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ROCHESTER arrived off Thailand on 12 February, but was unable to navigate the shallow river that connects Bangkok to the sea. So a landing craft of Thailand's navy came alongside to transport the liberty party upstream to the city.

After a few hours on Bangkok's streets, it was clear that this place had been around for a long time. ROCHESTER's sailors, however, were there just three days. On 15 February she got underway for her next port-of-call, Saigon.

ROCHESTER steamed up the Saigon River with concern that Viet Minh marksmen might be lurking amid the folliage along shore, but she arrived at the city without incident.

The country was at this time was still under French control, and the visit was significant enough to put three of the crew on a page of their home-town newspaper.

Saigon's dominant architecture reflected the region's long history as a French colony, but the lucky few getting aboard the flight to Angkor Wat, in Cambodia,visited 8th century ruins that were pure Asian. On 20 February ROCHESTER returned down the Saigon River and headed northward.

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