Greenwich Bay (AVP 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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sight in all the important port- of-call in the Middle I-last and Southern Asia. A- long with her sister ships, the U. S. S. VALCOUR and the U. S. S. DUXBURY R BAY, her mission as Flagship has been s W I . . to show the national ensign to the rulers ,750 P 0 M : d people of countries stretching from iQ . an 11 I S .--- -'.- 7! :f ' the Suez Canal down to Ceylon and as far 4 - 4' , 1 K :u i ' L . a.J---- uf - , qs' H 'ff f' ' ' We gg A as the e uator on the East Coast of Africa. y , , . 102 3 Q As Flagship, the GREENWICH BAY I A has had many adventures and experiences. -5 s - . . 1 1 C, Afewyears ago she rescued nine persons ..- '. 1 L, - from the waters of the Persian Gulf following the crash of an Air France DC4. More recently she has participated in joint exercises with units from the Imperial Navy. On other occasions she has sped quickly to the scenes of disaster with relief supplies and has kept an ever constant vigilance over her vast area of operation. Many times she has weathered crisis in the Middle East, to which this year was no exception, and once she saw her passage blocked through the Suez Canal. In the course of her travels the ship has entertained such notables aboard as King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, His Imperial Majesty Haille Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopiag Sheik Ab- dulla Al Sabal, Ruler of Kuwaitg Mohammed Riza Pahlevi, Shah of Irang the Sultan of Muscat: and avariety of ambassadors, governors, emirs, shaikhs, admirals, generals and a host of lesser officials. This cruise bookis the story of the GREENWICH BAY'S tenth cruise to the Persian Gulf as Flagshipfor the Commander, Middle East Force. As you leaf through these pages you will soon come to understanding a few of the special characteristics which make her the ship she is today. Possibly you will geta glimpse into what is felt in the heart of each new rnan who reports aboard the Lady known as the GREENWITCH, for once he does, he stands on the quarterdeck of a ship that has sailed the four corners of the globe. . .a ship that is rich in a tradition of distinguished service to the United States Navy. . . a ship thatis proud of itself and will soon make him proud to have served aboard her.

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The U. S. .S , Greenwich Bay Built by the Lake Washington Ship' Yards, Houghton, Wfashington, The U. S. 'A A XM S, GREENWICH BAY was the 23rd ofa II lF! '1'llPT l ll IEEMs..zig:!?...a- as class of small seaplane tenders when she slid down the ways and received her com- f missionin May of 1945. The ship, which was named for abay off the coast of Rhode 2' Island, gave as its statistics an overall length of 31.1 feet, width- 41 feet at the beam, maximum speed- 18 knots, and a full load displacement of 2,670 tons. Early surrender of Japan found the tender enroute to join the Seventh Fleet in the Pacific on the road to Tokyo. Her first assignments found her tending patrol and rescue squadrons of Fleet Air Wing ONE in Chinese, Japanese, and Philippine waters. It was during these operations that she earned dual eligibility for the China Service Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal. Subsequent duty followed in the Far East until, in 1946, she received orders to return to the United States via the Suez Canal for duty with the Atlantic Fleet. For a while she served as escortvessel to the Presidential Yacht, U. S. S. WILLIAMSBURG, In 1948 she was ordered to make a world cruise, duringwhich time she visited many ports in the Middle East which she was to see time and again in the future: Port Said, Aden, Bahrain, Ras Tanura, Kuwait, Sharja, Trincomalee, and Colombo. In 1949, having been outfitted with air conditioning and painted white to help reflect the intense heat prevalent in the Middle East, the U. S. S. GREENWICH BAY began her fiI'Sf f0111' Of duty as Flagship for the Commander, Middle East Force. Each Succeediflgyear has seen her backin the area as one of an elite trio of small seaplane t d ' . . en GTS Wh1Ch rotate between the United States and Bahrain Island in the Perian Gulf. With wide- l 1 - . , y popu ar nicknames ranging from The Green Witch to The Galloping Ghost of the Arabian Coast , h , , s e has become one of the most well-known vessels in the U. S. Fleet and a familiar fx ' .7 , .rj 1. - ,A x I 2'-f 3 A L fr 1 r I- r .J i'Ql',,' A ini- A - 5 -- q ,aa xf 1 in .A Q : f - .---L4.5.-: : . ,- f - E ---ai: 'I -' V' ' '.

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