U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington leaves San Diego for Yokosuka

U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington leaves San Diego for Yokosuka

SAN DIEGO, United States - The U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington leaves San Diego on Aug. 21 for Japan after repairing damage caused by a fire which broke out on the vessel in May. The carrier is expected to arrive in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, in late September as the first U.S. nuclear-powered carrier to use a Japanese city as its homeport.

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