Sailors and Marines at the Sphinx

Cairo and the Pyramids

The  fleet arrived at the entrance to the Suez Canal and allowed sailors from each ship to make an overland trip, by train, to Cairo and the Pyramids.

The photographs of DeMoss do not indicate if he was able to join this group.  Given that fewer than 10% of the crews were able to participate, maybe not.  He was able to put together a group of cards that he saved by purchasing these cards from the onboard photographer.

The above phtographs show the trip to the pyramids.  Sailors posed on camels and, with the assistance of guides climbed on the pyramids.  The last photo shows the tombs under the Sphinx.

This group of cards show views from the city of Cairo including a center photo at a city Temple.

Events from the Kansas visiting France

Kansas was one of the ships that visited Villefrance.  The first group of photographs are from the harbor areas.  These photographs are some of the only photographs that I have found.

 The photogrpah to the left shows the border between France and Italy.  A great picture with the border guards a sailor and marines.

three photographs below show scenes from Nice, France.  The first, laundry drying on a river bank, the second a scene of the city, and the last showing the harbor.

The two photographs to the left shows scene from Monaco, along the coast, and the casle in the city.

Above is a photograph of Monte Carlo.  Sailors were able to travel along the coast during their port visit.

The Fleet at Gibraltar

"DeMoss had photographs showing the scenes of Gibraltar from the ship.  Many of the sailors stayed onboard the ships, to work, or because they were ready to return to the 'States'.

At right is a view of the harbor at Gibraltar from beyond the breakwater.

Below are photographs from withing the harbor.  Each showing scenes of the harbor filled with ships from many nations.