Greenwich Bay (AVP 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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Bengal Lancers Camel Built for Two Hatachi After six full days at sea, the ship tied up at Karachi, capital of the country of Pakistan. The city lies only about 50 miles from the mouth of the Indus river, site of one of the earliest civiliza- tions known to man. It is directly north of Bombay, India and in appearance is very similar. There was not too much in the way of liberty for the ship ' s crew and the scenery was reminiscent of many of the other cities we had visited in the Middle East. The American Embassy and the Naval Attache stationed in Karachi went out of their way though to make our stay in Karachi quite pleasant. They threw two big parties for some of the crew that were gala affairs and much to the delight of the men, the hostesses were American girls who worked for the Embassy. The attache personnel also challenged the ship ' s Softball team and the local YMCA engaged the basketball club. The Royal Pakistan Navy Invited many of the men to dinners, and tea parties during our stay also, so most of the men were kept quite busy at one or more of the events. Liberty was curtailed the last day of our stay 52

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