Quincy (CA 71) - Naval Cruise Book

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eastern town. The ship stopped briefly at the tiny port of lsmalia, then lifted her hook and proceeded south to Great Bitter Lake where the President would be met for the homeward trip. It was these same waters in Bitter Lake which the Bible mentions fExodus XV, 22251. And Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went forth into the wilderness of Surg and they marched three days through the wilderness, and found no water. And they came into Mara, and they could not drink the waters of Mara, bef cause they were bitter . . . and the people murmured against Moses, saying: 'What shall we drink?' But he cried to the Lord, and He showed him a tree, which he had cast into the waters, they were turned into sweetness. , It was here in the middle of the Suez Canal in this ancient land that the Presif dent talked with King Farouk of Egypt. Here, too, he received Haile Selassie. At this very spot where the Lord turned the waters into sweetness, the Chief Executive received His Majesty Abdul Saud of Saudi Arabia. Interesting stories of the trials of the Murphy on her mission to Mecca had drifted back to the ,Quincy and everybody was anxiously waiting the return of the ship. When she arrived she came alongside the Quincy. E His Majesty Ibn Saud and President Roosevelt. hold a conference. The shores of the Suez as the Quincy passes through The Quincy moored to a buoy at Alexandria. 40

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U. S. S. Murphy, with His Majesty Ibn Saud aboard, comes alongside the U. S. S. Quincy. ship was clear of the harbor. Port Said was the official Word. Port Said loomed before the ship at 0400 on February 7. Une of the screening destroyers, the U. S. S. Murphy, was dispatched 600 miles south on her now famous trip The Royal Butcher prepares .His Majesty's supper aboard the U. S. S. Murphy. to pick up His Majesty Abdul Aziz Ibn Abdul Rahman al Faisal al Saud and party. Then the Quincy herself prof ceeded through the canal at seven knots. All that could be seen on either side of the waterway was barren Waste' land broken only occasionally by a picturesque middle President Roosevelt and his daughter receive His Majesty Hailc Selassie aboard the Quincy. Captain Senn escorts His Majesty on tour of the Quincy.

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SAUDI ARABIAN GUESTS FEBRUARY12f His Majesty Abdul Aziz Ibn Abdul Rahman al Faisal al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia. Royal Highness, Emir al Saud, Abdullah Cbrother of the Kingj. Royal Highness, Mohammed al Saud fson of the Kingj. Royal Highness, Emir Mansour al Saud fson of the Kingj. His His His Shaikh Abdullah Sulayman, Minister of Finance. Shaikh Yusuf Yassin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Shaikh Hafiz Wahba, Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain. Shaikh Bashir Saadawi, Privy Counsellor. Doctor Rashad Far'oun, King's physician. Majid Ibn Khathaila fastrologer, fortune tellerj. Abdul Rahman Djuez flmam, chaplain who leads palace prayersj. Brigadier Sa'id Gaudet fcommander of the King's guardsj, AidefdefCamp. Captain Mohammed al Thieb fadjutant of the guardsj, assistant AidefdefCamp. 14, 1945 Sulayman Bey al Hamid fassistant to Minister of Finance, his unclej. , Mohammed Abdul Djither fchief, communications and radio oilicerj. Mahsoul Eifendi Qradio supervisor of the Nejdj. Sa'id Abdul Djither Qcommunications assistantj. Abdullah al Tuwagry fcommunications assistantj. Mutlag Ibn Zaid fpalace representative of the Mutayr tribej. Chassab Ibn Mandil fpalace representative of the Beni Khalid tribej. Abdullah bil Kheir finterpreter and monitor of English broadcasts, . Sirag Dhahran foiiicial food taster and catererj. Amin al Abdul Aziz fchamberlain and chief valetj. Abdullah al Hadrami froyal purse bearerj. Abdullah Ibn Abdul Wahid fchief server of ceremonial coifeej. A Abdul Rahman Ibn Wahid fsecond server of coifeej. Ten guards with sabers and daggers fchosen from principal tribesj. Three valets, one for each Royal Prince. Nine miscellaneous slaves, cooks, porters, scullions. Cn her slim gray forecastle a swarm of guards fchoscn from the principal tribesj with golden sabers and daggers was standing before a line of straight backed chairs. Their attire was somewhat strange and strictly Arab. Nonde script rifles added a modern touch to their equipment Most of the foredeck was covered with rich Oriental rugs A golden throne stuck out impressively on the boat deck Cn this throne sat His Majesty looking straight aheadland seemingly unimpressed with the ceremonies being held in his honor. just before the king boarded the .Quincy a full complement of side boys was called away. But not until two of his own armed guards stood by the gangway would the King come aboard. Then, accompanied by a bugle fanfare, His Majesty and a long line of his ministers changed ships. He was greeted by the President Meanwhile on the fantail of the Murphy the Kings oiiicial butcher solemnly killed and carved a sheep for His Majesty's table The President, having completed his middle eastern schedule, then gave the order to head for home. Up came 41 the anchor and once more the ship wound its way through the Suez Canal Enroute a stop was made at Alexandria whe e Mr Roosevelt again talked briefly with Churchill and Ambassador Winant The following day the umcy pulled into Algiers where the President received effer son Caffery Ambassador to France and Alexander Kirk Ambassador to Italy Then through the Straits of Gibral tar and into the Atlantic steamed the umcy with her important passengers Enroute Major General Watson became very ill and was confined to his quarters A few trious and pleasant oiiicer Home again on February 27 the President and his party disembarked at Newport News and the .Quincy sped to Norfolk for a four day yard period before leaving for the Pacific Everyone aboard agreed that the trip the umcy had just taken was indeed an interesting and colorful part of her history . J , days later he died. The crew remembered him as an indusf . . - y s D QI . I