Ships

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, left, greets Captain N. Ritsos of the Greek Navy while aboard the USS Newport News in Athens, Greece. All others are unidentified.

Ambassador James Riddleberger (center, in suit) arrives aboard the USS Newport News to greet Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks for lunch while in Athens, Greece. Others are unidentified.

Ambassador James Riddleberger (second from left) is greeted by commanding officers of the USS Newport News while in Athens, Greece. Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks is behind Riddleberger. Others are unidentified.

Naval officers and others pose in front of cannons aboard the USS Newport News. Front row: Commander Geladakis, Dr. Petridis, His Eminence Spiridon, Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, and Mr. Vondas. Rear row: Captain Hill, Captain Cook, Captain Scull, Captain Strean of the USS Randolph, Captain Almgren, Commander Stedman.

From left to right, Dr. Michael Petridis, Mayor of Rhodes, Greece; His Eminence Spiridon, Bishop of Rhodes; and Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks walk aboard the USS Newport News while in Rhodes, Greece. Pictured behind, Commander Stedman, Captain Cook, Mr. Ephstathios Vondas, and Commander Geladakis. Others are unidentified.

King Hussein of Jordan (foreground) walks aboard a United States ship, followed by Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, left. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, Dr. Michael Petridis, Mayor of Rhodes, Greece; His Eminence Spiridon, Bishop of Rhodes; and Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks walk aboard the USS Newport News while in Rhodes, Greece. Pictured behind, Commander Stedman, Captain Cook, Mr. Ephstathios Vondas, and Commander Geladakis. Others are unidentified.

Naval officers and others pose in front of cannons aboard the USS Newport News. Front row: Commander Geladakis, Dr. Petridis, His Eminence Spiridon, Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, and Mr. Vondas. Rear row: Captain Hill, Captain Cook, Captain Scull, Captain Strean of the USS Randolph, Captain Almgren, Commander Stedman.

From left to right, Dr. Michael Petridis, Mayor of Rhodes, Greece; His Eminence Spiridon, Bishop of Rhodes; and Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks walk aboard the USS Newport News while in Rhodes, Greece. Pictured behind, Commander Stedman, Captain Cook, Mr. Ephstathios Vondas, and Commander Geladakis. Others are unidentified.

The second USS Newport News (CA?148) was a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser in the United States Navy. It is shown cruising in the Mediterranean Sea.