Hale (DD 642) - Naval Cruise Book

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I It wasn ' t much, but at least it was better than Aden. Some mer- chants were allowed to come aboard and set up their goods an the fantail. They would sell anything from a prayer rug to a fez. The engineers completed fueling in record time and we were on our way to Naples, but not before the Captain could complement us on a...

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After we got across the Arabian Sea, we stopped at Aden, at the mouth of the Red Sea, to fuel. Not much for vegitation or scenery, but with that heat all year round we could see why. The fueling operation came off in short order and we were on our way up the Red Sea. The Suez Canal was nothing like the Panama Canal. No locks, pullcars, or interesting highlands on both sides. Just flat desert. Not even a camel in sight. Finally we got through the Canal and stopped at Port Said. MEDITERRANEAN SEA PORT SAID (t T FOUAD RED SEA

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3Jhk,i jL • -VJ. , . At Naples we were lucky enough to be tied up alongside a pier. Immediately swarms of Italians came aboard trying to sell gloves dolls and cameoes. The eyes of the women seemed to straighten out, and everyone was ready for some good liberty. I went ashore and had a big pizza with spaghetti and washed it down with wine. To get away from the kids in the street who followed you everywhere I got on a tour to nearby Mount Vesuvius. It was too cold to go to Capri. I didn ' t have the money to go to Rome myself, but one of my buddies went and told me all about it.