Marquette (AKA 95) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1946

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i LONG-GLASS LIBERTY Hear ye! All restricted men and prisoners at large, come with us and gaze at the wonders beyond. See for yourself the extravaganzas that take place before your very eyes in all the ports of the world. The heart of the matter is that restriction isn't too bad. A little imagination, combined with an all-mastering, sixteen power long-glass, and before you the wonders of these foreign ports are brought closer than ever. True a long-glass cannot rub elbows with the natives of these interesting places, but a birds-eye view can bring you something sitting below decks and hating the thought of staying aboard cannot. Let us recall a few experiences of interest from the telescopic point of new of certain unfortu nates aboard We always found in the long glass a consolation for our calamity, a balm for the wound of restriction In fact, at time we were sure the total panorama was better than the close up picture At least one cannot deny that we had the broader point of view Brisbane, Australia, was a fine example of this unique lzlfnty The tiny ferry chugging across the river beyond Mercantile VVharf was brought closer with the help of our old friend A little life could be added to the held of new hx a shift to the inside of the cabin and a sly peek at the occupants The fairer sex and comments about them after a little telescopic evidence was gathered were always gf id tm 1 laugh Ihe sualzlnr is at his best in this situation Yea, and its jammed this ti e Get a load of that dish getting in now eez, Ive seen better ferries on the Norfolk run Something tells me this town aint gonna he so had af er all Would you see wha sa down nex o ha old box in he gi ay SUI She s OK but give me he one ha s s anding out on d lt An innocent pastime, yet it kept more men on deck at nlght than in the mess line Singapore, curving openly around Its harbor prouded excellent exercise for the tele scope addicts Junks sampans derellcts of the apanese invasion and ships of every nation provided an interesting foreground for that city The telescope took us into sections of the city restricted to the shore bound sightseers The mosques with their promlnent mlnarets were clearly visible from the signal bridge In Honolulu, the long glass was first to spot the Nlatsonza as she came in, and lt was the long glass that first took us to Waikiki or Diamond Head At New York, It was with the long glass that we spent our last night on Coney Island The only trip many of us had into the great Arabian and Egyptian deserts was made with telescope. And it even took us on a date with some Wrens at Trinco, with the aid of a signal search light. Some time if you are restricted, get a hold of a lens and a little imagination and share the thrills of a long glass liberty. C447 l. rl . ' I L , , 'jfgmc ':zq.'i -' Hey, here she comes again! Qlid. note - she is the ferry, hut only this once.l at ' ' ' 'm in U . . . ,, HJ ' ' 'T , U N . U . i I L L t U t t .t t r t 5 ' t - .- 'tl ' , ' t t t. t ' ec 'Y' - , , I ' ,

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TYRONE AND ANNABELLA - Suez - Instead of being the oven promised us, the Red Sea turned out t-o be the coldest stretch we had hit in a long time. We shivered our way past historic Sinai Peninsula, spotted Mount Sinai by radar and went on to drop anchor at the southern entrance to the Suez Canal. Almost immediately, the ship was deluged with a series of official boats containing representatives of the Suez Company, as well as British and Egyptian authorities. On the following day, these visitors were replaced by a host of bumboats and water trade was once again resumed at brisk pace. The details of the canal transit were finally thrashed out and we prepared to pass through the famous waterway. The ship got underway just as the sun began to cut away the haze over the purple hills surrounding the har'bor. At the entrance to the canal stood the Canal Company building, with the little city of Suez in the background on the left. On our starboard hand were a few rolling hills and Hat stretches, not to be relieved by buildings or people for the entird passage. The canal, itself, appeared to be little more than an irrigation ditch. Its width of five hundred feet seemed to dwindle down in the long stretches ahead. There were embankments on both sides built up of sand and stone, which appeared to be the material taken out during the original construction. The water for the length of the canal was mostly fresh and, in some spots, bright blue in color. As we started to move inland, we could look for miles over the desert towards deep- colored hills in the distance, although haze and heat waves cut down visibility. Now and then an oasis was spotted. If it was close to the banks of the canal, we could see tents and small adobe buildings built under the cedar trees. Shepherds were dressed in long, white robes and turbans, and tended their sheep and goats in a manner that differed little from Biblical times. The west bank of the canal was paralleled by the Egyptian National Rail- road and a fairly modern highway. The diminutive trains were twin brothers to our 19th century Union Pacihc that puffed its way through buffaloes and Indians on the western plains. At times, the highway and railroad would veer out into the sandy plains. In these intervals, the canal was guarded by members of the Egyptian Camel Corps. The men were dressed in forest-green army uniform, with wide-brimmed hats, crossed ammunition belts, and rifles slung from their shoulders. They were mounted on long, thin-legged, slow-moving camels which plodded at a slow, relentless pace over the dunes which bor- dered the canal. Now and then to complete the picture, a few vultures would circle lazily overhead as a string of camels would move along the ridge of a hill on the horizon. We passed through Great Bitter Lake, across which Moses had led the Israelites 3000 years ago. Further ahead, just before the canal runs into Lake Timsah, was a large solitary monument on a conspicuous sand dune of the western bank. It was built in the form of an obelisk and on a wall around its base was inscribed 1914 - Defence du Canal de Suez - 1918. This reminded us of the great drive by the Germans during this war to cut the Suez Canal, of which, until, then, few of us had realized the significance. The Italians had dropped magnetic mines into the canal during the war, and here and there the wreckage on the banks indicated a success for their efforts. On the west bank of Lake Timsah stood the city of Ismalia, a picturesque place with colorful Oriental buildings. It was here that we changed pilots and proceeded on the last part of the run up .the canal of Port Said. ' C457

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