Porterfield (DD 682) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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With four memorable days left behind in Kobe, the task group continued hunter killer operations. This period at sea provided very rough, and we were battered by heavy seas. A thirty foot section of the bulwark on the port side was carried away. After taking such a beating, the task group steamed for Subic Bay in the Philippine Islands, where needed repairs could be made. While at Subic the everyday routine of repairs and upkeep was briefly interrupted one day by a special noon meal. To complete the sketch of this meal, we must journey back to Sasebo for a bit of information. While in Sasebo, we had taken on lube oil. An empty barrel had been 6' borrowed ,' by the S Division men and carefully stowed aboard ship. Now back to Subic Bay. A welder was seen putting in his own time cutting this barrel lengthwise, and rigging a stand for it. After this was done, CGS Division took over again and we had a real cook-out, which served also as a birthday party for men who had a birthday during the past month. Steak cooked over charcoal was our lunch that day, and it was some time after 6' Turn to 'i was passed, that anyone was in a mood for any kind of work. 30 feet of bulwczrlc Commodore and C. Ops l 1' aww ff f Those steaks were good! Cookout C315