Gainard (DD 706) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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