United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka or Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka is a United States Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan. Its mission is to maintain and operate base facilities for the logistic,
Construction of the Yokosuka arsenal c.1870.
USS Oriskany (CVA-34) at Yokosuka, circa 1952
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) docks at the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan.
The U.S. Navy base at Yokosuka, with USS George Washington (CVN-73)
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)
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USS Blue Ridge is the lead ship of the two Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ships of the United States Navy, and is the third Navy ship named after the Blue Ridge Mountains, a range of mountains in
United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka
…I nuclear accidents. During the crisis, around 3,000 U.S. family members left the base, preferring to be outside Japan during a time of uncertainty. USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) – flagship, United States Seventh Fleet. [1979 – Present] USS George Washington (CVN-73) – flagship, Carrier Strike Group Five…
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)
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Commissioning on 14 November 1970
First INSURV, North Atlantic, January 1971