Shenandoah (AD 26) - Naval Cruise Book

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if Many of us make the trip to the desert oasis city of Damascus Qconsidered to be the oldest still inhabited city in the worldj. The rivers that form this oasis flow through the city and ultimately lose themselves in the desert beyond. All our stay is not play - we work and honor visiting dignataries. Repairs to Destroyers are accomplished, stores are transferred, fuel is obtained and we stand watches, Then we bid farewell to Beirut and we cast off our moorings for the open sea. V' NRS. A than ,-r' 64'-f ' 1 K J '!l?I' wr 'P t 'N-.R . qi , .tkt : . 1 t. Q.

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g A Pl N? X1-,..1.ma-X 11-16 NUVEMBER MUUR STARBUARD SIDE T0 - BEIRUT, LEBANUN , 1 ,I V , Jin . .0 , H MJ r L ' . i .11 t .A all . 1 ly 1 Q lm, 1 'Na --- Sr' 1 ..,- , X ' UT ' l I . I . ' v x 1 v A . .X , nl ,bib-Y fx 0 or f .4 B5 11 1 1 D -bw w I 1 . 1 fu 1 1 EW Lb J W .L rv 5'-s-5... x... With a pilot aboard we approach the finger pier at Beirut, Lebanon, 'and with all hands at quarters we moor starboard side to. Opposite us is a U.S. cruiser with her decks of teak gleaming white. Other units of the Sixth Fleet are also tied up or anchored and we are at our first port of call. H We find liberty pleasant in Beirut and the hospitality shown us.is of the kindest. ln shopping we find many good buys in brocades, laces, rugs and jewelry. ' lt is relaxing to sit and enjoy the sight of St. George's Bay with all its summer resorts. We enjoy watching the populace moving by and the city is crowded with 400,000 of the million and a half that inhabits Lebanon, living within the limits of Beirut. A V 0 F rom' here we conduct many tours to Jerusalem, Bethlehem and to the magnificent ruins of Baalbek. Those of us who visit the Holy Land bring away with us a better concept of the land of our Saviour. His presence was ever near and we came away humble. gj' f LX c 1 0 sri? H 1 . ,OS 9 5-4. O gf' ---A, affix-irivf -'--'--QQ, O 'Th' 'LTL -N?- .. '1- 'Tz- 8 . ,'

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yi I7-I8 NUVEMBER UNIJERWAY EUR PIRAEUS GREECE In this short space of time we do not gain experience in fleet exercises but our O.D.'s and CIC watch standers track ghosts and dodge islands. Radar ghosts do fine - 60 knots is not uncommon. Offhand, it can be said that they are nautical saucers , lt is not uncommon either for the bridge to ask for a reading on that island doing 15 knots. The morning finds us easing up the coast of Greece, Athens in the distance and our pilot waiting to take us into the harbor of Piraeus. M1 WWW E124 3 L? My r Y . ...f. Ep f'N feta-ef f ff- .ll Q? '.. .Q-T r?-1r-9 E' ,,,ff.i ,ij-' 'P T47 ' -52 S? L X5 Sn?-5 f X lx K 9