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| U.S.S. Allen M. Sumner DD-692 | ||||
| 1953 Cruise Book | ||||
This is the story of the USS Allen M. Sumner and her Deployment to Korea - April to October 1953 |
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The cover of our Cruise Book |
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The Ports of Call for our World Cruise |
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Our passengers - The DESRON 16 Staff |
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The Ship's Company in Norfolk April 23, 1953 |
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SUMNER's history up to 1953 - Page 1 2 |
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The story of our cruise - Page 1 2 3 4 |
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Underway and pass by the Rock of Gibraltar |
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Our first Liberty port Athens - Page 1 2 3 4 5 |
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Transit the Suez Canal - Page 1 2 |
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On to Ceylon (present day Sri Lanka) - Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
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There's nothing like Liberty in Manila - Page 1 2 |
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Operations at sea, highlining and unrepin' - Page 1 2 |
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Time to meet King Neptune - Page 1 2 3 4 |
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Map of the our Korean War operating zone |
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Our first Japanese port, Yokosuka Page 1 2 3 4 5 |
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Everybody smile for the camera Page 1 2 3 |
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Back to Japan, this time Nagoya - Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
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On to Hakodate, Japan - Page 1 2 |
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Then it's Sasebo - Page 1 2 3 4 |
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A little work in the harbor - Page 1 2 3 |
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Time for some Hula girls - Page 1 2 3 |
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Back to the Main Land, Frisco - Page 1 2 |
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Another Canal, this time Panama - Page 1 2 |
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Back where we started - Page 1 2 |
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The End |
A Sincere Thank You to Ronald "Jeff" Clevenger who let us borrow his Cruise Book for scanning
