Yorktown (CVA 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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llis Hin' lain i role- tary l as was and We must be ready for fires at any hour. 4 I I i l l om. He on self Our guns will be ready to protect the LADY. know how Men can save a shipmates life if thev 5, X i x 3 X fs 'Z , r i E , l 6! . . Mn Qlnllfflg Valuing A will W VVhen the Yorktown returns from a Cruise many of her men are assigned Hoursuspent on these drills paid off at if Hawaii. ' to new duty. Because many of these , I are replaced by relatively inexperienced ' L personnel, a period of drills and in- struction known as Undrway Training of is organized. . E The LADY, with her crew aboard 4 steamed south toward San Diego for her period of training. I General quarters, condition watches, 2. air defense, abandon ship, man over- E board, and drills of every type were 1- conducted repeatedly until they were Alf done perfectly. L Because of the crises arising in the Near East, the underway training schedule was abandoned. But when the Air Group embarked, the LADY was ready for anything, another tribute to the skill and teamwork of her crew.

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Captain Colestock looks over his new men. With all the pomp and pagentry that the military can muster, Captain Edward E. Colestock assumed com- mand of the Fighting Lady. He relieved Captain Emmet O'Beirne on September 14, 1956. Captain Cole- stock had come from the U. S. Military Mission in Brazil Where he served as Chief of the Naval Section. It Was a proud ship he had taken command ofg one that would soon prove itself in fleet operations. K ang? 0 60l'l'll'l'LCLl'L

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