Valley Forge (CV 45) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia bears strong resemblance to his father. His long flowing robes gave him a graceful appearance as he moved about the ship and his stature made him tower far above most of us. After the banquet at Damam, the Crown Prince pre- sented a pair of beautiful Arabian horses to the Admiral. l l l QU , 0 LQ X E ll F 1 322:rfgz,s.'g:jf:2I'zj,1f '.,f , A V. ' 'iflgil JN, ' ,:2:I?ifff33 ig? ll ' A ' ' .-dill' Q f ' gli, 9- ME- fi 1 f,., nf 9 , 3 Zi .K W ,, K i k, .-.. -f--A '01 l l l , 1 l l l l l l l I l l l l x l

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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,

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