The €17 Souvlaki: Souda Bay's Expensive Welcome for the USS Gerald R. Ford

The €17 Souvlaki: Souda Bay's Expensive Welcome for the USS Gerald R. Ford

USS Gerald Ford was in Crete for repairs after a fire broke out on board during operations in the Red Sea. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / US Navy / Public Domain Although the USS Gerald R. Ford’s stay at Souda Bay, Crete was brief, its thousands of sailors still managed a taste of Greece at a staggering premium. Forced into port for repairs following a thirty-hour laundry room fire in the Middle East, the crew was barred from leaving the dock for s…