Eldorado (AGC 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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One Sunday, a Japanese girls choir comes aboard to sing High Mass .... afterwards, we take them on a tour about the ship, replete with cookies and lemonade JL Z1 Eg ' ' ix'F 1 4 45551 if if gf, y ! 1 ! 1 A i In early June, we land at the city of Nagoya the Governor and the Mayor, and a Major General of the Air Force are guests of the Admiral. The days are full - as we host over 1000 Jap nese men, women and children who come aboard to visit a U.S. Navy ship. X X N A, 1 I i I I N 6

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ef? with a tentatively planned itinerary including Manila and Hong Kong, we start out for Inchon - half way we divert to Pusan as the 'News' was out that the Powers and their prolonged talks of peace are nearing an armistice. ' In Pusan, our trip to the south is cancelled....and we sit and wait. Finally we go to Sasebo for a few welcome days ashoreg yet we remain on call....and then back to Pusan, and more waiting.... later, we anchor off Fukuoka for liberty.... surprise rains come and we are called upon to assist in rescue work du ing one of the worst floods in the history of modern Japan. we provide emergency communications for the stricken area. Later we are dispatched to Kokura to pick up stranded allied personnel a d take them to Sasebog included among them soldiers, sailors, marines, an Admiral's wife and a small dog. The Fourth of July in Sasebo with a holiday mealg skyrockets, gun salutes an flares....many of us go to the place of 99 islands - to swim and sail and drink the cold Asahi in the vibrant sun of su mer. 1? 5 15: - X xx I5 '-:fl-fgXf.f 1-,A I. f5'QpeCg5SSSg2,, 2g?, f - ' 1 Q tx ef Er X- X , , - -4 if 513: 5, 5 X Lx 1 f' o 'tc J ssgsrsa. l it ffusm ly IUDESZKN, 1 5 irjfkf HSQ1 f 'Q:' E - Li ,, . er Y '- . -f 9-1:-:2':h?Qi 5 ! tg, , '-u1-- 'Il-L-471 L 1Ll-- N v 1 2 fgi V '51 - N Nick X X .ff5'-5 Q iii' 4 Ln -uri -H H Q 2 iii? J- 'D 4 s : +f' 9413 x s a----- an xo e - H-, X, J Qgiiiessiiss lr,e so iN fr--al :----1i'r1-r:: 1T?HJX'els : ey, 3 - K - sv, 'ixfq ztigfgiariag - .xl-N ,X