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TOULON, FRANCE After a week of at-sea exercises with the Sixth Fleet, Bainhridge arrived in Toulon, France, her first foreign port of call and France ' s largest Med- iterranean Naval Base. Here she was toured by officers and men of the French Navy, many of whom enjoyed the movies shown on board each night and the abundance of ice cream made in the ship ' s soda fountain. Although all had seen ships before they were quite impressed and many C ' est magnifique ' s were heard each time the missiles were run out on their launchers. The French officers were most impressed by the technical and habitability advances incorporated into this first Nuclear Powered Guided Missile Frigate. Bainhridge men availed themselves of the opportunities to visit Paris, Nice, and the French Riviera on tours. Long famous for its beautiful churches, lacemaking, and wines, Toulon added hospitalits ' to its list during Bainb ridge ' s stay. In addition to the numerous shops lining the narrow streets were res- taurants with the superb cuisine of French foods. Toulon is adequately supplied with taverns, or as they are called in France, bars . In each a bevy of attractive waitresses served their mild intoxicants in a manner unlike anything found in the States. All hands found the visit to Toulon a verv ' memorable visit which was all too brief!
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IZMIR, TURKEY On March 11th after a two week period of intensive maneuvers with the fleet an event of interest in naval history was enacted when the Bainhridgc anchored in the ancient waters of the harbor at Izmir, Turkey. Though Izmir has existed as a thriving seaport since the days of the Hittites and has been a principal port and gateway to the Middle East for centuries, the Bainbrklge was the first nuclear powered vessel to visit the historic city. The city offered new sights and points of interest to the men, just as Bainbridge caused much comment and interest among the knowledge- able seafarers that reside there. Many tours were available and of these tours one of the most unique was the visit to the ancient city of Ephesus which has been, excavated by the Turkish Government. Ephesus was thecapitalof the Roman province of Asia. Many of the beautiful sculpture works of that period have been excavated in addition to the famed Temple of Diana, one of the ancient wonders of the world. In addition to the shopping and sightseeing tours that most of the men enjoyed, there were offered two uniquely Turkish sports, wild boar hunting and camel wrestling. Bainbridge crewmen par- ticipated in the former, accounting for ten of the beasts. As for the latter, no one will ever quite forget the sight of the gayly bedecked fighting camel being towed around the ship on a barge while a Turkish band played to publicize die camel WTestling matches held in the city !
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