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SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Subic Bay, located on Luzon Island near the city of Olongapo, provided ISBELL with two weeks of repairs and gave all hands a chance to recuperate from the stormy weather of Operation Mantle Rock. The scorch- ing January heat caught several sailors by surprise, but perhaps not as many as did the 0500 reveille. When the afternoon rolled around, though, there was time off to drop down to the club for a cool glass of milk or the beach for a refreshing swim. FORMOSA KAOHSIUNG. (TAIWAN) FORMOSA Kaohsiung is on the west coast of Formosa or Taiwan. It is a major port of this island stronghold for the Chinese Nationalists who were forced from their mainland home by the Communists. ISBELL ' s visits into this port were for preparations and replenishment during our turn at the Formosa Patrol off the Red China mainland. Kaohsiung provided brief periods of rest for personnel who were standing war- time watches around the clock and kept a con- stant vigil of all activity in the area. Not many souvenirs were bought on the is- land. There weren ' t many to sell. The Na- tionalists were at war and didn ' t have time lo enjoy the advantages that visiting American sailors bring.
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t HONG KONG, Pearl of the Orient, crossroads of the world. A port of mystery, intrigue, contrasts, and oriental splendor. A port of refuge for people of the Chinese mainland. A rest and rec- reation port to conclude a successful Far EastiMii cruise for ISBELL. Hong Kong is not the actual name of the city, but of the island on which the principal city of Victoria is located. Kowloon, across the bay from Hong Kong, is another part of the British Crown Colony where ISBELL sailors sought their bar- gains in clothes, jewelry, ivory, leather goods, watches, and higii fidelity sets. Sightseeing tours were arranged almost daily while we were in the Cro vn Colony, and most men took tlie opportunity to see the island. Out- standing attractions were Tiger Balm Gardens, Repulse Bay and Aberdeen village. . i ij
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