Greenwich Bay (AVP 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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Wherever we met ARAMCO (Arabian American Oil Co.) personnel, the welcome mat was out for the GB . They made available to us their own recreation facilities, and then came around to see that we had a good time. All the oil produced by ARAMCO is pro- cessed through one refinery located at Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. Built in 1944-45 to aid the Allies in the war, the refinery has its doubled output in the post-war years. At pre- sent this single installation supplies outlets at Ras Tanura, Bahrein, and the thirty-inch pipe line across Arabia to the Mediterraean. Shown here are Lt. Glasgow, Robichaud and Erdman on a guided tour through the refinery during one of the ship ' s visits to Ras Tanura. sfmmim ■wg JHI-

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iBSSa KBt ' It wasn ' t Yankee Stadium, but the team had its rooters. Moderacki wallops a long one during a ball game between the USS Greenwich Bay, champs of the Persian Gulf, and the 53rd Weather Recon, champs of Saudi Arabia at the Dhahran Air Field. The game was part of MATS Fourth Anniversary celebration on June 1. The Softball team of the Greenwich Bay played a tough schedule with other service, oil company employees and civilian teams throughout the Middle East and Southwest Asia. Their four- teen won and four lost record put them at the top of the heap. A buffet dinner was served as part of the MATS day cele- bration and the GB warriors proved as adept in the chow line as on the base lines. Dhahran is the terminus for both the Atlantic and Pacific divisions of the Military Air Transport Service (MATS). The Pacific division runs from Dhahran to the West Coast of the US while the Atlantic division goes to the East Coast.

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Kil 4 The English and American children in Persian Gulf will remember the pirates of the GB and the Jolly. Roger flying at her mast and the. movies and ice cream which followed their inspection of the ship.