Allen McNelly's Deck Department Patch
"Click" on the Deck Department Patch to see Allen's larger, original scan of his patch.




Allen McNelly's
1966 - 67 Mediterranean Cruisebook

This Cruisebook was "hand carried" from Sacramento, California, after visiting with Allen at RailFair99.
Allen, thank you for letting me borrow this piece of USS Columbus History for others to see and enjoy. I thoroughly enjoyed visiting with you and RailFair99
John

Allen served on board the USS Columbus CG-12 from September 1966 until May 1968.
You can see Allen in the 1966-67 Cruisebook on Page 14.
(My first EMO, LTJG George Tyrrell can be seen right below Allen's Picture)
Allen can also be seen in the Lantmidtraron Cruisebook on Page 23 (Dept. Heads)
You can also see his fine pronouncement, on Page 54 , that he wrote about New Orleans.
And on Page 56 Allen believes that is himself (hat on), with Bosun Spidle,
at Special Sea Detail heading up the Ole Miss for New Orleans.

Allen reported aboard as CIC Officer (Combat Information Center)
and later was made a department head as 1st LT.
Allen McNelly retired from the Navy in 1969.
His present "duties" are husband, father and volunteer at the
California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California.

That is where I meet Allen a couple of years ago.
I happen to decide to wear my Columbus hat into the California Railroad Museum on a very "quick look" during a lay-over at the Sacramento, CA. RR Station, just a block away (almost didn't do it because of a late train).
I was on a train trip with my Mother taking her to Denver for Christmas.
I walked by Allen (audio actually captured on my camcorder) and I heard
"Were you really on the Tall Lady". --- Yes, Mr. McNelly, I did and am sure glad we meet, Sir.
Talk about "chance meetings" -- I almost did not go into the museum, I almost didn't wear my hat ---- go figure.

One more comment. Allen told me that looking at the Lantmidtraron Cruisebook brought back memories such as when Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller put on a show on the fantail while we were at Ponce, Puerto Rica.
So, visitors, make sure YOU visit ALL the Cruisebooks for good memories.

I have included a picture taken on my video camera moments after meeting him.
As you see he is a real Railroad Buff!!!     (and proud of it    :-)


There are some great pictures of CG-12 in this cruise book!!

Front Cover

Inside of Front Cover

In order to make the photos larger, most of the pages have been "trimmed".

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Mediterranean 1966 - 67 Cruisebook

