Ault (DD 698) - Naval Cruise Book

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.3- --3' ,clit in 1 I 1 l w A l l HONG KONG On 13 July, AULT completed duty on the gunline and d eparted for Hong Kong, B.C.C., arriving there on 15 July. Despite communist inspired r' t io s, the crew enjoyed the six day visit in this Market center of th ' e Far East. Spots of interest on the island in- cluded the many beaches the hill to vie f , p ws o the city and the many shopping areas offering merchan- dise from all over the world.