US Navy Cruiser Ship USS NEWPORT NEWS CA-148 1956 "LIFE ABOARD" CRUISE BOOK

Description

On 4 January 1956 the ship steamed for a tour of duty in the Mediterranean as flagship of Vice Admiral
Ralph A. Ofstie
, Commander Sixth Fleet.
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Vice Admiral Ofstie was relieved on board by Vice Admiral Harry Donald Felt on 12 April in
Barcelona
, Spain. Commander Sixth Fleet transferred his flag to
USS
Salem
on 21 May at Gibraltar. The ship returned to Norfolk, Virginia on 29 May 1956. The ship visited the city of
Newport News
over the Fourth of July holiday, leaving Norfolk 2 July and returning 5 July. During the trip from Norfolk to Newport News, 250 dependents took part in the first dependents' cruise in the ship's history. From 16 July to 24 August, she participated in Midshipman Cruise Charlie as flagship of Commander Cruiser Division TWO. Visits were made at New Orleans, Louisiana, Balboa, Canal Zone, and Guantanamo Bay. While transiting the Panama Canal, Rear Admiral Ira H. Nunn relieved Rear Admiral E. R. McLean, Jr. as Commander Cruiser Division TWO. On 19 September she entered the
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
for overhaul, remaining at Norfolk through Dec. 1956