Monongahela (AO 178) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Mediterranean After a twelve day transit across the Atlantic Ocean, MONONGAHELA crossed through the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea. It was another eleven days before she reached her first port of call. By the end of the deployment, the officers and crew members of the World ' s Finest Oiler visited ten European ports In four different countries. The beauty of the MED will not soon be forgetten, and the pictures which follow do not begin to do it justice. w to, Sic S Riposte te 3 me ' a . town as re , -a tt old tfouo tw „ ' th nc newer, and« ,ned « area the ant J » • !?of 1825 ■ Somaa aa a areas The Souda Bay area consists of an important base because of the Hellenic Navy , a small commercial port, and the two small towns F Soudha and Khania. The island has a long violent history of many seizures and occupations. The Venitians occupied the island from 1204 until 1645 and in that period strongly fortified the island. The Christian population carried on a continuous struggle against the Muslim Turks until the end of the last century. In 1913 Crete (Kriti) was finally freed from the Turks and incorporated in the Greek administration. Souda is the capital of the island. c w and « 0f SSSSSS!? fiff-— -- b . S a n( y «ie atiCe ar s Jer W.. cno to !, so«« (yW ot e wo aneao ft fr-tfS J A ?ew ? J » ic aH° . „ Var ?e ,rf r of.ou» . „(V , f the P ov ,,.„ch and fe c c ' •■ •■srJ- Nav l ' on er cia ! iVJinq