Month: August 2018
USS OKLAHOMA CITY CG-5 AT OTARU JAPAN
http://www.flickr.com/gp/jmakaiju/3N99h6 This is at the port of Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan. Japanese residents are visible waiting to board the ship for a tour. This one of the last port visits prior to relief by the USS BLUE RIDGE LCC-19 which came to Otaru the following year. Otaru was an enjoyable place to visit and close to […]
Read More USS OKLAHOMA CITY CG-5 AT OTARU JAPANSasebo Juliet Basin 1979
I took this photo in December 1979. I arrived aboard the USS BLUE RIDGE. It was my first visit to Sasebo. I had a really great time and looked forward to visiting again. In 1986, I transferred here to serve on the Dubuque.
Read More Sasebo Juliet Basin 1979Seahawk | 海鷹 – Yokosuka | 横須賀
seahawkumitaka.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/cfay-newsletter_180810-final-draft.pdf August 10 issue. Click on above link to view
Read More Seahawk | 海鷹 – Yokosuka | 横須賀USS BLUE RIDGE LCC-19
This is the configuration when arrived in Yokosuka to relieve the Oklahoma City as Flagship Seventh Fleet in 1979. Today, 39 years later, still serving as Seventh Fleet Flagship.
Read More USS BLUE RIDGE LCC-19USS Oklahoma City History
Naval History and Heritage Command Oklahoma City CL-91|CLG-5|CG-5 1944–1979 The first U.S. Navy ship named for the capital of the state of Oklahoma. (CL-91; displacement 14,400; length 610’1″; beam 66’4″; draft 24’10”; speed 31.6 knots; complement 1,426; armament 12 6-inch, 12 5-inch, 28 40 millimeter, 10 20 millimeter; class Cleveland) The first Oklahoma City (CL-91) was laid down […]
Read More USS Oklahoma City HistorySmall errors could create a big problem for the Navy’s next ballistic missile submarine
https://amp-businessinsider-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.businessinsider.com/faulty-missile-tubes-could-delay-navys-columbia-class-missile-sub-2018-8 Small errors could create a big problem for the Navy’s next ballistic missile submarine Christopher Woody Aug 7, 2018, 3:09 PM ET US Navy/Petty Officer 1st Class Armando Gonzales A photo illustration of the future USS Columbia (SSBN 826). Contractors working on the Navy’s newest class of ballistic missile sub have found a fault […]
Read More Small errors could create a big problem for the Navy’s next ballistic missile submarineYokota Air Base
John M. Andresen
Read More Yokota Air BaseYokosuka Sasebo Photo Collection
YOKOSUKA SASEBO PHOTO COLLECTION : Click to view This is the archive collection of a massive amount of photos from the original website. Just click on the link above to view them all.
Read More Yokosuka Sasebo Photo CollectionALL HANDS ISSUE NOV ’91 – DUTY IN JAPAN
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Read More ALL HANDS ISSUE NOV ’91 – DUTY IN JAPAN
Yokosuka Sasebo Japan 