Delta (AR 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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X 14 'v f'-9' Sasebo is located on the west- ern side of the island of Kyu- Shu. It is the second largest city in Nagasaki prefecture. The population of Sasebo is be- tween 250,000 and 260,000 Sasebo was a key port of West Japan and a base of the Imper- ial Navy for sixty years. Sase- bo is famed for its shipbuilding industries and port services. From these shipbuilding indust- ries in Sasebo came the largest tanker in the world and now these shipyards are in the process of building more. One of these great ships under construction could be seen from the place where DELTA was moored The pride of the city is Sai- kai bridge. It is the longest and most graceful bridge in the Far East. It is the third longest steel arch span in the world. The bridge is 1039 feet long, 1500 feet high and was built at a cost of 2E6l5,830,000. Sasebo has many parks and recreational facilities and many crew members took advantage of them. The base itself has much to offer in the way of re- creation. Many of the crew visited Saikai National Park. It is a natural sea park and its scenery is counted as one of the most picturesque sights in Japan. This park includes the ocean as well as the land. There were many tours in sa- sebo and you can be sure that the crew of the Delta took ad- vantage of them.

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i.-T Moji is located on the south side of the Kammon Straits, on the island of Kyushu. In 1887 Moji Was nothing but a small fishing village known as Moji-Gaseki, but With the development of the north- ern terminus of the Kyushu railroad, Moji began to grow in import- ance. The turn of the century saw Moji opened to foreign trade. Moji became a strategic point of movement for Japanese military cargo during the Second VVorld War, and also because of it's short distance C120 milesl from Pusan, Korea, Moji played a vital role in the supply of troops during the Korean Conflict. Moji is now the port of call for many steamship lines, making it one of the most active ports in Japan. Approximately 260 million dollars a year in trade is handled here. Moji with a population of 150 thousand, and four other cities combined, to make up the city of Kita Kyushu. 1t's population is over a million, and it is the seventh largest city in Japan. Moji became a part of Kita Kyushu City in February 1963.