Tarawa (CVA 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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SUEZ CANAL The Tdrdvvd, dfter dn overnight run To Gbroltor from Volencid, become relieved ot her Sixth Fleet duties by the Midvvoy. The Tordvvd then pro- ceeded cicross The Mediterrdnedn ond edrly in the morning on 20 Jonudry begdn her second trip through The Suez Cdnol. Ldsting some seventeen hours, This journey took The Tdrovvo from Port Sdid on The Mediterroneon T04 miles south To The city ot Suez, on The Gulf ot Suez. obove Monument to The Suez Conol deTenders H914-l9l8i. The cdndl vvos constructed H859--T918 under The direction of d French engineer, delesseps, dnd remdined in French hdnds until grddudl British buying forced Them out of control. Theo- reticdlly, The Egyptidns ore scheduled to tctke over in T968. right I British Troops vvcitch The Tordvvds pdssdge Their continued presence hos been cz source ot gredt concern to The Egyptidn govern- ment. According to on cugreement mode in T936 The British will hclve To quit The Suez militdrily by 1956. U . I ' ' lett From This photo it is edsy to see thot two-vvoy trdttlc would be impossible here, but throughout the whole system, simultdneous north ond south bound convoys ore mdintoined by reguloting them so thot they meet ond pdss in thehmidvvdy Gredt cind Smdll Bitter Ldkes. T 59 T1

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' f MADRID above Royal Palace. Begun under Philip V in the i8th century, the architect was Sacchetti ot Italy. bottom right Street leading into the Plaza Mayor. bottom left - Memorial to the Spanish author Cervantes H547-16165. Directly in front ot the memorial is a statue of his famous character Don Quixote. In the background can be seen the Espana Building.

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J' ZW. f ,ffnf-X,-J ,ff I len The Torowo cinchored in Grecii above i View of the Conol from De- fense Air. ' 60 nght Morker inclicoiing The souihern terminus of The concil. Seen in the bockgrouncl is The city of Suez. -,:..v.-..,...,L..,..,...:.,.,,.,, . Qvv- V -M W WV Biiier Loke. obove Reinforced concil bcink os seen from the stock.