Shenandoah (AD 26) - Naval Cruise Book

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NWN? PIR EU Athens was originally built on the plateau of the sacred rock of the Acropolis and at that time called Cecropia. It was inhabited long before the 16th Century B,C, The seaport, Piraeus, was of major importance to Athens early in the history of that city. Fortified walls connected the city and the port completed in 445 B,C, The port was destroyed by the Romans in 86 B.C. and from that time until the establishment of modern Greece, it remained a small fishing village known as Porto Leone. When Athens became the capital of Greece the ancient name of the port was re- vived. Yes, we take many tours and soon the names Acropolis, Parthenon, Propylea, Frechtheum, Arfopagus, Corinth, Eleusis, Megara, Skara- manza, Oden of Herodes,Atticus, Temple of Wingless Victory, Theatre of Dionysius, Mars Hill, Arc of Hadrian, and the Stadium are every day realities with us - not mere names from history books. . , , ,- . ..,..1..,,.,., 11 ...+A-,.u..i-.:. .. - ,.... Q. 1-. . ..-.... ' v -- , L..-..-.v , ,

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After our pilot takes us out through the breakwater we head for the open sea and ex- ercises again with the units of the Sixth Fleet, - Now the training is beginning to show better results and our deck crews efficiently handle the various replenishment tasks with ease- refuelings, highlining and housefalls are now efficient routine. We cruise back and forth logging miles but no great expanses of sea are covered until at last we are off Italy and prepare to enter Naples, 2329 NUVEMBER UNIIERWAY FUR NAPLES, ITALY Q! dbx ,M 1' 'M K Y Mi, A M ' 1 , if me -.-ww' - X I N, rch. W ' 1 - , wx. A ff ,, yr, , M, ,W ap .DEW , M Q ,,f I 0 M if ,, ,,f,,af, A . , , , W