Moale (DD 693) - Naval Cruise Book

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' , . l 0 E' is 'x YOKOSUKA LlFE Magazine calls it. . . the greatest port in the world. . .where every sailor who has been there once finds a girl waiting for him upo-n his return. . . MOALE sailors heartily agree .... YOKOSUKA is the place to be. - V Lying near the entrance to beautiful Tokyo Bay, Yokosuka is a fabu- lous little Navytown where everything is unbelievably cheap-includ- ing many imported American and Canadian products. A handful of lighters-kid-brother size silk' iackets, bargains met the shopper at every hand. l Before many liberties had come and gone, a contest developed be- tween veteran souvenirlhunters. The trick was to get an article for less than your buddy., This took much patience, a good line of hot air, and a poker face. The fact that the article was often a White Elephant didn't matter. Among-the other attractions of the city were the Hot batsu houses, where refreshing hot baths could be obtained after' an afternoon of sightseeing. The inevitable camera'got its usual share of use as sailor photographers snapped everything from the great Buddha of Kamakura to magnificent Mt. Fuii, which was seen in the distance while steam- ing into Tokyo Bay. First and last ofthe great Japanese ports to be visited -by the MOALE I Yokosuka played host to our destroyer three times during the Far Eastern cruise.

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