Cavalier (APA 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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,...:':E' ,JI--7 jjj 13 december 1953 8 to 12 11 fed off chigasaki beach, honshu, iapan. the shores of chigasaki beach had become quite familiar .to most of us by now. up early in the morning would be our motto for the next aay or so. rising from behind a thick layer of low fog that hung on the hoirzon the following day, the sun revealed, the bright ,pink form of mt. fuiiyama as it stood covered with snow in the distance. in hoisting out boats, hoisting out cargo, debarking troops- the operation proceeded as usual, and after a full day it was secured. this would be the last operation until 1954. 15 december 1953 12 to 16 1321 underway for kobe, honshu, iapan. everything was loaded up and the hatches were battened d wn. going to kobe was happily anticipated because it was a new port for some and good liberty for the old timers. 16 december 1953 08 ,zo 12 1154 moored alongside berth 6, kobe, honshu, iapan. the port of kobe looked much like yokohama except for the long, high ridge of mountains that formed a backbone for the city. on the modern concrete warehotgses the name mitsubishi stood out in prominence, a name important to industry in iapan. now rebuilt, there was little evidehce of the destruction of war in which kobe was 61 per cent demolished. ,-I 18 december 1953 evidence of the destruction of war in in which kobe was 61 per cent demolished. 08 to 12 0900 underway for yokosuka, h0I1Sl'lU, IGPCI1- pulling away from the pier, having d'i'sQjoi9geH 5our cargo, we steamed out past the breakwdter and back towards yokosuka, '35-N ., v.,

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sllllg .al .nc gsbwa winter. leaving the snow-covered 1- hdkkaido, we headed southward again, and ,,'I5J:.f1our first big amphibious operation of our .nei far east. 23 november 1953 1312 moored to buoy c-5, yokosuka, honshu, Q nksgiving was very close and we were thinking sack home and in our daydreams thinking what ving used to be like in the states. many at- tenaea thanksgiving day services and gave thanks for rliving in a land of plenty in a free world. dinner was a generous affair with turkey and all the trimmings clear down to the rich holiday desserts. 9 december 1953 08 to 12 1033 underway for yokohama, honshu, iapan. from yokosuka, yokohama by water was a short trip through tokyo bay. on very clear days the smoke stacks of yokohama could be seen from yokosuka as they 1961611911 blvrk 51110149 Gnd stood silhouetted on the horizon. Q12 to 16 1222 moored to buoy 18, yokohqmq, honshu, YU . s lgpan. as we sat in this large harbor we could gee and understand why yokohama was one of iapan's oldest shipping harbors and also one of the busiesf wifh its Siz 4. e and industry. ships from many countries steamed in and out the harbor was full of vessels ranging from large ffe191119l'5 C10Wf1 to small f1Sl'lirlg boats and coal barges t.. t were towed behind laboring tugs. 12 decemb 1. 1953 16 fo 18 1614 U 1C1e WUY for C1 19Gsaki beach, honshu, iapan. steaming southward throu911 10kY0 b11Y we headed for chigasaki beach where we were scheduled to conduct marlex Ill, the second operd110n of the 'mio' 55' a 75

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20 december l953 04 to 08 0745 moored to oy c-5, yokosuka ko, yOk0SUkU, honshu, iapan. during the holidays to follow, many Wl10 had the bug to travel, iourrteyed to tokyo to visit the fourth largest city in the world. in the sprawling area that com- prises tokyo, lay the imperi- face with its high stone wall and wide moat with its stagnet, green water, the diet building, housing the governmental assembly of tt, iapan, the dai ichi building, which was once the headquar- ters of general mac- ,Q arthur, the imperial Q - n A hotel and hibiya park, am only to mention a few. . .,J was a mixture of old style open air shops and mJodern buildings that house mitsubishi and mitskoshi- 'wig name companies in iapanese industry. also in sharp contrast were the kabuki theatres where the ancient class- ical kabuki dramas were performed and the new tv studio with its rca equipment. tokyo, in spite of its wide area,