Greenwich Bay (AVP 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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.- Naples, Italy We arrived at Naples after cruising up the Mediter- ranean and through the Straits of Messina at the boot of sunny Italy. Naples, an old friend to many of us, was a glad and welcome sight. Most of the crew went ashore to revisit old haunts of previous Med cruises and to pur- chase jewelry, cameos, gloves, Borsalino felt hats and leather goods, Within short distances from Naples were such famous tourist attractions as Capri, Sorrento, Pom- peii and Mount Vesuvius. A good many of the crew were really fortunate and got on tours to Rome lasting up to three days. The Rome visit was outstanding enough by itself, but it was made a once-in-a-lifetime experience by the papal audience the GREENWICH BAY men obtained at the Vatican with the new Pontiff. . . Pope John XXIII. 5 3,-.gn ..n.... . Ink.-V' .f- .V '41 .gs -Y., gl xl - 'u -In ' ' 'IB L1 sq vm! - N - .,u..4. , ,gr at ., , , ,. F ,A . af ' af.'1Mf .- 4 UW, 'r The harbor -44-nn.

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. Q. it H ,N A - ix-.r,., , A:-g, - rn: X l 4 '4 r 1' 'K ' 'uf' it O A L xp 1 ' 'I i ,ll ! W ai Al' A I K s Q I N , x Q X .l i ! ,Zi I I 1 . I A L I 1- ' it ' K 'G . ,, i A The last farewell. 4 N , . I I-3 - an L an -il jf X af 4' 7 This isn't my ship, or your ship, it's our ship, Captain, U, S. Navy, departing. y V H V 4 ff ft .J gl Y , -.3--'5..' mils 44 , , J x i ,i'3 lh 1' Change of n Command ,A The Commanding Officer's Change - of- Command Ceremony saw Captain Robert E. Riera re- lieve Captain James M. Wright to ,, y become this vessel's 13th Com- 4 , manding Officer since its commis- sioning in 1945. All hands manned the rail as Captain Wright was piped , over the side for the last time . . . Q tohim indeed we bid a long and af- ' fectionate farewell. Later in the day, Captain Riera was at the conn t as we departed Aden for the west- ward transit of the Suez. l M 4 , xi WW 'lV,ll 0' HT f N 4-l ,af W . K ' 3 4 K 5 Two of the finest. Smooth sailing, Skipper! - o' --f - fz,.,,,Wf - ff M , f .lv ' -. ,--, -.'g r ' ' - Y ' - f '.?!f: :'! f i -'fu irjffiaafguq - - E l 7, 1 15 A, , 2413 Li if L .Farr . -,.. .A 'KI' -H. l I - .1 'pail--wtf-2-xvwtatb-vs-fav'--.vw-1' 11 ' 'nb 'k':'u:'.-:dl F I . ' n I ki ' y i M L 5 --N , Q i . H1111-f-, Q' 4 ,,, . It i , . 8 Y V- ! Lili: :-.,. 47 1 l L 1

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