Noa (DD 841) - Naval Cruise Book

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v .45 THE Klll UA Al ltlere is fhe frip we've been looking forward 'ro . . . a look af rural Germany from fhe ship , . . a neaf frick. The locks leading fo fhe canal gef crowd- if Enfeflnq fhe canal . . . easy does if. Typical rural scene. ed and we receive a friendly nudge from fhe Benham. The canal grows narrow as we meef large ships going fhe ofher way buf we squeeze by . , . quarfermasfer, answer fhaf dip! , . . Families work- ing in fhe fields sfop fo wave us on pasf more farms, under fhe beaufiful bridges, around bends and finally on fo fhe locks af fhe ofher end of 'rhe canal. !One of many bridges. Leaving fhe canal.

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ff ' P76830 dmd swf' he vs' L , up ane 1-Uli an 2 U Karlskrona! 'dd' X The town of Karlskrona wishes its A ' , merxcan guests heartily welcome ith 1 a warm hope that ygu will have a good tlm e in our naval port. Bleklnge is mostly known by 't I 1 s natural lovellness. Karlskrona is a summer town and the inhabitants are, very see-minded. We have the real 'cruising wa,- ters ju st for sailing. The t own has obout 33 000 hahifn f' . . and another m ed The Mayor took nart In another tour of msoectlon on W ne Escorted by Cant. R. E our abo the destroyer USS N0 be ed oak an W 0 adrmrn nava S d t Dra t We Crew e e Destrviiritxr? clgbllcc :cd IS nog' s

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Some Gangway Consul General Tumberlalze A few of our hundreds of vnsnlors Inclusrrial Hamburg HAMBIIRB, lilllllll Y This is ill! Probably 'rhe besl liberly porl of lhe cruise. l-lamburg offers an endless variely of enler- Jrainmenr. We find Hamburg almosl complelely re- builr . . . over 70,000 homes . . . a remarkable 'rribule lo +he German people. An enormous crowd greels us and presenls no mean problem in golng +o'and from 'rhe ship 'rhroughoul our stay. One of 'rhe foremosl Combos in Hamburg lurns our 'lo be +he HNOA Hillbillies who nigh+ly play fo hundreds from +he lanlail. Our Srale Deparlmem' adds much +o our slay wilh excellenl arrangemenfs and cooper- alion. You name if . . , Hamburg has il! Visiling Dignifaries