Ranger (CV 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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X. Singapore, located 85 miles north of the equa- tor, stretches 26 miles hom east to west and 22 miles from north to south. Rainfall averages 95 inches per year with only slight seasonal changes. The crest of the highest hill, Bukit Timah, is 581 feet above sea level. The longest ri ver, Sugei Seleter, is nine miles long. A cause- way, consisting ofa railbed and vehicular road, connects the island of Singapore with the Malay Peninsula across the Straits of Johore. All land suitable for agriculture is occupied by vegetable farming. The population and urban density have boosted the demand for pork, poultnv, and meats in the Singaporean diet, That demand has led to the introduction of fish farms breeding silver, grass, and bighead carp for the consumer market, as well as exotic aquarium fish for export. The republics vigorous industrial sector is now in an advanced stage of development and grouth. Singapores industrial efforts have di- versified successfully over the last decade in the area of manufacturing for export. Singapore industry ranges from backyard enterprises to multi-billion dollar, multi-national industrial corporations, Singapore today has the highest average stan- dard of living on mainland Asia, and its eco- nomic grouth is second only to Japan 's. Singapore 's estimated population in 1980 was approximately 2.7 million people. Ethnically, 7690 are of Chinese descent, 1571 Malay, 721 Indian, and the remainder ofother nationalities. '7! SINGAPORE 191 1-

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CARRIER AIR WI G TWU Wmg Two traces its origin back to World War Il, when they were known as Battle Carrier Group Carrier Air Wing Two, th en known as Carrier Air Group Two, moved to the Pacific Fleet. In operated onboard the USS MIDWAY ICV-412 in the Gulf of T k' on in. C VW-2 aircraft are downing the first three communist MIG-1 7 aircraft over North Vietnam. oliicers, and men have faced difficult challen es with g unqualified success. operations were Surge Operations to the Sea of Japan, READIEX 87-5A exercise, and Pacific and Indian Oceans. ' i f Vfifniwlf . c' bi, . t i ,Img ,, Il1.Zf f!g5 vwhlfiffff' i M' W . 3. 5- a..auu WMULE EW, c C ' 1411, 1 5 il.. :Z M ...sy fi 4 :J,3,f, sa l ' I -.hwy dai, i,s,w-5, -,-w apr..-'- 5 1 . ' 9 ' cvw-2 195 , . 124535 f ,wg-V :Fc