1959 Cruise Book

This is the story of the USS Allen M. Sumner and her Deployment to the Mediterranean and Middle East - February to August 1959. The Squadron produced a cruise book with all members in one volume. The following includes highlights of the book which relate to the Sumner.
The "Brass"
	ComDesRon 16 - Captain Charles W. Travis
	ComDesDiv 162 - Captain W. R. Glennon
	Captain Oller on one of the Squadron Skippers pages
	Sumner's history up through 1958.
	Introduction to the Sumner pages
	The "XO" LCDR J. M. Ellis
The Divisions
		1st Division
		2nd Division
		3rd Division
		O Division
		C Division
		M Division
		R Division
		S Division

The photo history of our deployment
	Why we were there. . .
	Duties of a Destroyer
	Preparation
	Pier Activities
	Dependents
	Cast off lines
	Atlantic Crossing
	Ports in March
	Foreign Merchandise
	Foreign money, before the advent of the Euro
	April Ports
	Palma, Mallorca
	Seamanship
	Summer Ports

A Sincere Thank You to Charles "Ed" Williams who let us borrow his Cruise Book for scanning