Gainard (DD 706) - Naval Cruise Book

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,asm-:mm Trieste. F T T The Gainard was in Trieste twice with a trip t ore to Venice in between. As a result we spen m . ' there than in any other port. Trieste was dif- EEI M g e-L Q :. . ' ii-413. lam. 3' IJ, L,w,v'fk-A A , vii 4:3-ma. , N ,- -4-.1 V- 5,-.ji-. .f a......2.. z W , 1 r. I J- f L A.. Lv me 4, if 0 o u 0 - . I ' ' ,P-L L time ferent due to its unusual political situation. The struggle for the city, with its fine natural harbor and facilities, is an old one between Italy and ' b f Yugloslavla. Actually it dates back to eore orld War l When the British Army entered W . Trieste in 1945 they found the city also occupied by Yugoslav troops. To prevent any conflict and to solve the problem of which countryiwas to re- ceive the territory, two zones of occupation were set up, the A zone iointly controlled by British and American forces and the other the B zone occupied by Yugoslav troops That is how the situ ation has remained Still Trieste was good liberty Places like the sixteenth century castle of San Giusto and old Miramar castle were of interest Also facilities for servicemen were the best that we had found yet with several fun clubs recreation halls gyms and a bowling alley The Army also ran Q well stocked Post Exchange that offered real buys in cameras and other items f Ping i l if FJ N.

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Oran. Algeria ed The last Mediterranean port we stopp in was Oran, Algeria. This city of 200,000 is one of France's chief colonial possessions in North Africa. Actually we were moored at Mers-El-Kebir, a French Naval base about six miles west of Oran. Buses took us on the picturesque drive along the cliffs and into the city itself. The population was a mixture of French colonials and Arabs. White veiled women moved quickly through the streets. Its stores carried a variety of native products al- though most of us iust purchased leather goods or the traditional fez. On May 8th we said good-bye to Oran and the Mediter- ranean and set steam for Newport, Rhode island. M -. .,., , V l -V uv-sq ,,,,, 'W 'V 7' x it All N f Q' ,mo ck-all T it lil X J I t T Q U -2