Greenwich Bay (AVP 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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Cochin, India Journcying back up the coast of In- dia, we visited the unique port of Cochin, India. . . The Venice of the East. Cochin, withits harbor of many inland waterways, is the primary train- ing center for the Indian Navy. It was here on October 27 that we fully dressed ship in celebration of Navy Day 1958 and entertained more than 1500 guests a- board the ship. Never did the People to People Program function m ore smoothly or more successfully and it seemed the utter culmination of our am- bassadorial efforts. After visiting the Portuguese church were Vasco Da Gania was first buried and the other sights of this picturesque locality, we sailed past the primitive bamboo prong- cd fishing nets at the mouth of the har- bor and finally set our course westward toward home. 1 , 9 ,fl , x U, ,. ,il ly r ' 019- i fy l f' - f il: ' I X A U5 I l . ' . by f X I ' X S Q E -, - l f ': 7- ? -v-f-3-f 1 .- 7 1' fine' 'I Navy Dayq, 19?-f-3, :J lr F 9' GI lb' 1 i .lla sf, Q- - i - 1. il ,o rm K The tourists of Cochin l ' j A , A 4 i ' i mfuilvffmfm ' ,M my nu . ' f-' I lv f Q 1 ,m111'l0 ' L l :Q , L 1 ' . - . ll .5 A E W A f . YZ! ' I 'Q ...., -l 1- l :t'..'.,:E 'E-'k',L.:gyl: I' A l W 1 s ' ,-' ii' 5 . 1 Let 10 Of mv sword, rm falling! H 'iv '71 f7U,'O 6J Uxnd then agam H

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