Fanning (FF 1076) - Naval Cruise Book

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MOMBASA MOMBASA MOMBASA What is there to do in MOMBASA you ask? Let me tell you what you can do in Mombasa. After you go into the steaming jungle on the ACAMRA SAFARI, or helped the missionaries build a school you can still barter with the na- tives for wood carvings. But wait! Thats not all! This international port provided conversation with people around the world. While one crew member was over here trying to figure out what the merchant sailor from India was say- ing, another one was on the other side of the room trying to understand what the French tourist was saying. But we all knew what Tusker Lager was. I 1? V P; £ ¥$ 46

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MIDWAY CV-41 While operating in the Indian Ocean, we had the chance to work with the USS MID- WAY CV-41. The Midway is homeported in Yokosuka Japan. We performed many ex- ercises, received fuel, repair parts and most important of all, mail from the carrier. We escorted Midway out of the Indian Ocean and back to the Philippines, where our paths parted. Midway returned to Ja- pan and we went on to Hong Kong. 48