Braine (DD 630) - Naval Cruise Book

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HOWSHU KOBE The Fourth of July hohday was spent in the large industrial port of Kobe. World famous Kobe beef provided some wonder- ful steak dinners. Souvenir shopping on Motomachi Street and side trips to Kyoto, ancient capital of Japan, and modern Osaka took up most of the four days there. Despite heavy rains and high wind, Kobe was a welcome rest from heavy operations with the Seventh Fleet. Geisha qirl dancers Kobe street Religious procession «- 20

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fiuse enjoying the recreational facilities of Yokosuka I 1 I . IT. MiT k. A party at the Fuji Club Kennon and Eddings went native Ty P . Hfipgi Engineers in the EM Club: Carlelon. Garrison, ludd, Powell, Smith, Paul. Burnam. 19 itri Finm ' i t Jun ' n. ' AivJ!npm

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OPERATIONS We worked with carriers , In her operations with the Seventh Fleet, the BRAINE performed in many different capacities. We plane guarded the carriers Lexington, Kearsarge, and Philip- pine Sea. We observed the firing of a Regulus missile on a small island off Okinawa. The BRAINE was re- sponsible in part for the successful 2 ' 2 day holddown of a submarine, the first time it had been done in his- tory. We refueled and replenished more times than the deck force cares to remember. Our gunnery exercises, in particular the torpedo shoot, were outstanding and several gunnery E ' s resulted. We put in many long hours at sea and the work was hard, but our ship was commended for a job well done many times, and the state of training and combat readiness of the BRAINE were at their peak. The BRAINE coining alongside for another highline transfer. Refueling was almost a daily operation 21