CRUISE BOOK 1958 - 1959
The 1958 - 1959 Helena cruise book was produced by
DAITO ART PRINTING CO., LTD. 19, 2-chome,
Shintomi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. This book
contains many full color pictures as well as black
and white pictures. The book has a padded hard
cover and measures 9 inches by 12 inches.
The book uses beautiful full parchment paper
(rice paper) pages to highlite the Ports of
Call during this cruise.
ABOUT THE COVER: Call signs are assigned to
every command in the United States Navy.
Depicted here is HELENA'S own call sign or
"name" for communications purposes, NUDR
(November Uniform Delta Romeo).
The Cruise Book Staff thanks Daito Art
Printing Co., Ltd. for their cooperation in
the production of this elaborate cover,
which we believe to be the first five-color
cover ever to appear on a volume of this type.
The SS HOI WONG RESCUE OPERATION. Click here.