Meeting of US President F.D. Roosevelt with King of Egypt Farouk I (1945)

The U.S. and Egyptian flags aboard the U.S. heavy cruiser Quincy anchored in the Suez Canal on February 14, 1945. U.S. President F.D. Roosevelt converses with King Farouk I of Egypt while seated in a chair at a table on the cruiser's deck.

King Farouk lights a cigarette for Roosevelt.

The cruiser's crew is lined up on the deck superstructures (panorama), and an American admiral accompanies King Farouk on a tour of the cruiser (top).

King Farouk and his entourage walk around the cruiser's crew.

A floatplane takes off from the deck catapult.

An American admiral shows the cruiser to King Farouk and his entourage.

King Farouk walks along the deck while inspecting the cruiser (top).

A floatplane circles the cruiser.

King Farouk bids farewell to the cruiser's admirals and officers, steps down the gangway into the launch.

The launch at the gangway before departure.

The cruiser's sailors salute the guest sailing away in the launch.