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08-22-2007, 09:27 PM
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| Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas
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| Best Liberty Port of Call Ok I vote for Hong Kong....I spent my 21st there and according to my buddies we hit 10 or 11 hot spots, but I only remember 3 or 4! And while I was there my Dsd wanted me to see if there was a cathouse on a certain corner ( he was there in WWII), I called him and had to tell him No, it is a parking lot....Only a sailor would remember something like the address of a Cathouse! Isn't Bangkok the most aptly named place?
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08-22-2007, 09:39 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA
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| You mean your dad was there after WW2.
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08-23-2007, 01:20 AM
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| Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas
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| Yes he was part of the Navy that escorted the Prinz Eugen to the Pacific after they had inspected the radar installation on board...
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08-23-2007, 02:56 AM
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| Der Crewchief   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| I was in the Army so we never had port calls or liberty. We took our helicopters though all over the world and got to party up in many nice places.
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08-23-2007, 10:08 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Phila, Pa
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| Brother did 4 years with the 6th Fleet (Med Cruises) in the 70s. Said Dubrovnik was beautiful. That was before the war when it got trashed. Heard they rebuilt it. Did my time with the 2nd Fleet (Atlantic). Somehow, Bayonne NJ just doesn't make on the list when talking about Liberty Ports. |
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08-23-2007, 10:58 AM
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| IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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| In the day the PI was the place.
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08-23-2007, 11:10 AM
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| Older Than Dirt  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| I pulled liberty in Dubrovnik, Yugo in the late '60's. Bought a Rolex there for $125.00. First night in port a beer and a steak was $3.00. Second night same beer and steak was $9.00. A Russian frigate was our pier mate....... dubbed "Ivan", this ship chased us all over the Med. He was even in our "spot" for re-fuelling from the oiler..... we had to ask him to move. Dubrovnik gets my vote as best (East coast), West coast has to be a Japanese port..... Oh.... I still have the Rolex.... over 40 years later. Charles
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08-23-2007, 11:17 AM
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| Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| Dibrovnik is still very cheap. I spent a few days there when we deployed to the region. Great food for and drinks for very cheap. For the guys who were single women were cheap as well...
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08-23-2007, 11:28 AM
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| Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| Back when Aden, in Yemen, was a British Crown Colony, I landed in the city of Crater. The pilot decided to RON, and we spent the night on the town. I doubt that any Navy ships ever allowed liberty while refueling in Aden (where the Cole was bombed), but Crater was a swinging place. Lot's of night life, clubs, etc. Charles
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08-23-2007, 11:29 AM
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| Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| Adler: Was the "Red Hen" still there ? This was a bar/restaurant.. Charles
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08-23-2007, 01:18 PM
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Closest I've been was Lubiana. beautiful and rich with history... My favorite "liberty" was all of Europe. I took three 35 day vacations in 2 years. On one trip I drove from Sicily to Scotland, on another I drove from Sicily to Sweden and another I hopped from Spain to Greece to Turkey. There were a few train jaunts in the mix too as well as excursions down to Malta. Great Scuba diving... Freakin awesome! . | |
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08-23-2007, 02:01 PM
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08-23-2007, 02:30 PM
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 Sorry dude, couldn't resist. Ya' left it hanging out there. T-ball. | |
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08-23-2007, 02:44 PM
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| Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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08-23-2007, 02:45 PM
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