Benner (DD 807) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1953

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T W -....,9 Ancienf oasfle defending Marseille. ees? Pdf' w await? Q4 we M .,,f Q8 awellle was efsl' Oni' . If We weren I' here ai' fhe proper fime, hui we 'lhoughf you would enjoy fhe picfure anyway. Cannes and Marseilles ...ins

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,Q 1+ if ll' li' I I 1 1 la Kale ?rance ,X V ,,.....-.M The Rivera al Cannes. On lhe Rivera! however, we arrived a lillle loo Iale, or early, depending upon your view poinl. The lamed Monle Carlo was closed, and lhe Bikini's were replaced by overcoals, Alongside lhe lender Everglades lor upkeep and repair, all hands lurned lo gel lhe ship in shape lor lhe holidays. Using parl ol lhe ship's recrealion lund, we muslered up a Chrislmas lree and decoraled il in lhe messhall, where we enlerlained some lilly French orphans wilh a Chrislmas parly. The kids look a lively inleresl in lhe ship: il broughl oul lhe explorer in mosl ol lhem-ask lhe guys who acled as guides! Allhough il was lhe middle ol winler, lhe main drag ol Cannes was beller lhan an Easler parade. All hands look keen pleasure in walching lhe lall slyles go by-nol lo menlion lhe models. They've gol an awlul lol ol perlume in France and we look many gallons aboard lhe Benner. We didn'l make much ol an impression in Mar- seilles-loreign ships have been coming and QO- ing lrom lhal porl lor cenluries, and we were DO exceplion. The cily has a well developed harbor. We were- lhanklul lor lhe sigh seawall, whiCl1 broke mosl ol lhe cold wind lhal descended upOf1 us soon aller arrival, Unusual , lhey said-bul il snowed jusl lhe same. Il was a long cab ride inlo lown. which WGS much like any large American cily. Marseilles is primarily a seaporl, lhough, and as such depends a lol on lhe sailor, bolh civilian and navy. The cab drivers here seemed delermined lo live up lo lhe repulalion lhal French cabbies have lhe world over, bul compared wilh lhose in TurkeY- lhey were a bunch ol shrinking violels. Marseilles slay was quiel and unevenllul in lhe main-considering lhal New Year's Eve WGS Speni lhere. Because ol lhe cold wealherfiimosl Ol U5 were glad lo head lor sunnier climes. Besides, lhis was loo much like slale-side liberly!



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Tvur 4 ld Qrdnce To The lucky Tew Tour was The holidays in Paris. Ahl Gay Paree! - Viva La France Cherche La Femme oT course all was noT merry making, we spenT a liTTle Time seeing The sighTs: - The'EiTTel Tower, The women, The Arch oT Triumph, The women, The Palace oT Versailles, The women, and The Louvre Museum. All in all, iT was a won- derTul Trip ThaT we'll noT soon TorgeT. i To The mosT oT us The word Tour meanT a Trip To The French Alps or SwiTzerland Tor skiing and oTher winTer sporTs. Wewill never TorgeT The evenings in The lodge by The Tire. Jin, U V - W-pr. The skiing enThusiasTs have goT iT. NS.

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