Marvin Shields (FF 1066) - Naval Cruise Book

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.gn SASEBO K .- Rfsiiiiiegstxissrtstri -- K f . - Sasebo, japan ln Sasebo, japan repair and maintenance were the priorities. Needed voyage rr-pair s were completed. AREA AND POPULATION. japan consists of 4 major islands, Honshu, l'iukk.udu. Kyushu and Shikoku and many small islands. Population is approxinirrtr-ly 120,020,000 Sasebo population is estimated to be 252,000. CLIMATE. The islands of japan lie in the temperate zone, northeast of tht- rnain monsoon region of 5.E. Asia. The climate is temperate with warrn, humid surnnir-is and relatively mild winters except in the island of Hokkaido and northern parts ot Honshu facing the japan Sea. Sasebo. lan. 43.5ol3, july 78-OP. Annual rainfall 63 HISTORY. The house of Yamato, from about 500 BC. the rulers of one of several kingdoms, in about AD. 200 united the nation: the present imperial family .ire their direct descendants. From 1186 until 1867 successive families of Shoguns exercised the temporal power. In 1867 the Emperor Meiji recovered the imperial power after the ' f th nd last Tokugawa Shogun Reiki tin abdrcation on 14 Oct. 1867 of the fi teen a U H'k n Setdol was f unciation Yoshrnobuj In 1871 the feudal systemt 0 e f dif erent pron z , abolished, this was the beginning of the rapid westernization. 38 Jig IT,-+

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X s1.ss.3L1 X'sexi-X'siwlfiiz' 1-. SUBIC BAY , W A X ' - tt 13: X 1,1 sg .-1 A . X. we---fa i ixixitasxeflt .Msisf.- - X- -SF.. . .. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES HISTORY. Before the Spanish discovery of the Philippines, the native Filipinos came in contact with India, China and Arabia. According to the early records of China, 'some Filipinos from the country of Mai arrived in Canton and sold their merchan- ' ' ' ' ' d b Ma ellan in 1521 and dise' as early as 982. The Philippine islands were drscovere y g ' F llowin the Spanish-American war, the islands were conquered by Spain in 1565. o g ceded to the USA on 10 Dec. 1898, after the Filipinos had tried in vain to establish an independent republic in 1896. The Republic of the Philippines came into existence on 4 July 1946, by agreement with the US Government. AREA AND POPULATION. The Philippines is situated between 210 25' and 4 23' N. Lat. and between 1160 and 1270 E. long. The estimated population is 53,035,000 CLIMATE. Some areas have an equatorial climate while others experience tropical monsoon conditions, with a wet season extending from May to Nov. Mean tempera- tures are high all year, with very little variation. Manila. jan. 770Fl250Cl, July 82oF'Q27.8oCJ. Annual rainfall 82 , 2W,a0m ' 11- www ., ,, , bt- 5 1- IEEPNEY MAIN RID! 4 2. NIP . A HUT toot mum Hutt-,t 3 4 5 40 A HES TA Nl, NAYCJNI 1 l l l HR A l ll DN . vtcgrorev t,tNt,R summit txt-tw . PAC SAN B lfhllls Afklluiiiltly NEXAI