Croaker (SS 246) - Naval Cruise Book

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...on Saxwndag, 14 Septembefa '63, Cfwalzefi pcusaed T ilvwugh the hafzbofr erwnance 05 VALLETTA, MALTA, marching 0wL 51h MED Atop... Malta is a self governing state of the British Commonwealth of Nations. It is the largest and most important of the Maltese Islands. Located 58 miles south of Sicily and 180 miles north of the African,MainIand, 17 miles Iong,8 miles wide, with a population of 330,000. The capital is Valletta, with a population of iust under 20,000. Most of the people are Maltese and speak the Phoenician Maltese language, which is akin to Syriac and Arabic. English and Maltese are the official languages. The Crown Colony became a state in 1961 although still not receiving full independence. Great Britain continues to appoint the Governor and to control the island's police force. The principal importance of Malta is its strategic loca- tion as a Naval Base. It is presently the site of Headquarters Allied Forces Medi- terranean lHAFMEDl. 0 The numerous negalithic and neolithic temples and remains unearthed in the 19th century reveal Malta to have been inhabited by Man from pre-stone age times. lts recorded history is one of storm and turmoil down until 1814, when it was annexed to the British Empire. It was a Phoenician Colony from 1000 B.C. lt later fell to the Carthaginians, who in turn lost it to the Romans in 218 B.C. From the transition of Roman rule to Arab, Maltese history becomes obscured. Malta became part of the holdings of the Byzantine Empires time and again. It was overrun by the Saracens in 870, who seemed to regard Malta more as a useful fortress than as a land to colonize, and they thus allowed the inhabitants a certain freedom in the practice of their religion. lt was again taken in 1090 by the Norman Kingdom of Sicily, but the Arabs were not expelled from the island until 1227. Two hundred years later, after enduring hardships under the feudal regime, the Maltese paid their own ransom and gained their freedom from the feudal lord, Monroy. Freedom was shortlived, for Malta was successfully oc- cupied by Spanish and French. In 1530, E.mperor Charles V gave Malta to the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, known today as the Knights of Malta, who had iust lost Rhodes to the Turks. Under their rule, Malta enioyed 228 years of being a state in itself, with its own fleet, ambassadors, and coinage. It was held by Napoleon from 1798 to 1800, when the British took it. British Rule commenced in 1814 after the Treaty of Paris. During WWII Malta played an important role in aiding British shipments to Africa and hampering Axis shipping. Consequently it became the worId's most heavily bombarded area, undergoing more than 12,000 air raids. The people of Malta were awarded the Cross of St. George by the King of England for their outstanding services during this war. J I3-:A , ' nj -W XX -V C I A . A . T I XSK7 lb ,A . 2 i . , I GR 4 1d '7,-:L-..... I. 1 N- -A 1 K H ---