U.S. Aegis destroyer makes rare port call at Yokohama passenger terminal

Tuesday 21st July, 09:54 AM JST

YOKOHAMA —

The U.S. Aegis destroyer John S McCain made a rare port call by a U.S. military ship at an international passenger terminal in Yokohama on Tuesday on what the U.S. Navy in Japan calls a goodwill mission.

The John S McCain, based at Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, arrived at the Osanbashi terminal for large passenger ships. U.S. military vessels usually use the U.S. military facility at the port known as the Yokohama North Dock when they make port calls in Yokohama city. The destroyer will be opened to the public Wednesday. Yokohama is now celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of its port. The Osanbashi terminal is near the Minato Mirai area, a popular tourist spot in Yokohama.

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Betting at 01:36 PM JST - 21st July

Now, if they would only take passengers, they could use them boats to make a few extra bucks ...
JohnBecker at 01:14 AM JST - 22nd July

They should have painted the ship black, just for old times' sake.
Fadamor at 02:53 AM JST - 22nd July

Oh yeah, I can just hear the "deck apes" after being told they're going to have to re-paint the whole ship for one port visit, then paint it haze-gray again afterwards. You'd probably have a mini-mutiny on your hands. And then someone, of course, would complain to the press about the waste of taxpayer money used to repaint the whole ship twice in two weeks.