Diphda (AKA 59) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Trip down To Sasebo Takes forTy-eighT hours. As iT is Through shelTered waTer, iT generally provides smooTh sailingand a chance To accomplish many of our prescribed drills and exercises. Some exercises can be conducTed individually or in small groups. OThers require The Team-work of The whole ship's com- panys. Whereas The QuarTermasTers, The Engineers and The Medical deparTmenT can exercise indepen- denTly, The ComloaT lnTormaTion CenTer and The gun crews require The ship To be aT General QuarTers. a'

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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. .

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Even at sea, certain periods are designated for holiday routine. The use of this timecan take many forms, but is generally taken advantage ot by the watch-standers to grab a few more hours sleep. On clear days skeet-shooting is a popular pastime on the tantail. Occasionally we plan a ship's smoker, and rig a boxing ring on No. 4 hatch. Several bouts are arranged, with musical interludes between matches provided by the ship's band, known as the Kyushu Levee Loungers. A ..... ..... ,. . . 553fi?IffE:E:5:5:1:?5ff:YQ51i52Q:5:f:f:ISE?351352E25if2:2:5:E2:If7:I:ir312:ffEEvii:E:f:2:2:2:k35l57E2E1SEE:5:f:3:f:I:t2i?ff7f215f:f:2212:7:91iZEf:1E:E:3E:5:5:55:25:5:5:7:1ff?ElE5E?i52:E:E315:lflilE25ZEIEi21f:E:i:1:!:22151552222223525155:?:I:l:1:522E7EIE121215235:25:2:E:5:f:fEfFEElE1E2E22lE1E!2:E:2:E:5125213222121E25ifirfiiifzki:IEE1?2E35rE2E:fr5:?:IffQE2EIEIE25rf:f:f:f5212122,12221E:f:5:7f151?iEIEi21E:E2515.755115352215152212155:5:11556I2121515252152E!7:5:1:f52?EiEIff7E2EI52E2ifi7E3:5Z5f55555512721215251EIEIEFEIEIE1E!E:E2EZE2frlifcfri5555555152EIEZEIESEIES55:22155E752252Ei91EIE2E13235ff:55f57EIEIEIEIEiirfrilfiiiilfifiH245235135525115:I:izlzlfli221225272fI5:3:::7:5:1:3:5:l:l:1:I:2552252222IE11!5555:51:i1751535355EIEIEEIEJEEIEIEISI231212355525153525152Ii!52ir5ff?if1:I:I:iElEIEIEIfrf!4:f:1:1:f:l:2E1317l2525232715:?:1:1:2:2'I-2-1::fr-:5:1:l:2:1:E1'PI-1-2-2-i-2-1-:-:i:1:1:-:1:i:i'1:1-I-2-tr-I-I-F:5:1:2:f:?S: :gp1:gg-:::,5:5:5:5g.,3,125.5::V21255:1121155,:::,::::g:g:5:5fq:5,:::311:55::::,qg,gggg::g:gg:,:1:,:g:1:::3f:5:gg:,3:,s3:::::,:::,:g:,:355571:zgzmqci:ggg2:5:2:2:1:2xii:1115,:::,:5:5:1:fd:f:1115::-:pf:5:5:5:212:215115::g:5:5:5:2:f:15:1:2:211:r5:21:121:55,:5151:1:2125:2:2-1:11:5555515:5:211:-:2:2:2'rg:g:::,:,13:5g5grgcgzizzzgrg:5-:::3gr:::,f:g:::g:::::51g:5:fag2g:,:::::::3:5322::::g:::gg::51515:1:21111::3151:g:5:5:g2:21:19:pmg:3:5:55:1:2:1:21212215111:12:55:1:5:5:5:I-Is:25:25:lzlzrsg11:12:14221::g:g:E:2:2:2:2:f:2:2:1:1:Iszr::gr-1:112255:B:I:1:2352215:51521:2:2:222:22:E:231:I:i:1:1::::1:5:I:f:2:f:f:2:25552E:1:2:2:I:Izrrrza351355:f:f:1:I:I:1:2:2:2:2:2:I:i:Ira2:211:15121121:-:1:f:21:2:I:I:2:2:21:1:I:I:1:1:f:1E2255:f:3:1:f:f:1222:215111:f:1:1:1:1:l-2:21145l1f:1z5:f:2:2-1:r:2E251f''i:f:I:I:2:1:Ef:I522155:FF:1:1:1:f:I12:15:12E22:11:21:2:R113:2:25:22E212112Fr:1:1:I:2:f:f:f:2:1:I: 5:5195gg:3:555:::g:55:g:gg:gggggq5g:pg:fzfzfz2:53573r1:gS5i:t1Z:53Q:53Q:2:f:2:2:7:I:2:iE7E:2:f5:5:f:k5:5:5:1:f9s:2E!QE:E:g:i:5:f:55:7:Z22fE5fIiElE2E:E:2:2:E:f:5:22:2535235535:55:512:I:f:fEE1?2Ei5fE5:E'E:55:7151152IIE2f22E2f2Er55f:5:75723EIE2E121E7ElE2fff25:55:79:iffflzif153Elf7EFE2i151EIEI31f5I5f5275151555352123525:2:1:1:I:5i2255i1E22522:1175:IEIESIEIEIZIEIIIC:5:2:ffIE51S2EI5:1:r:1:f:fElESE!E1E:E:f:1:?:1:f:ES?!EIE:5Cf:5:7:i:1:7:132515152E252E:ErE:5:f:f:f:2:22752EI32E2EIE2f1E!EtE1:1ff:l:1:f?iI21E1E!EIEIESEIEIE1355:35:71?:3:f:l:I3f1flE!E2SiEIE2ElEf3E:S2g:E3:i:fF:55125235515155:5155:iirfriBEIGE2E21155:f:3E1:!E252EIEI5:1153?f1?ElEIiZ:Hf:l:2EIE1EFSEISIE:7:11155:EIEIECEEEEIEIEIEIBE12f:1:5:1:f:5:k2:FiiE25IflE122?fE2ES?E2EIi1?E2E2ErE:f:5:3:1:f:12251:7212151222:f:5:k1:5lEIS2EIEIEIEIEFS:53:45:53fIE:E:fE:E21:2Ef2E2E:iZE:E:i:1:f:f:l:IE2E!52ErEi2E:5:1:f:fEl:IKEIEIE:5:E:ErE:E:5:f:f:2:f:2:IESS2ZrE:3512351522:-:Cz 12:1:2:I:f:1:53522E:i:E:E:2:?f:21525:E2EfEfE1Er?E2E1E:92:2EfE61E1E221ESIEE1f1?5:2:r:1:iP:25IE2?E25fE2i1E1Erf:?1rfziiriiISIEIEIESEC5211312:11f:12225E1E1?1E2E5.21:f:1:2152223ISIEI22525152ESS:l:1:f:1E2EfE23i252E:E:2:1:f:':2EE2E?1?:52E:Ei:5:f:f:23333151Eiirili:E5:11112:22:12I512251525235:513155:1:11152:2:1552E2E2E1ErE12rErE:E:11:2:lE1EfEfE1ErE2E2:E:E:2I:22315121315:E:5:1:I:1:f52515152E2525:52215E251315221512:E:5:1:2EISIEIE222:rEr3:5:1:2E25252522252225251251211:1:2:1:fE1E2213551215121:1:f:f:Ic2215151EEE:E2E2E31E5:1:2:f:?:1:2:I:2:12153E235:5253152E251E:Eg:1:1:f:1:25:fd:2?E1E2E1?E1E:E1EE:E:1:Ef13:26:35:1:1:EIE1E23E:E3F:2:2:195232335:t1:1:1:I512225:523223:i:1:2EifE2E1E2:1EE21:f:1:f:f:2:f:I:2515525515SEIEIEIE33522515:E252E:E2511115:5:f:f:I:IESEIEIE232:5:51553I:2:233525EEIEIEIE:I:1:I:IEIE122?2ErE22:2:2:f:I:?:21:fESErSir!:G:IEIEIEIEriiiricf:1:f:i:2:2:1if52515252EI52155:f:1:2:f:f:2:22152E221252E:E:5r1:f:2'1:2f:fEf5I Swimming party...a special event!