Rowe (DD 564) - Naval Cruise Book

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i remember Japan, Joe ? , Sasebo Harbor J On our second coming to Japan after Korean operations we were fortunate enough to visit Kobe . . . one of the cultural centers of Japan . . . from Kobe we were able to travel to Nara . . . Osaka . . . Kyoto . . . and other cities . . . as well as R St R vacation spots . . . - t , ' ' Wi, . J x . as ,.g.,,- mapping out strategy at Kobe for R Sz R

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oim FIRST DUTY KUREA PATIHIL Ten days of Korean patrol gave two memor- able moments . . . First the ROWE was called upon to escort two Japanese transports carrying Thailand troops . . . with the Thailand prime minister aboard . . . And second the ROWE took part in a search for a downed military aircraft that resulted in a rescue aircraft being towed into harbor by the ROWE . . . thought to be the only instance of a destroyer rescuing an aircraft by taking it in tow on the open seas . . . to the right and below are actual pictures of the rescued rescue plane and of a rescue boat picking up survivors . . . night prevented pictures being taken of the plane while in tow astern the ROWE . . . Following Korean operations we transited the Shimonoseki Straits to Kobe, Japan . . .

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in the shadow of World War Il Ten- shun . . . . . . the Philippines parade for Independence MA ILA ON THE 4th OF JULY Operations with Task Group 70. 2 afforded the opportunity for liberty in Manila on the 4th of July weekend . . . and since it fell on a Sunday we celebrated Philippine Independence Day then . . . and our own Independence Day on Mon- day . . . in all it made for a long weekend of fun and celebration . . . several of the ship's com- pany had the opportunity of speaking and shak- ing hands with Philippine President Magsaysay whose yacht was tied just ahead of our own ship . . . we noted with interest ruins remaining in Manila and Manila harbor from the past war . . . gidd-i-yap ! at the pier in Manila the Rock of Corregidor