 re- coverywe had on display. Departmental dis' plays in Hangar Bay One were also a big hit with the Chilean people. . Cver 120 crewmembers were given person- ized tours of Valparaiso and Vina del Mar by the Chilean Navy. Tours of LaLigua and Sanf- tiago were offered by the Chaplain's Office. The people of Valparaiso and neighboring Vina del Mar were very friendly and although there was a language barrier fSpanish is spoken in Chile5,the friendly smile andhelping hands of the Chilean people eliminated any confusion in communicating. We off loaded over five tons of Handclasp materialsg clothing, medicines, soap and sporting equipment. These items, donated by United States manufacturers, were to be distributed by the U.S. Naval Mission in Chile, to needy Chileans. The Yorktown participated in two popular sports- golf and basketball--against Chilean Navy teams. Although the Fighting Lady lost inboth competitions , the good admiration and fellowship of the Chilean Navy was gained. The comment heard among most crewmem- bers after visiting Valparaiso was that this is the friendliest port I have visited . g Page 36

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U lf , , . 125,74 cn, as 1 W. ' ' V -ff. W X l so W. fy' l.,1....-. PRETTY GIRLS--Three Chilean girls ia- bouel are photographed on the street in Valparaiso, while irightl Yorktown crewmember snaps photo for a remem- brance of his visit. X. J' I XQVZW 1 IZQQQQQQM 1 . rr' fi 4 . 1' f , t W 'f5u.x.i'r,,4, , M,-5?A,r'-W, I ,gf-L it .M GETTING DIRECTIONS--Four Yorktown sczilors chat muith two Page 38 while on liberty. Valparaiso girls