Pictures From Around the Base

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Barrack B and M

Circa 1949

Courtesy of NCU 35

 

 

Same View

2004

 

 

Benny Decker Theater

Circa 1951

Courtesy of NCU 35

 

 

Benny Decker Theater

2004

 

 

Base Chapel

Circa 1950

Courtesy of NCU 35

 

 

Base Chapel

Same Location 2004

 

 

Base Chow Hall

Circa 1959

Courtesy of NCU 35

 

 

Base Chow Hall

2004

 

 

Weather Hill

Circa 1952

Courtesy of NCU 35

 

 

Weather Hill

2004

 

 

Hospital Entrance

Circa 1950

Courtesy of NCU 35

 

 

Hospital Entrance

2004

 

 

Street by Hospital Entrance

Circa 1950

Courtesy of NCU 35

 

 

Street by Hospital Entrance

2004

 

 

Gantry Crane

Circa 1970

 

 

Same View

2004

 

 

Looking Toward NSD

SRF X67 On Left

CPO Club Entrance on Right

Circa 1974

 

 

Same View

2004

Fleet Gym and JRNOC on the Right

X-67 Still Same Location

 

 

Looking Toward Piedmont Pier

Port Ops on Left

Circa 1970

 

 

Same View 2004

Piedmont Pier being renovated

for Kitty Hawk's replacement in 2008

 

 

View from Weather Hill

of Brigg's Bay

Circa 1960's

 

 

 

 

Same View 2004

Brigg's bay was filled in

during the 1970's

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Photos

 

 

USS Frank Knox (DDR-742)

in Dry Dock 4 of SRF

Circa 1967

Courtesy of USS DeHaven

 

 

USS Midway in Drydock 1986

Blisters were installed to raise the ship approximately 1.5 feet, but they caused buoyancy problems which made landing aircraft difficult.

Read about the Blisters

 

 

The USS Pueblo (AGR-2) in Yokosuka

shortly before her capture by

North Korea

USS Pueblo

 

 

 

 

Submarine tied up near

Pier 2 Circa 1962

 

 

 

 

USS Gurke and USS Bausell

Circa 1966

 

 

Nested Ships

Circa 1961

 

 

 

 

USS Mansfield (DD-728) and

USS DeHaven (DD-727)

moored at Berth 2

Courtesy of USS DeHaven

 

 

 

A Yokosuka Landmark

The Fleet Exchange A-33

destined for destruction.

The New Shop 67 and Combat Systems

will eventually be built in this location.

 

 

 

 

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