Samuel B Roberts (DD 823) - Naval Cruise Book

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Confinuing on X. -,f egli, Upon mooring Held rmonder Cliorles A. For Q. Closer, USN, Tlie new comboi. We were in Yo find Building A-33, W9 sfofemenf. ln Jopon Comeros, oorioble rodi oll over The snip. A l ploces of inferesf wliic word.

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Q in 121' ,T if , V T , n . .. ' T f - T 5 if 1 Q f 'V', fr, I gy 'Q T T, arg, 'l-e ,k.- xr, Y mv WQJLWX T W I HW'- I F 1 W 31: K rw 3'-f-r 'fr T. ,, , K . T 'P in Leaving Yokosaka, we moved soaTh To Sasebo, anoTher Japanese porT. We spenT ahouT a week here, while The ship had a shorT period oT Tender availahiIiTy. The lang Trip across The Pacific: had Taken iTs Tale and The ship needed many minor repairs. Sasebo also gave as an op- porTaniTy To iearn more abauT Japan and her hisTory, To Take Toars as Tar as Nagasaki, and, of course, To spend more money. Q- T no R