Valcour (AVP 55) - Naval Cruise Book

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O' Fe I Q Q ' ann- CII 5 0 i Departed Ddfe Norfolk ..... . 12 Feb- Gibraltar ..... 23 Fel!- Athens ------ 2 March Izmir ----,--,- 5 March Port Said ...... 7 March Suez -----.,4--- 8 March Aden ....... 12 March Bahrain ..... 27 March Khor Kawai -- 30 March Bahrain ,-.-,,,- 31 March Ras As Zawr ..... 3 April Bahrain 5 APl'il Kalba ............. .--.- 37 April Bahrain ................. ---- 1 5 April Mena Al Ahmadi , .... 20 April Bahraini .............. 27 April Jazirat Halul ...... 28 April Jazirat Das - ..... ,. 29 April Sir Abu Nair ..... . 30 April Bahrain ..................... 4' May Umm Al Quaiwain 5 May Jazirat Abu Musa 7 May Adjman .............. 8 May Sharjah ................. 8 May Jazirat Abu Musa 9 May Fujayrah - ............... ...... 1 0 May Khor Fakhan .......... ..-- ...... 12 May Elphinestone Inlet 14 May Jazirat Abu Musa 15 May Bahrain .............. 22 May Ras Tannura ......... ...... 2 5' May Ras Al Mishab ..... .. ..... 27 May Jazirat Farsi ........ ...... 2 8 May Jazirat Al Arabi --- ...... 28 May Bahrain ............... 9 June Jazirat Zirko ....... 11 June Jazirat Halul ....... 13 June Bahrain ............... 22 June Jazirat Qeys ---. ...... ...... 2 3 June Jazirat Abu Musa 24 June Bahrain ................. -,- 4 July Bahrain .............. --- 6 July Dammam ...... --- 8 July Bombay ..... ....... 1 7 July Aden ..... ....... 2 3 July Suez .......... ....... 2 7 July Port Said ...... ....... 2 7 July Cannes ....... 3 August Algiers ....... 6 August Gibraltar --- 8 August Arrived Gibraltar , .--- Athens Izmir ........ ..... Port Said .... . .... Suez ............ Aden .......... Bahrain ---,-- Khor Kawai ,-- Bahrain ---..,---- Ras As Zawr .... Date ----. 23 Feb. ----- 28 Feb. 3 March 7 March 18 March 12 March 18 March 28 March 31 March 1 April Bahrain ......... 3 APl'il Kalba .......... 7 April Bahrain .................. ......- 9 April Mena Al Ahmadi --f- ....... 16 April Bahrain .... ........... ------- 2 l April Jazirat Halul ....... ....... 2 7 April Jazirat Das ...... 28 April Sir Abu Nair ......,... ....... 2 9 April Bahrain -,. -................... ..... 1 May Umm Al Quaiwain ....... -- 5 May Jazirat Abu Musa i..... -- 5 May Adjman .....,............. -- 7 May Sharjah ................... ......... 8 May Jazirat Abu Musa ...... ---- 8 May Fujayrah .s............... ..... 1 0 May Khor Fakhan ............... ...... 1 0 May Elphinestone Inlet ,....,. ..... 1 4 May Jazirat Abu Musa ...... ..... 1 4 May Bahrain .......... . ........ ...... 1 6 May Ras Tannura ...,,...... ...... 2 2 May Ras Al Mishab ....... ,...,. 2 5 May Jazirat Farsi ..... .-.... 2 7 May Jazirat Al Arabi .... ...... 2 8 May Bahrain ............... , ,,,-, 29 May Jazirat Zirko ...... Jazirat Halul ...... Bahrain ....,...... Jazirat Qeys ........ Jazirat Abu Musa Bahrain ........... Bahrain ...... Dammam ..... Bombay .... Aden ....... Suez .......,.. Port Said ..... .- Cannes ...... Algiers --- Gibraltar - Norfolk ----- 10 June ----- 11 June -- 13 June 23 June 23 June ----- 25 June --- 6 July --- 7 July ------ 15 July ------ 22 July ------ 26 July 27 July 1 August 4- August 7 August 19 August Total Miles --- ,N ,- Miles 3669 IA86 218 620 88 1312 1350 355 319 241 241 419 415 256 256 120 41 74 219 284 32 33 6 35 170 12 85 85 246 53 176 92 13 109 174 63 106 195 72 250 350 182 1569 1559 1511 88 1A92 445 426 3464 iii, 25,176

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ki Q F -n fy tx Quite a few moons ago, long before Nero learned to play the fiddle, a mountain range ran from Gibraltar across to the tip of North Africa, sealing oil' the sea. According to scuttlebutt, a local strong man, Her- cules, not having anything else to do, wrenched the mountains apart, joining the ebbing Mediterranean with the Atlantic. The result of this sinewy manifestation gave us what is sometimes referred to as the Pillars of Hercules. It was through these majestic portals that the VALCOUR sailed into Gibraltar on 23 February 1953 to begin the tour outside the United States. Since the time that Hercules performed his amazing feat, an almost immeasurable portion of water has circulated through this strait, and when the VALCOUR moored alongside the HMS Crossbow in the harbor at Gibraltar, we found' it not at all like Hercules left it. Of the twenty- five species of animals that once inhabited his domain, including the elephant and the rhinoceros, only the tailless monkey known as the Barbary Ape remains. Has everyone mustered? And instead of a barren pinnacle, there is a thriving, impregnable fortress, accommodating ap- proximately 23,000 people within two very crowded square miles. Exactly what the Rock itself contains is a military secret, but it is known to be honeycombed with passageways, gun positions, magazines, and a number of natural caverns. After fueling, the VALCOUR sailed out into the historic blue waters of the Mediterranean, next port of call, Athens, Greece. -