Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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' « ' ij . our only port on the island of Kyushu . . .

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Then to the West Coast and Sasebo . . .

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With geography its one claim in the world and that same geography the only thing which prevents it from worldwide fame, Sasebo simply goes on as one of Japan ' s almost major cities. Sasebo possesses one of the finest natural harbors anywhere, but it is also located on the western coast of Japan. It is capable of handling the biggest ships afloat, but its remote location on the Sea of Japan means that these ships will never come. They will go instead to Kobe and Yokohama, located on the Pacific. But the harbor has always been a haven for the Navy, first Japan ' s, then ours. Today, Sasebo is the second largest U. S. Naval facility in the Far East.