1959 Cruise Book This 60-page cruise book was published to commemorate Rankin's trip to the Mediterranean in the summer of 1959.   Click any page to visit it.

Cover Table of Contents Names in the Cruise Book 1 - Dedication 2 - Ship's History 3 - Commanding Officer 4 - XO & Dept Heads 5 - Cruise Book Staff 6 - Anchors Aweigh 7 - Morehead City 8 - Cruise Map 9 - Photos 10 & 11 - Malaga 12 & 13 - San Remo 14 - Livorno 15 - Pisa

16 - Messina 17 - Naples 18 - Pompeii 19 - Rome 20 - Rhodes 21 - Brindisi 22 - Corfu 23 - Corfu 24 & 25 - French Riviera 26 - Barcelona 27 - Gibraltar 28 - Deck Department 29 - 1st & 2nd Divisions 30 - 3rd & 4th Divisions 31 - Deck Photos

32 - Deck Photos 33 - Deck Photos 34 - Engineering Dept 35 - A & E Divisions 36 - B/M Division 37 - R Division 38 - Engineering Photos 39 - Engineering Photos 40 - Engineering Photos 41 - Snipes 42 - Operations Dept 43 - OC & OI Divisions 44 - Ops Photos 45 - Operations Photos 46 - Operations Photos

47 - Operations Photos 48 - Supply Department 49 - Supply Photos 50 - Supply Photos 51 - Supply Photos 52 - Meat & Potatoes 53 - Medical Department 54 - X Division 55 - Executive Photos 56 - Navigation Dept 57 - General Photos 58 - General Photos 59 - General Photos 60 - Homeward Bound