Tarawa (CVA 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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top left First oppeoring shortly otter the beginning ot the Chrrstron ero, Vesuvius rose out ot ci meodow to o height ot l 800 feet To dote eleven towns hove been destroyed by her outbursts top right ' Fountoin ot King Neptune, oncient Romon God ot the Seo. right l This costle wos port ot the old horbor defenses. bottom right This picture token ot Pompeii shows on old kitchen complete with mixing receptocles ltoregroundl ond ovens lbockgroundl. Pompeii wos buried by Vesuvius in 62 A.D. 20 TTf:'t'A?L'? 4 . We - - - '? f'--S'..rf,: :- Y. . ---rgnfef.-4-Lsqf'-:M ...,v...- Pf,af::.-ze-J: - ' L.: -1' - ,-lr, gr, 1.-fu-s.:g3nggQ,,:41:. Q -fv.':'f L 13-:N 1 V ies-ge 1- --'- I f.. ,ry .4315 4,-.L,.,..-1--:Y ,. . W, 11--,.: -,.. .1-...J-r,.

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lid-If ,.'. 2, it l A left Stotue Of Goribol i ltolion notionolist leoder, who with his Thousond Red Shirts conquered Sicily ond Southern ltoly ond delivered them to the United Kingdom of ltoly. below ' Morl4etiPloce in LoSpezici. xx X . t SW i tit i ' l SJ: 175 5' if H fill L f 'Yu 1 Q- i-,M left lvlending fishing nets.