Zellars (DD 777) - Naval Cruise Book

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.,,. A T ,,..ii Bermuda brought one fat encouraging note, however, NATO liberty hours, that is 0100 for non-rated men and 0700 for those who had the crows, capacity and money to take advantage. Following the movements of aforeign SOPA wasn't always so tough. Liberty gave us a first real oppor- tunity to get to know people on the other ships of the squadron. NATO headquarters were set up at spots like the Hog Penny, and everyone sat down to the serious business of arguing about which navy was the absolute worst. Firm friendships were the usual result. PN1 Barber went to the extent of sending off .. , '..:Z mf, iv -' ' fi. L' fait 5, 'TQ3?i. ?'d?f?'EEi?f -haf 54 I' to , r . two pounds of tea to an English buddy to make up for the loss incur- red at Boston a few years back. And, oh yes, it is not a hoax, the British and Dutch navies are not dry. Having a couple of bars crammed with friends eager to buy you a drink right in the same nest was certainly a change. lf this was what the Com- modore meant by his cross polleni- zation program, there was much to be said for it. The deadliest potion in the NATO arsenal has to be a Dutch contraption called Borrel. Some claimed ruefully that after taking one, you didn't have to shave for a week. 4442 The Queen, God Bless. Sullivan on board BERWICK. Following our stay in Bermuda, the squadron moved on to the first major exercise of the cruise, Spring- board '67 . Springboard gave us all a chance to get a first look at how the other fellows operated. Numerous drills, highline transfers, and re- Feller on the town. plenishments created great respect on ZELLARS for the sailors of Britain and the Netherlands. Few will forget the competitive spirit on BERWICK and ZELLARS off Culebra the evening both ships shot perfect scores on an illumination shoot. A , Q 4 'j,,,f,a,:. gggg ,1 g1.V',.,J. .P

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ROTTERDAM LONDON LONDON BERGEN HAMBURG N IAGARA FALLS

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The pattern for Springboard was a week at sea and the weekend in San Juan. San Juan: city of two Hiltons, Gatsby's, the Scene , and Pig Alley, While many of us had been there before, you certainly will never hear a complaint about San Juan. One morning, Commodore Visee rode ZELLARS into port. It was a warm, wg sunny day and the Captain was hold- ing forth on the bridge on the ad- vantages of shipping over in the American Navy: Free movies,good chow, travel, adventure . . . , Cold beer? , the Commodore interjected. For once Erik didn't have a come- back. ni .E-'gt' Clockwise from upper left: Juttner at flight quartersg 'Charlie' Farris during highline detailg Beebe and Lapan preparing for torpedo shoot.