Tarawa (CVA 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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lllll ..::::::::::::::-H' l'.llllllll ' top Present doy othietic oreno. right BerninI's colonnode. bottom Along with some of the oldest orchitecture in the world, Rome olso hos some ot the newest. The Rome Roilrood Stotion shown here is one of the triumphs of contemporory construction. I

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I right Son Ange-lo's cdsTIe. A one Time refuge for Threcxiened Popes, iT is connecfed To The VoTicc1n by on overheod, inclosed posscigewoy. The bridge in The foreground hos been in conTinudl use Tor The posT T700 yeors Ieh The PdnTheon wos o Temple Tor The pogon Romon Gods. AT The Time of iTs comple- Tion iT hod The lc1rgesT dome in The world. The wolls hove been siripped of Their morble ond gold, ond The sToTuory Thor once Topped The enTobloTure were corTed 26 off To ddorn loter Temples ond buildings. bdow The Colosseum l7O--82 wos builT by Flovius To oppeose dnd cimuse his subiecTs. This vvcis The scene of mony Chrisiion per- secunons. f

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iii K , 54 , Q. it ll 3 -.1 kit ji 'E i i . fl! 6 i z if -4 . 1 ? .., 4 vi 2' 4, 4 ,l .L q. 1 45 51 f L H: FH ,.. wa ,. 2:3 2 I 'F It It Sf! il! Wd C . 5 , 5. 'i ,. w -, ii. its ,JJ l .-1 2 S .M l ,. ,. l:' it Y. if ml' it .pf ,- 56 Our tour davs between LaSpezia and Cannes were spent conducting tull scale Sixth Fleet operations. One ot the many phases ot these operations which the Tarawa had a particular bent tor was refueling small boys. Examples ot this sort ot activity can be seen in the top and middle photographs. In the bottom photo the role is reversed with the Tarawa on the receiving end. Here she is simultaneously taking on fuel oil, aviation gasoline and U.S. mail from the U.S.S Canisteo, AO--99. . , f : - L:4:.,g..:,..f,--'L.f,,-,Q-..4n -sign., L., :.JQs:.+:.A:f.-' ' ,c- ,- s l 28' lt' U E l l li U -4 iff ' l J M. . rg g