Port Said - The Entry into the Mediterranean Sea
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The above booklet is a rare find from a sailor onboard the USS Virgina that brought back a collection of plants of the Middle East. Few items have been saved over the years besides postcards and medals from the cruise makiing this truly a unique item. |
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By the end of three days all of the ships had made it through the canal and tied up to anchor buoys in the harbor at Port Said. No men were allowed ashore as Port Said was know as the "Wickedest city in the World". |
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This card showing the statue of Ferriand de Lesseps and the harbor in Port Said. The card was mailed by a sailor onboard the USS Nebraska upon returning to Hampton Roads. |
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Without an opportunity to go ashore, it can only be assumed that the cards that were purchased and mailed from the ships while in Port Said were most likely from the sailors returning from the ship that had been put ashore in Suez. These two cards are both early uses of the USS Virgina cancels while the ship was in Port Said. |
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This card is from the fleet's visit to Port Said. The card is mailed from an officer who was planning to depart to Naples the next day and mailed to Miss May Phelps. From my records this would indicated that the officer was onboard the USS Connecticut. |
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These four cards are also from the M. R. Battey collecton and show additional views from the harbor. |
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