Porterfield (DD 682) - Naval Cruise Book

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Nagasaki A-Bomb Museum, Nagasaki And then to work! Shortly after leaving Sasebo we rendezvoused with the A11ti-SUb- marine Aircraft Carrier, USS KEARSARGE. Working as a part of a Hunter Killer Task Group is hard, as we soon found out. From this point on, we were with the KEAR- SARGE a larger part of our deployment in WestPac. C295 r

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The trip to Midway was short, a little rougher and was interrupted one afternoon by some engineering drills. That's about all there is to say about this leg of the journey. We arrived at Midway about 1000 on a dark and overcast day. After refueling came the familiar words, Go to your stations, all the special sea details,', commencing the last leg of the trip to our first WestPac port, Yokosuka, Japan. On a misty morning we arrived in Yokosuka, but the stay, much like Midway, was ex- tremely short. That same afternoon, with the fuel tanks once again full, we headed south to Sasebo, Japan, for a two week period in which to get ourselves, as well as the ship, ready in all respects for the hard days we knew were ahead. The crew was looking forward to this two week stay in Sasebo, a stay which had much for the men in blue. Tours were made available to a china factory, a pearl farm, and Nagasaki, the site of the second atomic burst in Japan. A U.S. Navy Display Room and Purchasing Branch was at our disposal. Many took advantage of this service and it was estimated that several tons of china and other products of Japan came aboard during those two weeks. Most of all, Sasebo in itself, provided good liberty for the crew. Grand Zero, Nagasaki Peace C 23 7

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The task group made a short and enjoyable visit to Kobe, one of Japan's more modern cities. Interesting tours were available to the neighboring cities of Nara with its famed Tame Deer Park, Kyoto, the 44 Culture City of Japan, Osaka, the 44 Venice of the Orient, and the renowned Takarazuka all girl review. EQ P 'A 'w 4j xox, N C305