Midway (CV 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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t x . lu-M..,A---,J--A A, 4 ...wan-uni-mn... -v : I ' M.-vna.Mv-Y -fi - - A fllflff ACTI lil IES 'YlQfllTilclSli, KA Fleet Activities, Yokosuka is located in the lianio lllain aim ol ilii- pit ilit ii in i 'iiiii il lli ir , comprise the Japanese archipelago, Yokosuka lies at the Cllllltllll ii ol liikyii lily iiiil in ii it iii ,iii of Tokyo and 30 km ll 8,6 mil south ot Yokohama. The base vvas First established as the 'Vokosuka lion Works in ltibh, vvlii-ii l iiiil i lifllll. ivliiii ii i i i porque nate government, urged the Shogun to construct tacilities to build rind iniiiiiliiiii liiiiiii iwiizif ,i ill .,ifii,fg, role in vvorld trade. After inspecting several sites, the Freni h eitigiisiticfis t-inpliiyiiil ily llii' 'ill' itiiiii i ii i i i T fi ii1,f,,i iq, bor could accommodate deep dratt vessels, The keel ot the First ship built at Yokosuka vvas laid in i866 ln l87l, thc- niinii' iii ilii' I-ll ilii,f T i: iii ffikipiiifwi liavyf Yard. More than l00 Imperial Japanese Naval ships vvere built hereg at the peak of i'1C,llvllyfllllllij.QVifiillfl'Will lim iw if all pri, fftl fi f,r, iyryr, vvorkers. The most famous Japanese ship ever built here vvas the largest W tlie ill latcil Sl Illlfilrll ir i li?Q,lllili ii ,iii ivil ifii iyiiwiym in October, l91i4i, the ship vvas sunk by a US. submarine vvhile on trials enroute to the lnliiiid Hi' ri irifiia ' ziiv' i i i A or tirgyrj ,Q shot. The base vvas surrendered to Allied Foces on 30 August l9LiSg Commander Fleer Activities, Yolf, villa ','i i fiif-fl priwifly fivwe-.,ieif1r Service to the Fleet is the motto of Commander Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, vvho is tasked to iniiiiiiiiiii ,iiiii fipririiifl iiirf- r iaiiiiiiqgg, :or logistic servicing ot US. Naval Forces, Japan and units ot the operating torces assigned in the Vvesiriiii l'fii ilii' llii- lxlafy iirr l,i iif'f, the Fleer Activities complex under the Status of Forces Agreement signed by the Governments ot lapan and the US lrliij ionxplciz occupies more than 590 acres, including more than S V2 miles ot vvatertront, and hosts AS tenant commands vvhic h support ihc- U S Sefcriilf Fleer. Among the major tenant commands that supply direct service to the tleet are the Naval Supply Depot iNSDi, the lmlfii,f:iE Ship Fepair Facility QNAVSHIPREFFACJ, Fublic Works Center QFVVCJ, Naval Communications Station, lapan lNAvCDlVlMSTAi, personnel Suzuporst Activity Far East QPSAFEJ, US. Naval Hospital lUSNHl, US Naval Dental Clinic, Japan, and Marine Elarracks. Japan. A Yokosuka is also the home For several Forvvard deployed units under the Overseas Family Residency Program, inrluclifzff USS ELUE RIDGE QLCC-l 93, Flagship for the Commander, US. SEVENTH FLEET1 the aircraft carrier, USS lvllDVvAY iCVeA l Flagship liiyi' Cdcmnmangq Task Force 701 Carrier Air Wing Fiveg and Commander Destroyer Squadron iS LCDMDESRCDN lSi TJ 0 T T I .g - - - 4 ,...,.1-.AZ- ---,.,-W -. - -,, - -aw , . V A ,sm vu' V 'i F Q-q,..kx'

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1913 1916 1822 1923 1928 1936 1937 19110 19111 19112 191111 1945 1951 1956 197 1979 -.2-. .. ww 1391: Modification of transport ship Vimkamnfa to accommodate sea planes, two 75-hp Curtis models from the US. and two Farman models with 75-hp Renault engines 110111 France. Q Dry Dock 1915 11,060 ft. long. 120 ft. wide, accommo- dates 50,000 ton shipsl was completed. The Hosno, the worlds first true aircraft carrier 1552 it. long, with a displacement of 7,1170 tons and speed 01211 knotsg carried 10 bombers, 7 fighters and Li reconnais- sance planesl, was completed. A I During the Great Kanto Earthquake, the Amagi. a partially- completed battle cruiser, was damaged so much at Yoko- suka, that it had to be scrapped. Severe damage to the shipyard. Officers' Club of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1Suiko-shal. to replace one destroyed by earthquake, completed. Bldg. C-12. Later demolished. The Base perimeter was expanded to more than five 151 miles along Tokyo Wan. Additional building, C-16, built next to C-12 for Officers' Club. Togo Room, used for entertaining for high-ranking officers and for transient quarters, added using lumber from Prince Fushimi's quarters which were destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake. The keel of the Snokaku, the first carrier ever equipped with sonar, was laid at Yokosuka. Dry Dock 4916 1165 ft. wide, 1,075 ft. long, capable of accommo dating a ship up to 80,000 tonsl was complet- ed. May: a high fence of unheard-of size was constructed around DD46, sealing off the dry dock. The Command Cave was constructed, with underground tunnels connecting it with the main headquarters build- ings, C-1 and C-2. The project was built in complete secrecy. The encoded go-ahead message for the attack on Pearl l-larbor was transmitted from the imperial navy's radio sta- tion on base, where the present weather station stands. A new radio transmitting and receiving facility was built for the navy at Totsuka. The Snfnano, the largest Japanese aircraft carrier ever built, was launched and sunk in Tokyo Vllan without ever firing a shot. August 6: Yokosuka Base was surrendered to Allied Forces. Commander Fleet Activities, Yokosuka established. September: LJ.S!Japan signed a peace treaty, letting the US. land, sea and air forces in and around Japan to keep peace. The Bridge at Toko-Ri the Hollywood adaption of the James lvlichner novel was filmed at Yokosuka base. Nagai Housing 1then called Admiralty Heightsl was trans- ferred fromthe Army to the Navy, who kept it until it was igtgigned to the Kanagawa Prefectural Government in The base had a chicken ranch, during the Korean conflict. Located at the current site of the COMFLEACT Brig and FTG Fire School area. The ranch included a horse and a monkey started due to the shortage of chicken on the local economy lt was in operation from 1956 1959 The Army turned over the large explosives storage area at lkego along with all petroleum oil and lubrication 1POLl facilities in Japan to the U S Navy igflxirliiirpersonnel support facilities such as the large Navy ge and eight high rise apartments were completed. 1 1 - ' ' af 'L-.Q wha!-