CRUISE BOOK 1959 - 1960
CRUISE BOOK INFORMATION
The 1959 - 1960 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 3/8 inches by 12 1/2 inches. THE COVER: HELENA 59 60 features a sunset-silhouette effect and becomes the first mass-produced book to have a hand-painted cover. The colors were air-brushed onto the reflective silk material by hand before printing the silhouette and title in black. Because of the hand work, each book is slightly different from any other. The inside front and back covers contain this picture.
Shellback Summons
CROSSING THE LINE
The yellow vertical line represents the International Date line. The red horizontal line represents the Equator.
The seven small pictures represent Ports of Call during the 1959 - 1960 cruise.
From top, left to right:
Korea, Japan, Hawaii, Hong Kong, Okinawa, Guam Australia
USS Helena CA 75 entering Sydney, Australia, on 11 may 1960
Picture provided by Harold F. Zimmerman, USS Helena CA-75 0I Division, RD2, 1959-1960
Insert from picture above.
(Shellback pictures)