Keywords: 330-PS-1 (USN 707434): Royal Couple Visits U.S. Cruiser. British Royal Highness, Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visited on board the heavy cruiser USS Des Moines (CA 134) for an official call on the Commander of the Sixth Task Fleet, Vice Admiral John J. Ballentine, USN, at the Valeneta, Malta, after the ship completed extensive training exercises at sea, January 3, 1950. (8/18/2015). 330-PS-1 (USN 707434): Royal Couple Visits U.S. Cruiser. British Royal Highness, Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visited on board the heavy cruiser USS Des Moines (CA 134) for an official call on the Commander of the Sixth Task Fleet, Vice Admiral John J. Ballentine, USN, at the Valeneta, Malta, after the ship completed extensive training exercises at sea, January 3, 1950. (8/18/2015). |