Valley Forge (CV 45) - Naval Cruise Book

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During a typical day at sea one might wit- ness boxing ata Happy Hour or a peak load at the laundry. We also had a drone unit on board, and the buzzing midgets were frequent targets for ship's gunnery. ln off moments the ship's fountains were open and doing a thriving business. And after working hours or during the noon period, we sometimes lay in the sun to keep up that athletic tan. ,

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pad janufd V Sailing through the Gulf of Oman and then through the Straits of Hormuz, VALLEY FORGE proceeded Northward into the Persian Gulf to dust-shrouded RAS TANURA, Saudi Arabia. The yellowish haze was encountered as far as one hundred miles out in the Gulf of Oman. In the morning of 24 March the ship anchored off the sand spit where ARAMCO had located its refinery. The concession to the vast reserve, where oil gushes from scores of desert wells, is held by the Arabian American Oil Company, a combine of four major American companies. A f 1 The visit to Ras Tanura was a gesture of good-will on the part of the American Government toward a country whose history is woven into antiquity. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Sa'ud ibn 'Abdul 'Aziz ibn 'Abdur Rahman AI Faisal Al Sa'ud lSaud, for shortll, and his retinue came aboard to inspect the ship and observe Air and Gunnery L operations. Unfavorable visibility caused by an untimely shamal lsand storml restricted the extensive exercises planned for the Prince. However, the Royal Party was fascinated by the limited operations, the ship's underway routine, and by the film, The Fighting Lady. The ship returned in the afternoon in time for officers to attend the Banquet given by the Crown Prince in Damam. K l I l I l l V V , ur , . ,,,. K ' ', ,F ,., V . 1 VV ar, V. C , X 1 y K . I., .Q 5K' r K' 'W f .-V313 l :rl 'if XV . 073 4 Vi- - 51 5 , .:. ll M V f V V , Q V iz. 1 V vm, ,A VK . . , KK,?V,i,AKVV.V,V,K ,.3,5.V,VK.V,Kf,V7sQ2K . .1 A, V J g N 1 MK I Ia. A l K V 'w .V H 5 1 K , . fssa V VV . ., V- V V. 1 . V . S . A , X Wy- 4 -V V V ,- I' Q. , . V' M-Q2 W 5' E ' ' ' .- , . 92' 1 . Nj V X 12 ,'VfAiL75 ,V V - ' 'XV f ,N -' 47'iQ'f V ,, 4 . ,K , , . ,, ami, KU , . ,Ve . A A K, . 1. KK 1 ,N , Y .K . , K V W- ,V K , ' M . V V X V ..,. . as-nw, ..,, f.-V ...W ,,,. V, -V A K 1 Kg- Va K M.. W ., w5.VV..s-Vg, W ,,,m,, K I , , i V , V Vxuff' '- 'fig ,V , X WV-V' X KK K . xi ' . ,msg . -NV., V V V V I ,A ,7 VK LVN V. .W V, V ,J A QMKLVVQM. Kfaw:MMsVM,.,,V H ,c Q, M, ,ygf ,W-Vw-V 4- Mfrs-vw V 'Ms Mr K V - - QV, V V V4 . .V sy, , ,459 ,c V . , 4 MVVV- . ly, ,, V fKK' , VU'-' ' 'jf-xmgsf ,.sV, ,Z ,K ,, , . ., Vg: W .,f-sf,w,,gg,gKZ-VV V 'WQWMK' .--V V -Vfw,WW ., l, NK I K KXKJWE., K.,V-fswaipgj p5wsKV,c.,,i,4, KV fa., ,W5 N X . ,V K 5 V. V, 4 X , V sf my-yay VNV .wfwsw .V .V VV V V I ws, ,V as-V AMMV - K ,V, WV. wQ,l443VVKf0 QM, K- ,5,AV,g,,4.s,,, Vo V -X ,, - , V, f VT-sW'f'ff5K4,' W fVf'V c 'Usf X V V-aymf V AK, - 7 K s .,g.f 21 ,VV5KfK-7V,sQ,fgystMy-QV, 4, l .V Vwfw'3esg..V,.- fV sf ' , . ''Vi',.l,Vf:i,W,4Vff'Z,W W, ,Vwir .,,.. V , - ,. .V Ref... K. V, ,Mwfwa-V .. U., t V g 04,6 V l ,V, VVKKKQKU .fc ...,,sVV.WKV.Q. I -V01 Avila 1:1 mg V V- P55901 fi-V O X' X f s f , K,QWKKK,.,g,:gsV., -VW..-,K I V- X sVsV , me 4ssqsVVwKs,A as V 'MK K ,,.i,' KX-, QQ ' A Q, VV- K V, ,V K, V . 4, . V., VV-V,,M6,VW-fyf ,WAV VV . ,. .V ., ,A VcV.gVmM.V , , , fVf V K ,,W.V-V.,,- 'fbi XVVV V . V 4, K K if f--- X K . VVV V f V V V V4 ff'sW4wVwffa , V,--VMVXV V ,f-V.VV.-V sf X VVsV.,.,VcV ws X Q f Vs 'V X X - SOC? -' I - ' f Mm XA X K V 'K ,VV V wwf: ,.-VV K, V ,. V. V V V K2 , Kb Weak V Vw-V . . K 'Mm 'YK'Vs'K-,V V? ,QV X ,,.,V3V,V,V fm ig. . . K K I I , ,. VV K ' V K ,K V , , ,, V -V V V ,K a s .,,V QV K ,..,VV.,.. . . ,. .. K K V7,,WV,s:V.'Wa.f2.s V,