Wasp (CVS 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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We oisitecl Plymouth, ct lovely cmcl i'esU7zil place, tivo fL'Ll'l'LCl'l 6Cl miles soriitli of London .... oiiee tlie last port toiielzecl by the Pilgrifm Fotlzeis on their way to the New World PLYYDIOllTH lcNc:l,.xN1J Another visit to England . . . this time to Plymouth, some- what further from London than Portsmouth, hut near enough to enjoy the sights and activities of this great cap- ital once more. While we revisited famed attractions we also made new friends among the fine people of this town, a city which suffered such extensive damage during the War that it ranked second only to hard-hit Coventry. Today, though, the citizens of Plymouth are justly proud of the reconstruction of their beautiful city. .Aft i924 s

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