NROTC Unit Will Cruise Caribbean With Task Force

Caribbean ports from Colon to Guantanamo Bay will play host to Harvard Naval ROTC students on their cruise this summer, when at least 39 men will accompany naval task forces on trips of varying lengths in the West Indies.

The itinerary for the Sophomore cruise, which will last approximately eight weeks, covers most of the major Caribbean ports. Setting sail from Annapolis on June 21, the task force will travel south to Colon, Canal Zone, where it will arrive July 1.

After a week's layover in the Canal Zone, the force will move east to the islands. Port of Spain, Trinidad, and San Juan will be visited by the group for three days each, before a week of gunnery practice at the Guantanamo, Cuba, Naval Base. Hamilton, Bermuda, and New York City are the last stops.

The task force will consist of one heavy cruiser, four destroyers, and a "Jeep" carrier. The men from the University detachment will probably sail on the cruiser.