USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
1971 Med / North Atlantic Cruise Book

Yeah, yeah, I know there wasn't a cruise book for this cruise either (or at least not one I ever heard of),
but here's some cruise information taken from "Hymie" Helmboldt's personal diary.

Date(s)	NOTES
16 APR 1971	Underway from Newport, RI.
25 APR 71	Passed near the Azores. Whales.
28 APR 71 - 02 MAY 71	Med-moored at Lisbon, Portugal.
05 MAY 71	Big storm, big 45+° rolls.
10 MAY 71	Anchored in Cawsand Bay, England.
11-13 MAY 71	Anchored in Plymouth, England.
13 MAY 71	North through English Channel. 158 radar contacts.
15 MAY 71	Skaggerak, Kattegat into Baltic Sea. 191 radar contacts.
21-24 MAY 71	Tied up in Kiel, West Germany.
26 MAY 71	Through Kiel Canal, south through English Channel.
31 MAY 71	Through Straits of Gibralter.
04-11 JUN 71	Med-moored in Naples, Italy.
19-24 JUN 71	Med-moored in Villefranche sur Mer, France.
30 JUN 71 - 06 JUL 71	Tied up in Barcelona, Spain.
07 JUL 71	Through Straits of Gibralter.
11 JUL 71	North through English Channel. 209 radar contacts.
12-19 JUL 71	Tied up in downtown Rotterdam, Netherlands.
20-25 JUL 71	Tied up in Bremerhavn, West Germany.
25 JUL 71 - 07 AUG 71	I was on leave in Germany and Scotland.
07-11 AUG 71	Tied up in Faslane, Scotland.
12 AUG 71	MANY big whales north of Scotland.
17-19 AUG 71	Anchored at Rosyth, Scotland (Firth of Forth).
24 AUG 71	Crossed the Arctic Circle at 002° 18' E. Long.
31 AUG 71	Passed 73° N. Lat.
07-10 SEP 71	Tied up in LeHavre, France. VERY high tides.   Change of command ceremony.
10-14 SEP 71	Tied up in Southampton, England.
17 SEP 71	Crossed the Arctic Circle again.
22-25 SEP 71	Tied up in Bergen, Norway.
28 SEP 71	Crossed the Arctic Circle again.
29 SEP 71	Group picture with HUKGRU, 6th Fleet and British Home Fleet.
01 OCT 71	Beautiful Aurora Borealis.
05-07 OCT 71	Anchored at Greenock, Scotland (Firth of Clyde).
15 OCT 71	Tied up at Newport, RI.