Leyte (CVA 32) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 29 text:

CIQIQALTAQ

Page 28 text:

r l T L r 1 1 WW ,,,,, L ,

Page 30 text:

2 1 1 Old British cannon at the city gate is a reminder of by-gone days when The Rock was under the fire of would-be conquerors. H. Telles and V4 Pratt inspect the relic. 1 E l THE Silent Sentinel of the Medi- terranean Sea, Gibraltar, was a welcomed sight in late September after nineteen days at sea. For many of our shipmates it was the first glimpse at the world's most celebrated rock, the object of a thousand-year-long tug of war be- tween Spain, the Moors, and Great Britain. The Rock, first inhabited in 711 by the Moorish conqueror Jebel Tarig, has been British doni- inated since 1704. The narrow, winding streets of Gibraltar paved the way to our first liberty of the '51 Mediterran- ean cruise and to new and inter- esting sights to those who explored the hidden mysteries of the fabu- lous rock. I J 3, F Miniature Main St eet 'n G'b lt ' ' ' ' ' f ' - , . 3 St - .3 1 .1 ra ar IS in the huropean tradition. 'Bobbiev points the way to chow for hungry sailors Cottman and T reets are just W1 e enough for two small automobiles to pass. Cohen. Policemen are Spaniards but wear British style uniforms 24 5 l