Germantown takes in landing ship off Sasebo

Germantown takes in landing ship off Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - U.S. dock landing ship Germantown accommodates a landing boat off Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 2 before heading for an undisclosed destination along with two other amphibious force ships and two minesweepers.

U.S. amphibious assault ship Essex leaves Sasebo

U.S. amphibious assault ship Essex leaves Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - The 40,532-ton U.S. amphibious assault ship Essex leaves Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 2, heading for an undisclosed destination along with two dock landing ships and two minesweepers. The movement is believed to be connected to an expected retaliation by the U.S.-led multinational forces against the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Germantown takes in landing ship off Sasebo

Germantown takes in landing ship off Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - U.S. dock landing ship Germantown accommodates a landing boat off Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 2 before heading for an undisclosed destination along with two other amphibious force ships and two minesweepers.

The Imperial Japanese Navy, Second World War, 1941

The Imperial Japanese Navy, Second World War, 1941

British estimate of the strength of the Imperial Japanese Navy, during the Second World War, 1941. The ships illustrated range in size from battleships and aircraft-carriers to minesweepers.1941

U.S. amphibious assault ship Essex leaves Sasebo

U.S. amphibious assault ship Essex leaves Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - The 40,532-ton U.S. amphibious assault ship Essex leaves Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 2, heading for an undisclosed destination along with two dock landing ships and two minesweepers. The movement is believed to be connected to an expected retaliation by the U.S.-led multinational forces against the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.