Diphda (AKA 59) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 cleaned and the Supply Department began the tedious bookwork con- nected with the ottloading of its cargo. One boiler was cooled to facili- tate repairs and severalmen climbed inside to work. We have entitled our picture on the lett, Seeing the world through a boiler.

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daisies Once in Yokosuka harbor, we anchored out for agricultural inspection before proceeding to the dock. Once there, the item of maior importance after more than two weeks at sea, was wordlfrom home. The mail ar- rived in several bags full, and took the mailman two hours to sort and deliver. The ship soon settled down to normal routine. The anchor was

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Yokosuka, Japan, is located on the main island ot Honshu, approximately forty miles south of Tokyo T k o Ba The Yokosuka Naval Base atolords an excellent harbor and shore facilities for our Fleet. on o y y. lt is also a good liberty port as a trip to Tokyo-Yokohama area can be made by train in an hour and tit- teen minutes. An interesting sight in the area is one ot the largest Buddhas in the world, located about TO miles away at Kamakurai i l i Several days later . . . and we were underway tor Sasebo. .