Yokosuka Open Base 2009
U.S. Navy and JMSDF ships on display, including USS George Washington (CVN-73) and JS Hyuga (DDH-181).
US Naval Ship Repair Facility, Yokosuka, Dry Dock 1, built in 1871
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US Naval Ship Repair Facility, Yokosuka, Dry Dock 2, built in 1884
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Memorial to Hakusen-An, once located at Yokosuka
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USS Cowpens (CG-63), a Ticonderoga class AEGIS cruiser
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JS Hyuga (DDH-181), Japan Maritime Self Defence Force's new helicopter destroyer
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Another view of the USS Cowpens
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Forward Helicopter lift machinery onboard JS Hyuga
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JS Hyuga's hangar deck
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USS Tortuga (LSD-46), moored next to JS Hyuga in Yokosuka Naval Base
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Flight deck and superstructure of JS Hyuga
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Phalanx CIWS at the bow of JS Hyuga
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Another view of JS Hyuga's superstructure
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Forward Mk 41 Vertical Launch System missile silos onboard USS Cowpens
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Mark 45 5" gun on the forward deck of USS Cowpens
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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73), as seen from JS Hyuga's flight deck
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Onboard Rescue and fire fighting equipment on JS Hyuga
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Mitsubishi SH-60K Helicopter onboard JS Hyuga
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Detail from the SH-60K illustrating the emblem of JS Hyuga
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Mk 41 Vertical Launch System on aft deck of JS Hyuga
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Onboard rescue/crash crane at JS Hyuga
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Ordnance elevator on JS Hyuga's aft deck
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USS Cowpens seen from the JS Huyga's flight deck
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Aft elevator on JS Hyuga
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Onboard tow truck for JS Hyuga
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05 " machine gun on JS Hyuga
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324mm triple torpedo tubes on the starboard side of JS Hyuga
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USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), flagship of US Seventh Fleet
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USS John S McCain (DDG-56), Arleigh Burke -class destroyer
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Stern of the USS George Washington, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
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Superstructure of the USS George Washington, viewed from the pier below
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Mural on the hangar deck of USS George Washington
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Conflagration station on USS George Washington's hangar deck
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George Washington's era flag, the ring of 13 stars representing the original 13 colonies
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Hangar deck of USS George Washington
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USS George Washington's superstructure, viewed from aft of the flight deck
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Arrestor cable reel/housing on the flight deck
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Onboard tow truck for moving the aircraft and munition trolleys around
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Aft starboard elevator getting ready to lift more visitors on the flight deck
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Arrestor cables (cross deck pendants) neatly coiled up
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Island superstructure
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Jet blast deflector shield for one of the waist catapults
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Side view of the island superstructure and radar mast
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More of the island superstructure
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USS Cowpens seen from the flight deck of USS George Washington with JS Hyuga on the background
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Starboard bow catapult
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Starboard forward elevator, which acted as entrance/exit to the ship
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Close-up of the bridge
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Another waist catapult jet blast deflector
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USS Blue Ridge seen from the CVN-73 flight deck
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Destroyer USS John S McCain seen from USS George Washington
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