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OPERATING OUT OF YOKOSUKA September was welcomed with three weeks of daily exercises out of Yokosuka. General quarters, man overboard, abandon ship, steering casulty, and firing exercises s])rang up on the Plan of the Day consistently. The Catamount even tried her hand at serving as a helicopter landing ship, at •hich time the helicopter deck was used for something besides quarters for muster and a storage space for extra cargo and gear. P ' -- ) , - ' i W WfW. 4l 3 ■vf And out came the mezzanine deck Director Operator, Bright - 16 —
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Yokosuka, ijroDoiiiK cd Vu-koos-ka for unknown reasons, is located soulli and witliin a sliort distance of Tokyo. Between the two cities stretches a fast and efficient railway. The service is superb and tlic fare minute. The naval tourist can reach in a half hour the beautiful summer resort center, Kamakura, with its famed Kuddah and Shinto shrine. Another forty-five minutes vill take him to Yokohama, similar in many ways to Yokosuka only with an Army flavor. A 1300 liberty the day after pay day can find him having a splendid time amidst the magic of the world ' s tliird l.irgest city, Tok o. Whenever the ship entered a port whicl: had anything at all to offer, Dr. Douglas would be one of tiic first off the ship. His mission, to arrange tours for the crew. A full day of sightseeing in Tokyo was the major tour ofTered that month. It offered tlie additional enticement of escaping Saturday morning ' s inspection. It was a popular tour. - 15 -
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There was painting to do. Away I 3 LCVP Comnience Fire ' Near the end of tlie Yokosuka visit, it was leaned that the ship was scheduled to take part in the transfer of Indian troops from Inchon harbor to the neutral zone. Syngman Rhee had forbidden the Indians from touching Soutli Korean soil, necessitating other than usual means of transporting them there. Consequently LCU ' s and helicoi:)tcrs were needed in Inchon - and lots of them. Unable to carry an LCU with its arrangement eficcted in the yards at San Francisco, the ship needed to remove its mezzanine deck, its ramp leading to the well clerk, the water barrier in the well, and I lie catwalk across the well. Working around the clock, the crew, with the hc p of Japanese workmen from ashore, successfully removed the LCU ' s ' obstructions antl on the ' 21st, the ship was inidcrw.iy for Inchon, Korea. — 17 —
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