Valdez (FF 1096) - Naval Cruise Book

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.. 'Y 1'-www--Hn-V .umm 4X ...- square with statue of the show of iran. bandar abbas, iran bandar abbas was originally a portuguese trading port and is over 500 years old. the present name is derived from king abbas, a persian military commander, who with the assistance of the british, drove the portuguese from the city about 400 years ago. in the 17th century shah abbas encouraged british and dutch merchants to trade at bandar abbas, and it became the principal center for the export of silks. however, in recent years nearby khorramshahr has replaced bandar abbas as a principal iranian port. it is currently the naval headquarters. during world war l, a force known as the south persia rifles was organized here. it was recruited by a maior percy sikes who came from india in 1916. the force, which reached a strength of 5,000, gained control of the entire southern section of iran. exchange 76 rials 2 51.00 9 ff 4 1- T fleet landing in the early morning hours. !ll 'i ': , ci- ,- l l L ZLY ,- ' as illlll lginf 'Q' j ff Q . ll '53 , 7 i ' 4 swf ' I if M RR ,-qgq ng 71 -1 Y I! , W l .. I- N 1 sl- ' Q l Q ,',,, ' i 'l ll l ll l Wllgl ' 'l'l7t42x'1 l X - ,,,,. ,fi l! !! i! gg ,c ,! !! 5: K! !! !! 'I lil .- - .. lk! new nu gl ll ,! ' mike's cold beer bar hole' gumemom ? 1 visit by vice admiral k. habibalahi, i.i.n., commander persian gulf and oman sea fleet. s .mf Q -Xu the imperial iranian navy ships I ' Q...:. ,.,,,, L' ll? ,, W .Q- V X 'L ,

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