Baltimore (CA 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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Everywhere we furned we found an exfended hand fo shake, an earnesf efforf fo malce us feel af home, and a greaf inferesf in fhe Balfimore herself. While we were busy admiring fhe sighfs of Sfoclcholm, our Swedish hosfs were marveling af fhe smarf appearance of fhe Balfimore. Daily we enferfained hundreds of visifors aboard fhe ship. ln fhe midsf ofour visif, we joined wifh fhe enfire cify fo celebrafe fhe Queens birfhday wifh a booming fwenfy-one gun sa- lufe. The American ambassador and fhe Commander-im Chief of fhe Royal Swedish Navy were among fhe honored guesfs who crossed our cjuarferdeclc, and fhe shrill of fhe boafswain's pipe, fhe band playing a lively, marfial air and fhe Marine honor guard snapping fo affenfion soon became a regular occurrence on fhe ship. Cerfainly we en- joyed our visif fo Sfoclcholm immensely, and if our Swedish friends enjoyed enferfaining us as much as we enjoyed be- ing fheir guesfs, fhen fhe Balfimore's firsf assignmenf as an ambassador was a huge success. Swedish salufe Top: Parliamenf House, Boffomz Lure of fhe Sea