Delta (AR 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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Q ,-. -:ew V Yokosuka, situated in the central part of Miura Penin- sula, is the top city of the Shonan district in area C2,807 acresj and population Q25O,533 at the 1950 censusj. The Clty, Which flourished as the naval base of eastern Japan up to the end of VVorld War H Cl945D, has been reborn 35 0He.Of Ql8pan's important trade and hshing ports as Well as a sightseeing base for Miura Peninsula. In the eastern part of the city there are two fine harbors, Yokosuka and Nagaura. The latter is a base for ships engaged in Whal- lng operations in the Atlantic Ocean. Kinugasa Park is situated on a hill close to the castle grOuf1dS .of the same name. The family of Miura, Lord of the district, held this stronghold till it was reduced m 1.180 by Hetekeyama Shigetada C1164-12055, a brave retainer of Minamoto Yoritomo, founder of the Kamakura Shogunate. The park commands a fine View of the Mi- ura Peninsula and is noted for beautiful cherry-blossoms. nic, si ..... 3 I

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After eight hours at sea from Moji, Japan We arrived at Iwakuni. Iwakuni is located on the largest island of the four main islands of Japan. It is on the southern end facing the inland sea. The base here is large and has much to offer to the out door type. Out side the main gate We found a quiet city where the people were Very friendly. Iwakuni has little to offer in the Way of sights, but only 50 minutes by train from Iwakuni is Hiroshima. Hiroshima is one of the two citys We bombed with the atomic bomb in 1945. Here We found many sights, some that were found Very interesting Were! the peace memorial park, and museum, atomic dome, Hiroshima castle, and Hijiyama park. Most of the sights in Hiroshima had something to do with the bomb droped in 1945. Around the city there were many remaining ruins to see. ,,,1

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On 16 April at 1000 hours representatives of the U.S.S. DELTA presented a bell to the school of San PasquaQ in the town of San Narcisco, Republic of the Philippines. The bell was cast in the DELTA,s foundry by C.E. Bill, MLCM and C.T. Allen, ML2. After casting it was turned over to K L Ramey FN for engraving and polishing. Their combined efforts produced another outstanding example of ai DELTA product. In fact, the men were so proud of their work that they accompanied CWO Iacovetti to San Pasqual school to insure that he did a proper job of presenting the bell to the school principal Mr. Borrornio. D. H. Bubbert, DC 3 of the Carpenter Shop installed the bell at the school. CVVO Jacovetti reports that the event was an immense success and that the townspeople were still ringing the bell when the DELTA representatives departed. A resolution of appreciation, was presented to DELTA signed by school District Officials. p At the request of Mrs. Kinue Maki, principal and teacher of the Maki English school in Moji, a group of DELTA personnel spent an evening with the students and parents ofithe school. Mrs. Maki demonstrated her method of teaching English by having her pupils converse in English in relation to the illustrated situation cards that she had prepared herself. DELTA sailors took part in these conversations, adding variety and naturalness, with humor and friendship. Following the classroom activ- ities, Mrs. Maki and the parents of the school had prepared refreshments for us, and each DELTA man was presented with a beautifully boxed pair of chopsticks. ...... . W.. ,L ,r,...M.........,M,MWvww Thirty-three Delta' men dona- ted blood at the Nippon Blood Bank Kokura, K1takyuShU-CIW, Japan, during the M011 Port FSS' tival. f fm 1 vff, ff, ff Kuff Wi 'ff 'ffm ' 7-1905 Jumuff w ,