Page 1
Opening Page		 Page 2
Ship's History, Pg1		 Page 3
Ship's History, Pg2		 Page 4
Photo
Captain L. Stecher
Page 5
Captain L. Stecher's Bio		 Page 6
Photo
XO CDR V. Warriner		 Page 7
CDR V. Warriner's Bio		 Page 8
Photo
RADM John Bulkeley
Page 9
RADM John Bulkeley's Bio		 Page 10
Photo
Captain S. Sadler		 Page 11
Captain S. Sadler's Bio		 Page 12
Staff Officers
Page 13
Departments
"Lets Get Started"		 Page 14
Operations Department		 Page 15
OR Division		 Page 16
OI Division
Page 17
OI Division		 Page 18
OE Division
(I remember about 18 of these guys!!)		 Page 19
OS Division		 Page 20
Weapons Department
Page 21
T-1 Division		 Page 22
T-2 Division		 Page 23
T-3 Division		 Page 24
T-4 Division
Page 25
T-5 Division		 Page 26
T-6 Division		 Page 27
T-7 Division		 Page 28
Fifth Division
Page 29
Sixth Division		 Page 30
Nice Photos		 Page 31
Nice Photos		 Page 32
Marine Detachment
Page 33
Marine Detachment		 Page 34
Marine Photos		 Page 35
Engineering Department		 Page 36
A Division
Page 37
A Division		 Page 38
B Division		 Page 39
B Division		 Page 40
E Division
Page 41
E Division		 Page 42
M Division		 Page 43
M Division		 Page 44
R Division
Page 45
R Division		 Page 46
Photos		 Page 47
Deck Department		 Page 48
First Division
Page 49
First Division		 Page 50
Second Division		 Page 51
Third Division		 Page 52
Fourth Division
Page 53
Fourth Division		 Page 54
First Lieutentant
Photos		 Page 55
Photos		 Page 56
Photos
Page 57
Supply Dept.
Photos		 Page 58
S-1 Division		 Page 59
S-2 &S-4 Divsion		 Page 60
S-3 Division
Page 61
S-5 Division		 Page 62
S-6 Division
Photos		 Page 63
X-Division		 Page 64
Photos
Page 65
Navigation
A Photo of The Bridge		 Page 66
Medical & Dental		 Page 67
Photos
UGH!!!!		 Page 68
MD Photos
Page 69
The Staff
A Photo of the Mess Decks??		 Page 70
The Staff
(Photo-Marines)		 Page 71
The Band
Photos		 Page 72
The "Unique"
Photos
Page 73
Underway		 Page 74 & 75
The Mediterranean Sea
Map		 Page 76
San Juan
Photos		 Page 77
Nice Photos
Page 78
St Thomas
Photos		 Page 79
Gibralter
Photos - Where??		 Page 80
Turnover-Pollensa Bay
Sister ships		 Page 81
Naples, Italy
Photos
Page 82
Nice Photos		 Page 83
Roma
Photo		 Page 84
Nice Photos		 Page 85
Nice Photos
Page 86
Superb Photos!!		 Page 87
Rome
Nice Photos		 Page 88A
Valletta, Malta
Nice Photos		 Page 88B & 89A
Valletta, Malta
Nice Photos
Page 89B
Valletta, Malta
Nice Photos		 Page 90
Underway in Color
Nice Photos		 Page 91
Sicily
Nice Photos		 Page 92
Catania, Sicily
Photos
Page 93
Navplion Bay, Greece
Opps!!!!		 Page 94
Eastern Med
Photos		 Page 95
Izmir, Turkey
Photo		 Page 96
Photos
Page 97
Photos		 Page 98
Photos		 Page 99
Photos		 Page 100
Photos
Page 101
SOS - The sinking of the "Heraklion"		 Page 102
Collage of Photos		 Page 103
More of the Collage of Photos		 Page 104
Vertical Replenishment
Photos
Page 105
More Replenishment
Photos		 Page 106
Athens , Greece
Merry Christmas
Photos		 Page 107
Athens
Photos		 Page 108
Taranto,Italy
New Years
Photos
Page 109
Taranto
Photos		 Page 110
Golfe Juan - Cote D'Azar
Photos		 Page 111
OFF DUTY
Photo		 Page 112
Golfe Juan
Photos
Page 113
Nice and Monaco
Photos		 Page 114
Athens, Greece
Photos		 Page 115
Columbus at Christmas
(Nice Photo)		 Page 116
Marseilles, France
Photos
Page 117
Photos		 Page 118
Westward Ho!
Photos		 Page 119
Almost Home -
Livorno and Palma
(Photo "Tall Lady" pier side - nice)		 Page 120
Livorno, Italy
("Timber")
Photo
Page 121
Weather
Photos		 Page 122
Porto Conte, Sardinia
A training Anchorage
(I worked on that radar!
It is the Pathfinder)
Photo		 Page 123
Photos		 Page 123
Palma, Mallorca
Photo
Page 125
Photos		 Page 126
The USS Galveston
Photo		 Page 127
Gibraltar
Photos		 Page 128 & 129
DO YOU REMEMBER?
Page 130
Photos		 Page 131
Photos		 Page 132
Ohhhh YES!!,
A Cookout on the Fantail
Photos		 Page 133
Photos
Page 134
Photo		 Page 135
Photos		 Page 136
Columbus "Crusaders"
Photos		 Page 137
Photos
Page 138
The "Tall Lady" Entertains
Photos		 Page 139
Photos		 Page 140
Athletics
Photos		 Page 141
Photos
Page 142
Columbus Shows her fire power
Missile Photos		 Page 143
The Russians Are Coming
Photos		 Page 144
The Wardroom
Officers Entertain
Photos		 Page 145
Photos
Page 146
A Raffle for Charity
Photos		 Page 147
Divine Services
On Board
Photos		 Page 148
Rear Admiral Bulkeley Entertains
Photos		 Page 149
Photos (Nice Foward photo)
Page 150
Helo
Photos		 Page 151
HC-4 DET 45
Helo Photo		 Page 152
Staff Credits
Pier 5, N.O.B.
Photo

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