Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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riic icniaiiKlci ol llic Soulliljound ir.msil a uitlioul iiu idcnl .iiul m ihc latt ' afU ' inoon ihc slup passed h ilu- cit of Port Sue . [Iif Sniiihcin icmii- nal of die (anal. The mntiasl Ixlwtcn llic two hanks ol ilic (.iiial was nowhere else as |)i ( hkhuu t-d as u was al Port Sue . On the 1- astern hank was the Sinai Peiiiiisuhi. Barren exiept lor the numerous Ijiiriii-d out hulks ot tanks and tiuiks iloitiii ' the sand. On the Western hiUik was the (ii of F ' oit Sue , kish. green, .uid otnioush pros- pering. Clearh Port .Sue liad mended tile wounds of the wai with Israel. I ' h..i.ih% rTllillil

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(cont from pg 16) southbound ships. MCINERNEY had to remain behind in Port Said due to an engineering casualty. At first there was not much to see unless one was using a pair of the night vision goggles held by the signalmen. Occasionally one would see a tank or a military truck along the shore. When daylight came, evidence of the military buildup in the canal zone was easy to see. Along the banks of the canal there were tanks, trucks, tents, troops, and anti-aircraft gun batteries. The farther south we travelled, the more military equipment we saw. Also present on the banks of the canal were the remains of a war which was fought between Israel and Egypt many years ago. Scattered about m the sand were the rusting hulks of tanks and trucks, serving as a reminder of how unstable this region of the world has been and still is. Traffic on the canal is one-way. The daily Northbound and Southbound convoys meet at the Great Bitter Lake where one of the convoys anchors while the other proceeds. On this day the Southbound ships anchored. Only a few hours later we were on our way again with about half of the transit to go. PholobN MS:tR.i .. 17

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