Consolation (AH 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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29 November to 28 December— At Yokosuka, Japan 28-31 December— En route, Yokosuka, Japan, to Inchon, Korea 31 December 1954 to 28 January 1955 — At Inchon, Korea 28-31 January — En route, Inchon, Korea, to Yokosuka, Japan 31 January to 1 February— At Yokosuka, Japan 1-3 February— En route, Yokosuka, Japan, to Sasebo, Japan 3-16 February— At Sasebo, Japan 16-17 February — En route, Sasebo, Japan, to Hiroshima, Japan 17-21 February— At Hiroshima, Japan 21-23 February — En route, Hiroshima, Japan, to Inchon, Korea 23 February to 3 March— At Inchon, Korea 3-6 March — En route, Inchon, Korea, to Yoko- suka, Japan

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CRUISE ITINERARY — 1955 10-16 August 1954 — En route, Long Beach, Cali- fornia, to Pearl Harbor, T. H. 16-18 August— At Pearl Harbor, T. H. 8-31 August— En route, Pearl Harbor, T. H., to Subic Bay, Philippine Islands 31 August to 2 September — At Subic Bay, Philippine Islands 2-4 September — En route, Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, to Tourane Bay, French Indo-China 4-27 September — At Tourane Bay, French Indo- China 27-29 September — En route, Tourane Bay, French Indo-China, to Hong Kong, B.C.C. 29 September to 3 October — At Hong Kong, B.C.C. 3-7 October— En route. Hong Kong, B.C.C, to Sasebo, Japan 7-9 October — At Sasebo, Japan 9-10 October — En route, Sasebo, Japan, to Inchon, Korea 10 October to 22 November — At Inchon, Korea 22-23 November— En route, Inchon, Korea, to Sasebo, Japan 23-26 November— At Sasebo, Japan 26-29 November— En route, Sasebo, Japan, to Yokosuka, Japan

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6-12 March — At Yokosuka, Japan 12-22 March — En route, Yokosuka, Japan, to Pearl Harbor, T. H. 22-24 March— At Pearl Harbor, T. H. 24-30— En route. Pearl Harbor, T. H., to San Francisco, California 30 March to 1 April — At San Francisco, Cal ifornia 1-2 April — En route, San Francisco, California, to Long Beach, California 2 April 1955 — Arrived home in Long Beach, California ANCHORS A WEIGH! Hawaii — • Philippine Islands - Japan — Korea. • Indo-China — With many new faces on board and many old ones conspicious by their absence, the Consolation departed Long Beach on the morn- ing of 10 August 1954, sailing westward to Pearl Harbor. On this particular morning thoughts and emotions were reminiscent of previous years when the Consolation had sailed out of Long Beach for foreign shores; wonder and excitement about the months to come tempered by fond memories of the past and sober thoughts of families and friends left behind were, to a certain extent, shared by all hands. 22