Tarawa (CVA 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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top left top right left bottom left bottom right At its highest point the Rock reoches i396 feet. During the times of clossicol ontiquity it wos one of the Pillars of Hercules, ond morked the extent of seoforing by the eorly Mediterroneon peoples. In English honds since l704, Gibroltor is o Crown Colony whose Governor Generol is olso the Commander in Chief of her defenses. British oscendoncy here ond ot Suez hos given her virtuol control of the Mediterroneon, ond wos on oll importont foctor in Allied successes during World Wor ll. Business section. Gotewoy to the town. Legend hos it that os long cis this fellow ond his componions remoin, so will the English. During the lost wor, o dwindling ope populotion prompted the British Wor Office to rush ct speciol consign- ment of opes to overt o possible morole crisis omong the defenders.